Sudden accident in '19

  Lin Haotian and his comrades at the base arranged the dormitories for everyone, and specially arranged a single room for Lin Peipei. After a simple lunch and a short rest, they began their first training project: outdoor search. The task required finding designated target objects on their own route, with the number of target objects found and the time consumed as the assessment content. The route was determined by drawing lots. As the main assessor, Lin Haotian did not participate in the training, and Qin Feng, who designed this training project, also did not participate.

  The team members each drew their own route, checked the items they were carrying, and set off up the mountain. Although the mountain was not big, it would take at least half a day to walk around it and find things, so everyone wanted to find as many target objects as possible during the daytime, as it would be difficult to find them when it got dark.

  Lin Peipei took a nap in the room and came out feeling refreshed. By the time she emerged, everyone had already gone up the mountain for quite some time. The trees on the mountain were very dense, blocking out most of the sunlight, leaving only dappled shadows on the ground. Lin Peipei saw that everyone had gone up the mountain, so she asked Qin Feng to take her along as well, to see if she could find any targets that the people in front might have missed. Qin Feng saw how enthusiastic she was and found a relatively easier route to bring her up the mountain.

  Su Mei climbed the mountain for a while, feeling a bit out of breath, and stopped to take a few deep breaths. She finally felt that her heart, which had been stuffy since seeing Qin Feng and Lin Pei Pei together, was slightly relieved. At this moment, she had a very panicked feeling in her heart. Was all her years of waiting and effort going to be in vain? She had originally thought that as long as she persisted in waiting, she would eventually move Qin Feng's heart. But she didn't expect Lin Pei Pei to appear, especially when she saw Qin Feng looking at Lin Pei Pei with a doting expression, gentle eyes, and a warmth she had never seen him show her before. Su Mei felt very uneasy and thought that Qin Feng was cold towards her because of Lin Pei Pei's appearance, intentionally not thinking about how Qin Feng had never looked at her more than once from the start. Sometimes people think too much and consider their thoughts to be facts. At this moment, Su Mei was in such a state, with crazy thoughts emerging in her mind due to Lin Pei Pei's appearance.

  After resting for a while, she felt a bit better and looked at the target object in her hand, then glanced at the situation on the mountain. She thought it seemed pointless to go up again, so she turned around and headed down the mountain. As she passed through a place with loose terrain, her foot slipped, and she stepped on a loose rock. Fortunately, there was a reinforcing wooden board that had been placed in advance, and she only slid for a moment. Su Mei looked at the deep ditch below her feet and was also frightened, breaking out in a cold sweat. The creek water at the bottom of the ditch wasn't deep, but the two sides were lined with huge boulders as big as washbasins. If she fell down, it would be hard to say whether she'd get hurt or not; maybe she'd even hit her head. Su Mei stood back up on the small path and looked at the place where she had stepped on the loose rock. She bent down to tighten the reinforcing wooden board with her hand when she heard Lin Pei Pei and Qin Feng talking in the distance. A moment later, she saw their silhouettes walking side by side among the trees. Su Mei's heart, which had just relaxed a bit, clenched into a ball again, and her eyes gazed at Lin Pei Pei's approaching figure with some resentment. Her hand, which was originally going to reinforce the wooden board, inexplicably pulled it out, and a moment later, it disappeared into the flowing creek water...

  "Boss Feng, I didn't expect you'd actually find one that they missed. Looks like I'm still stronger than your subordinates!"

  Lin Peipei found an object on the road and excitedly showed it off to Qin Feng, who just smiled along with her. What Lin Peipei didn't know was that the object was actually something Qin Feng had secretly thrown away, letting Lin Peipei find it in order to make her happy.

  Lin Pei Pei was still basking in her triumph when she turned a corner and saw Su Mei walking towards her from the mountain, she stood still, looking at this woman who had animosity towards her, with a radiant smile on her face.

  "Ah, Qin Feng, I didn't expect you guys to come up too... This is Lin's sister, right? Nice to meet you, my name is Su Mei."

  Su Mei pretended to have just discovered them and gave a very enthusiastic self-introduction.

  "Hello, I'm Lin Peipei, you're Su... Mei... then I'll just call you Sister Mei."

  Lin Peipei was also very friendly to Su Mei, but in her heart, she was secretly thinking: Ah, so it was you who stabbed me in the back. You want to play a trick on me? No problem, I'm best at hiding a knife in my smile, let's see who can outplay whom.

  "Alright! You can call me Mei Jie, then... I won't accompany you guys anymore, I still have to continue searching, you guys have fun."

  Su Mei had a smile on her face, showing an anxious expression, and brushed past Lin Pei Pei. After turning around, the smile turned into gritted teeth, with a ferocious look.

  Lin Pei Pei was also there, waving goodbye and saying "Mei jie, take care, Mei jie, add oil!"

  Qin Feng remained silent from start to finish, watching the two of them like a play. Since Xiaoyao wanted to put on an act, he'd just watch the show then. He didn't think Lin Peipei would forget what she said as soon as she entered the door; this girl was absolutely vengeful.

  Lin Pei Pei gazed at Su Mei walking away with a thoughtful expression, and asked Qin Feng in a rather playful tone, "Feng Ge, hasn't Su Mei liked you for a long time? You didn't know?"

  "She is her, I am me. Do I have to figure out what everyone thinks? Besides, even if she likes it for a long time, what's the use if I don't like it?"

  Qin Feng's expression turned indifferent when mentioning Su Mei, as if it had nothing to do with him.

  Lin Pei Pei listened to his words and was full of admiration, "You're awesome! Feng Ge, I find myself more and more... admiring you."

  Lin Pei Pei deliberately dragged out her words, making Qin Feng think she would say those two words and even feel a little embarrassed. However, after circling around the topic, she ended up saying "I admire you" instead. In an instant, he felt like he had been played, but couldn't get angry, so he stiffened his face, ignored Lin Pei Pei, and walked away.

  The mountain road turned a corner, which was where Su Mei had skidded just now. Lin Peipei, who was chasing after Qin Feng, didn't know anything and continued to tease him, "Brother Feng, don't go so fast! Tell me, what kind of expressions does she usually have? Has she ever... Ah!"

  "Pepe!"

  Qin Feng, who was only one step ahead of Lin Pei Pei, heard her exclamation and reached out to pull her back, but unexpectedly the ground gave way beneath them, and Lin Pei Pei had just enough time to cry out before she slid down.

  Qin Feng was shocked by the sudden situation, but he didn't freeze. He immediately slid down along the collapsed place, shouting Lin Peipei's name as he went.

  Lin Peipei slid down and was buried by the mud, falling into the creek. In an instant, her head was submerged in the water. When Lin Peipei fell, she felt a bit dizzy, as if her body had hit something but also hadn't. The next moment, she landed in the water and was instantly submerged. She tried to stand up by stepping on the bottom of the creek, but couldn't steady herself, feeling anxious. After choking on some water, she was pulled out of the water's surface by a hand.

  As Qin Feng slid down, he arrived at the spot where Lin PeiPei had sunk into the water. The cobblestones on the riverbed made him stumble for a moment before he managed to pull Lin PeiPei up. As soon as they broke through the surface, he held her face and called out her name, observing the changes in her eyes. Finding nothing unusual, he used his hand to feel her arm, discovering no signs of fractures. The stone in his heart slightly dropped, and he pulled Lin PeiPei into a tight hug, feeling as if he had regained something lost. Just moments before, when Lin PeiPei fell into the water, Qin Feng's heart surged with fear, afraid that she would disappear forever. His entire body moved uncontrollably to follow her down, and in that moment of sliding down, he realized his actions were somewhat crazy. He held Lin PeiPei tightly, letting his heartbeat calm down, thinking only of holding onto her to confirm her existence. After a while, Lin PeiPei's breathing steadied, and she stopped coughing violently. Qin Feng loosened his grip on her, looked into her eyes, and softly comforted her, "It's okay... PeiPei... don't be afraid... I'm here... it's okay."

  Qin Feng was able to carry Lin Peipei back this time, because Lin Peipei had twisted her ankle. When she was about to get up, she found that one foot couldn't move, stuck between two boulders. After pulling it out, even a slight movement caused heart-wrenching pain. Qin Feng carried her slowly and searched for a path to climb up, then carried her back to the campsite.

  Lin Peipei was still reeling from the sudden impact, dazed and leaning against Qin Feng's back as his body swayed with each step. She didn't speak, nor did she want to, resting her head on Qin Feng's nape, where a subtle scent wafted up to her nostrils - the smell of Qin Feng himself. It was like cedarwood, yet like fresh grass, and also reminiscent of menthol, with a hint of orchid fragrance mixed in. This scent seemed familiar to Lin Peipei, comforting and soothing, making her feel drowsy as she breathed it in, her mind going blank.

  Qin Feng turned his head to look at Lin Pei Pei, seeing her with her eyes closed and leaning on his shoulder. Her long eyelashes cast a shadow under her eye sockets, and there were still some water droplets on her lashes that hadn't been wiped away. A few strands of hair were wet and stuck to her forehead, making her look very helpless and disheveled. Her face was pale, with some mud stains on it. Seeing Lin Pei Pei like this made Qin Feng feel a deep pain in his heart. Looking at her lackluster appearance, he felt as if he himself wasn't feeling well either. At this moment, Qin Feng realized that he had already fallen deeply into the abyss and couldn't pull out - into the whirlpool of Lin Pei Pei.

  Qin Feng appeared in the camp with Lin Peipei on his back, and Lin Haotian saw the two of them from a distance, both looking disheveled. One was still lying on his back, and he was shocked, rushing over with an anxious face.

  "What's wrong with this? Went out fine, how did you come back like this? Did you fall into the water? What happened? Peipei... are you okay?"

  "Brother..."

  Lin Pei Pei heard Lin Hao Tian calling her, raised her head, and responded with a wronged face, but didn't continue. Instead, Qin Feng took over the conversation, briefly recounting what had happened. The comrades from the base who rushed over upon hearing the commotion listened intently, then grew anxious, "Where did this happen? I'll go find someone to take a look at the scene."

  The comrades at the base can't be too anxious, every plant on this entire mountain, every stone, although it can't be said that they were all planted or placed by them, but their position and state are well known. Those loose geological places have also been reinforced by the staff of the base and tested many times to ensure safety, although it cannot be 100% guaranteed that there will be no landslides, it is impossible for such a collapse to occur. But now the fact is in front of us, rather than explaining the impossibility, it's better to hurry up and check the scene to find out the reason.