After taking a few more steps, Shu Bai paused slightly, as if suddenly remembering something, and turned to beckon to Li Yuheng with her finger.
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow and leaned closer, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation: "What? You finally realize you still have to rely on me..."
"Protect your head." Shu Bai interrupted him, her gaze sweeping over the faded red mark on his forehead. "Don't add another glorious chapter to the resume of a fragile A."
Before Shu Bai could finish speaking, he couldn't help but chuckle slightly, then immediately turned his face away to look at the mountain road ahead, leaving only a clean and sharp profile.
Li Yuheng narrowed his eyes and curled his lips into a smile: "Well, little Shubai, you've gone bad."
He deftly hooked his fingertips around the white backpack strap, pulling the person slightly closer, his voice low and laced with a playful accusation: "You've even mastered sophisticated satire now?"
"One who stays near ink gets stained black."
Li Yuheng extended an index finger and lightly touched Shu Bai, raising his eyebrows as he prepared to launch his declaration of accusation.
Shu Bai's gaze, however, fell on his restless finger.
The next second, Li Yuheng's wrist was precisely grabbed.
All the prepared witty lines were stuck in my throat.
"Alright, the mountain path is steep, watch where you're going." Shu Bai looked ahead, her tone calm, and led him steadily uphill.
Li Yuheng paused for half a second, then his eyes filled with undisguised smugness.
He chuckled, and all his exaggerated desire to perform strangely subsided, transforming into an extremely arrogant yet satisfied smile on his lips.
He turned his hand around and easily broke free from the restraints, his fingers slipping between his sparse white fingers, their ten fingers interlocked, palms pressed together.
“The road is steep,” Li Yuheng said in a low voice, with a hint of lazy complacency, “so we have to hold on tighter.”
At this moment, Gao Lang's gaze, as if hooked, swept over Shu Bai's profile once more, his eyes filled with such complex emotions that they seemed to drip with water.
There was scrutiny, disapproval, and even a hint of indescribable pain.
Li Yuheng's brows furrowed instantly.
That look in his eyes made him extremely unhappy, far beyond the simple rivalry between Alphas he had experienced before.
He subconsciously tightened his grip on Shu Bai's hand, stepped to the side, and used his shoulder and back to completely block Gao Lang's view. At the same time, he glared back without any politeness, his eyes filled with warning and arrogance that said, "Try looking again."
Gao Lang seemed to be stung by Li Yuheng's possessive behavior, and he abruptly withdrew his gaze, his face becoming even more gloomy.
He quickened his pace almost in a fit of rage, and soon reached the front of the line, as if he couldn't bear to look at it even once more.
"Is he sick? What kind of look is that? Like we owe him millions."
"I don't know. We probably've never seen him before. Never mind, let's just ignore him."
"Tsk, it won't go away." Li Yuheng muttered, but his attention was drawn back to the mountain road that required his focus. "Be careful, this road is slippery."
The team silently advanced towards Eagle's Beak Rock. The slope gradually increased, and there were more loose rocks, requiring more physical strength and focus.
The conversation naturally subsided, leaving only slightly heavy breathing and the sound of shoes scraping against the rocks.
Finally, a huge, protruding rock platform, shaped like an eagle's beak, appeared in front of them.
"We've arrived! Everyone, rest for ten minutes, replenish your fluids, and you can take photos! Be careful, don't go near the edge!"
President Chen Niansha greeted everyone, then breathed a sigh of relief and took a big gulp of water from her water bottle.
Everyone took off their backpacks and sat or stood, admiring the magnificent scenery before them.
The clouds and mist swirled around the mountainside, and the distant mountains rose and fell, truly a breathtaking sight.
Li Yuheng immediately pulled out his communicator and excitedly put his arm around Shu Bai's shoulder: "Quick, quick, let's take a picture! We have to commemorate this!"
Shu Bai raised an eyebrow. "You stand a little further forward."
"Seriously? Are you trying to make me look really big?"
Shu Bai remained silent, but gestured for him to proceed.
Despite complaining, Li Yuheng took a half-step forward, pulling Shu Bai closer into his arms, his chin almost resting on the top of Shu Bai's head, and grinning at the camera.
It doesn't matter if he's a super handsome guy, handsome from every angle.
Shu Bai was half-embraced by him, her expression still indifferent, seemingly uninterested in taking pictures, just standing there cooperatively.
However, just as Li Yuheng was counting down "three, two, one" and about to press the shutter,
Shu Bai's hand, which had been hanging naturally at her side, was raised with extreme speed and concealment, silently crossing over Li Yuheng's shoulder.
His fingertips flexibly bent, making a clear "V" sign behind Li Yuheng's head.
Commonly known as rabbit ears.
"Snap!"
The crisp sound of the shutter captured the moment.
"Perfect!"
Li Yuheng was very satisfied with his composition and expression, and couldn't wait to look down at the finished product.
In the photo, against a backdrop of vast clouds and cliffs, he smiles brightly, revealing a set of white teeth, while a barely perceptible curve appears at the corner of his mouth.
The most eye-catching feature is the rabbit ears that "grow" from the back of his head.
Li Yuheng: "…………"
Not... a rabbit?!
He stared at the photo on the screen for a full three seconds.
Then he suddenly turned his head and looked at Shu Bai, who was nonchalantly taking out a water bottle to drink water.
"Little Shubai!" Li Yuheng's voice was filled with disbelief. "With my imposing figure, you're giving me two rabbit ears? Is that appropriate?"
He, Li Yuheng, the chosen male lead, a cosmic-level Alpha with an aura of 2.8 meters, a man destined to conquer the stars and the sea, is wearing adorable bunny ears on top of his photo?!
Is this even possible?!
This is completely inconsistent with his arrogant, domineering, cool, and swaggering image!
This seriously undermines his authority as the leading man!
If this gets out... where will he put his face as the Crown Prince?
Although... it's more sparse than white... it seems... not unacceptable?
But he forcibly suppressed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.
No way! This is a matter of principle! How can the main male character be associated with a creature like a rabbit?
It must be a lion! A tiger! A dragon!
That kind of majestic beast, whose single glance could scare away any rival in love!
Shu Bai slowly and methodically screwed the kettle lid on, glanced at him with an innocent and calm look in her eyes: "Really? You must be mistaken."
Li Yuheng handed over the communicator screen: "The evidence is conclusive! The proof is irrefutable! These two ears aren't yours, so did they grow from my mind?!"
Shu Bai looked at the crystal-clear "V" sign on the screen and Li Yuheng's shocked expression, as if his worldview had been turned upside down. Finally, he couldn't help but turn his head and chuckle softly, his shoulders shaking slightly.
Li Yuheng looked at him and smiled, and his exaggerated indignation about the damage to his image inexplicably dissipated by more than half.
My wife's smile is so beautiful... that's more important than anything else.
Rabbit ears it is, as long as the male lead is flexible and his wife is happy.
He thought this to himself, but his face still held up a defiant expression. However, his eyes had softened, and the corners of his mouth had unconsciously turned up.
"Still laughing!" Li Yuheng put away the communicator and reached out to pinch Shu Bai's cheek. "Tell me, are you jealous of my handsomeness and trying to lower my average looks this way?"
Shu Bai slapped his hand away, the smile still lingering in her eyes: "Hmm, I'm so jealous. So hurry up and delete it, don't tarnish your reputation."
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