Disturbed from my sweet dreams for the umpteenth time, I stood up directly from the ground, feeling extremely annoyed, and launched into a tirade against Lu Ziye and Shangguan Yao, who were standing opposite me.
"Shangguan Yao, what on earth do you want? I can't even get a good night's sleep without you dragging Lu Ziye over here!"
Shangguan Yao, having a naturally fiery temper like a spoiled young lady, immediately pouted, her pretty face falling like a peacock preparing to fan its tail, upon hearing my aggressive words.
"We shouldn't have bothered with you! We should have left you on that ship and let you fend for yourself..."
I watched as Lu Ziye reached out and covered Shangguan Yao's mouth mid-sentence.
"You too, say a little less. After all, he was on night watch yesterday, so lack of sleep is understandable."
After scolding Shangguan Yao, Lu Ziye turned to me with a forced smile.
"Today is indeed a good day for sleeping. You can sleep as long as you want, but you must finish chopping all the firewood when you return in the evening."
With that, Lu Ziye pulled the still somewhat indignant Shangguan Yao towards the direction of the camp.
Hmph, what’s so great about them! A pair of lovebirds!
Watching Shangguan Yao and Lu Ziye walk away, I spat on the ground with utter resentment.
We’re all the same people, so why should I be stuck here exhausted, chopping wood, while you’re flirting with a beauty in the cave!
This scoundrel was originally just a regular employee at the company, just like me. But I don’t know if Shangguan Yao was blind, or if Lu Ziye had bewitched her, but one day she directly announced that Lu Ziye was her fiancé.
About to marry the female CEO of the company, Lu Ziye had certainly made a meteoric rise.
Although he still did the same work as us, his attitude clearly showed disdain for his former colleagues.
Initially, these were just work-related matters, and I could tolerate them. However, after being stranded on this deserted island, Lu Ziye, using his slightly larger physique to his advantage, brazenly declared himself the team leader!
He made me do all the dirty and arduous tasks, while he flirted with the beautiful doctor, Pan Lili, and frequently went out alone with Guan Hai'er, disappearing for half the day. Who knows what those two were up to?!
What was most infuriating was that Shangguan Yao seemed to have been brainwashed, completely oblivious to all of this.
A part of my outburst just now was due to the annoyance of my dreams being repeatedly disturbed, and the other part was the pent-up dissatisfaction that had accumulated over such a long time finally exploding.
Damn it, I’m going to kill you sooner or later!
With this whole scene unfolding, I had completely lost the mood to sleep. I could only pick up the axe from the ground and treat the trees in front of me as Lu Ziye, hacking away ferociously, one blow after another.
I chopped for most of the day, until my arms were too sore to even lift, before finally completing today's quota.
With great effort, I carried the wood back to the camp and piled it at the entrance. Just as I was looking for a place to rest, I walked in and saw Lu Ziye flirting with Pan Lili.
Peh, you two lovebirds!
Seeing me approach, Pan Lili immediately composed her expression, greeted Lu Ziye, and without even glancing at me, returned to the house.
"Well, that was quick today. You must have worked hard."
Lu Ziye gave me that hypocritical fake smile again, which made me want to puke.
"I'm exhausted. I'll find a place to sleep for now. Wake me up when it's time for dinner."
I was too lazy to play nice with this guy. I dropped those words and prepared to go back to the room where I usually slept.
"Hey, don't go yet."
Lu Ziye, as if suddenly remembering something, called me back.
"What is it now?"
I replied impatiently. This guy calling me now could only mean trouble.
"Follow me, and you'll know."
After speaking, Lu Ziye pointed towards the back of the camp and started walking.
Damn it, are you out of your mind? Just say what you need to say!
I endured my exhaustion and reluctantly followed Lu Ziye to the rear.
Unconsciously, the sky had already darkened. Lu Ziye, from God knows where, produced a flashlight to illuminate the way.
"There's something I've been keeping from you, fearing you couldn't handle it. Now is the time to tell you."
You're beating around the bush. Can't you just say something useful!
"Just tell me what it is directly. I need to go back to sleep and don't have time to play games with you!"
My patience was completely worn out by Lu Ziye. If he didn't speak up soon, I was prepared to turn back.
"Don't rush. Look here, we've arrived."
Lu Ziye turned back, smiled at me, and waved his flashlight forward. In the reflection of the flashlight, Lu Ziye's smiling face appeared extremely stiff.
"Crazy!"
I muttered under my breath and took two steps forward. Under the light of the flashlight, I saw a tombstone standing on the ground ahead.
This is?!