Chapter 387 Keep a Proper Distance
The boat docked, and the passengers went down. Mu Zhengguang and Xu followed the crowd out of the dock, and then entered the dock again. The two were not as fast as when they first arrived. They often stopped to take pictures of the buildings, the river, and the pedestrians.

Before boarding the ship for the second time, Mu Zhengguang and Xu waited in line for a long time, with Xu standing in front and Mu Zhengguang standing behind.

Every time Xu looked back, she could see Mu Zhengguang sweating profusely. She had the urge to reach out to him: If Mu Zhengguang was my biological brother, I would wipe his sweat, right? Has he run out of paper in his pocket? Even if he hasn't, there won't be much left, right? I sweat less than him, but the paper in my pocket is also running out.

Xu took off his schoolbag, took out some tissue paper and handed it to Mu Zhengguang: "Take a few more, don't be polite."

Mu Zhengguang took out ten pieces of paper without saying "thank you".

The boat docked, and Mu Zhengguang rushed in front of Xu. He was one of the first people to board the boat, and he had a clear goal and direction: to the second floor and the upper deck.

Mu Zhengguang got the seat next to the railing as he wished. When he looked back, he found that he seemed to have rushed too fast. Wasn't Xu still on the deck?

Xu saw that Mu Zhengguang, who was originally queuing behind her, suddenly came to the front. After that, she also rushed, but not as fast. She had been to the deck before and knew that the "destination" of this boat ride was different from the last time. She was heading towards a different destination!

As we walked forward, Xu thought that Mu Zhengguang was really obedient: I told him to "just go alone," and he really went alone. But it was good this way, because he was simple-minded and innocent, so I didn't have to think too much about complicated things when I was with him, and I didn't have to think too hard about whether he would misunderstand me, let alone be on guard against him.

When Xu arrived on the deck, there were not many people. She saw Mu Zhengguang with his arms spread out. Wasn't this taking up space? Fortunately, there were not many people around him. If there were more people, he would have to retract his outstretched hands.

Xu walked up to him, facing the river: "Brother, you run very fast. If I were any slower, I wouldn't be able to catch up with you."

"You're here, everything is fine, thank you."

It's not easy to hear such nice words from him. Xu's smile deepened: "You're welcome. You found a good location. Standing here is very suitable for viewing the scenery and taking pictures."

The ship started moving, leaving a long scratch on the river. That particular wave seemed darker than the others and more regular, like a railroad track.

Standing on the edge of the deck is good for viewing the scenery, but it is not so suitable for taking photos. There were too many people, so Xu couldn't take off her schoolbag or take out her selfie stick. She was too close to the river, and her hands were shaking as she held the phone, fearing that the phone would fall into the water if she was not careful.

The river here is probably several dozen meters deep, so if a phone falls in, it can never be retrieved. Even if it can be retrieved, the phone is broken and unusable, and the photos stored in the phone are also submerged in water.

Even so, Xu still took the "huge risk" to take the photo. She held the phone with both hands and tapped the screen with her right thumb to take the photo.

Mu Zhengguang is looking at the bridge over the river.

There is more than one bridge. Last time he was on a boat, he was in the cabin, and he might have been able to see the bridge from the cabin, but he might have missed that part of the journey, so he didn't see it. This time, he stood on the deck from the beginning, watching the glowing bridge across the river getting farther and farther away from him.

The lights on the shore formed a very straight line, which at first glance also looked like a bridge.

On both sides of the river, tall buildings stand in rows, and the constantly changing lights are coloring the sky.

After taking dozens of photos, the shape of the bridge was too blurry, so Xu put away his phone and prepared to concentrate on the scenery.

Mu Zhengguang took very few photos while on the boat. He took a few photos after boarding the boat, a few photos facing the bridge, and a few more photos when the boat was about to stop. In the last few photos, there was the name of the pier.

He took these photos not to prove that he had been there, nor to show off to anyone, but so that in the future, when he wanted to know the name of the pier, he could click on the photo and see it. The river and the building next to the pier also became his new memory with this photo, and combined with the old memory, deepened the impression. The boat docked again, left the pier, and arrived at the pedestrian street again.

There were still a lot of people on the pedestrian street, the sky was darker, and the lights seemed brighter.

“Isn’t it fun to hang out?”

Facing Xu's knowing question, Mu Zhengguang answered sincerely: "Well, I'm just a little tired."

"Tomorrow morning we'll visit the museum. We won't have to stay out in the sun, so maybe we won't be so tired. Are you hungry? Do you want to buy something to eat? Or some water?"

"I still have a bottle of water left to drink, so I don't need to buy any more."

The first time Mu Zhengguang and Xu came to the pedestrian street, they just walked straight through to the pier. The second time they came to the pedestrian street, they wandered around the shops on the street for a long time but didn't buy anything.

It was past ten at night when I returned to the hotel. My steps today exceeded 20,000.

Mu Zhengguang couldn't help but feel worried: Today's schedule was arranged in the afternoon, and tomorrow's schedule was arranged in the morning. Tomorrow afternoon, I will go to Donghu Lake, which will probably accumulate a huge number of steps for me. The activities at night are not easy either. Walking from one end of the Yangtze River Bridge to the other end will add up to thousands of steps. Adding them together, it may exceed 30,000 steps.

Late at night, Xu took a shower, changed into pajamas, imported the photos on his mobile phone into his tablet, and then sent a message to Mu Zhengguang, asking him to look at the photos together.

Mu Zhengguang also took a shower and changed into pajamas, but after receiving the news, he put on his coat before going out. He changed the blue and white gradient ice silk T-shirt for a blue cotton T-shirt. He also changed the shorts in the ice silk suit for gray trousers. This was particularly important.

Xu heard a knock on the door and ran to open it.

It turns out that this is what Xu looks like when she wears shorts! The black shorts cover half of her knees, and the white slippers cover half of her instep. I only knew that she was beautiful before, but I never thought that she was so attractive to others, no, to me.

Mu Zhengguang's gaze moved downward for a moment, and then upward. After moving upward, he found that it was not appropriate to do so. The other person's hair and face were not something he could stare at for a long time.

Xu really wanted to ask him, "Are you shy?" But was it too abrupt and too casual to ask?
Besides, don't I know the answer to this question? There was timidity in his eyes, and a little desire in his timidity. He was not good at hiding his emotions. Although his eyes were evasive, I could still see his heart.

"Let's look at the photos together. I'll send you the ones you think are good. Also send me any good photos you have."

"Ah."

The two of them lay on the bed and looked through hundreds of photos.

During this time, Mu Zhengguang remained cautious. When he wanted to move his body, he would first estimate the distance, in case he bumped into Xu. Before looking directly at Xu, he would first glance at him with his peripheral vision. If the angle was not right, he would immediately look away to avoid causing offense.

Xu would always look at Mu Zhengguang before turning over. The other party carefully kept a distance from her, and she also had to keep a distance from him. In a loose sense, the friendly relationship between the two was built on the basis of distance. If this distance was not shortened to the right length at the right time, it might cause the collapse of the relationship.

(End of this chapter)