Source Of Calamity - Ch 42

The most scenic mountain in this city was called Baihe Mountain. There was a Baihe Tower on the top of the mountain. There were always many tourists and open spaces as well. Many elderly people liked to go there to dance in the square. The elders also like to take their younger generations to climb the mountain. There was a park at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain road was not steep. Local primary and secondary schools also liked to organize children to go on spring or winter outings there.

Shen Zhen changed into sportswear. He usually wore suits. So occasionally when wearing sportswear, it felt quite novel.

Qin Xing also changed. Black sportswear on Qin Xing made him look like a different person, less refined and more aggressive. He stood there with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, legs long and straight, and male pheromones practically bursting.

When Shen Zhen saw Qin Xing walking out of the room, he couldn’t help swallowing. What kind of divine figure and beauty was this?

“What’s the matter?” Qin Xing saw Shen Zhen staring at him without blinking, and his eyes were full of smiles.

Shen Zhen was dazed, unable to react, and said bluntly, “You are so good-looking.”

Shen Zhen wanted to slap himself in the mouth.

Qin Xing smiled and said, “In my eyes, Xiao Zhen is the most good-looking.”

Shen Zhen felt that he was going to melt into a puddle of water under Qin Xing’s eyes. Probably Qin Xing was the kind of person in legend who was provocative without knowing it, he lowered his head: “Let’s go, let’s go, lest people on the mountain become too crowded.”

Qin Xing gave the driver two days off, and Shen Zhen didn’t like to drive. Just when Qin Xing was about to act as the driver himself, Shen Zhen suddenly said, “How about we take the bus? I haven’t taken a bus before.”

Qin Xing smiled: “Okay.”

Although he had never been on the bus before, Shen Zhen knew that the bus cost two yuan now, so he opened his wallet, but only saw hundred yuan bills.

Qin Xing? Of course his situation was like him.

So before taking the bus, Shen Zhen went to the supermarket downstairs to exchange some change.

There was a bus stop downstairs from Shen Zhen’s place. The subway had not been repaired yet. There were not many people waiting for the bus at the moment. After all, it was working hours. Those waiting for the bus to Baihe Mountain were all middle-aged and elderly people, some with grandchildren.

However, when the bus arrived at the station, Shen Zhen was still taken aback by the scene in front of him. It was the first time he had seen this kind of scene with people standing on top of people.

But they had already decided to take the bus, and now it was not Shen Zhen’s style to admit to cowardice, so he glanced at Qin Xing and asked, “If you think it’s too crowded, we can actually take a taxi…..”

Qin Xing smiled and said, “Xiao Zhen doesn’t feel crowded, how could I?”

Shen Zhen: “…..” All right, he was dug a hole for himself.

The two squeezed onto the bus with such difficulty that Shen Zhen was almost out of breath. The man in front of him had body odor, and was also talking to the person next to him. The guy also had bad breath, and Shen Zhen was about to suffocate.

Shen Zhen turned around a little bit, facing Qin Xing, and only then finally recovered. Qin Xing didn’t wear cologne, but there was a good scent exuding from his body. Shen Zhen lowered his head, resting his forehead on Qin Xing’s shoulder. The tip of the nose was full of Qin Xing’s scent.

The speed of the bus was slow, and it had to stop every time it reached a station. Some people squeezed down and some people squeezed up.

Shen Zhen felt like a drop of water in a stream, drifting with the flow.

“It’s so crowded.” Shen Zhen complained softly.

But a hand wrapped around Shen Zhen’s shoulder, and brought Shen Zhen into his embrace. Shen Zhen raised his head in a daze.

Qin Xing said with a straight face: “This way it won’t be crowded.”

Shen Zhen, who was a little dizzy, muttered to himself: “Really?”

A car in front jumped onto the bus lane like a racing car, and the driver of the bus slammed on the brakes. Shen Zhen already didn’t have much space to stand in the first place, so he fell on Qin Xing directly, and his whole body was supported by Qin Xing.

Shen Zhen only felt a pain on his forehead. He was pressed against Qin Xing’s shoulder, but now he hit Qin Xing’s chin.

Shen Zhen quickly reached out to touch Qin Xing’s chin, and asked cautiously: “Does it hurt? I didn’t mean it, I lost my balance just now.”

Qin Xing reached out and rubbed Shen Zhen’s forehead with a warm smile: “Does Xiao Zhen hurt?”

Shen Zhen didn’t know how to express his feelings.

For a long time, no one cared about his emotions, whether he was in pain, or whether he was sad or happy.

Shen Zhen leaned against Qin Xing, his originally stiff waist softening: “It doesn’t hurt.”

Qin Xing whispered in Shen Zhen’s ear, “I won’t let you be hurt.”

Shen Zhen felt that his whole body had lost strength, and there was a tingling feeling covering him from head to toe. His heart seemed to be beating extraordinarily violently, his brain was too full of blood supply, and his face flushed red.

“It’s too hot on the bus.” Shen Zhen said.

Qin Xing chuckled lowly: “Then there’s nothing I can do, I can’t open the window.”

Shen Zhen didn’t speak, there were obviously so many people on the bus, but he felt as if there were only him and Qin Xing here.

Everyone else was like in another world.

At this moment, Shen Zhen was thinking that it would be great if what Su Shiqing said was true. If Qin Xing really had something with him, then he would have the excuse to not care about Qin Xing’s status, and he would definitely go all out and pursue this man.

It would be great if it was true…..Shen Zhen sighed in melancholy.

“Is Xiao Zhen lost in thoughts? What are you thinking?” Qin Xing asked softly.

Shen Zhen closed his eyes: “I was thinking, it would be great if it was like this forever.”

Qin Xing chuckled lowly: “I can give Xiao Zhen whatever Xiao Zhen wants.”

Shen Zhen suddenly wanted to ask, if I want to be with you, would you agree?

But Shen Zhen suddenly faltered and didn’t dare to ask.

Too afraid that if he asked, Qin Xing would push him away instead.

The bus meandered slowly for half an hour, and finally arrived at the destination. After getting off the bus, Shen Zhen breathed the fresh air and felt that he had finally come back to life, but at the same time, he felt a little regretful.

Qin Xing looked at his empty embrace, feeling a little regretful as well.

“Aiya, why are there so many people today?” The old lady next to them complained loudly, “There are usually not so many people, and we can’t get a good spot now.”

“That’s right, that open space must have been taken by people already.”

They all held musical instruments, including flutes and sanxians. They were an elderly band, but they didn’t perform professionally. They usually just entertained themselves.

Now their usual activity spot was occupied by a group of dancing old ladies, and they were all annoyed.

Shen Zhen seldom came to such a place, and thought it was quite interesting.

There was an older lady who noticed Shen Zhen and Qin Xing for some reason. She probably felt that young people rarely climbed mountains. As she looked, she thought of her boyfriend-less daughter. She now lived on her retirement salary, and often went up to the mountain to play and sing when she had nothing to do. The only worry was that her daughter’s most important life event had not yet been settled (TN: mariage), so after looking for a while, she came over very naturally.

“Young man, are you also here to climb the mountain?” The older lady looked at Shen Zhen kindly.

Shen Zhen was stunned for a few seconds, and then realized that she was asking him, so Shen Zhen replied, “That’s right.”

The older lady: “Ai, young man, how old are you?”

Shen Zhen was dumbfounded, “I’m going to be twenty-three soon.”

The older lady: “Oh! What a coincidence, my daughter is twenty-six this year.”

Shen Zhen: “?”

Where was the coincidence?

The older lady: “Young man, do you use WeChat? Come on, let’s add each other’s WeChat.”

Shen Zhen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and said, “Auntie, is there something you want from me?”

The older lady looked like she was part of a pyramid scheme: “Young man, do you have a girlfriend?”

Shen Zhen shook his head subconsciously.

The older lady: “What a coincidence, neither does my daughter!”

Your daughter doesn’t have a girlfriend either?

The older lady was elated: “How about I give you my daughter’s contact information?”

Shen Zhen could only say dumbfoundingly: “Auntie, I don’t want to date.”

The older lady must have been tormented by her daughter for a long time, and she said sadly: “Why do young people all don’t want to date now, the young people today are different from our generation.”

Qin Xing stood on the side with a complicated expression.

He was also a generation ahead of Shen Zhen.

The older lady added a metaphorical knife: “Now it is said that there is a generation gap between three years. Then if that was the case there may be a strait between my daughter and I.”

Shen Zhen: “Auntie, we are going to go climbing the mountain, why don’t you go look at other people.”

The older lady looked at Qin Xing this time, and she beamed with joy: “Young…..” It seemed that with his age it was not suitable to call him a young man, so the older lady had an idea, “Big brother!”

Qin Xing: “…..”

The older lady said excitedly: “Are you married?”

Qin Xing: “Yes.”

The older lady was depressed again: “Ai.”

When climbing the mountain, Shen Zhen thought of the older lady, and thought it was very interesting, and said to Qin Xing: “I think the older lady we just met is very interesting. If I was in an ordinary family, my mother would definitely urge me to date like that. “

Qin Xing was expressionless, thinking to himself, fortunately not.

Shen Zhen said cheerfully, “Actually, that’s not a bad thing.”

Qin Xing suddenly stopped.

Shen Zhen turned his head strangely: “What’s wrong?”

Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen with complicated eyes: “Xiao Zhen, what kind of life do you want to live?”

Shen Zhen thought about it carefully: “It is good now.”

Not having to worry about food, not having to worry about what would happen tomorrow every day, not having Su Shiqing’s various admirers come knocking at the door, and being able to watch Su Shiqing make a fool of himself, such days were already pretty good.

Qin Xing was thoughtful.

Shen Zhen: “Are you tired?”

Qin Xing stepped forward: “Let’s go.”

Three hours passed.

Shen Zhen put his hands on his knees and said with difficulty: “I, I can’t do it anymore, I can’t walk anymore, rest…..”

After resting for half an hour, Shen Zhen climbed for another hour, but was dead on his feet again.

Going down the mountain when it was getting dark, Shen Zhen was completely paralyzed from exhaustion.

He overestimated the physical strength of one who stays indoors all year round and travels by car everyday.

In the end, he ended up climbing onto Qin Xing’s back, and was carried down the mountain by Qin Xing. Qin Xing supported Shen Zhen’s butt in both hands, and Shen Zhen felt it very weird indeed.

Probably feeling that Shen Zhen was sliding down too much, Qin Xing held his butt and bounced him up a bit with both hands.

Shen Zhen hugged Qin Xing’s neck and buried his face on Qin Xing’s shoulder.

He had lost eight lifetimes worth of face.

He would never suggest mountain climbing again, whoever liked to climb should climb!

Shen Li, who had a close escape, sneezed in his room.

“Who, who is thinking of me?”