88: As expected, Lin You is a complete freak!

"Where are we going?"

Looking at the increasingly remote road and the dwindling population, Xie Xingmeng finally couldn't hold back and asked.

It wasn't that Xie Xingmeng doubted Lin You's character, but rather that she already had a certain understanding of Lin You's "pervert" nature.

Lin You brought her to such a desolate place... could it be that he... wanted to look at her legs?!

It could only be said that Xie Xingmeng underestimated the perverted extent of male high school students.

If Lin You truly harbored ill intentions, then Xie Xingmeng would definitely suffer terribly inside his mind.

Those whose minds wandered can go collect their peanuts; Lin You was just planning a prank, similar to how Zhang Wuji tickled Zhao Min's soles. What else could it be?!

A refreshing river breeze blew towards them. Lin You looked up at the windmill not far away, smiling without turning his head, his voice filled with pride.

"You're in luck today. This is a treasure spot my older cousin passed down to me when I was in fifth grade. Murder, arson, illicit affairs... ahem, no, it's the perfect place to slack off, relax, and relieve stress."

As soon as Lin You finished speaking, the electric scooter went up a slope and slowly descended towards the riverbank at a "high speed" of 40 yards.

The desolate country road immediately gave way to a broad river surface. Moist vapor blew onto their faces, instantly dispelling the heat they had felt from the direct sunlight.

The wilderness is vast and the trees are low against the sky; the river is clear and the moon is near to man.

Of course, it wasn't evening, and there was no moon, but this was the first line of poetry that popped into Xie Xingmeng's mind.

What greeted their eyes was a vast stretch of beach. In the center of the beach stood a wooden windmill over ten meters tall. A few dozen meters downstream was a cross-river bridge in Ancheng. Upstream was a eucalyptus forest, and on the other side of the eucalyptus forest was another tributary flowing into the river.

Even if they did nothing, just standing there felt as though their mind and body could relax completely.

Xie Xingmeng's eyes gradually lit up. After Lin You parked the car and put away the keys at the edge of the beach, she slowly walked two steps forward, then couldn't help but start running until she reached the base of the windmill, right at the river's edge.

"Ancheng actually has a place like this! My dad promised to take me to see the sea after the College Entrance Examination, but I never expected to see a sea-like view here in Ancheng first."

This was the confluence where the tributary met the main river, creating the widest section of the river. Looking up, the opposite bank seemed to be at the edge of the sky. The river water slapped against the riprap on the bank, making sounds like the waves in a fairy tale.

Of course, this place was far inferior to the real sea, but in the eyes of someone who wasn't a spoilsport, why couldn't this be the sea of their dreams?

"Very few people usually come here because you have to travel down a narrow dirt road where cars can't enter, and then pass through a village with several fierce dogs, so cyclists don't dare come in. Overall, the scenery is great, and there are few people—it's a good spot to enjoy the river breeze and clear your mind."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Xingmeng had already taken off her shoes and socks and slowly walked down toward the riprap riverbank below the beach.

Watching Xie Xingmeng walk away, Lin You was startled and rushed over, "Can you swim? The water here is quite deep!"

Xie Xingmeng turned her head and gave Lin You a bright smile. This was the first time Lin You had seen such a sunny side of her since he met Xie Xingmeng.

"In order to see the sea after the College Entrance Examination, I've already practiced swimming for several years."

Seriously? Is the Lao Deng that stingy? It's just seeing the sea, a train ticket away. Did he use this as bait for our Xingmeng for so many years?

How about I take you during a holiday? You just have to promise that if you get the chance, you'll call me Daddy a few times... Seemingly sensing Lin You's urge to mock, Xie Xingmeng smiled and said, "This is a promise between my dad and me. Although I could go see it anytime, if we agree to go after the College Entrance Examination, I feel like the sea will be even more beautiful to me."

The bewildered Lin You looked at the innocent Xie Xingmeng, speechless for a long time.

Lin You stood on the bank, watching Xie Xingmeng find a large, protruding rock. The rock must have originally come from deep mountains, but the river water had polished it smooth. Xie Xingmeng sat on it, pulled up her skirt pants, dipped her feet into the water, and gently splashed.

Splash... It must be said that when a beautiful girl performs certain actions, it looks different from everyone else. Lin You had also played in the water here, but he... looked a bit like a dog paddling.

Lin You stared intently at Xie Xingmeng's fair calves and feet. After a long time, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Order the dish, order it now! Tell Mom to make pig trotters tonight!

"Ding!"

[Quest: Invite Du Zhaoyu/Xie Xingmeng on a road trip during the holiday. Reward: 200,000 yuan Car Purchase Fund. (Completed)]

Seeing the quest completion in his mind, Lin You couldn't help but sigh that system daddy truly still loved him. Holiday road trip = riding the electric scooter around on the weekend.

Pulling his thoughts back from his mind, Lin You looked at the scene of Xie Xingmeng playing in the water and finally couldn't resist taking out his phone.

"Click!"

Lin You deliberately turned on the camera sound effect. After all, he was a gentleman and disdained taking candid photos; making a sound was his way of telling Xie Xingmeng—I took your picture!

Xie Xingmeng turned her head. She wasn't shy; instead, she smiled and said, "Send it to me so I can see."

Lin You opened WeChat, selected the photo, and sent it.

In the photo, the river wind had swept Xie Xingmeng's ear-length short hair entirely behind her ears. With her smooth forehead and petite, oval face, her face alone was a beauty overload.

Further down was a light blue puff-sleeved shirt the color of the sky. Her fine figure created a lovely curve across her chest. Her black, loose skirt pants were pulled up to her knees, revealing her long calves, fair and slightly pink feet, and the water splashing up after she kicked.

This single photo, without beauty filters or effects, taken entirely with the original camera, was as beautiful as a painting.

Lin You's heart thumped rapidly. He forcefully turned his head away, afraid of losing himself in the moment.

Only after a long time did he turn back, glance at the rock under Xie Xingmeng's butt, and deliberately ruin the mood.

"This rock has been soaked in the water for who knows how long. If you sit on it, your underwear might get wet."

Xie Xingmeng, whose back was facing Lin You, fell silent... As expected, Lin You the Great pervert!

A little while later, Xie Xingmeng and Lin You returned to the beach on the bank. They sat there, quietly watching the river flow. Time passed slowly, unknowingly, just like the river water.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Lin You was comfortably squinting his eyes and about to fall asleep.

"Ding!"

Within a short period, the system sounded a prompt again.

Lin You sank into his mind and looked at the Panel—

[On the way back from the road trip with Xie Xingmeng, she told you why she got together with you during university back then.

In October of grade 12, during a flag-raising ceremony that she thought would be unremarkable, she saw you on the award stage. Because you had gone hiking on an ordinary weekend and acted heroically to save a girl who had impulsively jumped into the river after failing an exam, the girl's entire family bowed to you on the stage. At that moment, you, injured from saving someone, became a thoroughly righteous young man in her heart, leaving a profound mark.

Quest: Act heroically once, recover the youthful passion of the past. Reward: 1 Progress Bar Establishment Authority.]