Chapter 8

This way, she can have the courage to get out of bed

He An finally laughed out loud

At least this base is not the only place where she is afraid of snakes

... ...

Rubbing his brow, he revealed a broad smile with white teeth to Bei Zhiyi.

However, she actually has a rather nice Chinese name, Zhi Yi, which is as beautiful as the female protagonists in Chinese martial arts novels

... ...

Due to that inexplicable emotion, he did not fulfill his responsibilities as a captain towards Bei Zhiyi

Sakura had a tasting spoon in her mouth, and her eyes were wider than his.

She did not even dare to breathe in bed, let alone call for help

Bei Zhiyi was taken aback by Bei He and An's attitude of glossing over the situation, swallowing hard.

Cowering in bed, Bei Zhiyi shuddered in fear, and in a state of heightened tension, she quietly exclaimed to herself: Such great strength

She crawled back to bed in a state of panic, unable to even scream.

This title was directly carried over to Bei Zhiyi's English class

... ... '' and An turned around

"Bei Zhiyi." He called out, using Chinese

It cannot go out now. An Shuang crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Xiao Ying outside is also afraid of snakes. If I take it out, our dinner today will be ruined."

This snake is not venomous. In the room, only he and Bei Zhiyi remained. After staring at the gray rat snake for two seconds, he shifted his attention back to Bei Zhiyi.

The door handle was adjusted, the door is locked, and Bei Zhiyi is indeed inside.

It is done. She stood at the door, not forgetting to help He An block the snake, anxiously wanting He An to come out quickly

Startled by the sound of the door being kicked by An just now and the scream of Sakura, holding the snake's head, with wide and round eyes, they exchanged glances with An.

Beizhi Yi! He knocked on the door vigorously

Sakura, holding a rice spoon, has already started to speak in Japanese anxiously outside the door

She really only reveals her true emotions when she is pushed to the limit, like she is now

It coiled into the shape of a snake, raising its head and sticking out its tongue at her

The missing Bei Zhiyi is curled up in bed, covered entirely by a blanket, with only her face exposed, which is drenched in sweat due to the heat.

After becoming more at ease, Bei Zhi Yi's presence at the base has diminished increasingly

What is going on? Following closely behind, Sakura, who rushed into Beizhi's room with An, brandished a spoon in her hand.

She is very scared, but she does not know why. She feels that her mood today is somewhat good with An.

He did not want to remind the girl; judging by the situation, this snake must have regarded this place as its den for quite some time. It is quite possible that she has been sleeping here every night for the past half month alongside this gray rat snake

"You... can call us." They had been back for a while, and after a few of them returned, they still made a commotion in the hall for quite some time, yet she surprisingly curled up in bed without saying a word.

He An felt a headache coming on.

She gets along very well with the other volunteers at the base. She cannot swim and is unable to go out to sea with them. Due to her personality, she mostly just smiles when she meets them. The team leader and An Zhen took her around the island, and after noticing that she gradually adapted to life on the island, the frequency of their conversations with her decreased.

His dereliction of duty

Unlike the outgoing appreciation of Sakura, Beizhi is too quiet and too sensitive, which gives him a tangible feeling of being pricked by thorns in her gaze

She understands that she is evading, yet this tangible feeling of being alive makes her question the very essence of the word "evade"

"Where is Bei Zhiyi?" When Sakura began humming a tune while setting the table, he finally realized that something was amiss

The heavy solid wood door was kicked open with a loud bang, without even a struggle.

This is a gray rat snake, over one meter long, olive gray in color, currently coiled in the drawer that Bei Zhiyi referred to, completely filling the drawer.

He knocked once more, this time with a slightly louder sound, and also called her name

Thank you... she finally began to express her gratitude

Due to the language barrier, it was easy for her to be misunderstood when trying to communicate through gestures. However, she quickly overcame her tendency to be shy. She even developed her own teaching method, printing a plethora of English menus and maps at the base. During classes, she grouped the children, who had varying levels of English proficiency and different ages, into small clusters, creating a playful and educational environment akin to playing house. She even developed her own teaching method, printing a plethora of English menus and maps at the base. During classes, she grouped the children, who had varying levels of English proficiency and different ages, into small clusters, creating a playful and educational environment akin to playing house.

I... I am afraid it will hear me". Bei Zhiyi bit her lip and answered very seriously

Bei Zhiyi furrowed her brows in deep contemplation

The tip of her nose was slightly red, her mouth was half open, and there were noticeable sweat stains on her forehead

"It's nothing, just close it up," he said in front of Bei Zhiyi, using his foot to close the open drawer again and then clapping his hands.

With a calm demeanor, he did not hear the voices of An Ning and Bei Zhi at the door. He took half a step back and then kicked the door open with his foot

This drawer has not been opened since she moved in, and when I opened it just now, I felt its weight, thinking that An and the others had placed something inside it

He stood up to knock on Bei Zhiyi's door—she was very obedient. He reminded her to remember to lock the door after she returned to her room, and that she must always close the door.

She feels that the smiles she has had in the past half month surpass those she has had in all the years since she became an adult.

He paused his steps and suddenly felt that this matter would be more appropriately handled by Sakura.

Her features are suited to these emotions, vibrant and lively

Sakura is not that restrained; she will definitely destroy the base

He can feel that Bei Zhiyi often secretly watches him when no one is paying attention

Bei Zhiyi blinked her eyes under the quilt, inexplicably letting out a sigh of relief

She should express her gratitude, but at the moment, she finds it somewhat difficult to do so

In the future, when I am present, do not lock the door." He reminded, and after a moment of thought, felt that this statement was ambiguous, so he added an explanation, "You won't be able to call for help; in case of an emergency, kicking the door would waste too much time.

Due to the chaotic scene during Bei Zhiyi's first appearance at the base, there was almost no time left for her to introduce herself. The pronunciation of the name Zhiyi is quite unfriendly for foreigners, and the people at the base have gradually started to call her Miss Bei, except for An.

Unexpectedly, Bei Zhiyi performed excellently in the English class

He nodded slightly and turned to leave

Then you ... ... " Bei Zhiyi began to think of a way, " Can you stand on this side of the drawer? "

He said that he thought she could faint immediately

Her worries have transformed from the pressures of buying a house, getting married, and work in the real world into tangible and substantial concerns. She worries about how to help a new child catch up in the next class, whether her long-practiced pure British accent will be overshadowed by An's American intonation, and what kind of terrible taste might arise from mixing a pile of nameless sea fish with oddly shaped vegetables.

So when they returned from the sea that day, no one noticed that Bei Zhiyi, who had always been in the corner of the hall reading and preparing teaching materials, was not where she was supposed to be

He always feels that something is not quite right in certain aspects

Everything in the room appears to be normal

The children's reactions are the most direct

"I..." It was Bei Zhiyi's voice, trembling, hoarse, laced with a sob, "I dare not open the door"

Thus, he subconsciously increased the distance between men and women

There is still no response

Beizhi took a deep breath, and suddenly two people appeared in the room, allowing her previously frightened spirit to finally return to its place

There is finally some activity in the room

Bei Zhiyi sniffed her nose

She unexpectedly found a long-lost sense of grounding on this Thai island, which doesn't even have an English name

This is the first time He An has entered Bei Zhiyi's room

The result is a snake

They indeed place great importance on privacy and are very attentive to the distinctions between men and women. Such respect makes Bei Zhiyi feel at ease

She is using English

The materials she uses for class have been increasing, and they look too obtrusive piled up in the hall, so she wants to move them back to her room

He is not good at comforting others, especially not good at comforting Bei Zhiyi

That door, she usually has to exert some effort to close it...

It seems that I have cried, my eyes are somewhat swollen, and my hair is in disarray

The highly tense Sakura stood frozen for a second with a rice spoon in hand, then screamed and dashed out again with the spoon, moving at great speed, like a gust of wind

Countless thoughts flashed rapidly through my mind: heatstroke, homesickness, gastroenteritis, or perhaps food poisoning causing me to faint

"Where is Bei Zhiyi?" he asked again, his brows furrowing.

For example, the tropical insects and snakes that she has always been unable to overcome

After three or four classes, the number of children attending began to increase. Bei Zhiyi even started receiving gifts from the children, including dried shells of various sizes, wildflowers from the small island, and even dried fish that they had hung up at home.

Then tonight, she will sleep in the hall

There is... she took a deep breath again and uttered the terrifying word that followed, "There is a snake"

In the evening, when she was alone in her room, Bei Zhiyi even began to calculate her savings, pondering whether she could indulge for a few more months on the island

"When Victor and the others return, we will move all the furniture in your room and have a look." He reassured her, his expression softening somewhat

She is patient and observant in her character. Aside from being flustered on the first day of class due to unfamiliarity, she quickly mastered the way to communicate with these more than ten children of different ages and languages.

The room that was previously repaired by He An now appears neat and clean. Bei Zhi Yi's enormous suitcase contains many items belonging to young girls, which, placed in the purely masculine decor, does not seem out of place.

Help her block it

That day it was Sakura's turn to cook. The culinary skills of the seventeen-year-old girl were not much better than those of Bei Zhi Yi. Both women in the base were fixated on a haphazard stew, throwing all the vegetables, seafood, and meat together, brutally and barbarically masking the original flavors with various spices. Once cooked, it became dinner.

On such a hot day, she did not turn on the ceiling fan, but curled up on the bed, covering herself completely with a blanket. Her hair was wet, and it was unclear whether it was from fear or the heat

He does not particularly like to call her Miss Bei, as that name is too conventional and aligns with the first impression she gives.

In ... ... there. She stretched out her hand from under the quilt, trembling as she pointed to the drawer beneath the windowsill

"There may be a snake hole in your room." He looked at Bei Zhiyi, who was staring at him with a suffocating expression, and for some reason, he suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

She originally had such vivid expressions, and surprisingly, she looked to be about the same size as Sakura

No response

I ... ... saw it when I opened the drawer. "Bei Zhiyi felt a lingering fear.

It is still here... just closing the drawer does not mean we can pretend that this matter has not occurred

He walked into the drawer, standing between the drawer and Bei Zhiyi, maintaining that smile as he watched Bei Zhiyi spring up from the bed like a rabbit and dash quickly out the door

Starting from the dock of ten dollars, she had never looked at him like this before, her eyes filled with both accusation and grievance

That... Beizhi raised her head high from under the quilt due to her eagerness, "Are you leaving?"

Bei Zhiyi unexpectedly sleeps soundly in this job that offers no labor compensation and requires her to spend her own money

Do you miss home

Victor and Ethan are accustomed to going to the gym to run after returning from the sea every day. After An finished submitting this week's bills online, he rubbed his neck.

He had not spoken to Bei Zhiyi for several days. On one hand, it was because she was becoming increasingly familiar with life on the island; her personality was not as lively as Xiaoying's, and her usual activities were mostly around the base. She maintained a proper distance in her interactions with the islanders, and as the captain, there was nothing particularly concerning that required his attention. On the other hand, he felt somewhat uneasy

He An lowered his head, raised the corners of his mouth, and his gray-green eyes flickered.

Moreover, life on the island is not entirely perfect