How could I not be afraid! But at this moment, it was just Yang Sisi and me. If I also put on a desperate posture, she would only feel more desperate... I had to make her hold on. I didn't believe that such a long mountain road would be built without any other vehicles passing by.

I hugged Yang Sisi tighter and whispered in her ear, "It's okay, we still have a blanket. If we're close together, it won't be that cold!"

"Do I dare to sleep? What if I fall asleep and never wake up?"

"Don't sleep, a car will be here soon."

Yang Sisi hummed in agreement, then remained silent for a moment before saying to me with a touch of emotion, "If Zhou San knew that we went to such lengths to find him, wouldn't he be incredibly moved?"

“He must have been incredibly moved. What he lacked most in his life was the attention and care from others… That’s why I was determined to go to Shangri-La to see him.”

"If you had known it would turn out like this, would you still have traveled this far to see him?"

I thought for a moment before replying, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have driven here to find him myself... Wear more clothes, and fill up the gas tank before going into the mountains."

"You didn't understand what I meant... I mean, if this kind of danger is unavoidable, will you still go to him?"

I shook my head and laughed, "I'm not that great... There are many people in my life who are more important than him, I won't take the risk... Besides, it's not like we won't have a chance to meet again in the future."

"What if I were in Zhou San's shoes... would you do it?"

"meeting……"

"I don't want you to come looking for me... If you die, I won't be able to live a good life for the rest of my days."

I laughed: "You don't need to feel guilty. Just take good care of my parents... that's all I care about!"

"Tch... You have so many female confidantes, why don't you let them take care of you? Why do you have to choose me?"

"Because I died for you!"

"Come on, that was all just hypothetical..."

"That's also based on your assumptions... So within this assumption, you have to take good care of my parents for me."

"I won't take care of your parents for you... If you die, I'll die with you."

I leaned back in my chair and looked up. The starry sky above the panoramic sunroof was so beautiful... so beautiful that I couldn't think of any regrets in my life... I suddenly felt that dying here wouldn't be so bad, but I had to hold Yang Sisi tighter. I was afraid that there were many worlds after death, and we might accidentally get separated.

...

The chill grew stronger, and we instinctively hugged each other tighter and tighter... I don't know what Yang Sisi was feeling, but I already felt the threat of death; and at that moment, I suddenly thought of Ye Zhi again.

When she encountered that accident at sea, was she colder and more suffocating than we are now?

In that moment, was she particularly afraid or lonely?

No one knew that she had borne everything alone.

I made a bold statement to her, saying that I would definitely be happier than her... At this moment, I am already much happier than her, because when facing the threat of death, I had someone by my side, while she, from beginning to end, was all alone.

I let out a sigh of relief and forced myself to stop thinking about these confusing and incomprehensible accounts.

I took the initiative to speak to Yang Sisi, saying, "If I had known the road to Shangri-La would be so difficult... I would still have come to find Zhou Sansan, but I would have made thorough preparations beforehand... Others might find it unbelievable because, no matter how you look at him, he seems like a rather low-class person, but I don't think so... Detention centers are different from other places; those who go in will definitely suffer... When the friendship between two people is forged in such a suffering environment, it is actually more reliable than that formed over drinks... He is a very poor person, but he was willing to use his meal tickets to give me cigarettes because I helped him when others wanted to beat him up... At least it proves that he is a grateful person... How bad can the character of a grateful person be?"

"Now that you say that, I understand... I don't regret coming with you to see him."

I nodded and said, "Actually, I didn't come to him entirely out of worry... I need his help. He studied software engineering, and the mobile internet economy is so hot right now. If I use him well, he can definitely help me find a breakthrough in my career..."

Are you that eager for success?

"I yearn... I yearn so much... because there are so many things in this world that require proof through personal success... Nobody wants to be a loser in this complex society!"

"But you've already succeeded."

"It's not enough... far from enough... there are definitely higher goals in my life."

"But I would prefer you to have an easier life... Starting your own business is too tiring."

"Men and women pursue different things... Just like today, I'm willing to take risks for a talented person... but you're taking risks for me."

"So, you're destined to be a man who can handle everything... while in my eyes, there's only you..."

I remain silent, and I do not wish to reveal the truth.

"Can I call you husband?"

I could hardly believe my ears, so I stared at Yang Sisi for a long time: "What?"

"I want to call you husband... I don't need any title... Maybe I'll only call you that once in my life... Maybe I'll call you that for the rest of my life... I can't worry about that anymore. If I can't even free myself at a time like this... I'm not worthy of being Yang Sisi!"

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