Chapter 939: Side Story 12: Camping 5

Chapter 939: Chapter 938: Side Story 12: Camping 5

After seeing the sun illuminate the Snow Mountain peak, this journey was considered over.

Before leaving, Mu Qiu opened another self-heating hot pot to eat.

This time it was golden soup beef, with sausages and Li Yang’s donated flatbread.

Mu Qiu felt that eating this way with Cheng Zhirang in this environment had a strange thrill, like dragging young intellectuals from the 80s, whose fingers hadn’t touched spring water, up the mountain to farm.

After finishing this last meal, it was still just after eight in the morning. Cheng Zhirang cleaned up the trash, while Mu Qiu slowly packed the backpack inside the tent. When everything was almost packed, Cheng Zhirang took down the tent and stuffed it into a super large backpack. Holding hands, they headed down the mountain.

This time they didn’t go step by step but took the cable car scenic ride down. She pressed against the glass, carefully observing the mountain scenery, exclaiming repeatedly with things like “Wow,” “So beautiful,” and “There are flowers at this temperature?”

When they reached the foot of the mountain, she felt exhausted.

Only sleeping for three hours at night, excitement was followed by fatigue. Cheng Zhirang was surely tired too; driving back wasn’t an option as driving fatigued is dangerous.

So, after getting in the car, they reclined the seats and took a nap first.

Sometimes, you don’t need a quiet environment to fall asleep, remembering back to school days, the noisy classmates during breaks made sleeping quite cozy.

Just like now, even with people steadily going up and down the mountain talking and laughing, and the sound of horns, the two of them couldn’t hear a thing, sleeping soundly.

When they woke up, it was already one-thirty in the afternoon.

Cheng Zhirang, now well-rested, drove home. Mu Qiu curled up in the passenger seat, still lying down, unmoved.

“Qiuqiu, sit up and have some water, sleeping too much means you won’t be able to sleep tonight.”

“Okay.”

She slowly straightened up, adjusted her seat, hugged a water bottle, drank some, and fumbled for her phone to check messages.

She told about their fun outing to the six-member task force—oh, it was mentioned to the five-member task force excluding Cheng Zhirang.

Just said they were going out for two days, didn’t say where or why. Recently, they should be returning from the trip, Guan Yu and the others messaged in the group.

[Sister Guan Yu: Did the traveling duo return yet? Didn’t make entertainment news, did you?]

[Li Yang: Haven’t seen it trending anyway]

[Sister Shu Ran: Li Yang, do you check the trending list dozens of times a day wanting to see your name or not wanting to?]

[Li Yang: … It’s just something I glance over while surfing the net]

[Image]

She posted a photo of her and Cheng Zhirang taken in the setting sun.

[Sharing human twilight]

Then she posted a photo taken before sunrise, captioning it:

[Welcoming the revival of all things]

[Guan Yu: The pretentious captions of a literary youth]

[Shi Yuhuai: Your front teeth are huge]

[… Brother Huai! Shut up!]

[Li Yang: Hahahahahahahaha flying with laughter, folks! Big front teeth!]

[Guan Yu: I specially glanced, indeed a bit hahahahahahahahaha]

[Sister Shu Ran: Brother Cheng nearly stuffed himself into a pair of long stockings, hidden so well]

[Guan Yu: Very suspicious, without showing his face, how do we know it’s Brother Cheng you’re with, what if under that mask, sunglasses, and hat is another man]

[Stop talking nonsense! Be careful, I’ll complain to Brother Cheng]

[Guan Yu: Oh oh oh oh oh dear me, having a fiancé is Different, able to complain now]

[Li Yang: Did you guys go camping?!]

[Only now noticing? Silly sweetie?]

[Image]

[This is the night’s starry sky, absolutely stunning]

[Guan Yu: Wow, a bit tempting]

[Sister Shu Ran: It’s really beautiful, and that sunrise was nice too, where did you go? I’ll go next time]

[For a girl alone, best not to go, tents aren’t very safe]

[But Shu Ran, you can take Li Yang or Brother Huai along]

[Guan Yu: “Shocking! Secret outing and camping by Shu Ran and Shi Yuhuai!”]

[Li Yang: Hahahahahaha Brother Huai is going to bite]

[Sister Shu Ran: I’m about to bite!]

[Shi Yuhuai: I can go solo]

[Li Yang: Envious, I want to go too]

[Guan Yu: We can go together! More people, more lively!]

[Li Yang: Really?!! Sign me up!]

[Li Yang: Wait, let me ask my agent]

Mu Qiu glanced at Li Yang’s last message, locked the screen, and closed her eyes for a brief rest.

In those moments, her phone started dinging again.

[Li Yang: My work is scheduled until year-end…]

[Sister Shu Ran: Hard to come by the big chicken brand, your company certainly would schedule you tightly]

[Sister Shu Ran: Still want to travel, better wait for us to send photos for your virtual tour]

[Guan Yu: I’ll see if there’s a meteor shower around]

[Shi Yuhuai: I have a show before year-end]

[Got it, is there an invitation? We can come to support you]

[Shi Yuhuai: I meant avoid those days if going out]

[Li Yang: I can imagine Brother Huai’s eyes rolling over the horizon]

[Yang’s embarrassed toothy grin.jpg]

[Li Yang: Why use my emoji?!]

[Li Yang: I’m going to scratch, oh.jpg]

[Guan Yu: Scratch if you must, why use my emoji?]

[Sister Shu Ran: Li Yang, did you sign onto a new variety show?]

[Li Yang: Yes, flying, to promote my solo single]

[Sister Shu Ran: That show contacted me too]

[Li Yang: Really?!! Come on, Sister Shu Ran! Join us!]

[Sister Shu Ran: Nope, there’s someone I dislike on the show, I refuse to fake smile at her]

[Guan Yu: Are you elegant female stars all keen on turning the entertainment circle work chronicles into palace beauty contests?]

[Sister Shu Ran: To be honest, it depends on the person]

[What if it’s someone like Brother Huai you encounter?]

[Guan Yu: That’s truly “The Chaos of the Palace”]

[Li Yang: Hahahahahaha]

[Ninety-nine percent of the laughter in this group comes from you, Li Yang]

[Li Yang: Born love to laugh, bright and cheerful, right?]

[Shi Yuhuai: Weren’t we discussing travel? How did it digress so much yet still continue?]

[Brother Huai, you should make a group with Brother Cheng, see who annoys the other first]

[Li Yang: Laughing so hard, our close three-person group hasn’t been active for months]

[Brother Cheng rarely checks his phone, anyone looking for him must call]

[And I bet if you don’t speak, he’ll never pop up in your group]

[Guan Yu: Sounds like you know well, so when are you getting married?]

[Shi Yuhuai: The money I saved for wedding gifts is nearly used up]

[Guan Yu: The wedding fund I prepared is stored separately. If you get married when inflation hits, I won’t care, it’ll be the same amount]

[Li Yang: When’s the wedding? I can be part of the groomsmen!]

[Sister Shu Ran: So have you discussed the wedding date? Give us insider info beforehand]

[… How did this topic pop up suddenly]

[Marriage, maybe, soon?]