After reading it, he handed it back to Cheng Qing, saying, "Teacher, please keep it! It doesn't matter whether you keep it or I keep it, I believe you won't abandon me."
Cheng Qing was taken aback, paused for a moment, calmly put the photo away, and then said, "Hmm."
The scenery along this side road is serene, yet the waterfall adds a touch of movement to the stillness, making for a beautiful view. Sitting here can bring a sense of peace to the mind.
The photographer following behind carefully photographed all four locations to ensure there was enough material before returning to Cheng Qing and Luo Xi's side.
Having obtained three photos, Cheng Qing was not greedy and led Luo Xi back the way they came.
Lossie followed behind, skipping and hopping along, as long as it wasn't card games or video games. In other aspects, Cheng Qing seemed to be performing very steadily, and Lossie picked up things along the way.
The mountaintop, which didn't look far, took the two of them two hours to climb before they were almost at the top. Losi was panting heavily, and in the end, she had to hold Cheng Qing's hand as he pulled her up the mountain.
It wasn't until they reached the octagonal pavilion that they realized the actual summit was still about 50 meters away. Losi leaned against the pavilion's railing, exasperated, "I'm not climbing anymore! I'm not climbing anymore! I'm going to die!"
Clearly feigning helplessness, Cheng Qing hesitated for a moment, then advised, "We're already this far, are you sure you don't want to go up?"
Losi turned to look at her with a resentful expression: "Teacher Cheng has good stamina, you can't understand how I feel right now, unable to breathe."
Helpless, Cheng Qing stood a short distance away and stared at her blankly for a while before finally giving in and quietly asking, "Shall I carry you?"
As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them a little.
But when Luo Xi heard this, she paused, turned to look at her suspiciously, and then smiled brightly. She immediately stood up and rushed over, and Cheng Qing quickly reached out to catch her, naturally giving her a tight hug.
The long-lost sense of satisfaction, along with the faint scent of Rossi, made her feel a little nostalgic. She then heard Rossi's coquettish voice in her ear: "That's what the teacher said herself! I didn't force you."
The slightly awkward atmosphere between the two was broken by that sweet, coquettish voice. The atmosphere was so pleasant that Cheng Qing couldn't bear to say anything; she smiled gently and said, "Alright, alright!"
Then, she took off her backpack and gave it to Losi, then turned around and squatted down.
Without hesitation, Luo Xi climbed onto Cheng Qing's back. After Cheng Qing got up, they quickly set off. She had been observing the situation along the way and naturally knew how many people were left behind her.
Luo Xi wrapped her arms around Cheng Qing's neck, leaned on her shoulder, and smiled with her eyes closed. Cheng Qing walked steadily and had excellent stamina. She climbed the several dozen meters of stairs with remarkable speed.
Rossi laughed and asked, "I'm very light, aren't I? Carrying me isn't tiring at all." She instantly took all the credit for herself.
Cheng Qing hummed in agreement, without refuting.
Then, silence fell between the two of them again, with only the sound of Cheng Qing climbing the stone steps, the occasional chirping of birds, and the sound of the wind on the mountaintop.
Losy closed her eyes to enjoy the fresh air on the mountaintop. A slight itch rose in her heart. She nuzzled Cheng Qing's neck and asked in a sweet voice, "Teacher Cheng, could you sing me that song again... the one you sang the first time?"
Amidst the misty clouds atop the mountain, Cheng Qing remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking:
"The most beautiful moment of my life was meeting you..."
The melodious and graceful singing drifted across the mountaintop, and also lingered in Losi's heart...
Author's Note:
I was so busy today, I typed this at midnight (￣
￣;). I tried so hard!
Chapter 65
Kong Mingyan and several members of the production crew had already taken the cable car to Qi Shenghui, who was the first to arrive at the top of the mountain, and many more people followed.
It was almost 4 p.m. when Cheng Qing was seen staggering towards them from not far away.
Kong Mingyan was taken aback and asked his assistant, "Is that Teacher Cheng? Why does she seem to be having such a difficult time walking?"
The assistant squinted and said, "It looks like he's carrying someone on his back."
Kong Mingyan gasped, "Did they carry Losi up here?"
The assistant asked in confusion, "Could it be that they carried someone other than Losi up here?"
Kong Mingyan said with a pained expression, "This is even more terrifying than carrying Losi up here."
After exchanging a few words, the two saw Cheng Qing stop not far away and, sure enough, Luo Xi jumped down from behind her.
Kong Mingyan laughed: "These two are really interesting, they're so lovey-dovey even while climbing a mountain."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sky...
Cheng Qing also looked up at the sky and saw that it was gloomy, with dark clouds overlapping as if they were about to press down.
The view in the distance was unobstructed, but the sudden change in weather left her no time to appreciate it.
Standing on the mountaintop, one gently reaches out as if trying to touch the sky.
The mist that I had seen from the foot of the mountain now felt quite damp when I was actually in it. The gloomy sky around me had also lost its ethereal quality.
Luo Xi stood beside her as Cheng Qing sang the song all the way up. Luo Xi listened attentively, trying to understand and feel the song. By the time the song ended, they had reached the mountaintop.
Seeing that Cheng Qing wasn't moving, Luo Xi asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Cheng Qing frowned slightly: "It's going to rain."
Losi looked up and around, then smiled and said, "Let's go then!"
Cheng Qing glanced at her and heard a sound behind her, so she pulled Luo Xi and ran towards Kong Mingyan.
"Quick, I just calculated it. If we get overtaken again, we won't get any clothes."
Seeing Cheng Qing pulling her along ahead, Luo Xi followed behind, a smile spreading across her face.
Until they reached Kong Mingyan, they heard him say, "The seventh and eighth place finishers have arrived."
Cheng Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Kong Mingyan walked up to her, patted her on the shoulder, and said with a meaningful smile, "Young man, you have great stamina!"
Cheng Qing replied with a bewildered look, "...Oh, I'm a sports person."
Kong Mingyan patted Luo Xi on the shoulder with a smile, then laughed and walked away.
Cheng Qing didn't think much of it, took the photos out of his bag, and said to Luo Xi, "Let's go and exchange the items first."
Losi obediently followed behind. The items had already been prepared there, and there were staff members exchanging them with other people.
By the time Cheng Qing and Luo Xi arrived, the people ahead of them had just finished changing shifts. Cheng Qing stood in front of them with a stack of photos, and a staff member reached out to take them, politely saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
Cheng Qing smiled faintly: "No."
The staff smiled at Cheng Qing and then showed her the photos and helped her find the items.
Besides the down jackets that were among the top nine items, Cheng Qing and Luo Xi found quite a few other things along the way.
Three bags of potato chips, one bag of shrimp chips, two lollipops, one ham, four sandwiches, three hot dogs, three bottles of orange juice, two hamburgers, one bag of beef jerky, chocolate, bread, coffee, and a tent, etc.
There were quite a few odds and ends, and Cheng Qing and Luo Xi hugged them tightly. Not far away, Liu Suoyu and the others were already sitting around, so Cheng Qing led Luo Xi over.
Liu Suoyu and Lin Shandie moved aside to make room for them. Cheng Qing put her things down, and then the two of them sat down cross-legged.
This gave me time to observe my surroundings. Actually, I had already seen it when I came up. But because the weather suddenly darkened, I focused more on the sky and on exchanging items.
Now, sitting here with the other guests who have completed their tasks, Cheng Qing can finally look at the boundless grassland again, and in the distance, he can see a few yellow cattle leisurely swishing their tails.
Sitting here, it feels as if I am in a vast world, which broadens my mind and makes me more clear-headed.
Liu Suoyu glanced at Cheng Qing's belongings and twitched her lips: "Is this because you're supporting your family? You've found so many?"
Cheng Qing glanced at Liu Suoyu, who only had two boxes of sandwiches and a bottle of milk, and her lips twitched: "You've been desperately climbing up the ladder all this way, haven't you?"
The planner clearly allocated nine slots for the outfit to give everyone enough time to collect other items. By avoiding side paths, later participants will collect more items. With more items, they can then exchange them for other items.
Therefore, it is natural to observe around and make sure that you don't fall into the bottom three.
Liu Suoyu was dealt a blow by Cheng Qing and cried out, "Teacher~~~Give me some face."
Cheng Qing found it amusing, and then replied, "I have a family to support, so of course I need to find more."
Liu Suoyu's teeth ached from the sourness, so she looked at Luo Xi and asked, "I just saw you, Teacher Cheng carried you up here?"
Losi smiled happily, raised her head slightly, and said, "The teacher even sang for me!"
Lin Shandie exclaimed and quickly turned to Cheng Qing, asking, "Great! The sky is high and the land is vast here, the grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, it's perfect for singing, teacher, how about a song?"
Cheng Qing naturally wouldn't sing, so she squinted at Lin Shandie and retorted, "What are you thinking?"
Lin Shandie: "...Am I not the student you love?"
Cheng Qing: "That's definitely not the case."
Lin Shandie: "..."
Luo Xi was delighted to hear this and nodded in agreement. She moved a little closer to Cheng Qing and said, "That's right, the teacher only sings for me."
Cheng Qing was taken aback and turned to look at her. Luo Xi let her look at her and even gave her a cute and lively smile.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed from smiling, her eyes were narrowed as if filled with starlight, and her hair danced in the wind, like an elf fallen to earth. This made Cheng Qing's already unstable heart skip a beat, causing her to tremble.
Lin Shandie insisted that she had been thoroughly defeated, which made the others laugh. Unwilling to give up, Lin Shandie turned to Luo Xi and said, "Then sing us a song!"
Luo Xi was taken aback, and Cheng Qing was also curious: "Has she ever sung?" Because there was no detailed introduction to Luo Xi's background, after all, she was just a supporting female character. It was only briefly mentioned that she was a top star at the moment, but her achievements were never mentioned.
After she arrived here, her initial panic subsided, and she worked hard to make a living. It wasn't until this program aired that she remembered this matter and thought she should lend her a hand.
Cheng Qing joined Luo Xi's fan group, and with the help of a powerful search engine, she also joined Luo Xi's super topic.
There are many people checking in every day in the super topic, but they are all fans who are just admiring the looks.
The group chat was filled with arguments and task assignments every day, which gave Cheng Qing a headache, so he turned off the group's sound and stopped paying attention to it.
I also searched for Losi's achievements online, and after browsing the webpage, I found that even the most obscure awards were listed.
Cheng Qing glanced at it briefly and only knew that it had "achieved extraordinary accomplishments," but he hadn't specifically memorized the details.
As soon as Cheng Qing asked this question, everyone paused for a moment, including the staff behind them.
Everyone looked at Cheng Qing, their faces filled with shock, as if they had heard some major news.
Lossie looked even more aggrieved: "Don't you know what songs I've sung?"
Cheng Qing was even more confused: "...Should I know?"
As she spoke, she looked around with a puzzled expression. Seeing that everyone else was also shocked, she began to doubt herself... Could it be that she really should have known?
Losi snorted and turned her head away, thinking to herself: Could it be that she really... doesn't know?
Seeing the atmosphere, Cheng Qing changed the subject, saying, "I feel I should know, you sang..." Her voice trailed off, finally stopping at the crucial point...
Losi looked at her with a wronged expression and muttered, "Can't you say it?"
Cheng Qing: "..." I never thought of this question before I transmigrated here!