Chapter 91 (1/2)

Eat to live

‘Were you really scared before?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked

‘Go to hell!’ Qiao Tan Yuan said

Qiao Tan Yuan ai, pulled her onto the sand and laid on top of her

‘Let o,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said ‘I don’t want to stay here Let o home’

Gu Jiao Wu sat up, and pointed at the ocean

‘Go ahead,’ Gu Jiao Wu said ‘If you swiht direction, you’ll reach the closest island’

Qiao Tan Yuan sat up too, and stared at the deep wide ocean She orried what Gu Jiao Wu would do if he found out her plan to take Xiao Bao to Denmark So she purposely chose to fly out on a week day

‘Don’t you need to work?’ Qiao Tan Yuan asked

‘I took work leave,’ Gu Jiao Wu said ‘It made it convenient for me to follow you, and see if you dare run away’

‘Gu Jiao Wu, are you crazy?’ Qiao Tan Yuan asked

‘You can think what you like,’ Gu Jiao Wu said ‘Except I plan to stay here for a ith you What do you want to eat for dinner?’

‘I’,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said

Qiao Tan Yuan wasn’t in a mood to eat, and sat still on the sand

‘OK,’ Gu Jiao Wu said and walked back to the house

Qiao Tan Yuan looked at the tropical landscape, andher here, and left Xiao Bao at the Gu Mansion? She suspected the guards who accused her of s Gu Jiao Wu distract her How did she get on the island without travelling documents? Who owned the island? Why did Gu Jiao Wu want to stay on the island alone with her?

After sunset, and Qiao Tan Yuan heard footsteps behind her

‘Are you hungry?’ Gu Jiao Wu asked ‘If you’re hungry, let’s eat dinner’

‘I’,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said

Qiao Tan Yuan wouldn’t die if she skipped a meal But if Gu Jiao Wu wouldn’t release her fro meals Her stomach rumbled She stood, and followed Gu Jiao Wu back to the house

The house was big enough for two people There was the bedroom Qiao Tan Yuan was locked in before, a s roo table of cooked food, and sat on the sofa in the living roory, don’t starve your sto table

‘It’s my stomach and I’ll let it starve if I want to,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said

‘The head of the closest island village took us here by boat froe,’ Gu Jiao Wu said ‘It took four hours by boat I asked hiet us in another six days’

‘If you can contact hi,’ Qiao Tan Yuan said ‘He can take e, and I can fly home Do you think I want to stay here, and eat your food?’