Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Waiting for this moment She has been waiting for this moment...
You Zhi didn't expect Wen Ruoxi to say these words to him, and he fell silent.
After a moment, he whispered, "I understand. Thank you."
Seeing that he had no intention of confiding his worries to her, Wen Ruoxi didn't continue the topic. She smiled and said, "Let's go to other theme parks this afternoon."
You Zhi nodded, "Okay."
Ruoxi's words make perfect sense. Xiaoyou really needs to work harder, or else Mr. He will snatch the gourd away.
[I feel like You Zhi is the kind of devoted lover. I wonder if you've ever met one like that? He'll do anything to make you happy.]
[+1, Mr. He is clearly his rival in love, but when he expresses hostility, it's only to get Mr. He to see the gourd. Compared to competition, he cares more about Xu Qinghu's feelings.]
[Ahhh, this little cutie, if you don’t want Hulu, give it to me. I love him so much.]
[He's also very polite and considers the overall situation no matter who he goes out with. His family must be very protective of him.]
After the people in the cabin left one after another, Xu Qinghu checked the time and went to the bathroom to change into long clothes and trousers.
After coming out, she put her hair up and secured it with a hair tie. Then she opened the wardrobe, took out a large tote bag, and put her parasol and everything she needed in it.
[Why isn't Hulu wearing a skirt today?]
The comments were filled with question marks.
[She always dressed up nicely on previous dates, but this time she seemed a bit sloppy.]
[Did I get a weird date location? No, I want to see the beautiful gourd.]
[This outfit is either for mountain climbing or hiking, I can't think of any other possibilities.]
[She didn't think she'd actually picked Qi Song. It's hard to imagine them dating. She's already getting nervous.]
It was almost dark outside, and Xu Qinghu got into the program crew's car and headed for the destination.
The setting sun was long outside the car window. Not long after the car left the cottage, it got on the highway and headed straight to the suburbs.
Xu Qinghu leaned back in his chair, his eyelashes slightly drooping, his face looking calm and composed.
I don’t know how long it took, but the car stopped at the foot of a very remote mountain. A young man in a black windbreaker was leaning against the motorcycle. I don’t know if he had waited too long, but his face looked a little sour.
When Xu Qinghu pushed open the door and appeared in his sight, there was no surprise on Qi Song's face, as if he had known that it was her.
Xu Qinghu slung her bag over her shoulder and walked towards him slowly. "I shouldn't be late, right?"
She turned on her phone, waved it in front of Qi Song, and said with a smile: "You're ten minutes early."
Qi Song lowered his eyes and looked at her. His eyes seemed indifferent, but they were filled with excitement. "Stop talking nonsense and get in the car."
He gestured with his chin to the back seat of his motorcycle and said meaningfully, "If we don't go up the mountain, the stars will come out."
"Do I really have to take your car?" Xu Qinghu stopped not far from him and said deliberately: "It's okay to take the follow-up car."
Qi Song narrowed his eyes, "Are you going on a date with me or with them?"
Xu Qinghu remained calm, "You arranged the meeting place in such a remote place. If I lose my camera, who will be responsible for my safety?"
Qi Song's expression changed, and the look he gave Xu Qinghu in his eyes instantly became somewhat deep. He sneered and said, "The place to see the stars is at the top of the mountain. You have to drive a short distance and then get off to walk. It doesn't matter who you take the car with."
"What bad luck," Xu Qinghu sighed, "I can't pick anyone else, but your date place."
If it were a timid female guest, she would probably go home after seeing the dark environment.
Qi Song gritted his teeth secretly, "Do you want to take my car or not?"
"Okay, okay," Xu Qinghu walked over to him and picked up the helmet on the seat. "I'm telling you, be careful when you ride your bike. If you put me in danger, I'll never let you go."
"You bastard!" Qi Song took a deep breath and kept comforting himself not to bother with her. She would know what would happen after they got up the mountain.
As soon as Xu Qinghu got into the car, Qi Song immediately stepped on the accelerator and sped forward!
The mountain road was remote and narrow, rarely traveled, but Qi Song seemed to have been here before. Not only did he not slow down his driving speed, but it became faster and faster. Wild grass was constantly swept away and hit Xu Qinghu again. If she hadn't been wearing long clothes and long pants, her legs would probably be covered with red marks.
[My old swan, it's really Qi Song. He must be crazy to choose such a weird date place.]
[For some reason, I have a bad feeling.]
[I guess a murder could happen in this place and no one would notice it. Could Qi Song have done it on purpose?]
[Although the place where Qi Song took Qiao Wanshu to watch the stars was also in the suburbs, it was easy to find. This place is a bit strange. It feels like a wandering ghost could jump out at any time.]
[Hahaha, is this a dating variety show that's been turned into an adventure variety show?]
At the beginning, the audience was still laughing and joking about the date location, but as Qi Song's car speed increased, the crew's camera could not keep up with them at all, and the content in the camera became messy due to network delays. The audience then realized that something was wrong and urged the crew to follow and catch up quickly.
However, the mountain road ahead became narrower and narrower, and where motorcycles could drive, four-wheeled vehicles were completely inaccessible.
The two photographers had to get off the car and walk to find Qi Song and Xu Qinghu.
[Didn’t the production crew scout the location in advance?]
The audience began to raise questions.
[This date location is obviously unreasonable. How could you agree to Qi Song's proposal?]
[It feels like watching a horror movie. Can the production team be more reliable?]
[It's so laggy, is there no signal in the mountains? Will the live broadcast be interrupted?]
The next second, Xu Qinghu and Qi Song’s live broadcast rooms were closed at the same time.
The audience was filled with confusion and went to the program's account to ask questions. The director quickly explained that Xu Qinghu and Qi Song were on a normal date. The live broadcast was interrupted because the signal was poor in the mountains, so the viewing experience wouldn't be affected. However, there would definitely be plenty of stars visible from the top of the mountain, so please don't worry about their safety.
After seeing this, the audience felt relieved and asked the follower to shoot more videos, edit them and put them under the main account, because they also wanted to see the stars.
The director agreed repeatedly.
After putting down his phone, he continued to call the person who was filming him, but the other end of the line kept telling him that the other party was out of service area.
The director's expression changed, and he immediately asked Qi Song about the meeting place. "Didn't you say it was in Qiyun Mountain in the suburbs? Why did you suddenly change the meeting place?"
Qiyun Mountain is a popular online tourist attraction for fortune-telling and stargazing. It is not far from the city center. Qi Song's original date was set there, but the next day he discussed changing the location with the staff in charge of him on the grounds that he was not satisfied with the date venue.
The person in charge lowered his head and said with a guilty conscience: "It was Qi Song who said that the scenery over there is better and has higher ratings than in Qiyun Mountain, so I..."
"For such an important matter, why didn't they report it in advance and scout the location?" the director was furious. "If anything happens to the guest, will we still be able to do this show?"
The person in charge was sweating profusely, and was obviously frightened by Qi Song's arrangement. "I... I will contact Qi Song's follow-up filming right away."
"There's no signal in the mountains, and they don't have satellite phones. How can we contact them?" The director took a deep breath and said grimly, "Find someone! Send someone to the mountains to bring them back immediately!"
The person in charge immediately wanted to go over and remedy the situation when the director suddenly stopped him, "Fang Heng, I remember you used to be very meticulous and not so careless."
The person in charge paused, but did not respond, and left the office with his head down.
The scooter had not been running for long when Qi Song stopped and pointed to a small path that was only wide enough for one person to pass through and said, "Go up from here and you will reach the top of the mountain."
Xu Qinghu got out of the car and looked at the mountain road. It was full of rugged rocks and overgrown weeds. If Qi Song hadn't said there was a road, she would never have found it.
"Let's go." Qi Song turned on the flashlight and glanced at Xu Qinghu with a half-smile. "You'd better follow me closely. If you get lost along the way, I won't come back to find you."
After saying that, he didn't care whether Xu Qinghu had a flashlight or not, and strode forward.
Looking at his back without even turning his head, Xu Qinghu's mouth curled up slightly. Not only was he not angry, but he also asked with a smile: "You can go anywhere to see the stars, why do you have to choose this place?"
Qi Song paused and said maliciously, "Why? Because I like you, and because you are unlucky."
"Why do you hate me so much?" Xu Qinghu moved away the branch that was about to hit his face. "Even if we had a few arguments, you wouldn't bring me to a place like this. Is it because of Qiao Wanshu?"
"You'd better not mention her." Qi Song turned his head suddenly, his eyes like a beast in the dark, full of oppression and vigilance. "What I do has nothing to do with her!"
"The cameraman is not here," Xu Qinghu said calmly, "and we didn't bring any camera equipment with us, so there's no need to be so nervous."
She seemed to be reminding him that he didn't need to maintain a facade in front of the camera and could just say whatever he wanted to say.
"I told you I just wanted to see the stars. No matter who I was dating, I would bring her here."
"Even if it's Qiao Wanshu?" Xu Qinghu continued to look into his eyes. "You're going to let her walk on this mountain road?"
Qi Song remained calm and asked, "How can the stars seen after a long journey be the same as the stars that can be seen easily?"
"It's the same for me," Xu Qinghu's eyes curved slightly, "I'm just looking up at the stars. There's no difference between here and anywhere else."
"So, you should take this route," Qi Song sneered, "It's your bad luck."
"Is it just bad luck for me, or did you know in advance that I was the one you were going to date?" Xu Qinghu's eyes were deep, as if he had seen through the secret in his heart. "You must have secretly watched the live broadcast last night and guessed the date locations that the others had drawn, so you were sure that I was the one you were going to date."
"Don't use conspiracy theories on me," Qi Song used his hands to pull away the branches blocking his way, "I told you, this is just a coincidence!"
"It's not difficult to prove this," Xu Qinghu said, "All we have to do is confront the production team when we get back and see if you've changed the date location."
"So what if you changed your ways?" Qi Song pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth, then laughed in anger: "Isn't it normal to change the date location? What can you prove? What can you do to me?"
He looked down at Xu Qinghu, as if he were looking at an ant on the ground. "You knew the meeting place, but you came anyway."
Xu Qinghu also smiled when he heard this, and his eyes turned into beautiful crescents. "Because I like to follow the rules."
Qi Song sneered, as if he thought she was too hypocritical, and turned around to continue walking forward.
The mountain road is getting steeper and steeper, and if you are not careful you risk tripping over rocks.
Xu Qinghu turned on the flashlight on his phone and followed Qi Song closely, showing no sign of being left behind by him.
A hint of impatience flashed across Qi Song's eyes. This was not the development he had imagined.
A woman like Xu Qinghu should have burst into tears and become confused when seeing such a dangerous environment, and be left far behind by him. However, Xu Qinghu was not afraid and was able to keep up with him.
This surprised Qi Song.
In order to tease Xu Qinghu, he deliberately quickened his pace, hoping to make her get lost in the mountains.
Xu Qinghu was indeed left behind by him and needed to squat down and rest from time to time before he could catch up.
At this time, they had been walking on the mountain road for a long time.
The thick fog in the mountains, the occasional rustling sounds of small animals, and even the whistling wind blowing through the treetops all add a lot of mystery to this mountain road.
It was almost dawn when we reached the top of the mountain.
Qi Song stood on a high place, staring coldly at Xu Qinghu who walked in front of him, and the excitement in his eyes became more obvious.
"So there are no stars here." He opened his thin lips and said slowly, "Only endless dark clouds."
Xu Qinghu raised his head and could only see a few stars hidden in the clouds, as if they had climbed over in a clumsy manner, becoming an extremely ironic joke.
She sat on the wet rocks, quietly looking at the sky, and said with a positive attitude: "At least now I can be sure that the stars here are indeed not as beautiful as those at Qiyun Mountain."
Seeing her sweaty but bright eyes, Qi Song mocked her: "Why, did you disappoint the female star?"
"I hate the mosquitoes I encountered on the road more than I'm disappointed," Xu Qinghu said with a look of disgust. "I will definitely never come to a place like this again."
"Then someone has to bring you here."
Perhaps out of pity for Xu Qinghu's subsequent fate, Qi Song stayed with her for a few more minutes before saying, "Wait here. I'll bring the cameraman up. They've been following us all the way, so we need to get some footage."
After saying that, he took the flashlight and was about to leave.
Xu Qinghu suddenly called out to him, "It's so dark, do you really want to leave me here alone?"
She stared at him intently, and seemed a little afraid of the wind on the top of the mountain, her body shivering slightly.
Qi Song's face was full of sarcasm. "Why, are you finally afraid?"
"Can you please not leave?" Xu Qinghu lowered his eyelashes and tried to persuade him to stay: "The filming team knows we are on the top of the mountain, and they will find us sooner or later."
"That will take forever," Qi Song said coldly, "I don't want to stay in the mountains for so long." After that, he ignored Xu Qinghu.
Seeing that he was determined to get rid of her, Xu Qinghu was silent for a few seconds, and then said softly: "Qi Song, sometimes, I really envy some people. No matter what happens, as long as they are unhappy, there will be someone willing to cover for them without any bottom line, clear all obstacles for them, and support them to move forward."
Qi Song paused and suddenly turned back to look at her.
The girl hugged her knees and looked at him calmly. Her eyes seemed like a lake stained with thick ink, and her true thoughts could not be seen.
"She just needs to live carefree and brightly in the sunshine."
She said slowly, "I envy people like that. I wanted to be like that when I was little. At least I wouldn't have to climb up like I did just now, only to see endless dark clouds."
“I want to see the stars, too.”
Her eyes curved slightly, and her voice was very gentle, "Thank you for bringing me here today. This should be the last time I come here to see the stars on the show."
Qi Song's heart seemed to skip a beat when he heard this, not because he was attracted by Xu Qinghu, but because of what she said.
She suddenly said this to herself. Did she realize something?
He had a bad feeling in his heart, but he said, "If you want to see the stars, go ahead and see them. There's no need to play the victim in front of me. I'm not He Shengnian or You Zhi. I won't be bewitched by you."
"So," Xu Qinghu's lips curled up, and a smile appeared in his eyes. "Although I used to envy people like that, I don't want to be that kind of person."
"No matter how difficult this mountain road is, even if I fall and get bruised and bloody, I will climb up by myself."
"Psycho!" Qi Song's anxiety grew stronger and stronger. He said angrily, "Save these words for when you get down the mountain and tell He Shengnian! I'm not buying it!"
Just as he was about to leave, Xu Qinghu called him again, "My phone is running out of battery. Can you give me your flashlight?"
Qi Song was about to refuse when Xu Qinghu said, "You left me on the mountain without even a flashlight?"
"You!" Qi Song gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that he could still use the flashlight on his mobile phone. In order to avoid being pestered by her further, he threw the flashlight over.
Xu Qinghu picked up the flashlight, looked deeply into his eyes, and said slowly: "Goodbye, Qi Song."
Qi Song ignored her, turned around and ran down the mountain.
He was not going to look for someone to follow him, but to leave Xu Qinghu on the mountain and teach her a severe lesson so that she would never go against Qiao Wanshu again.
He had been to this mountain before and was sure that there was a high possibility of rain tonight, so he brought Xu Qinghu here.
After he left, even if Xu Qinghu reacted, it would be impossible for her to leave safely under such circumstances. The low temperature and rain would make her sick. If the situation was serious, other accidents might occur during the descent.
He didn't want to be so drastic, but thinking of the message he received yesterday and Qiao Wanshu's distraught expression, he thought it would be better for Xu Qinghu to leave the show so that Qiao Wanshu could be happy.
He didn't like the way she was always unhappy.
After doing this, Qi Song felt relaxed for a rare moment. He ran down the mountain at a faster pace, intending to find a safe place to hide for a while before the rain came. When the program crew came up, he would say that he was lost in the mountains, thus clearing himself of suspicion.
The way down the mountain was very long, and Qi Song's mobile phone battery was running low. He cursed and could only walk down in the dark. Although he had well-developed motor nerves, he bumped into trees and rocks from time to time.
Thinking of Xu Qinghu taking away his flashlight, he gritted his teeth secretly, thinking that he must let her leave the program team this time. Once she was completely out of the spotlight, she would no longer be an eyesore to Qiao Wanshu.
At this moment, he was suddenly tripped by the entangled vines. The mountain road was steep and he could hardly control his body. He plunged forward fiercely!
A man's scream was heard in the dark and silent forest!
Everything fell silent.
Xu Qinghu sat on the top of the mountain, observing the stars with a flashlight. She seemed to hear Qi Song's screams, but she also seemed not to hear them. She thought, "It's going to rain in half an hour."
She had been waiting for this moment.
Even in my dreams I dare not forget that rainy night full of dampness and despair.
The dark clouds became heavier and heavier, and a drizzle of rain fell. Xu Qinghu took out a parasol from his bag and slowly covered the sky above his head.
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