Chapter 723 - 575: Second Update
Chapter 723 - 575: Second Update
Shi Wangyue and Ning Youguang followed the group of kids catching fish in the same direction, but they weren’t there to catch fish.
They just wanted to play by the riverbank.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived, there were already a few men swimming in the river.
Ning Youguang watched quietly for a while, then softly said to Shi Wangyue, "I really want to take off my socks and get in the water."
"It’s cold." Shi Wangyue furrowed his brows.
"I know." Ning Youguang looked at Shi Wangyue with soft eyes, "Just a little dip?"
The sun was high, and the water on the riverbank was clear and bright, shimmering.
It was hard for her not to be tempted.
Shi Wangyue watched silently for a moment, then squatted down, reached out to test the water temperature, and then looked up, "Just a little paddle."
"Okay." Ning Youguang lifted her foot, ready to bend down to take off her shoes, but unexpectedly, Shi Wangyue beat her to it and gently helped her remove her shoes and socks.
While Ning Youguang was barefoot, wading in the river water, he stayed by her side the entire time, his handsome face displaying an expression warmer than the autumn sunlight.
He held her shoes and socks in one hand and led her gently through the river water with the other.
Saying it was just a little dip, it really was just a little dip.
Ning Youguang hadn’t waded for even five minutes before Shi Wangyue forced her to sit on a rock, dried her feet, and helped her put on her shoes.
Once her shoes were on, getting back into the water was out of the question.
"Let’s go horseback riding." Ning Youguang had already noticed a horse riding area not too far away.
This was an activity she had originally planned to do later.
"Let’s go." Shi Wangyue had no objections to this.
Even though the horse riding area didn’t seem far, it was still a bit of a walk, but there were shared bikes nearby that could be accessed via a QR code.
The two each rented a bike and headed for the horse riding area.
Once they reached the horse riding area and purchased their tickets, they were led by staff to change into riding gear.
After changing into their riding gear, the two followed the staff to select horses.
"You’re here for horseback riding too?"
Unexpectedly, they ran into Ze Wu and a group of Xingguang employees at the horse selection area.
Shi Wangyue nodded.
Ning Youguang smiled and greeted everyone, "Have you chosen your horses?"
"Yes, we have."
After answering, Ze Wu curiously asked, "This horse riding area is run by a friend of the homestay owner who recommended it to us. How did you find it?"
"Saw it while walking by the river." Shi Wangyue said.
"Good eye." Ze Wu laughed.
Then turned to tease Ning Youguang, "Teacher Ning, can you ride a horse? If not, let Xiao Shi help you. His riding skills got really good during his years abroad."
Ning Youguang smiled knowingly at Shi Wangyue beside her, "Oh, did Xiao Shi frequent horse riding areas abroad?"
"Kind of." Ze Wu, unfazed, continued, "When we were starting out abroad, we often took clients to horse riding areas for business talks, and Xiao Shi’s riding skills improved along the way."
Ning Youguang looked at Shi Wangyue with a smile, "Oh ~ so Xiao Shi honed his riding skills in the business field abroad?"
Shi Wangyue glanced at Ze Wu, took Ning Youguang by the hand, and walked away. "Don’t listen to his nonsense. Don’t you know when we honed our riding skills?"
Ning Youguang turned to look at the bewildered Ze Wu and smiled while pursing her lips, "That’s exactly what I said. We obviously took horse riding classes together since we were young, so how come your riding skills were honed in the business field?"
"???" Ze Wu.
...
Three minutes later.
Shi Wangyue pulled out his vibrating phone from his pocket and opened WeChat—
[Xiaomei: Shi Wangyue, you animal!]
[Xiaomei: I always wondered how you got so good at horse riding without much practice. You told me it was talent; I bought your nonsense about talent!]
[Xiaomei: You’re impressive; you knew horseback riding since you were young, why not admit it openly?!!!]
[Xiaomei: You liar!!!!]
[0: I’ll find Felix later and forward your WeChat to him.]
[Xiaomei has retracted a message]
[Xiaomei has retracted a message]
[Xiaomei has retracted a message]
[Xiaomei has retracted a message]
[Xiaomei: Bro, I’m sorry, bro!]
"Why are you laughing?" asked Ning Youguang out of curiosity as Shi Wangyue smiled and pocketed his phone just as she was about to mount a horse.
"Nothing." Shi Wangyue raised his head, smirking, "Just laughing at a fool."
"..." Ning Youguang leaned over and gently tapped on his hat, "No name-calling."
"Sure." Shi Wangyue grinned as he removed his hand from Ning Youguang’s horse, "How about a couple of laps?"
"Sure!" Though she had been in the capital for many years and rarely visited horse riding areas, she was the best rider among her peers back when they took horseback riding lessons together as kids.
She adjusted her riding helmet and swiftly mounted her horse, raising an eyebrow at Shi Wangyue, "Let’s do as before, whoever loses carries the bag?"
The childhood rule also had an extra stipulation of helping with homework.
Now, as adults, there’s no homework to help with, but there are still bags to carry.
Shi Wangyue smiled with indulgence, "No problem."
The grown-up Teacher Ning was just as adorable as the little sister from their childhood.
It seemed she always forgot that whenever they were together, he was the one who ended up carrying the bags.
No matter the outcome.
Trailing behind, Ze Wu and a group of "Xingguang" employees coincidentally witnessed Ning Youguang’s adept mounting action and immediately applauded, "Teacher Ning, that was impressive!"
Their applause hadn’t even died down when Ning Youguang and Shi Wangyue rode their horses and sprinted out one after the other.
Upon seeing this scene, latecomers decided not to rush to mount their horses.
They chose to stand by and watch the couple’s horse racing.
Meanwhile, a subordinate teased Ze Wu, "Boss Yun, you seem to underestimate Teacher Ning. With her riding skills, there’s no way she’d need our President Shi’s help!"
"She rides so well," whispered an employee nearby.
The rustic horse riding area, though simple, brims with a rugged, fierce beauty.
Beneath the large canopy, iron-welded railings lined the place.
While not rainproof, they didn’t shield against the wind or block sunlight.
The autumn sun, cool and gentle, fully illuminated the riding area.
Under the bright sunlight, the two with stunning appearances displayed superb riding skills.
High-spirited and full of vigor, in the eyes of onlookers, it seemed even the horses they rode were more majestic than others’.
"What are you looking at?" Zhuang Jinyan noticed Zhuang Chao seemed distracted and followed his gaze out the window.
"Looking at the sunlight."
"The winter sun indeed..." Zhuang Jinyan observed instead a young man deftly and handsomely ride past another, eliciting cheering from the crowd outside, audible even through the glass.
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