Chapter 380: "I Want to Give You a Sunset"

"Typing..."

"Boss."

"Typing..."

"Boss."

...

Another 20 minutes passed.

Wen Zifan's heart was pounding, her peach blossom eyes glancing nervously at her phone, watching the changing status on Chen Jianhai's chat window.

She was really nervous!

The message she sent was quite bold, and she wasn't sure if it would scare the boss.

"Ahhh, what on earth are you trying to say!!!"

Wen Zifan watched as "Typing..." changed back to "Boss" again, feeling like she was about to explode.

Give me a sign, anything!

But after her mental outburst, there was no response at all.

Once again, silence fell.

Wen Zifan sighed in frustration, collapsing back onto her desk.

That dog of a man, disappeared again...

...

Meanwhile, on the small island

Chen Jianhai clutched his phone, bending over in bewilderment, looking at the staff member hanging on the mountain ridge.

"Boss, help me..."

The hotel employee was pale with fear. When he saw Chen Jianhai, his eyes reddened, and he was almost in tears.

He had a huge delivery bag on his back and a plastic bag tied around his waist, with four or five packs of Oreos glinting inside.

"There's a path up the mountain, why didn't you take it!"

Chen Jianhai was losing his mind.

His employee had ignored the proper path and ended up climbing the perilous ape trail instead.

"I didn't see it..." Pale and helpless, the employee clung to the iron chain, his feet barely touching the narrow ledge of the mountain wall, clearly struggling to hold on.

"Boss, please help me~"

"Damn it, wait, I'm coming!" Chen Jianhai turned and quickly ran to the nearby stone steps, descending them rapidly.

The ape trail was one of Chen Jianhai's thrill creations, a path only meant for climbing up, not down.

Once on the ape trail, unless you jumped down, you had to keep climbing up.

Although the path looked dangerous, as long as climbers were careful, they could make it up safely.

Especially this short segment, climbers just had to shimmy sideways against the wall, and it would be fine.

But the problem was,

The pale employee had a huge delivery bag on his back, relying entirely on his hands and toes,

and the weight of the backpack was too much,

turning a recreational climbing activity into an extreme endurance test.

He had only made it halfway before he couldn't go on.

Chen Jianhai assessed the situation,

The employee was stuck in a critical spot, unable to go up or down,

and given his condition, jumping down wasn't an option.

Gritting his teeth,

"Step on my shoulders!"

Chen Jianhai squatted, positioning his shoulder under the employee's feet.

Damn,

Thank God his parents made him tall!

If it were Xiaolang, even on tiptoes, he wouldn't reach!

The employee looked down at Chen Jianhai's white polo shirt, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Boss, is this okay?"

Chen Jianhai snapped, "Stop dawdling, step on!"

"Okay."

The employee gingerly placed his foot on Chen Jianhai's shoulder.

Instantly,

His strained toes were relieved, and he felt a sense of freedom.

"Are you steady?" Chen Jianhai asked, his voice strained.

"Yes, I'm steady," the employee replied.

Chen Jianhai, his face flushed, slowly stood up, hoisting the employee.

"Hold on up there and move slowly, the path ahead is easier."

Chen Jianhai gritted his teeth, following the employee step by step, acting as a human ladder.

"Watch it, don't step on my head."

Chen Jianhai shouted while pushing up.

Attracted by their voices, the gatekeeper and the island ticket seller rushed over,

The ticket seller, seeing the Oreos tied to the employee's waist, quickly reached out to help,

Together, they managed to pull the employee up the mountain.

"Boss, here's your meal and the Oreos."

As soon as he reached the top, before even catching his breath,

The employee dutifully removed his delivery bag, carefully taking the Oreos from his waist and handing them to the island ticket seller.

There were so many items ordered that the delivery bag couldn't hold everything, hence the Oreos were tied to his waist.

But he had been careful, even on the ape trail, not crushing the Oreos.

Poor Chen Jianhai,

His white polo shirt was now dirty, and he had a footprint on his head,

"Damn, almost stepped on my face."

Chen Jianhai adjusted his hair and glanced at Yuan Xiao and the others.

They were still squatting by the lake, seriously observing the jellyfish, taking photos and notes, absorbed in their research.

While they were distracted,

The group quickly snuck their food into the tourist service center, ready to enjoy a private feast.

After washing his hands and finishing the meal,

Chen Jianhai took out his phone and reopened Wen Zifan's chat window,

Then,

He grinned,

Silly smile.

Hehehe...

...

"Ew..."

Hanshan Daye, the gatekeeper, the island ticket seller, and the employee all frowned at Chen Jianhai.

"What's wrong with your boss, he's smiling so weirdly."

"I don't know, he was fine this morning... Oh no, did I step on him too hard!"

The employee looked worried.

Even Hanshan Daye thought Chen Jianhai might drool any second.

Four pairs of eyes stared at Chen Jianhai, but he was completely oblivious, still smiling at the chat.

Chen Jianhai quickly typed a few messages, but kept deleting them.

What to give...

He wanted to give her so many things,

He wanted to give Wen Zifan the twinkling stars on the coastal road, the gentle waves,

He wanted to give her the moonlight on the Ocean Cliff Library's terrace at night, the third streetlamp with faded stickers on the old coastal road,

He wanted to give her the toy car in the rusty steel pipe outside the Royal Elegant Hotel, and the kite stuck in the tree at the Nanjiang Coastal Primary School playground...

But, what would she like?

After a long hesitation,

Chen Jianhai nervously picked up his phone, heart pounding, and seriously typed:

"Are you free tonight? The sunset at Haijiao Mountain is beautiful."

Send!

Langai Hotel

Dingdong!

Her phone rang!

The dog of a man was back?!

Wen Zifan opened the screen in an instant.

Is he asking me to watch the sunset?

Wen Zifan stared at the message in a daze,

The next moment!

Ahhhhhh!!!!!

Wen Zifan twirled in joy, her happiness like a spilled jar of honey, so sweet she couldn't help but want to taste it.

Silly!

Don't you know if I'm free,

You're the boss after all...