After Yu Yan returned to the tent, he found that Shen Yuchen had already finished washing up and came back. He had even changed into a set of silk pajamas.

“What did you do?” Shen Yuming casually asked as he spread out his sleeping bag.

Yu Yan, feeling guilty, spoke without confidence, stammering, “Just walked around a bit, chatted, said a few words.”

“Did you go wash up? The innkeeper said there won’t be hot water soon.” Shen Yuming didn’t notice anything unusual.

The mountains weren’t like the city. There was no natural gas here, so they either used an electric water heater or a large pot of water heated by the inn’s staff.

Yu Yan shook his head. “I just washed at the faucet outside. I don’t want to go. I’ll change clothes first.”

After a brief pause, he suddenly spoke, “How about I take a shower? Do you mind?”

Shen Yuming raised his eyebrows slightly and said two words, “No need.”

Right, he wasn’t sharing a bed with Shen Yuchen, so Shen Yuchen wouldn’t care whether he took a shower or not.

The pajamas were prepared by Jiang Mo, thicker than the ones he usually wore at home.

Yu Yan wasn’t as particular and simply took off his jacket and threw it on the sleeping bag before changing clothes.

He rummaged through a pile of clothes to find the bottom-most pajamas, only to realize that Shen Yuchen had already turned his back at some point.

No wonder, he’s a civilized person, really particular!

“I’m done changing,” Yu Yan reminded.

Shen Yuming lightly responded with an “Mm” before turning his head.

Before camping, they had checked the weather forecast. The next few days were expected to be windless and rainless, rare good weather.

In early spring, there were no cicadas or birds chirping, only He Zhiyu occasionally howling, but no one paid him any attention, and he quickly calmed down.

Yu Yan said, “Good night, Chen-ge,” and then curled up in his sleeping bag. He slowly untangled his earphone cord and quietly opened the video Yu Chen had sent him a few minutes ago.

Perhaps because it had been a while, the video quality wasn’t very good and was too blurry to see clearly.

Why is there no sound?

He turned the volume all the way up, but there was still no sound.

As he was about to exit, a loud bass suddenly blasted through his ears, rushing to the top of his head. In that moment, he felt like he might go deaf, so he immediately lowered the volume and rubbed his ears.

The filming location was far from the stage, but he could vaguely make out that the person on the left side was Shen Yuchen. His voice was very recognizable—cold, thin, crisp, and sharp. When he sang, there was a unique emphasis in his voice, as if he could pull at someone’s heart.

It got stuffy in the sleeping bag, and within minutes, Yu Yan’s heart was racing, his breathing slightly labored, and his face burning.

Unfortunately, the video was only three and a half minutes long and ended quickly. Yu Yan dragged the progress bar and watched it again.

He didn’t expect Shen Yuchen’s singing to be so good. He could listen to it over and over again!

When he was about to drag the progress bar a second time, the sleeping bag was suddenly poked twice.

“Yu Yan—”

His heart skipped a beat. Yu Yan shoved his phone under his waist, deliberately rubbed his sleepy eyes, and poked his head out of the sleeping bag, covering his flushed cheek.

“What’s wrong? Not sleeping well? Is the mattress too hard? How about going to the inn to rest? I’m not sure if there are still rooms available. I’ll ask the innkeeper.”

He took out his phone to ask, but his hand was suddenly grabbed.

“No.” Shen Yuming casually pushed aside a few strands of hair covering Yu Yan’s eyes, and with his lips slightly parted, he said, “Your earphones are leaking sound.”

Yu Yan’s hand holding the phone froze in place. His breathing hitched for a moment, then he pretended to stay calm and shoved the phone back.

“Oh, I… I was just listening to a song. It’s the rap He Zhiyu just sang. It’s quite good. Have you heard it? Want to listen together?”

Shen Yuming didn’t speak, but slightly raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Yu Yan’s phone, a hint of a sly smile at the corner of his mouth.

Yu Yan felt his scalp tingle under the intense stare, and he lowered his eyes, taking a deep breath. “Alright, I admit it. I watched the video of you singing. It really sounds good.”

“Mm, I know,” Shen Yuming responded.

Does that mean he doesn’t mind?

Yu Yan became bolder and leaned in closer. “Ge, do you have any other videos? Let me see more. My brother only sent me one clip.”

Yu Yan twisted the earphone cord and stuffed it into his pocket, then opened the video again.

“There are more on the computer. I’ll show you when I get the chance,” Shen Yuming didn’t refuse.

Yu Yan made an “OK” gesture. “Ge, your vacation life is so colorful, singing, racing, skydiving. What other hobbies do you have? Can you take me next time?”

Shen Yuming lowered his eyes and hesitated for a moment before speaking. “None. How about you?”

“What?”

“Your colorful vacation life.”

“I don’t have any vacation life or any exciting experiences. So, everything seems new to me.”

Shen Yuchen was always like that. When he didn’t want to explain too much about himself, he would shift the topic to someone else.

After a few times, Yu Yan had gotten used to it and didn’t press him for details.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the tent from outside, interrupting the words Yu Yan hadn’t finished saying.

“Who is it?”

“Your He-ge!” He Zhiyu hiccupped, “Go to sleep early, we’re watching the sunrise tomorrow.”

After saying that, the shadow disappeared, and He Zhiyu must have gone back to rest.

Still calling him “He-ge,” seems like he’s pretty drunk. That bowl of hangover soup from an hour ago was clearly useless.

“Ge, are we watching the sunrise tomorrow?” Yu Yan snapped back to his senses.

“Do you want to?” Shen Yuming asked in return.

Yu Yan nodded eagerly, “I really want to see it. It’s not every day I get to come out to play, and it’d be such a shame not to see the sunrise.”

“Then let’s go.”

Yu Yan chuckled a couple of times, “I’ll set an alarm to wake up early tomorrow. Before coming here, I did some research. This viewing platform has the best view of the sunrise, but I was worried no one else would get up, so I didn’t mention it.”

“It’s fine. If they don’t wake up, they won’t see it,” Shen Yuming said softly.

Yu Yan lightly tapped his chin twice. “Then… good night?”

“Good night.”

At exactly 6:00 AM, the alarm buzzed in his ear, and Yu Yan instinctively turned it off.

In a half-dream, half-wake state, Yu Yan felt like he was being punished. His nose seemed blocked, and he struggled to open his eyes. What greeted him was Shen Yuchen’s smiling face.

“Are you awake?”

Yu Yan didn’t speak, just nodded and stared at him blankly.

Shen Yuchen was already dressed, with no hairstyle done. A few strands of hair fell casually over his forehead, covering his eyelids, looking lazy and natural. His dark eyes seemed like an endless sea of stars, as if they could pull someone in the next second.

“Since you’re awake, get up and watch the sunrise.”

After saying that, Shen Yuchen left, pulling the tent door closed behind him to give Yu Yan space.

Yu Yan dressed quickly and went outside to take a look. He Zhiyu, who had called him to wake up last night, was still snoring in his tent, along with Fang Chi, who hadn’t gotten up yet.

The other three were chatting by the viewing platform, with a camera set up on the other side recording, probably a masterpiece by Xi Yuan.

“Finally up?” Yu Chen raised an eyebrow.

Yu Yan sniffled, about to speak, when he suddenly noticed some small red spots on Shen Yuming’s neck, most of them hidden by the scarf.

He quickly walked up and pulled down Shen Yuming’s scarf. “Brother Chen, is this… an allergic reaction?”

“Yeah,” Shen Yuming replied awkwardly, pulling the scarf up a bit.

“Does it itch? Does it hurt? I’ll go find some medicine.”

There was a first aid kit in the car, and Jiang Mo had prepared a lot of common medications.

Shen Yuming followed, “It’s not painful, and it doesn’t itch.”

“There’s medicine in the car. I’ll help you apply it; it should feel much better.”

Yu Yan hurriedly searched through the kit but couldn’t find anything for allergies. Just as he was about to call Jiang Mo, Shen Yuming took out two tubes of medicine and handed them to him.

“Oh, and some cotton swabs.”

Yu Yan took the items. “Let’s go to the tent to apply it. Are there many rashes? Should we go to the hospital?”

“Not many, just on my neck. No need to go to the tent.”

Shen Yuming slightly turned his head and caught Yu Yan’s scrutinizing gaze.

His fingertips curled slightly, and he shifted his gaze away.

They had been friends for over twenty years, so Shen Yuming clearly understood what Yu Yan meant.

“I’ll apply the medicine first. There’s a health clinic at the foot of the mountain, but the environment isn’t that great. If you want to go to a hospital, there’s one in the city, about an hour’s drive away.”

“Could it be from the sleeping bag, or maybe it’s the local environment? Have you ever had allergies before?” Yu Yan asked, applying the medicine slowly with a cotton swab.

“Very rarely,” Shen Yuming couldn’t pinpoint the cause of the allergy either.

Yu Yan worked carefully, speaking softly, “Let me know if it hurts.”

“It doesn’t hurt. You’re really good at taking care of people.” Shen Yuming thought back to when Yu Yan had taken care of He Zhiyu earlier.

“Hehe, I used to be a nurse’s aide at a hospital. Applying medicine isn’t a big deal.”

While applying the medicine, Yu Yan gently pulled open Shen Yuming’s shirt and took a quick look at his back. There were a few rashes there too, but not too many.

Shen Yuming didn’t want him to apply the medicine to his back, so Yu Yan didn’t mention it, instead asking Yu Chen to get him a cup of warm water and some Loratadine.

Yu Chen placed a disposable cup on the glass table with a disgruntled tone, “You’re so precious, getting allergies after just one night.”

“Could it be from the local environment? Or maybe some bugs got into the tent? My bad for not picking a good spot.” Yu Yan responded casually.

“Don’t you get an allergy test every year? Didn’t you find anything to avoid?” Yu Chen was a bit uncomfortable with the way the two of them were acting.

Yu Yan instinctively replied, “Physical exams don’t check in such detail. If it’s an allergy to seafood, mangoes, or something like that, you can avoid it. But pollen or dust allergies, how can you avoid those?”

“I used to go up mountains and to the sea without having allergies. Why is it happening suddenly?”

After finishing the medicine, Yu Yan reflexively blew on it and continued, “Maybe his body’s changed.”

“I was asking him,” Yu Chen replied.

Yu Yan lightly bit his lip, looking at him and saying, “I… I answered for Brother Chen.”

“He didn’t say anything? You had to answer for him?”

Yu Yan’s throat tightened, and after swallowing twice, he spoke hesitantly, “Brother, are you in a bad mood?”

“You—” Yu Chen was stuck with the words, unable to get them out, feeling uncomfortable. He glared at Shen Yuming and turned away.

Yu Yan placed the ointment back in the kit, muttering, “Why does he seem so upset this morning? I didn’t hear him argue with Sister Xi.”

“Maybe he’s just in a bad mood,” Shen Yuming replied casually, tapping his fingers on the armrest.

“I don’t think so. My brother’s not the type to take his mood out on others. Something must’ve happened that we don’t know about,” Yu Yan said, still puzzled.

Shen Yuming raised an eyebrow, “Maybe.”

Due to this little incident, the two of them missed the sunrise. By the time they finished applying the medicine, the sun had already pierced through the clouds.

But Yu Yan still took a few nice photos and posted them in the “Peace and Health Family” group chat.

They stayed on the mountain until sunset before packing up to head home.

On the way back, He Zhiyu took the initiative to sit in the car with Yu Chen and Xi Yuan, calling them “sister” and “brother-in-law” the entire time and asking Xi Yuan for photography tips.

Yu Yan was worried about Shen Yuming’s allergy issue and wanted to go with him to the hospital, but Yu Chen stopped him, saying their parents were waiting for them at home.

Reluctantly, Yu Yan left the ointment with Shen Yuming and repeatedly reminded him to go to the hospital.