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"Eat it!" Zhou Zhou looked at Xiao Xu meaningfully, lowered her head and took a bite. Her tongue curled around the shrimp stick, and she even licked his fingertip before looking up. "Tasty."

Xiao Xu froze completely, holding his pose without moving.

Zhou Zhou immediately burst into laughter at the sight.

Xiao Xu came back to his senses. He was too embarrassed to look at Zhou Zhou, yet he wanted to look at her, so he kept sneaking glances at her.

Zhou Zhou leaned sideways to study Xiao Xu's expression and noticed that the tips of his ears had turned red. She could not help laughing again.

Hearing the laughter, Duan Xu asked curiously, "Zhou Zhou, what are you laughing about?"

"Ah, nothing." Zhou Zhou sat properly again and continued eating snacks.

Duan Xu gave an oh, his attempt to shift his attention having failed. Sigh!

After driving for over two hours, they passed a highway service area and decided to stop for a rest and have dinner while they were at it.

The sky had darkened, gloomy enough that it felt like rain was coming.

After parking, the eight of them walked into the service area. It was spacious and brightly lit, divided into several sections, with snack restaurants, a supermarket, and shops selling tea.

The moment they entered, they drew more than half the attention in the place. Mainly because all eight of them were good-looking, with three alphas and two omegas among them, people could not help staring.

Fortunately, they were used to that sort of attention and did not feel uncomfortable.

"What are we eating?" Xue Jingshu asked everyone.

Then each of them started asking their own partner or the person they liked what they wanted to eat.

Du Shen asked Ye Xinyu, Xue Jingshu asked Han Xi, Xiao Xu asked Zhou Zhou, and Shen Yanlang asked Duan Xu.

The others said they were fine with anything, leaving only Duan Xu.

Duan Xu silently looked at them. Good lord, did everyone just assume he was Shen Yanlang's boyfriend?

"I'm fine with anything too." Duan Xu smiled faintly.

As soon as he said that, Xue Jingshu curled his lips and made the decision. "Then let's have noodles or rice noodles. Check the menu and order for yourselves."

No one objected. They went to the rice noodle shop at the very back, which also had noodle dishes on its menu.

The eight of them sat at two adjacent tables, grouped the same way they had been in the car. Xue Jingshu's group of four sat at one table, while Shen Yanlang's group of four sat at the other, though the tables were right beside each other.

Duan Xu sat in an inner seat, with Shen Yanlang on his right and Han Xi, coincidentally, on his left.

As he wiped the table with a tissue, he secretly observed them. Han Xi was as aloof as ever, but when he looked at Xue Jingshu, his gaze was much gentler.

Oh my god! Han Xi really liked Xue Jingshu!

Although this outcome was good for everyone, he was still puzzled. He had no idea how things had developed this way. It was pretty amazing.

He's looking at Han Xi again!

Duan Xu startled awake and immediately withdrew his gaze. When he turned to glance at Shen Yanlang, he found him glaring at Han Xi with an unfriendly expression.

Looks like I need to minimize the chances of them meeting from now on!

Duan Xu: "..." That was not necessary.

After ordering, Shen Yanlang reached out, gripped Duan Xu's wrist, and pulled him closer. He whispered in his ear, "If you look at him one more time, we're driving back to school."

"...That's not really something I can control," Duan Xu said objectively. But when he saw Shen Yanlang's face darken slightly, he hurriedly added, "We're traveling together. It's impossible not to look at him."

"Don't look at him on purpose." After thinking for a moment, Shen Yanlang took a step back.

Even from the side, Shen Yanlang's face was flawless, with smooth lines, clear skin, and deep eyes.

"Got it." Duan Xu had embarrassed himself by staring.

So obedient?

He feels even more well-behaved than before.

Duan Xu lowered his eyes slightly, too embarrassed to look at him, so he looked at Zhou Zhou across from him instead. Just then, Zhou Zhou asked, "Xuxu, do you want a grilled sausage?"

"Uh... how much is one?" Duan Xu suddenly remembered the grilled sausages at Lihu Park.

Zhou Zhou remembered too and could not hold back a smile. Then she turned to ask Xiao Xu, "How much?"

"Four yuan." Xiao Xu had just run over to ask.

Duan Xu answered without hesitation, "I want one."

"We'll have one too." Du Shen stood up. "Come on, I'll go buy them with you."

Xiao Xu responded and went with him to the grilled sausage stand. Before long, they came back carrying four sausages each.

Just then, their rice noodles and noodles were ready too. Eating them with grilled sausages was simply amazing.

They ate as they discussed their itinerary for the next two days.

"I heard from a friend that the hotel at the foot of the mountain is pretty remote. Other than one or two supermarkets, there's nothing to do," Xue Jingshu said after swallowing a mouthful of rice noodles.

Du Shen said, "Good thing we bought snacks ahead of time. It's just lunch tomorrow..."

"There should be restaurants on the mountain, right? We can just eat up there." Ye Xinyu did not want to carry so much stuff.

Shen Yanlang gave a hum of agreement. Everyone thought the same way, and it was not like they lacked money.

"Wake up at eight tomorrow and set off to climb the mountain at nine," Xue Jingshu arranged. "We should reach the top around one or two in the afternoon."

"Have fun on your own in the afternoon, camp in the camping area at night, and in the morning..." As he spoke, he glanced at Han Xi beside him. He had originally wanted to say they would get up at five, but changed his mind. "Get up at five-thirty. After getting ready, it should be about time to see the sunrise."

"So early?" Ye Xinyu frowned. "Can we get up?"

"If you don't want to see the sunrise, you don't have to get up," Shen Yanlang said flatly.

Seeing that, Du Shen put the beef from his bowl into Ye Xinyu's. "Xiaoyu, it's only one morning. Let's watch the sunrise together, okay?"

Ye Xinyu imagined the romantic scene of watching the sunrise with her boyfriend and immediately beamed. "Fine, just this once."

"Mm!" Du Shen was happy.

Xue Jingshu could barely stand looking at them. Then he looked at Han Xi beside him and could not help feeling proud. "My Han Xi is the calmest."

Everyone smiled at that, but Shen Yanlang alone felt a little low.

When will I be able to openly say, my Xuxu?

Duan Xu glanced at him from the corner of his eye. As he looked away, his lashes trembled slightly, and he silently thought, Just wait a little longer for me.

He now knew that he had feelings for Shen Yanlang. But as Shen Yanlang had said, it was still not enough—not as intense as Shen Yanlang's feelings for him.

He wanted to like Shen Yanlang more too, to be like him, so their feelings would be equal. And besides...

He wanted to wait until he had fully differentiated before making things clear to him. By then, he would be facing Shen Yanlang as an omega. If they decided to be together, it would be for life.

Suddenly, Xue Jingshu looked up and surveyed the surroundings. Just now, he seemed to have caught a faint scent of jasmine.

At the same time, Du Shen smelled it too. He looked at Xue Jingshu but said nothing.

Then Shen Yanlang abruptly stood up. "Xuxu, come with me."

"Huh?" Duan Xu had not reacted yet. "What's wrong?"

Shen Yanlang pulled him to a corner where no one was around. "Xuxu, the scent of your pheromones has gotten stronger."