The afternoon sun was slightly slanting, and the cool autumn wind blew through the mountains.
The afternoon activity was still mountain climbing, but the difference from the morning was that this time the climbing team was divided into six groups, and each group seemed to have five or six people.
Wang Peng naturally followed Lu Zhou. Luo Wenxuan had only been back in Jinling for less than half a year, so he was not familiar with the other staff. Also, he did not want to hook up with other girls, so he followed Lu Zhou's group.
Then there was his student, Han Mengqi, Assistant Lin, and two girls from the foreign language department. The other one had long, black, and beautiful hair. She majored in Spanish and had just become a counselor last year. She had a lively personality and was the kind of person who was easy to get along with. Although she was the only one from the School of Foreign Languages here, she didn't feel alienated at all.
"Speaking of which, is this Professor Lu's first time coming to Purple Mountain?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and said, "Not really."
After all, his mansion was at the foot of Purple Mountain, and taking a walk outside was equivalent to walking up the mountain.
"We locals rarely come here."
"You're from Jinling?"
"Yeah, what about you?"
"I'm from Jiangling."
The female counselor from the foreign language department smiled and said, "Jiangling, you're only one word away. Hehe, it seems like we're fated to meet. "
Lu Zhou: "…?"
Is this fated to be fated to meet?
Along the way, there was someone chatting beside them, so it was not very boring. After walking for around an hour, they passed by a beautiful maple forest, so they decided to stop and rest.
Before Lu Zhou could find a stone stool to sit down, the female counselor from the foreign language department excitedly grabbed his arm and handed her phone to Wang Peng. Wang Peng gave Lu Zhou an inquiring look. Seeing that Lu Zhou returned a helpless expression, Wang Peng smiled and shook his head. He took a few steps back and squatted down to take a picture.
Sitting on a bench not far away, Han Mengqi swung her legs. From time to time, her eyes would drift to the two people taking a photo next to the maple forest. Her eyes unconsciously had a hint of envy.
In fact, she also wanted to stand there and take a photo.
But for some reason, every time such a thought popped up, a feeling of being unable to speak would surge into his heart, and all the words were stuck in his throat.
"You like Professor Lu?"
Startled by the sudden voice, Han Mengqi almost jumped off the stone stool. When she turned around and saw that it was Assistant Lin, she immediately glared at her angrily.
"No, no! What kind of nonsense are you talking about? "
Lin Yuxiang smirked and pretended to blink innocently.
"I didn't say anything. I just saw you looking at him all the way, so I was curious."
Han Mengqi stared at Lin Yuxiang and remained silent.
After a while, she gently snorted.
"You're just talking about me … What about yourself?"
"Me?" Lin Yuxiang smiled and said, "Professor Lu isn't my type, I really don't like him."
Her frivolous tone made it hard to tell if she was being honest or lying.
After all, she was always like this.
Han Mengqi stared at her for a while and couldn't tell if she was lying or not. She pretended to see through Lin Yuxiang and snorted.
"… Hmph, liar."
Lin Yuxiang's lips curled up into a smirk as she said, "Why would I lie to you? Mhmm … But I don't mind having something happen between us. "
Upon hearing what had happened, Han Mengqi's face immediately turned red. She was like a startled rabbit, and her entire aura changed.
"Isn't that weird?! You don't like him, why would you … have something happen? "
Lin Yuxiang looked at her and suddenly felt like this girl was quite funny, so she couldn't help but tease her.
"What's so weird about it? He's handsome, rich, doesn't have any bad habits, and his temperament is quite attractive. It's not just me, a lot of people have similar thoughts. For example … Look at the girl who took a photo with Professor Lu. Her eyes are like a carnivore. Also, she's not just playing around. "
"Oh …"
A pair of bright eyes stared at Lin Yuxiang. Han Mengqi pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Lin Yuxiang looked at the clear pupils and for some reason, she felt a sense of disgust from the bottom of her heart.
However, this disgust only lasted for a moment. She looked at the little girl with amusement and continued, "In my opinion, you are the strange one. You obviously have another idea in your heart, but you don't dare to admit it."
She didn't wait for Han Mengqi to answer and turned around. However, she only took two steps before she stopped.
"But … If you're willing to be more honest one day, I can help you."
After saying this, she walked in the direction of the roadside toilet.
Han Mengqi looked at Lin Yuxiang's back and whispered to herself.
"Why should I believe you …"
"No, no, I don't like him!"
Han Mengqi stomped her feet angrily. She didn't know if she was angry at herself or someone else. She then turned around and left.
…
It was evening. The sun was setting.
The six teams arrived at their destination and gathered at a nameless mountain peak in the Purple Mountain.
Although it was a peak, Lu Zhou felt like he could go a bit higher. However, there were no flat stone roads. Only a few courageous and active male teachers led a few female teachers up the mountain to explore. Most of the people stayed at the assembly point and set up charcoal stoves on the cement ground.
Also, this was a picnic spot, so they could use open fire. However, they had to take away their garbage and pay attention to safety.
Wang Peng walked over with a plastic bucket. He looked at Lu Zhou, who was sitting there motionlessly, and smiled.
"Why don't you go pick some fish to roast?"
"You can roast it for me, I like it better than roast fish."
"Okay, just wait." Wang Peng threw a few processed carps into the plastic bucket and clapped his hands. He then stood up and said, "I'll go get a few more."
The horizon was suffused with a dark yellow color, and the distant waves of fire like parasol trees and the sea of ginkgo merged into one, making it impossible to distinguish the sky from the ground.
The flame of the charcoal stove burned slowly, imprinting itself on the world formed by the autumn leaves. At first glance, it was very emotional. Several girls from the School of Foreign Languages excitedly took out their mobile phones and took a group photo next to the beautiful scenery.
As for Lu Zhou, he wasn't interested in taking photos. Therefore, he found a comfortable spot and sat down against the tree. He took out his phone and began to quietly read his thesis.
Time slowly passed by, and soon, the air was filled with the aroma of barbecued fish.
Wang Peng held a few Crucian carps on skewers and looked at the smoke rising from the skewer. He smiled and said, "Barbecue is the only cooking method I'm good at."
Lu Zhou didn't care. He casually asked, "Other than barbecued meat?"
"Hot pot."
Lu Zhou: "… Does this count as cooking?"
Wang Peng smiled and said, "Anything that can cook food counts!"
The barbecue party lasted until around seven or eight o 'clock in the evening.
After cleaning up the garbage on the ground, the group of people got on the school bus and returned to the hotel halfway up the mountain.
Originally, Lu Zhou wanted to go back to his room to rest, but Old Tang recommended him to go to the hotel's hot spring.
Lu Zhou had to admit that the hot spring was really comfortable, so much so that he didn't even want to think about whether it was artificial or natural.
Lu Zhou wiped the water off his body and put on some clean clothes. He walked to the vending machine and bought a can of coffee. He was about to go back to his room when he saw Han Mengqi sitting on the chair next to the guardrail. Her hair was wet.
Lu Zhou looked at the vending machine and thought for a bit. He then bought a can of hot milk and walked over to her. He then sat down on the chair next to her.
"Your hair isn't dry yet. Be careful not to catch a cold," said Lu Zhou as he placed the hot milk on the glass table. He then opened the coffee can and took a sip.
Han Mengqi looked at Lu Zhou and gently nodded.
"Yeah, I'll go back in a bit."
Lu Zhou nodded and didn't say anything.
He looked at the night view outside the window and rested for around two minutes. He then stood up and was about to leave.
However, before he could take two steps, Han Mengqi suddenly stopped him.
"Wait a second."
Lu Zhou turned around and asked.
"What's up?"
Han Mengqi's feet stepped on the edge of the rattan chair. Her arms were wrapped around her knees as she shrunk back into the chair.
"Can you sit with me for a while?"
Lu Zhou thought for a bit and nodded.
"Sure."
They returned to the chair and sat down. The two didn't speak again.
Lu Zhou drank his coffee and looked at Han Mengqi strangely.
He had a feeling that she had something to say but couldn't say it.
However, he didn't think too much about it and didn't ask.
Everyone had their own worries and secrets, and it was impolite to pry without permission.
About ten minutes had passed.
Han Mengqi's arms tightened. She raised her eyes and looked at Lu Zhou. She then asked an unexpected question to Lu Zhou.
"What do you think of my sister?"
"… Chen Yushan?"
Lu Zhou looked through the night sky and looked at the lights of the city in the distance. He felt the cool night breeze rub his bangs as he thought about this question for a while. He then answered truthfully, "A close friend who is easy to get along with."
There were two types of friends.
One type was friends who shared a common language, like Luo Wenxuan.
The other type was friends who didn't share a common language but got along well with each other.
For him, Chen Yushan was probably the latter, and she was one of the few.
As for other feelings …
He thought about it carefully and realized he really didn't have any.
Han Mengqi didn't know if she was disappointed or something else. She lowered her head and muttered.
"That's it?"
Lu Zhou looked at her strangely and asked, "Is there a problem?"
"No …"
Han Mengqi buried her chin between her knees and lowered her head.
Because of the lighting and the angle, Lu Zhou couldn't see the expression on her face. He only heard a whisper from her skirt.
"… Nothing."
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