They were so close that their breaths mingled.
Xie Wang immediately blushed.
Ling Shuangjiang remained calm, her delicate eyebrows curving slightly: "We need to hurry."
Xie Wang snapped out of his daze and hurriedly lifted his buttocks.
At this moment, he became solemn, and every movement revealed a sense of tension.
[Ugh, I can't take this position anymore!]
[General Manager Xie's forehead was sweating, haha.]
[Why does it run like a robot?]
[Sorry, I misunderstood the pose.]
[Is the bottom of a plant soft and yielding? I'd like to touch it too.]
From Ling Shuangjiang's perspective, Xie Wang's jawline was taut, and dense sweat seeped from between his serious brows.
He put his arm around Xie Wang's neck, took out a tissue from his pocket with one hand, and reached out to dry him.
The soft touch spread across Xie Wang's face, his breathing quickened uncontrollably, and his grip tightened slightly.
Ling Shuangjiang stared into his eyes: "Are you tired?"
Xie Wang: "Not tired."
Ling Shuangjiang asked again, "Are you nervous?"
Xie Wang vehemently denied it: "What's there to be nervous about?"
Ling Shuangjiang laughed out loud, lifting her eyes to look at him gently: "You're about to break my waist."
Xie Wang quickly loosened his grip: "I'm sorry."
“It’s alright.” Ling Shuangjiang turned to look at the next obstacle. “Let’s prepare for a new move.”
Under the scorching sun, Xie Wang's throat was burning and hoarse: "Okay."
[I'm about to die!]
[The Frost's Descent solar term is so alluring.]
[Is it okay if my wife is just politely wiping her sweat?]
[Wife, wife, I love you.]
The two could generally overcome the other obstacles by maintaining their current positions. However, there was one obstacle with a very narrow and flat gap in the center. After visually assessing it, Xie Wang used his palm to protect Ling Shuangjiang's head, but they failed to pass through it on their first attempt.
With only three minutes left, Xie Wang became impatient and his temper flared up.
Ling Shuangjiang turned around and looked at Xie Wang for two seconds, then shrank herself even smaller, nestled her head against Xie Wang's neck, and squeezed her legs together tightly.
"Try again." His voice was very soft and gentle.
Feeling the strength in his waist, Xie Wang felt a small flame rise inexplicably in his body, and he unconsciously increased the strength of his embrace of Ling Shuangjiang.
Ling Shuang's waist was a little sore from being squeezed, but she didn't say anything. She quietly leaned on Xie Wang's shoulder and closed her eyes.
Finally, the two quickly cleared the level in the last ten seconds, each receiving a reward of 100 gold coins.
When distributing the rewards, the staff member smiled and said, "This task has the highest reward; the other tasks only give 20 gold coins for each completed task."
Ling Shuangjiang turned to look at Xie Wang, who was sitting to the side resting with his head down, and thanked the staff: "Thank you all. I was able to receive the reward thanks to Xie Wang."
Staff member: "That's right, Mr. Xie's stamina is truly unmatched by ordinary people."
After saying goodbye to the staff, Ling Shuangjiang walked towards Xie Wang. As he walked, a barely perceptible look of pain appeared between his brows. He squatted down beside Xie Wang and handed him a glass of water: "How are you? Still tired?"
Xie Wang shook his head, his gaze fixed on the water: "Not tired."
Ling Shuangjiang sat opposite him: "Thanks to you."
Xie Wang gripped the plastic bottle tightly, his voice unsteady: "No, you're great too."
Ling Shuangjiang noticed a hair on Xie Wang's shoulder. He leaned slightly closer to Xie Wang, who instinctively straightened his back and his pupils dilated slightly.
“Hair.” Ling Shuangjiang explained to Xie Wang, her beautiful fingers pinching a strand of hair.
Xie Wang's heart pounded violently.
As they headed to the next mission location, Xie Wang discovered that Lu Shaoheng was nowhere to be seen. The two walked side by side, but Ling Shuangjiang's gait seemed somewhat abnormal, as she frequently touched her waist.
Xie Wang stopped in his tracks: "Are you feeling unwell?"
Ling Shuangjiang shook her head: "No."
Xie Wang was skeptical. His hand landed on Ling Shuangjiang's shirt, but he stopped in time and did not continue.
His expression was solemn: "Can I take a look? Or I can take you to see a doctor."
Ling Shuangjiang reassured him, "I'm really fine, don't worry."
Xie Wang continued the task with Ling Shuangjiang. During this time, they encountered many guests. Wen Ai was very enthusiastic when she saw Ling Shuangjiang, and even came over to try to get close to her.
This was the first time Xie Wang had felt such a sensitive reaction to someone else touching Ling Shuangjiang; in fact, he was somewhat extreme and didn't want anyone to come into contact with him.
Perhaps seeing Xie Wang's face, which was as dark as it could possibly be, Wen Ai stopped clinging to Ling Shuangjiang and quietly left.
A gentle breeze passed by the two of them, slightly lifting the hem of Ling Shuangjiang's top, and Xie Wang inadvertently saw a small patch of reddened skin underneath.
That splash of red was particularly eye-catching, creating a striking contrast with its surroundings.
Xie Wang realized at that moment that the red mark on Ling Shuangjiang's waist was probably from when he completed his mission.
By evening, Xie Wang and Ling Shuangjiang had a total of 300 gold coins, making them the group with the most among the guests.
Before purchasing outdoor equipment, Ling Shuangjiang received an email from his roommate, Lin Jiayi. The email stated that Lin Jiayi couldn't reach him by phone, so he contacted him via email on a whim.
Ling Shuangjiang immediately replied to Lin Jiayi, telling him that she was filming.
Lin Jiayi seemed to be online and quickly replied: "I'm going back to China soon, want to meet up with you?"
Ling Shuangjiang thought for a moment and then told him the address where she was recording the program. The two hadn't seen each other for half a year and truly missed each other.
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Xie Wang was quite knowledgeable about wilderness survival equipment. He carefully selected items, rejecting many meaningless products and buying only practical ones.
Wen Nuan, who was carrying a bunch of snacks, saw him and asked, "Mr. Xie, why are you picking out things like matches, ropes, and tin foil?"
Xie Wang said calmly, "It's quite practical."
The witty joke goes: "In my opinion, snacks and the like are more practical; you need to make sure you don't go hungry when you're surviving in the wild."
Xie Wang glanced at the chocolate cookies and milk tea she was holding, and said helplessly, "Anyone with even a little knowledge of wilderness survival wouldn't buy these snacks. It's not worth spending so much money on them."
Wen Nuan stuck out her tongue and hugged him as they left.
[Indeed, Mr. Xie bought things that were easy to start a fire with, portable, and habitable.]
[Will tomorrow's wilderness survival really involve real weapons?]
[I don't think so. It's all about seeing the results.]
[Mr. Xie is so frugal! The way he's haggling over a few gold coins makes me feel like we're all broke.]
[Indeed, Mr. Xie is calculating every single detail.]
[Wen'ai bought five bags of snacks, which cost 15 gold coins. She has 40 in total. Should she not buy any more supplies?]
"How's the selection going?" Ling Shuangjiang asked Xie Wang.
He didn't know much about these things, so he simply handed over all his money to the other party, which made things easier for him.
Xie Wang pointed to the supplies: "We've basically bought everything, but we're still missing a few things."
Ling Shuangjiang nodded: "Then let's continue."
As Ling Shuangjiang passed by the snack shelf, he glanced at the chocolate-flavored bear biscuits and vaguely remembered that when he was a child filming, Lin Yinci often bought these to coax him.
I never imagined that after all these years, this brand would still be in production.
After Xie Wang noticed, he asked, "Want to eat?"
Ling Shuangjiang shook her head: "I don't want to eat."
Xie Wang reached out and took two boxes of bear-shaped cookies: "They're quite cute. You can save them for tomorrow."
A bag of bear-shaped cookies costs 5 gold coins. Ling Shuangjiang felt it wasn't worth it, so she picked up the cookies and prepared to put them back.
Xie Wang stopped him: "I want to eat."
Ling Shuangjiang had no choice but to give up: "Alright, then we'll buy it."
[It's too sweet, too sweet.]
[Let it stay sweet like this!]
[Mr. Xie will definitely treat his wife very well from now on.]
After a tiring day, Ling Shuangjiang and Xie Wang prepared to return to their RV. On the way, they encountered enthusiastic fans of the couple again, and Ling Shuangjiang reminded them to go home early and be careful.
"Our company's team is handling our scandal." Xie Wang suddenly brought it up, explaining to Ling Shuangjiang, "In a couple of days, these messages will be gone from the internet."
Ling Shuangjiang's expression shifted slightly, her eyes filled with curiosity as she looked at Xie Wang: "Has this matter had a significant impact on you?"
Xie Wang denied it: "Almost none. What I'm worried about is that it will have a greater impact on you."
Ling Shuangjiang smiled and said, "Really not? If your future blind date partners knew, wouldn't they think you're not straight?"
"Their opinions are unimportant; they have no impact on me."
Ling Shuangjiang didn't say anything this time and prepared to return to her RV.
At this moment, Xie Wang called him back: "Shuangjiang, this matter was caused by me. I will try my best to resolve it, and please rest assured that I will take full responsibility."
Seeing his serious expression, Ling Shuangjiang smiled faintly. Just as she was about to close the door, Xie Wang tossed her a bag of bear-shaped cookies.
"Eat one bag today, and one bag tomorrow."
Ling Shuangjiang: "Okay."
At 8 p.m., Ling Shuangjiang was naked after taking a shower and looked at her lower back in the mirror, which was shocking.
Currently, some areas have even turned green.