CH 57

Jiang Yu was very familiar with that pink and purple gadget, but soon the camera shook and it disappeared.

She was shocked.

Could it be that the kid herself...    

The thought flashed through Jiang Yu's mind, and her heart suddenly became hot, giving rise to a hidden excitement, unable to restrain her imagination of the scene.

"Sister?" Cheng Suran called her softly.

Jiang Yu put away her thoughts, a sly look flashed in her eyes, and said with a smile: "The kid seems to be very tired, are you sleepy?"

"No,no." Cheng Suran shook her head repeatedly, "I'm not sleepy, I want to chat with sister."

Right after she finished speaking, she yawned.

She scrambled to cover her mouth.

Pfft.     

Jiang Yu smiled from ear to ear, and stopped when she saw the girl on the screen with a puffed up little face, sulking, "Why did you take so long to reply this afternoon?"     

"I..." Cheng Suran hesitated, "I was in class... I forgot to charge my phone."  

Jiang Yu nodded slightly.    

Again she was thinking too much.    

Somehow, she has become increasingly suspicious lately, always feeling a sense of urgency to firmly grasp something in her hand. Her desire for control has become stronger, and the more she cares about someone, the more she wants to control them…

"Sister, where are you filming in Lingzhou?" Cheng Suran pretended to be calm and changed the subject.    

Jiang Yu came back to her senses again, and smiled faintly, "The village by Lingbai Lake."

"Ah, Lingbai Lake, I know, I know, there is Lingbai Mountain next to it. When I was a child, I often went to play on the mountain by the lake. I remember that there is a very beautiful flower on the mountain. The petals gradually turn light blue and milky white.  I don’t know its scientific name, but we locals call it ‘Fairy Flower’. The flowering period is very long, and it only withers when it’s particularly cold in January. You can still see it this season. You can use the specimen as a bookmark. Unfortunately, it's rare, sometimes I can’t find them even after wandering in the mountains, and I haven’t seen them for a long time..."

She smiled happily, her clear eyes were full of luster, and the corners of her lips curved sweetly, like a delicate flower soaked in honey.

Jiang Yu gazed deeply at her and smiled. "Where is your home?"

"Over… at the old town."

"Then why do you often go to the mountains to play?"

Cheng Suran's smile froze, as if she was a bit embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "When I was a child, I lived in the countryside with my father and grandmother, not far from Lingbai Mountain…"

Before the age of eight, she lived in the countryside and loved to play in the mountains with her friends. Later on, when her father passed away, she moved into her aunt's house in the old city area. During this time, she didn't go back for two or three years. Later, she followed her aunt back to see her grandmother during holidays. At that time, she was always scolded and in a bad mood, so she went to the lake or the mountains alone.

These are all past events that she does not want to be known.    

"I also lived in the countryside when I was a child." Through the screen, Jiang Yu was keenly aware of her emotions and inexplicably had a subtle resonance.

She's not too happy bringing up the past.

"I saw the pressurized wells in farmers' homes today, and I feel very familiar with it. Not many of them know how to cook with wood-fired stoves. I never thought that one day I would be able to use this skill."

"Hey, I can do it too! My cooking is super delicious!"

"Then when will you cook for sister?"

The girl on the screen smiled shyly and bit her lower lip, "Sister can eat whenever you want..."

Looking at her flushed face and shy smile, Jiang Yu couldn't help but think of the gadgets she saw just now. These words made her think about it, and a picture appeared in her mind again.

Eat food, or eat a little friend...     

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they chatted for over an hour. Jiang Yu didn't realize it until Cheng Suran couldn't help but remind her, "Sister, it's almost 9:30. You should rest now."     

"It's okay, I'll go to bed at 10 o'clock." Jiang Yu made a kissing gesture.

"Yes, put down your phone half an hour in advance so that you can fall asleep quickly by ten o'clock. Sleep time starts from the time you enter deep sleep, silly sister."     

Cheng Suran spoke seriously, but her eyes were filled with reluctance.     

Jiang Yu wanted to tease her again and raised her brows, saying, "Oh, you really want to hang up? Don't want to talk to sister anymore?"

"... " She pouted her little lips.

"Alright, okay, good girl, I'll go to bed now."

"Good night, sister."

"Good night."

"You hang up first." Cheng Suran said sullenly.

Jiang Yu hesitated for a moment, then hung up the video.

The girl's face disappeared from her sight, and at that moment, her heart felt empty. She froze, sighed softly, got up and fed herself two melatonin.

The phone vibrated again, displaying a message from the kid.

It was an audio file.

[Let my voice accompany sister to sleep.]

Jiang Yu clicked in to download it, played it, and the girl's warm and sweet voice came out of the receiver. It was a French song with a low tune, sung a cappella, with almost no noise.

The singing flowed slowly through her heart like a warm current.

After listening to it twice, Jiang Yu imported the file into the music player, selected the single track to repeat, and then replied to the kid:

[Be moderate, small toys should not be used too frequently, otherwise it can easily reduce sensitivity, and then... Sister will be unhappy.]

There was no reply.

She must have been so ashamed and buried herself in bed.

Jiang Yu pursed her lips and smiled, suddenly remembered something, clicked into the chat history and searched for "location", and found the location message sent to her by Cheng Suran about two months ago when she came home.

Chengjia Village...

The distance is 1.1 km.

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=4738582

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….     

The sound of water in the bathroom stopped for a while.

Ruan Mu came out with the basin in her arms, walked to the balcony, and hung up the clothes one by one, including her own and Pei Chutong's.

The last sheer black lace lingerie was eye-catching.

She picked it up from the basin with a stagnant expression but her already hot face was getting hotter and hotter. She hastily hung it up and turned back to her room.

As soon as she pushed the door, Ruan Mu froze.

Pei Chutong was lying on the bed in a halter dress with white arms, slender legs, and messy hair. From high to low, she could clearly see the two squeezed half-arcs, and the deep and long grooves under ther shadow.

Like a lazy cat.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Ruan Mu frowned.

Pei Chutong brushed her hair and said casually, "I'll sleep here with you."

Ruan Mu lowered her eyes without speaking and silently walked over, sitting by the bed with her back to her.

She will not refuse her request.

Apart from…

Pei Chutong got up and hugged her, "Wood—"

Ruan Mu's mind buzzed, and her whole body turned stiff.

A slender arm passed through her armpit and lay across her waist. The other hand caressed her face and gently exerted force, forcing her to turn her head to the side, and soft lips pressed against hers.

"..."

Ruan Mu was shocked, subconsciously struggled, and grabbed her two hands at the same time, but did not dare to use force.

This was the same as before. Pei Chutong suddenly hugged her and kissed her. At that time, they were standing by the outdoor staircase at home. In an emergency response, she accidentally pushed her six steps down. Pei Chutong's forehead was swollen and her foot was twisted and couldn't walk for two weeks. She was so heartbroken and regretful for a long time.

From then on, no matter what Pei Chutong did to her, she would never fight back.

As it is now she only holds her hand.

"A'Mu..." Knowing that she would not resist, Pei Chutong became more and more unscrupulous. Both hands easily broke free from the restraints, and one forcefully pressed her on the bed.

The wild breath swept past, swirling between her lips, slowly probing into her teeth.

Ruan Mu reflexively wanted to bite.

Before the teeth fell, Pei Chutong seemed to have anticipated her reaction, and softly called out, "It hurts, you bit me."

Ruan Mu immediately withdrew her strength and parted her lips, allowing her to indulge.

"Um—"

The venting kiss was full of anger, unwillingness, and grievance, and seemed to swallow her up, but then slowed down and became gentle, careful, and full of love.

Ruan Mu was so dazed by the kiss that she gradually lost her mind.

"You obviously care, don't you?" Pei Chutong stopped, hugged her and gasped, bursts of sourness welling up in her heart.

"..."

"Answer me."

Ruan Mu closed her eyes, regained consciousness, and calmly spoke, "That's my duty."

"What duty?"

"To protect you every inch of the way."

"Does that also include not allowing me to hold hands with my friends?"

"..."

She just closed her eyes and said nothing.

Pei Chutong was short of breath, holding her face in both hands, her voice trembling: "That day you only said that you couldn't disappoint grandpa, but you didn't deny that you liked it, you cared! Why? Why are you so timid? Why are you so cowardly?!  "

"But the person I like can't be cowardly!"

"If you dare not admit it, then leave me alone!" She gritted her teeth, her eyes turning red.

Ruan Mu frowned in pain, but kept her eyes closed and said nothing. Her face was pale under the light, like a piece of lifeless wood.

"I hate you, Ruan Mu, I hate you, who do you think you are..." Pei Chutong couldn't bear her escape anymore, and wept bitterly.

Ruan Mu panicked for a moment, opened her eyes suddenly, and sat up with the person in her arms, "Tongtong..."

She couldn't say anything for a moment.

She has been clumsy since she was a child, and she has never been able to coax people, and it is the same now, she only knows how to wipe people's tears in a hurry.

Suddenly, Pei Chutong knocked her hand off, pounced on her and held her back, kissed her lips forcefully while pulling the small round button on her pajamas.

"No, Tongtong... "Ruan Mu grabbed her and finally showed a hint of panic on her blank face.

Pei Chutong sneered, with tears in her eyes and her chest heaving violently: "Then resist! What happened to your ability to kick people to the point of internal bleeding? Hit me!"

She gasped heavily, almost hysterical, and leaned over Ruan Mu's ear, saying word by word:

"Ruan Mu, I'm telling you, I won't stop, unless you cripple me today. Come—"

Two years ago, when Pei Chutong attended an event, a crazy male fan rushed up to the stage to hug her.  Seeing this person rushing over, she kicked him two meters away without saying a word, and collapsed on the ground.

The person was taken to the hospital with internal bleeding, he was rescued on time so it was not life-threatening.

Later, the Pei family gave some money so no one dared to report it to the media, and the Pei family had no intention of blaming Ruan Mu in private, so the matter was left alone.

Tiny round buttons snapped off one after another.

Ruan Mu gradually gave up struggling.

She won't do anything, her fists will always be aimed at people other than the Pei family, and will never be used to hurt Pei Chutong.

"If this can make you feel better..." Ruan Mu closed her eyes and murmured under her breath, taking the initiative to pull the remaining buttons herself.

Pei Chutong stopped suddenly and looked at her coldly.

–Pak!

A loud slap.

Ruan Mu's face turned red in an instant, her movements in her hands also stopped and she remained silent.

Just don't resist.

It was her who bullied her.

Pei Chutong trembled all over, regretful and heartbroken for a moment. She held her face and kissed her repeatedly, "I'm sorry... A'Mu... I'm sorry

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt," Ruan Mu hugged her and turned over, comforting her softly, "It's my fault, don't cry, Tongtong."

Pei Chutong didn't speak, but sobbed in her arms.

She is tired.

….

Half of the seven days passed quickly.

Starting from the second day of filming, each group of guests must complete a task every day to obtain clues. Only after collecting enough clues can they participate in the ultimate task on the last day and have the opportunity to receive a mysterious gift.

The tasks are very diversed, such as selling vegetables in the market, picking fruits in the orchard to make food, helping farmers at home, and so on.

On the fourth day, everyone went to Lingbai Mountain together to find today's clues according to the "treasure map".

All the guests are not allowed to bring assistants, except for Pei Chutong, she must be accompanied by Ruan Mu 24 hours a day, this is the only requirement of her grandfather and parents. She is very influential and everyone calls her Teacher Pei, so naturally no one has any objections.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the group set out for the mountain.

Lingbai Mountain is more than 1,300 meters above sea level. From a distance, it is lush and towering, with tall and sturdy trees and dense branches. Because of the lack of development, the ecology is well preserved.

After entering the mountain, the groups dispersed with each group followed by two cameras.

Jiang Yu and Pei Chutong were wearing jackets and overalls, and each carried a small backpack containing water, food and simple medicines. Ruan Mu also had a SLR camera hanging around her neck.

They were taking photos while searching for clues, and the mountain is scenic, making it easy to take high quality shots.

"The one in the picture looks a bit like a mushroom." Pei Chutong looked at the drawing for a long time, but got stuck at the first level, still clueless.

"Can it be... the place where mushrooms grow is the right entrance?"

Jiang Yu was sending a message to Cheng Suran, heard the sound, leaned over to look carefully, and said: "There are no wild mushrooms on the mountain this season, it should be a kind of plant that looks like mushrooms, or props that have been placed in advance, if you see it, it means we found the first entrance."

"Huh? When do wild mushrooms appear?"

"Late spring and early summer."

Pei Chutong nodded and looked around, "Go ahead and look around, pay attention to the left and right sides."

Jiang Yu looked at her phone while walking.

[We just entered Lingbai Mountain.]

Kid: [Oh, sister, be careful, maybe you will be lucky enough to see fairy flowers]

Jiang Yu: [If I see it, I will pick some and bring it back to you.]

Kid: [Good baby.jpg]

….

In Jiangcheng, more than two thousand kilometers away, the sun slowly sank into the horizon.

At 6:30, Cheng Suran returned to the hotel from school, ordered dinner, rushed into the bathroom to take a shower, came out in ten minutes, and raced against time to eat.

She will be able to video with her sister soon.

Since Jiang Yu left, she has been counting days with her fingers every day, feeling like she is living through the years. It seemed that the time suddenly slowed down, and it was not easy to survive until the fourth day.

Video chatting with her sister at seven o'clock every night is the only consolation in this painful longing.

There are still three days before Jiang Yu goes back, but this also means that there are only a few days left before the end of the contract. When the time comes, she must leave Jiang Yu's side, and it will be difficult to see each other again in the future.

Thinking of this, her heart hurt like being stabbed by a knife, and she couldn't lift her spirits to do anything, and fell into the contradiction of "Hoping for her sister to come back but also not wanting her sister to come back".

So she decided to—

Confess her love to her sister, on the day she leaves.

She'll have to leave anyway, instead of holding it in her heart and leaving regrets for herself, it's better to say it out.

It's just that…

It may be difficult for her to like someone else in the future.

No one is Jiang Yu anymore.

Cheng Suran sat on the bed with her mobile phone in her arms. While waiting for the video call at seven o'clock, she practiced in her mind what to say when the time comes. Before she knew it, it was past seven o'clock.

Huh?

Is sister busy today?

She waited patiently for about a quarter of an hour, and couldn't help but send a message: [Sister? Are you busy?]

Five minutes later, with no reply, she initiated another video call invitation.

No one answered.

After waiting for a while, at 7:40, her message and call invitation were left unanswered. Cheng Suran was inexplicably anxious, for some reason she had a bad premonition.

At 7:50, she really couldn't wait, so she called Tian Lin.

"Miss Cheng? What's the matter?"

The tone on the other end of the phone was a little anxious. Hearing that, Cheng Suran is remorseful and felt that she shouldn't have disturbed her, but she still bit the bullet and asked, "Assistant Tian, can you call my sister? We have agreed to video call at seven but she is not online yet, is she busy..."

Tian Lin paused and spoke faster, "I can't get in touch with her either."

"Ha?"

"Xiao Zhou just called me, saying that Sister Yu and the others went to the mountain to do tasks in the afternoon, the other groups already came back before dark, only Sister Yu and her team haven't returned, her phone can't be reached... Hey, I have an incoming call, I'll talk to you later."

The call ended.

Cheng Suran's mind buzzed, and it took her a while to recover.

Still in the mountains?

She hurriedly looked at WeChat and flipped through the chat records. About four hours ago, her sister sent her a photo, saying that she saw the fairy flower.

The photo shows a forest halfway up the mountain, with a small pond next to it, and a small piece of blue and white can be vaguely seen.

She remembered that this pond was deep in Lingbai Mountain located on the side of the mountain road on the northern slope. Those unfamiliar with the terrain would think that the two places are very close to each other, but in fact they are far apart. It is easy to get lost in the woods rashly.

Sister wouldn't go there picking fairy flowers...

Cheng Suran gasped, her hands and feet suddenly turned cold, her scalp numb, and a stream of hot blood surged towards the top of her head.

She quickly searched for tickets to Lingzhou. The latest flight will take off at 10:05 tonight, and there are two tickets left.

She didn't have time to think about it, so she immediately bought a ticket, got up in a frenzy to change clothes, packed her things, and rushed out of the door of the suite…

Author's Note:

The update has been relatively late lately. Don't wait, read when you wake up in the morning. =3=