World Three
This famous attraction was different from the one they had visited before where there were not many tour groups, but tour groups came one after another.
The tour guide wearing a yellow baseball cap said that the stone on the misty mountain not far away is called Wushan by the people here because it looks like a turtle.
The tour guide clapped his hands and said that the bridge in front was called the Red Fate Bridge. People who were destined to be together would be together for the rest of their lives after walking across it. The red ribbons fluttering in the wind were written and tied by tourists, carrying many beautiful expectations.
When there were many tour groups like this, He Xing took Yu Chengwei with him to listen to the tour guide's explanations, and then he listened to one tour after another.
Because their looks and figures were so eye-catching, some people in the tour group took the initiative to ask them to help take photos even though they knew they were not part of the group.
He Xing took out his phone and pointed it at the three peaks that were juxtaposed together. In response to Yu Chengwei, who was trying to gain help with his eyes, he uttered only three words: "Go take a picture."
Stop bothering him here.
Sometimes I asked him if he wanted a fan, sometimes I asked him if he wanted a cold drink.
For a moment, He Xing felt that in Yu Chengwei's eyes, he didn't just sprain his foot, but suddenly became severely disabled.
"...Oh." Yu Chengxu noticed the disdain in He Xing's eyes and responded aggrievedly. He took a few steps and then turned back and handed the fan to He Xing. "How about we go to that scenic spot later?"
He Xing took the fan, then continued to point his phone at several other mountains in the distance, and nodded, "Okay." He didn't even look at what scenic spot Yu Chengwei was talking about.
Yu Chengwei walked away contentedly.
[Host,] Cheng Wei walked away, looking back every few steps. The fur ball that was instructing He Xing to take a photo flew in front of He Xing and then turned in a circle. [Do you know what scenic spot he was talking about?]
He Xing followed the system's instructions and activated the two built-in camera functions on his phone. He tried adjusting the data and then aimed at the so-called Wushan Mountain again. He replied, "Hongyuan Bridge."
The system is right, shooting this way does look more interesting.
[Since the host knew he was talking about Hongyuan Bridge,] Maoqiu was stunned, [why did he agree to go?]
Is he hinting to Yu Chengwei that the two of them can still "rekindle their old relationship"?
"Because that place is beautiful," He Xing answered concisely, "and it's great for taking photos."
The system can read the host's thoughts, but it is precisely because it can read the other party's thoughts that it feels confused at this moment: because He Xing actually thinks so.
He actually simply thought that place was beautiful, so he agreed to go to Hongyuan Bridge with Yu Chengxu - but that was the Hongyuan Bridge that was related to love!
[Host, so now do you want to get back together with him, or do you want to break up with him?] Maoqiu couldn't help it.
"I don't know either." He Xing replied.
He also felt that it was strange to think this way: they had been so bitter when they broke up, wishing they would never see each other again. But after just a few days of being together, his mood had become calmer than before.
But perhaps because he was too calm now, he didn't know what choice he should make.
Should she pretend nothing happened and reconcile with Yu Chengwei? Or should she just break up completely?
"I thought it was strange at first, but after thinking it over, I think your thoughts aren't that strange." Maoqiu thought for a moment and said, "Well, humans seem to have expectations for their loved ones, loved ones, and close friends."
Just like He Xing, who initially endured it, hoping his parents would change for him and not make the most important life choices for him, they became increasingly aggressive, even hoping he would give up his studies and focus on making money for them.
Because most people prioritize family, love, and friendship as their most important emotions, their expectations for family members are naturally the highest. After they failed to meet He Xing's expectations, he no longer held much hope for future close relationships.
When the other person doesn't meet your expectations, you'll feel sad, angry, or even want to abandon the relationship. But if the other person meets your expectations, you'll feel relieved.
So when Yu Chengwei used an attitude of "I'm doing this for your own good" to make He Xing feel that "she was not trusted" and "she was about to be hurt", He Xing's choice was to immediately cut off the relationship between the two.
When Yu Chengwei caught up with her, tried to mend the relationship, and made it clear that he didn't need any feedback from He Xing, He Xing's attitude towards him changed from the initial rejection of "What the hell do you want to do?" to the dilemma of "I don't know what to do."
Maoqiu sighed for the umpteenth time: "Humans are such complex creatures."
Even though you have taken so many steps, you still hesitate at the last moment, afraid that you will get hurt again.
He Xing ignored Maoqiu's sigh. He needed to sort out his thoughts more now.
"Great photos! Much better than mine!" The old man who asked Yu Chengxu to help take the photo smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits and patted him on the shoulder. "Thank you, young man!"
Yu Chengxu withstood the heavy blow from the opponent's hand, smiled and saw the old man with his family away, then took out his mobile phone and looked at it.
Thanks to the old man's encouragement, which he didn't know whether it was real or fake, he decided to try to take a picture of He Xing who was standing not far away.
Because of his always cold face and temperament, a vacuum zone has formed next to He Xing.
Back in college, He Xing wasn't like this. Her classmates all knew her as someone with a cold exterior but a warm heart. Later, because people were constantly finding ways to secretly photograph her and fabricating ridiculous stories about her on forums, He Xing's attitude toward those around her began to change.
He used to think that He Xing was good because he didn't have to worry about He Xing having bad relationships with other people. But now he feels that He Xing looks lonely... What was He Xing thinking when she stood alone beside the crowd?
Does He Xing like the feeling of being alone or not?
However, before Yu Chengwei could raise his cell phone, the old man who had just left came over with a group of old ladies.
"Come on, young man!" The old man waved at Yu Chengwei, his face showing the excitement of 'recommending others to buy the good things he has bought'. "Come and take a picture for them too! They are traveling together, and like me, they don't know how to take pictures!"
Yu Chengwei had to put down his phone.
He really wanted to say that he didn't know how to take pictures either, but looking at the expectant eyes of the aunt and uncle, he still couldn't succeed in saying this.
The aunties who must be traveling together with their sisters had more requirements than the uncle just now. They wanted to include everyone in the photo and also wanted themselves to have different movements in the photos... but they couldn't think of what specific movements they were.
So this heavy responsibility fell on Yu Chengwei, who had just learned to take photos for people.
"I want something a little more novel...but not too exaggerated!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Yu Chengwei thought for a long time about what kind of action would look novel but not too exaggerated. He thought for a long time and finally put down the phone the lady handed him and made a 'pause' gesture: "Wait a moment, everyone. I'll find someone who is better at taking pictures than me to help."
He walked over to He Xing with his phone in hand and called out softly, "He Xing, can you help me?"
He Xing, who had taken several landscape photos according to Mao Qiu's teachings, has now put down his phone and is looking at the scenery in the distance.
Hearing Yu Chengwei suddenly call out his name, He Xing snapped open the folding fan in his hand and turned to look at Yu Chengwei: "Tell me, what can I do for you?"
Perhaps because he likes playing drums very much, He Xing is also interested in things that require hand use, such as fans. When he unfolds the fan, his expression is the same as when he plays the drums, with a rebellious feeling.
What is finally presented is a strong sense of contrast.
Yu Chengxu didn't even think twice and snapped the phone at He Xing.
He Xing's expression suddenly became speechless: "Is this the favor you're talking about?"
If Yu Chengxu dared to say yes, he would definitely beat the other person up like he did with the wool ball before.
The innocent Maoqiu was furious: "I just taught you how to take photos to make the scenery look better!"
——Even if you want to destroy the bridge after crossing it, you can’t do it so quickly!
"No," Yu Chengwei said, pointing to the women who were still waiting for him to return. "There are a few women over there who want me to take their photos. They want their poses to be a little bit novel, but not too exaggerated. I can't think of any poses that would be appropriate."
"I understand." He Xing fanned himself and walked in the direction Yu Chengwei pointed.
"Delete the photos," He Xing, who had walked over, suddenly turned around, "Give the phone back."
Yu Chengxu belatedly looked at the phone in his hand, then looked at the phone case on the back, and suddenly remembered something: It's over, this phone is not his!
Perhaps because of He Xing's face and aura, the women who had been directing Yu Chengxu were now completely speechless. Not only were they speechless, but they also seemed a bit reserved when being directed by He Xing, looking even more restrained than before.
He Xing didn't care about this and directly pulled Yu Chengwei to his side, taking pictures and giving him instructions.
"Just let them do whatever moves you think of, even if they're super weird. Even if you think they'll say it's ugly later, let them do it anyway. Just let them delete it afterward."
"Yeah...indeed." It was too close.
"Expression is also important. As a photographer, you need to learn how to guide them to make the appropriate expressions... A photo with a smile always looks better than one with a stern face, right?"
"Ah... yes." He was so close that he could even feel He Xing's breath.
"Look... isn't this angle more..."
"...It seems so?" He couldn't concentrate on the screen at all.
But before Cheng Wei could continue to get excited because the two of them were so close, he was forced to pick up the old lady's phone again the next second.
"Do you remember what I just said?" A voice from afar asked him.
"...I don't remember." Yu Chengwei said this without even thinking. By the time he reacted, He Xing had already taken the phone back.
He Xing was a little speechless. The reason he was speechless was that when he was telling Yu Chengwei about these precautions, the other party kept saying "hmmmm" as if he was listening very carefully. But when he asked if he remembered it, Yu Chengwei replied "I don't remember".
Are you sick?
"I was wrong. I was really wrong." Yu Chengxu apologized as he quickly snatched the phone back, not even noticing his fingertips brushing He Xing's wrist. "...With you standing next to me, I can't concentrate at all."
He Xing looked at Yu Chengxu's hand, then looked at his own hand.
Yu Chengxu's ears turned red after realizing it belatedly. Even though he was such a grown man, his voice suddenly became smaller than a mosquito: "...I'm sorry."
Not only had he been caught for not listening carefully when He Xing was talking about these points, but now he had even unintentionally taken advantage of her. Yu Chengwei didn't find a hole to hide in because he was afraid of further embarrassment in front of He Xing.
He Xing didn't intend to really argue with Yu Chengwei. He stood beside Yu Chengwei and didn't continue the previous topic.
Yu Chengxu's voice also returned to normal from being so inaudible that it was barely audible at first.
Yu Chengxu was indeed better at making others happy than him. He only said a few words and made those who were unable to relax laugh.
After taking the photo, Yu Chengwei was even chatting with the other person. If it were him, he would never be able to do that.
[How should I put it?] Maoqiu, knowing what Yu Chengxu was talking about with the aunt, tried to remind his host, [Do you want to go and listen to what they are talking about?]
"No." He Xing answered decisively.
[Okay.] Maoqiu shut up obediently.
—I’ve already reminded you, it added quietly in its mind.
"...I wasn't paying attention just now, and I took a picture of my friend with your phone." Yu Chengxu was whispering to the woman looking at the photo. "Could you add me as your friend and send me the photo later?"
The aunt, who was still discussing with her sisters which photo to keep, glanced at him and teased him, "What photo? You like it so much."
Yu Chengxu glanced at He Xing, and seeing that he didn't look at him, he became bolder.
After obtaining the aunt's consent, he swiped his fingers across the other party's mobile phone screen a few times, and then successfully found the photo of He Xing that he had just taken.
Yu Chengwei hadn't noticed when he took the photo, just wanting to freeze the moment when He Xing looked at him. Now, calming down and looking at the photo carefully, Yu Chengwei's Adam's apple couldn't help but roll.
It was only after freezing this moment that he suddenly realized: He Xing was really different when facing himself and when facing others.
The invisible sense of distance that kept people at a distance dissipated a lot, and even reminded him of two people in college.
The women who were discussing which photo was best to keep were all in unison, staring at the photo. No one spoke, as if they were afraid of disturbing anything.
"I was just about to ask..." Someone finally spoke up and whispered to Yu Chengwei, "Is this guy a celebrity? He's so handsome!"
"He's not a star," Yu Chengwei whispered back, "I think he's very handsome, too."
"What a pity," the man said immediately, "If he were really a star, I would immediately get my whole family to support him!"
Yu Chengwei smiled and said nothing: If He Xing really wants to go down that path one day, he might also mobilize his parents' company to canvass for votes.
Seeing that Yu Chengwei had already answered a question, someone immediately asked, "By the way, does he have a girlfriend?"
"Got it!" Yu Chengwei knew what the other party wanted to say next when he heard this. He didn't even control the volume when he said this, which attracted He Xing's attention.
"Got it." Yu Chengxu met He Xing's gaze and immediately lowered his voice, "...Well, he's having a fight with his girlfriend, but they'll definitely make up."
"What a pity..." The auntie who said that thought of something and suddenly sighed, "He is so handsome. How beautiful must his girlfriend be?"
Yu Chengwei continued to laugh dryly. He didn't even dare to look at He Xing, for fear that He Xing would come over and ask them what they were talking about.
"Hey kid, do you have a girlfriend?" Seeing that this was a dead end, the old lady immediately changed the subject, "You're not bad looking, either! Look, your muscles are well-developed, too. Hiss—do you go to the gym regularly to exercise…"
"...Auntie, I have a girlfriend too, sorry." Yu Chengxu really wanted to run away now. But he suppressed the urge to run away and turned to the aunt leading the group, "Um...Auntie, can we add each other as friends and send me the photos?"
"Okay!" The leading lady nodded, "Come, I'll sweep you."
Yu Chengwei immediately pulled out his own QR code.
"You two, don't act like you've never seen the world. You're trying to match people up with each other. It's so embarrassing!" The aunt said as she scanned Yu Chengxu's QR code and comforted him, "Young man, don't bother with them!"
"It's okay, it's okay." Yu Chengwei agreed to the application, and then continued to wait eagerly for the other party to send the photo to him.
Only after the aunt sent him the photo did Yu Chengxu say goodbye to the aunts and turn away.
After he walked a long distance, the tour group, which had originally quieted down, became agitated again.
"What do you mean by that? What do you mean I haven't seen the world? You were just sneaking around that guy for a long time, thinking I didn't notice!"
"That's right, go home and tell your wife!"
"Stupid! Every single one of you is stupid!" The leading lady glared at them one by one. Seeing that they were still unconvinced, she whispered a reminder, "If they were really brothers, would he have to wait until he got the photo before leaving?"
"...Wait, what do you mean..."
"Don't go, why didn't you remind me just now..."
"I'm done." Yu Chengwei set the photo the old lady had sent him as his phone wallpaper, then walked over to He Xing. "Shall we go to the scenic spot we agreed on?"
"Yeah." He Xing nodded.
"Um... do you know where the scenic spot I was talking about is?" Yu Chengxu asked while holding He Xing's hand. "The one I was talking about before was... Hongyuan Bridge."
The tour guide said that as long as you walk across the Hongyuan Bridge, people who are destined to be together will eventually get married.
Although he never believed in these things, when He Xing was by his side, he hoped very much that these were true.
He hoped that he and He Xing could be the 'destined ones', and that they could eventually be together for the rest of their lives.
"I know." He Xing said, "But..."
Yu Chengwei turned around and looked at him, his heart in his throat, afraid that He Xing would suddenly say to him, "I suddenly don't want to go anymore."
"If I still don't like you in the end, even if we walk across this bridge together now, it won't mean anything." He Xing said this without looking at him.
"I know!" Although Yu Chengxu felt disappointed, he nodded seriously. "You don't have to emphasize this to me. I know... because of that, because you are He Xing."
Yu Chengwei knew better than anyone the weight of He Xing's words.
Rather, Yu Chengwei was already very happy that He Xing allowed him to continue staying by his side.
Because the other person was He Xing, the He Xing who chose to leave decisively when he said he wanted to. And because the other person was He Xing, the He Xing with whom one could actually communicate well if one used the right method.
...So it's okay. He didn't think anything of what He Xing said, nor did he feel disappointed.
"But if I still decide to like you in the end..." He Xing looked at Yu Chengwei, who was forcing a smile at him, and added, "It has nothing to do with whether we walk across this bridge now or not."
It will be his own choice at that time, and it has nothing to do with the so-called "people who are destined to be together will be together for life once they cross the bridge."
It wasn't because of the sudden appearance of the system, nor was it because of so-called softness, it was simply because he wanted to do so.
[Is it so hard to just say what's on your mind?] Maoqiu flew to sit on top of He Xing's head, then loudly teased him, [Host, although you told Yu Chengxu to just say whatever's on his mind and not wait until he finds out before explaining, it seems you haven't done that yourself.]
The host was clearly thinking, "It's not a bad idea to give him a chance," but he still said this.
How do we describe this in human terms? It's called saying one thing and thinking another!
He Xing responded to the teasing by the fur ball, which was so obvious that he couldn't even ignore it, by reaching out his hand and then brushing off the fur ball sitting on his hair like he was brushing off dust from his own hair.
The ball of fur, which was already very experienced in this, turned around and flew back without stopping in mid-air, then sat on the host's hair again.
He Xing did not film it again this time.
Yu Chengwei blinked, and the next second, the expression on his face became lively again: "——Is it what I think it means?!"
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