I Love Contract Couples So Much Chapter 22
byChapter 22 An old song is sad because of another man
“Are you crying?” Jiang Chen asked before he finished speaking.
Cheng Yuxin still covered her face with her palms, not wanting anyone to notice her vulnerability and embarrassment at the moment.
Jiang Chen had a clear expression on his face, said nothing more, helped the person sit up against the bed, and went to the closet to get the clothes Cheng Yuxin would wear today.
“Let’s go climb Guanyin Mountain today.” Guanyin Mountain is located in the outer suburbs on the west side of Yucheng. The mountain is not high, but the surrounding dozens of kilometers are filled with boundless farmland. There are neither tall buildings nor dense woods, which makes this solitary mountain particularly majestic.
There is a small town at the foot of the mountain. It was named Guanyin Mountain Town because it was close to the mountain.
Earlier, Guanyinshan Town was a notoriously poor town in Yucheng due to its remote location and poor harvests due to barren farmland.In recent years, tourism has been developing everywhere, and Guanyin Mountain has become popular on the Internet for a while because of the century-old Guanyin statue on the mountain.
The local government took this opportunity to vigorously develop the tourism industry in Guanyin Mountain. The infrastructure has kept up with it, and the hotels, B&Bs and farmhouses on the mountain and down the mountain have also taken a share of the pie.
Jiang Chen came here for the Guanyin statue that was said to have a history of hundreds of years.Regarding this Guanyin statue on the Internet, the most popular guide is not about taking photos and checking in, but about metaphysics.
This started when a metaphysics blogger posted on a social platform a few years ago, saying that the location of the Guanyin statue has special feng shui and that the Guanyin statue itself has a unique magnetic field, which is good for marriage and love.
The blogger may have just done a casual analysis at first.But after the post was forwarded several times and spread by word of mouth, it somehow turned into Guanyin Mountain’s quest for marriage and love.
Nowadays, Guanyin Mountain in Yucheng has become a must-go place for marriage lovers on the Internet.
Jiang Chen has been thinking about this since he saw this statement when he was working on the strategy.
He wanted to give it a try.If it succeeds, it means that Guanyin Mountain does have some tricks.
If this fails, New China will certainly not have feudal superstition.
When Cheng Yuxin heard that he wanted to climb Guanyin Mountain, she rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand: “In winter, you can enter the mountain gate at seven o’clock for free.”
Jiang Chen was delighted when he heard this: “Hey, our boss Cheng still lacks the ticket money?”
Cheng Yuxin put down her hands and glanced at him with her red eyes: “Didn’t you spend the money?”
“Wow, my wife is so considerate and even knows how to save money for me. It doesn’t matter, I don’t need that little money either.”
Although Jiang Chen said one thing after another very smoothly, what he really wanted to know was how Cheng Yuxin knew the ticket details of such a remote attraction.
Has he been to Guanyin Mountain?
Jiang Chen thought this and asked directly.
Cheng Yuxin did not answer immediately. She lowered her head and lowered her eyes. Her red eyes were empty, as if she had been lost in memories.
Seeing Cheng Yuxin’s expression at this moment, and thinking of the rumors about Guanyin Mountain, Jiang Chen immediately thought of something.He walked to the bed and sat down next to Cheng Yuxin’s body: “Did you go to Guanyin Mountain with your college girl – no, your boyfriend?”
After a long while, Cheng Yuxin raised his head: “Yes.”
He lied.They are not a couple.And it wasn’t just the two of them when they went.
But Jiang Chen will never know Lin Leshu, so he will never know that he lied.
Even if the lie makes no sense.
Even though he had expected it, Jiang Chen still couldn’t help but feel the dull pain coming from his heart.He took a deep breath and said, “If you don’t want to go, forget it.” Jiang Chen didn’t know how long Cheng Yuxin had been with her college boyfriend, or why they broke up.
The only thing he knew was that he was the one who was with Cheng Yuxin now.
That’s enough.No matter what the reason is, as long as the person accompanying Cheng Yuxin now is herself, that’s enough.
“It doesn’t matter. You’ll pay for it anyway, so you can go if you want.” Cheng Yuxin shook his head.
“But the two of us are traveling together. If you get emotional, it’s hard for me not to be affected.” Jiang Chen immediately retorted, but his tone was urgent that even he didn’t expect.
Cheng Yuxin fell silent.He really couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t miss others when he saw things.
In fact, since arriving in Yucheng, he has thought of Lin Leshu much more frequently than usual.
But he will eventually leave Yucheng.And there is a high possibility that we won’t come again for a long time.
Because Lin Leshu and Zheng Yiyi settled here.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yuxin said slowly: “It’s better to go, there are some things you have to get used to.”
Seeing his expression that was clearly sad but pretending to be relaxed, Jiang Chen felt as if his heart had been cut. It was not fatal, and there was no heartbreaking pain, but it could not be healed and could not be ignored.
It seemed to remind him all the time that Cheng Yu was heartbroken because of another man.
“Okay.” After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen heard his own hoarse voice.
After having breakfast at the hotel, Jiang Chen drove, while Cheng Yuxin sat alone in the back seat, replying to messages on her cell phone.Jiang Chen skillfully used the rearview mirror to secretly observe the situation in the back row. Seeing Cheng Yuxin typing seriously, he inevitably started to think about who he was replying to.
Is it the college friend whose wedding is about to happen, or the non-stop brothers and sisters at home?
Or…
Jiang Chen’s fingers holding the steering wheel suddenly tightened, veins stretched on the back of his hands, and his knuckles turned white.
Or, what about the ex-boyfriend who has broken up with you?
No, looking at Cheng Yuxin’s appearance in the morning, Jiang Chen never believed that the two could still be ordinary friends after breaking up.
No, absolutely impossible.
But…
Although all the clues indicate that Jiang Chen has absolutely no such possibility, once the idea arises, it cannot be easily dispelled.
Jiang Chen forced himself to put aside this baseless speculation and tried his best to focus on driving.
The journey was still long, and he couldn’t get lost in his position when he set off.
The car drove onto the highway, and the navigation reminded that the destination was still an hour and a half away.
Jiang Chen turned on the car radio, and pleasant music played. It was a classic old song that was positive, open-minded, relaxed and happy.Jiang Chen’s chaotic mood was somewhat soothed by the brisk singing.
In the back row, Cheng Yuxin finished replying to Zhou Wei’s WeChat message and raised her head amid the singing.Zhou Wei came to persuade him to attend the last rehearsal today.
Lin Leshu had sent out best man invitations to Cheng Yuxin and all his roommates a long time ago.Cheng Yuxin was the only one who refused.
Although he longed to watch Lin Leshu enter the marriage hall with his own eyes, playing the role of best man was still too cruel for him.
He was afraid that he would do something outrageous.
Even if he doesn’t want to.
So rejection is the best outcome.
But he was unwilling to do nothing.Then just be an ordinary audience member in the audience.Applause at the right time and hold the glass when toasting.
Just like every ordinary friend.Just the right amount of politeness, just the right amount of greeting, and just the right amount of intimacy.
The song reaches its climax, and the delicate and melodious female voice is like the ethereal fairy music. She sings gently and patiently in Cheng Yuxin’s ears over and over again: “… I have let him fall alone in the pain of the past. As time passes slowly, let us choose to live well… [Note ①]”
Cheng Yuxin put down her phone and turned to look out the car window.The sky is light and breezy [Note ②], clean and blue without a trace of cloud.It’s obviously good weather today.
Cheng Yuxin leaned back and just looked at the blue sky and fell asleep.
Jiang Chen silently turned down the radio and navigation sounds.At the end of the song, the radio host’s voice rang out, urgently interrupting a road message: There was a scratch at an intersection in Yucheng, causing congestion, and passing vehicles were asked to go around…
It had nothing to do with them on the highway, Jiang Chen simply turned off the radio and concentrated on driving.
An hour and a half later, the vehicle left the highway.Although the road leading to Guanyin Mountain Town is flat, it is not wide, and from time to time there are enclosed stones and dried crops on both sides of the road. This is somewhat similar to Jiang Chen’s hometown.
Perhaps the familiar scene made Jiang Chen feel like he was going home. Jiang Chen felt much lighter and drove more smoothly, arriving at his destination in a short while.
The parking lot at Guanyin Mountain Scenic Area is very large, and there are many free parking spaces on weekdays, making parking very convenient.However, the parking lot is far away from the ticket office of Guanyin Mountain Scenic Area. After leaving the parking lot, you have to walk nearly 40 minutes on the mountain road to reach the entrance of the scenic area.So there were many Sanbengzi motorcycles parked at the entrance of the parking lot to solicit customers, and the owners were basically farmers nearby.
When Jiang Chen parked the car, he happened to see a young couple bargaining with a farmer.After the car parked, Jiang Chen gently woke up Cheng Yuxin, informed him of the current situation, and finally asked, “Should we go up in the car?”
Cheng Yuxin looked at the still clear and cloudless sky outside the window, shook her head and said, “No, the weather is very good today, let’s go up.”
“Okay.” Of course Jiang Chen supported all Cheng Yuxin’s decisions unconditionally.He took out the hiking bag he had prepared in advance from the trunk and followed Cheng Yuxin out of the parking lot.
As soon as we got out of the parking lot, farmers soliciting customers gathered around us. They asked each other, “Do you want to go up the mountain?” “Can you take a car?” “Can you negotiate the price?”…
Cheng Yuxin lowered his head and listened to Quan.Jiang Chen stood behind him and glared fiercely at the farmers who wanted to come forward to solicit customers.
The farmer originally saw that Cheng Yuxin looked fair and had a good temper, so he wanted to fight for it.But after being glared at by the muscular and fierce-looking man who was traveling with him, he immediately gave up the idea.
Can’t afford to offend.
The two of them successfully reached the path up the mountain.The mountain road was narrow and rugged. Once the two grown men stood there side by side, the road was blocked.
Jiang Chen knew that this kind of road was difficult to walk, so he deliberately stayed two or three steps behind Cheng Yuxin, always paying attention to the gravel under his feet and the dead branches and debris blocking the road ahead.
Although the mountain was not high, the wind was stronger, and Cheng Yuxin was blown to tears by the wind.However, the road up the mountain was chosen by oneself. Even if it was difficult, Cheng Yuxin still refused to go back on his words.
But – Cheng Yuxin remembered the last time she came to Guanyin Mountain, and she also proposed walking up the mountain, but was stopped by her companion Lin Leshu.
Although it was also his first time to visit Guanyin Mountain, Lin Leshu, who had grown up in the mountains, was well aware of the hardships of the mountain roads. He also knew that his roommates who grew up in the city had little knowledge of the mountains.Lin Leshu knew clearly that if his roommates were allowed to do whatever they wanted, the trip he was looking forward to would be ruined.
Although he didn’t understand why his roommates, especially the youngest, had high expectations for Guanyinshan who was seeking marriage.Do you have a girl you like?But I’ve never seen the youngest and any girl get closer?
Lin Leshu couldn’t figure it out and stopped thinking about it. Since everyone was looking forward to this trip, he could only do his best to arrange the trip.
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Notes ①② are all lyrics of Guo Jing’s “Your Scent”