Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 169 Climax Event
Han Zhou had never climbed a snow mountain before. Although he had done some research online before coming, his understanding was quite limited. However, with Brother Wang's detailed introduction, he finally gained a concrete understanding of Green Mountain.

Green Mountain is part of the Five Colors Snow Mountain range, with an altitude of nearly 5,200 meters. The overall climbing difficulty is not high, but it still requires a certain level of physical strength from climbers. Especially for those who want to reach the summit, they not only need to overcome the cold and fatigue, but also need to pay attention to the risks brought by lack of oxygen and altitude sickness. It can be considered a slightly difficult challenge.

The summit of Wucai Snow Mountain is covered with snow all year round, and you can often see colorful sea of ​​clouds. The layers of light are distinct, and the different colored lights usually shine on different peaks. Red light shines on the red mountain, blue light shines on the blue mountain, and so on. Wucai Snow Mountain got its name from this.

Obviously, "Green Mountain" refers to a mountain peak illuminated by green light. It's unclear whether Mo Yixia's choice of this snow-capped mountain held any special meaning...

Wang Ge addressed Han Zhou's concerns about the temperature difference between day and night, saying there was no need to worry. Green Mountain wasn't that cold at this time of day, and as long as they kept warm, it would be fine. As for Mo Yixia's wish to see the sunrise the next day, it was already part of the mountain climbing plan. They would probably reach the base camp halfway up the mountain in the evening and get up at 3 a.m. to climb to the summit, so they could see the sunrise the next day.

In this respect, Han Zhou is clearly a novice. Most people who climb snow-capped mountains do so to commemorate the summit and watch the sunrise, which is one of the meanings of mountaineering. Someone like him who thinks about reaching the summit and returning on the same day clearly has little mountaineering experience.

However, Brother Wang didn't laugh at him. He just said, "The sunrise at the top of the snow mountain is the greatest reward after more than ten hours of hard climbing. You may only see this kind of natural scenery a few times in your life. It would be a pity not to see it."

At this point, his expression became more serious. "However, you must be careful. Altitude sickness is very common in high-altitude areas. It's normal to feel unwell. If you feel unwell, be sure to tell me immediately. Don't push yourself. I will decide whether you should try to reach the summit based on the situation. Compared to the sunrise, life is the most important thing, understand?"

As his guide, he was responsible for the safety of these two young people.

"understood."

Han Zhou nodded. Although he didn't know much about mountaineering, he had carefully read about the dangers that might be encountered when climbing snow-capped mountains several times, and he knew that he must follow the guide's instructions during the climb.

"Of course, there's no need to be too nervous. Climbing snow-capped mountains isn't that dangerous. As long as you follow the instructions, there shouldn't be any major problems. I'm just giving you a heads-up beforehand."

Perhaps fearing it would dampen their enthusiasm for hiking, Brother Wang quickly added a reassuring remark. Seeing that Mo Yixia remained silent, he couldn't help but joke, "Your girlfriend doesn't seem to like talking much. But being quiet is good, unlike my son, who's always restless..."

After spending some time together, Han Zhou had become immune to Wang Ge's complaints about his son. Seeing that the other party had walked away and was making a phone call, he looked at Mo Yixia beside him and asked in a low voice, "You have been rather quiet since you went out. Could it be that you are not feeling well?"

"No, I just want to conserve my energy from now on, since I'm aiming for the summit."

Mo Yixia replied casually, put on her knitted hat and sun hat, then put on her snow goggles, and turned to look at him, asking, "How is it?"

"How about what?"

"Does it look good?"

Han Zhou laughed: "You look no different from a bank robber right now. You can't see an inch of skin. It would be a miracle if you looked good."

Not only Mo Yixia, but he was dressed similarly. Climbing snow mountains requires attention to keeping warm and protecting against the sun, so there are certain requirements for clothing. Quick-drying clothes are essential, and these were all bought by Mo Yixia.

Mo Yixia clicked her tongue, picked up the brand-new trekking pole, looked at it, and said indifferently, "It's not good-looking if you don't show it, but you don't dare to look if you do. Paramecium is really a contradictory creature."

When did single-celled organisms become something that can be described with such a complex word as "contradiction"...?

Han Zhou ignored her sarcasm and asked curiously, "But I'm curious how you knew my clothes size. These clothes fit me better than I expected."

"Visually estimated."

"Visual assessment?"

“Yes, but we need to do some small calculations.” Mo Yixia replied, “You should remember the dress I gave you, right? I’ve worn that dress before. By comparing how it looks on both of us and taking the bust size into account, we can easily find out your size.”

She deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "I've worn it too".

Han Zhou's face darkened: "Can you forget about this...?"

This guy always likes to tease him about this, but thankfully this time he didn't mention the smell.

"Of course not, that's a gift I gave you, how could I just forget it?" Mo Yixia said in a matter-of-fact tone. "Not only will I not forget it, but you can't forget it either, understand?"

"I understand, I understand." Han Zhou sighed.

Mo Yixia nodded in satisfaction, took out a bottle of cola from her bag, pulled down her mask and took a sip, and said unhurriedly, "I just mentioned bust size, and I thought you would take the opportunity to ask me what my bust size is."

Han Zhou's lips twitched: "Why would I ask this for no reason?"

However, since this guy can calculate his clothing size, theoretically he could also calculate the other person's chest circumference...

"You seem to be thinking about calculating my bust size?" Mo Yixia saw through his thoughts at a glance and said disdainfully, "You really are a repressed pervert. You clearly had the chance to find out directly at the lingerie store yesterday, but you insisted on pretending and wouldn't listen. I thought you were a practical person who planned to try it out one day..."

"You'd better conserve your energy!"

Seeing that this girl was talking more and more outrageous, Han Zhou was afraid that Brother Wang, who was not far away, would hear her, so he quickly stuffed a piece of chocolate into her mouth.

Mo Yixia seemed to pause for a moment, but quickly regained her composure, took a bite out of half a chocolate, then put on a can of cola, pulled her mask back up, and after a while spoke leisurely, "It's very sweet."

I don't know if they're talking about cola or chocolate.

Han Zhou looked at the half-chocolate in his hand, then at the girl in front of him. After hesitating for a moment, he handed the remaining half-chocolate to her: "Eat more if it's sweet."

He can't possibly eat that half by himself.

Mo Yixia glanced at him: "I'm always happy to share. You can eat the rest yourself. I don't mind."

Han Zhou knew she would say that, and said irritably, "I'm disgusted, there's your saliva on it."

"vulgar."

Mo Yixia put her hands behind her back, refusing to take the chocolate. "Mine is called ambergris, no... phoenix ambergris?"

She tilted her head slightly, as if she were seriously considering the question.

"I think you're annoying..."

Han Zhou twitched his lips and handed the chocolate to the other person again, "Hurry up and eat it, don't waste it."

Mo Yixia thought for a moment and still didn't accept the food. However, she didn't intend to make things difficult for him. So, she slowly pulled down her mask, opened her mouth slightly, and looked like she was ready to feed him if he wanted her to.

Han Zhou sighed, put half a piece of chocolate into her mouth, looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but remind her, "You didn't lick your lips clean."

"You lick it for me."

"...Don't you have a tongue?"

"It's inconvenient right now."

"..."

Brother Wang, who was not far away, watched with a big smile on his face. Although he couldn't hear what the two were saying because he was far away, he could tell from the two times they fed each other chocolate that they were a sweet young couple.

That's wonderful, this is what youth is all about, unlike his son who's obsessed with virtual characters all the time...

Thinking of this, he sighed silently for a moment, then called out loudly, "Alright, check your backpack one more time. Make sure you have everything you need. Once we're almost ready, we should set off!"

Climbing snow-capped mountains is done in teams. They set off together with other climbers, so that everyone can look out for each other and the journey is not too monotonous.

Both Han Zhou and Mo Yixia heard his voice, responded, and then walked over with their backpacks on. Although he couldn't see her expression clearly, Han Zhou could tell that Mo Yixia seemed to be in a good mood, so he couldn't help but ask, "Are you looking forward to... being interested in climbing snow mountains?"

“There’s no need to avoid using the word ‘expectation’ with me. What I hate is the meaning it carries, not the word itself. And haven’t you noticed that I’m not as averse to it as you used to be?”

Han Zhou's thoughts were not hidden from Mo Yixia at all. The girl glanced at him and said frankly, "I do have some expectations for climbing the snow mountain, because I've researched it. Reaching the summit of a snow mountain leaves an extremely deep impression on people. If it were in a novel, it would most likely become a major climax. Of course, if we encounter a crisis along the way, it would be even more unforgettable..."

"Don't say anything unlucky."

Han Zhou interrupted him impatiently, asking curiously, "Since it's a climax event, are you confident you can climb to the top of the mountain?"

"It should be said that we are determined. As the guide just said, it would be a pity not to reach the summit after climbing a snow mountain once in a while."

Mo Yixia's tone was quite serious, clearly she wasn't joking.

"Really? Then come on."

Han Zhou smiled, and the two followed Brother Wang and soon joined the mountaineering team.

The team consisted of eleven people in total, both men and women. Brother Wang greeted a few of them with a smile, presumably guides he knew. The rest were all mountaineers, many of whom were young people like Han Zhou and his group, and they looked like college students.

Upon seeing this, the smile on Brother Wang's face vanished instantly, replaced by melancholy, probably as he thought of his son who was paralyzed at home and unable to take care of himself.

Before setting off, the guides reiterated the precautions for climbing to their respective groups of climbers and repeatedly emphasized that any physical discomfort must be reported as soon as possible.

Han Zhou listened silently, glancing at the other members of the mountaineering team. Just then, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him from not far away.

(End of this chapter)