Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

"I'll go wash the dates."

Zhang Chunliang really couldn't stand the strange atmosphere in front of him.

A group of strong men sat huddled together on one side of the fire without saying a word. They did not communicate with each other at all. The atmosphere was so cold that it did not seem like they were having fun, but rather were undergoing some kind of trial.

Xu Er sat alone opposite everyone. There was no embarrassment on his face about being isolated by his "friends". He was calmly flipping and grilling the fish that the others had just brought back, and from time to time he would ask the NPC opposite for some seasonings.

"Salt." Xu Er tore off a small piece of fish, tasted the saltiness, and frowned.

A rough big hand quickly took a small yellow paper bag, which contained fine salt as white as snow.

He was grilling the fish with great concentration, looking as serious as if he was completing a work of art, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

After hearing what Zhang Chunliang said, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he raised his head and gently asked his friends to help him wash the dates.

"Xiaoliang, don't go near the water, let them wash."

"No, thanks." Several big men had already stood up aggressively, and they looked like they were here to seek revenge instead of washing dates. Zhang Chunliang quickly refused dryly, "It's a bit hot, I want to wash my face."

Without waiting for Xu Er to refuse again, he picked up a bag of small round dates and rushed to the stream.

The dates in their hands were picked by these big men after a long time. They were like round red balls, very plump, not shriveled and wrinkled like ordinary dates, and very pleasing to the eye.

Zhang Chunliang took a few and rinsed them in the running water, feeling the coolness brought to him by the flowing water.

He breathed a sigh of relief - it was so hot by the fire!

Although he was overwhelmed by Xu Er's enthusiasm, he had to admit that he was a very good friend. Faced with Zhang Chunliang's various unreasonable and strange requests, he was not angry and patiently asked him over and over again.

"Any more?"

Xu Er's temper seemed to be much milder and more docile than when they first met. After meeting again, Zhang Chunliang got along with him very happily and no longer had that uncomfortable feeling.

Zhang Chunliang was washing the dates while thinking.

I don’t know why, the clear stream gradually became dim, and some inky black color was faintly visible in the water.

Zhang Chunliang suddenly stopped what he was doing. He looked at the dates in his hands that he couldn't wash clean no matter how hard he tried, and raised his hand to observe them with some confusion.

There were a few strange strands of black hair wrapped around his neck, and water was dripping down from the hair along his palm.

Zhang Chunliang looked into the water - the water he was in had turned completely black, like a pool of ink.

His heart skipped a beat and he almost stepped back subconsciously.

A pale face quickly emerged from the black hair that was as dense as algae.

Zhang Chunliang recognized her—she was a female player he had seen in this copy.

He Jiaojie looked at Zhang Chunliang with sad eyes and opened her mouth slightly.

But she dared not say anything and could not make any sound because her vocal cords had been torn.

This was the only player she saw who could get close to the stream. She wanted to ask him for help, but she was afraid... The group of NPCs behind him who seemed to have sensed something was wrong suddenly came over and completely eliminated her.

"Xiaoliang, what's wrong?" At some point, all the NPCs turned their heads and looked at Zhang Chunliang.

Xu Er tilted his head and stared at him; his handsome eyes and brows were hidden by the light, so his expression could not be seen clearly.

Zhang Chunliang turned his head with a normal expression and took a few more dates: "Nothing, I just squatted for too long and felt a little dizzy."

He squatted down again, pretending to wash dates, and calmly stuffed a date into He Jiaojie's slightly open mouth.

He Jiaojie's pupils dilated slightly: "......?"

Zhang Chunliang winked at her gently.

He knew that this kind of confrontational dungeon was not very friendly to female players. He could understand that someone would choose this method to seek help. What's more... Thinking of the group of scary NPCs behind him that made his scalp tingle, he sighed slightly. If they were not Xu Er's friends, he might not have such good luck to complete this task.

"What are you looking at, Xiaoliang." Xu Er had walked to Zhang Chunliang's side without knowing when. They were very close. Xu Er gently rested his head on his shoulder and looked into the stream curiously.

Zhang Chunliang was shocked and was thinking about how to explain. When he looked down, he found that there was nothing in the stream.

"I didn't see anything, I just wanted to take a shower." Zhang Chunliang avoided his head a little uncomfortably and stood up. He looked back and found that several village bully NPCs had gone far away.

"They have their own things to do and can't leave for too long." Xu Er handed the grilled fish to Zhang Chunliang.

After thanking him, Zhang Chunliang took a bite and was immediately shocked to the point of dilating his pupils - it was so delicious! This unknown fish had no bones and the meat was tender and delicious. The fish skin was roasted and sprinkled with a sweet and sour fresh seasoning, which was very refreshing.

He looked at Xu Er almost dumbfoundedly, then lowered his head, took another bite of the fish, and gave him a thumbs up in admiration.

Xu Er straightened his body slightly, pursed his lips, as if trying to be more serious. But when he saw Zhang Chunliang eating the meat with big mouthfuls, which was so delicious, he couldn't help but let out a "puff" sound, revealing his dimples again.

Zhang Chunliang felt a little embarrassed when he saw that he had worked so hard to grill the fish but hadn't eaten a single bite of it, so he quickly tore off a large piece and put it on the lid of his lunch box.

But Xu Er didn't seem to want to eat. He just held up his face, with a smile on his face, and stared at Zhang Chunliang without blinking.

Zhang Chunliang began to feel itchy all over again. He coughed lightly, tore off a piece of fish meat and handed it to Xu Er's mouth. He was thinking about saying something to persuade him to try it and stop looking at him so eagerly.

Suddenly, he felt his fingers touching something warm and soft - Xu Er stretched his head and bit the piece of meat gently, then looked at Zhang Chunliang, chewed slowly, and swallowed it.

"Delicious." He licked his lips, revealing his dimples again.