Chapter 51: Communication on Moments

Because there was an event, Bai Shuruo and the others got up especially early the next day.

Starting today, they would officially begin going to the various villages in Xijiang to conduct activities.

The company's supplies had also arrived, including rice, flour, candy, drinks, snacks, and so on; these were to be sent to various impoverished families. There were also quite a few school bags, stationery, and other learning supplies, which were to be sent to local schools.

After a simple breakfast of steamed buns and porridge in the morning, the guide divided them into five small teams to head in different directions. Each team was assigned 5 technical personnel to resolve communication and mobile device issues, 2 photographers responsible for following and filming as well as editing, and the rest were there to carry supplies and do odd jobs.

As luck would have it, Bai Shuruo was actually assigned to the same team as Wang Xuekai and Zhang Yuanyuan again.

Fortunately, Lin Shan was also on her team, so there was no need to worry about not having any acquaintances on the road.

The minibus set off.

Bai Shuruo and Lin Shan sat together.

The snow outside had not yet melted; there was snow at the roots of the trees and on both sides of the road. Winter here was very desolate, the leaves on the trees had all fallen, and once they left the city, there were no signs of human habitation, making it feel like they had arrived in another world.

Some people in the car said the scenery outside was truly beautiful, while others said this place was desolate and godforsaken, and that it would be fine to come once or twice, but living here long-term would lead to depression.

Zhang Yuanyuan sat with a male colleague from her department named Lan Tian, the two chatting about something from time to time, while Wang Xuekai sat quietly in the back row.

Because he was in a relationship with a divorced female superior and they were often seen together, Wang Xuekai was now also a well-known figure in the company. His situation was different from Bai Shuruo's; Bai Shuruo was rumored to have married an old man, but since the "old man" was not from their company and no one knew him, it was none of their business.

But that female superior was known to the entire company; whenever there was a major meeting or event at the company, one could see the female superior, either presenting awards or giving speeches.

Moreover, the female superior was divorced, young, and beautiful, and many male colleagues had once joked about hoping to be kept by her, only for Wang Xuekai to be chosen not long after joining the company.

……

The minibus continued driving forward; the further they went, the less they saw of human habitation, with only a winding forest path, the bare trees on both sides of the road, and the snow that had not yet had time to melt.

The car also quieted down, and the people inside began to doze off. Lin Shan had fallen asleep, resting her head on Bai Shuruo.

Bai Shuruo took out her phone, wanting to see if Han Yangting had sent a message.

No.

She debated whether to take the initiative to send him a message, but at the thought of that four-character text message he sent yesterday, he was likely still resentful of her.

After struggling for a long time, she suddenly had an idea.

She took a few photos of the view outside the window and edited a post for her Moments: The scenery in Xijiang is very beautiful, and also very cold. The countryside activities start today, wishing everything is well.

She added a location tag so that if Han Yangting saw it, he would know where she was now, which was equivalent to checking in safely.

……

In Fengcheng, Han Yangting had also gotten up.

He checked his phone immediately.

Last night, he had asked Ali to check her phone location and knew she had already arrived in Xijiang, but since she never called or sent a message, he didn't know if she was used to things over there.

He tapped it open; there was still no message from her.

Disappointment.

Out of boredom, he tapped on his Moments.

He didn't usually post on Moments, nor did he look at them much, but later he inadvertently saw that Bai Shuruo had liked Bai Shunan's Moments, especially since Bai Shunan had been posting every day while abroad a while ago, and Bai Shuruo would like them every day.

Therefore, he also habitually checked his Moments every day. They now had several mutual friends, including Bai Shunan, Ling Feng, and Ni Xianglei. He even encouraged Ling Feng to post more on Moments, because among these friends, Ling Feng was the most flamboyant and liked to post on Moments to attract the attention of girls.

Bai Shuruo liked every post Ling Feng made on Moments.

So Han Yangting would also frequently take a look at his Moments; seeing her profile picture made him inexplicably happy.

As he looked, he actually saw that Bai Shuruo, who rarely posted on Moments, had posted one, with the location set in Xijiang.

The scenery couldn't be called very beautiful, but it was precisely this kind of scenery that could touch the heart.

Such scenery suited Bai Shuruo well.

More importantly, through her Moments, he knew she was doing well now.

Han Yangting wanted to hit the like button, but when his slender fingers slid to those two dots, he paused again.

He didn't like it, but instead got up and made breakfast.

After making it, he took a photo and edited a post for his Moments: Good morning!

As soon as this post went up, it attracted countless likes.

Old friends: Yangting, you actually posted on Moments? Did the sun rise from the west?

Relatives: This breakfast is so sumptuous, it looks delicious.

Business partners: President Han's craftsmanship is superb, exquisite, superior, and effortless...

Han Yangting kept watching the number of likes increase one by one, and soon it filled a page.

But the person he was expecting still hadn't liked it.

What was going on? She liked everyone else's posts on Moments, why didn't she like his?

He felt dejected and wanted to delete the post, but when his hand pressed down, he stopped himself.

Forget it.

……

After Bai Shuruo posted on Moments, she accidentally fell asleep.

It wasn't until the minibus suddenly slammed on the brakes that everyone in the car was startled awake.

"What's wrong? What happened?" a colleague asked anxiously.

The driver was a local, and he said in broken Mandarin: "It's nothing, a wild antelope just darted out in front. Everyone don't be afraid, go back to sleep."

After being startled like that, how could everyone still have any sleepiness left?

Lin Shan said to Bai Shuruo: "It's too dangerous here, I always feel like something is going to happen. I'd better check in with my boyfriend first."

Bai Shuruo, however, was not worried; she was the type of person who remained calm when placed in poverty and under pressure, whereas if she were placed in a land of luxury, she would feel uncomfortable instead.

But she also took out her phone.

First, she checked to see if anyone had liked the post she had made on Moments.

Naturally there were, many people were surprised that a gentle and frail girl like her had actually run off to Xijiang in the middle of winter, telling her to pay attention to keeping warm and staying safe, to make sure not to catch a cold, and also to watch out for altitude sickness.

Even Lin Wanfen told her to be careful and to make sure to call back if she felt any discomfort.

Bai Shuruo replied to them one by one, but did not see a like or reply from Han Yangting.

Just as she was feeling disappointed, she suddenly saw that post on Han Yangting's Moments.

She habitually tapped a like.

She had a habit: as long as it was a post from an acquaintance, she would like it; after all, when friends post on Moments, isn't it because they want others to like it?

After tapping it, she suddenly became puzzled.

Big Brother Han rarely posted on Moments, and now he had posted one right after hers; could it be to respond to her, or did he want to tell her something?

Although one shouldn't be overly sentimental, isn't it also quite nice to let each other know what one is doing?

Thus, as soon as she arrived at her destination, she posted another update on Moments: Arrived at Bu Nan Cun in Xijiang, the scenery here is even better, it's just quite remote. The attached photo was of the local village.

In order not to let too many people pay attention to her, she set her friends into groups; this post was only visible to "family," which meant Han Yangting, Bai Shunan, Lin Wanfen, and Bai Shuhua, plus Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei—the latter two were not family, but they were mutual friends.

Coincidentally, in the evening, Han Yangting also posted on Moments; it was his dinner, a bowl of spaghetti.

Han Yangting also set his friends into groups, and even more coincidentally, the people who could see it were the same few.

"Those few people" were now also puzzled.

Bai Shunan, who was working overtime at the company, carefully flipped through the Moments of these two people and shook her head: Do these two really have to communicate like this?

Ling Feng and Ni Xianglei, who were handling official business in a temporary office, also saw it, and both of them shook their heads: Han Yangting's road to pursuing his wife is still a long and arduous one indeed!

Bai Shuhua, who had just finished evening study, shook her head: These two people aren't even as bold as us middle schoolers; Second Brother-in-law is really not very capable.

Lin Wanfen, who was cleaning at home: I'm getting old, I don't understand the young people of today!