When the village chief reminisced about those events, everyone listened with exceptional attention. The situation was not only terrifying at the time, but even now it evokes a sense of alarm.

Almost lost their lives.

Chi Yu suddenly clenched the hand resting on the armrest of the chair, "Then did she... did the boss lady get hurt?"

"No." It was Lin Xijiang who replied, "She wasn’t injured, just got caught in the rain."

The village chief added, "That’s right, Yanyan wasn’t injured at the time. The rain was too heavy that night, and coupled with encountering such a dangerous landslide, she wasn’t hurt but was quite frightened."

Upon hearing this, Chi Yu’s gaze darkened, his emotions indistinguishable.

Suddenly, he asked the village chief, "Why did she leave Ancient Water Village at that time? Did you not inform her there would be a storm that night?"

This...

From the tone, it sounded as if he was blaming someone!

The village chief looked displeased.

Lin Xijiang spoke in a gentlemanly, gentle tone, "The heavy rain was in the evening. Yanyan had said goodbye to the village chief before leaving, intending to leave early. However, she was delayed by some matters, left later than planned, and thus encountered the storm and landslide."

Chi Yu looked at Lin Xijiang, "How do you know so clearly?"

"Because I was also part of the team going to pick people up on the night of the storm; I learned about it from the village chief on the way back," Lin Xijiang answered unhurriedly, articulating the past clearly.

Chi Yu’s face showed no expression, but he felt a blockage in his heart.

Yuanyuan always plans and follows rules, never easily placing herself in danger. So, knowing there would be a storm that night and still getting delayed and encountering a geological hazard, could this have anything to do with him?

But before coming, he checked all his itineraries and hadn’t come to Ancient Water Village at all.

Yet the village chief’s reaction upon seeing him indicated he should have been here at some point...

His mind was filled with countless thoughts, becoming increasingly confused.

His emotions suddenly turned irritable, uncontrollably so, and came seemingly out of nowhere. He repeatedly clenched and unclenched the hand on the armrest, as if two people inside him were fighting.

Chi Yu knew clearly this wasn’t a place where he could freely vent his emotions, so he picked up his phone and walked outside.

Sheng Yi glanced at Chi Yu when he stood up and again when he walked out, then withdrew his gaze, bowed his head, pressed the Home button on the phone, found Gu Yuan’s WeChat avatar, and clicked in.

Sheng Yi: Yuanyuan, have you had dinner yet? I already ate. First thing’s first: the countryside air is really good, the agritourism is still the same as before, Sister Yao remains the same Sister Yao, and the village chief... well, his hair has gotten much whiter. He’s saying he’ll completely retire this year, and everyone will have to call him old village chief from now on.

Sheng Yi: Nine out of ten sentences the village chief says are about you.

’Buzz—’

The phone buzzed with a vibration, Gu Yuan replied with a message—

Gu Yuan: I’ll visit with Suisui once you guys finish filming the show.

Upon receiving the message, Sheng Yi quickly typed a reply to Gu Yuan: Waiting for you and Suisui to come.

Sheng Yi: Another thing, I feel Chi Yu’s mood has been off since he arrived in the countryside.

Gu Yuan: What’s wrong with his mood?

Sheng Yi: It’s really strange. He seems very irritable, trying hard to control it, and even seems a bit anti-social.

No reply came from Gu Yuan’s side.

Two minutes later, she sent a WeChat message: If his mood’s still off, tell me immediately. If I don’t reply, call me.

Sheng Yi replied immediately: OK! Leave it to me.

As for what happened between them before, Sheng Yi wouldn’t dig deeper. She just knew Yuanyuan and Chi Yu had a complex relationship.

Breaking up and getting back together, getting back together and breaking up. Sheng Yi truly couldn’t understand.

...

Outside the agritourism.

In the quiet and empty surroundings, Chi Yu’s suddenly irritable mood gradually calmed down.

The air outside was fresh. Chi Yu found a spot to sit under the lamp, planning to sit for a while before going back inside. Just as he sat down, his phone buzzed with a call from Gu Yuan.

He answered and placed the phone to his ear, "Yuanyuan."

"Hmm."

Just an ’hmm’ was enough to make Chi Yu feel at ease, his emotions momentarily soothed, and certain voids in his heart filled. To Chi Yu, this feeling was too good.