The sun rose, and the hazy mist and frost on the mountain slowly began to lt away.
The bluestone steps were now sowhat slippery.
"Co on down,"
Xu Musen said to Yao Mingyue behind him.
Yao Mingyue, clinging to his neck, was even more reluctant to let go. She took out her phone, "How about we take a selfie?"
"Didn't we just take one?"
"You couldn't see our faces in that one. Since we're here, let's take another one."
"I'm afraid you'll use my photo to take out a loan."
"Heh, I still have a photo of your bare butt."
Xu Musen raised an eyebrow, and Yao Mingyue's complexion turned rosy; she smiled and extended a gesture, "It's from when you were little, tiny and cute~"
Stop goofing around here!
Xu Musen couldn't be bothered with her. When they were kids, they often bathed together without a stitch on.
But that was all before they were three years old.
The little saplings of the past have now grown into... left everyone else far behind.
"Let's take a photo. If not, I won't co down," Ming Yue began to pester him, her youthful body swaying.
Soft and smooth to the touch, Xu Musen felt his breath lose stability.
"Alright, alright, let's take it."
Xu Musen spoke helplessly; after all, they already had plenty of photos together.
Yao Mingyue took out her phone and switched on the front cara.
Nowadays, cara pixels aren't asured by tens of millions or billions.
But looking at the screen, the two cheek-by-jowl faces basked in sunshine, their contours so clear and soft.
Yao Mingyue revealed a smile; right now, there were no signs of her morbid jealousy—only the clarity and warmth of sunshine.
She hugged Xu Musen a little tighter, their cheeks slowly ca together, the fine fuzz on their faces touching.
It was like a connection of nerve pathways.
Tingling and numb, the sensation shot straight to the heart.
This familiar touch, in their past lives, Ming Yue had also nestled in his arms, cheek-to-cheek as they looked at the phone together.
Of course, if she didn't often snoop through Xu Musen's phone, it could have been quite romantic.
But at that mont, Xu Musen glanced at her sideways.
The purity of the girl's smile caught him off guard, and for the first ti, he didn't think to look away...
"Eggplant~"
Her long eyelashes playfully fluttered.
"Click..."
In the photo, she was laughing, her beautiful cheeks gorgeously bathed in the morning light.
Her long eyelashes, fair skin, and rosy lips were like she was smiling through the photo directly at you.
And as Xu Musen looked at her sideways, perhaps even he didn't anticipate that for the first ti since his rebirth, his gaze held such a rare tenderness toward her.
"I think we really do look like a married couple. Maybe we were husband and wife in our past life, and we're here to continue our relationship in this one?"
Yao Mingyue looked at the photo of them together, her eyes bright and cheerful as if she was looking at her most treasured possession.
Xu Musen was silent for a mont... in their past lives, they truly were husband and wife.
"Xu Musen."
Ming Yue called out to him again, their gazes eting as she smiled, "Do you think I still have a chance?"
For so reason, Xu Musen suddenly rembered a TV show he had watched in his past life.
It was about a couple who went mountain climbing, and after receiving a rejection, one was pushed off the edge.
This area behind the Golden Temple was usually deserted, with railings leading to sheer cliffs below.
This little morbidly jealous girl isn't thinking of a love-death pact, is she?
After all, with the capricious nature of the morbidly jealous, anything could happen.
Though he felt it unlikely, Xu Musen still subconsciously shifted his weight.
The mountain peak was often wet year-round, and the mists would condense into dew, making it slippery once the sun ca out.
The steps were moss-covered due to lack of footfall.
And he was carrying soone.
Xu Musen's foot slipped, and he suddenly stumbled to the side.
"Xu Musen!"
Yao Mingyue quickly got off him, grabbed the railing, and reached out a hand to pull him.
With the railing in place, there was no real danger of falling off the mountain, but his foot slid and scraped across the step.
"Xu Musen, are you okay?"
Ming Yue no longer felt like teasing him and hurried over with concern.
"I'm fine, just a small scrape."
Xu Musen steadied himself, realizing the psychological scars from his past life were not insignificant.
Once bitten, twice shy.
His ankle ached a bit, likely from a minor abrasion, but it wasn't serious; he'd be fine after a day of rest.
"What happened?"
At that mont, a young Daoist monk who heard the noise ca over to check.
"Nothing much, just slipped a bit,"
Xu Musen shook his head.
"This area is no longer open to tourists. Be careful, it's slippery,"
the young monk said.
Yao Mingyue pursed her lips and helped Musen to start walking out.
"You young people, always looking for these places..."
The young monk shook his head in disbelief; every year, there were people who searched for secluded spots on the mountain.
There were always accidents.
He looked up and saw two wooden plaques hanging from the branches. The placent of such plaques was regulated; otherwise, if everyone hung them randomly, the scenic area wouldn't be able to accommodate visitors.
He picked up a stick, intending to go and take them down.
"What's the matter?"
At that mont, the elder monk who had been ditating in the cabin ca over.
"A young couple almost fell just now and hung up these plaques,"
the young monk explained.
Looking up at the two wooden plaques, the elder monk...
"Since they're already hung, let's not disturb them. Just go and tie a rope around this area so no one cos here in the future,"
he said.
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