After leaving the sushi restaurant, it was already dark.

Rong Xiyi and her two friends went to the nearby CHAGEE store to buy fruit tea, and Xu Lin also ordered a cup.

At eight o'clock, Xu Lin officially set off for Lingxiu Mountain.

Xu Lin glanced at the GPS; it would take a little over an hour to drive because the mountain is just outside the suburbs.

Along the way, it was mostly Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao chatting, with Xu Lin occasionally chiming in, since their topics were all over the place, like cosmetics, clothes, styling, and Xu Lin wasn't interested in these at all; it's no wonder they had no common topics. Later, they talked about which singer was having a concert and wanted to go see it.

Rong Xiyi said, "I've never been to a concert, so I don't know what the atmosphere is like. It must be lively, right?"

Xia Xiyao said, "My deskmate dragged me to one in high school. What was his name again? A guy nicknamed Little Ghost. I watched his concert with my deskmate once, and it was quite torturous. But I haven't been to other singers' concerts."

"Who is Little Ghost?"

Rong Xiyi was curious.

Xia Xiyao: "Let me check..."

Just then, Xu Lin turned around and asked, "Are you talking about that Tai Ku La guy?"

If you are like me, then Tai Ku La!

"Yes, that's him!"

Xia Xiyao nodded.

"Xu Lin, is this singer really amazing?"

Rong Xiyi didn't expect Xu Lin to know the singer Xia Xiyao was talking about.

Xu Lin: "Not really, he's just too abstract, so I remembered."

"What's abstract?" Rong Xiyi was puzzled.

Xia Xiyao said, "He's just an idiot!"

"Oh!"

"Great minds think alike!"

Xu Lin also agreed with Xia Xiyao's words.

Xu Lin was also bored from driving, so he casually put on a song. Since he was driving, he specially searched for "All the Way North".

"Xu Lin, I want to hear you sing!"

Rong Xiyi was excited.

"Ok!"

As the music intro started, Xu Lin hit the beat and casually sang, "The world in the rearview mirror..."

Rong Xiyi also pretended to hold glow sticks in her hands, cheering for Xu Lin.

From the back seat, Xia Xiyao was startled hearing Xu Lin sing—she didn't expect Xu Lin to sing so well. She initially thought Xu Lin was just someone who casually hummed a few tunes—like one of those so-called shower singers.

"Yaoyao, does Xu Lin sing well?"

Rong Xiyi turned back to ask her.

Xia Xiyao nodded.

Once "All the Way North" finished, Xu Lin switched to other Jay Chou songs, like "Stranded" and "Obviously," singing all the way to their destination.

At this point, Xia Xiyao finally appreciated Xu Lin's singing.

She never imagined Xu Lin could sing so well!

He seemed like a professional singer with great singing skills. For example, the song "Stranded" requires a strong voice; Xu Lin sang it with ease. Not only that, but his voice was also quite pleasant, magnetic, easily recognizable, and gave a mesmerizing feeling.

Composing, playing guitar, playing piano, singing, writing novels...

Exceptionally talented!

"Too bad he's a scumbag!"

Xia Xiyao summed it up in one sentence!

At 9:20 PM, Xu Lin and the others finally reached their destination.

The parking lot at Siuling Mountain's foothill was already crowded with cars.

Every Friday or Saturday night, many people come to hike here because it's the weekend, which is fitting—it includes office workers and students, mostly young people. Older folks usually have families and aren't interested in hiking unless they're looking for an affair with those in the social circles.

Seeing there was a public restroom, Xu Lin went to use it, but before that, he asked the two girls, "Do you need to use the restroom?"

Rong Xiyi: "No!"

Xia Xiyao shook her head, also declining.

The three of them fetched bags from the trunk, each taking a portion of the items.

Siuling Mountain isn't as difficult to climb as Cyan Peace Mountain. The path up is quite convenient, just a bit dark.

For such mountains, there aren't any streetlights, so people use various lighting tools.

However, because there are many people hiking up the mountain, each person holding different lighting tools makes it quite bright. People chat and laugh along the way, so even though it's dark on both sides of the road, it's not too scary.

Xu Lin walked at the back, with Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao ahead to avoid losing each other.

All the way, Rong Xiyi kept complaining, but Xia Xiyao didn't say much.

The two girls had different personalities.

After a little over an hour of hiking, the three of them walked and paused intermittently.

Finally, around 11 PM, they reached the mountain top.

The top was quite spacious and crowded with people.

Xu Lin and the group found a clean spot with just the three of them.

Since they planned to barbecue here later, Xu Lin didn't like having people walking around to disturb them.

At this moment, Rong Xiyi said, "Xu Lin, I need to pee!"

Xu Lin replied straight away, "Just find a bush to pee!"

"Ah, how can I pee in a bush?"

Rong Xiyi was taken aback. Peeing outside was outrageous—she had never done it before.

"Where else can I find you a toilet?"

Xu Lin: "There was a public restroom earlier, and you didn't go. Now at the top, you need to pee."

"I didn't feel the need to pee back then!"

Rong Xiyi came over, swinging her right hand while pouting, "Xu Lin, come with me to the restroom!"

"Want me to carry you to pee? Like a child?"

"No!"

Rong Xiyi quickly refused, feeling too embarrassed!

At this past 11 PM hour, it was pitch dark. Not just girls—even many grown men felt a bit timid.

Of course, Xu Lin wasn't afraid.

Xu Lin planned to take Rong Xiyi somewhere to pee, and then he looked at Xia Xiyao: "What about you?"

"I don't need to use the toilet."

But just as Xia Xiyao finished speaking, Xu Lin said, "You might as well go now. It's past eleven at night and it won't be light until six in the morning. If you need to go later, what will you do?"

Xu Lin was pretty assertive, implying that if she needed to go urgently later, she would have to go by herself, as he wouldn't be serving her.

In such a dark environment, it's uncertain whether a girl would dare to find a bush to pee alone. Now that Rong Xiyi needed to pee, Xu Lin, of course, asked Xia Xiyao to accompany them.

Rong Xiyi also said, "Yaoyao, let's go together!"

"Alright then."

Xia Xiyao could only follow.

Later on, Xu Lin found a bush with tall grass, stomped around to clear an area.

Xu Lin pointed to the spot and said to the two girls, "Handle it here!"

"Xu Lin, could there be snakes?"

Rong Xiyi was a little nervous.

"The snakes are more afraid of you; there won't be any snakes."

"Oh, okay."

"Hurry up and get it done!"

"Uh-huh."

"It feels a bit weird..."

"Hurry up, no weird feelings. Someone may come soon."

"Ah, alright."

Xu Lin walked a distance, turning his back on the two girls. He didn't play on his phone, just looked around the pitch-black surroundings, though there wasn't much to see. As for the girls peeing, Xu Lin wasn't interested. He wasn't a pervert.

After about a minute.

Xu Lin heard hurried footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw Rong Xiyi and Xia Xiyao holding hands and quickly running over.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just pitch dark, felt scared."

Rong Xiyi was still shaken, looking quite frightened.

"You've got me here, what's there to fear?"

Xu Lin glanced at Xia Xiyao again. Despite her silence, It might give the impression she was bold, but in truth, she wasn't that brave. It was evident she was a bit jittery too.

Rong Xiyi, looking a bit anxious, glanced around: "Xu Lin, do you think there are ghosts in the world?"

"Confucius said not to talk about weird things or spirits, but even if there were ghosts, someone with as strong a presence as me would be just fine."

Even if there were ghosts, they would shrink back when they see a real man like me, thought Xu Lin proudly.

"Come on, let's head back and start our barbecue!"

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