Jinming Temple on Jinming Mountain

Lin Yu, bag on her back, was about to call Tao Xingye when a familiar black car pulled up in front of her with a dashing swerve. Tao Xingye opened the door, and a cool breeze washed over her, disrupting the heat around her. He raised his hand to cover Lin Yu's shoulder, his fingertips feeling cool.

"Get in the car first. You're dark-skinned, and you'll be burned to death in such a strong sun." Tao Xingye was wearing a simple white suit. The temperature in the car was extremely low, and even his clothes were cold.

Lin Yu's heated emotions were soothed. She pushed Tao Xingye's hand away and sat in the passenger seat. Something flew into Lin Yu's arms, "Barley!"

Lin Yu's eyes melted instantly, and she excitedly hugged the kitten and rubbed it. The kitten was still slightly damp, so Tao Xingye specially washed it again before going out.

He looked at the man and the cat with satisfaction, raised his hand and handed the snacks on the back seat to Lin Yu, "It takes more than two hours to drive to Jin Mingshan, you can feed her some snacks." Lin Yu didn't want to pay attention to him, and was just playing with the kitten.

She rummaged through the bag and realized that most of it contained human food, with only a few bags containing snacks for the kittens.

She blushed as she realized it belatedly. The kitten in her arms kept rubbing against her. The person next to her was driving seriously, and she could hear him humming a song in her ears.

"The air conditioner is not too cold, is it? Why is your face so red?" Tao Xingye smiled teasingly, freeing his hands to rub the kitten, "Could it be that you are bewitched by me?"

“…” Lin Yu’s face turned even redder, and she wanted to kick him.

She held back her kick until two hours later. As soon as Tao Xingye's car stopped at the foot of the mountain, Lin Yu kicked him hard and jumped out of the car with the kitten in her arms at lightning speed.

She looked at Tao Xingye's deflated expression and laughed so hard that she almost couldn't straighten her back.

"Hey, there's such a big footprint, you're so annoying!" Tao Xingye pointed at the shoe print on his white pants, snatched the kitten from Lin Yu's hand in a rage, and walked up the mountain without looking back.

"You deserve it." Lin Yu followed Tao Xingye and pulled out the shirt that was tucked into his belt when he wasn't paying attention, and snatched Tao Damai away as if he was escaping.

"My clothes! Lin Yu, come back to me!" Tao Xingye didn't care about his shirt anymore. He was determined to compete with Lin Yu. He rolled up his sleeves and ran towards Lin Yu.

It was two o'clock in the afternoon. No one except the two of them would come to climb the mountain when the sun was at its peak. There was no end to the stairs. Lin Yu ran in front with the cat in his arms. Tao Xingye kept shouting and chasing him, but he was always a little bit behind.

He was tall and had long legs, but his physical strength was not as good as Lin Yu. Lin Yu wanted to tease him, so she would stop after running for a while, and then run again when Tao Xingye was about to catch up with her.

Tao Xingye's mentality was broken. He didn't care how dirty the ground was. He just sat on the steps with his legs raised and screamed like a child who couldn't get any candy, "Ahhhhhhhhhh, Lin Yu ahhhhhhh."

Not only did he shout, he also waved his hands in the air fiercely. Lin Yu was frightened by him and suspected that he had gone too far. He walked towards him a little embarrassedly, "Tao Xingye, you are not really angry, are you?"

Tao Xingye stopped moving his arms, lowered his head, and sat there quietly with his back to her, his emotions unclear.

Lin Yu stepped down a few steps towards him again, "No way? You, you didn't say..." that you liked her? Lin Yu felt a little lost. All her impressions of Tao Xingye stayed in a few years ago. Now they were both in their twenties. He should be angry if she teased him like this.

Tao Xingye didn't say anything. Lin Yu walked down a few more steps towards him. There was only half an arm's length between them. Lin Yu was about to say something when the person on the ground stood up and hugged her.

She was thrown towards the stone railing. A strong hand went around her waist and pulled her into his arms. Tao Xingye steadied the kitten and asked, "Are you okay?"

Lin Yu didn't know where he was injured, and a large layer of cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

"Lin Yu...don't scare me." Tao Xingye was so anxious that he was about to cry. He touched her body with both hands to check where she was injured. He squatted at Lin Yu's feet. Lin Yu finally came to her senses and pulled him to stand up.

"I just bumped my ankle. I'm fine. Let's continue climbing the mountain." Lin Yu looked up. Fortunately, there was not much way to go and she could hold on.

A feeling of floating in the air suddenly enveloped her, and Tao Xingye actually picked her up sideways.

"What are you doing! There's a temple on the mountain, let me down!"

"No." Tao Xingye pulled Lin Yu's hand and placed it on his shoulder. "Buddha loves all living beings. Your foot is injured. I will carry you over. How could Buddha blame us?"

He spoke with confidence. Lin Yu's ankle hurt so much that she had no choice but to let him carry her the rest of the way.

Jinming Temple is located on Jinming Mountain, and tens of thousands of people from Rongjin City offer their worship.

Lin Yu does not believe in gods or Buddhas, but he still has respect for these cultures.

Before entering the temple, she insisted that Tao Xingye let her down no matter what. Tao Xingye couldn't persuade her, so he let her lean on him, supported her with his body, and let her go in by herself.

The temple had a natural power. She looked at the incense burner placed in the middle of the mountain gate, and her heart suddenly calmed down. An abbot in gray cloth slowly walked out, as if he knew Tao Xingye, and nodded to him with clasped hands.

"plz follow me."

Lin Yu was supported by Tao Xingye and followed the host into a hall.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the antique wooden door onto the green bricks. Two lotus pads are placed side by side in front of the Buddha statue, and several lotus prayer flags are hung above the head along the red beams.

Two golden Buddha statues stand quietly, smiling, holding lotus flowers and treasure boxes. They must be the two immortals of harmony and unity.

This is the god in charge of marriage, and this temple is actually the Temple of Marriage.

She looked at Tao Xingye in disbelief. His eyes were filled with piety, not even a smile. He helped her walk to a mat and knelt on another. He took the three incense sticks and closed his eyes.

Tao Xingye made a wish, and when he opened his eyes, Lin Yu was staring at him with bright eyes.

He lowered his gaze to Lin Yu's wrist, closed his eyes, and made another wish.

The host handed over a red score, which was written entirely in traditional Chinese characters. Lin Yu had a headache reading it. He could only find Tao Xingye and his own name between the characters. He thought it was to bless their marriage. Tao Xingye actually believed this.

She took the brush and, following the host's instructions, signed her name in the corner.

Feeling a burning gaze, she looked up and met Tao Xingye's eyes, which were as pure and warm as a sea of ​​peach blossoms.

The emotion in his eyes seemed to be unable to be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly. His micro-expression told Lin Yu that he was about to cry.

With an arm's length between them, the young couple knelt side by side in front of the gods and Buddhas, looking at each other in silence.

They had never had physical contact, and the most intimate thing they had ever had was a kiss that Tao Xingye had forced upon her in a fit of rage. Before that, there had been no news for four years.

Two marriage certificates were stamped and handed to them, and they had the strongest connection besides blood.

But it was not until this moment when Lin Yu looked at the man opposite him that the word "husband" appeared in his mind for the first time.

His hair hung down softly on both sides like in high school, and his fair skin gave him an elegant temperament. However, his eyes remained unchanged with age, and he always looked tough and aggressive when facing her.

When he is happy, his boldness will show from the bottom of his heart; when he is unhappy, his oppression will be expressed through every micro-expression of his, making it hard for those around him to breathe.

"Tao Xingye."

"Hmm?" Tao Xingye stood up to help Lin Yu up, but the man stopped talking and just let him help him up. Tao Xingye's eyebrows were also filled with smiles. "Let's go tomorrow. It will take you four hours to get down the mountain with your legs like this."

After eating vegetarian food, the two went back to their rooms to rest. They were separated by a wall, and Tao Xingye could hear the cat meowing from the other side even when he was lying in bed. He thought it was fun, so he knocked on the wall, but there was no response. He thought Lin Yu didn't hear him, and was about to call her when several dull knocks on the wall came over.

A message popped up on my phone. I opened it and saw it was from Lin Yu. [It was me and Xiaomao who typed it together, or was it her who reminded me?]

Tao Xingye suddenly thought of something, took out his cell phone, and opened the door in his slippers. There was a strong wind in the yard, and it was likely to rain heavily tomorrow.

"Lin Yu, can I come in?" Tao Xingye was holding a bunch of things and pushed the door open with his shoulder without waiting for Lin Yu to answer.

Tao Xingye put down the kettle and foot bath bucket, picked up the medicine box and sat down beside Lin Yu's bed. Before Lin Yu could react, he reached into the quilt, pulled out Lin Yu's feet and put them on his legs.

Her ankle was red and swollen, and the injury was more serious than he thought.

"I've applied medicine." Lin Yu's voice was as low as a mosquito. He raised his leg and wanted to retract it, but Tao Xingye raised his hand to hold it down and pulled it back to its original position.

"Can your service be the same as your brother's?" Tao Xingye unscrewed the safflower oil with one hand and poured it into his palm, "Let me give you a taste of professional service."

His palms were warm, and he completely grasped Lin Yu's ankles with both hands. The warmth continued to pass up her calves, and it seemed that the pain was indeed not so severe.

He didn't say anything, just rubbed her slowly. Tao Damai snuggled into his arms, and he couldn't free his hands. He glared at Lin Yu and said, "Hurry up and take her away."

Lin Yu was amused by him and leaned forward a little, but not to hug the cat. She supported her chin with both hands and said, "If she burrows into your arms, she must like you. Why are you so stubborn?"

Tao Xingye's movements slowed down, his eyes suddenly burning. Lin Yu hurriedly sat back and cleared his throat, "I'm talking about the cat, don't think too much."

She didn't dare to look at Tao Xingye's expression, but she heard a faint laugh in her ears.

It's so embarrassing!

Lin Yu crawled into bed and pulled the cool quilt over himself.

Tao Xingye kept poking her. Lin Yu held her breath. If her foot hadn't been injured, she would have kicked Tao Xingye out of the room. She turned around awkwardly and said, "Stop poking me! I want to sleep!"

"Soak your feet before going to bed. I've brought the kettle and foot bath bucket." Tao Xingye's voice sounded quite aggrieved. After a rustling sound, the sound of water slowly emerged.

Lin Yu lifted the quilt and saw that Tao Xingye had already started pouring water into the bucket. "I didn't say I wanted to soak it!"

"Oh." Tao Xingye bent down to test the water temperature and added a little cold water.

"Oh!" Lin Yu felt like he was talking to a cow, so he hugged Tao Damai and covered himself with the quilt again.

Tao Xingye carried the bucket to the bedside. Lin Yu wrapped herself up like a silkworm cocoon. He thought it was funny. She thought wrapping herself up like this meant she had no other options, didn't she?

He half-knelt beside the bed, bent down and held Lin Yu on his lap.

"You want to die." Lin Yu stared at her in shock, but Tao Xingye didn't say anything. He pulled aside her summer quilt and pressed her feet into the bucket. The water temperature was just right.

"If I have to die, it's not now. I have to at least have a few children with you before I die. Otherwise, who will inherit my huge fortune?" He raised his eyebrows and lowered his head to tease the cat in Lin Yu's arms.

Lin Yu pressed herself against his chest, almost feeling his heartbeat. No, it was her own heartbeat! Why was her heart beating so fast? Was she dying?