1. Do you still remember her?(1/2)
When Li Yin came over panting, Qu Xinyan had already finished class and was packing up her things.
“Are you ready?”
"Okay." Qu Xinyan nodded, pulled up the curtains of the dance classroom, and went to the corner to change out his ballet uniform.
"Now, go home and get your stuff to the airport. I bought the air ticket tonight," Li Yin came over and took her arm and walked to the door halfway. "Hurry up, I made an appointment with them to gather in Y Market, and then climb the mountain together and have a companion."
Li Yin said that they were a group of hikers she met online. They were all going to the snow mountain, so they just went together.
Qu Xinyan said oh, but she had known about this for a long time. She locked the classroom door and took Li Yin's car to go home.
Because I had known that I was going to Wulixue Mountain for a long time, I had to pack up the things in advance. Now I just need to check carefully what else I need to put in.
Putting the last piece of clothing in and zipping it up, Qu Xinyan took a breath and poured himself a glass of water, sat on the sofa and looked at the map Li Yin gave her just now.
The terrain of the Snow Mountain in Wuli is not complicated and the height is not high. Because of the good scenery and a little bit challenging, it has always been the favorite place for mountaineering enthusiasts. However, Qu Xinyan doesn't like climbing very much. She would agree to Li Yin to go here entirely because of one thing.
Li Yin didn't know that she had been here three years ago.
At that time, she went to the snow mountain alone in a daze... As a result, she was lost, but she also caused a man who appeared at that time to be injured.
That man... could be regarded as a hiker who appeared halfway through. He saved her and the two of them walked together, but before they could leave much, his companions had already brought him away.
Although she had only been together for a few short days, Qu Xinyan was deeply impressed by the man. She had been thinking about it all over the past three years and could not forget it. She didn't know what he was called or where he came from, but she had the idea of wanting to see him again.
Maybe I can meet them again when I go to Wuli Snow Mountain with them this time?
After breathing a long sigh, Qu Xinyan leaned back and slumped the map in her hand on her legs.
I hope her wish can come true, bless you!
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It was midnight when we arrived in City Y. We simply met our hikers. Qu Xinyan and Li Yin rested in the booked hotel. After a day of fatigue, Qu Xinyan was exhausted physically and mentally and fell asleep quickly.
I dreamed of this morning when I went out as agreed, and everyone was almost there.
"Are you all here?" Li Yin counted and pointed outside with a smile, "Then, go!"
It is still quite a long way from the hotel to the foot of the mountain. Everyone booked a car together. Those who were not awake would take advantage of the time to take a break. Qu Xinyan was still in a state of trouble, but his vision was already attracted by the vast snow scene outside. Looking out from the white mist window, you could still see the rolling mountains, covered with a thick layer of snow, which looked very clean because no one was involved.
She thought she liked it here.
After more than an hour's drive, the group finally arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountain. According to local drivers, the most climbers went from this location.
After thanking the driver, everyone packed their luggage and got out of the car.
As soon as she left the car door, Qu Xinyan immediately felt the cold air coming to her face, which was more than ten times colder than when she was in the hotel. She shook her body.
Because the snow-capped mountains are high, there will inevitably be some altitude sickness. Qu Xinyan rarely comes to such places and is not very adaptable for a while. She is as silent as a wood, just listening to Li Yin and her hikers having fun chatting.
But as she listened, she was distracted. She walked deep and shallowly, without knowing that there was a pit ahead, so she fell into it unlucky.
"Ah!" She was startled and suddenly came back to her senses. When she raised her eyes, she found that Li Yin and the hiker were walking in front of her and did not notice her predicament at all. Qu Xinyan bit her lip and tried to raise her legs.
But she knew that the snow was so deep that it didn't move at all. She looked up and saw everyone walking farther and farther away. Her forehead was so anxious that she began to sweat, and her trapped legs remained motionless.
After struggling like this for a few minutes, Qu Xinyan began to feel helpless. Everyone was missing in their sight, and their buried legs were soaked in full wet. It was very uncomfortable to stick to it. She frowned and squatted down to pull it out in a hurry.
At this moment, a man in a bright mountaineering suit appeared from the side and squatted beside her to help her.
"Is my foot stuck or what's wrong?" She heard a gentle voice and replied in a daze.
"It's stuck."
The girl who came to help said, tried to pull it out without any response. She was afraid of being hurt and had to look up and ask, but when she raised her eyes, she bumped into a pair of clear eyes. Yue Yi was stunned for a few seconds.
It's her...
Suddenly he came back to his senses, Yue Yi quickly covered up the expression in his eyes. She pursed her lips and pretended not to recognize her, lowered her head and smiled: "Your legs are a little deep, you may have to use some force if they hurt. If it hurts, they scream."
Qu Xinyan did not reply.
She lowered her eyes and her eyes fell on the woman who suddenly appeared. Although the woman's hair had grown longer, her face still did not change.
She recognized her.
His companions who appeared next to the man three years ago and took him away.
"Miss?" After a long time of no response, Yue Yi asked again strangely.
"Ah?" Qu Xinyan came back to her senses. Seeing that the woman had unconcealed enthusiasm and strangeness in her eyes, she wanted to ask something and forgot Quan Guang when she said that, she nodded blankly, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Yue Yi retreated a little, intending to pull out his legs with some force.
However--
"Don't move," a faint voice came from beside her, and then a tall figure squatted down beside her. Yue Yi turned his head and saw the man's superb eyebrows and eyes frowned slightly at this moment. He shook his head and expressed his disagreement with his movements. "Her legs have frozen, so it will be dangerous to pull them out like this."
Yue Yi was stunned.
"I'll do it!" He raised his hand to signal Yue Yi to let him sit. After looking closer for a while, he directly used his hand to slid the snow around her legs. The snow was frozen, so he was very slow.
During this process, she was frozen by her legs and did not dare to move. She stiffened her body and thought she was auditory hallucination. When she turned her head carefully and looked at it for several times, she finally confirmed.
She really met him.
The man who walked together on the snow-capped mountains three years ago.
But... Qu Xinyan sniffed and saw his eyes lowered and his expressionless face accelerated. She licked her dry lips, trying to speak but didn't dare to speak.
What should I ask... Should I thank you first, say long time no see, or ask him if he still remembers her?
It seems to be very stupid questions.
In the time when she was dazed, her legs were easily rescued by him. Her eyes touched his black pupils, and only two words were overflowing when she said the words were about to her mouth.
"Thanks!"
But he stopped replying.
At this time, Li Yin, who had walked a long distance, finally discovered her missing. She had already returned and hugged her in a panic.
"I was scared to death, I thought you were missing!"
"It's okay." Qu Xinyan and Ren Liyin hugged her for a while before pushing her away, while she stood up carefully and stabilized her body. She looked sideways at Yue Yi and him who were still standing aside. Only then did she find that there were many people around. It seems that they were also a team to climb the mountain.
She thought about it.
"Thank you just now," thanked again, she smiled with a lick of her lips, "You are here to climb the mountain, so are we, why don't we go together!"
This suggestion was not opposed by anyone. Even he nodded lightly. Qu Xinyan secretly suppressed his joy, endured the coldness of his wet right leg, and continued to move upwards.
The higher she went up, the more she could feel the temperature drop and the difficulty of breathing. Although she was wearing very thick clothes, Qu Xinyan, who was afraid of the cold, still had her teeth fighting. She was walking not far from the man, and occasionally peeked at her side, she could clearly see his slender eyelashes and thin lips.
But no matter how she looked at it, she always saw it coldness and strangeness, and she thought he should have forgotten her long ago.
The feeling of loss and sadness suddenly surged into her heart. She bit her lips and couldn't hide her loneliness. She talked absent-mindedly to Li Yin, not noticing that something was wrong in front of her. When the two of them reacted, Li Yin had already screamed and fell down.
Qu Xinyan was startled and subconsciously reached out to grab her. But she pulled her back, but she fell down due to inertia.
There was a slope below. She rolled down all the way, falling to a dizzy and starry eyes.
The backpack on her back spread out as early as the process, and she struggled to get up from the snow and took back the visible things into her bag. Unsurprisingly, there were a lot less things.
However, she didn't have time to care about this at this moment, and how to get up is the problem!
The slope was not high, but slippery. She saw Li Yin's anxious expression above and tried to walk up a few steps, but she fell down after a few strokes.
With a bitter face, Qu Xinyan was helpless.
Li Yin above was thinking of a solution, and even thought about taking off her clothes and tied them into ropes. But before she could implement them, she saw the man who was supposed to be standing by and walked down at some point and tied a rope around her waist.
Although it was snow, it was as if it was flat under his feet. Li Yin saw him walking down steadily, and for some reason he felt relieved.
"Don't move," Ying Xichi saw the silly woman below trying to climb up, and frowned inadvertently, and he shouted softly, "Come here."
Qu Xinyan was stunned and walked over obediently.
He quickly got off, tied the rope around his waist to her waist, and then pulled the rope with one hand and supported her behind her with the other.
"Let's go!"
Qu Xinyan walked away subconsciously, because he was protecting him from behind, and he didn't fall. When she reached a stair-like hurdle at the top, she saw him going up first and then handed her hand.
“Come up.”
The cold voice was like a magic sound covering her ears, and it couldn't dissipate in her ears. Qu Xinyan hesitated for a second before reaching out and holding his hand.
His hands were very warm, and there were slight calluses on his fingertips and palms. It was very comfortable to sharpen her fingers. She stepped forward and Yue Yi immediately came over to untie the rope on her waist.
Before she could hear Yue Yi's words in her ear, Qu Xinyan's eyes fixed on the man's face. As soon as the two of them were let go, she watched him turn his head and leave, and the area where the ears turned red.
It seems as if it is shy.
Qu Xinyan suddenly wanted to laugh. She lowered her eyes and could not hide the curvature of the corners of her mouth.
He was exactly the same as three years ago. When she bandaged him, she saw him blushing. Now she held hands, but she still did.
It's really... very fun.
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To be continued...