The path was narrow to begin with, and it became crowded as soon as there were more people.

Shen Wanciai was led by Bo Jingzhou, running quickly downhill following the light of the person's flashlight.

They can't use their own phones for light unless it's absolutely necessary. If the battery runs out, they won't even be able to call for help if something happens.

They thought that, and everyone else thought the same. They squatted for an afternoon, and their phone batteries were running low.

Shen Wanci suddenly felt a heavy impact on her right shoulder, someone behind her was eager to rush forward. The mountain road was difficult to walk, and they were already being careful. With this push, she rolled directly into the nearby forest.

Thankfully, Bo Jingzhou had been holding her tightly. This change was sudden, but the moment she was about to fall sideways, the man instinctively tightened his grip.

A person didn't fall down, but twisted their ankle. It hurts like hell to move.

While we were delayed, the group of people ran away.

The mountain path was pitch black, and the rain had turned into a torrential downpour, soaking through their thin clothes.

Shen Wanci leaned against the trunk of a tree, her cold voice trembling: "You go down the mountain to find someone, I'll wait for you here."

This is the only way for now.

The path ahead was pitch black, she had to use a flashlight. She didn't know how much battery Bo Jingzhou's phone had left, but it definitely wouldn't last an hour. If they took her injured body with them, both of them would be in trouble getting down the mountain.

He must have been calling Gu Chenye just now, hoping they could come up soon and not let him freeze to death.

Bo Jingzhou pressed the flashlight button and shone it around.

This faint light in the forest on a rainy night could only just illuminate the path beneath my feet.

Shen Wanci pushed him. "Hurry up, don't waste electricity."

This jerk, if he hadn't thrown away his phone, he could have held out for a while longer. He didn't even want to go sightseeing in this perfectly good resort, but instead chose to waste his time watching a total lunar eclipse. Now look at him, he didn't even get to see the eclipse and got stuck here.

Bo Jingzhou turned off his flashlight and sent a message to Gu Chenye: The signal in the forest was poor, so it was hard to hear calls clearly.

After finishing, he crouched down, “Come on, I’ll carry you.”

Shen Wanci was so angry she could die: "If you didn't carry me, I might still have a chance. You carrying me, we'd be frozen solid before reaching the mountain."

It takes more than an hour to get here when things are normal, let alone in a situation where it's invisible and difficult to navigate.

"Chen Ye brought people up, let's go back to the observatory."

They had walked down for only about ten minutes. Compared to going back up the mountain or staying here, the viewing platform was the safest. The path was very slippery after being washed by the rain. Shen Wanci was injured, and it was unknown how long the rain would last. If she lost her balance or encountered a landslide and rolled into the woods, she would be hard to rescue.

On a rainy day, searching the mountains requires professional equipment and personnel. Just gathering these things takes time. They would be soaked to the bone and unable to start a fire, so they couldn't last very long.

It's true, I can't even give a specific location, and I don't know how much battery life is left on my phone. It might be better to find an easily accessible place to wait.

Bo Jingzhou handed his phone to Shen Wanci, put his hands behind his back, and held her waist with one hand, pulling her to his back. His voice was firm: "Shen Wanci, there's no way I'm going to leave you alone to go down the mountain. Don't even try to coax me away."

Even if she obediently stayed put and waited for him to bring someone to rescue her, he couldn't bear to leave her here alone in the forest without a phone. There were so many unpredictable things that could happen in the woods.

Bo Jingzhou wore leather shoes, although they were slip-resistant, they couldn't compare to professional mountaineering boots.

The mountain road was slick as a stone covered in moss after the rain. He had just picked up Shen Wanci when his foot slipped. Luckily, he was experienced and quickly grabbed onto a nearby tree. Because of the force, all the muscles in his body tensed up.

When she was steady, Bao Jingzhou took one hand to hold her legs: "Put your legs around my waist and use some strength, hmm?"

He spoke with a coaxing and soothing tone, and the ambiguity of his words, coupled with the suggestive rise at the end of his sentence, created a blush-inducing melody.

But at that time, no one had the mind to think about those things.

Shen Wanci obediently crossed her legs onto his lean waist, holding onto his neck with both hands. Because of the cold, her face had turned bluish-purple and unconsciously burrowed into the back of his neck: "Hmm."

Bo Jingzhou carried her upward, one hand supporting a tree, and only after he had found his footing did he slowly move his hand to the trunk of a tree in front of him.

This made the already slow pace even slower.

Shen Wanci didn't dare to keep the flashlight on all the time. She would turn it on briefly, letting Bo Jingzhou see the path ahead before turning it off again.

Bo Jingzhou's voice was filled with ragged gasps: "I'm sorry."

Carrying someone weighing over a hundred pounds up the mountain, on this kind of treacherous terrain, anyone would be exhausted.

If he hadn't taken people up the mountain unprepared, this wouldn't have happened.

Shen Wanci's upper and lower teeth clashed uncontrollably, "Hmm..."

She was numb from the cold, her mind not quite clear. Her wet clothes clung to her body, making the chill even worse.

He frowned, hefting the person on his back: “Shen Wanci, say something.”

Shen Wanci was almost asleep when he woke her up. She opened her eyes with effort: "What are you saying?"

Bo Jingzhou thought for a moment, and deliberately provoked her: "Would you be willing to watch the total lunar eclipse with me? Is it because you still like me deep down?"

Shen Wanci was indeed not provoked, and annoyedly kicked him with her heel. However, this posture couldn't use much force, it felt like scratching an itch: "I just hope you don't keep bothering me anymore. So, considering the trouble I went through because of you, if I can safely get down the mountain this time, please stay away from me in the future."

Freezing and starving, even when angry, there wasn't much deterrence. His voice was soft, like coaxing a kitten, making one's heart feel numb with sweetness. But after the numbness, came pain, a sharp, piercing pain that went straight to the bone. This pain eclipsed the physical agony.

Even though she was so cold she felt like losing her mind, she was determined to set boundaries with him.

His palms were covered in scratches from the rough tree trunks, big and small. With each push he made, faint reddish liquid would slide down the trunks.

Bo Jingzhou: "Woof woof woof."

Shen Wanci suspected she was hallucinating from the cold, otherwise, how could she hear Bo Jingzhou barking like a dog? Not to mention, he sounded pretty convincing.

It must be a hallucination, Bo Jingzhou barking like a dog, this is too surreal.

Shen Wanci pushed him, "Did you hear the barking? Is it a dog from the resort that wandered into the woods?"

"As I said before, anyone who brings up getting back together is a dog," Bo Jingzhou gritted his teeth: "So Shen Wanci, I'll call you a dog. Don't even think about me avoiding you in the future unless you agree to remarry me. Otherwise, I'll keep bothering you."