I really like your sand sculpture group friends

"Friend, may I ask your name?"

The girl's eyes widened for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.

"I thought you'd take a little longer to realize you wanted to ask my name."

The girl's tone carried a hint of teasing: "We've bumped into each other more than three times already. What happened to 'things don't happen more than three times'? Am I really that scary?"

“Twice, once in the scenic area and once at the high-speed rail station, and it’s been like this ever since.” Mo Xiangwen held up two fingers very seriously. “So, strictly speaking, it can indeed be considered that things don’t happen more than three times.”

"You'll ask that on the third try?"

"The third time, we'll probably have to ask Uncle Hat for help."

The girl couldn't help but chuckle softly, her shoulders shaking slightly, but she quickly covered it up with a smile.

"Yan Nuoya, Yan refers to appearance, Nuo means keeping one's word, and Ya means pleasing to all. You can just call me Nuoya."

When a stranger gives their name, there's a high probability it's a fake name, and he's certainly aware of that.

Mo Xiangwen hesitated, then noticed that she was looking at him with a smile, her purple eyes holding a hint of expectation.

If he really did give a fake name, she would be very sad.

No, what does it matter to me whether she's sad or not?

But he always had a strong feeling that she wasn't lying, and he always felt that she could guess whether he was using a fake name.

"Mo Xiangwen, Xiang as in direction, Wen as in literature, call me whatever you like."

He sighed softly to himself and gave up resisting.

Mo Xiangwen had lost count of how many times he had sighed today, and almost every time it was related to the girl in front of him.

"Okay, then I'll call you Xiang Wen." Noah blinked, seemingly happy to hear his answer.

"Ah."

It wasn't that girls had never called him by his name before, but for some reason, he felt a little ashamed today.

What's even more embarrassing is that Noah seems to be able to see his reaction, and she covers her mouth with her small hand and lets out a soft laugh to mock him.

"Is there anything you'd like to eat? It's on me," Noah asked, finally managing to suppress her laughter.

"No need for you to treat us, we can just split the bill."

Mo Xiangwen shook his head. Although he was not happy to be treated like an ATM, he was also not used to being treated to meals for no reason.

It doesn't matter if this person is your college roommate, brother, or even a long-time friend from a group chat.

Because if you keep it in mind, you'll always find a chance to ask it back.

Noah's eyes darted around, and she asked curiously, "Hey, that takeout order wasn't cheap, was it?"

Mo Xiangwen complained, "Twenty or thirty yuan, even with coupons. Prices at tourist attractions are a bit outrageous."

He still feels a little heartbroken about that takeout order, but he can only console himself that at least giving it to the delivery guy isn't a waste.

Noah shook her head and laughed, "It's not easy to find a shop that costs twenty or thirty yuan."

Mo Xiangwen shrugged and said nonchalantly, "So there's no need to worry about it. I don't really have anything I want to eat at. If you have any restaurants you'd like to try, you can go there."

"Hmm..." Noah seemed to be in a dilemma: "We can't possibly eat at a Shaxian restaurant now that we're all here, can we?"

Mo Xiangwen's body trembled, and he instantly recalled the fear he had felt in the past when he was dominated by Shaxian Restaurant and braised pork trotters.

"No, at least not that kind of thing."

PS: Regarding the character design, after I typed out the character design, I found that Noah looked a lot like the image in my mind when I was looking for pictures. So I realized that I must have subconsciously used the image of my favorite character as a reference.

Since it borrows heavily from Noah, I'll just use that name here. The personality is partly inspired by angels. Besides that, it also borrows from many other characters, which I won't go into detail about. But I must remind you that it's just borrowing, not a direct copy.

Chapter Twenty-Four is acceptable.

Mo Xiangwen stretched on the bed and then turned off the alarm on his phone.

I got up and drew back the curtains. The sky outside was beginning to lighten, and I could faintly hear birds singing.

After brushing my teeth in the bathroom, I wet a towel with cold water and wiped my face. That completed my simple washing routine.

As for packing, he only needs to remember to put a charger in his bag.

He wondered if he should wait for Noah on the first floor for a while, since he had heard that girls need to spend a lot of time getting ready from the moment they get up until they go out.

I just hope it won't take too much time, since I agreed to it yesterday and it wouldn't be good to stand them up.

Mo Xiangwen pondered for a moment, then casually picked up his backpack and walked out of the room.

As he walked out of the room, he happened to see Noah walking out of the room.

Just then, the other person also looked in his direction.

Yan Nuoya waved to him and greeted him with a smile: "Good morning."

"Good morning." He responded in a natural and open manner... but he probably couldn't be as natural with the other person yet.

We only met last night, but now we greet each other so naturally, like we've known each other for years.

No, she was already very natural last night; it was he who couldn't let go.

Uh... he meant during meals.

After calming down, he noticed that Yan Nuoya was wearing a blue tracksuit jacket today, and she had even changed her pants to matching trousers.

She looked youthful and energetic, a stark contrast to her quiet and demure demeanor yesterday.

It seems that even without his reminder, Noah knew that it was a bit cold going up the mountain in the morning.

The two walked out of the elevator side by side, went to the front desk to return their room cards and check out.

To his surprise, the same young lady was still on duty at the front desk yesterday.

Seeing the two standing side by side handing over their room keys, the young lady's attitude towards him seemed much better than yesterday, and her smile seemed more genuine.

They even kindly suggested where to find delicious and affordable breakfasts nearby, where it was convenient to catch a taxi, and even the approximate cost to get to the scenic area.

Although he planned to call a ride-hailing service, he probably wouldn't need the taxi information.

However, the breakfast shop recommended by the young lady was indeed relatively affordable.

The two of them each ordered a serving of the local specialty cold noodles, but Noah only ate a few bites and then stopped eating, instead resting her chin on her hand and quietly watching him.

He felt inexplicably guilty under Noah's gaze, and almost thought there was something wrong with his sense of taste.

Unconvinced, he tried a few more bites and found the taste quite acceptable. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Don't you like this kind of breakfast?"

"Well, it's alright, I can't say whether I like it or not."

"Then why aren't you eating?"

Noah rolled her eyes at him, sighed, and complained, "Girls should pay attention to their figure, you know. Unlike you guys."

Mo Xiangwen blinked, and just as he caught a glimpse of her shapely figure encased in her sportswear, he met Nuoya's teasing gaze.

He could only cough lightly, embarrassed, to cover up his awkwardness.

“Well, what I mean is, when we go to tourist attractions, we’ll probably walk a lot,” Mo Xiangwen said, pretending to be very serious. “The energy we’ll consume will be far more than what this bowl of noodles provides.”

"Well, what else?"

It seemed as if she had been waiting for him all along, the girl quickly followed up with a question.

"Besides, you already have a great figure, you don't need to..."

He was about to swallow what he wanted to say, but Noah's prompting made him blurt it out unconsciously.

"Really? Thank you." Noah winked at him, her smile now tinged with slyness and smugness.

Mo Xiangwen's face darkened as he realized what was happening. He felt like he was the innocent woman who had been harassed.

However, perhaps because what he said made some sense, Noah ate a few more small bites of cold noodles.

The two left home quite early, and when they arrived at the entrance of the scenic area, there were hardly any people around.

Reciting "The Road to Shu is Hard" was naturally not a difficult task for him, and Noah didn't seem like someone who would be stumped by such a thing.

Sure enough, the two of them easily completed the test and received their tickets. Then, he suddenly remembered something.

How to go?

Before he came, he planned to take the mountain-top bird trail to experience the Jianmen Pass, so that he could better appreciate its perilous terrain, described as "one man can hold the pass against ten thousand."

But there is someone else with him now.

Although Noah was dressed in sportswear, she didn't look like a sports enthusiast at all—although he wasn't either, his physical fitness was still quite good.

Moreover, when he was checking travel guides, he discovered that some netizens had mentioned that you need to make a reservation to walk the bird trail. Although he didn't know if it was true or not, he didn't care since he wasn't planning on walking it now.

Taking the sightseeing cable car is also a good option, as it saves energy.

"You want to take the Bird Path?"

"How about we take the sightseeing cable car?"

Mo Xiangwen paused for a moment, then shook his head: "The bird path requires a reservation, I forgot, I'm planning to take the cable car now."

Noah stared at him with her purple eyes for several seconds, then suddenly revealed a charming smile: "Okay, let's take the cable car then."

However, you need to walk a bit before taking the cable car, since you've already come all this way, you definitely have to visit the gate tower.

The two chatted as they walked through the Jianmen Pass, past the statues of Jiang Wei and Liu Bei entering the pass, and then crossed the entrance bridge to arrive at the pass tower.

The gate tower is the famous Jianmen Pass.

Both sides are sheer cliffs, with only one gate tower standing in the middle.

Only when you stand here and look up at the gate tower and the surrounding cliffs do you truly feel your own insignificance.

No wonder there is a saying: "Jiange Pass is majestic and precipitous, one man can hold the pass against ten thousand."

Jianmen Pass is the most famous attraction in the entire scenic area, and naturally, many people choose to stop here to admire the scenery and take photos.

Mo Xiangwen took two photos of Jiange and was about to move on to the next attraction when he was stopped by an older woman.

"Young man, can you do me a favor and take a picture?" The woman pointed to the man standing to the side: "My husband and I want to take a picture together, but we didn't bring a selfie stick."

"Sure." He readily agreed, took the phone from the woman, and carefully took a few steps back.

Once the aunt and uncle stood together, posed with Jianmen Pass as the backdrop, I pressed the shutter button, and with a click, a photo was taken.

"Great photo, thank you so much, young man. Shall I take a picture of you two young people too?"

"No need... never mind, let me ask first." Mo Xiangwen was about to refuse, but subconsciously glanced at the silent girl beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to ask, "Want to take a picture together?"

Noah nodded gently: "Sure."

P.S.: The next chapter will be posted later.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Shall we go to school together?

"When are you going to buy your ticket to H City? School starts soon."

"Let's see if there are any tickets later... Wait, how did you know I was going to H City?" Mo Xiangwen suddenly realized something was wrong.

Noah blinked and smiled faintly, "Then I also know that you are a freshman at H University."

Mo Xiangwen stared at the charming young girl in front of him and fell silent. He took two steps back silently. Could she really be attacked to this extent just because her name was known?

Beautiful girl, but terrifying.

Family members, please be wary of pretty girls when you're out and about.

"Don't look at me like that," Noah sighed softly. "Take a look at your backpack."

He quickly turned his backpack to the front, only to find that the outermost zipper was open, and most of the red notification envelope was sticking out.

when?

He immediately checked the items in his backpack and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that only a power bank was missing.

That makes sense, the most valuable thing in his bag was this power bank; he always carried his wallet (containing his ID) and phone with him.

"Nothing was lost, right?"

"I lost a power bank, but at least the acceptance letter is okay." Mo Xiangwen shook his head and stuffed the envelope into the innermost compartment.