My skill tree increases every day.

"Give it to me now, give it to me now!"

Ruan Yunxian eagerly reached out for the photo, not even taking the Polaroid camera.

Lin Yu took the Polaroid camera from the young lady and casually hung it around his neck.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Didn't you just take pictures for us too?"

The young woman left with her boyfriend.

"This one is mine." Ruan Yunxian stuffed the photo into her pocket without hesitation, without even showing it to Lin Yu.

"Huh? I haven't seen it yet—"

"No way!" Ruan Yunxian took a step back, protecting her pockets with both hands. "Didn't you look down on Polaroid cameras, senior?"

"But I'm in that photo too."

"So what? There are still so many photos of me in that camera around your neck!"

"But this is your camera!"

"I don't care, it's mine anyway!"

Lin Yu shook his head; there was no way to continue arguing with him. Women really know how to be unreasonable.

Oh well, it's just a photo anyway.

Seeing that Lin Yu had given up, Ruan Yunxian carefully put the photos away and patted her pocket.

Watching Lin Yu pack his things, Ruan Yunxian suddenly remembered something, reached out to touch the bag of unknown size, and took out a box from it.

"Here, a token of our appreciation."

Lin Yu took the box; it was quite heavy. Looking down, he saw a cute dog head printed on the packaging.

Next to it is a line of eye-catching cursive text: Freeze-dried beef for dogs.

"?"

What kind of weird joke are you making?

Ruan Yunxian saw it clearly too, and quickly reached out to snatch the exquisite little box back from Lin Yu's hand, stuffing the other box into Lin Yu's hand.

This time it's normal; it's a box of exquisite pastries.

"Oops! I made a mistake!"

Ruan Yunxian managed to get away with it this time by being cute.

"Let's go, let's go! I've rested enough!" After eating two pieces of pastry, Ruan Yunxian stood up and stretched. "Let's go to the next place!"

Lin Yu nodded and packed his things. After the morning's exertion, his backpack was finally a bit lighter.

The path downhill was much easier than the path uphill, and with the weight reduced, the little fat dog could walk on its own without being pulled along.

Lin Yu immediately felt much more at ease.

The two people and the dog soon arrived at a viewing platform.

This is a platform that juts outwards, surrounded by wooden railings, offering a wide view of Zijin Mountain.

Perhaps they had regained some energy after resting, or perhaps they had developed some tacit understanding after working together in the morning.

In short, Ruan Yunxian and Lin Yu's teamwork was even better than when they were on the mountaintop. Sometimes, Ruan Yunxian would even take the initiative to change positions without Lin Yu having to remind her.

Lin Yu's work experience has indeed become much easier.

You don't even need to do anything yourself.

We took photos in a few more locations and changed clothes several times, and it was almost noon by then.

At this point, Ruan Yunxian had changed back into her original outfit of a long sweatshirt and hot pants.

She revealed two slender, long, and fair legs.

After taking the last photo, Lin Yu put down the camera and nodded.

"That's fine."

Ruan Yunxian jogged over and said, "It's finally over! Come on! Senior, I'll treat you to lunch."

"I know a shop that makes really delicious crispy pork."

"I don't know why, but I always feel like eating crispy pork is a bit unhealthy."

"Oh dear~ how could that be?" Ruan Yunxian tilted her head, blinking innocently. "Are you overthinking things, senior?"

Seeing her feigning ignorance, Lin Yu knew she was doing it on purpose, but he was too lazy to call her out on it.

Just pay me. I don't want to end up owing you 2,700.

The two walked down the mountain path. Lumi was in high spirits at this point, dragging the rope and frolicking ahead, showing no trace of the difficulty they had faced when climbing up the mountain.

The journey down the mountain was more lively than the journey up. Although it was almost noon, this was actually the busiest time in the scenic area.

After descending the mountain, Ruan Yunxian's nanny van was already waiting by the roadside.

"Senior, what time do you have class this afternoon?"

"Three o'clock." Lin Yu was slightly taken aback. "How did you know?"

"You said it yourself last time!" Ruan Yunxian said, skipping and hopping into the car with her hands behind her back. "You said it yourself last week, that you were free in the morning but had to teach the kids in the afternoon."

"Your memory is quite good."

"Of course, I'll remember all of these things very clearly," Ruan Yunxian said casually.

The car soon came to a stop, and Ruan Yunxian led Lin Yu into a private restaurant with practiced ease.

The restaurant was very efficient; Ruan Yunxian must have made a reservation in advance. As soon as the two sat down, before they even ordered, a waiter pushed a cart in.

"Senior," Ruan Yunxian suddenly spoke up while they were eating, "Is that lady your girlfriend?"

Lin Yu paused, his chopsticks still.

"no."

"Oh—" Ruan Yunxian drawled out the last syllable, her tone rising, "I knew it."

"What do you mean?"

Whether it was his imagination or not, Lin Yu suddenly felt a slight sense of being offended.

"It's nothing."

She turned her head to look out the window, a sly smile playing on her lips.

"Senior, that tutoring job... did you find it yourself, or was it introduced by that lady?"

"She introduced us."

"Oh." Ruan Yunxian poked at the rice in her bowl. "Are you going together again next week?"

"She took me once, but I'll go by myself next week."

"That's alright," Ruan Yunxian muttered, her voice barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz.

"What?" Lin Yu didn't hear clearly.

"It's nothing!" She quickly picked up a piece of pork tenderloin and put it in her mouth, her cheeks puffing out into a little bun. "Let's eat. This place's food is so delicious."

Indeed, Lin Yu also thought it was good. It was better than the boss who suddenly became inexplicably passionate after being hit by Lin Yu, but a little weaker than the boss's father.

So, how's the boss's training going?

Lin Yu didn't know what to do. He was a little afraid to go over, feeling that it would be too awkward.

The meal was finished just past 12:30.

"Senior, let me take you home."

"No need, I can ride my bike back myself."

"Where's your car?"

Lin Yu paused.

That's right.

This morning he rode a shared bicycle to the north gate of the school, and then took Ruan Yunxian's car to get here.

The shared bikes are still parked at the north gate.

I've ridden my bike out so many times that I instinctively said I wanted to ride back.

"...I'll take the subway." Lin Yu said without changing his expression.

Ruan Yunxian chuckled, "Senior, your memory is terrible—never mind, let the driver take you home, you can rest for a while when you get back."

"...Alright then. Thank you."

"Oh dear, why are you saying thank you?"

The driver, with keen insight, parked the car in front of Lin Yu, and the electric car door slowly opened.

"Alright, alright! Let's go up now!"