"Because the rising sun looks exactly like one great big fried egg — that way I can imagine myself swallowing it whole in a single bite!" Feng Xiaoxiao said.

"Is that so ..." Wei Zhao was struck momentarily speechless. Feng Xiaoxiao really did have the oddest fancies — only she could link such things together in her head. She truly was a peculiar one!

By now, where sea and sky met, a smear of crimson cloud had appeared, glittering with dazzling light: the sunrise was almost upon them.

"Oh!" A cheer rose from over by Shen Yushu — clearly they were watching the sunrise too.

"It's coming up!" Feng Xiaoxiao cried out excitedly, pointing toward the far edge of the sky.

Sure enough, a fiery red disc slowly floated up out of the sea, leaping bit by bit into the sky. The water's surface shimmered with a golden-red radiance — it was very beautiful.

Feng Xiaoxiao ate her fried egg and watched the sunrise in Wei Zhao's arms, perfectly happy. It was a lovely morning.

The sun was up; the chill of the sea would not last much longer, and the water's temperature climbed steadily higher.

The five of them finished breakfast. The original plan had been to change into swimsuits and go swimming in the sea, but the water was still a little cold, so the five of them sat on the beach and waited for the sun to warm it through before going in.

When the sun had fully risen, An Jianwen and Su Taizao finally woke and came out of the tent. Seeing the five of them sitting on the beach, An Jianwen did not hesitate in the slightest and hurried over: "Sister Yaoyao's up early! You must all be hungry — I have a ready-made nutritious breakfast here, just add hot water. I'll have Taizao bring some over, and we can all eat together!"

"No need, we've already eaten," Gu Mengyao said coolly. "You two eat."

"Ah? Already eaten?" An Jianwen was taken aback. But a glance at the picnic gear not far off showed it had clearly been used just this morning, so he shrugged helplessly. "In that case, we'll just have a quick bite ourselves. The weather's lovely today — how about we all go in the water and play together? Yaoyao, Xiaoshu, don't you remember how we used to come to the seaside together all the time when we were little?"

"Of course I remember!" Before Gu Mengyao could speak, Shen Yushu beat her to it. "You got your dick pinched by a crab, and you bawled your eyes out! That's right — your dick's ruined, so Sister Yaoyao can't ever marry you, or she'd never have any happiness in bed!"

"Gah?" An Jianwen was stunned by Shen Yushu's words, but then it came back to him: as a child, playing at the seaside, a crab's pincer had indeed clamped onto his dick and nearly pinched it clean off! And the one behind that whole business was, nine times out of ten, Shen Yushu — she was the one who had put the crab there. An Jianwen had no proof, but by his reckoning it was almost certainly her!

It was from that time on that An Jianwen developed a fear of Shen Yushu. The girl was too vicious — he must keep well away from her in the future, or she might even have him castrated!

At the thought, An Jianwen actually felt a touch of admiration for Wei Zhao: to be on such good terms with Shen Yushu — was there nothing the man was afraid of?

"Hahahaha!" Hearing Shen Yushu's words, Feng Xiaoxiao burst out laughing. Who would ever have guessed An Jianwen had such a tragic past?

Gu Mengyao and Tang Yun were too embarrassed to laugh out loud, but they too could hardly contain themselves. An Jianwen really was unlucky!

"That's all childhood nonsense — best left unspoken!" An Jianwen gave a hapless laugh. "Let's not talk about that. How about we go swimming in a bit? Oh, that's right — I even prepared swimsuits specially for you! Taizao, bring the swimsuits over and let Sister Yaoyao and the others have a look!"

"Sure, I'll get them right now!" Su Taizao went off to fetch the swimsuits, beaming with delight.

Very soon, Su Taizao was back, a great armful of swimsuits in his hands!

"Yaoyao, Xiaoshu, Tang Yun, Feng Xiaoxiao — see if you like them?" An Jianwen handed the swimsuits to Gu Mengyao.

But Gu Mengyao did not take them. It was Shen Yushu who, curious, accepted them and began riffling through.

"These are all the latest international styles — I had someone buy them overseas on my behalf; it took a great deal of doing!" An Jianwen said, rather smugly.

"What kind of mess is this?" Gu Mengyao had barely glanced at them before her face turned red. How were these ordinary swimsuits? They were outright provocative things — breasts bared, thighs fully exposed. Such garments Gu Mengyao would sooner die than wear in public!

Her own swimsuit was the very modest, full-body-wrapping sort — worlds apart from these.

"Uh ..." An Jianwen had not expected Gu Mengyao to react so strongly. Of course, he admitted, he had his own selfish motives: though these swimsuits were all international name brands, he had deliberately picked out the sexier ones when choosing, so that once Gu Mengyao put one on, he might feast his eyes on her!

As for Shen Yushu, An Jianwen did not dare do anything to her, but she had a fine figure and big breasts, so he had specially chosen a swimsuit that would set off her shape — just to steal a cheap eyeful.

"These are all the latest international styles — how can you call them a mess?" An Jianwen said hurriedly. "They were designed by famous designers. Perhaps they're a touch bold, but they're beautiful! You're all in the bloom of youth — you ought to show your beauty off!"

"Show it off for you to look at?" Gu Mengyao frowned and shot back.

"Uh ... well ..." An Jianwen was instantly thrown into awkwardness by her question. Clearly Gu Mengyao was truly angry now — otherwise she would never have asked such a thing.

"I won't wear them. If you want to wear them, wear them yourself," Gu Mengyao said.

"This ..." An Jianwen was immediately embarrassed. "Fine, don't wear them then. I only meant well ... Taizao, take them back!"

An Jianwen privately lamented the waste, but there was nothing to be done. If Gu Mengyao would not wear them, could he force her? If he dared attempt such a thing, he had not the slightest doubt that Wei Zhao would kick him clear into the Pacific.

Who was Wei Zhao? He would beat up people from the Yu family without a second thought, let alone someone like An Jianwen. If Master Li the boxer were still alive, An Jianwen would not fear Wei Zhao quite so much; but now Master Li had been beaten to death by some fellow named Er Goudan, and his new patron had yet to arrive, so he dared even less to face Wei Zhao head-on!

"No need to take them away — I'll take these swimsuits!" Shen Yushu said, stopping him.

"Xiaoshu, you like them? That's wonderful!" An Jianwen thought to himself: if he could not see Gu Mengyao in one, so be it — Shen Yushu would do. He dared not truly do anything to Xiaoshu, but a little idle fantasy never hurt anyone.

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