Upon hearing this, Lin Ruanruan quickly pulled Huo Qi into the house, saying, "Let's have breakfast first."
Lin Tianba and Li Shuzhen had just gotten up. As soon as they came downstairs, they saw Lin Ruanruan, wearing pajamas, leading Huo Qi into the room from outside.
Seeing this scene, Li Shuzhen understood immediately. It must be because Huo Qi rushed back overnight after Ruan Ruan fell ill yesterday, and Ruan Ruan felt sorry for him.
Lin Tianba looked at Huo Qi with a slightly sour expression, "You little rascal, aren't you tired? You're back so early in the morning."
He came back, but he still made his daughter feel sorry for him. This kid is too cunning.
Huo Qi greeted Lin Tianba and Li Shuzhen with a smile. After having breakfast at the Lin family's house, he led Lin Ruanruan out of the house amidst the couple's reluctant gazes.
"Brother Huo, where are we going?" Lin Ruanruan asked, looking at the scenery rushing past the window with some confusion. "Aren't you going to rest for a while?"
Huo Qi was now refreshed. "I've rested enough. I'll take you hiking later to change your mood."
Lin Ruanruan's face instantly fell. "Can I not go?"
She really doesn't like sports; hiking is tiring, you know.
Huo Qi raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of laughter, but the words he uttered chilled Lin Ruanruan to the bone: "No, you have to go today."
Ruan Ruan stays at home all day long, which is not good for her physical and mental health.
Li Shuzhen and Lin Tianba doted on Aruan, and they wouldn't ask her to do anything she didn't want to do.
If Haocheng hadn't complained to him that Aruan would sit whenever possible and lie down whenever possible, and that she was last in the physical fitness test, he wouldn't have known about this.
Lin Ruanruan sat listlessly in the passenger seat, muttering, "Heartbreaking. True heartbreak isn't about making a scene, and true disappointment isn't about shedding tears..."
They stopped at a red light, and Huo Qi reached out and pinched Lin Ruanruan's cheek. "Be good, be a good girl."
"Ruanruan, you don't want to be out of breath after climbing just a few steps, and get sick all the time because of your poor health, do you?"
Lin Ruanruan covered her ears, refusing to accept the kindness.
However, no matter how unwilling she was, she was still dragged along to climb the mountain. They followed a well-maintained route within the scenic area, making it very safe with one step at a time. At first, she felt fine, but before she even reached the halfway point, she was exhausted, panting heavily and her legs were shaking like leaves.
At first, Huo Qi pulled her along as Lin Ruanruan climbed the steps with his help. Later, when she couldn't walk anymore, Huo Qi carried Lin Ruanruan to the top of the mountain.
Passersby stared at the two of them curiously. Lin Ruanruan buried her head in Huo Qi's back, feeling embarrassed...
"Ruanruan, stop cosplaying as an ostrich, look up." Huo Qi's voice, tinged with amusement, reached Lin Ruanruan's ears.
As instructed, Lin Ruanruan looked up and saw an endless sea of clouds. Above her was a clear, azure sky, and below her, the sea of clouds churned and rolled. Numerous mountain peaks stood amidst the clouds, making them feel as if they were in a fairyland.
"So beautiful..." Lin Ruanruan was speechless for a moment. "Is this what it means to stand at the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains?"
Huo Qi squatted down and put Lin Ruanruan down.
Seeing Lin Ruanruan leaning against the railing of the observation deck, gazing absently at the sea of clouds, he stepped forward and put his arm around her shoulder. "Ruanruan, this world is wonderful. The hustle and bustle of the city, the tranquil and simple countryside, the magnificent rivers and lakes, and the wonders of nature are all things you have to come out to see."
"This world truly exists before your eyes, can you see it?"
Lin Ruanruan turned to look at Huo Qi, her eyes shining with a blazing light like the sun, "I saw it!"
It turns out that exercise really can improve your mood.
Huo Qi's lips curled slightly, "Then... shall we go play another game together, Aruan?"
"Okay," Lin Ruanruan agreed without any hesitation.
However, when she stood on the glass walkway a thousand meters high, she regretted it. She crouched down in place, too afraid to move or look around; she was afraid of heights…
A little boy walked past Lin Ruanruan, skipping and hopping after his parents, saying, "Mom, look at that girl, she's so timid, not brave like me at all."
Lin Ruanruan: ……
Huo Qi was struggling to suppress his laughter, and Lin Ruanruan couldn't help but glare at the culprit. In the end, Lin Ruanruan endured her weak legs and itchy tailbone and walked the whole way with Huo Qi's arm.
Lin Ruanruan is a complete novice when it comes to this kind of walk, but after she finished, she felt that it was not bad. "A small glass walkway, I've got it."
Huo Qi couldn't help but laugh, "Shall we go back and do it again?"
Lin Ruanruan pushed Huo Qi towards the cable car, saying, "Let's go down the mountain first."
After the two finished climbing the mountain, Lin Ruanruan took Huo Qi to the airport. Huo Qi was already taking a break from his busy schedule to come back, as he now had to go back to handle the remaining matters.
On the way back, Lin Ruanruan couldn't help but think of the scene of climbing the mountain earlier. A sweet smile appeared on her lips, and she fell asleep again in the back seat of the car. This sleep completely made the anxiety in her heart disappear.
...
School lunch break,
Fang Lan sat down next to Lin Ruanruan in Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's seat and said, "Ruanruan, why do you seem to be in a really good mood today?"
Lin Ruanruan looked up from her textbook. "I also feel great. I can ship couples every day."
She glanced teasingly at Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's retreating figures. The two of them had been inseparable these past few days, but of course, the one who was most inseparable was his older brother.
If he weren't still married into the family, Lin Ruanruan would think he was practically living at the Huo family's house; it was unbearable to watch.
Fang Lan raised an eyebrow. "Hey, why didn't you and Hao Cheng come together today? Don't you two live together?"
Lin Ruanruan blinked. "It's all because of those elders in the Xuanyuan family. They insisted that it wasn't good for my brother to live outside and that they wanted to bring him back."
Fang Lan's eyes widened. "And then they took you back to live there?"
Before Lin Ruanruan could answer, Xuan Yuanhaocheng turned around and denied it, "No, I only went back once over the weekend."
“My brother only recently took power, and things are a bit unsettled and chaotic at home, so I moved back to Xiaoyue Villa.”
To avoid causing trouble for his godparents and older brother, he moved again.
Lin Ruanruan shrugged. "It's fine too. With my older brother moving out, there's one less person to take care of me."
Heaven knows how much of an old-fashioned cadre Xuan Yuanhaocheng is; he thinks this won't do and that won't do.
Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Don't get too cocky. Your godparents will be going abroad for a while in the next few months, and you'll still be living with me."
"Huh?" Lin Ruanruan's eyes widened. "How come I didn't know?"
"You'll know when you get back today. My godmother just told me yesterday to keep an eye on you. They're going abroad to discuss a project, and you seemed to be out there at the time," Xuan Yuanhao said casually, feeling very pleased to see Lin Ruanruan's disappointed expression.
Lin Ruanruan pursed her lips. She had indeed gone hiking yesterday, and fell asleep on the way back. When she woke up, she had to go to class again.
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