Chapter 1388 Do You Hate Me
Sasha: Ichika, look. There’s some mushroom underneath the tree you shot just now.
Solomon: Really?
Sabrina: Where? Show it to me. Why didn’t I see it earlier!
The women gathered together again.
Right then, Sebastian, who rarely appeared in the group chat, sent a text.
Sebastian: We can have some barbecued mushroom tonight.
Instantly, everyone turned their attention to the mushroom.
Ichika was forced to show how she harvested the mushroom live on her phone.
“Darling, come here! Sha told me the mushroom are edible. Let’s bring some back!” she enthused.
“Really?” Solomon came to her.
When he saw the golden mushroom underneath the pine tree, he picked them up and showed them to the camera.
Sasha exclaimed, “Oh, these are pine mushrooms! They are delicious, especially when they are barbecued!”
Ichika asked, “What about this, Sha?”
A shocked Sasha leaped up from the deck at once at the sight that appeared on the screen of her phone.
“That’s a hazelnut! Sebby, I want to pick mushrooms and hazelnuts on the mountain! We can make hazelnut tofu! Oh, my, that sounds delicious. Let’s go!” she whined impatiently.
At that, Sebastian, who was still holding onto his fishing pole, fell silent.
Sabrina had arrived to join them. She grew excited along with the other women.
“Darling, are you coming? If you’re not, I’m gonna leave without you!” Sasha urged.
What’s going on in the women’s head? Sebastian wondered.
In the end, the three couples who had initially agreed to go on their separate ways reunited on the mountain. Upon arrival, they spotted various edible plants around the mountains and took action without hesitation.
Some took off their clothes to move around easily, while some prepared the tools to scrounge the entire mountain.
Solomon’s lips twitched at the sight.
Ichika, however, promptly delved underneath the pine tree after everyone gathered.
“Darling, hurry! We might find more delicious stuff here!” she prompted.
Left with no choice, Solomon followed after her.
An hour later, everyone gathered around to show what they’d picked up. Their efforts proved fruitful.
Vivian was smiling gleefully as she showed her haul to everyone. “Mommy, look! I picked up a lot of mushrooms!”
Ian and Matteo focused on picking up the hazelnuts, filling their pockets to the brim.
Sebastian, however, stuck to his usual aloofness. He only had a bunch of branches full of little red fruits.
“What is this?” Sabrina inched closer to him curiously, her hands full of mushrooms.
Sasha explained, “These are wild plums. They are delicious! Don’t worry, they are not poisonous. I can promise that as a medical practitioner!”
She gave them a sly smile.
At her words, everyone else gathered around Sebastian and took a few fruits to try for themselves.
Even Ichika hopped over to grab a few after a brief hesitation. She even offered some to the man standing beside her.
“Want some?” she asked, her tone cheerful.
Solomon froze.
To his surprise, a tangy but sweet taste filled his mouth once he bit into the fruit. It was a heavenly sensation.
“Looks like there is plenty of delicious food in this horrible place,” Sabrina commented. She reached out to take some from her brother, obsessed with the taste.
Ichika glanced surreptitiously at her brother-in-law. She then ran over like a frightened deer to grab a few branches from him before returning to her husband.
This time, he took some from her without prompting and enjoyed them silently.
It was pretty late by now, and everyone was satisfied with what they got. Hence, they hiked down the mountain to prepare lunch at the camp.
“Sebastian, what time will the auroras appear?” Devin asked on the way back.
Sebastian glanced at his watch before giving an answer. “Around seven in the evening. Why?”
“Oh, nothing. I just want to make sure of the time. We can fill our stomachs before the event to make sure we enjoy the auroras tonight.”
As the oldest among them, he had everything planned out.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After returning to their camp, they had lunch together. The women took a nap before busying themselves with dinner preparations, while the men started installing the telescopes and building the fire.
Devin and Solomon were in the midst of building the fire when the former suddenly suggested, “Solomon, go help Sebastian out. His telescope seems complicated to set up. Someone has to stand in his sight before he can get the accurate position. I’ll take care of the fire.”
Solomon halted at his words as his knuckles turned white.
A flush crept up his ears as though Devin had just asked him to go to hell.
He couldn’t bring himself to step forward.
