Jasper was at thekeside and there were pebbles everywhere. He inserted the branches close to each other and arranged them in the shape of an upside-down conch. The outeryer looked very narrow but it was actually veryrge on the inside. When the fishes smell the scent of fish food inside, they would follow it and swim in eventually. They would not be able to find a way out once they swam into it.


    After that, Jasper went to set up aundry rack using some branches, while Ste went to wash some clothes on the other side of theke.


    Jasper was ready with theundry rack when she was done washing the clothes.


    Ste got a little hungry after drying the clothes under the sun. When she checked the time, it was already 11. 30 a. m.


    It felt as though they hadn’t done much, but time passed by very quickly and it was a productive morning.


    “Do we have enough noodles?” Ste asked.


    “There’s still a big bag of it. I bought 500 grams. We could pair it with dried vegetables and some steak. It should be enough for two meals.”


    Ste smiled and said, “There’s nothing much to do in the afternoon. I hope that we could catch enough fish so that we could stay here until tomorrow afternoon. I like camping here.”


    Jasper also revealed a faint smile. “If you like it so much, we coulde here often. We will be more prepared the next time we’re here. However, since the weather is so cold, you shouldn’t be swimming.”


    “Isn’t it good for your health to swim during the winter?” Ste asked in confusion and sat down beside him.


    Jasper was boiling water and he exined, “It’s good to swim regrly during the winter. It could increase blood cirction, but swimming once is almost like losing half of your life. Many people swim during the winter for just one time and get sick for half a month.”


    “Oh,” Ste responded. “I’ll go fishing first then. I’ll be able to catch a little more if I were to start earlier.”


    “I’ll go hunt in the woodster and I will be back in the evening. If you sense danger, just stay in the car and wait for me to get back,” Jasper said.


    “What about you? What if you are in danger?” Ste asked worriedly.


    “I could climb up to 6 to 7 meters high within three seconds. Besides, I have a dagger with me, so there won’t be a problem,” Jasper exined.


    Ste nodded. “Don’t be gone for too long then. We’re leaving at noon tomorrow, so it doesn’t matter if we can’t catch anything. I could still fish, so just go for two hours, alright?”


    He too couldn’t bear to leave her there for too long.


    They then had their lunch.


    Ste started fishing while Jasper carried his backpack and set off.


    She looked at Jasper’s back. Perhaps because he was a soldier, she felt that he was very muscr, handsome, and gave her a sense of security. She also felt warm in her heart.


    She fished patiently. It was already 3 p. m. and she still hadn’t caught manyrge fishes. The twenty-some fishes she caught were all small to medium-sized.


    Jasper came out of the woods at 3. 50 p. m. He had caught a chicken.


    Ste was surprised and she immediately ran over to him. “Did you catch it?”


    Jasper nodded. “It’s not very big, but it should be enough for dinner. I’ll go and see if there are any preys in our traps.”


    “That’s great. I’ll cook the chicken first. I caught more than twenty fishes as well. It should be enough for us.”


    “Are there fishes in the trap?” Jasper asked.


    Ste took the chicken from his hand and replied, “Not yet. I don’t know if there are any.”


    Jasper walked over to take a look and stretched his hand out to grab it. “There are two and they don’t look small.”


    “Ah?” Ste carried the bucket over.


    Jasper grabbed the carps and ced them in the bucket. One carp looked like it weighed five to six pounds.


    “In that case, I don’t think that we could finish them all,” Ste said with a smile.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    “Well, we could just pack it back if we can’t finish them. Theke seems to be very clean anyway. I’ll go to the woods ande back in an hour.”


    “Alright.”


    Jasper went into the forest to see if the trap had caught any prey. Ste prepared the chicken first and stewed it in the pot. The chicken would only be soft and delicious after being stewed for two hours.


    She started cleaning the fish after she was done with the chicken.


    The fishes weren’trge, so she decided to grill them. However, the fishes in Jasper’s trap were a lot bigger.


    She killed one of them, cut it into thin slices, and marinated them. Jasper came out of the woods and brought back another chicken.


    “It seems like we have caught a lot. We could have a good rest tomorrow,” Ste said with a smile.


    “Mm. I took some time to dismantle the trap. It smells so good. Is the chicken ready?” Jasper asked. He looked at the time and noticed that it was only 4. 20 p. m.


    “No, not yet. It’s better to stew it for one more hour. Do we have any more vegetables?” Ste asked.


    “Yes, I’ve brought a lot.”


    “I’ll put some into the stew after half an hour.”


    “What are you going to do with this chicken?” Jasper asked.


    “Leave it to me. You could go for a swim first and wash up. We’ll be done by sunset,” Ste said with a smile as she took the chicken from Jasper’s hand.


    She was good at cooking and preferred to cook by herself.


    Jasper was sweating all over. He listened to her and went swimming.


    Ste cleaned the chicken, divided it into four parts, and put them in a stic bag.


    She remembered that there was a small icebox in Jasper’s car. They definitely could not finish the chicken that day. It would still be very fresh if she were to put it in the icebox and eat it the next day.


    Jasper soon came back from his swim. Ste said to him, “Go take a shower. I’ve washed the clothes.”


    “Okay, you should go for a swim now since it’s still early. The water is very cooling,” Jasper suggested.


    “Okay,” Ste also went swimming a little. After taking a bath, Jasper sat in front of the fire and grilled the fishes.


    Ste washed her clothes and dried them on the rack. She sat down next to Jasper and smelled the food. “It looks good.”


    Jasper handed the grilled fish to her and said, “Be careful, it’s hot.”


    Ste took the fish that he handed over, blew on it, and tore the meat from the belly of the fish.


    Jasper nced at her. “When we go back tomorrow, I want Mother to bring Sandro over. What do you think?”


    Ste’s heart was beating very fast. “I… I don’t think I remember much about your mother. What do you think she will… say when she sees me?”


    “She understands you very well and she also supported my decision toe to America to look for you. Both of you used to have a very good rtionship, so you don’t have to worry about it. Sandro is fifteen months old; he knows how to walk now and he would sometimes ask for us too.”


    Ste did not know how she would face them if they were here. She was a little worried.


    “Don’t be afraid. I’m here,” Jasper said in a low voice.


    Ste looked at his deep eyes which were filled with strength and certainty.


    Shepromised and nodded. “Since we’ve decided to be together, we’ll have to meet eventually. Let theme. When will they be arriving?”


    “What about next week? Is that alright?” Jasper asked.


    “Okay, then we have more time during the weekend,” Ste said as she ate the fish with her head lowered.


    Her heart was beating faster than she had imagined it would, and she was not as calm as she expected her to be.


    She was a little worried that seeing Suzi and Sandro would bring her old memories back.


    If she were to regain her memories, would she still be as calm as she was now?