Lin Fengyi gritted his teeth, staring in Yan Heqing's direction. If there weren't so many people around, he would have definitely gone over to mock him a bit. It wasn't that he was arrogant and looked down on everyone, so how come young Gu Xingye caught his eye?
Sun Tingzhou nudged Lin Fengyi by the waist. "Who are you looking at?" He followed Lin Fengyi's gaze and saw a large group of chattering students. He realized what was going on and lowered his voice to complain, "So you had a purpose for asking me to climb Mount Huai late last night."
Lin Fengyi remained noncommittal, then suddenly strode through the crowd, revealing a friendly smile. He pulled Gu Xingye, who was still talking to Yan Heqing, into a warm and enthusiastic hug, "Hey! Xingye, long time no see!"
Gu Xingye instantly got goosebumps. He was confused and was about to break free when Lin Fengyi tightened his arms and held Gu Xingye tightly, refusing to let him go. His gaze passed through Gu Xingye and looked at Yan Heqing.
Yan Heqing didn't react at all and walked towards the camp.
"Lin... Brother Fengyi?" Gu Xingye felt uncomfortable and tried to pry Lin Fengyi's hand away.
Lin Fengyi's gaze followed Yan Heqing intently. Once they were out of sight, he immediately released Gu Xingye, forcing a casual smile. "You and Yan Heqing are quite familiar?"
Gu Xingye knew Lin Fengyi's reputation; apart from Lin Fengzhi, everyone knew that the second young Lin Family was a playboy and gay. He pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Not bad."
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On the other side, Yan Heqing took a tent. He didn't know how to set it up, so he observed the other students for a while, found a quiet spot, and quickly set it up.
The single tent wasn't very big. After putting down his luggage, someone called him from outside.
Yan Heqing stepped out of the tent, where Zhou Wuyou stood gracefully with a bright smile. " Yan Heqing, I don't know how to set up a tent. Could you help me?"
This time, Yan Heqing went with Zhou Wuyou. Zhan Pingting's tent was next to Zhou Wuyou's, and the boy who was pursuing her was helping out. When Zhan Pingting saw Yan Heqing coming, she immediately called out to the boy, " Zhao Yong, don't forget your promise. Tomorrow we'll be doing activities with Wuyou's group."
Zhao Yong didn't want to agree. Zhou Wuyou's group included Gu Xingye, and Zhan Pingting had pursued Gu Xingye when she first started college. He had done his research before coming to Mount Huai. Mount Huai had Firefly Cave Firefly Cave, and he planned to get Yan Heqing out of the way so he could confess to Zhan Pingting there. But with so many people around, including Gu Xingye, what was the point of him confessing?
He nodded reluctantly.
Zhou Wuyou n't particularly lively, but when facing Yan Heqing, she talked incessantly about her research project. Yan Heqing diligently set up the tent, moving quickly. Zhan Pingting and Zhao Yong exchanged glances, and Zhao Yong slowly spoke up, " Yan Heqing, we'll meet at seven tomorrow morning. We'll team up with another group to go into the mountains together; more people means more convenience."
Yan Heqing had no objections.
Whether it was one person, two people... or the whole class, it was all the same to him. He nodded politely, turned around, and went back to his tent.
Zhou Wuyou looked visibly disappointed. Zhan Pingting sighed and whispered to Zhou Wuyou, "He's too aloof, hundreds of times more aloof than Gu Xingye. You'll have a hard time winning him over."
Zhou Wuyou didn't speak, but bit the corner of her mouth.
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At seven o'clock the next morning, Yan Heqing saw Gu Xingye in the group. He was not surprised, but just looked down and studied the map given to him by the counselor.
A very simple map of the mountains, showing only a few main roads.
Their internship today involves going into the mountains to observe wild plants.
Gu Xingye's group consisted of himself, Zhou Wuyou, and another girl. The girl made no attempt to hide her feelings for Gu Xingye Gu Xingye, constantly talking to him. Gu Xingye responded to her well, but his eyes were always on Yan Heqing.
After a simple breakfast of steamed buns and porridge at the campsite, the six of them chose the western route and set off.
It was everyone's first time out, and everyone was in high spirits and excited, chatting and laughing all the way, so climbing the mountain wasn't tiring at all.
Before they knew it, they had entered the deep mountains. Passing by a forest and lake, several girls let out excited screams.
"What a beautiful lake!"
"A deep purple flower! It grows in water! I've never seen anything like it before!"
"It's algae," Gu Xingye explained, glancing at Yan Heqing out of the corner of his eye.
Yan Heqing squatted down to observe the water conditions. The water was pure and clear, filled with overturned green aquatic plants, while the lake surface was covered with large patches of purple and white algae. He took out his phone to record the scene.
Zhao Yong found a perfect spot for taking photos and beckoned Zhan Pingting to come over, "Come over here, I'll take your picture!"
Zhan Pingting took out her phone. "Wait a minute! I'll take a picture and send it to my mom. This scenery is so beautiful, I want to share it with her!"
Zhou Wuyou and another girl took out their phones and took pictures of the scenery to send to their family and friends.
Yan Heqing heard this, and his heart skipped a beat.
Share the beautiful scenery with your family.
Just then, Zhou Wuyou taking pictures, ran over, half-squatted down, and asked Yan Heqing with a smile, "Do you want to take pictures? I'll take some for you and send them to your uncles and aunts. People their age love scenery like this the most!"
Yan Heqing was in a daze for a few seconds, then suddenly, as if remembering something, he smiled and said, "I can do it myself."
He exited the document, opened the camera, squatted down, and took a picture of the algae at eye level.
Sunlight filters through the gaps in the trees, falling onto the water and creating a golden glow. Small purple and white flowers sway with the current, like a richly colored oil painting.
After taking the photos, Yan Heqing opened WeChat.
She opened her chat with Lu Lin and added a few words, "I went on a field internship and came across some flowering algae along the way. It's not the season yet; it will bloom more profusely and beautifully in the summer."
The signal was already weak; it circled several times before finally managing to send a message after quite some time.
Lu Lin had just backed up his car and entered the mountain road when WeChat arrived.
Upon noticing the 52 Hertz reading, he pulled over to the side of the road to check his WeChat.
Clicking on the photo, a smile appeared in his dark eyes as he replied, "What a coincidence, I'm also on a wild fishing trip."
Chapter 75
Yan Heqing did not receive this message.
My phone has completely lost signal.
As you venture deeper, the trees grow taller and taller. While the trees in the capital are still budding, here they are evergreen all year round, their dense shade blocking out the sun. Even at midday, it is already as dark as night.
Occasionally, there are also strange, unidentified sounds.