This artificial lake is quite large. Given Guangyou's previously teased speed of "as slow as a snail," it took him almost half an hour to complete a full circle.
The scenery on both sides of the road is also quite nice.
Facing Ai is that artificial lake.
The afterglow of the setting sun reflected on the rippling lake surface, creating a stunningly beautiful scene from any angle.
Any painter who sees this scene would be tempted to pick up a brush and capture it in the form of a painting.
And behind Ai is a forest.
The fact that the trees are spaced roughly at equal intervals clearly shows that this grove was planted by humans.
The trees in the forest are mostly lush and leafy, and occasionally you can hear a few clear birdsongs from the woods.
While not as breathtaking as a lake view at sunset, it's definitely a beautiful sight overall.
Kōyū rode faster earlier to match Ai's pace, knowing that the girl had some ideas, but was too embarrassed to say them directly.
After riding at that speed for several dozen meters, Guangyou slowed down.
The speed decreased, but Ai's hands did not loosen; they remained wrapped around his waist.
To put it simply, when Ai first complained about "riding too slowly," she just wanted to hug him like this, but because of her personality, she was too embarrassed to tell him directly.
Once Ai achieves her goal, she can return to her original speed.
Guangyou also had his reasons for choosing to ride his bike here, and there were two reasons in fact:
One reason is that I want to ride my bike with Ai Haibara on the back and experience that feeling.
Secondly, I wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way with Ai.
If I had to say which is more important, the former would definitely be more important.
"This lake feels so small." Guangyou had been riding his bike for almost half an hour, and soon the sun would be almost gone.
Even knowing this, Guangyou still felt that the lake was too small.
In other words, they felt that the road they had just taken was too short.
Because that road was built around this lake.
"Still young?" Ai stood up from the back seat the moment Kousuke stopped the bike, and was now standing in front of it.
"I wish it were longer." Guangyou panted slightly, glanced back at the road behind him, and complained again.
"It'll be over in the blink of an eye, what's the point of building it?"
Actually, that's just a casual remark. Kōyū wasn't trying to put on an act in front of Ai, nor did he genuinely dislike the short distance.
His physical fitness is quite good.
But after riding for so long, he still had to catch his breath after stopping.
If he really complains that the route is too short, wouldn't that be a way of saying that his physical fitness is too poor?
He just felt that time was passing too quickly.
"Have some water."
Instead of exposing Kōyū's true colors, Ai simply gave him amusement.
She then reached into the storage basket in the front of the car, took out the water she had bought earlier, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Guangyou.
Taking the water from Ai's hand, Kōyū raised his hand and gulped down a large mouthful.
Even after riding for so long, Guangyou was only slightly out of breath. After stopping to rest for a minute or two, he had almost recovered.
After finishing her water, Ai saw that Kousuke didn't seem to want any more, so she reached out her hand, and Kousuke handed her the water.
After screwing the cap back on and putting the water back in the bag, Ai looked up and said to Kōyū, "Let's go, let's return the car."
The rental of the car was also based on the time. Guangyou rented it for an hour and has now ridden around the artificial lake. The time is almost up.
"Okay." Guangyou nodded, got off the car, pushed his bicycle, and walked side by side with Xiao Ai towards the rental place.
On the way there, Ai recalled what Kousuke had just complained about, and the way he had stopped and was panting.
She then teased, "You complained that the road was too short? If it were short, why were you panting just now?"
"I may be panting, but it's really short." Kōyū didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, he felt a warmth in his heart because Ai didn't tease him first, but cared about his behavior first.
"How about another round?" Ai walked beside Kousuke with her hands behind her back, looking at him with a sly smile in her eyes.
"I think we should forget about it." Guangyou has recovered enough now, so it's not impossible for him to take Ai around the artificial lake again.
But Xiaolan and the others should return the boat soon, as they don't have enough time for another ride.
Ai knew this too, but at this moment, she pretended not to know and continued to tease Kousuke.
“You’ve been riding for almost half an hour, and you’ve only rested for a few minutes. You can’t ride another lap.”
These words seem to express concern for Guangyou, but they are also very sarcastic.
However, when Guangyou saw the smile on Xiao Ai's face, he knew that the girl was pretending not to know and was deliberately teasing him about his poor physical fitness.
Then, Kōyū used one hand to hold the handlebars to prevent the bike from falling over, and with his other hand, he gently ruffled Ai's hair.
"You little brat, you actually dared to tease me about my physical abilities?"
"What?" Ai continued walking forward, letting Kōyū ruffle her hair. Hearing the nickname he used for her in his words, the corners of her lips curled up even more.
"Why don't you ride another lap to prove your physical fitness?"
"Let's forget about it," Guangyou said with a smile and a shake of his head.
He knew Ai was teasing him on purpose, so he didn't say that "it's almost time for Ran and the others to return the ship."
Seeing the smile on her face, Kōyū didn't think too much about it and directly said to her, "Whether my physical fitness is up to par or not, you try..."
He had only spoken halfway when Guangyou realized that the timing of his words was inappropriate, so he quickly swallowed them back down.
"What were you trying to say?" Ai asked curiously, her smile fading as she watched Kouyu stop mid-sentence.
"It's nothing." Kōyū waved his hand, naturally he couldn't tell Ai this.
But when Ai heard that Guangyou was like this, her curiosity grew even more.
"Tell me about it," Ai asked again.
"No!" Kōyū definitely can't tell Ai.
"Really not going to tell?" Ai deliberately made her expression and tone colder.
"It's really... not a good time to talk about this." Kōyū coughed lightly, still not wanting to say anything.
"Then I'll be going now." After saying that, Ai didn't ask any further questions, but she quickened her pace and walked to a spot a few steps in front of Mitsuyoshi.
"It's really not appropriate to say this," Guangyou said with a helpless smile.
It's his fault too. If he hadn't subconsciously wanted to say that, things wouldn't be like this now, but Ai isn't really angry.
Seeing Ai walking ahead of him, Kōyū quickened his pace, pushed his bicycle, and followed.
Seeing that Kousuke had caught up, Ai didn't ask the question from before. She just glanced at Kousuke and then turned to look ahead.
But this time, she didn't speed up and walk to the front.
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