Ye Yaodong followed behind her with a grin. Watching her jog ahead, he felt there was some truth to the saying that work was less tiring with a man and woman paired up.
Just look-after working for half the day, he had been feeling pretty tired a moment ago.
Now, after a little flirting with his wife, he felt light all over. Even his steps were brisk, and he could still run after her and catch her.
It was just a shame her head and face were wrapped up so tightly. Otherwise, with her hair now reaching her chest, it would have streamed beautifully behind her if she let it down and ran along the beach.
As he watched her, his imagination began to wander...
So much so that when his wife ran past their destination, he forgot to stop her and ran past it himself.
Only when A Qing turned back in puzzlement and asked, "Where are those bamboo razor clams of yours? Why haven't you said anything? How much farther is it?"
Ye Yaodong had been jogging close behind her. Hearing her turn around and ask him, he finally snapped out of it. "Huh?"
He looked around and only then realized they had gone too far-and by quite a distance...
They had run all the way to where he had picked the kelp...
He gave an awkward laugh. "Oh, I forgot for a moment, and we overshot it."
He pointed behind them at the long strip of bamboo standing in the distance. "See that bamboo strip sticking up over there? That's the spot."
The smile vanished from Lin Xiuqing's face. She gave him a speechless glare. "Are you stupid? It's bad enough you didn't stop me when I ran past it, but you actually followed me right past