Chapter 14

A long time had passed when Zhou Mingshu saw Yan Qing's message. He called her hurriedly, but only heard a mechanical female voice.

I made three calls before the call was finally connected.

Her face flushed with anxiety, and her voice choked: "Why don't you answer the phone?"

Yan Qing turned on the hands-free phone and slowly wiped her hair. She could hear Zhou Mingshu's tearful voice and comforted her: "It was raining so hard. I was soaked when I came back. I just took a shower."

"Zhuo Yi checked and found out that the weather there has been really bad recently. Why don't you come back?"

"It's okay, don't worry."

The incident happened suddenly today. No one expected it to rain so heavily. Half an hour after they left there, the water level in the river rose. Fortunately, Leah was experienced.

After comforting Zhou Mingshu for a while, she reluctantly hung up the phone after Yan Qingdi's persuasion.

As soon as I lay down, Ming Xu's message came.

[Ming Xu]: Come back early.

Both of them said the same thing. Yan Qing threw the phone aside and didn't reply.

Staring at the silent phone, Ming Xu felt a little frustrated. He carefully thought about which word of his had made her unhappy.

He almost stared a hole through just five words.

The next morning, Yan Qing was awakened by the sound of quarreling in the yard.

She opened the window and saw the young couple from yesterday and Leah downstairs, both of them arguing with each other.

After changing clothes and going downstairs, Leah had already returned to the hall. The young couple was sitting on a stone bench. When they heard the sound, they both looked up, glared at Yan Qing, and then got up and left.

"Leah."

"Welcome."

Yan Qing turned around and saw a person coming in against the light from the door.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The boss came in from the door and was about to greet the new customer when Leah quickly came out from the front desk and dragged him away.

"Wife, are there any guests?"

Liya patted him and signaled with her eyes: "Don't you see that they know each other? We'll do the registration later. Let them catch up first."

The boss looked at the two people standing at the door and asked anxiously: "Why are you still standing there?"

Leah beat him again.

In the hall, Yan Qing was still a little confused. She took Ming Xu to the leisure area on the side.

The two sat facing each other, neither of them speaking.

The moment he saw the person, Ming Xu felt a little impulsive. Seeing the person he had been thinking about day and night sitting in front of him, even though he pretended to be calm, he couldn't help but say: "I saw on the news that it's not safe here."

Why did you come here? Yan Qing complained in his heart.

"It's quite far from here. After all, the flights haven't stopped yet."

Yan Qing's words were like a small hammer, making Ming Xu feel a little overwhelmed.

The two fell into endless silence again, and the boss came out: "Young man, come and check in first."

Mingxu was called away, and Liya suddenly appeared from nowhere, looking gossipy: "Your boyfriend?"

Seeing Yan Qing didn't say anything, Liya began to speculate: "Then it shouldn't be him, a potential boyfriend?"

After saying that, she shook her head, denying her guess, and saw the tall young man walking towards her.

Mingxu saw Liya and nodded politely.

Liya: "I am the boss here. If you have any problems, you can come to us directly. If you want to go out and play, my husband can also drive you." After saying that, she looked at Yan Qing and blinked.

"Okay, thank you."

Mingxu's room is next to Yan Qing's, and their balconies are close to each other. Yan Qing even suspects that it was Liya who instructed the boss to arrange it this way on purpose.

"I haven't had breakfast yet."

Seeing the two of them appear in the restaurant, Leah looked over at them again with a curious look.

The breakfast in the restaurant is all Yuncheng cuisine, and Mingxu is eating it for the first time: "This is my first time to eat Yuncheng special breakfast."

Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, Yan Qing picked up two plates and handed them over.

Unlike in Haicheng, when she could still treat him as a stranger, Yan Qing could no longer recall what happened in Haicheng.

She got straight to the point: "What on earth are you doing here?"

Ming Xu also made no secret of it: "I'm afraid you'll be in danger."

The last time he met such a straightforward person was because of his dislike for Zhou Mingshu. Yan Qing lowered his head and fought a battle of wits with the beans on the plate.

Ming Xu saw the tips of her ears turn slightly red, "Sorry, I was abrupt."

He now regrets his actions 100%. What's the difference between this and forcing her?

"I'll be back in the afternoon."

Liya's voice came at the right moment: "Latest news, flights to Yuncheng have been canceled for the past three days due to weather conditions. Friends who want to travel far away should not go. Just wander around the surrounding area for the next few days."

Ming Xu: "It seems like there's no going back."

Yan Qing finished her mental struggle, and the bean successfully entered her stomach: "There's an ancient city nearby, but I haven't had time to go there yet."

After breakfast, it was already eleven o'clock. The sky was foggy and the air was very humid.

The two set out for the ancient city.

After checking the map, Yan Qing realized that the ancient city was some distance away from the B&B.

Liya enthusiastically asked the boss who was feeding the fish to take them there: "I'll pick you up when I come back."

Along the way, the boss never stopped talking, talking about everything from the ancient city to Yuncheng, and then to his love with Liya.

Yan Qing and Ming Xu sat in the back, occasionally responding to the boss's words.

In the car, Mingxu had already made a plan. Looking at the densely packed words, Yan Qing forgot his embarrassment and gave Mingxu a thumbs up.

Although the weather was not very good, the ancient city was still crowded. The two walked side by side. Outside the ancient city, most of the people were locals setting up stalls to sell some very expensive trinkets and starch sausages and giant squids that were sold all over the country.

Yan Qing skipped them one by one.

But I couldn't help but complain: "It's too commercial."

"Go inside and take a look."

On the way, Mingxu made a plan. There were many scenic spots suitable for taking photos in the ancient city, but he was a little worried about his photography skills.

"Going down this road is a flower alley. Do you want to take some photos?"

It seems to be in the guide.

"Go check it out and take some pictures."

It would be nice if it could be put into a novel. The two walked in silence, and Yan Qing was already thinking about a new article in his mind.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ming Xu coughed lightly, but Yan Qing still didn't respond.

She seemed to be immersed in her own world and he couldn't find the door.

"Yan Qing."

When Yan Qing came to his senses, he found that the people around him had disappeared.

Turning around, Ming Xu was standing not far away, looking at her quietly. People were passing by him, but he just stood there.

Without realizing anything, Yan Qing waved at him.

The two continued walking forward.

After all, I came to Yuncheng because of you, and now I can't go back.

He did it on his own initiative, and what was the reason for him coming to Yuncheng?

Two little people were fighting in Yan Qing's mind.

She glanced sideways, and the person next to her was helping her block the oncoming people as he walked. Suddenly, he turned his head, and their eyes met. "Do you want to go see some local specialties?"

"good."

They walked into a jewelry store. The boss sitting at the front desk looked up at the two of them and said lazily, "Feel free to look around and try them on. The prices are clearly marked." After that, he continued with his work.

It was a shop with ethnic style. Yan Qing picked up a bracelet and subconsciously looked at the tag on it. It was 85 yuan, which was not expensive.

"It suits you very well."

There's a saying online that people fall in love with the color pink when they reach a certain age, but Yan Qing wasn't like that. Ever since she could remember, she'd been obsessed with all sorts of pink gadgets. High school was her rebellious period, and most of her classmates wore dark clothes. Zhou Mingshu was no exception during that time, and he even insisted on dressing Yan Qing in a "girlfriend outfit," buying her all the same things as if they were her best friend's. When Yan's mother came home and saw her daughter's room, she was devastated and nearly took her to see a therapist.

Yan Qing was holding the bracelet and was about to look at other things, but the thing in her hand was taken away.

She looked at the man in surprise.

"I'll hold it for you." Ming Xu followed her, carefully observing how long she stayed on it.

Coming out of the jewelry store, Ming Xu had a bag in his hand. Yan Qing's face was calm, but the person next to him showed a hint of joy.

Yan Qing pulled her gaze back, somewhat helplessly: "Next time, don't buy everything you see."

"Okay, I'll do as you say." He answered straightforwardly, his eyebrows slightly raised, and the corners of his mouth raised, declaring his master's intentions.

Yan Qing raised her head slightly and looked at him. Ming Xu's face was filled with a smile she had never seen before. For a moment, she wondered if this person was the same one from Haicheng.

Before we met, he had a stern face every day.

"Do you want to go take a look over there?"

Following the sound, they saw a national clothing store. When they looked over, a few girls dressed in national costumes came out.

Yan Qing shook his head: "Let's go to the front."

As the day dawned, the thick clouds seemed to have dispersed, and even the air became dry.

The wind is blowing.

The hair that was neatly scattered on her back was now all over her face. Yan Qing fiddled with her hair in a panic. When she could see clearly in front of her, she realized that the person next to her had disappeared.

"Where did you go?" She moved to the side of the road and murmured.

As he spoke, a pink clip appeared in front of him: "I just happened to remember seeing this in that store."

Yan Qing took the clip and smoothly tied up her hair: "I'll give you money."

Ming Xu looked into her eyes and chuckled. When Yan Qing was puzzled, she heard him say, "Please buy me some water."

After saying that, he looked up and pointed to the specialty tea stall not far away.

The owner is an old woman wearing a white apron, who warmly greets tourists coming and going.

The two walked over and chose a table in the corner to sit down.

There were some unfamiliar characters on the menu, and the boss explained: "The characters below are from our nation. Being able to show them here to everyone can be considered as inheriting our culture." The boss smiled kindly.

It was called a tea stall, and there were also some snacks that were all filling, all of which were local specialties, so Yan Qing ordered two.

The snacks are also made with tea, and the faint tea fragrance blooms on the tip of the tongue.

The two cups of tea were different. Ming Xu asked the boss for two more cups, divided half of the two cups of tea into two and handed them to Yan Qing.

This guy is quite thoughtful, Yan Qing said, taking out his cell phone and secretly sending it to Zhou Mingshu.

[Zhou Mingshu]: Ahhhhhhhhhh! You two are actually together! Just now, the gang members were talking about you two, how you were so flirtatious, but now you've split up and become such a big BE. I didn't even dare to say anything. If they knew that the most BE'd protagonists in the entire gang were sitting together drinking tea, I wouldn't dare think about it.

After seeing the news from Zhou Mingshu, Yan Qing's waist bent a little more, her eyes were trembling, and the corners of her mouth trembled slightly. She really dared to say anything.

Ming Xu noticed that she looked a little strange and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Yan Qing raised her face, a little embarrassed: "It's okay."

[Zhou Mingshu]: Why aren't you talking? Did he see you?

The phone screen lit up, Yan Qing turned it off silently, and urged Ming Xu to go to the next attraction.

Zhou Mingshu saw Yan Qing's message after she had eaten and drunk her fill during the team building activity. Seeing that no one noticed her, she picked up her phone to send a photo to Yan Qing, and then she saw the explosive news. She almost bit her lips to suppress her laughter.

My CP is back together!