Trembling At A High Altitude

"Can you sit up like a father guarding his sleeping daughter? That way, I won't worry about falling off," Yao Xue suggested to Li Teng.

"Hmm... Ah... Okay," Li Teng reluctantly sat up.

Yao Xue did not hold back anymore, she lay down, using Li Teng's thigh as a pillow, and then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Li Teng was then out of options.

It was impossible to make a move now!

After a while, Li Teng pulled a down jacket from nearby and covered Yao Xue with it.

Then, just like a father protecting his daughter, he watched over her with utmost care.

He sat dry until dawn.

...

The next day.

It didn't rain today, but the weather started to get colder.

Around ten in the morning, Yao Xue finally woke up.

But Li Teng was yawning incessantly.

"Turn around," Yao Xue said with a flushed face after she woke up.

"Okay," Li Teng turned around.

A while later, driven by an instinct, Li Teng sneakily glanced back.

Yao Xue, squatting on the side facing him, seemed to have anticipated this and was staring intently at him.

Li Teng quickly turned his head back around, pretended to stretch, and then stood by the stone pillar to relieve himself.

After finishing, Yao Xue had already returned to sit in the middle of the stone pillar.

"That was tough, you should get some sleep," Yao Xue patted her own leg.

"Mmm," Li Teng quickly lay down, nestled his head against Yao Xue's stomach, pretending to sleep.

He had never used such a soft and fragrant pillow before.

He was indeed very sleepy.

Yao Xue sat motionless, occasionally stroking Li Teng's head, making him feel very comfortable.

It was not long before he deeply fell asleep.

...

Perhaps the pillow was too soft and fragrant, Li Teng slept for a long time.

In the end, it was hunger that woke him.

It seems that one cannot train his ability to withstand hunger; it is certain that if you don't eat by a certain time, you will definitely get hungry, writhingly so.

"It's so cold," Yao Xue rubbed her hands.

"This isn't too cold," Li Teng tried to warm Yao Xue's hands, but she refused.

"Are you hungry?" Yao Xue heard a series of pitiful sounds coming from Li Teng's stomach.

"I've always been this hungry," Li Teng sighed.

Yao Xue was silent for a moment, then started tapping on her wristwatch.

"Calling for special rescue?"

"Mmm."

"Calling for special rescue at this time should be fine given the weather, and it looks like there won't be any chaos tonight," Li Teng got up and looked up at the sky.

After about ten minutes, the rumbling sound from the horizon arrived, and a special rescue helicopter flew over.

The helicopter hovered above the stone pillar, lowering a rope ladder.

Yao Xue, with Li Teng's help, grabbed the rope ladder and climbed into the helicopter.

Ten minutes later, the cabin door opened. Yao Xue climbed out and returned to the top of the rocky pillar with the help of Li Teng. The door of the helicopter closed again and then it flew away into the distance.

"Can't believe I actually brought it out." Yao Xue took a small plastic bag out of her mouth and handed it to Li Teng.

It was a small bag of biscuits, containing four biscuits in total, all packed in a small plastic bag.

Li Teng tore open the plastic bag and stuffed the biscuits into his mouth, swallowing them whole.

Although it didn't help much, his stomach did feel somewhat better.

"It's a pity I could only bring out something so small." Yao Xue looked apologetic.

"Actually, if there had been sausages above, you could have thought of a way to bring one down." Li Teng thought for a bit and then suggested to Yao Xue.

"There's no room in my mouth." Yao Xue shook her head. Her mouth was already at its limit with a pack of biscuits, especially since the security in the helicopter wasn't as strict as at the airport.

"I mean… there's still some space below…" Li Teng gestured with his hand.

Yao Xue was stunned for a moment, her face instantly blushed and she started throwing punches at him.

...

"What's the situation inside the helicopter? Are there any people there?" Li Teng rested on Yao Xue's lap, chatting with her.

"Only the pilot was in the cockpit, there was no one in the back cabin. The back cabin is fully enclosed, impossible to throw anything out. Once the cabin door closes, the light turns on, and that's when you can turn off the cockpit's monitoring of the back cabin."

"The back cabin has a bathroom, a restroom, a dining table with two bottles of drinks, a bag of bread, and two bags of biscuits. When leaving, you have to turn on the monitoring from the cockpit to the back cabin first, use the intercom to call the pilot, and after the pilot checks that nothing has been taken, the door will open."

"I was so nervous just now, really worried that the pilot would notice the biscuits in my mouth. Fortunately, I got them down safely." Yao Xue was still very tense as she spoke, just like being afraid of getting caught cheating in an exam.

"Don't take risks next time, be careful they don't impose a heavier penalty on you." Li Teng thought for a moment before he advised her.

A few biscuits meant little to him, but it wouldn't be worth it if she got penalized again because of this.

"When I'm no longer at the film crew, you still need to try to get along well with the new director, and definitely don't offend the director, a twist in the plot can ruin your career." Yao Xue changed the subject.

"Yeah, I really understand that. By the way, was your line 'Ten years later, New China was established, and the people became their own masters' improvised, or was it planned in advance?" Li Teng couldn't help but laugh as he remembered that 'ten years later' part.

The plot was indeed melodramatic, but the design of 'ten years later' was very clever, it completely bamboozled Liu Huang. Li Teng greatly admired Yao Xue's talent in this regard.

"Of course, it was arranged in advance to trap him, he bullied you too much!" Yao Xue responded to Li Teng, and subconsciously patted Li Teng's head in her arms.

It was getting colder, and Li Teng's head was warm like a hot-water bottle, her hand was very cold.

Li Teng seized the opportunity to grab her hand.

Yao Xue tried to pull her hand away, but Li Teng applied a little force, not letting her do so.

Yao Xue struggled briefly then gave up, letting Li Teng hold her hand.

Li Teng tried to kiss Yao Xue's hand. She tried to withdraw it, but Li Teng held it firmly and she eventually stopped struggling.

Li Teng's genes suddenly went out of control, and he sat up and hugged Yao Xue, wanting to kiss her.

"Don't... I'm scared." Yao Xue was truly frightened and trembling all over.

Li Teng had no choice but to give up. He sat behind Yao Xue, wrapping his arms around her and resting his head on her shoulder.

"What are you doing?" Yao Xue shook her body slightly.

"Don't think too much, I'm just afraid you might freeze. Just helping you keep warm." Li Teng had a perfectly good reason.

"..." Yao Xue found herself unable to argue. Was she overthinking?

"You should be with Anna." After a while, Yao Xue spoke.

"That's not possible," Li Teng shook his head.

"Why?" Yao Xue turned her head to look at Li Teng.

"She… she won't let me touch her." Li Teng replied to Yao Xue.

"..."