The forest has a humid climate, but the soil doesn't smell of rotting leaves. With each breath, you can almost feel the sweet fragrance in the air. The branches and leaves block most of the sunlight, so it's not hot at all. Occasionally, you can hear birds chirping and the calls of some unknown insects. A gentle breeze blows from time to time, making these young people, who have always lived in cities of steel and concrete, feel physically and mentally relaxed.
Han Yunqi, who had been pampered since childhood, was experiencing this for the first time. He showed a rare childlike side and excitedly dragged Tang Xiaoxiao around to search for wild mushrooms, claiming that he wanted to fill a basket with them so he could make a pot of fresh mushroom soup for Tang Xiaoxiao that night.
"Look carefully, don't pick any brightly colored mushrooms!" Tang Xiaoxiao shouted to Han Yunqi, who was walking further and further away without realizing it.
"Okay!"
Tang Xiaoxiao didn't chase after him. She found a clean stone slab, moved it to a poplar tree, sat down, leaned against the tree, and closed her eyes.
In fact, in terms of air freshness, this place is nowhere near as good as her space.
But without the sun, without wind and rain, it feels like something is missing.
She doesn't usually go up the mountain, so this was a good opportunity for her to relax.
Just as Tang Xiaoxiao felt she was about to fall asleep, she heard voices coming from not far away. She opened her eyes and listened carefully. The voices were getting closer and closer; it was a man and a woman talking.
The male voice sounded familiar; Tang Xiaoxiao recognized it as Qiao Yang's.
The other female voice is very likely his girlfriend, Yu Duo.
Then Qiao Yang said, "Didn't you say you wanted to go on a spring outing before? Why are you throwing a tantrum now?"
"What kind of spring outing is this? We're all covered in dust and dirt!"
The girl's voice was originally very sweet, but it sounded a bit sharp because she was unhappy.
"Isn't this great? The scenery is beautiful, no worse than those man-made tourist attractions," Qiao Yang coaxed patiently.
"Look at what we've been dressed in! It's awful! We're here to have fun, not to do farm work!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaoxiao immediately frowned.
Qiao Yang's tone wasn't as friendly as before: "It's not like you're the only one dressed like this. They're worried about us getting scratched or falling. Everyone's having a great time, why are you the only one making a fuss?"
Seeing his bad tone, Yu Duo got even angrier: "You think I'm being nosy? There are so many good farmhouses with good service, why do you have to come to this godforsaken place? What kind of lousy village is this? I've never even heard of it."
With a "crack," the sound of a tree branch breaking was heard. Sure enough, Qiao Yang said, "Why are you breaking someone else's tree branch? This is Xiaoxiao's own tree, be careful!"
"You're all laughing and calling each other so affectionately. If you ask me, you're up to no good. You've come all this way just to have fun, but you're really up to something."
Tang Xiaoxiao was hiding behind a tree, and the two men were still some distance away from her, so they didn't notice her.
Hearing this, she felt embarrassed and a little angry.
Is there something wrong with this woman?
"You're disgusting." Qiao Yang's cold voice rang out, clearly indicating that he was genuinely angry.
He was a pampered rich kid, when had he ever humbled himself before anyone?
Although he doesn't change female companions every few days like Bai Siming, he takes relationships quite seriously. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken dating Yu Duo so seriously and formally introduced her into his inner circle.
But that doesn't mean he can be a sycophant and indulge her without any limits.
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