A Woman's Heart, Truly Ruthless

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand."

Zhou Yun ignored Tang Zhi Chu's words and played dumb.

Tang Zhi Chu didn't look at her, just reached out his hand.

"What for?"

"Didn't you ask me to take pictures for you? Give me your phone."

Zhou Yun looked like she knew how to take photos. She specifically chose a spot where shadows and sunlight mingled.

Through the lens, the girl in the white jacket smiled at the camera, then turned slightly, showcasing her perky behind.

Tang Zhi Chu paused for a moment before tapping the shutter.

Overall, Zhou Yun's figure was on the slender side, but she had a small frame and was well-built, very firm. You could tell just by looking at her legs.

Along the way, Tang Zhi Chu had intended to pretend to be tired.

In Tang Zhi Chu's opinion, with a girl as assertive as her, you couldn't confront her head-on; showing weakness would actually make her back down.

If I'm exhausted, even if she's upset, she'll have some way to vent it, right?

However, Tang Zhi Chu overestimated his own stamina, or perhaps underestimated Zhou Yun. This girl truly had great physical endurance, and Tang Zhi Chu was genuinely exhausted.

At one point during a climb, he was too breathless to even speak, his mouth only capable of gasping for air.

"How is it? Is it good?" Zhou Yun asked Tang Zhi Chu.

Tang Zhi Chu was still catching his breath: "You look at it yourself."

"No, I'll definitely think I look good. It has to be you looking at it for it to be objective."

Tang Zhi Chu handed her the phone: "It's good."

"Really good?"

"A few strands of hair are stuck to your forehead."

Zhou Yun, who had been about to take the phone back, retracted her hand: "No, let's take another one."

With that, Zhou Yun took out a mirror from her small bag, which she had placed on a chair. After tidying her makeup, she ran back over.

As a result, it took three or four attempts to get a good photo.

Tang Zhi Chu used it as a break. Today's main objective was probably just to appease this demanding lady.

However, Tang Zhi Chu mentally blamed Chen Si Yang for this.

If it weren't for Chen Si Yang, Tang Zhi Chu felt he definitely wouldn't have offended Zhou Yun.

After taking photos, they continued climbing.

Zhou Yun still ran ahead with light steps, not saying a word. When she was almost out of sight, she would wait for Tang Zhi Chu.

By the time they reached the summit, it was almost four o'clock.

There were many pavilions here, and the wind was strong.

After ascending, Tang Zhi Chu unceremoniously collapsed onto a wooden bench in one of the pavilions.

Women, so heartless.

Tang Zhi Chu thought he had shown weakness, that he was so miserable, Zhou Yun would probably soften.

Instead, the "soft hammer" had made his own body soft.

Zhou Yun bought two bottles of water from a small shop nearby. Seeing Tang Zhi Chu in such a sorry state, she sighed, thinking, Fine, I'll let you off the hook.

"See? Didn't I tell you? You really need to start exercising," Zhou Yun placed a bottle of water in front of Tang Zhi Chu.

Tang Zhi Chu sat up and leaned against a pavilion pillar. He didn't want to speak, just took several large gulps of water.

"I was originally planning to take you cycling. There's a beautiful cycling path here that winds through the mountains. Climbing was just an appetizer."

Tang Zhi Chu's eyes widened: "You..."

Zhou Yun chuckled, then finally let out a long sigh.

"Don't worry, am I the type of malicious person? You should have said you were tired earlier. If you had, we could have driven up the mountain. It's not like there's no road."

Tang Zhi Chu: "I..."

"Hahahaha!"

Zhou Yun imitated Tang Zhi Chu's posture, sitting on a nearby wooden chair and leaning against the same pillar. She felt she had been quite kind, at least she hadn't resorted to any petty tricks against Tang Zhi Chu.

"Hey, what did you mean when you asked me to read that book?" Zhou Yun asked.

Tang Zhi Chu finally regained some strength and replied: "So you didn't read it at all?"

"I read it, but I couldn't get into it. 'Self-knowledge'? Are you calling me a little clever? Or mocking me?"

Tang Zhi Chu thought for a moment. He had asked Zhou Yun to read that book because the first sentence of its preface was: We always think we can control the small world we inhabit, without truly facing ourselves.

Tang Zhi Chu wanted to say that no matter the goal, as long as you do your best, people who like you will eventually discover you. Trying to control or manipulate others is, in a way, a form of self-consumption.

However, Tang Zhi Chu felt he wasn't qualified to say that.

"No, I was just saying."

"I'd believe that if I were an idiot."

Zhou Yun stopped talking and picked up her phone to start editing something.

Tang Zhi Chu looked into the distance. They were at the mountain peak, and the magnificent view of the mountain city stretched endlessly. The city, made of steel and concrete, exuded a sense of immense pressure.

How many people were in this city?

Tang Zhi Chu felt that whatever Zhou Yun's intentions were, they didn't matter much anymore.

Just like this city, there were too many people. How many could possibly be climbing the mountain at this hour?

From Zhou Yun's physique, it was clear she wasn't someone who solely sought shortcuts.

Wasn't he the same? How could one build a career without some means?

Just moving forward by the book? When would he ever achieve so-called success?

One couldn't just allow themselves to take shortcuts, could they? That would be too arrogant.

Zhou Yun was like this, and so was he. And wasn't Chen Si Yang the same?

"Quick, give my DY post a like!" Zhou Yun suddenly said.

She had spent a long time editing, adding music to the photos she took on the way up, and posted them on DY.

Tang Zhi Chu took out his phone and asked, "What's your DY username?"

"X!"

"X?"

"Yeah, it's just a name, what's with the confusion?"

Tang Zhi Chu found Zhou Yun's DY account and casually browsed through her posts, exclaiming, "Whoa, impressive."

Zhou Yun's face flushed slightly. "Whoa what? Never seen a beautiful woman before?"

She had dozens of posts, more than half of them from the gym, showcasing her legs, curves, and a stomach with clearly defined abs.

She also had quite a few followers, over two hundred thousand.

Tang Zhi Chu liked her latest post and thought to himself, No wonder she stopped updating Weibo, she's moved to DY.

"How am I doing?" Zhou Yun asked again.

"You're doing great. This is much better than those gym check-in photos. At least the gym is yours," he replied.

Zhou Yun rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to say something about the gym, she suddenly frowned.

"Your DY username is 'Little Tang Who Can't Sing'?"

"Yeah."

Zhou Yun's eyes widened. "Nine hundred thousand followers? And no posts? Did you buy the account?"

This was the first time Tang Zhi Chu was properly looking at his own account.

Yes, this was the biggest asset the original owner had left him. It wasn't this account with nine hundred thousand followers, but the fact that it was earned through the original owner's genuine talent.

He had gained over nine hundred thousand followers by singing.

"Just assume I bought it," he said.

Zhou Yun suddenly became unhappy. Who would believe it was bought? I work myself to death at the gym, take pretty pictures, and after half a year, I only have two hundred thousand followers. He has nine hundred thousand followers without posting a single thing.

However, Zhou Yun felt she had discovered Tang Zhi Chu's secret.

He was indeed more than just a restaurant owner.