Sharing Dreams with My Bestie's Cousin-Chapter 79 - Worry about him

Chapter 79: Worry about him

Chapter 79: Worry about him

The night path was difficult to navigate.

Wen Zhi had no other lighting equipment and could only use the flashlight on her phone to illuminate the path.

She was familiar with the path behind the mountain, managing not to stumble as she walked half of it before she stopped to shout twice. Receiving no response, she continued her way toward Feiquan Waterfall.

Shouts from Chen Jinhai came from behind her.

Wen Zhi ignored them and continued on the predetermined path, though she had sprained her ankle that day. It wasn’t serious, but it was slightly painful, slowing her pace.

Upon reaching the vicinity of Feiquan Waterfall, she could hear the rushing water. The view would have been stunning during the day, but at night, with limited visibility, it felt particularly noisy and oppressive.

“Shang Hexing, are you still here?”

“Shang Hexing?”

There was no response to her calls.

Wen Zhi took a deep breath when her phone vibrated, indicating low battery.

Since moving into Jingci Temple, she had seldom used her phone and hardly ever carried it with her. It had been almost three days since she last charged it, and just when she needed it, the battery was running low.

Moreover, using the flashlight drained the battery quickly, and it wouldn’t last much longer.

“…Such bad luck.”

Just as Wen Zhi was muttering to herself, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and snatched her phone.

Wen Zhi jumped in fright.

She could barely make out the hand that took her phone, which looked dark and hairy.

As she looked up and saw what was happening, her suspicion was confirmed—it was a wild monkey.

Because her phone, with its flashlight turned on, was now swaying back and forth in the night.

There were also the playful screeches of monkeys in the air.

Wen Zhi felt relieved that it was only her phone that was stolen and not that she was harmed.

But now, things were even worse.

Wen Zhi could only walk in the dark, calling out as she went, “Shang Hexing, are you here?”

“Shang…”

At that moment, Wen Zhi faintly saw what seemed to be a weak firelight in the distance.

Could it be Shang Hexing?

Wen Zhi wasn’t sure, fearing it might be the monkeys causing a disturbance.

After hesitating several times and worrying that Shang Hexing might truly be in danger on this mountain, she finally gathered her courage and walked toward the weak firelight.

As she approached, she discovered that the firelight was coming from a burning fire pile.

She slowly tried to get closer.

A familiar voice came from beside her: “Who?”

Wen Zhi was momentarily stunned, certain she hadn’t misheard—it was Shang Hexing’s voice.

“Don’t move.”

A sharp branch circled from behind, pressing against the major artery in Wen Zhi’s neck.

Her body stiffened, daring not to move.

It was too dark, and the light from the fire didn’t reach her, so she couldn’t see the person behind her. But she knew, and was very certain, it was him.

The branch against her skin drew closer, creating an indentation, and Wen Zhi’s breathing hastened: “It’s… it’s me.”

Shang Hexing recognized Wen Zhi’s voice, withdrew the branch from her neck but still didn’t let her go, and asked in a subdued tone, “What are you doing here so late?”

Not to mention it, but Wen Zhi got angry as soon as it was brought up.

She suddenly turned around and pushed him away, fuming, “Why are you still not coming down from the mountain so late? Everyone is looking for you, everyone is very worried about you, I was afraid something happened to you here.”

In the darkness, Wen Zhi could not even see the outline of his body.

After pushing him, she was unsure of his whereabouts, she reached out to touch him but failed to find his clothes after groping for a while.

She became anxious and called out, “Shang Hexing?”

After a while, Shang Hexing handed his hand to her, and after she grabbed it, he heard her muffled voice, “Why aren’t you speaking? I won’t blame you.”

“Are you worried about me?” Shang Hexing asked her.

Wen Zhi was taken aback.

Then she exhaled and said softly, “Anyone would worry if they disappeared without saying a word.”

Shang Hexing withdrew his hand.

Wen Zhi was startled and waved her hands in the dark a few times, “Where are you?”

Shang Hexing sighed softly and slowly walked in front of her. Wen Zhi immediately caught him, knowing he was close, she didn’t dare to be too presumptuous, only groping to grab a piece of his clothing.

Having groped for a while without grabbing on, she became nervous, Shang Hexing’s voice was beside her ear, “Don’t grope indiscriminately.”

Wen Zhi was slightly embarrassed and said quietly, “Sorry.”

Shang Hexing asked her, “How did you find this place all by yourself?”

No longer daring to blame him, Wen Zhi spoke softly, “I came to find you, I went a separate way from them, it’s just that I found you first.”

The last sentence carried an undeniable thrill and relief in her tone.

Of course, she did not tell the truth.

Because she sneaked away, Chen Zhu didn’t allow her to come, nor did the monks, she wouldn’t have made it if she hadn’t figured out a way on her own.

Shang Hexing did not ask further, only said, “Come with me.”

Wen Zhi nodded, tugging at the edge of his clothing, and followed him to the fire.

Finally in the light, Wen Zhi also saw his face, she looked at him closely, not disheveled, looking no different from during the day, he hadn’t encountered any trouble.

“It’s good that you’re fine,” Wen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

With mixed feelings, Shang Hexing gazed at her for a moment, his eyes landing on the hand clutching his clothes, and said softly, “You can let go now.”

Wen Zhi didn’t want to let go.

Even in a relaxed situation, her hand still wanted to clutch tightly to his clothes.

Shang Hexing chuckled, “Scared?”

“Mm-hm,” she nodded, her demeanor meek and clever.

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Shang Hexing said, “There are no wild monkeys here.”

Mentioning wild monkeys, Wen Zhi’s cheeks puffed out, she said indignantly, “I lost my phone, it was stolen by a wild monkey. It happened just now on the way looking for you, they seem to be a gang, very arrogant!!”

Listening to Wen Zhi’s indignant complaint, Shang Hexing could hardly keep from laughing, “Tomorrow let them search the mountain to find it back and give the monkey that stole your phone a beating to vent your anger.”

Wen Zhi grinned and obediently nodded, “Okay~”

Only then did she let go of his clothes, he gestured for her to sit over there, Wen Zhi didn’t want to, it was pitch black around, she felt insecure and needed to sit close to him.

Shang Hexing’s eyes smiled, letting her have her way.

At that moment, Wen Zhi asked, “Why were you staying in the back mountain all day? What were you doing here?”

Shang Hexing turned his head to look at her.

The warm yellow firelight flickered on her face, he watched her quietly for a moment, and said to her, “Came to meet an old friend.”

“Old friend?”