Chapter 22 “You had a fight with Liang Qi…
After Shen Xiyu hung up the phone, she did not return to the inn. She was just upset. She would not be able to have fun if she went back, and it would affect their mood. It would be better for her to go out on her own.
Before I knew it, I came to a busy place, which should be a prayer hall. A bustling crowd of people gathered there, tying the wooden signs in their hands to a tree that was towering into the sky.
It turns out that this selling point is the same in temples in all regions. Although Shen Xiyu thought so, she still paid for a wooden sign. She picked up the pen but didn't know what to write. After a long pause, she leaned over and wrote a paragraph carefully.
The young monk who was in charge of distributing the wooden plaques clasped his hands together and said, "May all your wishes come true."
Chen Xiyu looked at the words on the wooden sign for a long time, then said, "Hmm."
Then he raised his hand and tied it to a tree fork near him. A red tassel hung under the wooden sign, fluttering in the wind.
She looked up at her wooden sign for a moment, then turned back and said to the young monk with a smile, "Thank you, young master."
"You're welcome, benefactor."
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On the last day in Shangri-La, several people went to Panahai.
They had not originally planned to go to this place. They had often hung out at the beach in Jiangcheng and were not very fond of the sea.
But Yu Xie told them that the sea in each region has its own unique appearance. After traveling back and forth for several days, the big guys decided to make this the last stop of their journey.
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"Did you have a fight with Liang Qi?" After getting off the car and walking to the grassland, Chen Ningzhou deliberately fell behind and asked Shen Xiyu.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell something was amiss with the two of them these past two days. That night, when the four of them returned from outside, neither Chen Xiyu nor Liang Qi had returned. Everyone had assumed they'd gone out together again.
Who knew that Shen Xiyu came out from the backyard, and she stayed with the two local old ladies for almost the entire afternoon, chatting and knitting scarves.
She hasn't seen Liang Qi since she came back.
The man finally returned from the bar next door with Yu Xie and a woman wearing a hat and mask. Yu Xie also owned that bar, and he usually spent a lot of time there. The woman looked drunk, mumbling constantly and reaching out to take off her hat, but Yu Xie repeatedly pushed her down, finally coaxing her gently and half-carrying her back to the room.
However, Liang Qi looked like he didn't drink any alcohol, but he looked unhappy and in a bad mood.
After returning, they had a meal that seemed to be harmonious but was actually not. Although everyone was still chatting lively at the table, Shen Xiyu and Liang Qi tacitly agreed not to sit together and hurried back to the house after eating.
In the next few days, we didn't spend as much time together as usual, and the few conversations we had were cold and indifferent.
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"Yeah." Chen Xiyu actually didn't want to answer this question. She now regretted that she had brought up the issue that day. She should have talked about it when she got back. She finally went on a trip with them, but she didn't have a good time, didn't explain things clearly, and was inexplicably stuck with Liang Qi.
Seeing that she was a little reluctant to bring up this matter, Chen Ningzhou didn't ask any further questions.
He felt that it might not be a bad thing for the two of them to break up over a small matter. It would allow both sides to examine each other, and maybe they would come to their senses after the quarrel.
After all, everyone would see each other all the time, so it would be natural for them to play together again. If they really waited for the two of them to talk things out, it would be a mess.
Chen Ningzhou thought that the two people were just having a normal little friction, but what he didn't know was that the two people were really quarreling because they had broken the window paper.
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The sea here does have its own flavor. Pieces of lakes and grasslands are inlaid with each other, like two intertwined strong winds, forming a magical scenery of "you in me and me in you".
"I heard that this season is the most beautiful. If we come earlier, it will be the dry season here, and we won't be able to see such beautiful scenery." Dai Meng looked into the distance with sparkling eyes.
"We have to go to school in the morning."
"Could you please not mention the word 'school' on such a happy day?" Dai Meng glared at Qin Yiyan.
Zhang Zhi said in a low voice, "This is the last day. If we go back, we will be back to the sea of suffering again."
Everyone was silent. They would be catching the high-speed train back tomorrow at noon. This journey was ending like a dream. Classes would end when they returned to school, and they would begin their Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination) review round. Time would be tighter than ever. There was no telling when they would be able to go out like this again.
"Come on, just have fun, why think so much." Shen Xiyu patted Zhang Zhi's back to comfort him. She said this to everyone, but even more so to herself.
She raised her head and cautiously looked at Liang Qi, but he wasn't looking at her. Instead, he was looking at his phone in his baseball cap. Shen Xiyu felt as if she had just met him. That afternoon, when she and Qin Yiyan were standing in the only shaded area to avoid the sun, he came over with his warmth and smile. The difference was that when she secretly looked at him in the corridor, he would deliberately "catch her".
Liang Qi had been so kind and gentle to her from the beginning to the end. She knew that she would feel uncomfortable when this habit that had slowly invaded and followed her like a shadow disappeared.
What do you like about me, Liang Qi? She has been thinking about this question these days.
…
never mind.
**
Napa Lake is like a giant mirror, reflecting the meadows, the blue sky, and the distant mountains. Where the water meets the sky, it's hard to tell where the lake ends and where the sky begins. Shangri-La is like a giant lullaby, blurring the boundaries of emotion.
Along the way, several locals solicited business, asking them to ride horses or take pictures with the lambs. Zhang Zhi didn't want to ride, and insisted on staying there to take pictures with the lambs.
"No, how come you, a grown man, are afraid of everything?" Dai Meng put her hands on her hips and complained to him.
"The new era should give men the right to fear everything!" Zhang Zhi shouted in a clear voice, stroking the docile lamb with his hands.
Soft wool slid through his fingers, a warm sensation. Zhang Zhi pulled out the corn kernels the lamb's owner had given him and spread his palm. The lamb eagerly approached, its tongue twirling, and the corn kernels vanished. It also rubbed Zhang Zhi's palm and face flatteringly, making him giggle.
"I'm not going. I want to play with the sheep here." Qin Yiyan's eyes were wide open.
Dai Meng had already started petting it and quickly agreed, "I'm not going either. It's too cute, I'm going."
Zhang Zhi raised his eyebrows smugly, "No matter what I say, you guys just say one thing and do another."
“…”
Shen Xiyu actually wanted to go horseback riding, but she hadn't tried it yet. "Then I'll go over first. I'll come find you later."
"Old Liang, aren't you going? Don't you go to the horse farm every time you come here?" Qin Yiyan turned his head and asked Liang Qi.
In the past, every time he and Liang Qi went to Tibet to find Fu Shengrui, Yu Xie and the others would go to the horse farm to play, and Liang Qi was quite interested in this.
Liang Qi looked at Shen Xiyu Park's back without saying a word.
Chen Ningzhou said, "Are you really not going over?"
Chen Ningzhou actually felt a little conflicted. He didn't want Shen Xiyu and Liang Qi to really get together, but he also didn't want the two of them to be awkward like this.
Liang Qi didn't look at Chen Ningzhou. He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he said, "Then I'll go over."
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Shen Xiyu was listening to the boss talking about some precautions. He brought a dark brown pony to the girl.
"This is the pony with the best temper here. Just don't touch the inside of its ears, eyes and belly. We have staff around us, so don't be afraid. Hold the reins tightly and I'll show you how to get on." The boss didn't look like a local. He was wearing casual clothes and spoke standard Mandarin.
Shen Xiyu felt like someone was staring at him, so he looked to the side and saw Liang Qi sitting on a tall white horse. He reached out to stroke its fur, but his eyes were on Shen Xiyu.
Realizing that Shen Xiyu saw him, Liang Qi looked at her for a few seconds and then silently looked away.
The horses here have all undergone professional training and are very easy to ride. After Shen Xiyu sat on the saddle, she slowly walked forward along the route. The boss watched from behind for a while, instructed her on her movements, and then went to receive the next customer. There were a few staff members sitting scattered along the way.
Liang Qi's horse followed Shen Xiyu not too far away, and it seemed that he had no intention of taking the initiative to move forward.
Shen Xiyu gently pulled back the reins, and the foal stopped obediently. She was waiting for Liang Qi. This was not a solution. They would still be deskmates when they returned. Did she really have to go on like this? It would make her feel uncomfortable.
Who knew that the horse behind him also stopped, neither advancing nor retreating, keeping an awkward distance from Shen Xiyu.
Shen Xiyu took a deep breath and turned to look at the boy behind him, "Liang Qi."
She didn't say anything more, but both of them knew that this was a sign of weakness from Shen Xiyu. In this matter, all of Shen Xiyu's rhetoric and social skills disappeared, and she couldn't say anything against her will in front of him.
Liang Qi looked at the girl sitting on the horse in front of him and looking back. He examined Shen Xiyu calmly, but his hand drove the horse to her side.
Two men rode their horses side by side across the meadow.
In fact, Liang Qi really came to his side, but Shen Xiyu didn't know what to say. He just walked forward in silence with two horses that didn't understand human sorrow.
**
When they reached the finish line, neither of them said anything. Shen Xiyu stumbled when she got off the horse, and the staff reached out to help her up.
But in the corner of Shen Xiyu's eyes, he saw Liang Qi subconsciously stretch out his hands.
*
"I'm sorry." As they walked back, Shen Xiyu made up his mind to speak.
Liang Qi's heart trembled slightly, as if a drop of rain had fallen, but he did not show it on his face. He planned to remain silent to the end.
Having said that, Shen Xiyu closed her eyes and made up her mind, "I was too aggressive that day. I didn't mean anything else. I just felt that now is not the time to talk about this." She observed Liang Qi's expression and stuttered a little, "I... I don't really find you annoying."
Seeing that she didn't continue, Liang Qi tried to pout, "Anything else?"
?
what else?
His strengths?
Well, I was in the wrong about this. Chen Xiyu continued, "You're not annoying at all. You're very gentle, and you're very thoughtful, very considerate, and very smart. You look fierce, but sometimes you're actually very cute and handsome."
Liang Qi stopped, took off his hat, and looked her up and down. "So I'm such a good person in your heart?"
Shen Xiyu:.
I shouldn’t have said it if I had known.
"Then why don't you like me?"
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