At an altitude of over two thousand meters, Du Ruoxin saw the sunrise and the golden sun illuminating the mountains.
It was truly beautiful.
The beauty of nature always shook her soul.
Kristino lay on the lush green lawn, gazing at the sky and sighing, "If only life were always like the first meeting."
She continued, "Do not wait idly; let not your youth turn white, only to regret it in sorrow!"
Kristino looked at Du Ruoxin, his facial muscles twitching. "..."
What did she mean?
Was she advising him not to waste his youth and his affections on her, only to lament in old age that his lifelong pursuit had yielded nothing?
Du Ruoxin, ignoring her elder brother's pained expression, asked with concern, "Has Grace still not been found?"
It had been several days.
What if—
"She's been found," Kristino said. "The situation caused quite a stir, but she's fine."
Du Ruoxin became agitated. "When was she found? Why didn't she call me?"
Kristino: "Last night." She was sleeping.
Taking out his phone, he scrolled to Qin Yunxi's number and handed it to Du Ruoxin.
Du Ruoxin eagerly dialed. "Ring, ring, ring—"
Grace was asleep. Seeing how soundly Qin Yunxi slept, she too couldn't resist the drowsiness and gradually drifted off.
For the past few days, she had been constantly on edge, not having a single good night's sleep.
Grace didn't push Qin Yunxi away, nor did she opt for another room. After all, given this man's temperament, even if she left now, he would come to her room upon waking.
Perhaps... it was better to just...
Even if it was like a moth flying into a flame, even if she was covered in wounds, she felt it was time to face him together.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"
The phone on the nightstand vibrated, sounding like thunder and waking Grace.
Because she hadn't slept enough, her head felt heavy, and her mind and thoughts were still in a resting state.
Drowsily, she reached for her phone and slid to the green button. "Hello?"
Du Ruoxin: "Brother Qin, Grace—"
Wait, wasn't this Grace's voice? What was wrong with her? Her voice sounded strange.
"Grace, is that you? Are you injured?"
Grace, completely unaware that she had answered Qin Yunxi's phone, said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine, Sister Xin. I'm sleeping. I'm so sleepy. I'll contact you after I wake up."
Du Ruoxin: "?！？！？！？"
Her beautiful eyes widened more than cherries. Grace's meaning...
She was holding Brother Qin's phone, so was she saying Grace slept with Brother Qin?!!
Really? Slept together?!!!!
Even as the speaker emitted a busy signal, she remained in shock—Damn! Big news!!!!
She couldn't control her excitement; she couldn't control her urge to gossip!
Grace hung up the phone and slept for a while longer. The phone vibrated again.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"
So noisy.
She fumbled for the phone and answered.
"Yunxi, how are you? Are you injured? I heard you even mobilized the army. What happened? Who dares to bully my son?"
"Hello? Hello? Speak."
"Why aren't you speaking?"
"Yunxi, Yunxi..."
On the other end of the line, Zhan Lan's anxious voice made Grace shiver, jolting her awake from her sleep.
She—
"Son, what's wrong? Don't scare me..."
Zhan Lan's worried and choked voice made Grace dare not linger. "Ah, Auntie... he's fine... he's sleeping."
Oh my god.
What was she saying? Why was she answering Qin Yunxi's phone? She—
Grace felt so embarrassed she wanted to dig a hole and disappear.
Zhan Lan: "?"
Hearing a woman's voice unexpectedly, she "jolted." This... was this?
"Grace?" she asked, not entirely sure.
"Yes." Grace was so annoyed, so choked up, she was sweating from fear.
Ahhh, why did she answer Qin Yunxi's phone! And Aunt Zhan heard it too!!!
Zhan Lan was perceptive. Hearing Grace's voice, she immediately relaxed. "Ah, haha, it's okay, it's okay. You guys continue sleeping."
With that, she quickly hung up.
Grace: "————"
No, that was... a misunderstanding, a real misunderstanding.
She and Qin Yunxi...
They slept together, but not in the way Aunt Zhan thought...
Grace bit her lip, wishing she could hit her head against a wall or vanish on the spot. Gently, she tightened her grip on the bath towel and slowly shifted her body, wanting to leave.
But as soon as she moved, an arm wrapped around her waist.