"I feel so cold..." Ye Lan shivered and hugged him tighter, "I won't be able to make it down the mountain if I keep freezing. If we keep going down, the snow will get heavier and heavier, and we will all be in danger..."
"I'll carry you." Tang Jifeng wanted to let go of her. Ye Lan shook her head and just held him tightly, "Tang Jifeng, let's go to the north mountainside, okay?"
Through the faint glow of the phone, Tang Jifeng could barely see clearly that her face had turned purple from the cold, and her originally pink lips were dark blue, which was shocking. It was indeed as she said. If she walked to the foot of the mountain for more than two hours, she was afraid that she really couldn't hold on.
"Okay, let's go to the north hillside." We have to warm her up first.
When Ye Lan heard him nod in agreement, a smile appeared on his frozen little face.
"You're so cold, but you can still smile!" Tang Jifeng felt distressed and helpless. He squatted down and said, "Come on, I'll carry you."
"No need." Ye Lan pulled him up, and rolled her slender body into his windbreaker again, with her little head pressed against his chest. The two of them stuck together like one person, "Let's go like this. I like it this way."
Tang Jifeng felt her warmth, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, which surged and hit his heart again and again. Didn't this little thing already have a boyfriend? Moreover, he thought that she was no longer obsessed with him as before, but now...
I vaguely felt that it was not what I thought it was.
Tang Jifeng smiled with his lips curved, and put his long arms around her slender body. He felt that his depressed mood after the whole day had improved a lot. He raised his hand and rubbed her head, "Then be careful and watch the road."
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The two of them walked all the way to the north mountainside. They focused on the snowy road, and walked steadily with each step. It was so cold that no one spoke much, just kept their strength and heat to walk.
After walking for a while, I finally saw a guesthouse with lights on.
Ye Lan had no strength left and was drowsy from the cold. Now the B&B was just around the corner, but she couldn't even move a step. Tang Jifeng picked her up and ran towards the B&B.
At this moment, the door of the B&B was tightly closed. Tang Jifeng knocked twice before someone came to open the door. The strong wind blew the frost into the house. The owner of the house was a young man in his 30s, wearing thick cotton pajamas, standing at the door.
"Boss, is there any room available?"
“Yes, yes, yes, please come in and talk first.” The owner of the house trembled as he spoke. “This little girl is so cold! Come inside quickly!”
Tang Jifeng strode in holding Ye Lan. The room was bright. He looked around and found the environment was very simple and could not be compared with a hotel in the city. However, it was very quiet and warm. The room was heated and it became much warmer after he entered.
The boss came over with the key and said, "You guys from the city like to try new things, but you're still able to go hiking in this weather. The two rooms upstairs are full, so there's only one downstairs left. You're a couple anyway, so just squeeze in."
"Is this the only one left?"
"Um."
Tang Jifeng looked down at Ye Lan. Ye Lan closed her eyes and pretended not to hear. However, the corners of her lips that were unconsciously raised betrayed her. The boss said they were a young couple... Tang Jifeng did not refute.
Besides, one room is good, anyway, she doesn't want to be separated from him.
Now she knows what love is. When you really love someone, you can't bear to be apart from him even for a second. Even if the two of them don't do anything or talk together, just looking at him quietly, she feels very satisfied. No wonder when her sister-in-law left, her sister-in-law and brother were so sad. At that time, she didn't understand how painful it was to part with love.
Tang Jifeng didn't think much about it. The current situation really didn't allow him to think about it. He just said, "Open the door first."
The boss took the key, unlocked the door, and then handed the key to Tang Jifeng. Tang Jifeng closed the door and put Ye Lan down, "Take off your clothes first, it's all cold."
As he gave these instructions, he took off his snow-covered coat, hung it in the corner, and turned around to turn on the heater.
Ye Lan took off her gloves and scarf, and then her top. She was wearing a thin goose yellow wool sweater, revealing her beautiful snow-white neck. The heater had just been turned on, and it was a little cold. She shrank from the cold, and subconsciously ran to Tang Jifeng, wanting to stay close to him for warmth. Tang Jifeng instinctively held her to his chest, "I'll go ask if there's any hot water, and you go take a shower later."
"… Yeah." Ye Lan nodded, her cold cheek pressed against his chest through his shirt. She felt much warmer. She listened to his heartbeat eagerly, and suddenly felt that coming here today was worth it, even if she was frozen to death.
Tang Jifeng lowered his head and saw her satisfied look, his body froze for a moment. Then, his eyes fell on her thin clothes, and he couldn't bear to push her away.
"You two." At this moment, there was a knock on the door and the boss's voice sounded outside.
This voice interrupted the atmosphere between the two people. Tang Jifeng put his hand on Ye Lan's shoulder and pushed her slightly away from him, "I'll go open the door."
"Um."
Ye Lan obediently retreated, without him holding her, shivering, she jumped around in the room to keep warm. She looked particularly pitiful.
"Wrap yourself in a blanket and go." Tang Jifeng gave instructions as he walked towards the door.
Ye Lan said "Oh" and sat down on the edge of the bed, wrapping his upper body with the quilt like a cicada pupa.
Tang Jifeng opened the door, and the boss brought in two bath towels and some toiletries. "They are all new. I know that you city people are all mysophobic, so these things are unopened. But you have to pay for them first."
Tang Jifeng took the things and asked, "Is there any hot water?"
"Yes. It's already on and will be hot soon."
"Okay. How much?" Tang Jifeng took out his wallet.
"Accommodation and these things, a total of 430."
Tang Jifeng took out six hundred-yuan bills and handed them to the boss, saying, "You don't need to give me the change for the rest, but I'll have to trouble you to get me two more quilts and prepare a bowl of ginger soup."
"Okay then. I'll get ready right away."
The boss didn't hesitate to take the money and went to prepare. After a while, he brought in two more quilts and said, "My wife is already cooking the ginger soup. You two can take a shower first and then you can drink it."
"Thank you." Tang Jifeng threw the quilt on the bed and patted Ye Lan's head. "Go, take a shower."
Ye Lan's eyes were still fixed on the wallet he had thrown aside, and he felt happier and happier. He ran into the bathroom holding a bath towel.