After Dumping the Scumbag Top, I Was Relentlessly Chased by a Top-Tier Idol - Chapter 22.2

Time passed as the vines were entwined. After an unknown amount of time, once he confirmed Pei Yutai had no issues weaving on his own, Lin Yizhou stood up. He said to the two, “You two continue weaving here. I’m going to pick some coconuts and coconut leaves.”

He originally just wanted to get some coconuts to eat. But he looked at the piled-up vegetation and felt it might not be enough. Since there was no good replacement vegetation nearby, just in case, he needed to gather some coconut leaves as backups.

Shen Xu quickly finished off the vine in his hand and stood up: “I’ll go with you.”

Before Lin Yizhou could refuse, he continued, “This is simple; I can finish it when I get back. But if you go alone to pick coconuts and leaves, it might be time-consuming and laborious.”

Lin Yizhou hesitated for a moment and felt he was right. Last time, bringing the coconuts back alone took quite a bit of time and effort. This time might be even more troublesome as he had to bring back large coconut leaves.

He glanced at Pei Yutai, who was focused on weaving, then scanned the surroundings. Although Nan Qiguang’s team was on the opposite side, they weren’t very familiar with each other, so he didn’t intend to leave Pei Yutai alone there.

“Yutai, let’s go together. We’ll go and come back quickly.”

Pei Yutai, upon hearing his name, looked up dazed: “Captain, what are you talking about? Where are we going?”

Shen Xu glanced at Lin Yizhou and quickly understood his thoughts. He squatted down, took the vine from Pei Yutai’s hand, and tied a neat knot to prevent the woven part from unraveling. He pulled him up: “Let’s go. We’re going with the Captain to pick coconuts.”

Pei Yutai’s eyes lit up. The gloom from the weaving instantly brightened. He stepped forward to put his arm around Lin Yizhou’s shoulder to leave, but was stopped by Lin Yizhou: “Wait a moment, I need to get something.”

Lin Yizhou walked to the side and picked up a coiled bunch of vines, slinging them over his shoulder. Just as he looked up, he saw Nan Qiguang standing right in front of him.

The person before him had a bright smile, and the gentleness in his eyes seemed to overflow. He said softly, “Captain Lin, I just heard you say you’re going to pick coconuts?”

Before Lin Yizhou could react, Shen Xu lazily crossed his arms, his tone teasing: “Captain Nan didn’t do much work this morning, but his ears are quite sharp.”

Nan Qiguang gave him a slight smile, dodging the jab: “Indeed. I am not as capable as your Captain. Not only is his execution strong, but he also organizes everything flawlessly.”

Pei Yutai hugged his captain’s shoulder and gave Nan Qiguang a big thumbs up, saying very proudly: “Captain Nan is absolutely right.”

Nan Qiguang nodded with a smile, then looked at Lin Yizhou, stating his purpose: “I want to go pick coconuts with… you guys, is that okay? We have no food now; we might have to rely on coconuts to stave off hunger.”

Lin Yizhou tilted his head to look behind him. He saw the blue-haired singer using trash bags to wrap and join the “roof beams,” while the glasses-wearing amateur guest was digging a hole for a pillar. The tools didn’t seem to be working well; he had to rest after every few digs, and his expression looked particularly exhausted.

Nan Qiguang noticed his gaze and continued, “And I feel that vegetation might not be enough. I also plan to bring back some coconut leaves as backups.”

Lin Yizhou nodded: “Then call your teammates to come along. It might be very taxing if you go alone.”

In truth, the four of them could handle it. But Shen Xu and Pei Yutai had been busy all morning, and he didn’t want them to have to work for the other team’s materials as well.

Nan Qiguang’s smile faltered slightly but quickly returned to normal: “Okay.”

The six of them walked toward the location of the coconut trees. Lin Yizhou and Nan Qiguang walked at the very front, while the other members walked alongside their respective captains, about two or three steps behind.

The sunlight was intense, but the clouds on the horizon were gradually thickening, showing signs of a change in weather.

Pei Yutai walked alongside Shen Xu. He peeked at the person beside him, then at the back of his own captain ahead. A question had been occupying his mind since this morning; he wanted an answer!

After several glances, having endured as long as he could, Pei Yutai nudged the person beside him with his arm and asked quietly, “Brother Xu, do you like Brother Zhou?”

Shen Xu turned his head to look at him: “Is it that obvious?”

This counter-question pinned Pei Yutai to the spot, his face looking like he’d been struck by lightning.

“Is it that obvious?” Shen Xu asked again, then answered himself, “But… if even you can tell, it must be very obvious.”

Pei Yutai: “…”

He couldn’t argue.

After all, last night he had brainlessly thought Shen Xu liked him.

Thinking about it now, the way the other man protected Brother Zhou along the way was clearly evident!

It couldn’t be more obvious!

The scenes of Shen Xu’s various actions from last night until now flashed through his mind again. It turned out Shen Xu had been guarding against him as a love rival all along!

“Then it seems I need to be a bit more restrained.” Shen Xu didn’t care at all about the response from the person beside him, talking to himself again.

“Brother Xu, can we discuss something?” Pei Yutai said with a face of loyalty, “My feelings for Brother Xu are absolutely only admiration! Respect! Reverence! So can you… please stop treating me like a love rival in the future?”

Shen Xu glanced at him and smiled slightly: “If I suddenly got excited and hung onto the friend you like, would you be happy?”

“Of course not! You… I’ll pay more attention in the future…” Pei Yutai deflated. He just wanted to be closer to his idol; what was wrong with that?

Shen Xu nodded in satisfaction, then stepped up to walk side-by-side with Lin Yizhou.

“Cap—”

“Yi—”

Two voices rang out at the same time. Without any hesitation, Lin Yizhou turned first to his teammate Shen Xu: “Is something the matter?”

Shen Xu shook his head with a smile: “Nothing. I just wanted to ask how much further it is.”

Lin Yizhou pointed to the bend ahead: “It’s just around that turn.”

Shen Xu frowned slightly: “Captain, you walked this far by yourself yesterday?”

From their previous position to here, they had walked for at least ten minutes.

Lin Yizhou said calmly, “I didn’t feel much at the time.”

Last night, he had gone out alone simply because he didn’t want to sit idly with Jiang Siyuan. He had thought about helping at the reef, but the surging sea was something he truly didn’t dare to look at, let alone approach. He had also thought about returning to the woods to see if he could find anything to eat, but it was too dark and the uncertainties in the forest were too many, so he had gone nowhere.

He had simply found a place to sit and blow in the ubiquitous sea breeze for a while, then wandered aimlessly on the beach.

The coconut trees were discovered by accident.

Seeing that Shen Xu had no further questions, he turned his head to ask Nan Qiguang, “What did Captain Nan want just now?”

Nan Qiguang smiled: “Nothing. I was going to ask exactly what Teacher Shen just asked.”

Lin Yizhou nodded. Before he could turn his head back to the front, a force from beside him gave him a push. The sand was uneven and soft; the shove came unexpectedly. He instantly lost his balance, and his body tilted to the side.

He struggled but couldn’t steady himself. He thought he would have an intimate encounter with the beach, but unexpectedly, he fell into a solid embrace and was caught firmly.

Shen Xu made eye contact with him, then quickly stood straight and steadied him, his expression full of worry: “Captain, are you okay? Did you twist your ankle?” He made a move to squat down to check his foot, but was stopped in time by Lin Yizhou.

“I’m fine.” Lin Yizhou pulled his arm to make him stand up. “I just lost my center of gravity.”

Shen Xu nodded and sent a cold glance toward Pei Yutai.

Under the high temperature of nearly forty degrees, with the sand so hot it burned the feet, Pei Yutai felt a chill down his spine from that one glance. But heaven as his witness, he just wanted Shen Xu to witness his determination, which was why he pushed Brother Zhou toward him. Who knew…

He folded his hands and apologized to Lin Yizhou: “Captain, I’m sorry. I was too clumsy.”

Lin Yizhou shook his head: “I’m fine. Let’s go.”

The group arrived under the coconut trees. Pei Yutai, the blue-haired singer, and the glasses-wearing amateur looked up at the coconut trees, which were about three or four stories high. They were so shocked their mouths couldn’t close, and their throats bobbed.

The blue-haired singer: “Captain Lin, how did you get the coconuts down last night?”

Lin Yizhou was brief: “I climbed up.”

“Barehanded?!”

Three voices rang out simultaneously as they looked at Lin Yizhou with shocked faces.

Lin Yizhou looked at them and simply nodded calmly.

Pei Yutai ran over, looking at his captain with adoration and great curiosity: “Captain, how did you learn to climb trees? Teach me!”

Lin Yizhou lowered his eyelids slightly and moved his wrists, speaking nonchalantly: “I had to climb trees when I was little. I researched it. I can teach you when there’s time.”

Pei Yutai was even more impressed: “Then you’re self-taught. Did you ever fall, Captain?”

A scene from his childhood of falling until he was covered in blood flashed through his mind. Lin Yizhou gave a faint “Mm.”

“Hiss.” Pei Yutai hugged his own body as if the pain had transferred to him: “That must have hurt a lot.”

Lin Yizhou: “It was okay.”

Actually, it hurt very much.

But no one cared.

Bullsh*t. Anyone can brag. A ten-meter tree and he climbed it barehanded? Does he really think he’s a monkey returning to nature?

I never thought I’d experience the feeling of ‘I’m an NPC in this world’ through a ‘pretty face.’ Looking at it all, forget everything else—his emotional stability alone is something I can’t match at all. If it were me, I would’ve lunged at Pei Yutai when he first provoked me. I definitely wouldn’t let him continue filming this show peacefully.

What I see is that he seems to be looking after everyone else’s emotions, but he doesn’t care about his own at all.

I feel like his mood is a bit weird right now…

The sun was scorching. There was no shade on the open beach, and the wind blowing on their faces was damp and hot.

Lin Yizhou saw the sweat-drenched faces of the guests. He relaxed his body slightly and approached the tree, preparing to climb.

Shen Xu walked to his side. Seeing the sweat dripping from his forehead, he couldn’t help but frown: “Captain, are you okay? You’re sweating a lot.”

Lin Yizhou licked his dry lips and shook his head: “I’m fine. Everyone sweats when it’s too hot.”

Shen Xu respected his wishes but merely cautioned: “If you feel unwell, come down immediately.”

Lin Yizhou nodded, then skillfully began to climb the tree.

Shen Xu watched him for a while, then walked to Pei Yutai’s side and reminded him, “I know you were trying to help me, but I want to tell you: next time you do something, don’t do…” anything that might hurt him.

“Captain Lin!”

Before his words were finished, they were interrupted by several simultaneous cries of alarm.

He immediately looked up at the tree. He saw Lin Yizhou’s last hand holding the tree slip, and his entire person fell from the tree like a withered leaf…

Would you like me to translate the next chapter for you, or perhaps generate an image of this dramatic beach scene?

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