Chapter 70 This punishment...
Who is this person? What is his purpose?
Qu Tao took advantage of Xi Mozhou taking photos of Han Feng and Pei Zechen and immediately sent a message.
"Who are you?"
The other party did not reply. Qu Tao waited for a moment and put away his phone. After calming down his expression, he snatched the phone from Xi Mozhou's hand.
"Your photography skills are not good, let me do it."
Horizontally, vertically, in the distance, close-up, Qu Tao took several photos in succession and handed the phone back to Han Feng.
"Okay, hurry up, we've been left behind by Brother Shen and the others for a long time."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me take a few photos for you two."
"No need, let's go to the top of the mountain and take photos."
"Okay, take a better photo of my Tao Tao."
Qu Tao and Xi Mozhou spoke at the same time, one looking up, the other looking down, looking at each other, the sun shining through the branches, hitting their hair, Han Feng made an OK gesture, and instantly focused.
"Not bad, it looks good, another one."
Han Feng glanced at the photos, nodded with satisfaction, and refocused.
This time, Xi Mozhou held her in his arms, and kissed Qu Tao's cheek the moment he pressed the shutter.
"Brother Xi is good. I didn't expect you to be so good at posing."
"That depends on who you are taking photos with."
After Han Feng sent the photos to Qu Tao one by one, he looked up and found that Shen Yichen and Qiu Mingxuan were no longer in front of him.
"Okay, let's go. Don't let them wait up there for too long." They
walked up again. The plank road that was wide enough for two people to walk side by side at first became narrower and narrower, and finally could only accommodate one person.
Qu Tao walked behind Xi Mozhou, staring at his back. After thinking for a moment, he seemed indifferent.
"Mozhou, how old were you when your aunt passed away?"
Xi Mozhou's body was obviously stiff, and then he turned his head slowly.
"Why do you suddenly think of asking this?"
"Nothing, just asking casually," Qu Tao smiled at him, and suddenly felt regretful when he saw Xi Mozhou's discomfort, "Did I bring up your sad memories?"
Xi Mozhou did not reply, and stared at him with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see into his heart.
Time froze for a few seconds, Qu Tao glanced behind him, chuckled and patted his butt.
"Hurry up, the people behind are catching up, don't occupy the road."
Xi Mozhou turned around and continued to move forward. After walking a long way, he suddenly spoke.
"Fifteen."
"What?"
Qu Tao did not react for a moment, and Xi Mozhou did not turn his head back, and repeated while continuing to move forward.
"I was fifteen when the car accident happened."
"Oh..."
Could it really be the same car accident? Qu Tao did not continue to ask, the occasion and timing were not right.
There is an observation tower halfway up the mountain, a rare flat piece of land with a rest pavilion and a small shop selling water and bread.
Qu Tao and Xi Mozhou just emerged from the bottom of the mountain, and Qiu Mingxuan seemed to have been waiting for a long time and immediately waved to them.
"You are so slow. I have been waiting for you for half an hour."
Since Qu Tao asked that question, Xi Mozhou has become taciturn along the way. At this time, he glanced at Qiu Mingxuan lightly and said nothing.
"What's wrong with him?"
As he approached, Qiu Mingxuan quietly asked Qu Tao. Qu Tao admired the scenery around him and downplayed it.
"We must be tired. Let's rest here for a while. You guys go ahead."
"Weren't we quarreling?" "
How is that possible?" Qu Tao retracted his gaze, glanced at Xi Mozhou, and teased himself, "We never quarrel, we only fight."
Qu Tao deliberately left some space for Xi Mozhou to be alone, so when Qiu Mingxuan and the others set out again, Qu Tao sent Han Feng and the others away as well. There were
many people sitting and standing in the pavilion. Qu Tao walked away from them, looked down at the mountain, and sat down on a stone.
Xi Mozhou followed not long after, spread his suit on the grass beside him, and sat down.
The breeze brushed his cheeks, making the leaves rustle. After a long time, Xi Mozhou looked into the distance and spoke slowly.
"Taotao, I'm sorry."
Qu Tao looked at him with a questioning look in his eyes. Xi Mozhou exchanged glances with him and then looked forward again.
"I saw you at the scene of the car accident that year."
Helpless, shocked, terrified, and desperate, Xi Mozhou thought of his appearance at that time, and his eyes were filled with pain.
"If it weren't for my dad...", Xi Mozhou swallowed his saliva with a dry throat and continued with difficulty, "If it weren't for my dad overtaking in the wrong direction, maybe the accident wouldn't have happened."
"Taotao, I'm sorry."
After saying that, Xi Mozhou let out a long sigh. The words of apology had been in his heart for many years.
Since the first time he found Qu Tao, he wanted to say sorry to him, but when he fell in love with him, he became timid and even carefully hid it for fear of being discovered.
"So, your aunt also died in that car accident?"
When talking about the lost relatives, Xi Mozhou suppressed the sadness and nodded gently.
"Well, I was injured in the leg when the truck hit me, and I was carried to the isolation zone. I was standing opposite you at the time."
The scene at that time reappeared, Qu Tao did not speak for a while, and Xi Mozhou's voice was trembling.
"Taotao, I'm really sorry, you can punish me in any way you want, but can you please not leave me?"
Perhaps the responsibility for the accident was clearly divided at the time, and Qu Tao never thought about the responsibility for overtaking in the wrong direction that year.
But he never thought that Xi Mozhou would bear the guilt for so many years, and even did not hesitate to let someone make a fuss about it.
The voice was full of self-blame, begging, and cowardice. Qu Tao wanted to hold his hand and say a few words of comfort, but after hearing the second half of his sentence, he stretched out half of his hand and then pulled it back.
"Are you really willing to use any punishment?"
"Yes."
"Okay." Qu Tao stood up from the stone, patted his butt, and looked very happy. "As a punishment, you are not allowed to touch me again until your arm injury is healed."
This punishment... Xi Mozhou's head was buzzing. He was obviously relieved, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
"What? You don't agree?"
Qu Tao raised his eyebrows slightly, crossed his arms, looked down at him, and saw that he had been silent for a long time, so he waved at him in frustration.
"Forget it, I shouldn't forgive you so easily."
"From now on, we'll just pretend we don't know each other. You go your way, I go mine, and from now on, we'll keep our distance..."
"No, I promise you." Before Qu Tao finished speaking, Xi Mozhou stood up and held his hand, interlocking their fingers, and promised solemnly, "As long as you don't leave me, I'll promise you anything."
As they looked at each other, Qu Tao pulled his hand away, coughed heavily a few times, and patted his shoulder pretending to be helpless.
"Okay, then I'll forgive you."
After saying that, Qu Tao walked forward and muttered to himself, "So, when he confessed to Shen Yichen before, he really recognized the wrong person."
Qu Tao easily comforted himself.
"Well, after meeting each other so many years ago, it is true that it is easy to accidentally recognize the wrong person. Who made Shen Yichen's eyebrows and eyes look so similar to his?"
Being easily forgiven, one will always push the limit.
After the two walked for a distance, Xi Mozhou walked behind him, as if talking to himself, but also as if deliberately talking to him.
"If it is what you want, I am kind enough to help you cool down, does it not count as I touched you?"
Qu Tao stopped, turned around with a sly smile, and touched his cheek with the tip of his tongue.
"Xi Mozhou, what did you say? Do you dare to say it again?" "I
dare not..."
"You are good at dealing with people, hurry up."
Qu Tao took two steps and suddenly thought of something. He took out his mobile phone, found the message sent by the unfamiliar number, and handed it to Xi Mozhou behind him.
"By the way, take a look at this."
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