AMTBYIGA Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Injury

Gu Nian rode his horse to Lin Sui’s side, his figure outlined with a golden edge by the sunlight. His deep features were bathed in the sun, and his dark eyes met the light, filled with tenderness as he reached out his hand to him.

“Get on.”

Lin Sui blankly looked up at him, his mind a complete blank for a moment.

Gu Nian nimbly dismounted, holding the reins in his hand, gently placing them in Lin Sui’s palm, saying with a coaxing tone, “I’ll take you, don’t be afraid.”

Lin Sui came back to his senses, lowered his head, and pursed his lips, not saying a word.

In other people’s eyes, this was evidence of his shyness. But in reality, Lin Sui was just a little confused. He couldn’t understand why Gu Nian had come here, and why he was treating him so gently, as if that hysterical argument before had never happened.

But he couldn’t forget it, just like he couldn’t forget that Duan Miao knew about Gu Nian’s recovery earlier than him.

Lin Sui concealed the bitterness in his eyes and was about to refuse when Gu Nian, as if knowing what he was going to say, preemptively said, “It’s at least half an hour’s walk from here to the nearest yurt settlement. Riding a horse will only take fifteen minutes.”

The refusal that had already reached Lin Sui’s throat suddenly got stuck. His gaze reflexively swept over Gu Nian’s legs, and after a long silence, he gently nodded.

Even if Gu Nian had been hiding it, he hadn’t been standing for more than three months at most. His legs were still quite fragile at this stage and shouldn’t be overworked.

As soon as this thought popped up, Lin Sui couldn’t help but curl his lips in self-deprecation.

He’d reached this point, and he was still habitually concerned about the other person. He really was cheap.

But he couldn’t control himself, so he simply went with the flow, allowing Gu Nian to lift him onto the horse.

Lin Sui had thought riding a horse was easy after watching Gu Nian ride so effortlessly, but only after actually sitting on it did he realize that the horse’s back was much higher than he had imagined. In a moment of panic, he subconsciously wanted to grab something, and then, in the next second, a large hand supported his waist, his back pressed against a hard body, and a deep voice sounded in his ear.

“Careful, don’t use too much force, you’ll startle the horse,” Gu Nian said softly. Where Lin Sui couldn’t see, he gently rested his chin on the side of Lin Sui’s head, greedily enjoying this moment of closeness.

He had really missed Lin Sui these past few days, almost to the point of madness. Only this kind of physical contact could make him feel a little better.

Lin Sui leaned stiffly in Gu Nian’s arms, wanting to say domineeringly that he didn’t need it, but in reality, he was a little scared, so he just responded and obediently let himself be held.

These psychological activities of Lin Sui were not known to others. Therefore, in the eyes of Bai Yunmiao and countless viewers, Gu Nian and Lin Sui whispered to each other for a while, and then Lin Sui was half-held onto the horse by Gu Nian. Then Gu Nian also got on and hugged him, the two of them intimately rubbing against each other, looking like a loving couple.

Bai Yunmiao rode the other horse that Gu Nian had brought while silently covering her mouth, hiding her frantically rising smile.

Oh my god, what kind of immortal love is this!

I’m shipping them so hard.

After getting on the horse, the speed was indeed much faster. Before long, Lin Sui saw the base camp with the program team’s flags from afar. What surprised him even more was that some of the yurts had already been set up. If nothing went wrong, they wouldn’t have to sleep on the grass.

Lin Sui was quite confident in his hands-on ability.

The three of them arrived in front of the yurt. Lin Sui was held down by Gu Nian. The moment his feet touched the ground again, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

On the one hand, he finally didn’t have to be so close to Gu Nian anymore. Just now, if he turned his head slightly, his cheek would brush against Gu Nian’s lips. Even if he didn’t move, he could feel Gu Nian’s breath. It was really too tormenting.

On the other hand, riding a horse was really uncomfortable. Lin Sui walked a little awkwardly to a herder, explaining his purpose.

The program team had obviously made arrangements in advance, and their luck was indeed good. The first one they found was the one they were looking for. The three of them were quickly assigned their jobs and then scattered to different places.

Lin Sui’s understanding of yurts was limited to the online Baidu Encyclopedia. After carefully learning from the local herders for a while, he relaxed a little. When he tried to get started, he gradually became more confident.

Although some of the strength-intensive tasks were not suitable for him, there were also more technically oriented parts. Lin Sui completed them with ease and was even able to chat with the herders next to him, with whom he had become familiar.

The grassland was a completely new and exciting place for Lin Sui, and once he started talking, he couldn’t stop. Coupled with Lin Sui’s amiable personality, the herders also liked him very much, their dark faces showing rosy smiles.

Lin Sui was listening to a herder gesturing animatedly as he talked about a herding experience, his hands unconsciously stopping. He was so engrossed that he didn’t notice a pole in the diagonal front coming loose. By the time he noticed something, it was too late. He could only cover his head with his hands and wait for the pain.

As expected, a dull thud sounded in his ear. Lin Sui waited nervously for a long time but didn’t feel any pain. He opened his eyes in confusion and was stunned to find that Gu Nian had stood in front of him at some point, the pole landing heavily on the other person’s back.

He stared at him unblinkingly, the taste in his heart indescribable.

“Scared?” Noticing his gaze, Gu Nian smiled indifferently and said, “It’s okay, at most it’ll just be a bruise. It’ll be fine in a few days.”

Lin Sui stared wide-eyed at the unchanged smile on the other person’s face. For some reason, he felt a little angry and turned around and walked away expressionlessly.

The smile on Gu Nian’s face slowly faded, and he stood there helplessly, wondering if he had done something wrong again that had made Lin Sui unhappy.

After a while, Lin Sui came back with borrowed ointment, scolding with a stinky face, “Come with me.”

His tone was fierce and unapproachable, but Gu Nian knew him too well. Almost instantly, he understood the subtext of those words, and his eyes lit up. If he had a tail, it would probably be wagging like a propeller now.

Lin Sui led the person to a blind spot for the camera. Looking at the large bruise on Gu Nian’s back after he took off his clothes, he desperately tried to control himself but couldn’t help but feel a twinge of heartache, his voice carrying an unhidden tenderness, “Why did you run over just now? I had already protected my head. It wouldn’t have been a big deal to get hit.”

Gu Nian smiled casually, saying lightly as a matter of course, “Sui Sui’s hands are for holding paintbrushes. They can’t get hurt. I’m tough. A little bruise is nothing.”

Lin Sui was slightly stunned, finding it a little funny that Gu Nian would say anything to please him.

Gu Nian was refined from head to toe. Even in the simplest clothes, he had an innate air of nobility. The words “tough” didn’t fit him at all.

Lin Sui sighed. In the end, heartache took over. He scooped out a little ointment and used the soft pads of his fingers to spread it, handling it carefully as if it were a priceless treasure.

Gu Nian didn’t put on his clothes while Lin Sui applied the ointment, twisting his head to keep looking at his back. Lin Sui found it a little strange and even suspected that the other person was deliberately seducing him, so he said rudely, “Put your clothes on quickly, or you’ll catch a cold.”

Gu Nian pursed his lips, his head lowered so his expression couldn’t be seen, and said in a low voice, “I’m afraid this is the last time you’ll be so nice to me. I’m a little reluctant.”

Lin Sui paused in packing up the ointment bottle, feeling that Gu Nian was like a wronged big dog, squatting next to him and begging for a pat.

Knowing that the other person was trying to play the victim, Lin Sui was still susceptible to it. After a long awkward silence, he said in a muffled voice, “You’re all talk. You got hurt because of me. I won’t ignore you.”

Gu Nian’s eyes lit up. He didn’t push his luck any further, quickly put on his clothes, and followed Lin Sui back to the place where they were building the yurt.

As soon as the two of them returned, Bai Yunmiao anxiously pulled them aside to ask about the situation. She breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Gu Nian was fine. Turning back to the camera, she exaggeratedly patted her chest with lingering fear and said, “Thank goodness Daddy Gu is okay, or I’d be guilty.”

Gu Nian smiled upon hearing this and looked at Lin Sui tenderly, “Getting hurt for Sui Sui doesn’t count as being hurt.”

Lin Sui’s ears heated up. He deliberately looked away, muttering in his heart that Gu Nian had become increasingly glib these past few days, saying such sweet-sounding words of coaxing.

Bai Yunmiao understood the meaning of these words in a second, covering her mouth and crying again.

Ah, what kind of immortal love is this!

The viewers in the live broadcast room were doing the same thing as her.

[Does this sentence mean that getting hurt for Sui Sui doesn’t count as being hurt?]

[Real couples are just awesome]

[I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care. President Gu means that!]

[Sui Sui’s ears are red. I bet they secretly kissed just now]

[Compensation of love after getting hurt. President Gu, you have a good plan]

Gu Nian couldn’t use his strength after getting hurt, but fortunately, the yurt had already been set up. Lin Sui wiped the sweat from his forehead, squinting at the behemoth in front of him, a sense of accomplishment welling up inside him.

“By the way, what are we going to do for lunch?” Bai Yunmiao turned to ask the herder next to her, and then received a bolt from the blue—the program team hadn’t prepared lunch for them at all!

This kind of situation had happened before. Bai Yunmiao was speechless for a while and skillfully continued to ask, “Are there any tasks? You can’t expect us to dig up wild vegetables and have a picnic, right?”

The herder shook his head and, as expected, took out a small piece of paper with the task on it.

Bai Yunmiao couldn’t help but tsk and deeply expressed her contempt for the program team with two short words.

She knew the director wouldn’t let them off easily!

The three of them gathered around to look at the new task. The content was simple: each person had to find a herder and accept a commission to earn exchange points. Exchange points could be exchanged for food or tools, and the program team wouldn’t provide any assistance for these three days. Everything depended on the guests’ own abilities.

Of course, if you chose to really dig up wild vegetables, the program team wouldn’t care, as long as you could really eat them raw.

After reading it, Lin Sui was silent for a moment. He looked back at the setting sun and deeply realized the program team’s sinister intentions.

Bai Yunmiao said in a detached tone, “I knew the director would pull this stunt. Fortunately, I ate a lot this morning. I’ll just treat it as a diet.”

Lin Sui: …

But I don’t want to diet QAQ