Wen He stepped barefoot onto the plush carpet and approached the bed. Ji Chi seemed to be sleeping poorly; his brows were furrowed...
Before he could even think about why he hadn't gone to sleep in the tent, Ji Chi suddenly turned over.
Wen He held her breath and carefully stepped onto the carpet to lie back down on the sofa.
This is so comfortable... even more comfortable than a soft bed... Ji Chi, so I'll sleep a little longer.
Anyway, Ji Chi hasn't woken up yet...
Wen He pulled the covers up and fell asleep again in the cold air. When she opened her eyes again, Ji Chi was no longer lying in bed, but sitting on the sofa some distance away, with a plate of steamed buns on the table.
"Awake? Even a little pig can't sleep as long as you."
"No, I woke up once this morning," Wen He sat up straight and tapped the phone screen on the table.
The messages from the production team were almost overwhelming his WeChat...
Wen He realized something was wrong and quickly clicked on it.
The last rule required them to be back at their tents by noon.
He likes to do live streams...
Wen He looked through the information one by one, and finding nothing particularly important, he felt relieved.
It's only a little past ten o'clock... there's still a long way to go before midnight.
Go wash up; there are disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste in the drawer.
"Oh..."
Wen He took her toothpaste and toothbrush out of the bag and headed towards the restroom.
He brought his own toothpaste and toothbrush, so he didn't use the hotel's.
Breakfast consisted of steamed buns and an extra fruit platter on the table, which contained peeled watermelon.
Wen He sat obediently next to Ji Chi, eating a small watermelon.
The doorbell rang at the door. Ji Chi pressed Wen He down as she was about to get up and walked towards the door.
Xie Zhengci was followed by Zhou Siyu, and the two stood together at the door. "How was your rest?"
"That's fine. We'll head over first to film some more scenes. You guys can come over after you finish eating."
"Um"
The two finished their conversation at the door and left. Wen He, with a bun in her mouth, looked towards the door. Ji Chi had blocked the doorway Ji Chi, so she had no idea who it was.
"The guests at the cabin have left first. We'll go over after you finish eating."
Wen He nodded and swallowed the steamed bun in her mouth.
There were ten xiaolongbao in total, and he saved half for Ji Chi, saying, "This is for you."
Ji Chi reached in, took one, and popped it into his mouth.
"Yes, I've already eaten. You can finish yours."
"Alright then..." When the other party refused, he didn't ask for more and finished the rest of the buns himself.
I need to eat my fill, otherwise I won't have the energy to climb the mountain...
Seeing that he had finished all his breakfast, Ji Chi picked up a slice of watermelon and held it to his mouth.
"I ate it, it's very sweet."
Wen He opened his mouth and bit into it. The sweet juice filled his entire mouth. He nodded in satisfaction and ate another piece.
It's really sweet!
Having eaten and drunk their fill, the two picked up their luggage and set off in silence.
Without the relentless paparazzi and dark security cameras following her, Wen He suddenly felt much more relaxed.
Mount An has beautiful scenery, and many people choose to come here for hiking and camping.
The closer Wen He got to the production crew's base, the slower Wen He walked.
He suddenly doesn't really want to film the show anymore... There are people following him around every day...
But he received money from the production team, so he had to film the show.
Ji Chi noticed his dawdling and didn't say anything, just followed behind him. The ten-minute journey was stretched into twenty minutes by the two of them.
They finally arrived at their destination before the show started airing. Wen He put the paper bag inside the tent, where some of the other guests were already fishing by the river.
[Wuhu! Why are you so late today?]
[I don't know, but it's finally airing.]
[Yesterday's live stream ended quickly, for no apparent reason.]
[The river here looks so clear, but I can't help but laugh when I think about all those people grilling fish yesterday. Are they going to catch fish again today?]
[Don't laugh, you won't get past the second hurdle either.]
[I'm in Mount An! Damn it, but I don't dare go any closer.]
[Hey, you're going to be on TV!]
I don't want to be on TV, I'm ugly.
Wen He rolled up her trousers and sat back down on the rock from yesterday, her feet touching the flowing stream water, which was cool at first but gradually warmed up.
Gradually, he became less afraid of the river, partly because of his dream...
This morning he saw Doctor Wang's reply. Dr. Wang said that frequent dreaming might be due to excessive stress, or suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar place and developing a sense of fear and uncertainty, which could lead to frequent dreams, but the possibility of medication being the cause could not be ruled out.
The other person told him to let it go, not to overthink it, and that a dream is just a dream and can't be real.
Wen He thought about it carefully and realized it was probably because a cameraman had suddenly appeared around to film her all day long...
I used to take medication, and I never dreamed until I came to the cabin...
Doctor Wang is absolutely right!
Gradually, he became less wary of the riverbank.
"I found it. It's a special drug, something that seems to target the blood, but these kinds of drugs are all special, so I don't know exactly what it does. Why are you looking into this? Do you have a terminal illness? If you do, you absolutely must leave a share of your inheritance to your little niece Xiao Guai!"
Ji Chi leaned against a large tree, and the image of Wen He's dazed expression suddenly flashed into his mind. "Will this medicine affect a person's brain?"
"I don't know, why didn't you just tell me all at once? I'll have to go ask again!" Quan Chongnian paused in his petting of the dog, then quickly remembered something.
Why would Ji Chi ask that? Besides Ji Chi himself, the only other possibility is Wen He, who seems a bit silly...
"Let me check it out for you. All medicines have side effects; there are bound to be some toxicity."
"Um... it's over."
"You heartless bastard! You use it and then throw it away!" Quan Chongnian angrily threw his phone on the sofa, then picked up Xiao Guai, "Our Xiao Guai can't be so heartless~ You can't be like Uncle Ji Chi ~"
Ji Chi put away his phone, left the woods, and walked towards the river.
"Ah!...!"
" Xiao He?!"
"Quickly, save them!"
A sudden commotion erupted from the riverbank in the distance, accompanied by the sound of someone jumping into the water.
A sudden sense of unease welled up in Ji Chi's heart, and he quickly ran towards the river.
The shore was crowded with people. Ji Chi quickly scanned the area but did not see the thin figure.
With his feet covered in wet mud, Ji Chi quickly pushed aside the people blocking his way and headed straight for the water.
As I saw the figure soaking in the riverbank, countless fragments flashed through my mind, eventually coalescing into a single thought.
It's the scene of Wen He drowning.
With a pale face, Wen He clung tightly to the large rock in front of him, his knees half-kneeling on the sharp gravel. A piercing pain spread from his lower body, but he couldn't care less.
He turned his head to look at Duan Yueyang, who had already drifted far away with the river. Not far from him, a person emerged from the river; it was Xie Zhengci.