I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Bai Xiaoqi stopped moving around, and after a long while she spoke again: "Are you feeling better?"

"No, you'll definitely feel it once you've recovered."

......

......

This guy....

Bai Xiaoqi didn't know what to say to him. Even at a time like this, he was still being vulgar. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "How about I help you?"

"You're still bringing this up at a time like this." Chen Shuo didn't know what to say to her. Why would she make such a suggestion at a time like this? She's practically a soft slime herself.

"Maybe if I help you, you'll be fine."

"..." Chen Shuo hesitated upon hearing this. "That's not necessarily true. What if it gets worse?"

After waiting a while without him making a sound, Bai Xiaoqi simply burrowed deeper into the blankets.

Chen Shuo held her down, "Never mind, let me recover on my own."

"no...."

“…”

A cloud obscured the moonlight, and rustling noises in the room continued for a while before stopping with a muffled groan. After a moment, the bathroom light came on, and Bai Xiaoqi brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth before groping her way to bed in the dark.

Chen Shuo reached out and hugged her tightly again, resting his head on her neck and taking a deep breath. He said with a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you're not crippled. Your future happiness is secured."

"Hmph, it would be better if he were crippled." Bai Xiaoqi spat at him insincerely, then closed her eyes and shifted her body to make him hold her more comfortably.

"You're the perfect example of someone who says one thing but means another."

Chen Shuo lowered his head and gave her a hard kiss on the cheek. I am healthy and have no secret problems. Thank goodness.

The day after tomorrow, he will return to the palace to favor his beloved concubine—no, to favor the Empress.

Chapter 261 You're talking nonsense

As the saying goes, nine out of ten foggy days are sunny.

The first night was foggy, but the next day it cleared up and the sun shone brightly, no longer as gloomy as the day before, which made people feel much better.

After a ten-minute bus ride, I arrived at Qianmen. The main purpose of coming here is to take the direct bus to the Great Wall. The bus departs at nine o'clock and I can arrive before eleven o'clock in the morning.

After getting on the bus, the two found a window seat in the back. Bai Xiaoqi felt the seat beneath her and said, "This is more comfortable than the bus."

"Congratulations on discovering this amazing place. Here's a kiss for you."

“…”

The guy in the next seat was fastening his seatbelt when he heard this and was shocked. Good heavens, do they have any shame?

"Alright, buckle up your seatbelt now, we're about to leave. Here, give me your bag."

Chen Shuo fastened his seatbelt and then took the backpack from her arms. "You know how to fasten it, right?"

"meeting."

Bai Xiaoqi snapped the seatbelt in, then grabbed her backpack and rummaged inside, pulling out two lollipops. "Here you go, don't try to snatch them from my mouth this time."

"You stole mine, didn't you?" Chen Shuo corrected her, took the lollipop, tore open the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.

The sweet lychee flavor fills the mouth, bringing a sense of pleasure.

"What flavor is yours?"

"litchi."

"Mine is orange flavored, but I want yours. Let's switch."

"Here you go, here you go."

Although it's now orange-flavored, it's just as enjoyable.

The bus moved slowly forward, the sun gradually moved from the east to its zenith, and the Great Wall, stretching along the mountain range, finally came into view.

The two bought e-tickets online for forty yuan each. They didn't buy cable car tickets. While taking the cable car directly up would be convenient and easy, climbing up would still give them a more engaging experience.

It's peak season now, but there aren't as many tourists as I expected, although there are still quite a lot of people.

The two stood at the entrance and looked up. The mountains were layered and undulating, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"This section of the Great Wall served as a barrier for the capital in the past, acting as an outpost for Juyong Pass. Its geographical location was extremely important, and since its construction, it has been a strategically vital area that military strategists have fought over. There's a saying that goes, 'The danger of Juyong Pass lies not in the pass itself, but in...'"

Chen Shuo had just launched into his science-explaining mode when he suddenly turned around and realized she was gone. M.

I looked up again and found it.

Bai Xiaoqi is always so mischievous. If you don't keep an eye on her for a second, she's already run more than a hundred meters away and is standing on top of you, hopping and waving at you.

"Young man, keep going. If not, where is he locked up?" An old man nearby chimed in. The young man was speaking quite well, so he got a free tour guide.

"Oh, it's not at Guan, it's at Badaling. I'll be going now, sir."

Chen Shuo waved to the old man, slung his bag over his shoulder, and chased after him.

Why are you running so fast?

"You're walking too slowly."

Bai Xiaoqi glanced in that direction, then pulled Chen Shuo forward, saying, "There's a small house up ahead, let's go take a look."

"That's called a beacon tower. Don't drag me so fast, let's walk there slowly."

"If we walk slowly, when will we ever reach the end? The Great Wall is so long. What if we don't finish climbing it? Wouldn't that be a waste?"

"You're overthinking it. We'll definitely make it to the end. We're not climbing the Great Wall, we're just climbing a small section, only a few kilometers long."

“I’ll run those few kilometers in no time.” With that, Bai Xiaoqi pulled Chen Shuo uphill.

"Don't pull me along, let's walk slowly."

Chen Shuo quickly called a halt, saying that the path was high and steep, and that it was exhausting to walk up, let alone run up it.

The two took the northern route, from the first floor of the north building to the eighth floor of the north building, which is the route where the Hero's Slope is located.

This route is the most classic route of the Badaling Great Wall, attracting several times more tourists than the south side. There are also more characters carved on the brick walls, densely packed with both Chinese and English, making it look quite ugly and disgusting.

Most of them are either "XXX was here" or "So-and-so will always love so-and-so".

Whether it's to make a statement or to witness love, choosing this kind of place will only make people feel uncomfortable and will set a bad example.

For example, Bai Xiaoqi thought that carving words on the Great Wall was a tradition and even asked if we should carve some too, but Chen Shuo rejected the idea.

This is known as the broken windows theory. If a window is intact, no one will think of throwing stones at it. But if a window is broken and not repaired for a long time, people will become reckless and use stones to break more windows.

To put it bluntly, it's the environment that creates a psychological suggestion for people: everyone else is smashing things, so I'll smash one too.

The same principle applies to inscriptions on the Great Wall.

"You get it now? Everyone thinks like you, that if they all carve their own words, then it's like they're missing out if they don't, and that's how this place ended up in this awful state."

As the two were talking, a mischievous child was carving words on the city wall with a stone shard in front of them. Chen Shuo glanced at it and looked away, pulling her along as they continued walking.

"Let's go, let's rest at the next beacon tower, have something to eat and some water."

Bai Xiaoqi glanced back and said, "Aren't you going to talk to that kid about the principles you just told me? And about the broken windows theory?"

"I'm not his father, why should I care about him?"

Chen Shuo was clear-headed. He wasn't some kind of moral exemplar or a model citizen. Even though he didn't like it, what kind of behavior would it be if he went over and interfered when the other person's parents were standing right there and didn't care?

It's hard to be a good person these days, and it's even harder to be a moral exemplar. Standing up for the weak can easily get you into trouble, so just mind your own business.

“…”

He's not his father, so he doesn't care?

Bai Xiaoqi felt that this guy was trying to take advantage of her in various ways, but unfortunately she had no evidence.

......

At a chicken hotpot restaurant, Nie Xi and Su Yu sat facing each other. Before the dishes were served, they stared at each other in silence for a long time. He tried to break the ice and started making small talk.

"Many of my friends say that this restaurant makes good chicken, so I thought I'd bring you here to try it. I hope you like it."

"Humans often talk about stereotypes. Does the fact that foxes like to eat chickens count?"

Don't you like it?

"I like it, but I don't like spicy food."

"Then next time we have a chance, I'll treat you to poached chicken. There's a pretty good Cantonese restaurant on that street over there."

"No need for that. I can make poached chicken too. You can come to my house tonight and have some."

"Isn't it inconvenient tonight?" Nie Xi hesitated, as it was a man and a woman alone together.

“…”

“…”

Su Yu on the table

"Alright."

The awkward conversation didn't last long. A large pot of chicken stew was brought to the table, and neither of them spoke again. They picked up their chopsticks and ate. After finishing a bowl of rice, Nie Xi resumed the awkward conversation, "Are you going to play mahjong during the day?"

"So you mean you don't want to come?" Su Yu paused with her chopsticks, looked up at him, and felt that this guy was being a bit ungrateful.

"No, I was just worried that it might bother you."

"Then why do you think I came out to have this meal with you?"

“…”

Nie Xi hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Because you like me?"

"You're talking nonsense! It's clearly you who likes me."

Chapter 262 It's my turn to eat you

After spending half a month in Beijing, the two finally boarded a plane home. The weather was just as clear and sunny as when they arrived. Bai Xiaoqi was as excited as ever, peering out the window at the white clouds.