Chapter 449

After about half an hour since Lu Jinnian had left the cave, lighting pierce the skies before a thundering clap sounded . Qiao Anhao, who had been in a daze, shuddered . Just then, it started pouring outside the cave .

The forest was dense, so there wasn't much rain falling to the ground .

Then again, another lighting struck through the skies . Qiao Anhao started to feel uneasy, worried that Lu Jinnian would be struck . She placed her hands on the floor and tried to stand up . When she was prepared to walk out, she saw Lu Jinnian coming back with branches in his hands . She grabbed onto her clothes and sat back down .

Lu Jinnian added more branches into the fire . When it started to blaze, he reached into the pile of branches for some fruits and threw a couple to Qiao Anhao . "Fill your tummy . "

Qiao Anhao looked at the red looking fruit that looked like an apple but wasn't . She hesitated slightly before reaching for it .

Lu Jinnian seemed to have guessed her thoughts . As he continued to fiddle with the branches, he explained, "Its a wild fruit that can be eaten . In the past, when the filming conditions were bad, I had to live like this in the forest as well . Back then, an elderly farmer told me that the people in his village would eat this often . "

Qiao Anhao let out a light "oh" lightly before rubbing the fruit with her clothes . She placed it in her mouth and took a bite . It was sweet and sour and tasted delicious .

Recently, Lu Jinnian had been trying to use different ways to get close to her, but he could always feel her distance and just chose to ignore it .

He knew that ever since Xu Jiamu woke up, he was no longer needed .

He washed his face, a tinge of despair and loneliness creeping onto his expression as he continued to fiddle with the fire .

The rain outside was getting harsher, beating onto the branches, causing loud sounds .

Other than the sound of water, the crackling of the fire could be heard in the cave as well .

They sank into silence, no longer speaking to each other .

Qiao Anhao ate two fruits . When she was finally full, she lowered her head to stare at the fire .

After a seemingly look while, the rain still continued to fall . Lu Jinnian reached towards his jacket, which was already dry . He grabbed it and walked towards Qiao Anhao, placing it over her shoulders . "If you're tired, you can sleep . I'll keep watch . "

Qiao Anhao looked towards him, her lips moving slightly but nothing coming out in the end . She laid down on the straw mat and curled her body . With Lu Jinnian's jacket covering her, she shut her eyes .

After a while, she could hear Lu Jinnian's footsteps going away . She opened her eyes slightly and saw that he was half naked, leaning at the edge of the cave .

He turned his head to look out the entrance, his face emotionless as though he hadn't a care in the world, but somehow she could sense loneliness and despair radiating off him .

In the end, she shut her eyes, forcing herself to sleep .