After arriving in this small mountain village, those memories quietly resurfaced.
So she took Tang Xue to catch fish, to climb mountains, and to pick wild vegetables and fruits.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know why she was doing this, but a voice deep in her heart kept urging her to do so.
Perhaps Lin Xiaoxiao simply hoped to let Tang Xue understand the real her through this method.
He was a wild child who liked to fish in the water and climb mountains and trees, not the wealthy and carefree chairman of the Lin Group.
Tang Xue glanced at the profile of the person beside her, and Lin Xiaoxiao's lips curved into a slight smile.
She should be smiling, but for some reason, Tang Xue felt that Lin Xiaoxiao was shrouded in an inexplicable sorrow.
Tang Xue wasn't sure if it was just her imagination or if she was being overly sensitive, but she felt that Lin Xiaoxiao had become a bit strange since they arrived in this small mountain village.
Although Lin Xiaoxiao didn't seem much different from usual on the surface, Tang Xue still felt something was off.
She seemed both happy and sad. Tang Xue didn't know why she used such an extreme contradiction to describe it, but that was just how she felt.
Upon arriving in this small mountain village, Lin Xiaoxiao once again revealed a side of herself that she had never shown before.
Whether it's fishing in the river or his familiarity with wild vegetables in the mountains, he doesn't seem like a novice who has researched it beforehand out of interest.
It was as if she had rehearsed this countless times before. Curious? Of course you are curious. Why does Lin Xiaoxiao know these things? Why is Lin Xiaoxiao so familiar with the rural environment?
Can I ask? No, I can't. I'm genuinely curious, but I really can't ask.
Perhaps it was because she sensed that now was not the time to ask these questions, or perhaps it was because she was hoping that one day this person would take the initiative to speak to her.
Lost in thought, Tang Xue twisted her ankle, swayed, and fell uncontrollably to the side.
Feeling the hand holding her loosen, Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw Tang Xue's slumped body.
She gasped for breath, her mind went blank, but Lin Xiaoxiao's body reacted quickly, throwing the clothes she was holding to the ground.
With a lunge forward, Lin Xiaoxiao hugged Tang Xue's waist tightly, becoming Tang Xue's human cushion at the critical moment.
Lin Xiaoxiao's arm, unprotected by clothing, made intimate contact with a pebble on the ground, and she unconsciously groaned in pain.
"Little one".
Tang Xue's mind went blank for a moment, but she immediately realized what had happened. She climbed out of Lin Xiaoxiao's arms and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a face full of anxiety.
"I'm fine, don't worry."
Lin Xiaoxiao sat up from the ground with a faint smile on her face.
"President Lin, Teacher Tang, are you alright?" The Shen brothers were also startled and quickly put down what they were holding and ran over. "Are you hurt?"
"It's nothing, just a minor injury. Sorry for scaring you," Lin Xiaoxiao replied with a smile.
"That scared me to death." Shenyang patted his chest. When he saw the two of them fall down, his heart almost stopped.
Fortunately, the road is wide enough. If it were a steep slope, Shenyang gasped and dared not think about going down.
"You're injured." Tang Xue reached out, wanting to touch Lin Xiaoxiao's arm, but her hand trembled and fell from the air halfway up.
"I'm really fine." Lin Xiaoxiao held Tang Xue's hand. "It's just a scrape. I'll disinfect it when we get back, and it'll be fine soon. Don't worry."
Seeing Tang Xue's slightly red eyes, Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips with a pang of heartache and reached out to touch Tang Xue's eyes. "Don't cry, okay?"
Don't cry, it hurts me. Don't cry, what I want to see is your smiling face, Xiaoxue, don't cry!
"sorry."
Hot tears streamed down her fingertips, and Lin Xiaoxiao's heart trembled. "I'm sorry."
Lin Xiaoxiao's apology made Tang Xue's tears even more uncontrollable.
Why is it always like this? Why are you so gentle with her? She's already hurt because of you, so why are you still being so gentle with her?
Seeing the girl crying her eyes out, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a pang of heartache in her eyes, sighed softly, and reached out to hug Tang Xue.
"Let me see your injury." Tang Xue didn't allow herself to be vulnerable for long. She pushed Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder away, wiped her eyes, and carefully held Lin Xiaoxiao's arm that had been in contact with the ground.
"It's really just a minor injury," Lin Xiaoxiao said with a grin. "It's just a scrape, it looks scary, but it'll be fine after I disinfect it when I get back."
Not wanting Tang Xue to worry or feel guilty, Lin Xiaoxiao was almost ready to wash it with water first.
She didn't think her injury was serious; it was just a scrape. But because the area was quite large, it looked bloody and a bit scary. But she figured it would be fine once it was cleaned up.
"Are you crazy?" Holding Lin Xiaoxiao's hand that was about to grab water, Tang Xue felt both heartache and anger. When would this person ever start to take her seriously?
"Let's go back quickly." Tang Xue helped Lin Xiaoxiao up, and her eyes reddened again when she saw Lin Xiaoxiao's bloodied left arm.
It must hurt so much. She felt pain just looking at it. Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's smiling face, tears almost welled up in her eyes.
"Don't cry, I'm really okay." With a soft sigh, Lin Xiaoxiao gently wiped away a tear from the corner of Tang Xue's eye. "I'm not that fragile anymore."
"Do you think you're Superman?" Tang Xue muttered under her breath, "Why did you pounce on me?"
She was wearing long sleeves, so even if she fell, she would only suffer minor injuries, perhaps just bruises, and it would never be as serious as Lin Xiaoxiao's.
She knew she shouldn't have any complaints; Lin Xiaoxiao had become like this because of her.
But she would rather be the one who gets hurt than see this person get hurt.
In particular, the reason why Lin Xiaoxiao became like this is all because of her.
Tang Xue had never hated herself as much as she did now.
"Why?" Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. "I don't know either. By the time I realized what was happening, I was already lying on the ground." Lin Xiaoxiao scratched her cheek, feeling a little embarrassed.
Tang Xue looked up in surprise, her heart skipping a beat as she saw the girl's somewhat embarrassed face.
She calmed herself down, held Lin Xiaoxiao's uninjured arm, and said softly and awkwardly, "Don't do that next time, it's dangerous."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded with a smile. Anyway, next time, her body would probably act first again.
Chapter 88
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Lin Xiaoxiao's injury left the Shen brothers still shaken.
Therefore, for the rest of the journey, the two brothers refused to let Tang Xue and Lin Xiaoxiao carry anything.
"I'm really fine, I can still carry things." Lin Xiaoxiao was both amused and exasperated; she really wasn't that delicate.
"No, it's just a little bit of stuff, my brother and I can carry it." Shenyang felt that if Lin Xiaoxiao carried any more things, something even more frightening would happen.
So he refused to let Lin Xiaoxiao carry anything anymore, still feeling a bit scared after what had just happened.
"Mr. Lin, we'll be down soon, it's not a long way, so don't worry about it."
Shen Wei comforted Lin Xiaoxiao for a few moments, and seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao wanted to say something more, Shen Wei unleashed his ultimate move, "Teacher Tang is very worried about you."
Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head and saw Tang Xue's reddened eyes. Only then did Lin Xiaoxiao realize what was happening.
While she and the Shen brothers were at an impasse over who should carry the things, Tang Xue seemed not to say a word.
Seeing the girl biting her lower lip and standing silently to the side, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a slight pang of pain in her heart.
"Then I'll have to trouble you." No longer insisting on helping everyone share the weight, Lin Xiaoxiao offered her uninjured arm to Tang Xue, "Please help me, the patient, Teacher Tang."
Tang Xue raised her eyelids slightly and slowly reached out to hug Lin Xiaoxiao's arm.
Is your foot okay?
Lin Xiaoxiao's gaze fell on Tang Xue's fair ankle. Tang Xue had twisted her ankle and fallen, and Lin Xiaoxiao was a little worried that she had injured her ankle.
Tang Xue pursed her lips and gently shook her head.
Lin Xiaoxiao sighed, pulled her arm out of Tang Xue's arms, squatted down next to Tang Xue, and reached out to touch her ankle.
Tang Xue subconsciously took a step back.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up at Tang Xue and said, "Don't move, let me take a look."
"What happened to Teacher Tang? Is she injured too?" Lin Xiaoxiao's actions startled Shen Yang, who quickly ran to Lin Xiaoxiao's side and squatted down.
"I'm fine." Tang Xue ignored Lin Xiaoxiao's words. She took two steps back, stomped her foot, and repeated her words, "I'm fine."
"Hmm." Seeing that Tang Xue's ankle did not look injured, Lin Xiaoxiao was relieved.
"Let's go, your injury needs to be treated quickly." Tang Xue reached out to Lin Xiaoxiao and pulled her up from the ground.
What's wrong? What's wrong? I have a bad feeling about this.
[It's still a bit far away, so I can't see exactly what happened up there, but it looks like someone fell down.]
【Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! No way! Quickly, ptooey, ptooey!】
【……Pooh……】
No, wait, wait, wait! It has to be done three times in a row!
[…Pah, pah, pah…I think I see my superstitious grandma.]
Hahaha, those three "pui pui pui"s really give off that vibe!
So, hopefully no one actually fell down. Hopefully, no one got hurt.
[Hey upstairs, don't jinx it! Just say it!]
【Pah! Pah! Pah!】
"Brother Wang, I hope nothing bad has happened to the guests!" Seeing that the group had been standing there for a while, the staff member's mood became somewhat uneasy.
If something were to happen to any of the guests during filming, the show would likely be canceled.
"Xiao Li, I'll go check it out. You wait here." Hearing his colleague say this, Wang Ming was also a little worried and carefully placed his camera on the grass.
Wang Ming still decided to go and greet the guests, but he was a little unsure of their current situation.
"Okay, Brother Wang." The young man, known as Xiao Li, nodded and, still very professionally, pointed the camera at the few dark spots on the mountain.
Are the staff members about to go and check it out?
It looks like this.
I'm a little worried. I hope everyone is okay.
[I'm not jinxing them, nor am I cursing them. Although we can't see clearly right now, only a few black dots, judging from the movement of these dots, there's a 95% chance they've fallen.]