Chapter 29 part 1
Yan Shiting recognized that it was Yu Li's voice.
The Yu Li who had just been in his line of sight had now disappeared.
Yan Shiting abruptly stopped in his tracks, his thin lips pressed tightly together.
He gripped the umbrella tightly, recalling where Yu Li had been standing, and turned around, going against the crowd and leaving the pavilion, circling around to the area near where Yu Li had been.
He scanned the area, but didn't see any trace of Yu Li.
Yan Shiting frowned deeply, his footsteps turning, rushing towards the small stream by the pavilion.
"Yu Li!"
Yu Li was grasping a slender sapling, trying to walk towards the shore, when he suddenly heard Yan Shiting's anxious voice.
He looked up and saw Yan Shiting running towards him.
The expression on that face was one Yu Li had never seen before - a look of panic.
Yu Li was slightly taken aback, and in that brief moment, Yan Shiting had already reached him.
Yu Li saw that Yan Shiting's lips were tightly pressed together, an aura of tension around him, and Yu Li hastily tried to reassure him, "I'm fine..."
Yan Shiting's lips were taut, and he didn't speak.
His eyes quickly scanned over Yu Li, not finding any visible injuries.
It was just that Yu Li was standing in the muddy bank of the stream, his feet sunk in.
The hand gripping the small tree was scraped, though Yu Li didn't know how that had happened.
Yan Shiting's gaze darkened, and he handed the umbrella to Yu Li, then single-handedly lifted Yu Li out of the mud, pulling him close.
Yu Li: !
He was still in a state of surprise when he heard Yan Shiting's low voice, "Are your feet injured?"
Yu Li shook his head, "No."
It was just that the mud had gotten into his sneakers, which was quite uncomfortable.
He didn't know when he had become this delicate, when he used to be able to walk barefoot and catch loaches as a child.
Yu Li bit his lip in self-reproach.
Yan Shiting looked at him deeply for a moment, then suddenly turned around and half-crouched in front of him.
"Get on."
Yu Li was dazed.
Was this Yan Shiting's way of asking to carry him on his back?
He hesitated for a bit, "I'm not injured, I can walk by myself."
Yan Shiting just coldly repeated, "Get on."
The rain had already soaked his hair, and seeing this, Yu Li, though reluctant, didn't refuse again, and with the umbrella in hand, awkwardly climbed onto Yan Shiting's back.
Yan Shiting clenched his fists, not letting his palms come into direct contact with Yu Li's thighs, supporting him steadily as he stood up and headed down the mountain.
The rain was gradually getting heavier, and the ground was becoming very difficult to walk on.
But Yan Shiting's steps were steady, his supporting hands strong, not letting Yu Li feel any jostling.
Yu Li wrapped one arm around Yan Shiting, holding the umbrella with the other hand.
The raindrops pattered on the umbrella, making a dull sound.
Listening to that muffled sound, Yu Li thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you worried that I'll slip and hurt the baby again?"
Without waiting for Yan Shiting's answer, he continued, "Don't worry, I'll protect it, it won't get hurt."
Of course, Yu Li also didn't want anything to happen to his child.
So when he had stepped on the edge of the pavilion step and started to fall towards the stream, at that moment he had only thought of protecting the baby, and had quickly grabbed the small tree by the stream to barely stabilize himself.
This was how he had gotten the scrapes on his hand from grabbing the tree.
Yu Li finished speaking, and Yan Shiting's footsteps paused slightly.
In a place Yu Li couldn't see, Yan Shiting's Adam's apple bobbed, and after hesitating for a long time, he simply said, "No."
But how else could he explain it? He had married for the sake of the child, but just a few days later, he had denied caring about the child?
Yan Shiting remained silent, his brow furrowed, and continued carrying Yu Li down the mountain.
Yu Li didn't notice his strangeness, lowering the umbrella a bit to keep the wind from blowing it around.
They walked in silence.
...
When they reached the bottom of the mountain, in front of a convenience store, Yan Shiting called the driver.
While waiting for the driver, Yan Shiting went into the convenience store and bought some towels and wet wipes.
Soon, the driver arrived with the car.
After getting in the car, Yan Shiting handed the towels and wet wipes to Yu Li, "Wipe yourself, don't catch a cold."
"Mm." Yu Li took them, wiping the moisture from his hair.
Turning his head, he noticed that Yan Shiting's hair was also dripping wet, and Yu Li's hands paused slightly.
He hesitated, then handed the towel to Yan Shiting, "You should wipe yourself too."
Yan Shiting glanced at him, silently taking the towel.
Yu Li withdrew his hand, but his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Lin Jiarong and the others rushing down the mountain.
The rain had come suddenly, and the three of them hadn't brought umbrellas, but Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin had Wang Jianfeng's leather jacket covering their heads, so their hair didn't seem too wet.
As for Wang Jianfeng, he was walking behind them with just a single layer of clothing, his entire body already soaked through.
Yu Li stared at them blankly.
Yan Shiting had also noticed the three of them.
When he went to the convenience store to buy the umbrella, it was the last one they had.
Yan Shiting looked back at Yu Li, handing the umbrella to the driver, "Pull the car over and give them the umbrella."
As he spoke, Yu Li looked at him with a nervous gaze.
The driver took it, then asked, "Master Yan, there's one more emergency umbrella in the car, should I give them that one too?"
"Mm." Yan Shiting nodded.
"Understood, Master Yan." The driver responded, slowly driving the car up to where Wang Jianfeng was.
Before the car came to a stop, Yan Shiting raised the partition.
Yu Li tightened his grip on the wet wipes, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.
The car windows were tinted, so he could see his mother and sister outside, but they couldn't see him.
The driver rolled down the passenger window and called out to Wang Jianfeng, "Brother, the rain is too heavy, you should take the umbrella."
He then handed out the two umbrellas.
Wang Jianfeng was taken aback, "This, this is too kind..."
The driver glanced at the partition and shouted, "Take it, my boss... I'm driving, the rain won't get me. You need to walk to the front to catch a ride, use the umbrella."
Wang Jianfeng looked at Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin, then took the umbrellas, "Thank you, brother."
However, he then directly turned around and handed both umbrellas to Lin Jiarong and Yu Xin.
Yu Xin was worried about getting Yu Xin wet, so the leather jacket was still draped over her.
Lin Jiarong tried to tilt the umbrella more towards Yu Xin's side.
Seeing this, Wang Jianfeng quickened his pace, moving the umbrella he was holding to slightly cover Lin Jiarong's head.
The three of them walked on side by side, heads bowed against the rain.
The car started and drove away, and Yu Li slowly withdrew his gaze.
He lowered his eyes to look at the package of wet wipes in his hand, his thoughts in turmoil.
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