Chapter 278 Fearless
On the bus, Tu Yao looked out the window with a sense of relief for the first time.
After arriving in the port city, she kept walking quickly forward, without having time to stop and properly appreciate the scenery along the way.
Unlike the pitch-black sky and the moon that required finding the right angle to see it properly that night, the sun looked exceptionally beautiful today.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, the driver quickly asked, "Young lady, where are you going?"
Tu Yao snapped out of her daze, hugged the small bag tightly, and said, "Uncle, let's go to the city hospital first!"
...
Upon arriving at the hospital, Tu Yao bumped into a group of familiar faces.
It was those young masters who had been rescued by Xu Bai at the Cheng family home that day, each carrying a gift box, blocking the door of the ward with a frustrated expression.
Before Tu Yao even went inside, she heard Xu Bai smugly shooing people away.
"Don't come in! I won't accept this unless you're willing to come! Get out, get out!"
Cheng Sangsang's eyes lit up when she saw Tu Yao, who was being held back.
"Oh no! Tu Xiaomao!"
Xu Bai immediately turned his head, "Oh, big sister!"
The two quickly ran over and pulled the person out of the crowd.
"Don't block my way! You're stopping my older sister!"
After successfully getting Tu Yao in, Xu Bai decisively closed the door.
She couldn't help but complain, "Sister, you have no idea, these people come to thank me every day now, it's so annoying."
Tu Yao quietly pointed out, "You don't seem to be very annoyed."
Xu Bai couldn't hold back any longer and laughed triumphantly.
"Oh, sister, we understand each other perfectly well."
Those people used to look down on him the most, but now they seem to be frightened by how he put out fires or something, and they actually come to him to curry favor every few days.
He was naturally pleased.
Xu Bai continued, "Big sister, I'll be discharged from the hospital in a couple of days, and then I'll go to Xianhe Village to officially start cultivating our button mushrooms."
Where is Sangsang?
"Me?" Cheng Sangsang was even more smug: "I've found a filming location, and we'll start filming as soon as the team is assembled."
"I need to ask Sister Wenyu if she's available."
Xu Bai chimed in again: "It seems like Sister Wenyu's new drama is almost finished filming, and Jiang Ye's music festival schedule is already booked until next year."
"That's right, that's right, I can reserve Teacher Ma's promotional materials first."
The two chatted back and forth, with Tu Yao listening while holding her face in her hands: "Everyone is very busy."
Xu Bai paused for a moment, then shook his head. "Everyone is getting better."
Tu Yao snapped out of her daze and nodded subconsciously.
Yes, everyone is getting better.
...
As Tu Yao left the hospital, she stared blankly up at the sun, which seemed even hotter than it had been that morning.
The driver was still waiting for her by the roadside.
Tu Yao opened the car door: "Uncle, to the Xu family garden."
As soon as Xu Chi came out, he saw the girl running all the way from outside the garden.
Her face was flushed from running, but her eyes and mood were much lighter than yesterday.
She had a lot to say.
"Xiao Chi, I went to see Sang Sang and Xiao Bai."
"Xiaobai is almost recovered, and everyone has things to do."
She shared with him, word by word.
The last sentence:
"I've made up my mind. When my second brother comes back, I'm going to tell them everything."
Xu Chi remained silent for only a second before nodding happily.
"good."
Tu Yao suddenly couldn't say anything more.
It seems like it's always been like this; all along, Xiaochi has always been tolerant and patient with her.
No matter what choice she made, he only said "okay".
Tu Yao subconsciously rubbed her fingertips together, and asked for the second time: "...Little Daddy, can I make any decision?"
110 paused for a moment, then said, "...Anything is fine."
Tu Yao immediately reached out and tugged at the young man's sleeve.
“Xiao Chi, Sang Sang told me yesterday that when we were in Crane Village, you asked her and Xiao Bai a question.”
Xu Chi paused, as if he hadn't expected the topic to suddenly jump to this point.
He gazed at her, a rare hint of awkwardness creeping in, as if he hadn't been prepared for this.
He finally nodded, "...Yes."
What's the problem?
Xu Chi opened his mouth, yes...
This time, however, he couldn't say it.
He seemed a little unsure how to start the conversation.
Tu Yao then asked, "Did you get the answer?"
Xu Chi lowered his eyes. "Of course."
"I found out."
He got the answer, and that's how it was done along the way.
No matter what happened, he always tried to think things through honestly with her and face everything together.
I never let useless emotions like feeling sorry for her or liking her stop or influence her from making her own decisions.
Tu Yao tilted her head: "If it's a question related to me, why didn't you ask me in the first place?"
Xu Chi was taken aback, and was suddenly stumped by the question again.
He could vaguely sense that Tu Xiaomao seemed unusually different at this moment.
It was a rare instance of deliberately teasing him.
The next second, Tu Yao suddenly laughed, a flash of smugness in her eyes.
Xu Chi raised an eyebrow slightly: "Why are you smiling?"
"Because I know why you don't ask me!"
"Because of you, Xiaochi, you're a coward! You don't dare to ask me!"
Xu Chi was surprised; this was the first time someone had told him he was timid, and it was also the first time Tu Xiaomao had said he was timid.
Before he could ask, Tu Yao nodded calmly.
"It's normal. When you like someone, you become very timid."
In an instant, a soft, not-too-bitter wind suddenly rushed towards me.
Xu Chi was slightly taken aback, then seemed to sense something.
"...But I'm different."
Tu Yao's hand, which had been clutching the hem of his clothes, had silently moved up and firmly grasped the back of his hand.
When I like someone, I'm not afraid of anything!
My ears rang slightly.
The burning heat on the back of his hand felt like the tip of a flame softly slicing across his heart.
In the quiet, empty garden, without his knowledge or preparation.
Xu Chi clearly saw the girl's bright eyes, burning with proud courage and abundant bravery.
I heard the most resounding and powerful voice.
Tu Yao said earnestly, "Xiao Chi, I'm not afraid of anything now!"
...
The surroundings had quieted down, and the girl in front of him smiled as she finished speaking.
But Xu Chi felt his head was still ringing repeatedly.
My heart is gradually rising, trying to leap out of my chest.
Every passing breeze and drifting cloud was trying to lift his soul into the air.
It wasn't until Tu Yao's words brought him back to reality.
"Koike, I've finished speaking. Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Xu Chi's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he dared not blink. "...Yes."
Tu Yao looked at him expectantly: "What?"
"...If you're not afraid, I'm not afraid either."
If you're not afraid, I'm not afraid either.
Tu Yao blinked, and the next second, she laughed.
She buried her face in his arms!
"Koike, you're very brave too!"
Xu Chi hugged her tightly and whispered, "Not as brave as Tu Xiaomao."
His warm body temperature penetrated the thick cotton clothes and enveloped his body.
Xu Chi knew that he had finally landed on solid ground.
He curved the corners of his lips into a smile and emphasized it again.
"Not as brave as Tu Xiaomao."
He knew that the progress bar on Tu Xiaomao's body had always been her most self-contradictory shackle.
Tu Xiaomao is always caught in a dilemma until the progress bar is full.
He didn't want to put her in a difficult position, so from Beijing to Hong Kong, even though he had countless opportunities to confess his obvious feelings, he still gave up.
But he gave up, while Tu Xiaomao chose to take the initiative.
He never imagined that Tu Xiaomao would express her affection during her most difficult time.
This was the first time he had felt how passionate the girl in his arms was when she bravely made the decision to embrace the world.
He was so passionate that he was willing to trade anything to get that final ten percent of the progress bar.
Tu Yao stopped him in time: "Xiao Chi, it can't be changed."
"I'd trade all my luck for it."
Tu Yao shook her head again, "Bai Chumeng said that day that the black mist came looking for you a long time ago, and you have no luck on you."
"No luck?"
Tu Yao nodded: "Yes."
"But I always felt it was impossible."
“My uncle once told me that everyone has some kind of luck.”
Where there is life, there is fortune.
Xu Chi's eyes flickered slightly; everyone has their own destiny.
But he didn't.
Perhaps it exists, but... who took it?
So where did his luck go?
...
"Alright, Xiaochi, stop daydreaming, I have to go!"
My hand was gently tugged.
Xu Chi snapped out of his daze and gripped her hand tightly again, somewhat helplessly.
"...It's only been less than ten minutes, too short for Xiao Mao."
Tu Yao urged again, "I really have to go."
Xu Chi still didn't let go of her hand, just smiled and looked at her.
Tu Yao had no choice but to explain earnestly, "I paid extra to have the driver wait for me outside."
"I still want five hundred."
Upon hearing the familiar number 500, Xu Chi seemed to realize something.
The last time Tu Xiaomao came to see him, he walked all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top in order to save 500 yuan.
But this time, when Tu Xiaomao came to see him, she was willing to pay extra to have the driver wait for her in order to say these things.
Just like her lack of fear, this is probably Tu Xiaomao's unique way of expressing affection.
Seeing that he still didn't move, Tu Yao finally became anxious: "But if we wait any longer, it will cost more than five hundred!"
Xu Chi chuckled.
Tu Xiaomao has many fans, but in principle, the number should not exceed five hundred.
Xu Chi could no longer resist and pulled the person into his arms again.
The wind gradually grew colder, and after warming her hands again, Xu Chi gently released her.
"Koike, now I have to do the most important thing, to see the most important person."
"good."
Xu Chi loosened his grip slightly and watched her run out of the garden full of energy, like a carefree fawn that had shaken off all its shackles, disappearing from his sight.
...
The car drove down the winding mountain road.
The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror and remarked, "The little girl seems so happy."
The driver could sense that the girl in the car became a little happier with each new destination they visited.
Tu Yao covered her face, but couldn't hide her smile: "...Yes! Uncle, I'm very happy!"
He added in his mind: Little Dad, I'm so happy!
110 didn't speak, but He probably understood what Tu Yao was doing today.
This was the first time she had decided to overcome all her fears, to affirm herself, and to embrace the happiness that was within her reach.
"Where to next?" the driver asked again.
Tu Yao's goal was clearer than the previous two times: "Uncle, let's go back to the hotel!"
The car turned around and drove straight ahead.
Tu Yao looked out the window, and suddenly her gaze stopped.
A girl was standing on the sidewalk on one side of the main road near the hotel.
She was wearing a pale yellow cotton coat and had her hair tied up in a high ponytail.
As if she knew someone was watching her from behind, she slowly turned around the next second.
A face identical to hers appeared, grinned at her, and then slowly walked into the hotel.
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