Huiyuan Temple, located on Huishan in Shenzhen City, is a comprehensive temple. It is said to be very effective whether you are seeking career advancement, marriage, offspring, or peace.
“Do you still believe this?” Shu Tinglan was incredulous. He was a person at the forefront of technology.
“Well, I believe it,” he nodded, his voice still like a charm, lulling one into its depths.
“What do you wish for?” Shu Tinglan couldn’t help but be curious. This man already had everything, was there anything else he needed?
Zhuo Yu’an didn’t answer her question, and smiled faintly:
“Come on, let’s go.”
“Okay.”
Zuo Yu’an rarely wore sportswear, sporting a baseball cap as well. He looked completely different from his usual serious suit-clad self, radiating a vibrant and energetic aura. Shu Tinglan was similar, dressed in a dark gray sportswear ensemble with orange running shoes and a ponytail, also exuding youthful exuberance.
Zhuo Yu’an discovered that Shu Tinglan had this small quirk: all the shoes in her shoe cabinet were red, in all sorts of shades of red.
We arrived at Huishan very quickly by car. Huìyuàn Temple is at the top of the mountain, and because it was New Year’s Day, there were many people. The parking lot was already full of cars. Zhuo Yǔan drove around several times before finding a parking space.
After parking, he took a bag which contained a thermos flask and some fruit snacks. Shu Tinglan walked away empty-handed. At first glance, he looked just like the young couples beside him.
However, Shu Tinglan still felt something was amiss. He was Zhuo Yu’an, after all, always at the forefront of technology. How could he believe in these things? Besides, his current appearance was completely different from the imposing figure he had when addressing a crowd at a company or a lecture. Right now, he was gentle and peaceful, just like any ordinary boy.
Shu Tinglan didn’t usually exercise much, and by the halfway point of the mountain climb, she was already too tired to continue.
“There’s a gazebo ahead, let’s rest there.” Zhuo YUAN coaxed her forward along the way.
“I can’t go on, you go up first, don’t worry about me.” Shu Tinglan refused to budge. After years of not climbing mountains, she was already out of breath after just a while, her fair face flushed red.
“Come here, I’ll carry you.” Zhuo Yu’an crouched in front of her.
“No.” She didn’t want to embarrass herself; there were plenty of people on this mountain path.
“Carry or hold? You choose.” He was non-negotiable.
“Get on!” Shu Tinglan leisurely climbed onto his back.
Several young boys and girls who happened to pass by, seeing this, all exclaimed in envy.
The boys admired Zhuo YUAN’s strength, while the girls envied Shu Tinglan’s happiness. Under everyone’s watchful gaze, Shu Tinglan buried her face deeper and deeper until it was hidden in his neck.
Luckily, the pavilion ahead arrived soon, and she immediately jumped off his back. Zhuo Yunan took out a thermos from his bag and handed it to Shu Tinglan: “Drink some water.”
The girls we hiked up with earlier exclaimed with envy again.
“Wow, that’s so thoughtful.”
Turning to her companion, she asked, “Where’s my water? I need some too.”
The boy looked innocent: “I just drank it.”
“You… I told you to take a few more bottles of water… but you refused.” The girl was angry and chased the boy.
The boy pleaded repeatedly, “I’ll buy you a new bottle right now. There are water sellers all over this mountain. Only an idiot would carry so much.”
Shu Tinglan glanced at the “fool” beside him. Besides a thermos, his backpack contained four bottles of water.
“”
The girl just now heard, and cried out again.
“Hear me? Hear me? Learn from him, this is what being gentle and caring is! Plus he’s so handsome, ohhhh.”
She then turned to Shu Tinglan and said, “Sister, you must have done a lot of good deeds in your past life? To be able to meet such a perfect man.”
The little boy refused to back down, challengingly sitting across from Zhuo Yunan and staring him straight in the eyes.
Zuo Yu’an completely ignored him, pouring the bottled water into his thermos again. In a short while, the water in the thermos was hot again. It turned out that there was another world hidden in his bag, with a charging port that connected to the bottom of the thermos and could heat it up.
The bag’s exterior looks just like any ordinary bag. Even Shulan, curious, flipped it over and checked inside. Besides the charging port, there was no battery to be seen. So where did the power come from?
A young boy also curiously came over to have a look.
Zhuo Yu’an pointed to the bottom of the bag and said:
“Solar panels.”
“Who are you trying to fool?” the boy said unconvinced. The bottom of the package was just ordinary fabric, slightly stiffer than usual. There’s no way it could be a solar panel.
Shu Tinglan didn’t doubt it at all, after all, Zhu Yuyan’s job was to develop various intelligent products, so this was too easy for him.
The boy and girl glanced at Zhu Yu’an again, and the girl suddenly said:
“No wonder you look familiar, aren’t you Zhuo Yuyan? I watched your speech video a few days ago. All the girls in our dorm, no, all the girls on this floor are your fans. Don’t believe me? Look at my WeChat group.”
The girl generously took out her phone, opened the WeChat page, and showed it to him.
The Back Garden of Mr. Zhuo <<<
There are 168 people in the group.
“This group is just for female computer science students, there should be similar groups in other departments. Your speech video and the new product release have been played repeatedly to our class by our teachers these past few days, and some of them are even writing their final papers on this product.”
Shutinglan laughed beside him, it was fate.
Zuo Yu’an said coldly.
“I’m not, you have the wrong person.”
The girl was taken aback and opened her phone again to look at the video in the group file. She glanced at the man in a suit and tie in the video, then at the man in casual sportswear in front of her, looking confused.
“Are you really not Mr. Zhuo?”
“No.”
The boy laughed.
“I just said he wasn’t it, he just looks like him. Does Zhuo Yu’an have the time to go hiking and to temples? What would he be asking for? A love match? Hahahaha”
Zuo Yu’an’s face grew colder, and he barked at Shu Tinglan, “Let’s go,” before rising to leave the pavilion first.
Because he had rested enough, and the latter half of the road was not as steep, Shu Tinglan felt much better than before.
“How did you deny it just now? Didn’t you see how excited the little girl was? At least take a picture together.”
“Am I that free?”
Shu Tinglan stuck her tongue out from behind, “Aren’t you just so free today?” Zhuo Yu’an turned his head back just as she did, catching her little expression. He found it both amusing and slightly infuriating.
“Are you unhappy with today’s itinerary?”
“No, no.” Shu Tinglan quickly walked up to him and walked beside him up the mountain.
We arrived at Huiyuan Temple very quickly. It is a massive complex with intricately arranged courtyards, each dedicated to different deities and housing many worshippers. Thankfully, it was already afternoon, so there were fewer people than usual.
Shu Tinglan didn’t believe in these things, but since he was here, he knelt devoutly before a Guanyin statue, imitating the others with three bows and nine knocks, palms clasped together, eyes closed, and a silent wish.
Her greatest wish wasn’t much, just that her mother would be healthy and free from pain.
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