After spending some time halfway up the mountain, Shi Xi and Li Yanci continued their climb.
Shi Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief upon reaching the summit.
The view from the mountaintop was just as he looked up: a rolling sea of clouds, an endless mountain range, and the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Shi Xi, which do you prefer, sunrise or sunset?" Li Yanci asked suddenly, looking at Shi Xi.
"Sunset," Shi Xi said.
Li Yanci waited with great interest for his next words, expecting Shi Xi to describe how magnificent and serene the sunset scenery was.
Unexpectedly, Shi Xi simply said with a languid expression:
"Because I can't get up when the sun rises."
Li Yanci chuckled lightly but said nothing.
The weather on the mountain changes rapidly; what was originally a clear blue sky can turn into a dense cloud cover in the blink of an eye.
'Boom!'
Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and it looked like it was about to rain.
Having checked the weather forecast beforehand and confirmed it would be a sunny day, neither of them brought an umbrella.
"Tsk, the weather changes faster than a face changing."
Shi Xi frowned and said to Li Yanci beside her, "Let's go down the mountain."
Li Yanci didn't speak, but simply looked up at the sky, "It's probably too late to go down the mountain now..."
"There are guesthouses halfway up the mountain." He looked down at Shi Xi.
Shi Xi immediately understood what Li Yanci meant. He probably thought that the rain wouldn't stop easily, and since they hadn't rested much yet, Li Yanci planned to stay overnight halfway up the mountain.
Given the current situation, this is indeed the best course of action.
Shi Xi readily agreed.
Before we even reached the halfway point of the mountain, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.
Shi Xi moved to the side and was about to take off his coat when Li Yanci noticed his little movement.
"What are you doing?"
"As long as your head doesn't get wet, you haven't been rained on," Shi Xi said seriously after a pause.
"..." What kind of twisted logic is this?
Is this a new concept of burying one's head in the sand?
Before Shi Xi could unzip her coat, she noticed that the rain above her head had suddenly stopped.
The distance that had just been widened was now completely erased, and they even became closer.
A large coat sheltered him from the wind and rain, and Li Yanci's warm chest pressed against his back, drawing him into this safe haven.
Shi Xi looked up, her gaze filled with confusion as she looked at Li Yanci, who was holding up his coat. "Brother Li?"
"Take shelter from the rain." As soon as Li Yanci spoke, his warm breath sprayed all over Shi Xi's neck.
"Don't get yourself soaked," he said, his tone carrying a faint smile.
"..." Shi Xi was speechless, then protested, "How could it be just a little rain!"
He's not made of mud.
As soon as they stepped into the guesthouse, the rain outside suddenly started pouring down.
The guesthouse itself wasn't very big, and quite a few other tourists with the same idea had booked rooms, so when the two arrived, there were still quite a few people ahead of them in line.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, it was finally Shi Xi and Li Yanci's turn to check in.
"I need two rooms," Shi Xi said to the staff.
"Excuse me, you two," the staff member said with an apologetic smile, "There's only one room left."
"……" Shi Xi.
Upon hearing this, he frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at Li Yanci, who was standing to the side.
Li Yanci seemed surprised, showing a slightly astonished expression.
"That's settled then." Li Yanci nodded to Shi Xi and said calmly.
Even after dinner, the heavy rain showed no signs of stopping.
So the two decided to spend the night there.
Although Li Yanci's coat provided some protection, the two still got quite wet in the rain and needed to take a hot shower to avoid catching a cold.
"Who wants to wash first?" Shi Xi took off her coat and put it on the hanger.
"You go first," Li Yanci said politely, sitting in a chair reading a magazine without looking up.
\"OK.\"
Shi Xi didn't care about the order, so she went straight into the bathroom.
Only after the bathroom door closed did Li Yanci's gaze shift from the magazine to the bed.
Half an hour later, Shi Xi, wearing a bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom.
Li Yanci sat in a chair facing the bathroom, seemingly lost in thought.
"I'm done washing, you can go now," Shi Xi said to Li Yanci.
"I'm going to sleep now." Shi Xi chose a seat closer to the inside.
Li Yanci didn't say anything, stood up and opened the bathroom door... and glanced at Shi Xi who was already lying on the bed.
The bathroom still smelled of an unfamiliar shower gel.
The mist lingered and lingered for a long time.
...
Shi Xi was exhausted after getting up early and climbing mountains that day.
When Li Yanci came out of the bathroom, he found that Shi Xi had already fallen asleep.
The lights were still on inside. Li Yanci turned around and turned off all the light sources in the room.
Then he lay down next to Shi Xi, slowly reached out and wrapped his arms around Shi Xi's waist, gradually pulling her into his embrace.
His hand slipped inside the open part of her bathrobe, gently teasing and caressing her, and Shi Xi let out a soft gasp.
"Stop fooling around..."
Seemingly feeling too tightly restrained, Shi Xi struggled slightly, her lips unintentionally brushing against his Adam's apple.
Li Yanci's breathing suddenly became heavy, and his sexy Adam's apple bobbed violently.
The next second, he pinched Shi Xi's chin and pressed his warm lips against hers.
The dimly lit room was filled with ambiguous sounds of water and heavy breathing.
...
The next day.
The rain had just stopped, and dawn was breaking.
Shi Xi and Li Yanci went down the mountain and were about to drive away when they reached the foot of the mountain.
"Shi Xi."
Just as Shi Xi was about to open the car door, she saw Cen Jing wearing hiking clothes.
"You're here to go hiking too?" Cen Jing looked at Shi Xi and said with a smile, "Why don't we go together? I'm going hiking anyway..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Li Yanci behind Shi Xi. He put his hand on Shi Xi's shoulder and said, "We just came down the mountain."
"You can climb it yourself," he said.
Upon hearing Li Yanci's words, Cen Jing knew that he was asserting his sovereignty over him.
Cen Jing looked at Shi Xi, who simply nodded, seemingly unaware that their behavior was a bit too intimate.
Seeing Shi Xi's reaction, Cen Jing felt a bitter taste in his mouth.
Although he was Shi Xi's friend, he knew in his heart that Shi Xi avoided and resisted his advances.
If he had previously harbored a sliver of hope, thinking that as long as he could stay by Shi Xi's side, one day they would be together.
Now we've come to a complete understanding of reality.
So he didn't insist any further, but smiled and waved to Shi Xi, "Then I'm leaving."
Those words that were never spoken remained unsaid.
Shi Xi didn't notice Cen Jing's disappointment. She just thought he was a little quiet today, but mistakenly assumed he was conserving his energy, so she didn't think anything of it.
He turned his head and saw Li Yanci standing next to him.
Li Yanci looked at Shi Xi gently, "Shall we go home?"
"Mm." Shi Xi nodded.
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