The car traveled over mountains and valleys and finally arrived in the county town. The group randomly found a hotel and settled in.

Chu Fang returned to his bedroom, took a quick hot shower, and felt refreshed: "It's only when I'm back in modern society that I feel truly good."

Air conditioning, Wi-Fi, hot water, washing machine... everything is available. The self-reliant life I had a few days ago seemed carefree, but it was actually quite tiring. I had to do everything myself, and I was exhausted.

After taking a shower, Chu Fang went downstairs and sat at the dining table. He ordered a local specialty dinner. Yang Meina and the others came over and sat down next to him, craning their necks to ask, "How have you two managed to survive these past few days?"

Upon hearing this, the other three also cast curious glances at the two of them.

Chu Fang shrugged and began to recount his experiences over the past few days in a calm and unhurried manner: fishing, painting, picking wild vegetables in the mountains, or hunting animals (limited to that Tibetan snow chicken that had courted its death). Chu Fang spoke of it in a plain and unassuming manner, deliberately concealing the most significant changes in the two of them.

Zhong Tingyue glanced at him unintentionally, and her eyes met Chu Fang's. A faint smile appeared on both of their lips.

"Fine! We've searched the whole country for you, while you two are living a carefree, idyllic life. I can't accept this!" Yang Meina exclaimed angrily. "I should have just let you two disappear."

They were so worried, fearing something might happen, that they were exhausted these past few days.

The contrast between the two naturally angered them, and their four pairs of eyes bulged as they glared at the two of them.

Chu Fang sipped his tea: "We had no choice at the time, we had no other option but to do it that way. People should always live optimistically."

"You two have to compensate us," Chu Yiyi said righteously.

"Okay." Chu Fang nodded. "What kind of compensation do you want?"

The fact that these four people searched for the two despite suffering from altitude sickness is enough for Chu Fang to be grateful for.

Chu Yi stretched out his arm: "I want to buy a sports car."

Chu Fang: "No problem."

He Yi: "They treated us to dinner, as well as my husband Wu Di."

Chu Fang: "Okay."

Yang Meina stroked her chin and thought for a moment: "You drug Chang Shen, I want to sleep with him."

Chu Fang: "..."

You're a girl, and a beautiful female anchor at that, a goddess in the hearts of many. Can you please refrain from using such vulgar language?

Chu Fang turned his gaze to Zhou Qiong, who shook her head and said, "As long as my brother and sister-in-law are safe, that's all that matters."

The group chatted as dinner was served, featuring local specialties. They ate and talked at the same time.

He Yi asked, "What are you two planning to do next? Are you still going to continue your trip?"

Zhong Tingyue shook her head: "Being stuck in that canyon for more than ten days has exceeded the planned time for tourism. I'm going back to Shanghai and will get back to work."

In fact, Zhong Tingyue did not regret being trapped in that canyon. In this fast-paced era, being able to spend some leisure time is a very healing thing, especially with her boyfriend by her side.

Although life is ordinary, it is quite healing.

If she could, she would like to extend that time, but unfortunately, she has to return to modern society and continue her busy work.

After dinner, the group went upstairs to their respective rooms. Chu Fang looked at the empty room; with one person missing, he felt uneasy. Especially after their sexual encounter, the feeling was deeply ingrained.

Chu Fang lay on the bed, fiddling with his phone and replying to messages from all sides. Rong Shunji and Wen Xiangbing were going crazy, their WeChat messages were practically overflowing. Only after Chu Fang replied to them did they breathe a sigh of relief, and they agreed to meet back in Shanghai.

In the next room.

Zhong Tingyue was talking to Zhong Rou and her parents. Gao Ruoyun and Zhong Ping were still kept in the dark by Zhong Rou, who had completely fooled them using a WeChat simulator and a voice changer.

Upon hearing that their eldest daughter had been missing for over ten days, the two elders glared at Zhong Rou, their fists clenched tightly. Zhong Rou's voice was extremely shrill: "Zhong Tingyue, you have no conscience!"

She had kept it a secret for Zhong Tingyue for so long, and then the other party betrayed her all at once.

Feeling wronged, heartbroken, wanting to cry...

"Uh, sorry," Zhong Tingyue said apologetically.

Zhong Rou shouted into the microphone, "I don't accept it!!!"

Zhong Tingyue immediately reassured the two elderly people, saying that she was fine, and sent them the examination report from the hospital she had visited that afternoon, which dispelled their worries.

The family chatted until late at night.

After hanging up the phone, Gao Ruoyun and Zhong Ping looked at their little girl, who shrank back and stammered, "I... I didn't... I didn't mean to."

"You did it on purpose."

“Yes.” Zhong Rou said casually, but then paused, “Huh?”

Soon after, Zhong Rou witnessed the most brutal mixed doubles match of her life.

Zhong Tingyue, I'm not done with you yet!

... ...

After waking up in the early morning, the six of them had a simple breakfast and then headed to the capital of Tibet Province. Once there, Chu Fang found a car transport company and asked them to transport the RV to Shanghai.

He wanted to argue with the RV company; a multi-million dollar RV had somehow become undriveable, almost costing him and Zhong Tingyue their lives.

After completing the formalities, with some free time before boarding the plane, the group visited the Potala Palace, the most famous tourist attraction in Tibet, a palace-fortress complex.

Facing the gods and Buddhas, Chu Fang bowed devoutly. Zhong Tingyue tilted her head and looked at him: "Aren't you a non-believer?"

"Believe more, believe less, believe a little more," Chu Fang replied.

He is a typical Chinese person. He believes in gods and Buddhas only when they are useful, and does not believe in them when they are not. He is extremely practical.

The Taoism fulfilled Chu Fang's dream of finding his other half, so he went to fulfill his vow; and the local Living Buddha allowed them to live, so it was understandable for Chu Fang to pay his respects.

After offering prayers and some incense money, the group toured some tourist attractions before heading to the airport. They then flew back to Shanghai after a four-hour flight.