Chapter 8
"Thank you, Elder Sister."
As if by some strange coincidence, Ning Xiwei said this to Gu Qi.
The place Ning Xiwei hated the most was the cemetery.
From childhood to adulthood, she had only been to such a place twice.
Once when she was abandoned here by her elder sister when she was little, and once at the funeral of her best friend.
Only by holding Gu Qi's hand tightly and following her could Ning Xiwei barely walk through this cemetery.
Truly vexing.
If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have come to do this task. Ning Xiwei felt very irritated.
To say that she was grateful to Gu Qi, it wasn't that much.
After all, who wouldn’t bring some acting elements in front of the camera? If she was moved by this, all these years of experience was wasted.
Ning Xiwei walked behind Gu Qi for a while. Then she followed the instructions to walk toward the main road. Her hands tightly held the water and bread shared by Gu Qi.
It was just a small favor.
Though she thought so in her heart, her lips pursed unnaturally.
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Just a small episode. Gu Qi didn't take it seriously.
Leading Ning Xiwei was along the way. Still, it delayed some time and Gu Qi quickened her pace.
If Gu Qi's cameraman was given another chance——
Even if he died or jumped off the mountain, he would never seek trouble for himself!
When he passed through an abandoned factory and passed the third cemetery, his legs had gone from trembling to numbness. He followed Gu Qi closely while repeating ‘pardon my unintentional offense’ in her heart.
Holding the equipment with his last breath, the camera finally followed Gu Qi to the top of the mountain and saw the director's team logo and other staff. He felt that tears were about to fall.
Gu Qi didn't expect that she was the first to arrive.
Netizens were surprised.
[The first person to reach the top is actually Gu Qi? ]
[I finally understand why Gu Qi doesn't join other groups. She has the confidence ]
[If I was Gu Qi, I would be in my own group. Why take on teammates that drag you down when you can get first place ]
[Gu Qi’s fans, don't be too ridiculous. She just got lucky and knew a shortcut. It doesn't mean anything, right? ]
Gu Qi looked back at the cameraman and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Not h... Ugh!!!!"
The cameraman vomited before he finished being polite to Gu Qi.
[...? Good guy ]
[Cameraman, you've worked really hard! Don't be so stubborn ]
[Above, don't be jealous. The cameraman is exhausted to this point. Small path is tiring, okay? ]
[What's even more ridiculous is that the cameraman's own backpack is still hanging on Gu Qi, hahaha ]
[Not only the backpack, Gu Qi even held some equipment for the cameraman and started live streaming herself]
[Gu Qi had a complicated expression at that time. I think she almost carried the cameraman on her back, hahaha ]
[Useless men will only hinder Gu Qi's progress! ]
Gu Qi was the first to reach the top and sat in a resting shack under the arrangement of the production team.
About twenty minutes later, hurried footsteps sounded.
A conspicuous blond head in the crowd ran toward them, looking very tired, but waved and shouted happily: "No. 1! I am No. 1..."
Before he finished speaking, he met Gu Qi's eyes.
Jiang Lechuan stumbled and almost fell. When he gazed up at Gu Qi, his eyes were even more confused. After a few seconds of silence, he squeezed out a word "Ah?".
[No! You are not No. 1! ]
[Fan Jin passed the imperial examination—Oops, I made a mistake, he didn’t pass]
[Jiang Lechuan’s face is full of ‘Why are you here?’ Hahaha]
He then walked up quickly and asked, “Hey, how’s your health?”
In Jiang Lechuan’s opinion, the main road couldn’t be faster than the small road. And he had never seen Gu Qi on the small road.
Then there was only one possibility, she wasn't feeling well and the production team drove her up to rest.
“My health is fine.” Although Gu Qi answered, she looked at Jiang Lechuan inexplicably, not knowing why he asked this question.
It was the staff of the production team who stood up to announce the result: “Teacher Jiang, you are second! Teacher Gu is first!”
Jiang Lechuan: “?”
Gu Qi: “.”
What was he surprised about? Wasn’t this obvious?
The four eyes looked at each other.
Jiang Lechuan blurted out: "Impossible, are you joking?"
In Jiang Lechuan's memory, his elder sister was a bit lazy and liked to take naps like a cat. Although she always took care of him on most days, she would complain of being tired and act spoiled when she went out. It was impossible for her to be good at exercise like hiking.
Gu Qi's eyes lightly withdrew from Jiang Lechuan.
Don't believe it then. This wasn't an important matter. She was too lazy to explain.
Jiang Lechuan supported his body with one hand on the table. He was obviously drained, but he still uttered word by word: "I don't believe it, unless... unless you compete with me."
Gu Qi: "?"
Was he mental?
[No, Jiang Lechuan can't afford to lose?]
[Does losing to a girl hurt his self-esteem so much? Is his defense broken? ]
[Gu Qi: Are you okay? ]
Gu Qi certainly didn't want to compete with him. However, Jiang Lechuan followed up with a sentence: "Are you scared?"
Gu Qi felt that she didn't have a strong desire to win, really.
But this sentence from Jiang Lechuan's mouth made her feel irritated for some reason and her fist hardened for some reason.
Okay, she admitted it.
Even though she knew it was a provocation, she would still feel very irked when she saw Jiang Lechuan's face full of suspicion.
Why did the younger brother who was occasionally naughty but still well-behaved and sensible in her memory become the one who deserves a beating now? When Gu Qi thought of this, she felt a headache.
The staff members didn't understand what the two were doing and quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Two teachers, wait for the other teachers to regather and we'll take the car down the mountain together."
Jiang Lechuan's eyes were still looking straight at her, full of provocation, and he didn't have any intention to look away.
"It won't delay the recording progress." Standing up, Gu Qi finally made up her mind and glanced at Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan took a big sip of water, followed her with understanding, and declared: "Come on!"
[Ah? How did things develop to this point? ]
[Jiang Lechuan, you really, I'm crying]
[Gu Qi... So why do you give him attention! ]
[What is this? I don't understand, but I'm shocked]
The two hurriedly started their journey down the mountain. Both of their cameramen had been ‘killed’, so the director team replaced them with new cameramen.
It was relatively easy to go down the mountain. More importantly, the road was easy to travel. So Gu Qi chose the main road. Jiang Lechuan followed closely behind her.
Watching Gu Qi's back, Jiang Lechuan was depressed again.
Just on the way up the mountain, he had been thinking about why he hadn't called Gu Qi ‘Elder Sister’, but let an outsider take the ‘lead’.
En...it might be because the two of them had very little time to spend alone together, and they usually called each other ‘hey’. In addition, they had such a bad quarrel a few days ago. If he suddenly called ‘elder sister’ now...it would seem very deliberate and might be suspected of having bad intentions.
Jiang Lechuan had a lot of inner drama.
After some thinking, he decided to find an opportunity to spend time with Gu Qi alone first, take the initiative to find a topic to chat for a few words, and then call Gu Qi ‘Elder Sister’ when the relationship eased a little. How did it turn into a speed competition between the two siblings?
But...
Looking at the distance between him and Gu Qi getting farther and farther, Jiang Lechuan widened his eyes in horror.
His brain was too busy rolling. His strong desire to win made him realize that it was too late to think any more. Jiang Lechuan started to make chase, quickened his pace, and rushed ahead Gu Qi.
Very good.
Now he could start his chat plan.
What to chat about?
Before Jiang Lechuan could think of a suitable topic, he saw——
Gu Qi frowned and looked down at her skirt in disdain. It was a bit over the knee and affected her performance.
She pulled her skirt up a little, took a big step, and surpassed him again.
Jiang Lechuan: “???”
She chased, and he chased too.
They both couldn’t escape each other even with wings.
At first, both of their cameramen were full of confidence. After all, they were following two people who had just climbed up the mountain... How could they possibly——
Slow down! Slow down!
No! It was enough that you don’t slow down! Why are you two running? !
The cameramen were stunned.
The netizens were stunned. [Let's take them down for a urine test. Did they take stimulants? ]
[You still have the energy to run after climbing the mountain? Are you two supermen? ]
[What makes the male and female celebrities who just climbed the mountain run down the mountain without even sitting on the bench for a while? Is it the loss of human nature or the annihilation of morality? No, it's the inexplicable desire to win ]
[(Silence) (Look up) (Applause) (Stand in awe) ]
[To sum it up in one sentence - ‘He is anxious’ ‘She is also anxious’ ]
Jiāng Fengzhi took the main road and was about to reach the top of the mountain.
At the fork in the road, he half-knelt on the ground to tie his shoelaces when suddenly a gust of wind blew by him.
He stood up and looked over with a little doubt. He could only see the figure of a woman in a red skirt.
The speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to see her face clearly. He could only recognize her by the dress.
And at the corner, another figure rushed out.
It was Jiang Lechuan.
"Xiaochuan, what are you doing..." Jiāng Fengzhi took the initiative to speak, but before he finished asking the question, Jiang Lechuan had already run away and only his back was left.
Jiang Lechuan completely ignored Jiāng Fengzhi's existence and seemed to only have Gu Qi's back in his eyes. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. His expression was almost distorted, but he continued to rush forward.
Jiāng Fengzhi's face, as gentle as jade, showed some helpless expression. He turned back and watched the reckless backs of the siblings and showed a helpless smile.
[Hahaha Jiang Lechuan, aren't you on good terms with Jiāng Fengzhi? Why don't you say hello to him! ]
[Jiang Lechuan: You don't understand, if I delay for a second, Gu Qi will be gone! ]
[@National Track and Field Team, come and recruit students. Masters are in the entertainment industry]
[Both’s endurance is high! They should run marathons! ]
And at this moment.
In the teahouse lounge at the foot of the mountain, different screens were broadcasting the situation of the hiking guests in real time.
When Ning Xiwei's eyes fell on the live broadcast room of Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan, she revealed a trace of confusion.
No...
What were these two people doing? Escape down the mountain?
She couldn't understand.
Ning Xiwei thought she could see through the various personalities and hype plans of celebrities in the entertainment industry, but she was befuddled at this moment.
As if she saw the confusion on Ning Xiwei's face, Jiāng Zhiyu half-supported her cheek and said lazily: "Jiang Lechuan likes to stick to Gu Qi too much. He isn't afraid of being discovered..."
After she said this, she glanced at Ning Xiwei in surprise and then closed her mouth again as if she just realized her existence.
Ning Xiwei was stunned for two seconds and asked, "What?"
Jiāng Zhiyu waved her hand and said, "Nothing now."
After she finished speaking, she sat in front of the screen that was broadcasting her elder brother live, as if she hadn't said anything.
Jiāng Zhiyu did it on purpose.
Wen Renjing had taken the initiative to talk to her earlier.
It was from Wen Renjing that Jiāng Zhiyu learned that Ning Xiwei had discovered that Gu Qi and she had the same dress before her and deliberately led her to discuss the dress in public.
Looking back now, Ning Xiwei did start to praise her deliberately after looking upstairs.
Ning Xiwei actually dared to ask her with that seemingly innocent face whether she and Gu Qi had agreed to wear the same dress! Jiāng Zhiyu was boiling when she thought about it.
But Jiāng Zhiyu didn't believe it completely and eyed at Wen Renjing: "Why are you telling me this?"
Wen Renjing smiled nonchalantly: "I can't stand seeing you being used as a gun by others because you are too stupid, so I just remind you."
Jiāng Zhiyu was furious, but there was a door between them and the live broadcast site, so she obviously couldn't make too much noise.
In addition, her target at the moment was Ning Xiwei. So she gritted her teeth in endurance and sat down next to Ning Xiwei.
This revenge must be avenged.
Wasn't it just setting up a trap? Who wouldn't do it?
Seeing that Ning Xiwei had even stopped pretending to worry about her elder sister and her eyes were fixated on the live broadcast room of Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan, Jiāng Zhiyu slightly curled the corners of her lips.
Stupid, you took the bait so easily.
She thought this in her heart.
At this moment, the barrage in the live broadcast room had exploded because of Jiāng Zhiyu's words.
[What does Jiāng Zhiyu mean by this? ]
[What is discovered! ? Is there gossip! ? ]
[So what is the relationship between Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi! Who can tell me? ]
[If you don’t explain it clearly, I’m really going to pull my ear and scratch my head today! ]
[Bench! Sit down! Melon! Come quickly! ]
[Eldest Miss Jiāng, finish your words! Don’t keep me hanging like this! ]
[What can it be? Isn’t that the only melon that needs to be covered up in the entertainment industry? ]
[Which one? ]
[Dating! ]
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Because of Jiāng Zhiyu’s words, many melon-eating viewers instantly flooded into Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan’s live broadcast room.
Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi themselves were unaware of it and were still chasing each other just to win the first place in this ‘game’.
They rushed out of the scenic area gate almost at the same time.
Jiang Lechuan: “?”
Gu Qi: “?”
[So weird, it’s still weird after another look]
[Is this some elementary school chicken group? ]
[Now that you said it, why are they a good match hahaha]
[Same stinky face, arrogance and diva, same strange desire to win and physical talent (?)]
[Am I hallucinating? Why do I suddenly feel that they look a bit alike? Could this be the legendary couple look? ]
Gu Qi tilted her head slightly.
She glanced at Jiang Lechuan, who had been following her and was now in a very disheveled state. She was obviously very tired, but her mood suddenly became light.
In Gu Qi's memory, it seemed that she and Jiang Lechuan only climbed a mountain once when they were young.
Her stamina wasn't great at that time. Jiang Lechuan was obviously half a head shorter than her, but he was still rushing ahead proudly. He turned around and made faces at her, saying, "Elder Sister! You can't catch up with me! Elder Sister is a big fool!"
She was very unwilling to admit defeat. Fuming, she chased Jiang Lechuan and ran. Unforeseen, Jiang Lechuan actually hid behind the rockery and tripped her. In the end, the two of them fell to the ground and sat together crying and throwing dirt and stones at each other.
As a result, they were taken home by their parents who rushed over and received equal treatment. That night, Jiang Lechuan's palms were swollen from being beaten by Dad. He didn't even have time to wipe his tears and snot and took all the snacks to her room and carefully apologized to her.
He was her biological younger brother.
He was a blood relative. The person she cherished the most, missed the most, and hoped to be happy the most in this world.
In her most desperate moment, she gritted her teeth and persevered because she received a family portrait drawn by Jiang Lechuan, who was still in elementary school.
It was just that they haven't been as close as they used to be for a long time. And she had long been accustomed to living alone and almost forgot those distant things.
Neither she nor Jiang Lechuan was good at communication. They always used silence or quarrels to escape conflicts, pushing each other further and further without realizing it.
Gu Qi gazed at Jiang Lechuan with a complicated look.
Jiang Lechuan immediately became anxious: "We obviously stepped over this step together! It can't be considered that I lost! It must be a draw!"
Gu Qi had the urge to laugh.
Jiang Lechuan seemed to have changed a lot, but he seemed to be the same as before.
She slowly said: "Okay, Jiang Lechuan. Let's compete again."
Jiang Lechuan asked suspiciously: "How?"
Gu Qi made up her mind: "Go back to the villa where we are staying from here. If you win, I will do my best."
Do her best.
No matter what the plot constraints and the BE was, she will definitely break free for him.
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