Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Give her back her phone
Wen Yu continued climbing. After an unknown amount of time, under the careful protection of the buzz-cut man, Wen Yu and Aslan finally reached the summit.
The view from the top of the mountain was breathtaking. The trees, houses, and people seemed as tiny as grains of rice. The sky above seemed so close, the clouds drifted freely. The wind was gentle, rustling the trees and Wen Yu's hair. The view from the top was completely different, looking down or looking straight ahead.
Wen Yu wanted to take a selfie. She tried several angles, but couldn't find one she was particularly satisfied with. The man with the buzz cut said, "I'll take it for you. I'm a good photographer."
Wen Yu learned from her mistakes and asked him, "Does taking photos cost money?"
The buzz cut man looked at her speechlessly for a moment, then shook his head. "No charge, your service is free."
"That's more like it." Wen Yu said to him while posing, "You made a profit today. You agreed to accompany me to climb the mountain and chat with me, but in the end I climbed the mountain by myself and you didn't even chat with me."
The man with the buzz cut took Wen Yu's phone and looked at her through the screen. He said, "I wanted to chat with you, but you're too tired to speak."
Click, click. It’s done.
Wen Yu took the photo and saw that the scenery and the people complemented each other perfectly. The lighting and composition were perfect. Wen Yu was delighted and couldn't help but praise him, "Excellent technique!"
"Of course." The crew-haired man smiled crookedly and said, "I've studied photography. You're visiting from out of town, right? How many days do you plan to stay here? Do you need help taking photos? I have a professional camera and can follow you around. There's a fee for this."
Wen Yu: “…”
He's just trying to take advantage of her, isn't he? Wen Yu solemnly refused him: "As a veteran, you have a wide range of re-employment options. But no need, I brought a selfie stick, I can take pictures myself."
Wen Yu descended the mountain and went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Pan Xianchen's video call came again. Facing the phone screen, he pointed at what he was eating and asked Wen Yu to share her food with him.
Pan Xianchen once again saw the lingering man with a crew cut on the screen.
"Why is he still here?" Pan Xianchen said unhappily, "Are you having dinner in the mountains?"
Wen Yu pointed the phone screen at her face and said with a smile, "No, we've already gone down the mountain. Now I've hired someone to follow us."
Pan Xianchen: “…”
The mountaintop photo that Pan Xianchen liked and commented on as beautiful was taken by the man with the buzz cut. The man with the buzz cut said that they had known each other for a day and he could give Wen Yu a discount. Wen Yu politely asked the price, and it didn't seem very expensive, so she let the man with the buzz cut follow her.
Pan Xianchen didn't know what to say to the buzz-cut man through the phone. After hanging up the video, the buzz-cut man asked Wen Yu, "Is he your boyfriend?"
Wen Yu shook his head: "No."
"He cares a lot about you," the buzz-cut man commented as he ate voraciously. After a day of climbing, he was starving and ate a lot. Wen Yu was treating, and she ordered a ton of dishes, like someone who lavishly indulges in food. Wen Yu wanted this and that, and he tried to persuade her to stop ordering, saying she couldn't eat any more, but she wouldn't listen.
The dishes on the table were all from the crew cut man's hometown. They tasted great and were generous in portion. He decided to eat more and try not to waste anything.
Wen Yu put away the phone and asked, "When can I have the photos?"
The man with the buzz cut said, "I'll go home and sort it out and send it to you. Add me on WeChat."
Wen Yu scanned and added him, reading the buzz-cut man's WeChat nickname: "Huo Zizheng?"
The man with the crew cut lowered his head and ate his meal: "My name."
Use your real name as your WeChat name. Wen Yu smiled and said nothing. After finishing her meal, she said goodbye to Huo Zizheng and checked into the hotel.
After entering the room, Wen Yu untied Aslan's leash and let him roam freely around the room for a while. During dinner, Pan Xianchen asked Wen Yu to call him after returning to the hotel. Wen Yu first took a shower to clean herself up, then comfortably lay down on the bed and called Pan Xianchen on WeChat. Pan Xianchen quickly hung up and returned the video call.
"Let me check your hotel." Pan Xianchen was worried about Wen Yu and said, "What's the name of this hotel? You're a woman traveling alone. You should stay in a regular hotel. It's safer."
"Don't worry, my son will protect me." Wen Yu raised her arms, staring at the person on the screen. After a while, her arms felt sore, so she climbed out of bed again, retrieved a selfie stick from her luggage, clipped her phone onto it, and then laid the stick flat on the bed. She lay down, just enough to be at eye level with Pan Xianchen.
"Is that why you brought the dog?" Pan Xianchen volunteered. "Then why not bring me? It's safer."
Wen Yu thought he was worrying too much. "What's wrong with me? There are so many people taking self-driving tours now. Are they all unsafe?"
"How many of them are on this road trip? How many of you are there?" Pan Xianchen frowned. "There's a guy with a buzz cut following you. He's the most dangerous!"
Wen Yu was speechless: "He is just a photographer."
"Are there any photographers having dinner with clients?" Pan Xianchen said pettily. "I think his motives are not pure. He has thoughts about you."
“…Our relationship is simply one of employment.”
"And that Xu Yanshan, he also has feelings for you." Pan Xianchen continued sourly.
"My relationship with Teacher Xu is even simpler, just a teacher-student relationship."
"You are simple, but they are not simple to you!"
Wen Yu found Pan Xianchen's unintentional behavior amusing and asked, "You know this now?"
"How could I not know what a bad character a man has?"
Wen Yu buried his head in the bed and laughed darkly. Was Pan Xianchen scolding himself as well? Hurting the enemy a thousand times only to hurt himself eight hundred times?
Pan Xianchen said with a cold face: "What are you laughing at?"
Wen Yu didn't answer, suffocating in her bed. She looked up and continued laughing. As she laughed, she wasn't just laughing at what she'd just said. She couldn't stop laughing, and tears were pouring out of her eyes. Pan Xianchen couldn't keep a straight face when he saw her smile, and he couldn't help but join her in a smile as his lips curled up. Later, the two of them just kept laughing at their phone screens, laughing for no reason.
After laughing enough, Wen Yu rubbed her cheeks, which had hurt from laughing, to soothe them. Pan Xianchen stared at her. After a moment, she finally rubbed her hands enough and lowered them to rest on her chin. Suddenly, they became very quiet. Pan Xianchen studied Wen Yu's face, his eyes fixed on her.
"I miss you very much, Wen Yu." He said softly.
Wen Yu wore a faint smile, her eyes fixed on him. She rarely looked at him this way; her gaze was focused, exclusive, and full of water. Pan Xianchen, lost in this gentle embrace, remained silent for a moment.
After a while, Wen Yu said, "It's late, isn't it time to go to bed?"
Pan Xianchen said, "Are you sleepy?"
Wen Yu nodded, yawned, and said, "Yeah, a little."
"Take a shower before going to bed."
"I've already washed it."
"I haven't washed yet."
"Then go wash up."
“…”
After a long while, Pan Xianchen didn't move. Wen Yu raised an eyebrow: "Not washing anymore?"
"If I wash, I'll have to hang up with you."
Wen Yu smiled, her heart as if soaked in honey, her whole body light and airy. Seeing Pan Xianchen looking like he needed to take a shower but didn't want to, Wen Yu couldn't help but joke with him, "Then don't hang up, take your phone with you and take a shower."
Pan Xianchen raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Are you sure?"
"Um."
Wen Yu stood up immediately when she saw Pan Xianchen. The screen of her phone was completely gray and black, and she couldn't see anything clearly. Pan Xianchen held the screen with his hand. When he got to the bathroom, he put the phone on the shelf. The screen was no longer gray and black, and Wen Yu could see Pan Xianchen's bathroom clearly.
Wen Yu: “…”
How did he bring her into his bathroom?
Pan Xianchen looked at Wen Yu's stunned face on the screen and curled his lips. He grabbed the back of his shirt with both hands and pulled it off his head.
Wen Yu:!!!
Are you serious? Wen Yu's face flushed. Pan Xianchen moved a little closer, and Wen Yu could see a line of hair on his abdomen extending from his belly button all the way down into his pants. His hand was on the button of his pants, and it looked like he really planned to take them off right in front of Wen Yu.
Wen Yu hurriedly turned off the video.
Pan Xianchen sent her a WeChat message: "Why don't you want to watch it anymore? I'm not naked yet."
Still want to take off all your clothes???
Wen Yu blushed as she typed to Pan Xianchen: I was just kidding!!!
Pan Xianchen: But I’m not kidding.
Wen Yu looked at the words, thinking back to the moment she'd just been half-dressed. Her face flushed hot enough to boil an egg. She quickly buried her head in her arms, her heart pounding, her whole body heating up. Suddenly, she remembered Ye Yinuo's words: "When you're with someone you love deeply, you can't help but want to hug, kiss, and sleep with them. It's a normal physiological reaction."
Wen Yu felt her own body parts...and felt extremely embarrassed.
Yes, she is also a normal person who has physiological reactions.
Wen Yu rolled around in bed, wrapping herself in the quilt like a spring roll. She hid under the covers, clearing her mind and letting her body gradually calm down. She waited and waited until she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already dawn.
Huo Zizheng asked her on WeChat: Where are we going to take photos today?
Wen Xiaoyu: I just got up. I don't know where to go here. Aren't you a local? Why don't you introduce me?
Huo Zizheng: We do have a few interesting places here. In addition to that mountain, there is also a lake near the suburbs. It is well protected and not that famous, so there are not many tourists. You can find a homestay nearby and stay for two or three days.
Wen Xiaoyu: What’s by the lake?
Huo Zizheng: You can cycle around the lake, go fishing for lobsters, and have a barbecue at night. There will be resident singers there.
Wen Xiaoyu: That sounds good. Could you show me the way?
Huo Zizheng: I can accompany you throughout the entire trip, including all the activities I just mentioned. Do you need a tour guide?
Wen Xiaoyu: ...
Wen Xiaoyu: Is this a different price?
Huo Zizheng: We’ve known each other for two days, I can give you another discount.
Wen Yu was about to die of laughter at Huo Zizheng. Fine, going out to play always costs money, and she wasn't short of money. This Huo Zizheng looked like he was short of money, so since he was willing to serve her so enthusiastically, she might as well pay him.
Half an hour later, Wen Yu packed up, took her luggage and dog, and went downstairs to the hotel to wait for Huo Zizheng. Huo Zizheng, the tour guide, was very helpful. He drove a Wuling Hongguang van to pick Wen Yu up, helped Wen Yu move her luggage and dog, and even opened the car door for her. As soon as I climbed into the seven-seater Wuling Hongguang, the feeling of travel was instantly recognizable.
Huo Zizheng drove Wen Yu to the lake. The scenery was truly unique. The lake was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see. The water was a turquoise blue, with waterfowl flying over it. There were several single-family houses on the lakeside that looked like B&Bs. The decor was clean and tidy, and they looked new, as if they had just opened.
Wen Yu got out of the car with the dog. Huo Zizheng helped her with her luggage and asked her, "Do you want to check in first? Put your luggage down first."
"Okay, what homestays are there here? Can you introduce them to me?" Wen Yu looked at the building directly opposite the Wuling Hongguang. This one looked pretty good.
"There is currently only one B&B here, and that's the one in front of you."
Wen Yu nodded: "Then go in."
Although B&Bs aren't as good as hotels, they're small but well-equipped. This building is quite reminiscent of a B&B, with everything from a lobby to a front desk. A short-haired young girl was guarding the front desk. When she saw Wen Yu and the others come in, she immediately stood up and greeted them, "Hello, boss!"
boss?
Wen Yu pointed at herself, feeling something was wrong, and looked around. Huo Zizheng caught up with her, carrying her luggage, and said to the short-haired girl, "Xiao Lin, check the guest in."
Of course, this customer is Wen Yu, so who is the boss?
Xiao Lin nodded respectfully at Huo Zizheng and immediately started working on the computer: "Okay, boss."
Wen Yu: “…”
Huo Zizheng rested his arm on the front desk, waiting calmly. Wen Yu stared at him in silence for a moment, then said, "Are you the owner of the B&B?"
"Yes, my B&B is great, clean and hygienic, you can stay here with peace of mind."
“…”
Tricked again? Wen Yu couldn't help but make a reasonable guess: "You didn't deliberately lead me here, did you? Just to stay at your B&B?"
Huo Zizheng remained calm, "This lake is indeed a small scenic spot. You just saw it, the scenery is beautiful. When you put your things down, I'll take you for a bike ride around the lake. You don't have to pay for the bike rental, it's yours."
Wen Yu: “…”
Huo Zizheng looked at Wen Yu sincerely. Xiao Lin, the receptionist, chuckled and said to Wen Yu, "This place has just been developed, so there aren't many tourists. Our boss often goes out to solicit customers. But don't worry, our boss is a very nice person."
The kind boss, Huo Zizheng, brought two bicycles, one for Wen Yu and one for himself. Huo Zizheng led the way, while Wen Yu followed gloomily. As she cycled, she calculated: How much money had Huo Zizheng made from her?
Huo Zizheng in front looked back at her and reminded her: "Don't look down, look at the scenery next to you, it's so beautiful."
Wen Yu didn't look at the scenery, but went to see Huo Zizheng and said, "I thought you were short of money, but I didn't expect you to be a boss."
Huo Zizheng said: "Although I am the boss, I am very poor."
"What's going on? Is the B&B business not doing well?"
"Yes, business is not good, so I only opened one B&B. If business was good, I would have used the neighboring buildings to open B&Bs, and they wouldn't be empty now."
"...are those buildings next to it also yours?"
"Yeah. They're all empty. What a shame."
“…”
Wen Yu shut up. From now on, she didn't want to say a word to Huo Zizheng. After returning to the B&B, Pan Xianchen video-called her, but she didn't dare answer. It wasn't because she was afraid he'd see her hanging out with Huo Zizheng again and get jealous, but because she was afraid he'd laugh at her for being so foolish as to let someone lead her around all the time.
But Pan Xianchen was particularly persistent. After he hit three or four times in a row, Wen Yu took over.
Pan Xianchen asked, "Why are you answering it now?"
Wen Yu's eyes wandered, and she hesitated to answer. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Xiao Lin's voice rang out from outside: "Oh no, sister, please open the door quickly, your dog seems to have diarrhea..."
The door opened. Aslan lay on the ground, listless and almost dead. Wenyu had just gone cycling around the lake, and she had left Aslan in Xiaolin's care. When Wenyu returned, Xiaolin was ready to return the dog. Unexpectedly, the dog lay at her feet, unwilling to move, with some watery diarrhea on the ground.
"Aslan, what's wrong with you?" Wen Yu knelt on the ground, holding Aslan's head. She put her phone aside casually, not caring about it anymore.
"I'm sorry, sister. Maybe I just fed it something and it got an upset stomach..."
Huo Zizheng also rushed over to check on Aslan. He and Wen Yu discussed taking the dog to a nearby veterinary hospital. Wen Yu went into the house to pack Aslan's things, and Huo Zizheng picked up the phone that Wen Yu had dropped on the ground.
Pan Xianchen saw Huo Zizheng and said to him expressionlessly, "Give her the phone back."
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