Chapter 45 Kiss me on the cheek, please

"A-choo——"

Before the tears could come out, a gust of wind blew and Ye Man sneezed, destroying the emotions that had been brewing.

I couldn't help but get angry and curse the damn weather.

How could he sneeze at this moment?

He has never made such a stupid mistake before! It's all because of the bad weather!

Sure enough, Xu Huaiting groaned in thought, as if he was hesitating whether to continue to ignore the bad weather and accompany him up the mountain.

"That's not the attitude of asking for help." Xu Huaiting casually zipped up Ye Man's coat. It was too hot in the supermarket just now, so he pulled the zipper down.

Ye Man was anxious, and he squeezed towards him, grabbing his arm tightly as if afraid that he would run away, and repeatedly shouted: "Mr. Xu, stay with me..."

The weather is bad, and even the living ancestor has become difficult to talk to.

Xu Huaiting thought for a while, and finally couldn't bear the reproach of his conscience. He couldn't bear to leave such a blind kid alone in the wind and rain, so he gave in and said, "How about this, you say something nice to me, and I'll accompany you wherever you go."

Good boy?

Ye Man was stunned.

"will not?"

It's not that he doesn't know how to do it, he knows too many things, and Ye Man didn't know which one he wanted to hear. He was screening which routine was suitable for the living ancestor.

Knowing that he couldn't see, Xu Huaiting still pretended to look ahead, only keeping an eye on the person beside him: "'Ricardo, please, stay with me', well, that's it."

"One more kiss on the cheek..." He seemed to be considering whether to add more. After thinking for a long time, he sighed like a merchant who haggled with others and said, "That's all."

Ye Man was stunned and felt the palm of his hand, which was holding his arm, was burning.

He let go like a spring and quickly took two steps back.

System: "Ah, you old rascal! Don't believe him! He's teasing you!"

Ye Man was still hesitating, but the system shouted in his mind and directly called him Hong Wen.

"Brother Tong! Don't talk nonsense! He's not teasing me, he's joking!"

But it's also quite amazing to see a living ancestor playing jokes on people.

Why is it so... so...

Ye Man couldn't describe how he felt.

Xu Huaiting turned his head and saw Ye Man took two steps back in shock, but only two steps. He stood two steps away, hesitating, wanting to move closer, but then hesitantly stopped where he was.

At this distance, he could just stretch out his hand to hook the person and bring him back.

Before Ye Man's brain could figure out everything, Xu Huaiting smiled and eased the atmosphere: "I'm just kidding. I brought you out here, so of course I have to bring you back safe and sound. How could I just leave you here and not care about you? Am I that bad in your heart?"

Ye Man shook her head, her mind still spinning around in the ball of yarn.

Xu Huaiting seemed to have forgotten what he had just said. He raised his hand and rubbed his head. "I'll go get the umbrella and deliver the things to the car. Wait for me here. It will only take two minutes."

It was raining lightly when they came, so they only had to walk a few quick steps to get there. They didn't bring umbrellas, so it was not possible on the way back. The rain was so heavy that it could smash a person's head, and the ground was smoking.

Ye Man stood under the eaves and waited for a while, counting the gradually receding footsteps of his living ancestor in his heart. When he counted to one hundred, the sound went from near to far, then from far to near, and the shadow covered with moisture reappeared in front of him.

The rain pattered on the umbrella.

"Come on, come a little closer. There's a big puddle ahead. Take bigger steps."

Ye Man moved forward in the direction of his arm. Although the rain outside was heavy, it was all blocked by the umbrella. The ancestor even managed to use the umbrella very well, and the wind did not blow any rain in.

It was only a few steps away. We got in the car and drove to the parking lot halfway up the mountain. Then there was another short walk.

Red Maple Mountain is a well-developed scenic spot. The mountain is not high and not steep. The reason for its popularity is the red maples all over the mountain and the scenery along the way, rather than the height and difficulty of the climb. The steps are flat and wide. Even when the autumn rain is so heavy, there are still climbers outside who don't even use umbrellas and walk up the mountain.

If not for this, even if Ye Man really begged him as Xu Huaiting said, he would not agree to take him up the mountain in this weather.

It's too dangerous.

Let's try another way to comfort her, he thought absentmindedly.

Xu Huaiting had walked on roads that were even muddier than this one, climbed mountains that were even steeper and more dangerous, and had seen heavy rain and scorching heat like nothing before. Naturally, he did not take this 20-minute mountain road seriously.

But there is a little blind man around, so it is inevitable that there are more things to consider.

Ye Man pressed the button.

"Current time: 16:12"

I waited in the car for another ten minutes until the rain subsided a little before getting out.

If the weather is fine, it would be fine for Ye Man to walk slowly along.

After the rain, the road on Red Maple Mountain was easy to walk on, but inevitably a bit slippery. The bad weather was not suitable for a slow walk, so Xu Huaiting suggested that he carry Ye Man up the mountain.

Ye Man also knew his situation. He already had the trouble of being taken care of by his ancestors, and it would be even more troublesome when it rained. It would be best if Xu Huaiting was willing to carry him.

Xu Huaiting put some food and drinks into the bag, lifted it and found it was not heavy, so he gave it to Ye Man to carry on his back and squatted down in front of him.

Ye Man, carrying a backpack and holding an umbrella in one hand, carefully climbed onto his back.

He was responsible for holding an umbrella to protect them both from the rain.

When I put my hand on Xu Huaiting's shoulder, I felt that one side of his shoulder was wet, which formed a sharp contrast with the dryness of the other side.

Ye Man reacted in an instant and was slightly stunned.

The hand on his shoulder was resting loosely, and he was slow to lift him up. Worried that he would fall, Xu Huaiting patted his butt and reminded him: "What are you daydreaming about? Hold on tight, or you'll fall."

The soft flesh at the fingertips tensed for a moment, and Xu Huaiting wondered if he would be ejected from his back in the next second. But after a while, the soft flesh slowly relaxed and curled up in his palm.

He knew how thin Ye Man was.

It had been a while since he was recognized, but he hadn't gained much weight. He always ignored his stomach and ate things carelessly, just like that day in the car. Thinking of the taste of half a piece of bread melting into his mouth, he licked his lips and couldn't understand why someone liked to eat such sweet things.

She is thin, but her legs are plump. When she raises her hands, it feels like she is sinking into a ball of cotton.

All the flesh on my body grows here.

During the moment he was distracted, the person behind him slowly surrounded him from behind. He did not run away even after being spanked, but instead slowly buried his head in his neck.

He didn't say anything, just lay there quietly, and Xu Huaiting felt his chest tighten.

Halfway through the journey, the system heard Ye Man say to him in a muffled voice: "Brother Tong, don't look at me yet."

Just wondering.

The man who was buried in Xu Huaiting's neck and was about to suffocate himself to death on him raised his head in a tangled manner, leaned over to Xu Huaiting's ear, and said in a soft voice, "Ricardo... please... stay with me..."

Xu Huaiting stopped suddenly.

The hands across his chest were tangled so tightly that they wrinkled his collar. They grabbed and released each other for a while. Then the person behind him climbed up, came over, and quickly kissed him on the face.

They separate as soon as they are touched.

Xu Huaiting's eyes trembled, and he suddenly lowered his eyes, and his palms tightened uncontrollably.

He took a deep breath.

The skin on my neck was being baked by the overheated temperature.

Ye Man didn't want to talk anymore at this time.

He was speechless.

The first time I opened my mouth I was definitely shaking.

That's too embarrassing.

Xu Huaiting hugged him tighter, his voice muffled: "Hold the umbrella firmly, hold me tight, I can run faster and catch the sunset."

run?

Ye Man’s head turned pale.

This is a mountain trail, and he is carrying a living, adult male on his back. How can he run?

He subconsciously hugged her tighter, but before he could answer, Xu Huaiting had already opened his legs.

He has a lot of energy but nowhere to vent it.

Ye Man clearly felt that the body he was hugging was like a leopard full of explosive power, with all its muscles tensed up, so hard that it hurt his hands, and strength bursting out from head to toe.

Xu Huaiting rushed up the mountain in two steps, grinning silently, his eyes glowing behind the rain.

When we reached the top of the mountain, our feet touched the ground.

Ye Man felt like he was stepping on clouds and was still floating.

He had some difficulty remembering what had just happened.

Anyway, everyone reached the top of the mountain in no time.

Xu Huaiting stood nearby with an umbrella in his hand and a casual attitude, not at all like someone who had just sprinted a hundred meters up the mountain carrying someone on his back.

He looked around and said to Ye Man, "It's raining too hard. There's fog in the mountains. I can't see anything."

Ye Man was stunned and said "oh", feeling that his soul was still floating on the mountain road.

Coming to his senses, he quickly corrected himself: "We are not here to see the scenery."

Although he said that, he still felt a little regretful when he thought about not being able to see the red color all over the mountains.

But in fact, even if there is no rain or fog, he may not be able to see anything. It depends on whether the mountain is as popular as in the promotional video and whether the light is bright enough. In short, he may end up in vain and make a wasted trip.

Xu Huaiting looked around, took off his coat in a pavilion, spread it on a stool, let Ye Man sit there, opened his backpack, took out the food and drinks he had just bought, unpacked them and put them in Ye Man's hands.

Ye Man: "Should we find a more secluded place?"

Didn’t they come up the mountain to catch the adulterer?

Isn't it inappropriate to sit here and eat and drink so openly?

Ye Man was a little confused.

In the largest and most conspicuous pavilion on the top of the mountain, Xu Huaiting calmly opened a can of carbonated water under the gazes of the climbers who kept glancing over. He casually said, "This is quite secluded. There are a lot of shrubs and trees around."

The vision is also good. As long as Chi Jue and Meng Yao dare to come, they can be caught in the first place from this position.

Don't you just want to take a photo for someone?

Just let them stand there and take pictures.

He's standing here, do they dare to run away?

Ye Man sighed with relief: "That's good."

He had a poor sense of direction. When it rained and the sky got dark, he couldn't see any light and had no idea where he was.

But since our ancestors have said so, there must be no problem, right?

"Brother Tong, it will definitely work this time!"

System: "......"

This kind of success is like the sun rising from the west.

The system made a heart-breaking sound: "The weather is bad today, take a good rest and go home early."

Ye Man waited on the mountain for an hour, but the target person did not show up.

I couldn't help it anymore, so I took out my cell phone and called Chi Jue.

As soon as Chi Jue answered the phone, he heard his brother's complaining voice: "Where are you?"

Chi Jue apologized to the people around him and walked out of the conference room: "I'm at the company, what's the matter?" After thinking about it, he said gently: "I will go home early today."

Ye Man: "You—you are not going to climb the mountain today!"

"You know?" Thinking of how much he cared about him and had been secretly paying attention to him, Chi Jue couldn't help but lower his voice, "It was raining on the way, and it happened that the company had something urgent to do, so we canceled the plan to go up the mountain."

Chi Jue said jokingly: "Who would go hiking on a rainy day?"

Ye Man was speechless.

"Xiao Man?"

"It's okay. I'm hanging up now." Ye Man was angry and hateful.

The system could only comfort him: "The weather turned out to be like this suddenly. No one could have expected it. If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time."

Some details were not clearly written in the script, and the time was not precise enough to specify the exact day, month, and time it would take place. Chi Jue's itinerary for today was speculated by the system and Ye Man together. Maybe they got the date wrong, and this plot did not originally happen today.

Anyway, it’s not Ye Man’s fault.

After being comforted like this, Ye Man felt much better.

He cheered himself up and swore with gritted teeth: "I will succeed next time!" He didn't believe that he was really so unlucky!

Since no one is coming anymore and the weather is bad, it's time to go down the mountain after staying for a while.

It was Xu Huaiting who carried him down the mountain.

Go back to the parking lot on the mountainside and drive away.

By this time the rain had lightened up a lot, with only a drizzle left.

When they arrived at the supermarket at the foot of the mountain, the car stopped and Ye Man followed Xu Huaiting to buy some hot drinks to warm themselves up.

While waiting for the check to be paid, Ye Man subconsciously pressed his wrist to find out what time it was, but his fingertips touched nothing.

He felt it several more times and finally confirmed that his watch was gone.

Xu Huaiting took the hot chocolate and paid the bill. He turned around and saw Ye Man holding his wrist with a pale face.

"What happened?"

Hearing his voice, Ye Man seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said in a panic, "My watch is missing. I still had it when I came here."

Xu Huaiting: "Maybe the wristband broke and fell somewhere on the way up or down the mountain."

The two of them struggled to run up the mountain. When they came down the mountain, it was around six o'clock. It was completely dark and it was raining. It was not surprising that they didn't notice that they had dropped something.

"If it's lost, just buy a new one." Xu Huaiting took out his mobile phone, but found that Ye Man did not answer him. He was still a little dazed and his face was still very pale.

He pinched his wrist so hard that he didn't even notice the edges of his skin turning white, as if he didn't know it hurt.

But Ye Man didn't know how to say it.

......That watch was a gift from Chi Jue.

He now has enough money to buy it himself, but...but...

I feel sad.

If I had known, I would not have worn it out. I should have put it in his treasure box so it wouldn’t be lost.

Ye Man lowered his eyes, and no matter how upset and regretful he felt in his heart, he still responded with a "yes".

Xu Huaiting glanced at him casually, stopped what he was doing, and felt like being angry and laughing at the same time.

"I'm really impressed by you." He said this with a sigh for no reason.

Putting away the phone, he pulled Ye Man to sit at the long table rest area in front of the supermarket's floor-to-ceiling window.

"Sit here. I'll be out for a while and back soon."

He pressed the hot chocolate into his hand and said, "When I come back, I want to see you still here."

Ye Man pulled his clothes and asked, "Where are you going?"

Xu Huaiting did not answer, but asked him to promise to stay in the supermarket and said that he would be back soon.

He spoke a few words to the staff at the supermarket, pointed at the handsome boy who was holding a blind stick and looking around anxiously at the window, and then walked into the night alone.