Chapter 26 You said, when I got to the police station, I was going to confess to you...
evening.
Gao Wen tossed and turned in bed.
Perhaps it was because she had been too stressed lately and had too many things to deal with, but after resolving those issues, she found it difficult to sleep.
Gao Wen closed her eyes again, forcing herself to fall asleep.
All I could think about were the words Fang Han had just said.
Aren't those words too cruel?
Is she too heartless?
Gao Wen rolled over again, pulled the blanket over her head, kicked around in the blanket a few times, and then tried to soothe herself, "Sleep! If I don't sleep at this hour, I'll become ugly!"
Inside the second bedroom.
Fang Han leaned against the bed, carefully choosing his words, and finally sent Gu Shujie a message: "I'm resigning next month. I hope you'll take good care of me in the future, senior."
The message was sent successfully, and Gu Shujie on the other end was so excited he was spinning around, clenching his fist repeatedly: "Yes! Yes!"
Zhang Ni frowned: "Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? What's wrong with you?"
Gu Shujie stepped forward, cupped Zhang Ni's face, and kissed her passionately several times. "Just wait, wife, our company is about to take off!"
"....."
Fang Han lay quietly in bed, his hands behind his head, his mind filled with the events of following Gao Wen tonight.
When she expressed her hopes for the future, he actually wanted to reply, "Okay."
Never mind, take your time, there's no rush.
Fang Han couldn't help but smile, and his eyes filled with growing affection.
*
Early in the morning.
When Fang Han got up, he opened the refrigerator and found there was no milk left.
He changed his shoes and went out to buy some, planning to heat it up for Gao Wen to drink when she got up.
As Fang Han walked downstairs toward the supermarket, he saw a person sitting on a bench under a tree. After taking a closer look and confirming his suspicions, he quickly walked over.
"Gao Wen?" Fang Han called her softly.
Gao Wen sat on the bench, her gaze shifting from the group of elderly people doing their morning exercise to Fang Han. She smiled and said, "Good morning, senior."
"When did you come down?" Fang Han asked, sitting down next to her. "Why are you sitting here alone?"
“I got up early and came downstairs at 6:30. I’m sitting here and resting for a while,” Gao Wen said, taking a sip of her soy milk and handing him a bag. “This is breakfast I bought for you.”
She didn't sleep well last night and felt groggy, so she wanted to go downstairs to buy breakfast and get some fresh air.
Fang Han has been making breakfast for her these past few days, and she can't eat alone, so she brought him a portion.
Fang Han looked at the soy milk and fried dough sticks in the bag, then at the half-eaten fried dough stick in her hand: "Why did you eat this this morning?"
Oily foods are usually not on her diet.
"I want to eat." Gao Wen turned her head to look at Fang Han, took a small bite of the fried dough stick, "I have fewer classes on the weekend, so the library simply gave me two days off. Suddenly I have nothing to do, I don't know what to do."
After she finished speaking, she stared blankly at the elderly people in front of her.
Fang Han inserted the straw, took a sip of soy milk, and found it was sweet; a slight glint appeared in his eyes.
She only eats sweets when she's in a bad mood.
Looks like I'm in a bad mood today.
Fang Han silently took another sip of sweet soy milk, then casually asked, "What do you want to do?"
He had weekends off. When she was busy, he would work part-time at Gu Shujie's company. When she wasn't busy, he could spend time with her.
Fang Han's sudden question left Gao Wen somewhat bewildered.
What does she want to do?
To be honest, Gao Wen didn't know what she wanted to do.
In recent years, she has pushed herself very hard, with a schedule for every day from studying to resting and even sleeping. She is very purposeful and values efficiency.
Suddenly having free time, she didn't know what she should do, or rather, what she could do.
Seeing Gao Wen lost in thought, Fang Han took another sip of soy milk and asked, "Want to go hiking?"
"climb mountains?"
Gao Wen instinctively wanted to refuse, but Fang Han pursed his lips, looked at her, and smiled, "Have you ever been to Shuangfeng Mountain?"
"No." Gao Wen shook her head.
Let alone hiking, she hasn't visited any of those tourist attractions in the years she's been in City A. She spends her days at the school library and yoga studio, rarely wasting time.
Even throughout her childhood, she didn't have any of these recreational or relaxing activities.
From a young age, she was taught to work hard, to be beautiful, to marry well, and to rely on a man for a good life, otherwise all her investments would be in vain. She even felt like a commodity that needed to be sold at a good price.
"Come with me? We can't see the sunrise now, but watching the sunset is nice too," Fang Han asked.
This should be considered the first time he made a request to Gao Wen, and she couldn't refuse.
Seeing Fang Han's gentle smile, as if nothing had happened last night, made her feel even more guilty.
"Hmm." Gao Wen nodded and stood up. "Shouldn't we go back and change into some sportswear before we go?"
"When hiking, you need to dress comfortably, and the most important thing is to wear a comfortable pair of shoes."
"OK."
The two walked back side by side, chatting idly.
Gao Wen changed into a light green casual sportswear set, wearing a breathable sun-protective shirt over it. She tied her hair up and wore a baseball cap.
Charming and lively, full of youthful energy.
When she opened the door and came out, Fang Han was already waiting in the living room.
His attire was simpler: a gray casual tracksuit and a black backpack.
Fang Han is handsome and refined. Perhaps due to his gentle personality and undemanding work environment, his attire makes him look like a male college student without any problem.
"Let's go." Fang Han got up and went to open the door.
"Um."
Before setting off, Fang Han suggested that we go to a convenience store first to buy some snacks.
After entering the convenience store, Gao Wen took only a bottle of water and a box of chewing gum, and nothing else.
Fang Han took a lot of things: sandwiches, bread, cookies, and her favorite milk...
"Aren't there any on the mountain?" Gao Wen asked.
"I don't know." After paying the bill, Fang Han packed his things into his bag, avoiding her gaze, and replied vaguely, "Maybe? I'm not sure."
Gao Wen knew he was a thoughtful person, so she didn't say much, only saying, "Put some in my bag, you're carrying too much."
"No need, it's not heavy." Fang Han closed his backpack, slung it over his shoulder, and walked out first. He turned back to look at her and said, "Let's go."
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, a refreshing breeze greeted us, invigorating our spirits and soothing our mind and body.
"You can take a few deep breaths, the air is really fresh," Fang Han said from the side.
Gao Wen did as instructed. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
Fang Han looked at her, a smile appearing on his lips. He opened his backpack and handed Gao Wen a bottle of mosquito repellent as she opened her eyes. "Spray some on. There are a lot of mosquitoes on the mountain, and their bites hurt."
"Okay." Gao Wen sprayed some on herself and then handed it to him.
Fang Han took the floral water and sprayed it on himself a few times.
Just as he was about to put away the floral water, Gao Wen said, "Wait a minute."
"Um?"
"Spray some on the back of your neck too," Gao Wen said.
"The back of the neck?" Fang Han laughed. "No need, it's fine."
Gao Wen didn't say much. She took the floral water from his hand, then stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, and as she got close to Fang Han, she reached around to the back of his neck and sprayed it twice: "You still need to spray it here, otherwise you'll get bitten."
When she leaned closer, Fang Han's breathing slowed down for a beat. Then he felt a coolness on the back of his neck and his nostrils were filled with the refreshing scent of mint, mixed with her faint fragrance.
Gao Wen sprayed the spray into her hands several times and then applied it to the back of her neck, saying, "I attract mosquitoes quite a bit, so I need to spray more. If I get bitten, it'll probably stay red for days, and I can't stand that."
Fang Han's gentle gaze remained fixed on her until she extended the floral water, at which point he quickly snapped out of his daze, took it, and put it in his bag.
"Let's go!" Gao Wen said, taking light steps forward and stepping onto the stairs.
Fang Han followed with a big smile on his face.
The air in the mountains is filled with the fragrance of trees, the freshness of damp earth, and the chirping of insects and birds. Everything seems to become peaceful.
Gao Wen was originally very fast. She had good stamina, so this amount of exercise was nothing to her.
When she reached the halfway point of the mountain, she slowed down and looked around. She would stop and stop because of a bird or a flower, and she would no longer be in such a hurry.
"This flower is quite pretty." Gao Wen stopped in front of a flower by the roadside and took a few steps forward.
"Be careful, the road is slippery," Fang Han reminded him from behind.
Gao Wen reached out halfway, but instead of picking it, she took out her phone and took a picture.
She put away her phone, smiled, and said to the other person with a cold expression, "Let's go."
"Have some water." Fang Han took out a bottle of milk from his backpack and handed it to Gao Wen. "It's not as warm anymore."
It was heated when I bought it, but the temperature has dropped now.
Gao Wen had just finished the bottle of water she bought. She reached out and took the milk Fang Han handed her, and took two sips.
"Would you like something to eat?" Fang Han asked.
"No, I'm not hungry." Gao Wen said as she walked forward, feeling no pressure at all, and even said to Fang Han, "If you want to eat, I can wait for you."
They ate something on their way here to fill their stomachs.
"I'm not eating." Fang Han followed her. "Want to take a picture?"
Gao Wen didn't stop walking, and said with a smile, "I can take the pictures myself."
She had seen his photography skills firsthand; he made her look so ugly in the photos, and she couldn't accept it.
A beautiful woman shouldn't have any unflattering photos!
"I took some photography lessons, so the photos might turn out alright," Fang Han added.
Gao Wen stopped and looked at him suspiciously.
"Really?" Fang Han smiled. "Don't believe me? Try one."
He practiced secretly for a long time, so his skills should be pretty good.
Gao Wen still had to give Fang Han face, so she took out her phone and handed it to him, then looked around and stood to the side.
Fang Han took two steps back, raised his phone, and looked at her in the camera: "Smile a little more, and turn your body a little more to the right."
Gao Wen twitched the corners of her mouth, her eyebrows curving into a smile.
"Okay." Fang Han pressed the record button, glanced at it, and walked over to hand the phone to Gao Wen.
Gao Wen took it. She had been thinking about how to praise Fang Han so that he wouldn't feel embarrassed or frustrated.
When she saw the photo, she was slightly surprised. He had actually learned how to compose a shot? She looked at it again with her finger; the expression was captured very well.
"I want to take another picture." Gao Wen handed her phone to Fang Han, showing her approval of his skills with her actions.
"Raise your hand a little higher."
"Okay, let's keep it like this."
"It's okay, it looks good just like this."
"This one looks very natural, and there's a bird in the tree behind it, which is very fitting."
......
The two originally just went hiking, but in the second half, Fang Han became the photographer. Gao Wen was in a good mood and couldn't help but want to record more, so she took a lot of photos.
In the photo, she smiles brightly and beautifully.
During the filming, Fang Han listened to her clear and bright laughter, and the corners of his mouth remained upturned for a long time.
The two climbed to the top of the mountain.
A refreshing breeze blew in from all directions, broadening the field of vision. Gao Wen felt the heat and stuffiness in her heart suddenly being nourished, and the feeling of physical and mental exhaustion during this period was released, making her feel refreshed.
"Wow—" She walked to the fence, looked down at the foot of the mountain, opened her arms, and smiled brightly and cheerfully.
Fang Han snapped a picture of Gao Wen's back, quickly put his phone away, and walked up to her with a smile, handing her a twisted bottle of milk: "Take a sip to soothe your throat."
Gao Wen held the milk, not in a hurry to drink it. She looked at Fang Han and said solemnly, "Thank you." After speaking, she lowered her head and pondered for a moment before saying, "You don't need to take what I said last night to heart. I was probably under too much pressure and had too many things to do lately, so I inevitably talked nonsense."
She felt that what she said was hurtful.
He is kind and humble, and should not be questioned or denied in this way, nor should he be defined by his family background or personal development.
"It's alright." Fang Han was about to say something when Gao Wen interrupted him with a smile, "Then let's go? I don't remember what I said, and you don't remember what you heard."
Everyone has their own life trajectory and ideals. Life is short, and there's nothing wrong with living it the way you want.
Fang Han smiled and nodded in agreement, "Mm."
Gao Wen's smile deepened suddenly. She pointed to the distance and said, "The sun will be setting soon, right? There's a sunset." Then she added, "Shall I take some pictures of you too?"
"Need not."
"Since we're already here, we should at least take some photos." Gao Wen looked around and found a great spot, but there were also a lot of people waiting to take pictures.
She spotted him and pulled Fang Han in, squeezing in to save him a spot: "This, this, this."
Fang Han looked at the camera, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
He could never be completely indifferent to Gao Wen.
Gao Wen looked at the phone screen, zoomed in to see Fang Han's expression, and hesitated to press the shutter button. She turned her head to look at Fang Han, and suddenly smiled and asked, "Is the soy milk I bought for you today sweet?"
Fang Han was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "It's sweet."
Gao Wen captured that moment in a single second.
In the photo, Fang Han looks ahead with a gentle smile, his lips curving upwards, and a hint of joy in his eyes.
......
With a little time before sunset, Gao Wen filmed a video and is currently editing it.
Fang Han found a place for her to rest.
Gao Wen was focused on editing a video with her head down when Fang Han handed her a sandwich with the packaging torn off.
Gao Wen, who had just said she wasn't hungry, now had a rumbling stomach.
She stopped what she was doing and ate a sandwich.
Not full.
Climbing mountains is really too physically demanding.
Fang Han took out another ear of corn from his bag.
“Half for each of us,” she said.
Fang Han: "I have biscuits, I don't eat corn."
His backpack was like a treasure chest, from which all sorts of things could be pulled out. When someone fell down nearby, Fang Han even gave them hemostatic medicine and bandages.
People around gradually stood up, raised their phones, and exclaimed in surprise.
The sun has set.
It withered its blazing, blinding light and transformed into a bright red fireball.
The magnificent sunset in the west painted half the sky red, creating a flowing and splendid scene that once again made people marvel at the wonders of nature.
Gao Wen filmed several videos, immersing herself in the beauty of the moment.
She was photographing the sunset, and Fang Han was photographing her; his expression was as gentle as the sky about to turn to twilight.
After sunset, we had to hurry down the mountain.
The descent seemed to take less time than the ascent, but by the time they reached the bottom, it was already dark.
The place was remote, and Fang Han had booked a car. The driver was already waiting for them as soon as they came down the mountain.
After getting in the car, Gao Wen was busy working on her video, eager to record everything she had seen that day. Fang Han didn't disturb her or make any unusual noise.
Half an hour later, the car finally entered the city, and there was a traffic jam due to the evening rush hour.
Fang Han looked out the window, occasionally checking his phone to see the traffic conditions on the road ahead.
Suddenly, he felt a weight on his shoulder, and his breath caught in his throat.
Gao Wen fell asleep.
Her hand slid to the side and fell, touching Fang Han's hand that was placed to the side.
The moment their skin touched, Fang Han felt an electric current surge through every pore of his body at an incredibly fast speed. He didn't even dare to look at her, remaining frozen in that position, his breathing becoming cautious, afraid of waking her.
At this moment, Fang Han desperately wished that the car could drive slower and that the journey home could take longer.
*
After Gao Wen's live stream, the online sentiment shifted once again.
Many fitness and health bloggers have come forward to explain that Gao Wen's teaching methods are actually sound and highly professional, making her a very professional yoga teacher.
Many netizens apologized for their previous behavior and quietly deleted their comments. Some who were originally just passersby were completely attracted by Gao Wen's elegant temperament, exclaiming that her aura was absolutely amazing.
They kept begging for online classes to start, and they also wanted to practice yoga with them.
Yuhe Yoga Studio has become incredibly popular again, with many members who had previously received refunds wanting to pay again. However, Gao Wen's classes are already full, and she is not accepting new members for the time being.
After this incident, things became difficult for Fan Ying Yoga Studio. Already affected by the opening of Yu He Yoga Studio, they were struggling to stay afloat by relying on their long-time members.
Now, negative reviews are all over the internet, and many long-time members have stopped coming. Former yoga teachers, after learning the true colors of the manager and discovering that she had been exploiting them for years, became disheartened, resigned, demanded compensation, and even exposed and accused her online.
Business at the museum plummeted, and some netizens, eager to join the fun, even staked out the place and livestreamed the incident, demanding an explanation from the museum director for his actions. This made it impossible to hold classes at the museum.
Under pressure and with no other choice, they had no choice but to close down.
The curator was extremely anxious and called Jiang Shuyan several times, but she hung up on him impatiently each time.
This time, Jiang Shuyan was at the Lin family's house, about to have dinner, when she saw the caller ID. She originally wanted to hang up, but the Lin family members all looked over, so she had no choice but to answer.
Stepping onto the balcony, Jiang Shuyan lowered her voice, her tone one of disgust and annoyance: "What exactly do you want?"
"The police have contacted me. Gao Wen obtained Shengxia's internal price list and also has evidence that I went to Shengxia Marketing Company. Their company is under investigation. Do you think I should implicate you if I go to the police station?" Director Fan Ying's voice was very calm on the other end.
Jiang Shuyan's pupils dilated instantly, and her face turned deathly pale.
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