"Later on, he went to Chongqing and opened a firepot restaurant. He boasted in his video that the base ingredients for the firepot were cooked by his apprentice. I found it quite interesting. He must have invested in it."

"I watched his video a while ago. He was traveling to Western Sichuan, Jiuzhaigou... and driving on a road trip. He visited quite a few places in Western Sichuan, camping inside the car. It felt so cozy."

At this point, Lan Yiyi paused: "He knows a lot of things, just like the netizens joke, he’s a carpenter, electrician, carving artist, firepot restaurant owner... oh right, now we can add a new label, a horseback rider."

Lan Yiyi’s narration stopped abruptly.

The assistant blinked and looked at Lan Yiyi curiously.

Lan Yiyi took a deep breath and sighed lightly: "I’ve been exploring him through his videos."

Lan Yiyi glanced at the assistant and said seriously, "But I don’t have much connection with him..."

The assistant was momentarily stunned.

Lan Yiyi seemed to have found the crux of the problem. In her perplexed eyes, a hint of clarity emerged. She lowered her head and murmured to herself, "I don’t have much connection with him."

"In the future, he will continue his journey, updating his videos with more and more interesting places and sharing intriguing stories. As for me, if everything goes well, maybe I’ll have a few works, but it’s also possible I might not persevere and stop acting. No matter what, his life is bound never to intersect with mine. Incidental encounters like this one are a very small probability."

"Just like strangers... even becoming friends is difficult."

"We’ll grow increasingly distant..."

The assistant somewhat understood: "So you have some worries because there’s no point of intersection, right?"

Lan Yiyi nodded.

They were nearly at the filming location. The assistant thought for a moment, suddenly had a bright idea, and looked at Lan Yiyi: "How about you give him a horse?"

Lan Yiyi was stunned: "What?"

The assistant continued: "How about you give him a horse? He can also ride a horse. You give him a horse, and since he definitely doesn’t have a place to keep it, you can help him with that. Then..."

Before the assistant finished speaking, Lan Yiyi’s eyes first showed surprise and then gradually became clear with contemplation: "Give him a horse... yes, I could give him a horse!"

...

The journey ahead remained extraordinarily pleasant.

Huang Xiaoyang held Dan Dan, the two riding on the same horse.

Such a posture naturally fosters closeness; Dan Dan, filled with fear, leaned stiffly against Huang Xiaoyang’s chest.

At this time, for Huang Xiaoyang, it was an excellent experience—a feeling of controlling everything, being greatly trusted by others.

Having ridden the horse for quite a while, Huang Xiaoyang became more familiar with its temperament. He felt rather leisurely, thinking perhaps this is what being one with the horse feels like.

Up ahead were two horses belonging to the horse trainer and Li Younan. Huang Xiaoyang’s gaze shifted over Li Younan’s silhouette, and the boldness he had just felt faded considerably.

He recalled Li Younan’s comment on his riding skills as... clumsy.

Immediately, Huang Xiaoyang felt somewhat short on heroics and sighed a little.

Dan Dan, seemingly sensing Huang Xiaoyang’s mood, asked hesitantly: "What’s wrong?"

Huang Xiaoyang said nothing, just lightly bit Dan Dan’s earlobe.

Dan Dan was both shocked and shy, murmuring: "What are you doing? I... I’ve gone soft."

Huang Xiaoyang teased Dan Dan but didn’t continue further.

He looked at Li Younan, his gaze becoming much calmer.

Needless to say, coming out this time, Li Younan had indeed done quite a lot.

When he asked Li Younan to help shoot the wedding photos, Huang Xiaoyang knew Li Younan wouldn’t refuse, but he still felt a bit unexpectedly moved by how readily he agreed.

Among all the relationships that could be called friends, Huang Xiaoyang thought long and hard, only Li Younan could go to such lengths. Naturally, only Li Younan was allowed by him to do so. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Throughout the journey, Li Younan helped carry boxes, drove, most importantly took pictures, and those photos turned out great.

Huang Xiaoyang wasn’t much into taking pictures. People who love taking pictures either enjoy documenting life or showing off their beauty or handsomeness.

Huang Xiaoyang didn’t need to document his dull life, nor was he bored enough to flaunt innate things.

What he wanted to show off couldn’t be captured in photos, like recently, what he wanted to boast about was finally learning to make the mantis shrimp dish that Li Younan cooked in the video.

With such a jumble of thoughts, they had already reached the destination.

They hadn’t actually traveled far, merely a few kilometers.

The horse trainer dismounted and said to Li Younan and the others: "Just ahead is the Agate Grassland. There are many agate stones on the grassland; you can pick them up by bending down."

Huang Xiaoyang and the others came here not to take photos, but simply to check in and relax.

After playing for a while, each picked up a few pretty colored stones and prepared to head back.

While mounting the horse, Huang Xiaoyang casually mentioned to Li Younan: "When we get back, I’ll give you a gift. What would you like?"

Li Younan looked at him a bit strangely: "Why the sudden gift?"