When she woke up the next morning, Ning You was at a loss for a while.

Familiar ceiling, unfamiliar bedding and breath. The memory gradually returned to the cage, and a few key words flashed in my mind.

- I want to peek at your bath.

- Do you want to sleep with me?

The memory of shame became clearer and clearer, Ning You was so embarrassed that she pinched her toes and covered her head with a quilt like an ostrich.

"Get up quickly when you wake up."

Li Mu's voice sounded in the kitchen, breaking Ning You's ostrich disguise. He reassured himself that he was leaving today, that apart from Li Mu, no one else in the world would know about his gaffes.

But at the thought of leaving, Ning You became lost again, shame and embarrassment no longer seemed so important.

There was a WeChat message from Li Chao on his phone, asking Ningyou to arrive at an open space near the landslide before ten o'clock. After the fog cleared, he would take a helicopter into the scenic spot to pick up Ningyou as soon as possible.

After replying "Okay", Ning You came to the restaurant to sit down, and said to Li Mu in a low mood, "My friend will pick me up at ten o'clock."

Although Ning You had confessed before that the friend in his mouth was his fiancé, he still didn't like to use this unfamiliar word.

Li Mu didn't respond, and asked, "Where do you need me to take you?"

Looking at Li Mu's indifferent appearance, Ning You couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his memory. It was clear that Li Mu took the initiative to hug him last night to keep him warm, but this morning, it was as if the two were strangers. People are the same.

But then again, they were strangers.

If it wasn't for accidentally getting lost, Ning You would never have been able to live in this remote wooded hut for the rest of his life. He couldn't have bathed in the wild, and he couldn't have dealt with hygiene issues so unpolitely.

The reverse is also true.

If it wasn't for accidentally picking up Ning You, Li Mu's life wouldn't be disturbed, he didn't need to cook for one more person, and he didn't need to drive someone to the bathroom down the mountain in the middle of the night.

The two are just strangers, and like most strangers who meet by chance, they will probably never see each other again after parting.

fair enough. So be it.

Ning You forced herself to put away the thoughts she shouldn't have, because he didn't belong here in the first place.

Down the mountain today is still driving.

The two first went to the primary school in Tuwa Village. When Li Mu went to the cafeteria to deliver milk, Ning You took out a Polaroid from her backpack and took a photo of the empty road.

He suddenly regretted it, and he should have photographed the cabin on the mountain.

After taking two more pictures, a young voice sounded behind Ning You: "What is this?"

Turning around, there are two early-arriving students standing behind him. Ning You looked at the Polaroid in his hand and said, "Is this? This is called Polaroid."

"Can it print photos?" The two students gathered around curiously.

"You can't print other photos. You took them on the spot, and you can get them right away." Seeing the curious expressions of the two children, Ning You said again, "Do you want to take one for you?"

"Okay!"

The two children stood at the edge of the school gate, raised their chests, and looked at Ning You in earnest.

Ning You never thought that taking pictures was a serious matter, but looking at these children in the border mountains, they obviously cherished the opportunity to take pictures, as if they would never have the opportunity again if they missed it.

"Don't be nervous, just laugh."

Ning You directed the two children to pose and took several pictures of them. The two children looked at themselves in the photo and teased each other that the other was not as good-looking as they were.

"Brother, can I take a picture with you?" one of the children looked at Ning You and asked.

"sure."

Ning You gave the Polaroid to another child and taught him how to use it. After the little photographer was in place, the children beside him hugged Ning You's waist enthusiastically, just like what Ning You had seen before, they hugged Li Mu.

That's great, Ning You thought to himself.

Simple joy, rustic emotion.

Both children took pictures with Ning You, when Li Mu walked over from the cafeteria.

One of the children waved at Li Mu and shouted, "Brother Li Mu, I'll take a picture for you!"

Li Mu walked to Ning You, looked at the things in the hands of several people, and asked, "What, are you playing Polaroid?"

The two children ran a few meters away with the Polaroid, and said to Li Mu and Ning You, "We'll take a picture for you!"

Ning You consciously leaned over to Li Mu's side, and Li Mu looked at him and directly put his hand on his shoulder, as if the two were good friends.

The photographic paper was pushed out of the Polaroid with a sound of "Zi La", Li Mu stepped forward and wanted to see the imaging effect, but Ning You took his arm and said to the two children, "More Take a picture."

Polaroid can only freeze a certain moment, Ning You wanted to take this moment away, but wanted to leave this moment to Li Mu.

Li Mu glanced at Ning You, put his arms around his shoulder again, and said to the child, "Take another picture."

But this time the young photographer on the opposite side couldn't press the shutter button for a long time, looked at Ning You at a loss and said, "Brother, I can't take pictures anymore."

Ning You walked over and looked at the Polaroid, there was no photo paper left.

"Keep it." Li Mu said and walked towards the pickup, "I don't need it."

Neither of the two people in the photo smiled, but just pressed their faces tightly together, as if they were silently protesting the passage of time.

Tuva Primary School was a few kilometers away from the landslide. It was only 9:30 now, so there was no need for the two of them to rush there.

A pickup truck was driving on an uninhabited road. The name of the car was Raptor, but it drove slower than a snail.

Ning You looked at the precious photo in his hand without saying a word. After a while, he put the photo in his backpack and fiddled around for a while, then took out his handkerchief from the backpack and handed it to Li Mu, "This is for you. ."

Li Mu drove the car, glanced at Ning You's outstretched hand distractedly, and asked, "Why?"

"I have nothing else to give you." Ning You said, "This is a thank you gift in return."

Li Mu didn't answer, and Ning You didn't take it back either.

The two remained silent for a while, and finally Li Mu compromised and took the handkerchief from Ning You's hand, but as soon as he touched the handkerchief, he realized that there was something inside the photo just now.

——Ning You wanted to keep his image beside Li Mu.

After a pause, Li Mu still pretended not to know, and put the handkerchief in his coat pocket.

A raptor drove at a speed comparable to that of a tractor. Ning You held her backpack, looked at the road ahead, and asked, "Li Mu, would you like to live in the city?"

This question was asked at a loss, because Ning You didn't know what Li Mu could do in the city. He even felt that Li Mu didn't belong to the city. He couldn't imagine a casual person like Li Mu living in the city. The nine-to-five life.

Li Mu didn't answer, but instead asked, "Are you willing to live here?"

Ning You was about to say yes under impulse, but she heard Li Mu say again: "I'm not here to travel, I'm here to live. There are no big shopping malls or dry cleaners here, it's inconvenient to go anywhere, and you have to be careful when you go out. beasts."

Ning You pursed her lips and swallowed her impulsive words back into her stomach. He never thought that in his life, there would be such a fork in the road that would shake him, but he just hesitated for a moment, and then made a choice immediately.

He can't live here.

These days are beautiful, but this period is like a long vacation for changing moods. People can't be in vacation forever, and they will always return to their original life.

Leaving aside his unfinished business, he also has a contracted fiancé, so he can't be so irresponsible.

Thinking of this, Ning You's phone suddenly vibrated, which happened to be a WeChat message from Li Chao.

[Li Chao: The fog has dissipated, but the wind is a bit strong. 】

Ning You stared at the screen in a trance for a moment. He recovered from his split emotions and replied with an irrelevant content.

[Ning You: I want to ask you a question. 】

[Li Chao: Please speak. 】

[Ning You: What do you want our marriage to be like? 】

The reason why Ning You asked this question was because she wanted to find out what was in her heart, and she didn't want to continue to be at a loss.

Usually, Li Chao's messages were answered quickly, but this time the message "The other party is typing" was displayed at the top of the screen for a long time, and only a few short words popped up in the dialog box.

[Li Chao: I can. 】

Ning You frowned in confusion, is it alright?

[Li Chao: If you want me to be a considerate husband, I will put all my thoughts on you. If you want me to keep my distance, then I will give you space and not interfere in your private life. 】

[Li Chao: In short, no matter what form, I can. 】

Ning You immediately understood what Li Chao meant, because he saw a familiar feeling from these pieces of information-to discuss cooperation with Party B.

When Ning You was in Party A's position, Party B's attitude was exactly the same as Li Chao's, "No matter what you ask, I can satisfy it."

Ning You realized later that Li Chao was serving him as a party A.

Moreover, Li Chao is a very qualified Party B. He had some tentative offensives before, but Ning You just asked a question. From Ning You's question, he could see Ning You's hesitation about the future life, so he was determined. To express his attitude, so as to dispel Ning You's doubts.

Translating Li Chao's words can make it more straightforward:

You want this marriage to be real, and that's real; you want this marriage to be fake, then it's fake.

It's nothing but a business through and through, and it's okay to have no emotion at all.

It was the first time for Ning You to seriously think about this issue, but before he had a clear idea, Li Chao sent another message.

[Li Chao: The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the guide said that the flight has to be cancelled today. 】

Ning You's heart skipped a beat, and all the complicated thoughts disappeared at this moment.

[Li Chao: But I inquired about the progress, and the road will be clear tomorrow afternoon at the latest. 】

Ning You typed quickly on the screen.

【Ning You: Thank you! 】

Ning You didn't know why he put this exclamation mark. Maybe it was because of the relief of the marriage contract, but also because of the gratitude to God for extending his vacation for him.

"Li Mu." Ning You looked at the person beside him, the tone was a few degrees higher, "I can't leave today, I can't leave until tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

"What?" Li Mu released the accelerator, and the pickup, which was slow like a snail, stopped immediately.

"It's windy today, and the helicopter can't fly." Ning You said happily, "The road will be open tomorrow afternoon."

Li Mu looked straight at Ning You, the white swan was still the same as before, all emotions were on his face. He also relaxed for some reason, and joked, "Does your fiance know that you are so happy?"

"Uh..." Ning You stroked the back of his neck embarrassedly, "You may not believe it when you say it, I'm not really familiar with him, and I've met him twice in total."

"Commercial marriage?" Li Mu asked about Ning You's private affairs for the first time.

"Well." Ning You said.

Li Mu didn't answer any more, but quickly turned the front of the car, slammed on the accelerator, and drove back into the mountains.

"I'll take you around the lake." Li Mu said.

The previously slow pickup roared like a beast, Ning You felt the acceleration from the seat, suddenly caught the vague thoughts in her heart, looked at Li Mu beside him and asked, "Li Mu, are you reluctant to bear it? Shall I go?"

Li Mu was stunned, and the beast wilted. He released the foot that slammed on the accelerator, looked straight ahead and said, "Nothing."