"You, get out of the way."

Lin Sitian was still absent-mindedly listening to Cui Qian chatting about celebrity gossip when she was suddenly slapped on the head.

"Ah——" Lin Sitian covered her head, "What are you doing, Yang Xuelin!"

"Change seats, change seats. You and Cui Qian have almost finished reminiscing about the past. It's my turn now."

"ha?"

"What's the 'ha'? Did you bring this person here? You brought this person here but you don't care about him. You threw me into the Arctic Circle while you are living happily in Hawaii. Do you have the nerve to do that, Lin Sitian?"

The car had been running for about 40 minutes, and the originally lively carriage was much quieter. The beauty of taking a long-distance bus with friends is that you have someone to keep you company, but Yang Xuelin didn't even enjoy this benefit, and couldn't help complaining, "It's too stressful to sit with Zhou Sheng. It's not enough to be on guard against him in class. When I go out to play, I think of him sitting next to me with a cold face, not saying a word and wearing headphones. Who can stand it? Anyway, you are responsible for your people, get out of the back." Yang Xuelin picked up Lin Sitian and "kicked" her to the back seat where she came from.

Lin Sitian touched the back of the chair awkwardly and sat down quietly next to Zhou Sheng.

He seems to be sleeping.

A face was bathed in the sunlight from the car park, and his slightly long eyelashes occasionally fluttered, perhaps stimulated by the sun, and it was hard to tell whether he was just resting his eyes or sleeping soundly. Zhou Sheng rarely exercised, and his skin was very white. The light in late spring and early summer seemed to give him a layer of soft light. Even if she just stole a glance at him, Lin Sitian's heart was still beating fast.

Lin Sitian leaned back in her chair and couldn't help but look at him a few more times. Thinking of what he said in the morning, she pretended to cough and told herself to stop before it was too late.

Zhou Sheng remained motionless, sleeping with his head tilted.

He must have fallen asleep. He hasn't woken up yet.

Lin Sitian began to stare at Zhou Sheng without covering her eyes. Although she was used to this angle in the classroom, the timing and location were different today, and her mood was naturally different. Her eyes followed Zhou Sheng's nose, lip line, chin, and moved to the hoodie he wore today, and finally landed on the hand between them.

His hands were placed at his sides, his palms turned up, his long finger bones naturally bent, his nails trimmed neatly, revealing only a very faint crescent.

Lin Sitian stared at the hand in a trance. In the sunlight, the lines on the palm were faintly visible. The line that symbolized love stretched very long, all the way to the end, without any side details.

Will he really fall in love in the future? Who will he spend the rest of his life with? If it's Zhou Sheng, he probably won't break up easily, right?

Lin Sitian glanced at Zhou Sheng again, but he showed no signs of waking up.

It was so hot, probably because he had been basking in the sun, it was warm.

Even though she had done things ten times more intimate than this, Lin Sitian still felt palpitations at this moment of contact.

Diagonally in front of them, Yang Xuelin and Wang Yue were talking about something and suddenly started laughing.

Lin Sitian's heart was beating faster and faster. She didn't know if it was because she touched his hand or because she had to hide it under the nose of an acquaintance. Anyway, she was nervous. The constant heat from her hand and the touch of his skin texture made her even more nervous.

Someone in the seat to the right of the aisle is on the phone.

The little girl in the front seat is watching a tablet.

Lin Sitian took a deep breath and held the warmth in her palms.

Lin Sitian is so disappointing. He just said this morning that he didn't have that kind of intention towards her, but now she is secretly holding his hand.

But she couldn't blame her, it was his fault. He was the one who gave her hope, he was the one who stood within reach and said "I do", and he was the one who indulged her in asking for rewards capriciously time and time again. If that was "meaningless", she really didn't know how to express his love.

It seems that all the initiative and courage I have shown so far have turned into self-humiliation.

I obviously like you so much.

Lin Sitian closed her eyes and gently stroked his palm lines with her thumb. A sour feeling gradually turned astringent at the tip of her nose.

I obviously like you so much.

Her breath was blocked, and she parted her lips slightly and let out a trembling sigh.

I am Zhou Sheng, who is very easy to fool. Just a little response will be enough.

Just a little bit.

--or……

——Should I give up?

She suddenly thought with some self-mockery that perhaps this kind of fit had always been just an illusion of hers.

If someone else were to do the job, Zhou Sheng would also help. If someone else were to do the job, this hand would also fit in perfectly.

No one wants a bargain that’s delivered to your doorstep.

Lin Sitian thought about these disturbing things, and the more she thought about them, the more irritated she became, and she gradually became sleepy. She had a dream in a daze. In the dream, Zhou Sheng was very caring for her and confessed to her. At the moment of confession, he held her hand. Lin Sitian felt a warm current overflowing from her heart and flooding up, which little by little drowned the wounds that were just full of wounds. The feeling was very real, so real that she wanted to cry but her heartbeat was slowing down, and she couldn't take care of both ends.

Then the beautiful dream suddenly dissipated in the feeling of weightlessness, and Lin Sitian regained consciousness.

She blinked and it seemed like she was leaning on someone's shoulder.

When Lin Sitian finally remembered the seat where she was sitting before she fell asleep, she woke up completely.

She carefully opened the slits of her eyes and raised her head slightly to peek.

In the dim light, Zhou Sheng closed his eyes, his expression still calm, and just let her lean on his shoulder.

Lin Sitian hurriedly closed her eyes, but after thinking about it, she still felt that it was too bold in front of her classmates, so she sat up in panic. I don't know what they were talking about before, a group of people were laughing, but at this moment they were silent and secretive, as if they had nothing to do with the world.

After nearly two hours of driving, the long-distance bus finally arrived at their destination, Shouxi Valley Rafting.

This is a tourist project that has been developed not long ago. It is adjacent to Danqing Mountain, which is already a popular tourist attraction. The rafting is 5 kilometers long and takes about 2 hours. It is winding and ups and downs all the way. There are cliffs with a drop of nearly 4 meters, as well as scenic rafting sections with beautiful mountains and rivers. The rafting combines movement and stillness, and it can be said that you can experience both Shouxi Grand Canyon and Danqing Mountain.

The bus stopped at the end of the rafting trip. They had already booked the tickets online, and they just had to scan the QR code. When entering the gate, Zhou Sheng was stunned and asked, "Who should I give the money to?"

"No need to give, I brought you here and I'll pay for it." Lin Sitian said.

Zhou Sheng had just looked at the ticket price. Even for a group, it would cost 160 per ticket. This was not something that could be easily dismissed with a simple "I'll pay for it." "I'll give it to you later."

He knew that Lin Sitian's family was rich, but that didn't mean he could take advantage of her with a clear conscience, especially since he was not short of money.

"No, I already..." Lin Sitian wanted to refuse, but seeing Zhou Sheng staring at her disapprovingly with his lips pursed, she could only shrug and said, "Okay, okay, go back and give it to me."

She and Zhou Sheng started talking again since the unexpected handshake in the car.

They were obviously silent all the way after that, he still closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and she was also silent, but the gap seemed to have dissolved naturally, and the two held hands from beginning to end until they got off the car.

Lin Sitian’s perception of herself was indeed correct. She was very easy to deceive. As long as Zhou Sheng gave her the slightest reaction, she would not get angry.

They arrived early and were the second group after the rafting gates opened today. Once they entered, they were quickly asked to put on their equipment.

Because they were afraid of getting wet, some people changed directly into swimsuits. Lin Sitian had thought about it, but she definitely couldn't wear it alone. After discussing it with Yang Xuelin and the others, she decided to be more conservative. When they came out, the boys had been waiting for a long time. They all wore short-sleeved shirts and shorts, which made them look like a group of couples. Zhou Sheng was no exception.

Lin Sitian had informed him in advance that she would need to bring a set with her, and he had thought she was worried about the temperature change.

Lin Sitian was used to Zhou Sheng wearing school shirts, and it was the first time she saw him dressed like this. This outfit made him look even more old-fashioned. In the sunlight, the young man was dressed in white, with the breeze and the bright moon, and there seemed to be spots of light jumping on his shoulders. He raised his phoenix eyes slightly and looked at her. At that moment, it was as if the morning dew in the forest refracted the light, which was clear and transparent, with a sense of coldness.

Dripping on her heart.

We took the scenic area's car all the way to the rafting starting point, and everyone started to collect their equipment.

We will be sitting in a kayak later. Each boat can only seat two people at the head and stern, and everyone can arrange themselves freely. The staff recommends that everyone should be assigned to different places so that there is balance between men and women, especially those who can swim and those who cannot, because after all, no one can guarantee that the boat will not capsize in dangerous rapids.

Wang Yue and Li Hailiang had already been pulled aside by Yang Xuelin. When Lin Sitian was still buttoning her life jacket, she suddenly heard someone ask her, "Do you want to be in the same boat with me?"

Lin Sitian raised her head and saw Meng Qiaoyu playing with the helmet in his hand, as if it were a basketball, spinning it between his fingertips.

"Aren't you with your class?"

Meng Qiaoyu shrugged and said, "We have a team ticket, so there's no problem with the free combination."

"I don't believe that no one in your class would like to be in a group with you." Lin Sitian curled her eyes and smiled meaningfully.

"Others looking for me won't hinder me from looking for you, so do you want to share a ship with me?"

Just as Lin Sitian was about to open her mouth, someone put a helmet on her head.

"She is in the same group with me." Zhou Sheng said.

She didn't look back, but she became a little nervous when she heard Zhou Sheng's voice.

Why, when did it decide that they should be a group? That's why she didn't agree.

"Hey, Mr. Zhou, you really are... You always want to jump in and interfere for no reason, even though you clearly said you didn't mean to..." Meng Qiaoyu stopped talking halfway when he glanced at Lin Sitian, then pinched his brows, "Grandma asked me to take good care of her. If anything goes wrong with her and you on the same boat, I will be the one responsible, okay?"

"Lin Sitian is old enough to take care of herself, and she usually takes good care of herself." Zhou Sheng said as he walked up to her, lowered his head slightly, and helped Lin Sitian adjust the buckle of her helmet. "Besides, you are not from the same group as us, isn't it better for you to go back over there and take care of your own people?"

He spoke so calmly, without even any fluctuation in his tone, but it was Lin Sitian's heart that was fluctuating.

It's so strange, Zhou Sheng doesn't usually seem like the type of person who would say something like this.

He and Meng Qiaoyu were not familiar with each other yet, but he left no room for negotiation.

Meng Qiaoyu grabbed the helmet he had thrown and caught with one hand, staring at Zhou Sheng's back that blocked his view and raised an eyebrow, "She said she could take care of herself, so why are you still putting a helmet on her?"

Zhou Sheng's fingers paused as she buttoned her shirt. She heard a "puff" sound in her ears and her shoulders were shaking under her helmet.

After being exposed, he calmly uttered two words:

"smoothly."