On the second day of their trip, after consulting with He Liyu, Shen Linyue invited Su Xiangxin to join them.
What was originally a trip for four people turned into a day trip for five.
Shen Linyue invited Su Xiangxin to play together, and she was very happy, hugging her arm and chattering all the way.
Seeing He Xiao being pestered by a handsome young stranger again, Su Xiangxin asked her after everyone went to the restroom, "Didn't you guys agree to go to Nanshi for New Year's Day? Why did you suddenly cancel? Is it because of this mixed-race handsome guy?"
At this point, Su Xiangxin's eyes lit up. Who could resist the allure of a handsome mixed-race young man? He was truly handsome.
The He family has strong genes for good looks, and when combined with the deep, three-dimensional features of the Y countrymen who also have naturally beautiful contact lenses, it's a powerful combination. It's hard not to love Pei Wenqing after seeing him.
Shen Linyue paused for a moment, then explained, "It's because of some personal matters that I couldn't go, so Xiaoqing came to Beishi to find us."
Su Xiangxin wouldn't be so tactless as to ask about personal matters, so she said with a smile, "Is Xiao Qing a relative of yours? Can I add him on WeChat? Don't worry, I'm a respectable person."
Shen Linyue: "..." He's become even less like a proper person.
"Shall I ask him for you?" Shen Linyue hesitated. The female lead and the male lead hadn't had any emotional friction yet, which was why she wanted to bring the female lead into the group.
I'm just not sure what kind of butterfly effect will occur if she actually does that and the relationship between the male and female leads collapses.
In the end, Su Xiangxin and Pei Wenqing successfully added each other on WeChat.
Pei Wenqing also liked Su Xiangxin very much and kept praising her for being cute. Shen Linyue looked at the two of them and felt something was wrong but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw He Xiao lagging behind in the crowd, and for some reason, she wanted to go up and tease him.
Just then, He Liyu went to answer a phone call, giving Shen Linyue some time.
He Xiao looked up from his phone screen and met Shen Linyue's gaze. His feelings for her were still complicated, and he pursed his lips without saying a word for a long time.
They hadn't exchanged a single word since the day before yesterday, but when Shen Linyue came closer, He Xiao's heart skipped a beat as he waited for her to say something to cheer him up.
"Look how well Xiaoxiao knows how to make Xiaoqing happy," she said with a smile.
He Xiao frowned, looked down at her, and curled his lips in a sarcastic tone: "Do you think I should also coax you?"
Shen Linyue: "..." Is that what I mean?
"Dream on. I see you're quite happy spending time with Pei Wenqing. Let him coax you," the boy sneered. "Are you upset because Pei Wenqing was taken from you?"
As he spoke, He Xiao's displeasure intensified.
She took the initiative to contact him; she was definitely up to no good, deliberately trying to piss him off and make room for Pei Wenqing!
He Xiao began to feel wronged.
Shen Linyue remained silent. She had only said one sentence, yet he had already imagined so much. Then, realizing something, he smiled.
“You’re right, I’ll go find Xiaoqing,” Shen Linyue said seriously.
He Xiao: "..." Can't you even say something to coax me?!
And she's his mother! Even a young mother is still his mother!
He Xiao's eyes welled up with tears; he hadn't felt so wronged in over a decade!
"I don't care about you." He pursed his lips, his face cold, and turned to stride up the steps leading up the mountain.
Pei Wenqing tried to get closer to him, but was glared at for no reason.
Pei Wenqing: "?" Brother, what's going on now?
Watching the resentful boy leave in a huff, Shen Linyue opened her mouth to speak, but the boy's figure had already disappeared into the crowd.
Shen Linyue: "..." Oh no, I've teased you too much.
...
The remaining four people finally succeeded in climbing the mountain two hours later.
The main reason was that Shen Linyue's poor physical strength held them back. To her surprise, Su Xiangxin was able to keep up.
If He Liyu hadn't been supporting her along the way, Shen Linyue felt she would have died halfway there.
"Auntie, I think I saw Brother Xiao. I'm going to go check it out." Pei Wenqing was still full of energy, completely unaffected by the mountain climb.
Shen Linyue's legs were trembling. Upon hearing this, she quickly passed through the crowd, while Su Xiao beside her was very surprised.
“I saw him too! I even saw the class monitor!” Su Xiangxin said. “What a coincidence, I ran into the class monitor here.”
Shen Linyue thought for a moment about who the class monitor was, and realized it was Jiang Zhixing. Her eyes widened.
No way, this is so melodramatic! You can run into the male lead just by climbing a mountain?!
When she finally found He Xiao in the crowd, she indeed saw He Xiao and Jiang Zhixing in a pavilion not far away.
For some reason, the two sat together without even arguing, each doing their own thing without interfering with the other.
Jiang Zhixing seemed to be saying something to He Xiao, but He Xiao's reaction remained indifferent and unchanged.
"Go over and say hello," He Liyu's clear voice rang out from above.
Thinking of the results of their investigation, Shen Linyue couldn't help but look up at him: "You don't dislike Jiang Zhixing?"
He Liyu was taken aback by her words, and looked down at her helplessly: "He didn't have the right to choose his own birth, so why should I hold a grudge against him? Or does A-Yue think I should hate him?"
Shen Linyue paused for a moment, then gave He Liyu a thumbs up for his magnanimity.
"I didn't, it's just that, as is customary, you probably won't like him." The villain's family's rule.
She had tried saying this before, but she couldn't bring herself to say it, nor could she clearly tell He Liyu that his whole family were villains in the book.
He Liyu, however, unexpectedly understood her pause, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
"So that's what you think of me," he whispered.
Shen Linyue: "...I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
Su Xiangxin, who stayed by her best friend's side: ?!
Wait a minute! Something feels off! But I can't quite put my finger on it.
Her gaze involuntarily darted back and forth between Shen Linyue and He Liyu, as if she had stumbled upon some incredible gossip that left her feeling somewhat indigestion.
...
"Hello handsome, who are you? Do you know Brother Xiao? Let me introduce myself, my name is Pei Wenqing, may I ask your name? Handsome, I..."
As the group walked over, they heard Pei Wenqing chattering away as he introduced himself.
Looking at Jiang Zhixing's reaction, it only took ten seconds for him to go from blank to impatient.
He suddenly stood up and saw Shen Linyue and He Liyu. He paused for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and lowered his eyes to greet them politely.
"Uncle He, you're here to go hiking too?" He glanced at the silent, cold-faced He Xiao, his feelings complicated.
I originally thought that He Xiao, like me, was in a bad mood and went hiking by himself.
Looking at the family now, it dawned on me that, oh, he was the only one with no one by his side the whole time.
At this moment, he even felt a little jealous of He Xiaoming's good fortune.
He Liyu nodded, "Xiao Jiang, what a coincidence."
Shen Linyue smiled and said, "Did the class monitor come to climb the mountain alone? You can come with us. We're just about to go eat, it'll be more lively with more people."
As soon as she finished speaking, most of the attention fell on Shen Linyue, and Jiang Zhixing was about to frown and refuse.
He Xiao, who had been silent until now, said with a mocking tone, "Okay, let's have Squad Leader Jiang come along. It's more fun with more people."
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