Strike Back, Proud Goddess! Novels
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Xiao Jing looked sympathetically at her brother and said with a heavy sigh, "Stop it. I'm so sad..."

"Why?" Xiao Sa asked.

Qiao Liang had finished eating his bread and drinking his milk, and Tang Xi gave him a tissue. Qiao Liang casually took over and wiped his mouth, after which he leaned on Tang Xi's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest. In a tone of irony, he said, "i'm afraid you'll be disappointed.”

Xiao Sa frowned and tried to ask why, but TangXi quickly changed the topic. "By the way, are you familiar with Hongshi Mountain? Is there anything delicious in Hongshi Mountain? Is there a seafood restaurant?”

His voice was so light that Qiao Liang did not find his voice blaring even though he was leaning on his shoulder.

Although Xiao Jing knew Tang Xi's true identity, she couldn't understand why she was so infatuated with seafood, so she couldn't help but sneer, "Rourou, you know, have you never eaten seafood before? Or does your Grandpa not allow you to eat seafood?”

How could he love seafood so much?!

Qiao Liang seemed to be asleep, leaning on Tang Xi's shoulder while wearing a peaceful and contented gaze that was not as cold as usual. Tang Xi looked at him with a sigh and whispered, "I like it. Grandfather once asked people to wait at the dock every morning to buy freshly caught seafood and send it to our house so I could eat fresh catches every day.”

His eyes reddened as he spoke of his grandfather; clearly, he missed him. Xiao Jing pursed her lips and said, "I still can't believe the things that happened to you. There is something like reincarnation in the world. It really... stunning.”

Tang Xi smiled, but looked very sad. Tang Xi looked at Qiao Liang, put his finger into his palm and continued gently, "This experience tells me that someone has loved me so much, so I can't let him down.”

Qiao Liang turned his hand to hold his hand in his palm. Xiao Jing and Xiao Sa immediately felt like they were shot in the heart again! Why can't they just stop?

It was said that the Royal Highness of Empire Group was a heartless person. Why was the little princess they knew so well and warm?

When the four of them arrived at Hongshi Mountain, it was only 9:10 a.m. The thick-pocketed company, OLS, had booked the entirety of Hongshi Mountain for one day to shoot a TV commercial, so when they reached the mountain, there were not many people around and it was not as busy as usual.

Qiao Liang woke up when they were about to arrive. Maybe she had a nightmare, or maybe she didn't feel comfortable because she had slept with her head tilted, but she seemed unhappy after waking up. She simply held onto Tang Xi's hand and remained silent with a straight face.

This was the first time Tang Xi had come to Hongshi Mountain. As soon as he got off the car, he was blown away by the red maple leaves all over the mountain. He stared at the falling leaves from the sky and exclaimed, "Oh, it's so beautiful! When the wind blows, it looks like red rain.”

Qiao Liang stood beside him and slightly raised his head to look at the sky with a grim face as if thinking of something.

Qiao Liang looked at him as he held his hand and whispered, "Nothing. Come on board.”

Tang Xi nodded and did not ask again. He gestured for Xiao Sa and Xiao Jing, who were taking photos with SLR cameras, to follow them. They went up the hill to the salon to join He Wanning and the others.

As they walked, they found a bamboo forest. It was also beautiful; a crystal-clear stream flowed through the moat beside the bamboo forest. Tang Xi was instantly attracted by the beautiful scenery the moment it came to her sight.

Whether it was in the capital or in city A, he had once lived in a concrete forest so he tended to be interested in the natural scenery. Even the most common sight would be beautiful in his eyes. He still remembered the first time he saw the beautiful landscape of the prairie, he jumped up and exclaimed so vigorously that he was sent to the hospital for oxygen infusion and inhalation due to altitude sickness…

Tang Xi crouched down to fetch water in the trench with her hands and was amazed, "How obvious it is. Oh, I didn't know there was such a beautiful place in City A."

Seeing the excitement in his eyes, Xiao Jing said, "If you are a natural sight, I will take you to the forest park in the city next Saturday.”

City A Forest Park is a protected area ten times larger than Hongshi Mountain. The trees and animals in the park are protected by the government, so the natural scenery there is more awake.

However, Tang Xi shook her head. "I've been to the forest. It was more like exploration than recreation. I don't feel relaxed.”

"Let's ride. We can enjoy the scenery after filming," Qiao Liang said.

Tang Xi nodded with a smile and Qiao Liang extended his hand towards her. He smiled and put his hand on it and walked towards her. Xiao Jing shouted from behind him, "Hey, you, behave well. This is a public place. If anyone takes your photos, it will be very troublesome! Xiao Rou is a high school student now and should not fall in love.”

Qiao Liang looked at Tang Xi as if complaining to her. Tang Xi shrugged and said, "I don't want to buy a diploma. It was wrong.”

Amused by his words, Qiao Liang let go of his hand and let him walk in front of him. It was already half nine when they reached the hot water salon. Seeing them arrive, He Wanning ignored everyone else around as he happily came to greet Tang Xi. "Rourou, there it is. Clothes and stylist are prepared. You can change clothes now. The staff will help you. Let's take a test. If there is no problem, we will go to the hot spring and shoot a TV commercial.”

The hot spring he was talking about was a natural hot spring on Hongshi Mountain. It was located in a mountain valley and was surrounded by red maple trees. With the rough stones around it, it looked extremely beautiful and was a highlight of Hongshi Mountain's scenery. The hot spring receives only five visitors a day and the tickets are sold separately. Cleaned by special personnel, it's well maintained.

At that moment, the stylist he had brought came to him. When the stylist saw Tang Xi, his eyes lit up and he could not help saying, "President him, you really have sharp eyes. This young lady ..". but then she stopped talking halfway, eyes sparkling as she looked at Qiao Liang. He hurriedly came forward to greet the latter. "President Qiao, did you come here to watch the shoot?”

Qiao Liang looked at the stylist and frowned as Tang Xi was ignored, while Xiao Jing hurriedly answered him. "We are here for inspection.”