He said he doesn't love me

After a day of rest, the four drove to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves in the early morning of March 17.

The journey of about three hours was long and boring for the four people who got up early.

"Ran Bao, do you want to drink some water? I brought a thermos cup." Tang Lele saw that Sun Ran was already drowsy, so he asked him, "If you feel sleepy, take a nap. I'll call you when we get there."

Sun Ran yawned and blinked, "I'm not very sleepy, it's just... I haven't gotten up so early in a long time, I'm a little uncomfortable. Is it hot? Pour me some."

"It's hot." Tang Lele poured some for him, watched him finish drinking it, and then closed the lid. "I'm not used to it either. I feel a sense of unreality after staying up late, hahahaha."

Han Junjiu in the front couldn't help but tease after hearing this, "It's just staying up late, who told you to sleep so late last night?"

"Come on, who said he would help me rank up, but ended up losing? I must get the lost stars back, otherwise I'll be so angry I can't sleep." Tang Lele pouted and retorted, then looked at Sun Ran, "Ran Bao, you don't know, every time he said he would help me rank up, I would always lose points. I don't know why his rank is always so much higher than mine!"

Sun Ran sighed, not wanting to pay attention to their love-showing behavior, "Okay, okay, I know you two have a good relationship."

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? Of course I'm best friends with you." Tang Lele leaned her head on his shoulder, "When you get better, we'll remove his points until he can't sleep."

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say." Sun Ran smiled helplessly, "But my teammates might be so angry that they won't be able to sleep."

"It seems so. Let's play hard then." Tang Lele curled her lips. "Winning or losing is up to fate. I'm already exhausted."

There are very few cars on the road. Perhaps because it is far away from the hustle and bustle, the sky here is much bluer.

Sun Ran looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance. The mountains were rolling and undulating, with no end in sight. It was like a giant python hovering here, and they were driving on the road leading to the depths.

"Le Le, have you been in contact with your brother these days?" Sun Ran looked away and asked.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Tang Lele sat up straight, "Do you have something to do with my brother?"

"Is your brother still in Nanjiang?"

"Yes, now that I'm out, I can only rely on him for things at home. He just left the crew two days ago, and I guess he will have to stay at home for a while." Tang Lele rubbed his eyes, "If you need to find him for something, I can call him or send him a WeChat message to you."

Sun Ran licked his lips, not knowing why he asked this question. He was also a little confused. He had clearly decided to cut off contact with them, but the brother who always cared about him made it impossible for him to stop contacting him.

"Then give it to me. I want to ask about... the Sun family."

I don't know how his competition is going. Is he still busy? Will he be angry with me if I leave without saying goodbye?

"Okay, I'll give it to you." Tang Lele took out her phone and sent her brother's business card to Sun Ran, "But you can't use your phone, right? Otherwise, I'll ask you the same question."

"...Then can you please ask for me, how is Xia Yi doing recently?" Sun Ran thought about it and realized that he couldn't use his cell phone, and he would feel embarrassed to trouble Li Cheng later.

It would be better to let Tang Lele ask directly, after all, he is his biological brother.

"It's troublesome to type. I'll just call you and let you tell me yourself. Is that ok?"

Sun Ran nodded, "Okay."

Li Cheng glanced at the rearview mirror, not understanding why he suddenly wanted to ask about the Sun family. Was it...

Are you homesick?

He must be missing home. After a hasty farewell last time, he probably didn't say goodbye to his family properly. Li Cheng withdrew his gaze and concentrated on driving.

"Beep beep..."

The phone only rang for a few seconds before someone picked up the phone. It was obvious that the phone had been online all the time.

"Kid? You got up so early today. The sun is rising from the west?"

Tang Anan glanced at the time uncertainly. It was a little after eight o'clock. Why did this kid get up so early today?

"Brother, Ranbao wants to talk to you about something. Didn't I tell you that we are going out to play today? It's normal to get up early. Okay, okay, you two can chat." Tang Lele was able to ignore his brother's teasing. He didn't say anything else after he explained his purpose.

Sun Ran took a breath and greeted the other end, "Good morning, brother."

"Good morning. What do you want to talk to me about?" Tang Anan stopped teasing and returned to normal.

"Nothing, I just want to ask how Xia Yi is doing recently. He should have gone to the North Pole after the competition, right?" Sun Ran once also longed for the North Pole, so he should have seen it.

"Xia Yi?" Tang An was quiet for a moment. "He went abroad after the competition. I heard that he had a fight with your third brother and broke up. I don't know much else. I heard that the fight was pretty fierce. He didn't go to the North Pole and didn't come back home."

fight?

broke up?

Sun Ran couldn't explain why the shock brought by that sentence was even stronger, but in his memory, the relationship between these two people had always been very good.

"How could this happen... Aren't they on good terms?" Tang Lele was the first to ask the question that Sun Ran was most concerned about, "Brother, do you know where Xia Yi is now?"

"Tang Lele, your brother is an actor, not a spy. How would I know where he is now?" There was silence for a few seconds, and then he said, "Sun Ran, if you are really worried about their relationship, you might as well go home and ask your brother why they broke up suddenly. It would be much better than asking me."

"I am an outsider after all, and what I hear may not be the truth. What do you think?"

"...Yes, you are right." Sun Ran pursed his lips, as if he had suddenly lost his target, and returned his gaze to the window. "Thank you, brother. I am sorry to disturb your rest."

"It's okay, it's not a bother. How have you been recently? I heard from Lele that you have lost a lot of weight. Health is still the most important thing. Take good care of yourself." Seeing that there was no sound from this end, Tang Anan didn't say anything more. Instead, he chatted with Tang Lele for a few words and hung up the phone.

Seeing Sun Ran in a low mood, Tang Lele couldn't think of how to comfort him for a moment, so he could only pat his shoulder awkwardly, "Don't be sad, maybe he is just out for fun like us?"

Sun Ran shook his head and sighed heavily, "Le Le, I think... I know why they are fighting."

"Why?" Tang Lele asked him with his head tilted.

Sun Ran glanced at him but refused to speak again.

"Okay, get ready, we're almost there." Li Cheng spoke in time, interrupting Tang Lele's train of thought as she was about to continue asking questions. He hurriedly put his phone in his pocket and looked out the window.

What we see before us is no longer vast plains and bustling cities, but layers of mountains.

The mountains in the distance are now closer, and the dense vegetation can be vaguely seen. The top of the mountain is surrounded by a layer of mist, giving people a hazy beauty.

Although there are no fireworks in the city, the sky here is bluer and the clouds are whiter, not inferior to those in the city. I think the night here must be even more beautiful.

They parked in front of a nearby hotel. Han Junjiu and Tang Lele were responsible for carrying the luggage and getting the room cards. After Li Cheng parked the car, he followed with Sun Ran.

"We booked two king-size rooms. These are yours." Tang Lele walked up to Li Cheng with the room card. "305, we're in 306. Let's go, let's take the elevator."

Li Cheng took the room card, "Okay. Go back and have a rest. We can set off after lunch." He took the things in Tang Lele's hand and said, "I'll be fine by myself. Thank you."

"Okay, I'll give it to you." Seeing that there was no need to carry the luggage, Tang Lele simply took Sun Ran's arm and got into the elevator first.

"Are we going directly to Waitomo?" Tang Lele asked. Han Junjiu and Li Cheng followed him into the elevator. Han Junjiu smiled and said, "We'll go to the Waitomo Caves first at one o'clock, and then check our tickets to go to the Ruakuri Caves. There you can see blue glowworms, stalactites and waterfalls."

"This way, our trip will be worthwhile. We can not only see fireflies, but also stalactites and waterfalls." Li Cheng pressed the third floor down and turned to look at Tang Lele, whose eyes were shining. "Lele, taking photos is prohibited in the cave. I'm afraid you can't bring your camera in."

"Ah... okay then." Tang Lele curled her lips, "Then don't take any photos. You can see the photos on the official website anyway, it's the same."

"Stalactites? Are there stalactites here?" Sun Ran blinked and looked at Li Cheng, "I've never seen stalactites before."

"Yes, we'll be able to see it soon. We originally wanted to go to the Hobbit Village again, but our schedule doesn't match up with that place. It ends at 3:30 here and there as well." Li Cheng rubbed his head. "If we have a chance to come again, we can go there. I heard that the houses there are all green and the environment is beautiful."

"Come again when there's a chance." Sun Ran smiled. Who knows if there will be another chance?

"Ran Bao, it's okay. We're going to Christchurch tomorrow. I heard the Chinese restaurants there are delicious!" Tang Lele smiled at him, "I can't wait, hahahaha."

"You are more active than anyone else when it comes to eating." Han Junjiu tapped his forehead helplessly, and Tang Lele patted his hands, "You are not active in eating. Do you know that there is something wrong with your brain?"

Sun Ran had heard of Christchurch, and the Chinese restaurants there were indeed delicious. "Le Le, have you decided what you want to eat?"

"Let's go to the base camp to eat hot pot and hot and sour noodles. Really, really, Ranbao, believe me, their hot and sour noodles are really delicious." Tang Lele was drooling just thinking about it. "You don't know, my brother came here once before, and he specially video-called me to watch him eat. I was so greedy. Now when I think about it, I think he is a nobody."

It's really not like a human being to see it but not be able to eat it.

Sun Ran pursed his lips to avoid laughing out loud. He turned around and saw that the elevator had already reached the third floor. "Let's go, we're on the third floor."

He stepped out of the elevator first, and the next second, his eyes met with a man.

"Sorry." He looked away after just one glance, and turned to ask them to come out quickly as others had to go down.

The man stepped aside to give them room to get down, and his eyes couldn't help but look towards Sun Ran.

As soon as they came down, the man hurried into the elevator and closed the door.

Sun Ran felt strange and was about to see if he had seen this person before. When he turned his head, he could no longer see the person. Li Cheng followed his line of sight and could only see the closed elevator door.

"What's wrong?" Li Cheng turned around and looked at him, "Did he bump into you?"

Tang Lele and Han Junjiu also turned their heads to look over. Sun Ran quickly shook his head, "It's okay, I just think... he looks familiar."

No way, Xia Yi went abroad, could it be him?

but……

But Xia Yi should have blond hair, glasses, and be full of vigor and vitality, but the man just now had messy black hair and a thin body, which was completely different from the always proud young designer in memory.

"Ranbao, are you really okay? Is your hand hurting?" Tang Lele took his hand and took a look, but it was impossible to see anything through the gauze and plaster.

Sun Ran retracted his hand and shook his head at him. "It's really nothing. It just looks familiar. Maybe I've seen it somewhere before. Let's go back and pack up first."

Seeing that he was fine, the four of them went back to their rooms.

In a corner where no one noticed, the door opened again and a bearded man walked out. He looked at Sun Ran's departing back from afar and clenched his fists.