Without realizing it, Zhou Chunhua's brows furrowed into a tight knot.
Why is she so skeptical?
You know, this is a society governed by law! How could they possibly bury a living, breathing person like her in the mountains?
Lu Ming suddenly turned his head and said, "Don't you believe me? After all, our country has a lot of people, but not many others. Otherwise, those industrial parks wouldn't be focusing solely on our people."
"Okay! I understand. Thank you." Zhou Chunhua got up and patted her bottom.
Although my legs feel like someone else's.
But she didn't want to spend the night on the mountain.
"What are you doing?" Lu Ming asked her.
"Go down the mountain! Or are you going to sit here all night?" She moved her legs with difficulty, trying to walk down.
However, at this moment, her legs felt as if they were weighed down by a thousand-pound lead weight, and she couldn't move them at all.
After finally descending two steps, she was covered in sweat.
A night breeze blew by, and a chill enveloped her, causing her to sneeze several times.
She pulled her clothes tighter and realized she must have caught a cold.
"It's late at night, and the path down the mountain is difficult to walk. Let's go down tomorrow when it's light!" Lu Ming said.
Zhou Chunhua shook her head: "I don't have the habit of staying out overnight."
Lu Ming: ...
"Okay, okay, I'll carry you down the mountain, alright?"
Lu Ming came to her, squatted down, and gestured for her to lie down on him.
"Thank you, but no need. I can walk by myself." Zhou Chunhua gritted her teeth and insisted on going around it.
"Hey! Why are you still as stubborn as before!" Lu Ming caught up with him.
Just then, a bright light suddenly appeared in the distance, followed by a muffled rumble of thunder.
It's going to rain!
Zhou Chunhua looked up at the sky... When bad luck strikes, even peeing makes your feet wet and drinking water gets stuck in your teeth.
Why did this rain have to come at this time of year?!
"Come on, come on, there's a pavilion over there. Let's go over there to take shelter from the rain." Lu Ming pointed to the streetlights.
Before she could even speak, raindrops began to fall.
After a moment's hesitation, the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
In the end, she could only walk towards the pavilion with Lu Ming.
After all, it took so long for my legs to work properly when I was going uphill.
With my legs like this now, I don't know how long it will take to get down the mountain.
If you force yourself to get soaked, you never know whether you'll end up rolling down the mountain or walking down.
They had barely stepped into the pavilion when the heavy rain began to fall.
The sound of the rain was deafening, accompanied by a deafening roar from above.
“If you’re scared, you can hug me.” Lu Ming leaned closer. “Or… I can hug you too.”
Zhou Chunhua rolled her eyes at him and walked to the pavilion.
This was her first time visiting Lishan Mountain, and also her first time seeing the city center's night view from the viewing pavilion.
Unfortunately, the raindrops, like a beaded curtain, obscured most of the view.
As time passed, the rain grew heavier and the wind blew stronger.
Even wearing a thin down jacket, I was shivering from the cold.
She wrapped her arms around her chest, trying to keep herself warm.
The next second, a jacket appeared on her body.
"Wear something down, you're shaking like a leaf," Lu Ming said.
"You're so good with words, don't say that next time." After saying that, Zhou Chunhua finally added, "Thank you."
Lu Ming's downturned lips instantly turned upwards.
"If you're still cold, you can come into my arms."
Zhou Chunhua turned her head away, pretending not to hear.
A click came from behind me, and a smell of smoke entered my nose.
She rubbed her nose with her hand and moved to a position upwind.
I don't know why, but she has disliked the smell of smoke since she was a child.
When I met Liao Nanxing, he didn't smoke either.
Later, I don't know when it started, but Liao Nanxing always carried a pack of cigarettes in his pocket.
His study was always filled with a faint smell of smoke.
She had mentioned it to Liao Nanxing, telling him to stop smoking.
But Liao Nanxing always said that men have to socialize when they are out.
She tried everything, from kind words to harsh ones, but Liao Nanxing showed no sign of quitting.
I remember there was a period when she mentioned it several times. Liao Nanxing used this as an excuse to not go home at night, saying that she was staying in the school dormitory.
Several times during such heavy rains, she worried that he would be cold in the dormitory without a thick blanket, so she would call him to come back or bring him a blanket.
But Liao Nanxing wouldn't even answer the phone.
At first, I would call her back and say that I had fallen asleep and that my phone was on silent.
Later, they stopped answering my calls altogether.
Occasionally, I'll reply to a WeChat message saying I'm out and can't answer the phone.
Looking back now, I realize how naive I was back then.
When a man says he's not available to answer the phone, it means he's too lazy to even bother with a polite response.
"What's wrong? If you take another step forward, you'll almost be outside. Be careful not to get wet." Lu Ming's voice came from behind.
"It's nothing." She turned around, her gaze falling on the red light on Lu Ming's hand.
"You...don't like the smell of smoke?"
Before she could answer, Lu Ming threw his half-smoked cigarette into the rain.
"I'll remember that. I won't smoke in front of you next time," Lu Ming said.
"It's okay," she said with a helpless smile.
You should know that when she told Liao Nanxing directly that she didn't like the smell of cigarettes, he not only didn't put out his cigarette, but even lectured her for not understanding the difficulties men face when they're away from home.
Looking back now, they're not even as good as outsiders.
Lost in thought, my phone rang.
When I took it out, I saw it was a call from Gu Yao.
She quickly pressed the answer button.
On the other end of the phone, Gu Yao's anxious voice came through: "It's so late, why aren't you back yet? What happened? Are you alright? Where are you?"
A barrage of questions left her unsure where to begin her response.
"What's wrong? Are you in danger? Can you send me your location?" Gu Yao's voice sounded anxious.
Zhou Chunhua quickly replied, "It's alright, I'm fine. I'm at the viewing pavilion on the top of Lishan Mountain now. I'll come back when the rain stops."
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. If she hadn't been able to hear Gu Yao's breathing, she would have thought there was a problem with the phone signal.
Just as she was about to speak, Lu Ming suddenly leaned in and shouted into the phone, "Yes! I'll take her home once the rain stops."
Zhou Chunhua quickly walked away.
Gu Yao's voice came through the phone: "Why did you go hiking on Lishan Mountain with him?"
"It's a long story. I'll tell you when I get back."
"Do you want to come back?" Gu Yao suddenly asked her.
Zhou Chunhua raised an eyebrow: "Of course! If it weren't for the heavy rain, I would be on my way down the mountain right now!"
Does she not want to go home? Does she want to stay here in the wind all night?
It's not like we're just bored and have nothing better to do!
"Okay!" Gu Yao said, and then the call ended.
Zhou Chunhua stared blankly at the black screen.
Why did she sense that Gu Yao was angry?
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