Beneath Mount Fuji

People say that if you visit Mount Fuji on a clear day, you will experience a beauty unlike anything you've ever seen before.

However, it's best to visit during Sakura blossom season, around Xia Ji time. The lakes surrounding Mount Fuji already have well-established tourism programs and activities. The main attraction of Mount Fuji is simply taking a good photo around it.

After all, people come to travel to see the scenery and leave some souvenirs.

Waking up early didn't make Hua Xin feel sleepy; on the contrary, the excitement of heading to a new area once again made her exceptionally energetic.

This scene that they are about to witness has appeared in many anime and novels.

With some anticipation, she placed the camera hanging around her neck in front of her and then casually began to look at the various photos she had taken over the past two days.

There was an unflattering photo of Xia Yan taken close to her face by her, while she was thinking about something.

There are also miniature versions of the Tokyo cityscape taken from the Tokyo Skytree.

The dazzling decorations and various souvenirs in Akihabara... the ramen and pork cutlet rice bowl she ate with Xia Yan... holding hands by the train at sunrise and sunset... and so many photos of them together.

In just a few days, she didn't know how many moments Xia Yan had captured with this camera.

If you think about it carefully...

Actually, Hua Xin was initially influenced by Brother Shan Qing and Sister Li Xue, which led her to suggest getting a camera before traveling here.

While at the cat cafe, Hua Xin saw an elderly couple organizing photos they had taken in various places, capturing beautiful memories in an album.

There are also some photos that are easily recognizable as having been taken when the two of them were very young.

After all, the passage of time will make people grow old.

Even though Sister Li Xue is over thirty years old, she still looks just as much like she did when she was in her teens or twenties.

This is what touched Hua Xin.

Hua Xin didn't want to find that when she and Xia Yan were growing old, there would be nothing left to see those concrete images of their younger selves, not just those images that existed in their memories.

The initial idea of traveling is definitely to see landscapes you've never seen before, to experience the vastness and diversity of the world, and to create wonderful memories.

Hua Xin and Xia Yan are the same.

They simply want to preserve this memory so that they can "see it again" long, long afterward.

"Hey, look at this! What do you think? I guess I really have a talent for photography, right?"

Suddenly, Hua Xin seemed to have found something in the camera, and a smile flashed across her eyes. She casually and mysteriously handed it to Xia Yan, who was looking a little sleepy beside her.

"!"

Just like a student who was caught dozing off in class and pretended not to be asleep, then subconsciously shook his leg and coughed, Xia Yan quickly took the camera and looked at it with a somewhat confused expression.

Inside, Xia Yan was walking, her coat gently blowing open and swaying in the wind. Her slightly messy hair didn't make her look sloppy or unsightly, and her eyes held a subtle, gentle gaze...

Xia Yan immediately snapped out of his daze, then, with a touch of narcissism, stroked his chin and quietly gave a thumbs-up.

"As expected of me, how can you be so handsome? You look just like that Yan guy..."

"Annoying," Hua Xin snorted and picked up the camera. She was a little indignant at Xia Yan's narcissistic look.

If she weren't a girl, she'd be a thousand times more handsome than him! She'd definitely inherit the title of Shanghai's most handsome man!

Then Hua Xin gently hung the camera back around her neck, patted Xia Yan's thigh lightly with her small hand, turned her head to look out the window, and said casually:

"Are you sleepy?..."

"This beautiful girl can lend you her shoulder for a little while, you shrimp-headed man."

She was so engrossed in looking at the photos that she didn't notice Xia Yan dozing off beside her.

Last night he was planning the route and looking for a hotel, and he also got up quite early this morning, so he was bound to feel a bit sleepy while the ride was smooth.

Thinking of this, Hua Xin felt very sorry for Xia Yan.

She needs to learn a lot too, so that next time they go out, Xia Yan won't have to work so hard, and she can share the burden...

"Can I use my lap as a pillow!?"

The expectant voice, tinged with a hint of greasiness, instantly wiped away Hua Xin's heartache for Xia Yan.

"..."

She sighed softly, reached out and touched Xia Yan's head, and said in a tone as if she were comforting a child, "Sweetie, using a lap pillow like that will break your back. Let's rest for an hour."

"Okay, Ms. Hua Xin?"

Xia Yan leaned contentedly on the girl's shoulder in a childlike, innocent tone, the faint fragrance emanating from her hair and neck soothing her to sleep.

He was indeed a little sleepy.

I don't know why, but I've never felt sleepy when I'm on public transport before, and I don't get carsick.

But standing next to Hua Xin, he inexplicably felt a strong urge to get a good night's sleep.

Perhaps it's because he's gotten used to sleeping with her in his arms at night, and she's become his human melatonin?

Xia Yan's lips curled up slightly as his consciousness gradually faded.

You never know.

About an hour and a half later, just as noon was approaching, Hua Xin and Xia Yan arrived at the place they were going to visit and take souvenirs over the next two days, where Mount Fuji could be seen in the distance.

Fortunately, there was no heavy fog or rain today. The snow-covered mountains were clearly visible against the blue sky.

Following the map's directions, we found the hotel much faster this time than last time.

After settling their luggage at the hotel, Hua Xin couldn't wait any longer and took her camera with Xia Yan to the Lawson convenience store, a popular spot for taking photos online.

After a short nap, Xia Yan regained his usual energy. If he hadn't suddenly remembered and taken Hua Xin to another place that allowed taking photos, they probably would have had to take a long detour to come back.

"It looks great."

Hua Xin put down her camera, looked at Mount Fuji in the distance, and sighed softly.

"Yes..." Xia Yan said, also somewhat lost in thought.

While looking at Mount Fuji, I squatted by the roadside eating the food I had just bought from the convenience store.

Mount Fuji, as seen from the camera's perspective, didn't appear at a deliberately chosen angle to perfectly frame the view from the convenience store's roof. Instead, it was a large and beautiful mountain.

Hua Xin turned her head and saw Xia Yan's comical appearance with ice cream smeared on his lips. She couldn't help but slyly capture the moment in a photo, and then laughed at him.

Xia Yan was not to be outdone, and with his face Red Temperature, he grabbed the girl's cheeks and rubbed them repeatedly.

At this moment, they seemed to have returned to the youthful spirit and so-called "happiness" and "freedom" that they had never felt in their childhood.

But it also adds a kind of happiness that will last for a very long time.

Xia Yan gently kissed the girl's cheek. Although it was very hot in the summer, they still leaned against each other.

The heat of the weather could not compare to the intensity of their love.