Chapter 1760 - 1755: Preparing for Restoration

"You don’t seem reluctant at all, I guess I was overthinking it before!"

Knowing she was saying one thing but meaning another, Xiaobei pretended to be sad at this moment.

The reason Xiaobei acted this way was obviously to tease her.

Seeing Xiaobei’s sad expression, Lin Ya suddenly felt uncomfortable too.

Without hesitation, Lin Ya quickly explained, "I was just joking earlier; I really don’t want you to leave! I want you to stay a bit longer."

Lin Ya knew that saying this made her feel embarrassed.

But she still said it because she wanted Xiaobei to know her most sincere feelings.

Lin Ya realized that she couldn’t leave him for the rest of her life, so there was no need to hide in front of him; being her true self was enough.

"Hearing you say that makes me much happier!"

Seeing Xiaobei’s face light up with a smile, Lin Ya knew Xiaobei was clearly teasing her before.

Feeling irritated, Lin Ya rolled her eyes at Xiaobei and grumbled, "You big jerk, if I had the strength right now, I’d definitely pinch you hard!"

Seeing Lin Ya puffing her cheeks in that cute way, Xiaobei pointed to the two cold dishes on the table and chuckled, "If you want strength, it’s simple, just eat a good meal!"

"I will! Once I’m full, I’ll let you know how painful my pinches can be!"

Saying this, Lin Ya quickly grabbed another bite of food with her chopsticks...

Watching Lin Ya eat quickly, Xiaobei smiled lightly and said, "Alright, you eat slowly here, I’ll go prepare, and later we can fix that almost broken little boat together! After all, you’ll need it to come and go here in the future."

Even though he planted vegetables and fruits for them, they still needed to go out sometimes, so Xiaobei planned to thoroughly repair that broken little boat.

This way, they wouldn’t have any burden coming and going from here in the future.

"Fixing the boat isn’t urgent; you should eat first."

Knowing Xiaobei hadn’t eaten either, Lin Ya quickly spoke up.

She knew that Xiaobei exerted much more energy than she did last night, so skipping meals was definitely not an option.

"I’ve already eaten before, so don’t worry about me! After you’re full, just come find me outside!"

After saying that, Xiaobei ran off...

Seeing Xiaobei leave directly, she could do nothing but let it be.

Grabbing another piece of cucumber and quickly chewing it, she looked at the wardrobe behind her and quietly said, "Alright, Xiaobei brother is gone, you can come out now."

After saying this, Lin Ya heard the wardrobe door open; she turned and saw Jing cautiously stepping out.

Seeing Jing being especially careful, Lin Ya said with some helplessness, "There’s no need to be so cautious; Xiaobei brother won’t be coming back any time soon!"

"Right!"

Thinking carefully, Jing found Lin Ya’s words very reasonable and stopped being cautious, appearing quickly in front of Lin Ya.

"Lin Ya sister, it’s a good thing I moved quickly earlier, otherwise I would definitely have been discovered."

Feeling proud, Lin Ya put down her chopsticks and asked back, "Do you think you weren’t discovered?"

Looking puzzled at Lin Ya, Jing nodded as if it was obvious, "Yes, I didn’t make a sound, how could I have been discovered!"

While saying this, Jing thought back carefully and confirmed there were no slip-ups, so it was really impossible to be discovered.

Seeing Jing’s confidence, Lin Ya gave her perspective, "I think Xiaobei already noticed you, he just didn’t let it show."

"Really?"

Lin Ya nodded lightly while speaking and recalled, "I think it’s quite possible, he glanced at your location several times before!"

Hearing Lin Ya speaking so assuredly, Jing became more puzzled, "If he noticed, why didn’t he say anything?"

"Maybe he thought it was unnecessary! After all, he’s quite familiar with you. By the way, have you had breakfast? Let’s eat together!"

"Sure! I’ll also try Xiaobei... uh, I mean brother-in-law’s handiwork."

Hearing her change what she called Xiaobei, Lin Ya gave her a big eye roll and bashfully said, "Let’s eat, talk less at the table."

"Okay!"

With a sweet smile, Jing picked up her chopsticks, and after tasting it, her eyes lit up.

She found the dishes didn’t look great, but they tasted pretty good.

...

"The person who was hiding in the wardrobe earlier must have been Jing!"

Having left the place, Xiaobei slowed his pace, muttering to himself lightly...

Earlier, when Xiaobei had just entered the room, he didn’t notice anything special because all his attention was on Lin Ya.

But later, Xiaobei realized that there seemed to be someone else in the room.

At first, Xiaobei didn’t directly spot Jing; instead, he picked up on a faint, different scent in the room.

Sniffing carefully, Xiaobei identified that this scent came from Jing.

Once he confirmed this, Xiaobei started observing consciously, and in doing so, he discovered Jing hiding in the wardrobe.

After the discovery, Xiaobei thought about pointing it out directly, but after pondering, he decided against it...

Xiaobei knew that revealing it wouldn’t serve any purpose, only create awkwardness.

Just like that, Xiaobei chose to leave first instead of saying anything.

Xiaobei knew that if he didn’t leave, Jing would never dare to come out of the wardrobe...

...

"Looks like the situation hasn’t changed, no one seems to have come here."

Returning to where he placed the Submerged Pine, Xiaobei found it untouched.

Xiaobei knew this was normal, since the temperature here was too low, no one really wanted to come here.

Taking a deep breath, Xiaobei bent down and picked it up.

After this, Xiaobei walked out one step at a time.

Twenty minutes later, Xiaobei carried it to the small warehouse where Lin Ya and the others kept their boat.

The worn-out little boat was considered a treasured possession by all of them, so when not in use, it was carefully stored in this warehouse.

Carefully placing the Submerged Pine aside, Xiaobei walked over to the nearly broken little boat.

Squatting down gently, Xiaobei reached out to touch it...

Xiaobei realized it had been through a lot...

"You’ve worked hard before, now, let me rejuvenate you!"

Thinking about how it had helped Lin Ya so much, Xiaobei felt grateful towards it.

Xiaobei knew the boat couldn’t hear his words, but he still wanted to express his gratitude...