Chapter 274 — The Feeling of Happiness
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Shen Yushu peered this way and that along the shore, only to discover to her dismay that there was no one here at all—nothing but barren desolation.
This stretch belonged to a danger zone where sharks often prowled, so it had never been developed into a tourist spot. Its desolation was only natural. But Shen Yushu's gaze came to rest on the shark carcass on the beach. "Huh? Arrow Brand Bro, what's that thing? A dead fish?"
"A shark," Wei Zhao said flatly.
"A shark?!" Shen Yushu gave a start and instinctively shrank back, no longer daring to go over and examine it. "Arrow Brand Bro, there are sharks here?"
"Yes. It nearly ate you just now." Wei Zhao smiled. "But I killed it."
"You killed the shark? Oh, really? You're so cool!" Shen Yushu had never imagined that Wei Zhao, dragging her along, had not only swum to shore but also slain a shark. So badass!
"There's nothing to eat here except shark. If you want some, I'll roast it." Wei Zhao had spotted a patch of woods not far from the beach earlier; there ought to be plenty of dry branches to gather, just right for building a fire and roasting fish.
"Shark? Oh, yes, Arrowhead, I've never eaten shark before!" Shen Yushu seemed thrilled at the prospect of eating shark. "What does shark meat taste like? Is it good?"
"Honestly, not very good," said Wei Zhao, who had eaten shark before and had not found it especially tasty. Otherwise, many people would not, after catching a shark, cut off only its fins and toss the meat straight back into the sea.
"Is that so? It's all right, I'm not picky. I can eat anything." Shen Yushu would have been satisfied with any food at that moment. Her stomach was completely empty, and it was complaining loudly.
Wei Zhao nodded and made to go gather dry branches. After two steps he turned back and instructed her, "Don't wander off, and don't go into the sea."
If one shark could appear here, a whole school of them was not out of the question. Wei Zhao did not want to come back and find nothing left of Shen Yushu but a pile of bones.
"I know. I'll wait for you here!" Shen Yushu sat on the beach hugging her knees and waved at Wei Zhao with a grin. "Don't worry, Arrowhead. I'll be good!"
Shen Yushu was suddenly seized by an illusion, as though she were a child playing house again. She felt like a wife seeing her husband off, listening to his reminders, then waiting at home without a care for his return that evening.
A happiness she had never known welled up from the bottom of Shen Yushu's heart, sweet and a little bashful. Watching Wei Zhao's receding figure, she found that although he was not especially imposing and even a little slight, he looked extraordinarily reassuring in her eyes. It was a sense of security.
If I could stay here forever with Arrowhead, it would probably be fun too, Shen Yushu thought. But that was obviously unrealistic.
Sister Yaoyao seems to like Arrowhead too. Ah... Shen Yushu sighed softly.
She was still lost in these idle thoughts when Wei Zhao returned, a bundle of branches in his arms.