After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

As the saying goes, it is easy to go up the mountain, but difficult to go down.

After resting on the top of the mountain for an unknown amount of time, the sun gradually set, leaving only a golden patch in the sky.

Tourists also walked down the mountain one after another.

Lu Ranran reluctantly left the stone bench for rest, looked at the endless downhill road, and sighed.

"Seriously, don't ask me to come to a mountain without a cable car in the future."

At this time, Shen Xiling was bending down to pick up Lu Ranran's backpack.

Hearing her sigh, Shen Xiling hung her backpack on his chest in the next second before he could even think.

"I'll carry you down."

Shen Xiling squatted down in front of Lu Ranran and looked back at Lu Ranran with a sincere look in his eyes.

Lu Ranran was startled by this sudden action, and quickly waved her hands, looking at him in feigned anger:

"How can I be so weak?"

But the smile on his lips couldn't be concealed.

Lu Ranran jumped forward lightly, bent down, took Shen Xiling's arm, and pulled him up.

"Okay, if you keep me hungry, I can go on."

"Really?"

Shen Xiling clenched his arms and hugged the person next to him tighter.

In the setting sun, the orange-gold light sprinkled on her long eyelashes, making her every frown and smile carry a warmth as bright as the sun.

"Of course, I have to finish the mountain I chose no matter what!"

One third of the way down the mountain.

Lu Ranran's face was ashen, and her legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead. She exhaled a breath of foul air, sat down on a corner of the steps, and panted:

"No, I need to take a break."

Before Shen Xiling could speak, an old man passing by glanced at Lu Ranran and said teasingly:

"Little girl, why are you sitting down again? Didn't you just take a break?"

After saying that, the old man ran down a few stone steps as if to show off, and soon disappeared into the night.

After sunset, night begins to fall faster.

The light bulb next to the stone steps was already on, but it could only barely illuminate the steps, making the night even darker.

Shen Xiling leaned over and rubbed Lu Ranran's hot face with the back of his hand worriedly.

"Really? Don't force yourself."

Lu Ranran pursed her lips, looking a little depressed.

"Am I weak?"

She looked at Shen Xiling's coming and going, her face remained unchanged, except that her hair was a little messy. In addition, she was just "ridiculed" by the old man mercilessly, so she couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

Shen Xiling chuckled and touched the tip of her nose with his hand.

"What are you thinking about?"

Just when Lu Ranran thought he was going to say something comforting, Shen Xiling suddenly said:

"The elderly are in better health than the young. Isn't this a great wonder of our time?"

Lu Ranran was choked immediately.

The next second, a wave of shame, anger and stubbornness swept through her brain like a huge wave.

Lu Ranran stood up and announced proudly:

"As the saying goes, we must do it in one go."

Then she turned to Shen Xiling and warned him seriously: "Next, you are not allowed to say anything that will shake the morale of the army."

After saying this, she walked down the mountain like a warrior going to war, and there was a hint of heroism in her steps.

Shen Xiling had no choice but to hurry up and follow.

It's getting darker.

At night in the mountains, the temperature dropped quickly, and a thin layer of sweat gradually brought a bit of chilliness to my body.

With her strong will, Lu Ranran finally came to a rest platform, where she could take a rest...

"Wait a minute!" Lu Ranran suddenly stopped and looked back at the darkness outside the stone steps.

Shen Xiling looked in the direction she was looking, but saw only a pitch-black area, nothing special.

He was about to speak, but saw Lu Ranran mysteriously pulling him away and whispering:

"...I seem to see over there," she pointed in the direction she had just looked at, "there seems to be a white light..."

Shen Xiling looked in the direction of her finger again. It was pitch black, with nothing there. However, he felt that her weird look was unexpectedly cute, so he couldn't help but tease her.

"I heard..." Shen Xiling leaned close to Lu Ranran's ear and whispered, "In the past, Hongshan had good feng shui, so everyone liked to be buried there after they died. There is also a Taoist temple here to protect it, so it will surely bless future generations."

"So, there is a rumor that as long as you can see the will-o'-the-wisp belonging to your ancestors—"

“Crack!” “Ah!”

"Hey, be careful!"

Although Shen Xiling quickly grabbed Lu Ranran's arm, saving her from the risk of rolling down the stone steps.

But when Lu Ranran was subconsciously stepping aside, she missed the stone step and a piercing pain suddenly came from her ankle.

"Hey, Ranran, Mr. Shen, you guys just came down the mountain too!"

Jiang Min turned around, turned off his hiking flashlight, and walked briskly back to the stone steps in the darkness.

She immediately saw Lu Ranran, who looked in pain, and hurried forward to ask with concern:

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Lu Ranran forced a smile in response.

Shen Xiling was so focused on Lu Ranran that he didn't even notice Jiang Min who suddenly appeared.

He helped Lu Ranran carefully sit back on the stone steps.

"Does your ankle hurt?"

Lu Ranran nodded.

Jiang Min interrupted and said:

"Is it possible that you sprained your ankle?"

Shen Xiling did not answer. He reached out and lifted the backpack behind him in front of him, and took out the pain spray and fixation bandage.

Lu Ranran couldn't help but tease:

"Why did you bring everything? It's Doraemon."

Shen Xiling sighed helplessly, but his hands never stopped moving.

"You've sprained your ankle, and you still have the mind to joke."

Jiang Min responded from the side:

"Yes, Ranran, you should be more careful in the future."

"We can still limp along even if we sprain our ankle while climbing the mountain."

"If I'm not careful in the future, I might end up causing a big mess, and that would really hold Mr. Shen back."

Even though Lu Ranran didn't like arguing, she could still hear the sarcasm in Jiang Min's words.

"ginger--"

"Miss Jiang," Shen Xiling stopped what she was doing and spoke before Lu Ranran, "When did we become so familiar with each other that you can point fingers at my family affairs?"

There was a hint of alienation in Shen Xiling's tone, and Jiang Min's originally enthusiastic and concerned face inevitably showed a hint of embarrassment.

But she quickly adjusted her state and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen. My father always told me to be careful with my words and actions and not to hinder the Jiang family."

"I remember it so clearly that it may have been ingrained in me."

While Jiang Min was talking, Shen Xiling had already simply fixed Lu Ranran's ankle with a bandage.

Then he turned his back and squatted in front of Lu Ranran.

"Come on, I'll carry you down."

"this--"

"Mr. Shen, this isn't a good idea, is it? We still have some way to go down the mountain." Jiang Min suggested with a worried look on his face, "Let's support her together—"

"Ms. Jiang," Shen Xiling interrupted her impatiently, "Ran Ran is my wife. No matter how difficult it is, I will walk this journey with her."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Lu Ranran, and said softly:

"Come on, let's go."