Xia Che almost fainted right then and there.
"How much...how much longer..."
Xia Che, pale-faced, leaned against a nearby tree and looked at the two women, asking them a question.
When he was tense just now, Xia Che had been holding on to his breath, temporarily blocking out the weakness in his limbs. Now that he had suddenly relaxed, he could no longer bear the soreness.
"There should still be a while... Wow, are you completely drained?"
Yu Shiyue glanced at her phone. The signal had been restored, and she could see their location on the phone's map. Turning her head, she saw Xia Che, whose face was as pale as paper and whose lips had lost all color. He looked as if he had been drained of all his energy all night and had no energy left.
"More or less..."
Xia Che gave a wry smile, leaned against the tree and stood there, not wanting to move an inch.
"In that case... I'll take a taxi. It seems like you can't walk by yourself... Wait, there are taxis here?"
Yu Shiyue shook her head helplessly. Just as she was about to call a car on her phone, she suddenly felt a bit of blinding light ahead. Looking up, she saw a taxi heading up the mountain.
I was stunned.
It's already this late...
Are there still taxis up in the mountains?
Are the taxis in Jiangshi now rolled up like this?
Although she found it strange, Xia Che obviously couldn't go on any longer, so Yu Shiyue decisively raised her hand and flagged down the taxi.
“Master, there are three of us… Hey? It’s you, Uncle.”
With the help of the streetlights, Yu Shiyue immediately recognized that the taxi driver was the same one who had brought them to Dayanshan earlier.
"Hey, finally found you guys. Why is there one more? You guys... well, it's alright. Looks like you're done here?"
Seeing Xia Che's face as pale as paper, and Wen Chenlu, whom he hadn't seen before going up the mountain, the driver's lips twitched slightly, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Xia Che was one of pure malice.
In the dead of night, he took two beautiful girls up the mountain, and now that he's finally come down, he's so weak.
The driver didn't even bother to ask what we did on the mountain!
nausea!
Damn it, if I ever have a daughter, I'll definitely start teaching her from a young age to stay away from blond-haired guys...
"What do you mean 'finished'... No! We're here for... night running, yes, we're here for night running, not what you're thinking, sir..."
Yu Shiyue was very smart. Back when they were going up the mountain, she had already guessed that the driver might not think Xia Che was a good person. Now, combined with the other party's expression, even if Yu Shiyue was slow to realize it, she would have figured it out.
The driver certainly wouldn't believe it if she said it was a race up the mountain, so Yu Shiyue just made up a story about night running, even though running at night has gotten a bit irritating over time...
But the designated race car is strong.
"So it was a night run?"
The driver paused for a moment, then suddenly realized.
"Yes, we're all here for a night run. This guy just didn't believe in superstitions and insisted on running at high speed, so he's a bit exhausted... We were just about to call a taxi when we unexpectedly ran into you, driver. What a coincidence."
Yu Shiyue chuckled awkwardly. This feeling of déjà vu was too strange. Yu Shiyue didn't know why she felt guilty. She just felt that the atmosphere had reached this point, and it would be inappropriate if she didn't feel guilty.
"And who is this little girl?"
The driver was now 80% convinced. He had been waiting at the bottom of the mountain, and the longer he waited for Yu Shiyue and the other person to come down, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something might have happened.
Adding to that, there were two suspicious-looking people who kept asking him all sorts of questions, so he headed in the same direction Xia Che and the other person had taken up the mountain...
With all these signs combined, the driver became even more restless.
So he drove after them, wanting to see if Yu Shiyue, this lovely girl, had run into any trouble.
“I am his sister. It’s too late. Tell him to go home.”
Wen Chenlu spoke first, her expression slightly cold, but her words were clear enough for the driver to understand.
"Oh, I see... It's good that it was a misunderstanding. Then what are we waiting for? Come on, get in the car."
Seeing that it was all a misunderstanding, the driver breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't what he had imagined, he was relieved. Otherwise, he really couldn't bear to see a girl who looked like a student go through such terrible things.
He then opened the car door and invited everyone to get in.
"This guy is really something..."
Xia Che and Yu Shiyue exchanged a glance and smiled gently.
They could see the driver's enthusiasm; he must have been worried about Yu Shiyue being scammed, which was why he waited for so long by himself.
We've all just met by chance, so it's already quite impressive that we've gone this far.
For no apparent reason, a warm feeling welled up in Xia Che's heart.
The driver drove very fast, yet very steadily.
Xia Che sat in the passenger seat, and before he knew it, he was home.
After hurriedly saying goodnight to Wen Chenlu and Yu Shiyue, Xia Che went straight into his room. If it weren't for the habit he had developed since childhood that prevented him from going to bed without taking a shower, he would definitely fall asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.
That's why Yu Shiyue, who came back with Xia Che, didn't give herself away.
Otherwise, she couldn't explain why Yu Yue would disappear as soon as she appeared.
The two women realized that Xia Che was truly exhausted, so neither of them disturbed him and they tacitly chose to return to their respective rooms.
Xia Che forced himself to take a shower despite his exhaustion, then wrapped himself in a towel and went out. Just as he was about to lie down on the bed to sleep, an untimely knock came at the door.
"Who is it? If it's not urgent, let's talk tomorrow. I'm so tired... I want to sleep."
Xia Che sighed, but still forced himself to speak.
"It's very important... Xia Che."
The voice outside the door was Jiang Yu's. At this moment, her voice was trembling uncontrollably with excitement. It was a trembling voice that she clearly wanted to suppress, but was simply unable to do so because she was too surprised.
"Jiang Yu? What is it?"
Xia Che asked.
"My leg has recovered."
A brief silence followed outside the door, then Jiang Yu spoke slowly.
Upon hearing this, Xia Che, who was about to drink some water, suddenly trembled, and the cup slipped from his hand, falling to the ground with a crash and shattering into pieces.
Has Jiang Yu's leg recovered?
Immediately, Xia Che seemed to forget his exhaustion for a moment, turned around and rushed to the door, twisting the doorknob.
Outside the door, Jiang Yu stood there timidly, her beautiful eyes, which would even impress the gods, now filled with a glistening joy.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and it looked as if she had already cried in secret.
It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but the moment it actually happened to her, Jiang Yu's first reaction was to cry.
She has finally become a normal person.
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