"This portion is for Chili. Big Radish, hold onto it for her." Afterward, Chu Feng took out some more treasures and handed them over to Big Radish.
These treasures were considerably more numerous than what Big Radish and Little Radish had received. It wasn't that Chu Feng was playing favorites — it was simply that when he'd been collecting other people's belongings, he'd indeed ended up with a fair number of items that were specifically meant for women.
These things were of no use to Chu Feng himself, so he decided to hand a portion of them over to Chili.
"Heh heh, Brother Chu Feng, this… you should really deliver it yourself." Big Radish grinned cheekily.
"That's right — when giving someone a gift, you ought to go in person. Don't tell me you're shy too?" Yan Xie chimed in.
"I, Chu Feng, don't even know what shyness is. I'm just worried that little Chili might get embarrassed." Chu Feng chuckled.
"Who says I'm embarrassed?" Right at that moment, Chili suddenly pushed the door open and stepped out. Her words came out bold enough, but her cheeks were flushed crimson. She only glanced at Chu Feng once before hurriedly averting her gaze.
"Ahem…" At this, Yan Xie rose to his feet, cleared his throat, and then exchanged a knowing look with Big Radish and Little Radish before walking out.
Big Radish and Little Radish understood perfectly well. Both of them walked out of the barrier-bound house with grins on their faces, leaving only Chu Feng and Chili alone together.
Seeing Big Radish and the others leave, Chili didn't know what to do with herself. She was too embarrassed to hide again, but she didn't dare look at Chu Feng either. In that moment, the awkwardness was almost unbearable.
"Chili, why won't you look at me?" Chu Feng asked with a warm smile.
"I… I… I…" Chili didn't know how to respond, but the pair of delicate hands clutching the hem of her skirt betrayed just how nervous she truly was.
"Sigh, it seems I'm too ugly for you to look at. In that case, I'd better put this back on." Chu Feng produced the conical bamboo hat and placed it on his head.
Pfft—
Seeing Chu Feng do that, Chili burst out laughing. Then she said, "It's not that. It's just that after I learned your real identity, I felt a little too embarrassed to face you."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Chu Feng took the hat off again.
This time, Chili's gaze no longer dodged his, though her face was still flushed red. She said sheepishly, "Before, I even told you to change your name, and I had no idea you were really Chu Feng."
"Say, why didn't you just tell me you were Chu Feng? Now I feel so humiliated." Chili went on.
"Haha, if I had told you back then, you never would have believed me. You probably would have cursed me out." Chu Feng said.
Chili fell silent, because knowing her personality, she probably really would have cursed him.
"Actually, this is great. Precisely because of that, I think you're one of a kind — really adorable," Chu Feng said.
"You really think so?" At those words, a look of delight appeared in Chili's eyes.
"Of course. Chili, we've been friends for a long time now, and between friends there's no need to be evasive. From now on, whenever you see me, don't hide anymore," Chu Feng said.
"Mm, I won't anymore." Chili nodded, and then a radiant smile blossomed on her face. She realized that talking to Chu Feng face-to-face like this actually felt wonderful.
"These are some gifts I prepared for you. You were put through a rough time earlier because you spoke up on my behalf." Chu Feng placed the gifts into Chili's hands.