Additionally, during my patrol, I discovered a loquat vine bearing fruit. At that moment, I had many questions in my mind. Loquat vines typically grow in high-altitude mountains; how could it appear on this deserted island, especially in a tropical area?

The fruits of the loquat vine were bright red, not only beautiful but also delicious, and they could be used to make wine. The five of us started to pick them.

Just as we were engrossed in harvesting the loquat fruits, six white-bellied pheasants came clucking over, pecking happily at the fruits.

My eyes immediately lit up—tonight we would have chicken for dinner!

Pheasants are not afraid of humans, so Wang Yan and the others and I discussed using the loquat fruits to lure the pheasants, then the four girls would use iron rods to strike them, regardless of whether they were dead or alive, while I would try to catch two live ones.

The battle plan was set in motion. We threw all the harvested fruits at the pheasants, starting from a distance and moving closer. The six simple-minded pheasants just pecked away, oblivious to everything else.

In the end, Wang Yan and the others each knocked down their assigned pheasant with a rod, I caught one live, and I killed another with an iron rod.

When we returned to the cave with our bounty, I saw Jiang Dandan sitting at the entrance, drinking the coconuts I had picked.

Wang Yan, Xia Lan, and the others were stunned; no one knew how she had found her way here.

"When did you find your way here?" I asked Jiang Dandan as I approached.

Jiang Dandan stared at the pheasant in my hand and the loquat fruits in my clothes, swallowing saliva. Jiang Dandan said, "Lu Yuan, as long as you give me a roast chicken, once we get out, I'll have my dad send you a villa!"

I looked at Jiang Dandan and felt speechless. In the current situation, who cared about the villa or who your father was. I couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her, so I found a piece of wood and smashed a wooden stake into the ground with a stone. I tied the live pheasant with a vine and placed some flat-fruit beside it, planning to raise it and see how it goes. Wang Yan and the other three girls borrowed the military knife to go to the stream to kill a chicken, while I was alone in the cave organizing our gains for the day. As dusk approached, we lit a fire and began roasting the pheasant. The plump pheasant, after an hour of careful roasting by Wang Yan, was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Due to the lack of seasoning, Wang Yan turned the flat-fruit into jam and put it in a clean coconut bowl, so we could tear the chicken meat and eat it with the jam. Wang Yan roasted a total of three pheasants, keeping two to make smoked chicken for tomorrow. The girls gave me a whole chicken, and each of the four of them took half. The pheasant was quite large, and although I hadn't had a full meal these past few days, I couldn't eat a whole chicken by myself. Jiang Dandan, standing aside, stared at the pheasant in my hand, swallowing saliva incessantly. Wang Yan stuffed a piece of chicken into her mouth and glanced coldly at Jiang Dandan, saying, 'Lu Yuan, there's no need to waste food on a waste.' Jiang Dandan, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, jumped up and pointed at Wang Yan, cursing, 'Bitch, who are you calling a waste? You're the waste, your whole fucking family is waste.' Wang Yan's face instantly darkened, and she replied without showing weakness, 'What were you doing while we were painstakingly moving, looking for water, and searching for food! What gives you the right to share our food!'

Jiang Dandan suddenly turned her gaze on me. "Lu Yuan, whatever Wang Yan can give you, I can give you too," Jiang Dandan said, "and if we are rescued, you'll get even more!" Wang Yan stood up with a flushed face, gritting her teeth as she glared at Jiang Dandan: "What do you mean by this, Jiang?" "What do I mean? You know exactly what kind of whore you've been," Jiang Dandan said contemptuously, looking at Wang Yan. "Jiang Dandan, don't slander people!" Slap! Jiang Dandan stepped forward and slapped Wang Yan, who quickly sported a bright red palm print on her pretty face. "This is what you owe me, and I'm paying you back!" Jiang Dandan said arrogantly. Wang Yan covered her face, tears the size of beans rolling down. I couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Dandan, and swung my hand to slap her. Jiang Dandan stared at me in disbelief: "Lu Yuan, have you gone mad! You actually stuck up for her! You really do have an affair with this stinking whore!" Slap! I slapped her face again, and Jiang Dandan cried out, "Lu Yuan, you bastard, even my dad has never hit me like this." I grabbed Jiang Dandan's collar and said to her, "Didn't two slaps wake you up?" Jiang Dandan glared at me with tearful eyes. "We are now stranded on a deserted island, and our lives could be in danger at any moment! You are no longer some spoiled little rich girl!" Jiang Dandan, spoken to by me, choked up and lowered her head, falling into silence. "Understood?"

I questioned Jiang Dandan. Jiang Dandan first clenched her fists and then relaxed them, nodding to indicate that she understood. I broke off a chicken leg and handed it to Jiang Dandan, who started eating it while crying. Everyone fell into silence, quietly eating the roast chicken. After the meal, as night fell, the women gathered together, chatting intermittently. Feeling somewhat annoyed, I climbed up to the sea cliff to watch the ocean.