Li Hanchen turned to glance at the photo on the tombstone and said to Mu Sheng, “Can you wait for me over there? I want to say a few things to my mother.”
“Sure.” Mu Sheng walked up to the waterfall in the distance to admire cherry blossoms.
The sound of the waterfall was loud. Mu Sheng didn’t know what Li Hanchen had to say to his mother. Every now and then when she raised her head, she caught him looking at her.
Li Hanchen walked over five minutes later.
He had gorgeous features, so he looked even more handsome as he walked over through the cherry blossom trees. Mu Sheng’s ears inexplicably felt warm as she looked at him. She veered her eyes uneasily.
Li Hanchen stopped in front of Mu Sheng. “Do you want to go back or hang out here?”
Mu Sheng looked at the cherry blossoms throughout the mountain and waterfall and decided. “I want to stay here.”
In a past life, she spent most of her time in a laboratory, but she always liked nature.
“Sure. This way.”
Li Hanchen led Mu Sheng through the cherry blossom trees. They could hear the sound of birds and running water and smell the refreshing scent of nature. After staying in the city for a long time, it felt spiritually cleansing to be here.
Mu Sheng didn’t talk much. Since Li Hanchen was a knowledgeable man, he kept making small talk with Mu Sheng. They had a good time chatting.
They walked for some time until the path became narrow. They backtracked when the path finally disappeared.
Perhaps owing to the rise in temperature, the insects and snakes lying dormant in the mountain started to come out of hibernation and were climbing on the stone path.
Mu Sheng was admiring the waterfall in the trees and failed to detect anything amiss. Li Hanchen was focusing on her profile, so he wasn’t looking at the stone path either.
Mu Sheng veered her eyes after looking at the scenery briefly. She automatically looked at the stone path up ahead and promptly got a shock. She instinctively leaned towards Li Hanchen and grabbed his arm.
In her past life, Mu Sheng had only read about snakes and insects in books. Her hair couldn’t help standing when she saw a patterned green snake swiftly slithering towards them as it spat out its tongue.
Li Hanchen pulled her behind him and kicked a few stones at the snake and knocked it out.
Although the snake was no longer moving, it remained lying on the stone path with light reflecting off its light green belly. Despite Mu Sheng’s typical calmness, she was starting to lose it.
Li Hanchen glanced at the snake before looking at Mu Sheng.
He made yet another mental note about Mu Sheng.
She was afraid of snakes.
“Let’s go.” Li Hanchen pulled Mu Sheng’s wrist so that she could walk on the inside while he walked next to the snake
However, Mu Sheng remained apprehensive.
Mu Sheng spent all her time in a sterile laboratory conducting research and had never seen a real snake in her life. Even though it was just a tiny snake, it felt like a huge barrier, and she could smell it from here.
Li Hanchen narrowed his eyes as he reminisced. “It seems you are afraid of snakes as well. Li An used to be afraid of them when he was young. He would always make me carry him back. Otherwise, he refused to walk.”
Mu Sheng didn’t like snakes. The moment she heard what he said, a thought crossed her mind.
However, she felt it might be rude to ask.
Mu Sheng put on a bold front and took two steps forward. The unconscious snake suddenly wriggled a little. Mu Sheng hurriedly grabbed Li Hanchen’s arm and retreated.
She finally asked, “Mind carrying me across the path?”