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Li Xin massaged the soft flesh of Xi Hou's neck, his large hand plunging into her thick, black hair, while his other hand was wrapped around her waist with astonishing force, as if he wanted to knead her into his own body and merge their flesh and blood into one.

I could feel his urgency, which was more intense and urgent than ever before.

He was also careful not to hurt her, and he kept rubbing and pestering her.

The midday sun overhead illuminated the domineering look in his eyes clearly.

Xi Ran was only then surprised to realize why he suddenly wanted to carry her up the mountain.

A blush crept across her face.

Is he really that greedy in broad daylight?

Can't you just control yourself?!

But the shock and heartache last night, and Li Xin's unwavering protection this morning, all opened a small wound in Xi Ran's heart, and her love was eager to come out.

Xi Ran's eyes flickered, and without further hesitation, she moved her supporting arm to Li Xin's neck.

He tilted his head back and responded awkwardly.

I don't know how much time passed.

Xi Ran was so dizzy from the kisses that her mouth was numb and she could barely feel anything. Her legs were so weak that she couldn't stand up, let alone continue climbing the mountain.

Li Xin's lips became even more vibrant.

He chuckled softly, a laugh that seemed to emanate from his chest—hearty and exceptionally cheerful.

This was the first time Xi Ran had ever heard him laugh so happily.

The woman's eyes were moist as she glared at him angrily.

"What are you laughing at?" she muttered softly, wiping her lips with the back of her hand, getting a little bit of smudged lipstick on them.

Oops!

Her lipstick is all smudged!

"It's all your fault!"

Li Xin raised his hand, his fingertips gently brushing across her lips, smearing off some of the smudged lipstick. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Hmm, it's my fault."

Li Xin squatted down in front of Xi Ran as usual: "Come on, I'll carry you up."

Xi Ran didn't hesitate and obediently lay down on him, wrapping her arms around him even tighter than before, and gently resting her face on his shoulder.

It was his fault in the first place. Why did he have to kiss me when we were climbing the mountain in the first place?

The two had just emerged from a small side path where they were resting when they ran into the cameraman, who was panting heavily from the climb.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

The photographer noticed their unusually rosy lips almost immediately.

They're all swollen from kissing!

day!

What a loss that I didn't get a picture of this!!!

Li Xin gave him a warning look, and the cameraman chuckled awkwardly:

"Why are you only getting here now, Teacher Li and Teacher Xi? I thought you had already reached the top speed."

Li Xin wasn't intimidated and calmly said:

"You're too slow, wait for me."

Cameraman: ...

Meanwhile, Shen Yueqi, who had climbed halfway up the mountain, looked up and found that apart from herself and Liang Yang, all the other guests were gone!

Shen Yueqi's heart skipped a beat.

She was so engrossed in her conversation with Liang Yang that she didn't even notice when the others left.

Looking down again, she noticed her pink tracksuit and Liang Yang's purple tracksuit. They weren't in the same group, and it seemed inappropriate for them to be so close.

"That Pei Yuye, he's rushing off to be reborn so fast, he didn't even wait for me," she muttered under her breath. "I'll have to settle the score with him later."

Liang Yang was smiling, but his smile faltered slightly upon hearing this.

When she spoke again, her eyes were downcast, and she asked in a slightly resentful tone:

"Isn't it good enough that I'm with you? Do you prefer Pei Yuye to be with you?"

Liang Yang got a special haircut for the show. With his mixed-race looks, his hair was naturally golden. The stylist styled the wispy bangs on his forehead into soft curls, making him look like a big golden retriever with droopy ears after failing to beg for mercy.

Her azure eyes glistened with grievance, and Shen Yueqi immediately felt a pang of heartache, quickly explaining:

"No, no, no! I just suddenly realized that he and I are actually in the same group..."

"No, what I mean is, if you're with me, won't your teammates get separated from you?"

No matter how Shen Yueqi says it, it doesn't feel quite right.

Every time she said something, Liang Yang's eyes showed even more grievance.

"So you're saying you're going to abandon me now?"

Seeing that Shen Yueqi was soft-hearted, Liang Yang pressed his advantage.

He pretended not to care, stood still on the steps, turned his head away, and pressed down on the corner of his eye.

"It's alright, I can climb to the top of the mountain by myself. Even if I'm last, it's fine. I'll just go hungry. Don't hold you back, Miss Shen."

"No!"

Shen Yueqi panicked and, without thinking too much, grabbed Liang Yang's arm:

"I won't say anything more. It's not that I don't want to climb the mountain with you, I'm just afraid your teammates will overthink it."

"She and I were just a pair of partners."

Liang Yang suddenly turned his head, all his previous grievances vanished, and his emerald eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

"Miss Shen, don't you really know who I've come for?"

The seemingly harmless golden retriever suddenly bared its canine teeth, revealing to everyone that its simple and honest nature was nothing but a facade.

He remains the Golden Retriever with the most lethal bite force; once he bites his target, he will never let go.

Liang Yang's attack at this moment caught Shen Yueqi off guard.

Everything in the mountains was silent, except for the occasional rustling of the wind through the trees, the bells under the eaves of the temple, and the tinkling of water coming from somewhere.

At this moment, another sound, like the beating of a drum, came from Shen Yueqi's heart.

He came for me... He actually came for me!

This thought grew stronger in Shen Yueqi's mind, leaving her speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond.

Seeing that she cared about the color of the clothes, Liang Yang simply unzipped the jacket and took off the outer garment, leaving only a simple white undershirt underneath, revealing her neatly shaped shoulders and arms.

"I'm not someone else's partner anymore." Liang Yang, with his jacket draped across his arm, smiled brightly at Shen Yueqi. "Can I still go hiking with you?"

He not only said it, but also proved it with his actions.

He came here to find her.

My only purpose in coming here is to be with her.

"...Okay."

Although the unspoken understanding hasn't been broken yet, the level of ambiguity is soaring, and viewers are screaming in the comments section.

A slow and steady relationship is certainly sweet, but a domineering newcomer who's always vying for attention is just too much to handle!

Little Leaf, you should learn from others.

[Pei Yuye, hurry down the mountain!! Your partner is about to be kidnapped!]

[Little Leaf: Climbing a mountain? Winning is the most important thing. Wife? What wife? Is a wife more important than winning?]

An hour later, in front of the temple on the mountaintop.

Shen Yueqi and her group were the last group of guests to reach the top of the mountain.

When the two of them stepped onto the last step and met Shen Zhi and the others' gazes, Shen Yueqi almost thought she had traveled through time.

Can someone tell her why Zhizhi, who was a vibrant and beautiful young girl just an hour ago, suddenly changed into an ancient costume look?

But...it's absolutely gorgeous!

Shen Yueqi's eyes showed undisguised amazement. When she read novels before, she often heard descriptions of sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls who had blossomed into stunning beauties, graceful and elegant.

In reality, most girls of this age are still in puberty and haven't fully matured yet.

But now, upon seeing Shen Zhi, all his confusion and doubts have been answered.

"A beauty that could topple kingdoms and cities" is no exaggeration.

She wore a moon-white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), her long hair was styled into a cloud-like bun, and she wore a silver hairpin. When the wind blew, the tassels swayed gently, making her eyebrows and eyes look like a painting. She stood gracefully, as if she had stepped out of an ancient painting.

Standing there and seeing herself, her eyebrows relaxed, and she sweetly called out to her, "Sister Yueqi, you've finally made it up! If you'd been any later, I would have thought Yangyang had taken you back to S country."

Shen Yueqi's face flushed: "What nonsense are you talking about... You just like to joke with me."

Fearing they would press her for details, Shen Yueqi took the initiative to strike up a conversation and change the subject:

"Never mind me, can anyone tell me what this means?"

Her gaze swept over the other guests, who were also dressed in ancient costumes, and finally landed on Shi Yang, who was also dressed in ancient costumes.

Shen Yueqi was stunned, pointing to her own sportswear, then to their ancient costumes:

"Do we all have to dress like this?"