94: This indirectly saved his own child.

After the group finished a simple lunch, Lin Zifeng asked Qin Xiao and the driver to stay and rest, while he, Wang Zhongyu, and Jiang Yufei accompanied the Chen Yuqing sisters and Li Ou to start climbing the mountain.

Lin Zifeng walked at the very front, leading the way; the women followed behind him, and Wang Zhongyu walked at the very back.

Each of them held a wooden stick as an aid for climbing, maintaining a steady pace as they headed toward the deep mountains.

Nearly two hours later, the group finally arrived at their destination. Looking at the huge rock ahead that resembled a fierce tiger descending the mountain, Chen Yuxi said, skipping excitedly, “Sis, look at that big rock in the distance, doesn’t it really look like a fierce tiger?

And those strange-shaped rocks on the hillside, they look like all sorts of different animals. That rock looks like a monkey squatting on the ground.

And that rock looks like a goat.

It’s truly hard to imagine that these rocks were all naturally formed!”

“Yuxi, stop skipping around. You’re a grown woman now! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? I saw you.”

The naturally formed scenery here is truly very picturesque, but since it’s deep in the mountains, ordinary people rarely get to see it.

If city people discovered this, it would have long become a tourist attraction.”

Chen Yuqing said with a smile.

Chen Yuxi let out an “oh” and stood behind her, slightly embarrassed.

“We also felt it had development value, which is why we listed this place as one of the sites for development.

It took us nearly two hours to get here. If we follow the plan and build steps up to this point, it would take an hour at most to climb up.

That way, people can climb the mountain to exercise while breathing the fresh air here.

If we also build a cable car line for sightseeing, tourists who are tired after visiting here and don’t want to walk down the steps can choose to take the cable car down.”

Lin Zifeng interjected.

Chen Yuqing smiled and nodded, indicating her approval of his suggestion.

Jiang Yufei then continued introducing the terrain and landforms here, as well as some other plans.

Chen Yuqing listened attentively, occasionally asking a few questions, to which Jiang Yufei provided detailed and timely answers.

They stayed there for more than an hour before starting their descent.

As the saying goes, ascending is easy, descending is hard. On the way back, they were even more cautious.

Even so, halfway down the mountain, Chen Yuqing, who was walking behind Lin Zifeng, accidentally stepped on a slippery rock and screamed as she stumbled forward.

Lin Zifeng reacted quickly, turning around rapidly, stepping forward, and reaching out his hands to catch the stumbling Chen Yuqing, holding her in his arms.

He felt a soft sensation in his arms, accompanied by a fragrant scent. Lin Zifeng took several steps back to absorb the impact before regaining his balance.

Still shaken, Chen Yuqing gasped continuously in his arms, constantly rejoicing internally that she hadn't fallen. Otherwise, if she had injured the child in her belly, she would have regretted it forever.

You saved me, which means you indirectly saved your own child!

Chen Yuxi, who was walking behind her, quickly rushed to their side and asked nervously, “Sis, are you okay? Your bel—” Realizing she had almost let the secret slip, she immediately stopped herself.

The others also gathered around, expressing concern for Chen Yuqing's condition.

Only then did Chen Yuqing come to her senses and leave his embrace.

“I’m fine, thank you for your concern. I was distracted thinking about work, which is why I slipped.”

After saying this, she turned to Lin Zifeng and said, “Thank you for earlier.”

“You’re welcome. You are our investor and a guest of Heping Town, so ensuring your safety is our duty.”

After saying this, he extended the wooden stick in his hand toward her and spoke again, “How about this? Hold onto this wooden stick. If something like that happens again, it will be safer.”

Chen Yuqing did not refuse. She smiled, nodded, and reached out to grasp the wooden stick he offered.

For the rest of the journey, everyone was even more careful. They stopped and started, taking nearly three hours to reach the foot of the mountain.

The sun was setting by then, and the group did not linger, getting straight into the cars and leaving.

Chen Yuqing proactively invited Lin Zifeng to ride in her car, sending Li Ou to ride in Lin Zifeng's car.

Chen Yuxi sat in the front passenger seat, while he and Chen Yuqing sat in the back row.

“Secretary Lin, after nearly three days of on-site inspections, I have visited all the locations you plan to develop for tourism.

They are indeed as valuable for development as you advertised.”

Chen Yuqing said with a beaming smile.

Hearing Chen Yuqing's words, he happily asked, “President Chen, have you decided to invest?”

“My sister has always wanted to do business in other fields; she didn't come here just for show.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have continuously inspected for three days. Do you even need to ask if she’s investing?

You usually seem quite smart, so why are you reacting so slowly now?”

Before Chen Yuqing could answer, Chen Yuxi turned her head and said playfully.

“You’re the only smart girl here, speaking without thinking! If I don’t invest, how will you explain yourself?”

She looked at her younger sister and said with a doting expression.

“We grew up together, don’t I know you, Sis? If I really guessed wrong, I’ll just compensate Zifeng with myself.”

Chen Yuxi’s blunt manner of speaking made both of them laugh.

Knowing Chen Yuqing had decided to invest, Lin Zifeng was in high spirits and joked, “Even if Second Miss Chen wanted to compensate me with herself, I wouldn’t dare accept!

Otherwise, wouldn't President Chen kill me?”

“That wouldn’t happen. At worst, I’d just give you a—” Stopping there, Chen Yuqing looked at his lower abdomen and made a snipping motion with her fingers.

Lin Zifeng flinched and managed an awkward smile.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Yuqing felt amused and couldn't help but think: although Lin Zifeng is the Secretary of Heping Town and appears mature and wise, he is still just a twenty-four-year-old big boy!

Chatting and joking with him like this was quite pleasant.

The three of them chatted and laughed all the way back to the town. The cars stopped in front of the hotel, and they agreed to go back, freshen up, and then meet for dinner half an hour later.

Because Chen Yuxi would be returning to the Provincial Capital with Chen Yuqing after signing the contract tomorrow.

So after dinner that night, he wanted to ask Chen Yuxi out, but he couldn't get his wish.

Because Chen Yuqing seemed to have sensed something, she called Chen Yuxi into her room and asked her some strange questions. Fearing their relationship would be exposed, Yuxi had no choice but to heartlessly refuse Lin Zifeng.

Lin Zifeng could understand her actions. For the sake of their future happiness, he had no choice but to return to the bachelor dormitory alone to sleep.