Turns out it wasn't that hard to make a raft that could carry five people. Lee finally found the use for the ropes that until now had only been wasting space in his bag and before noon the youths were already floating in the middle of the river.
The girls were slightly anxious – the memory of Lee's condition after he crawled out of the water two days ago was still fresh. Lee and Xiao were slightly better, but felt uncomfortable nevertheless.
On the other side they had one last lunch together and went separate ways, despite the objections raised by Ling Xiaotao. Apparently she had taken fancy in Lee who during the past days kind of became her toy to play with. Of course, the games were only oral, but conversations with him felt fun and refreshing.
Lee didn't care much about the young girl's whims and was more worried about Xiao Lian becoming increasingly disheartened. He had to get Qin Yujian out of his sight before the boy did something stupid.
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