Shen Moyu handed him his clothes: "A little after five."
"Holy crap." Su Jinning stared at him in utter astonishment, asking tremblingly, "Are you even human?"
Shen Moyu stared into his eyes: "I'll give you a chance to ask again."
"That's not what I meant..." Su Jinning scratched her messy hair and asked him earnestly, "Are you a carbon-based life form?"
"……"
Around 8:30, a large group of tourists had already gathered by the mountain road, almost all of them heading towards the museum.
Su Jinning played games until after 1 a.m. yesterday, and now he's so sleepy he can barely keep his eyes open. Still grumpy from waking up, he grabbed Chen Hang and complained, "It's hot enough in this summer, but you still have to torture us by making us get up so early. This isn't a trip for us, it's more like a reality show."
Song Wenmiao, his face also swollen from water retention, said, "Chen Hang insists on visiting some museum. Seriously, is he crazy this early in the morning?"
Chen Hang chuckled: "I was thinking of doing everything I could, otherwise we'd have to wait in line if we stayed late."
"A museum?" Su Jinning was still confused and asked, "There's a museum on this mountain?"
He didn't quite understand why the museum wasn't built on that large open space and playground at the foot of the mountain, but instead had to be built on such a high mountain.
And judging from this, they went through all that trouble to get up just to visit that museum?
Shen Moyu, on the other hand, seemed quite familiar with the route: "Right? I remember climbing a little further up, and then crossing a glass walkway."
Su Jinning turned to look at Shen Moyu, who was gazing into the distance, and asked, "You've been here before?"
Shen Moyu paused for a moment, her eyes darting away, and said, "Ah, back in junior high, the school organized a trip here. But..."
"The time Gu Junxiao bought you a wallet?"
Just as Shen Moyu was trying to figure out how to smooth things over, Su Jinning's words hit the nail on the head.
"Ah..." Shen Moyu scratched his head, regretting that he shouldn't have said it. He hadn't mentioned that he had been there before because he was afraid that Su Jinning would think of something, but he didn't know how he had let it slip just now.
He looked up at Su Jinning's face. Remembering how jealous Su Jinning had been before, he suddenly became a little cautious.
"Huh? So what if it is?" Su Jinning was amused by his sudden obedience. He stretched and yawned, "Anyway, this time it's me going with you."
His smile was languid as he gently bumped Shen Moyu's shoulder.
"Um."
——
The museum on this mountain wasn't anything special; it didn't even have many artifacts, just a few precious fossils excavated from the mountain. The tour guide went on and on about the mountain's origins and stories. Most of the tourists barely listened, except for a few elderly people at the front. Quite boring.
Strangely, there were quite a few tourists on this mountain. It was then that Su Jinning realized that they weren't the only group of poor souls who climbed an entire mountain just to visit a museum.
Song Wenmiao gulped down some water, his head steaming from the heat: "Damn, what are these? Did we climb all this way just to see fossils?"
Shen Moyu looked into the distance and then took out a bottle of water: "No, not at all."
Only after he said that did Song Wenmiao lift her eyelids, looking at him expectantly: "Anything else fun?"
"There's also a memorial hall around the corner."
"……"
Song Wenmiao and Chen Hang hugged each other and wept: "Damn... how come there are so many restaurants? When the hell are we going to eat there?!"
"I'd like to know." Su Jinning put her arm around Shen Moyu's shoulder, looking at Chen Hang in the distance, who was covered in sweat but still had a big smile on his face: "He usually acts like he's going to die when he exercises, but after a good night's sleep he's like a completely different person."
Shen Moyu scoffed, staring at Chen Hang's hands embracing Chen Yuanyuan, and said, "So it's true that love can polarize carbon-based life forms."
Su Jinning nodded in agreement, pursing her lips. "I second that."
The memorial hall was much more interesting. In addition to some oddly shaped small stones, it also had some toys, merchandise, and decorations hanging on it.
He Qing and Chen Yuanyuan couldn't resist picking out these things, chattering away as they chose several dolls and hair clips.
Chen Yuanyuan excitedly grabbed a toy and showed it to Chen Hang: "Look at this little cat, isn't it cute?"
Chen Hang decisively put the kitten into the shopping bag, raised his chin at her, and said, "Buy it if you like it."
"Huh?" Chen Yuanyuan stared at him with her round, almond-shaped eyes, and asked blankly, "Really?"
"Of course!" Chen Hang patted her shoulder generously. "Anyway, it's not like I'm the one paying."
"Chen Hang! If you run again, you're a dog!"
There were already many visitors, and their chatter kept ringing in Shen Moyu's ears. This was pure torture for someone who hated crowds and noise.
Su Jinning noticed Shen Moyu's discomfort and took his hand: "It's too noisy here, let's go over there."
Shen Moyu also gripped his hand tightly and nodded.
The ornament area is just outside; it's in a rather secluded spot, so there weren't many people there, just a few elderly folks taking pictures.
A whole wall was covered with a dazzling array of trinkets. Although there were many styles, Su Jinning only found them gaudy and frivolous. But if Chen Yuanyuan were here, she would definitely love them.
He turned around and looked at Shen Moyu beside him, then followed his somewhat dazed gaze and saw a small dog ornament.
It's a keychain, decorated with a golden puppy with its red tongue sticking out and its two ears standing up, looking very lively.
Shen Moyu stared straight at him, her lips curving upwards, her affection clearly visible.
"What are you looking at?" Su Jinning leaned closer and asked knowingly.
"Hmm?" Shen Moyu was only then awakened by his voice and quickly looked away: "Nothing, let's go, there's nothing to see here."
Su Jinning chuckled to herself. Shen Moyu was always like this; he'd clearly write down his feelings for something but was still too shy to say it.
"Don't you like anyone?" he asked, pretending to be reluctant to leave.