World Three
Because Yu Chengxu and He Xing did not join a tour group, they paid the entrance fee after arriving at the foot of the mountain and went straight up.
Without a tour group, you will miss the voice of the tour guide explaining the attractions, but you also don’t have to wait for the tour guide to count the number of people before you can move forward at each attraction.
The two of them walked and stopped at each other's pace, and before they noticed, the degree of transformation had risen from 57% to 59%.
The two of them walked to a project site with the words "Jungle Flying" written on it, looked at each other, and chose to go in at the same time.
Only after they paid did they realize this wasn't the jungle zipline they'd imagined, but more like rock climbing. They had to wear a locking device, pass over a dozen wooden stakes, then climb along the mountain in the other direction, reaching the end and then descending via a rope.
And because it is not convenient to carry suitcases and shoulder bags with you to this project, you have to leave your suitcases and shoulder bags here.
"Take a picture of your luggage later," the baggage handler told them. "You can come and pick it up directly with the photo. This is the same way down the mountain."
"And we have surveillance cameras here," the person in charge added, pointing above their heads, "so there's no need to worry about anyone taking anything."
Yu Chengwei looked up at the surveillance camera, hesitated for a moment, and took out the fan from the pink and white shoulder bag.
He Xing was not as conflicted as Yu Chengwei. He only needed to bring a mobile phone.
After they decided what to bring, the person in charge looked at them and asked, "You two are together, right?"
He Xing thought the question sounded a bit baffling, but he nodded. The next second, the person in charge took a picture of them and the two items.
Perhaps because Yu Chengwei had been taking so many photos of him with his phone, He Xing didn't seem uncomfortable. Instead, he quickly reacted and turned to grab his gear from the nearby rack.
Yu Chengwei, who subconsciously stood in front of him, opened his eyes wide, then quickly reacted and followed He Xing.
The two men quickly put on their equipment, but then got stuck on who should go in front.
"You should go ahead," Yu Chengxu said to He Xing. "I'll slow down the pace."
He usually never missed a workout, but this project was different from his usual workouts, and he wasn't sure if he would embarrass himself or not.
Besides, his parents were strict, so he had never touched rock climbing since he was a child.
…I feel like there’s a greater chance that he’ll embarrass himself.
"I'll walk behind you to prevent anything from happening. See this?" He Xing pointed to the very long rope hanging between them. "When the time comes, just walk forward. Don't be afraid."
Yu Chengxu wanted to say something, but He Xing frowned. Before he could react, he nodded uncontrollably: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The person in charge started laughing with his hands covering his mouth when the two of them started talking, and continued laughing until they turned around and left.
——He has been working here for so long, but he has never seen anyone so entangled at the beginning for the other person's good.
Yu Chengwei didn't know what the person in charge was thinking. He encouraged himself in his heart and then stepped onto the first single stake.
There was a mat under the wooden stake, but it was quite far away. Next to it was a black iron chain as thick as a wrist, but it swayed so much that Yu Chengwei dared not look. Beyond the chain, he could see a dense forest below, a sight rarely seen in cities these days, but Yu Chengwei still didn't dare to look.
He dared not look at anything now.
The distance between the piles wasn't far, but the height was a bit scary. So Yu Chengwei only bravely walked forward a few piles before he started to feel scared.
"He Xing," Yu Chengwei said while trying to cheer himself up, "Why don't you talk to me for a while? I'm nervous."
"What?" He Xing took out his cell phone and took a picture of the iron chain, then put the phone back.
Compared with Yu Chengwei who had to encourage himself every time he stepped on a pole, he was so calm as if his feet were not on poles but on flat ground.
"Anything is fine," Yu Chengxu mustered up his courage and stepped over another stake. "...I'm really scared right now."
He was really scared at this moment, and his calves were shaking. Meanwhile, Maoqiu was sitting leisurely on He Xing's hair, playing some instrumental music for him.
He Xing really wanted to ask Maoqiu if he was bored, but perhaps because this piece of pure music calmed him down, he didn't ask.
"Look at the equipment you're wearing," He Xing abandoned his intention to mock Maoqiu and turned to Yu Chengwei, who had only walked through three piles so far. "Isn't there a very short buckle at the waist?"
Yu Chengwei took a step forward, and only looked down after he had steadied himself: "Yes, there is this thing. What's wrong?"
"Buckle this to the iron chain next to it, and then slowly move over." He Xing gave him advice, "Will this make you feel safer?"
"No." But Yu Chengwei was honest. "I'm afraid my feet might slip and I'd get caught on the wire."
This was the second time Yu Chengwei had mentioned being 'afraid'. He Xing looked at the iron chain, which didn't seem to be shaking that badly in his eyes, and asked, "Are you afraid you'll fall?"
"I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of losing face in front of you." Yu Chengwei replied.
He was not afraid that he would actually be hooked on the iron chain. He was more afraid that He Xing would see him being hooked on the iron chain.
He Xing, who was about to say, "I was also scared when I first tried a similar project," shut up. He was not good at comforting people, and Yu Chengwei's unconventional answer made him even more at a loss as to what to say next.
"Why are you suddenly silent?" Yu Chengxu turned to look at him, then quickly turned back. "I can't stand it anymore. This is the first time I've realized I'm so afraid of heights."
He Xing still didn't say anything.
The rope between the two of them was very long, long enough for him to walk over without saying a word.
He walked behind at first to prevent anything from happening to Yu Chengwei, but with the rope between them, the iron chain thicker than his wrist, and the mat underneath, it would be difficult for Yu Chengwei to get into trouble.
Maoqiu was playing the song written by the first host for He Xing, and the next second he felt himself suddenly flying into the air.
It was in mid-air when it remembered that it could fly, and then watched He Xing walk across several piles as if he was walking on flat ground, and then walked directly to Yu Chengwei's side.
To prevent Yu Chengxu from getting startled and falling when he turned around, He Xing held his hand first, then said, "Don't worry."
Yu Chengxu, who had already started to suspect from He Xing's silence that something he had said had upset He Xing, looked at him in shock and then glanced back: "I...how did you..."
Flying from that side?
"This is your first time trying it, so you're afraid. It's normal. Don't let your fear of heights constrain you." He Xing ignored Yu Chengwei's half-sentence and just looked at him. "Just take your time."
People who are afraid of heights will feel weak in the knees when they see this project and will not be able to walk here at all.
Yu Chengxu looked at He Xing, still a little stunned. It took him a long time to remember to respond, and he nodded suddenly: "Ah...Okay, okay!"
"Continue walking forward," He Xing said. "This way... every time you walk five piles forward, I'll appear directly behind you."
He just counted and there are about thirty piles here.
In other words, as long as Yu Chengwei follows what he said and moves forward a few rounds, he will reach the end of this project stage.
Yu Chengwei nodded vigorously.
——Five stakes!
In other words, as long as he walks across five piles, he can get close to He Xing!
"Does the one I'm stepping on count as one?" Yu Chengwei asked before leaving, with a hint of excitement on his face.
"Not really." He Xing answered coldly, then he let go of Yu Chengwei's hand in an extremely cold manner, "--Okay, let's keep going."
[Next time, could you please tell me before you leave?] Maoqiu watched Yu Chengwei walk forward and immediately flew in front of his host, condemning him for walking forward without saying hello. [I was so scared that I flew up just now!]
[Don't you already know how to fly?] He Xing counted the number of poles Yu Chengwei walked over, lightly ignoring the system's complaints.
"That's different!" Maoqiu was furious. "It's like a bird just landed on top of a tree, and then the tree suddenly grew legs and walked away!"
It was so scared that it almost forgot that it could fly!
[Okay, I'll pay attention next time.] He Xing counted to the third stake and followed Yu Chengwei over.
"Next time, you must remind me in advance." Maoqiu was still emphasizing to He Xing, "You said that."
Perhaps he was happy that he could see He Xing's face by just stepping over five stakes. When they crossed the stakes to climb the mountain, Yu Chengwei seemed very excited. He asked He Xing if he could just walk five steps and follow him. He Xing only replied with three words: "You wish."
When he was about to come down from above, Yu Chengwei took a deep breath, then held the rope and slowly lowered himself down.
Only after he came down did He Xing take a step forward.
Unlike Yu Chengxu who had to stop in mid-air for a while after the next section, He Xing looked down and then slid down directly holding the rope.
Only when He Xing's feet touched the ground did Yu Chengxu come back to his senses from the exclamation of "Fuck, that's awesome" from the person in charge next to him.
He walked forward and asked He Xing in a low voice: "...Did you twist your ankle?"
——When he landed just now, He Xing seemed to stagger a little.
He Xing glanced at Yu Chengwei, then nodded: "Yes, it is twisted."
He did not stop after descending a certain distance like Yu Chengwei did. He descended faster, but because he did not pay attention to the distance between his feet and the ground when landing, he twisted his foot the moment he descended.
"Did I carry you on my back at that moment?" Yu Chengwei asked.
"No," He Xing replied, "It's not that serious."
"Then I won't carry you," Yu Chengxu said while holding He Xing's hand. "Can we just hold hands?"
He Xing glanced at him, but still didn't pull his hand back: "Whatever you want."
Although he twisted his foot, He Xing did not give up his plan to continue going up - he still wanted to see what that "swing" was.
Yu Chengwei had no intention of persuading him to rest, but instead walked up with him.
The scene of two handsome guys walking up hand in hand attracted a lot of people's attention, and many people pointed at them and whispered to them.
Yu Chengxu's reaction was unprecedentedly quick. When He Xing tried to break free from his hand, he took out the fan and fanned He Xing.
The hand that seemed to be trying to break free from him paused and then stopped moving.
"When I came up just now, I noticed there was a cable car nearby." Yu Chengwei didn't relax, but tried to divert He Xing's attention. "Shall we take the cable car down directly later?"
"My ID card is still in the suitcase," said He Xing.
"Then I'll carry you down later." Yu Chengxu didn't get discouraged, but continued, "It was almost dark when we came down, so not many people could see."
He Xing was about to refuse, but the next second he heard Yu Chengxu's cell phone ringing, so he had to give up the idea temporarily.
Yu Chengxu glanced at him, smiled, and then put the phone to his ear: "Who is it?"
Yu Sheng's voice came over: "Are you crazy?"
Yu Chengwei appeared calm under He Xing's gaze: "What's wrong? Why did you say that suddenly?"
"What's going on with your profile picture?" Yu Sheng asked from the other end. "Does this mean you've gotten back together? Are you two progressing so quickly?!"
"Very soon?" Yu Chengxu was still pretending to be confused. "Not really."
He didn't even dare to tell Yu Sheng, "Actually, no one else knows that I changed my profile picture," because He Xing was right next to him and he was afraid that He Xing would be angry with him.
"Okay, actually, your parents saw the status I posted earlier, and then they saw your profile picture..." Yu Sheng sighed, "They just called me and asked what was going on. They also asked me if the person you like is not two-timing."
"No! Absolutely not! It has nothing to do with him!" Yu Chengxu stopped in his tracks, not caring about controlling his voice in front of He Xing. "So, have you explained it clearly to them?"
"Of course I've explained it clearly to them!" Yu Sheng sensed Yu Chengwei's fear from his series of words and immediately explained, "But I'll probably call you soon. You should think about what to do now and organize your words in advance."
Yu Chengxu didn't say anything. The meaning of Yu Sheng calling him was very clear: to tip him off and, by the way, to use this phone to prevent his parents from getting through.
He had been away from home for two days, and his parents hadn't called him once. Even if they saw his profile picture and noticed something was wrong, they didn't call him right away, but went to ask Yu Sheng.
Are you disappointed in him or do you just not want to talk to him anymore?
The most important thing is...if his parents call him later, is he really sure that he won't show any clues in front of He Xing?
Yu Chengwei looked at He Xing.
He had already decided to make He Xing change his mind, so he shouldn't try to hide it at this time.
"I want to tell you something," Yu Chengwei made up his mind. "Can we sit on the chair next to you and talk?"
He Xing said "hmm".
The chairs at the scenic spot were all made to look like wooden stakes, which seemed to match the woods in the background, but they were designed to be very low, so they had to hunch their backs to sit down.
"I know that telling you this may make you feel uncomfortable, but I still have to say it." Yu Chengwei looked at He Xing and said.
"Speak." He Xing said straightforwardly.
"The day you left, I followed your steps to the rental house, but I didn't see you." Yu Chengxu paused at this point and looked at He Xing's face, "So I went back home the next day."
He Xing had already learned from Mao Qiu that Yu Chengwei's dependence on his parents was not the kind of dependence a normal person would have on their parents. So when Yu Chengwei said he would go home to see his parents the next day, his expression remained calm.
Yu Chengwei also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I think they knew about our relationship before. I asked them a long time ago what they thought about homosexuality..." Yu Chengwei said, "They said homosexuality is a god... Anyway, they said they couldn't accept it."
He Xing nodded to indicate that he understood.
He didn't show any reaction, which made Yu Chengwei feel disappointed and thought, "This is He Xing."
"That night, I clicked on your status to see where you were, but there was nothing," Yu Chengwei continued. "Then I logged out and saw my sister had posted a photo of you and me."
"I actually don't want to tell you these things, but I feel that if I don't explain the cause and effect clearly, you won't understand what's going on." Yu Chengwei lowered his head.
"I cropped a photo of us together and made a new profile picture for myself. My sister just called me and said my parents had called her to ask what was going on. So I guess they will call me soon."
He Xing didn't ask what Yu Chengwei wanted to say, because the next second, Yu Chengwei looked up at him and said...
"I'm telling you this now, not to blackmail you, nor do I have any other intentions," Yu Chengxu said word by word. "I just think if they call me later, I'm definitely not going to be able to control my expression."
He Xing will definitely notice it by then.
"I've said before that I'll prove myself through my actions," Yu Chengwei said, "but that doesn't mean I won't explain myself at all."
Regardless of whether He Xing is still angry because of his concealment, he does not intend to hide things from others again.
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