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In the south of the river, An Xiaochu laid on her pillow as the waters gurgled.

The town she was in had the gentleness and softness unique to the south, and was very suitable for sightseeing. It was a pity that the heavens were beautiful. Since she arrived here this morning, it had been raining incessantly.

She wandered around the inn until she couldn't stand the cold and the damp and she chose to go back to the hotel and talk to the young couple. Other than An Xiaochu, there was only one other guest backpacker in the inn. The boss and his wife passionately invited An Xiaochu and the backpacker to dinner together. An Xiaochu hesitated for a while, but in the end, under the boss's gentle smile, she nodded and agreed.

This small town in the south had satisfied her imagination.

"Look at you, are you from the north?" The Lady Boss laughed when she saw An Xiaochu sitting in front of the fireplace with her thin shoulders still covered in blankets. However, she conveniently tucked the corner of the blanket in An Xiaochu's hands.

"Mmm, the weather here is really cold. It feels bone-deep." An Xiaochu replied with a gentle smile.

"The timing of your arrival was wrong. The season has changed, the beautiful scenery has withered, and we have eaten a lot less." said the landlady, pointing to the seasonal food on the menu, as if it were a common occurrence.

"Then I must have made a profit. Didn't I see a scene that others have never seen before?" An Xiaochu pretended to be shocked.

Seeing that she could understand, the Lady Boss also laughed. At this time, the boss came out of the kitchen and began to discuss what he would like to eat for dinner. In the end, after everyone unanimously voted, they chose the most suitable dish for today's weather — the hotpot.

There were a lot of things to prepare to eat the hotpot, so An Xiaochu and the backpacker that had been silent the entire time went over to help. Not long after, a mandarin duck pot boiled on the roaring stove.

A curved piece of iron divided a pot into two sides. Red is the owner's so-called exclusive formula - Chongqing old hotpot. The milky-white soup was mixed with Chinese medicine. It was specially prepared for An Xiaochu and the backpacker by the shop owner. Both of them were northerners, so the shop owner was afraid that they would not be able to accept the spicy taste of the south.

Having a gathering is fated. Come, let's have a drink." At first, An Xiao gave him face as she picked up the warm soy milk on the table with a smile. She liked the feeling, the quiet autumn night, the total strangers, the warmth she hadn't felt in a long time.

"Ya, you can eat spicy dishes?" As An Xiaochu was struggling with the pills in the bowl, the Lady Boss's surprised voice rang out. An Xiaochu turned her head to look at the backpacker who was sitting beside him, only to find that he had fished out a piece of beef from the red soup.

An Xiaochu swallowed her saliva. Amongst the green chopped onion and coriander, the beef wrapped in a layer of red chili oil looked exceptionally delicious.

Maybe because An Xiaochu's gaze was too hot, the backpacker turned her head and met her greedy look.

The backpacker who had been indifferent all this time seemed to smile. His facial features were not considered outstanding, but when she smiled, they were surprisingly flying around in a beautiful manner. An Xiaochu was stunned for a moment, then dipped a piece of bright red beef with chili in her sauce.

"Hurry up and eat it. If it's cold, it won't taste anything." The Lady Boss selectively ignored the small talk between the two and warmly greeted them.

Such things always happened in inns. The two hearts, equally young and lonely, would collide together and ignite heavenly thunders and earthen flames at some unfathomable time.

— —

Due to the piece of beef from the night before, An Xiaochu's plan for the second day was completely ruined.

Even after a whole night, her stomach still burned with pain. He forced himself to ask the Lady Boss if she had any stomach medicine, and just happened to run into a backpacker when he opened the door. It seemed that he was going out.

"Good morning." An Xiaochu knew how cold he was and took the initiative to greet him.

"Morning." The backpacker nodded, his hoarse voice spilling out of his throat.

"Are you not feeling well?" From the moment they met, An Xiaochu had been covering her stomach with one hand.

"En, I think he ate his stomach last night and is preparing to go down to find some medicine to eat." Being pushed down by a piece of beef, An Xiaochu didn't have the face to say these words.

"Last night? Is it that piece of beef? " The backpacker was very sensitive and asked An Xiaochu about the symptoms. Seeing his serious look, An Xiaochu answered honestly. The backpacker thought for a bit, and with a few sentences, he determined An Xiaochu's' illness'.

"You can't stand spiciness. You hurt your stomach. If you take medicine randomly, it will only worsen your illness. Wait for me here for a bit. "

In a daze, An Xiaochu was left behind in the inn by someone who was suspected to be a barefoot doctor.

A quarter of an hour later, An Xiaochu was in a daze as she counted the dried up yellow leaves on the leaves in the courtyard.

Under the backpacker's anticipating gaze, An Xiaochu slowly finished the porridge. The burning feeling in her stomach seemed to have become a lot simpler.

"Alright!" With just two short words, An Xiaochu was brimming with energy.

"Mm, then I will atone for my sins." After hearing the reason for him being so kind to him this morning, An Xiaochu finally understood. So it was guilt that caused her to eat beef last night!

In a sense, this backpacker was truly a single-celled person.

She was willing to eat what she had eaten, and no one was forcing her to do so, so how could she blame it on the backpacker?

"That's too easy. I've been tormented for an entire night and haven't slept at all." Seeing that the backpacker was' innocent ', An Xiaochu intentionally teased him. The backpacker scratched his head innocently, as if he was thinking of a way to remedy the situation.

"Puchi ~ ~" The Lady Boss started laughing and the Boss also started laughing. An Xiaochu could not hold back her cold expression and started laughing as well. Only now did the backpacker realize that he was being teased by this seemingly weak girl. There were a few traces of a suspicious blush on his face.

"I'm sorry, how about this, I'll take you out to play?" The backpacker was indeed a single-celled creature. Even though he knew that An Xiaochu was purposely teasing him, he still planned to apologize with his actions.

"Where are you going?" An Xiaochu came down to this small town in a hurry and didn't even write a guide. If she could follow others, it would be a carefree task.

"Let's go to the mountain at the back of the town and take a look at the sea and the ruins." "We'll come back at night and visit the ancient town." The backpacker said simply.

An Xiaochu had heard someone mention these routes before, so she nodded happily in agreement. The two of them excitedly went to the mountain behind the small town.

An Xiaochu dragged her exhausted body all the way back to the inn late into the night.

— —

The Steward Yao knew that his young master was depressed and was embarrassed to ask where An Xiaochu was. Thus, he considerately paid close attention to An Xiaochu's journey every day as he peacefully made a sound transmission talisman.

But today …

"Young Master, Xiao Chu's phone can't be reached. I haven't contacted her for a whole day." Qin Ziang was working overtime when he suddenly received a call from Steward Yao. The pen in his hand almost snapped.

"Yes." After replying half-heartedly, Qin Ziang practically gave himself no time to think before contacting Shen Rui who was on a business trip to the south.

The city where Shen Rui was at was only around 100 kilometers away from where he was travelling.

"Yo, who is this? "First of all, I'm not in the city. If you want to get drunk, please look for someone else!" Shen Rui was purposely ridiculing Qin Ziang for getting drunk the last time.

If it was before, Qin Ziang would definitely ridicule him.

"Shen Rui, do me a favor. Now go to W Town and help me find someone. "

Shen Rui was shocked by Qin Ziang's overly serious tone. The playful expression on his face lessened, and a look of interest flashed past his eyes.

"Could it be that girl called An Xiaochu?"

"Bring her back to me. If you lose a hair, I will shave your head."

Qin Ziang's answer was equivalent to tacit agreement.

"You're begging so fiercely?" Shen Rui was dissatisfied, did Qin Ziang not understand what it meant to judge the situation!

"Don't waste time, go!" An Xiaochu had already lost connection with him for an entire day, and her heart was hanging by a thread, completely not in the mood to blabber with Shen Rui.

He was so anxious that his face turned red! The two of them had been friends for so many years, it was rare for Shen Rui to lose his composure like this. He had also realized the severity of the matter, but he did not say it out loud. He washed up Qin Ziang's words again, and after hanging up, Lian Ye personally went to W Town.

— —

Only after An Xiaochu had interacted with the backpacker for an entire day, did she realize that the backpacker wasn't cold and aloof, but was instead shy and didn't know how to talk properly.

"Let's go eat something before we go for a night stroll?" When the two of them reached the foot of the mountain, An Xiaochu could smell the rich aroma of food. Ye Zichen looked at the backpacker helplessly.

Seeing her like this, the backpacker couldn't help but think back to last night. The smile on his face was obvious. Following the scent of the food, the two found a tavern filled with delicacies and had a hearty meal.

While paying, An Xiaochu took a look at his phone and realized that his phone had long since been turned off. She thought that no one would come looking for him, so she didn't mind and happily went with the backpacker to swim at night.

When Shen Rui finally reached the inn where An Xiaochu was, exhausted, he had not yet returned.

Hello, may I ask if there is a young girl called An Xiaochu staying here?

Uh, just as An Xiaochu walked out of the tavern, she heard someone saying her name.

However, she clearly didn't know this handsome man in front of her!

"Well, isn't she right behind you?" Seeing that Shen Rui was either rich or well-dressed, the Lady Boss thought that he shouldn't have any bad intentions in finding An Xiaochu.

Shen Rui followed the Lady Boss's directions and saw a man and a woman standing side by side behind him. The girl who wore a goose-yellow uniform and black slacks and had his hair piled up like a ball on top of his head was, without a doubt, An Xiaoxiao.

So that's what it looks like! It was not devastatingly beautiful, nor was it graceful, nor was it oppressively beautiful! Qin Ziang's eyes were not good either!

"An Xiaochu?" Shen Rui tried to call An Xiaochu. An Xiaochu hesitated and nodded.

"You are?"

"My name is Shen Rui, Qin Ziang told me to come and find you." Shen Rui was stunned for a moment when he saw the purpose of Shen Rui's simple explanation.

She came here to avoid Qin Ziang. But why, in just a day, Qin Ziang's men had actually come looking for him. Truly, he could be seen wherever he went!

"Did he have anything to tell me?" An Xiaochu frowned, her expression did not look too good.