Chapter 48 (2/2)

This park is a major feature of S city. Not only is it too large to walk around the perimeter in a single day, but cherry trees are planted in all corners of the park. Even beside the bathroom, which is relatively concealed, brilliant cherry blossoms can be seen.

The park was also divided into popular spots and less popular spots.

The popular spots have only recently caught fire on the microblogs. Marketing slogans claim that they are one of the places that tourists have to visit when they come to S City. So most tourists go directly to those places when they enter the park, which meant that almost no one went to the less popular spots.

Shen Yu didn't like to make a spectacle of himself. When he heard the girl talking about the microblogs as she pa.s.sed by, he said nothing and led Uncle Zhang and Tang Li to a less populated place.

Who could have known that the park was just too big?

Even before reaching his destination, Shen Yu was exhausted and almost collapsed to the ground.

Today's amount of exercise was far more than he had pushed himself to do before.

Shen Yu leaned against a tree and refused to go any further.

Tang Li approached, unscrewed the bottle cap of mineral water in his hand, and handed it to Shen Yu: “Drink some water.”

Only then did Shen Yu realize that he had been dry-mouthed. He didn't bother refusing out of politeness before he took his two crutches in one hand and freed up his other hand to take the mineral water bottle. He turned his head up and drank two mouthfuls.

When the cool liquid slipped through the throat, Shen Yu wanted to breath a relief. At last, he felt a lot of dryness, heat, and exhaustion go away.

Shen Yu wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand and reached out to ask Tang Li for the bottle cap.

Instead of giving it to him Tang Li asked, “You don't want anymore?”

“No, I'm fine now.”

Tang Li said, “Then I'll take it.”

Shen Yu thought that the meaning of Tang Li's sentence was to help him take the bottle of water so he could free up his hands. After all, it was really inconvenient to hold both crutches and the bottle, so he handed Tang Li the remaining mineral water.

As a result, Tang Li took the mineral water and directly took a drink from it.

In a few moments, most of the water was gone.

Tang Li naturally twisted the cap of the bottle back on and raised his right hand and threw it. The empty bottle drew a semi-circular arc in mid-air, and landed in the garbage can that was not far away.

When Shen Yu saw this scene, his whole body felt unwell.

Although he is not mysophobic, he has been trying to avoid both direct and indirect contact with Tang Li in the process of raising him.

He didn't give Tang Li something he ate from, didn't use his own chopsticks to add vegetables to Tang Li, and so on…

It wasn't really in consideration of a hygiene problem, but he clearly remembered that Tang Li in the original novel grew up to be a very critical person and had a slight case of mysophobia. Once his a.s.sistant prepared him a pair of unsterilized chopsticks, and he was scolded in front of the rest of the employees.

So naturally after remembering that scene, Shen Yu maintained the mentality of avoidance.

Looking back and seeing that Shen Yu's eyes were as wide as saucers, Tang Li, who originally had no expression, suddenly drew his lips up, and the smile in his eyes almost overflowed.

He copied Shen Yu's previous actions and reached out his index finger to poke Shen Yu twice on his cheek.

“What's wrong?” Tang Li asked.

“Oh, nothing.” Shen Yu looked back and blinked his eyes. He even forgot to move Tang Li's hand away from his face before hesitantly asking, “Why did you drink my water?”

Tang Li calmly retracted his hand and said innocently, “You said you didn't want to drink anymore.”

Shen Yu said gloomily, “I meant that I didn't want to drink it now. I'll drink later when I'm thirsty.”

“It's all right.” Tang Li comforted him. “If you're thirsty later. I'll buy you another one.”

Shen Yu didn't know whether to cry or laugh, “Actually, I didn't mean that…”

Tang Li tilted his head slightly, with some doubts in his eyes. He was puzzled by Shen Yu's words.

Shen Yu wiped his lips and hesitated for a long time before he whispered, “I drank from the bottle, so my saliva is on it, then you drank it. It's not very hygienic.”

Tang Li began to laugh, and his beautiful black eyes seemed to be full of speckled lights.

It doesn't matter. Besides, the water you drink from is sweeter.

Tang Li added this sentence silently in his heart, but he dared not speak it out loud.

After more than ten minutes of rest, Shen Yu said that he could move on.

Shen Yu wanted to reach for the two crutches beside him when he was the light in front of him dim. When he looked up, the two crutches were in Tang Li's hand.

Tang Li handed his crutches to Uncle Zhang and squatted down in front of Shen Yu. “Get on, I'll carry you.”

Shen Yu was stunned and immediately refused, “No, I can go myself.”

However, the rejected Tang Li didn't intend to give up. He squatted half-way in the same place without moving. The little villain was positioned so that Shen Yu could not move unless it was to get on Tang Li's back.

The two men stood still for a long time under Uncle Zhang's helpless gaze, and finally Shen Yu compromised. He staggered forward half a step and carefully leaned on Tang Li's back.

Perhaps it was Shen Yu's illusion, but it seemed like Tang Li's tight body suddenly relaxed and seemed to be relieved but still trembled with nervousness.

Tang Li's hands pa.s.sed behind Shen Yu's knee and easily lifted him up, then he slowly stood up and said, “Ready?”

Shen Yu said, “Let's go.”

[1] Meaning he can't scold Shen Yu with serious intent.

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