After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

Shen Xiling's words stunned the girl for a moment.

After she realized what was happening, she glared at Lu Ranran fiercely and walked away angrily.

Shen Xiling sat back next to Lu Ranran and handed the thing in his hand to Lu Ranran.

“Try this, it’s a local specialty.”

This is a khaki paper bag, which contains several small round pancakes. They seem to be freshly baked and still hot.

It took Lu Ranran a while to react.

"...You're not going with Jiang Min..."

Shen Xiling said strangely:

"I came to climb the mountain with you, why should I go with her?"

"Then," Lu Ranran looked behind him, "where is Jiang Minren?"

"She went there by herself." Shen Xiling unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle and took a few sips.

Somehow, Lu Ranran's heart, which had been clenched tightly, suddenly relaxed, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"So you just went to buy sesame cakes?"

Shen Xiling nodded, "I've been to the route Jiang Min mentioned, and there's nothing interesting there."

The corners of Lu Ranran's mouth looked a little stiff.

"Well, then you can make an appointment next time. There are so many mountains anyway - oops!"

"Why did you hit me?" Lu Ranran covered her head and glared at Shen Xiling with dissatisfaction.

Shen Xiling showed no apology at all, he just smiled and said:

"I thought you were still dreaming."

"Dreaming? In broad daylight, you say I'm daydreaming?!"

"Of course," Shen Xiling nodded seriously, "Otherwise why would you think about me and Jiang Min going hiking every day?"

"..."

Lu Ranran turned her head unnaturally, staring at the pancake in her hand, and said sullenly:

"You both like mountain climbing, and you are business partners, so it makes sense for you to go hiking together—"

"Lu Ranran," Shen Xiling interrupted her, leaned closer to Lu Ranran, and the smile on the corner of his mouth could no longer be hidden.

"You don't want me to be with her?"

Lu Ranran was frightened by these words and quickly sat further away, avoiding Shen Xiling's sight. Her face became hot and her speech became incoherent.

"Anyway, I won't come to a mountain without a cable car in the future."

After saying this, Lu Ranran regretted it.

What does this have to do with her? Why did she bring the topic to herself?

Shen Xiling's low laughter came to her ears, and Lu Ranran felt that the heat had burned behind her ears.

Fortunately, Shen Xiling stopped while he was ahead and did not continue asking questions. He just asked Lu Ranran to eat the sesame cake quickly.

"It won't taste good when it's cold."

She took a pancake from the bag and put it into her mouth.

Sure enough, it is crispy and delicious, making people unable to resist eating one after another.

Before she knew it, Lu Ranran had quickly eaten up a whole bag of sesame cakes.

Shen Xiling looked at Lu Ranran with some surprise.

"...You won't leave any for me?"

Lu Ranran was stunned for a moment, looked down at the empty paper bag in his hand, and swallowed awkwardly.

"How about," she said cautiously, "I'll go buy you another copy?"

Shen Xiling looked at the somewhat panicked girl in front of him, with sesame cake crumbs still at the corners of her mouth. His heart softened and he suddenly burst into laughter.

"I'm lying to you. I bought it for you to eat."

He stretched out his hand, wiped the crumbs from the corner of Lu Ranran's mouth with his warm fingertips, and then naturally put it into his mouth and licked it.

"Let's go when you're full."

Lu Ranran looked at Shen Xiling's back, touched the corner of her mouth in a daze, and her heartbeat began to speed up uncontrollably.

What did he do?!

Lu Ranran began to scream wildly in her heart.

Why why why why!!!!!!!!

"Ranran, let's go!" Shen Xiling shouted not far away.

"Oh, oh! Here it comes!"

Lu Ranran followed in his footsteps.

This person remained calm, as if he had not done anything out of the ordinary.

It seemed that Lu Ranran had never seen the world and was making a fuss about nothing.

Thinking of this, Lu Ranran also felt a sense of winning, and her steps on the stone steps became much stronger.

Shen Xiling asked very considerately:

"Are you tired? Give me the bag?"

Before he finished speaking, he had already stretched out his hand behind Lu Ranran.

Unexpectedly, Lu Ranran nimbly dodged to the side.

At this moment, she had changed from being short of breath and blushing, to looking completely confident and outspoken.

"I am not tired."

Shen Xiling raised his eyebrows, "Really?"

Lu Ranran smiled happily.

"of course."

As it turned out, she spoke too early.

After she finally reached the top by holding on to the chains with her own firm will.

Lu Ranran swore that she would never participate in any mountain climbing activities again.

No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it is impossible!!

The reason for adding the last sentence is because Lu Ranran was indeed moved by the scenery on the top of the mountain.

When you stand at the highest point, the mountains in various shapes and sizes are all in your sight, and your heart seems to be infected by the vastness, becoming open and comfortable. All the troubles in life are no longer important. At this moment, there is only the world and you, and you can feel the invisible yet ubiquitous mysterious pulse between heaven and earth.

At this time, physical fatigue is secondary, and spiritual satisfaction is the most impactful.

Shen Xiling sat relaxedly beside Lu Ranran, looking into the distance in the direction of her sight.

"No wonder you like mountain climbing." Lu Ranran murmured.

"You guys?" Shen Xiling extracted the key words, "Who are you referring to?"

Lu Ranran no longer had the energy to argue with him, so she just smiled and said nothing.

For the rest of the time, the two of them just stared quietly into the distance, letting the breeze from the top of the mountain blow away the summer heat and bring tranquility.

For some reason, Shen Xiling turned around and suddenly squatted in front of Lu Ranran.

The next second, Lu Ranran felt her shoelaces being tightened again.

Shen Xiling looked up at Lu Ranran, with a hint of anger in his words.

"Why don't you know how to tie your shoelaces when they're loose?"

"You were running so fast just now, what if you stepped on something and fell?"

It seemed that because of seeing such a vast scenery, all previous distracting thoughts had long been forgotten.

In my mind, beneath all the complexity, the simplest and purest thing is slowly emerging...

Seeing Lu Ranran looking at her like that, Shen Xiling stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

"Why are you in a daze? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lu Ranran came back to her senses and stretched out her other foot as if possessed by a ghost.

"This shoelace is loose, too."

Although Shen Xiling was a little confused, she still lowered her head and untied the bow that was still intact.

With this action, the purest thing in Lu Ranran's mind finally revealed its true face.

"Shen Xiling." Lu Ranran suddenly spoke.

The man whose name was called suddenly stiffened and raised his head hesitantly.

"...Why are you suddenly calling me by my full name?"

Lu Ranran didn't notice the joking in his words. At this moment, she no longer had any distracting thoughts. She was a pure existence.

"Do you like me?"

She asked.