I... Like You

After the first attempt, Su Yang didn't dare to be careless this time.

He kept close to the electric bike.

However, Meng Qianyu's control was much better this time. She didn't dare to twist the throttle hard, so the speed stayed around 10 km/h as she rode forward steadily.

Su Yang nodded and said, "Yeah, yes, just like that, keep it steady."

Meng Qianyu stared intently at the road ahead.

After riding another twenty or thirty meters, Su Yang spoke up, "Qianyu, speed up a little."

"Okay~" Meng Qianyu agreed verbally, but her hand didn't move.

The bike's speed remained around 10 km/h.

Su Yang smiled helplessly, "Speed up, don't be afraid, I'm here!"

"Alright!" Meng Qianyu took a deep breath and twisted the throttle with her right hand. The electric bike's speed noticeably increased.

Meng Qianyu, who had been riding quite steadily, immediately started to panic again as she felt the speed pick up.

Su Yang quickly shouted, "Don't panic! The speed isn't that fast. Just keep going straight like you were doing before."

"Okay, Su... Su Yang~"

The bike, which had started to wobble a bit, soon returned to normal.

Su Yang nodded in satisfaction and praised her, "Yes, yes, just like that. I told you, Qianyu, you're so smart, learning to ride an electric bike is a piece of cake~"

Hearing Su Yang's praise, Meng Qianyu smiled with a hint of pride.

As the two moved forward, Su Qingci also jogged along behind them. Seeing that Meng Qianyu could almost ride normally now, she clapped and cheered.

"Sister Qianyu learned so fast!!"

"Hehe, of course. Su Yang, I think I've got it~"

Su Yang said while jogging, "Then try speeding up a bit more."

"Okay~"

......

After riding back and forth along the path twice, Meng Qianyu got off the bike very satisfied and jumped up and down on the spot.

"Yay! I can do it!!"

Su Yang looked at Meng Qianyu with some affection, "Then you take a rest, it's Xiao Su's turn to learn."

Hearing this, Su Qingci walked up with a smile, "It's finally my turn~"

"Xiao Su, you've never ridden an electric bike before either, right?"

"Nope, never, but I've ridden a bicycle~"

"Oh? You can ride a bike?"

"Yeah, I can."

"Then learning will be very easy for you. Generally, people who can ride a bike can basically ride an electric bike."

"Really?" Su Qingci asked, looking at Su Yang.

"Would I lie to you? Get on~"

"Okay~"

After Su Qingci straddled the bike, Su Yang briefly explained the controls to her again.

"Alright, give it a try~"

"Okay~" Su Qingci nodded and twisted the throttle with her right hand.

The electric bike slowly started moving.

At first, she was also a bit nervous, and the bike wobbled, but after Su Yang, running alongside, said a few words of encouragement, the bike gradually stabilized.

Soon, Su Qingci had her feet on the footrests, maintaining a speed of over 20 km/h as she rode steadily forward.

Su Yang nodded approvingly, "See? I told you you'd learn quickly."

"Hehe, I think I've found the feel for it."

"It's not difficult to begin with. If you can ride a bike, you basically pick this up right away~"

"Hooray~"

"Don't go too fast either. Feel the bike's speed yourself, just make sure it's within your control."

"Okay~"

Meng Qianyu, standing by the roadside, saw Su Qingci learn it in one go and muttered to herself in surprise, "Xiao Su is so amazing, she got it on her first try~"

Soon, Su Qingci also rode back and forth twice before parking the bike next to Meng Qianyu.

"Sister Qianyu, I can do it too!"

"You're so good, Xiao Su, learning it in one go~"

Su Yang walked over at this point and said with a smile, "Xiao Su knows how to ride a bicycle, so she learned quickly. You, who don't know how to ride a bike, managing to get the hang of it on your second try is also very impressive~"

"Hehe, really?"

"Of course."

"Alright, let's go to the café and rest for a bit."

"Okay, I'm just getting thirsty~"

"Let's go."

As he said this, Su Yang first rode the bike back to the roadside café entrance.

After the two girls walked over, the three of them entered the café together.

The café was quite busy at the moment; it had two floors.

Not seeing Meng Wenzhou and the others on the first floor, Su Yang led the two girls upstairs.

Upon reaching the second floor, they saw Meng Wenzhou and the others lounging on two sofas by the window, chatting.

Liu Bo was the first to see them approaching.

He sat up and waved, calling out, "Yang! Over here~"

The three of them went over and sat down on the sofa. Meng Wenzhou pushed three cups of coffee he had ordered earlier towards them.

"Did you learn?"

Meng Qianyu smiled proudly, "Of course we did~ Both Xiao Su and I can ride now."

"Oh? That awesome? Can you ride on the road now?"

"On the road... we probably need a bit more practice."

"Alright then. After you rest a bit, we'll continue on our way."

Chu Qiunan then said, "We said we could circle Erhai in half a day today, but it looks a bit difficult now."

"Why do you say that?"

"We've only ridden a few dozen kilometers so far, with about a hundred left to go~"

"It's fine, no worries."

"Oh, by the way, brother, we ran into those two guys from the sports car earlier." Meng Qianyu said, looking at Meng Wenzhou while sipping her coffee.

"Oh?" Before Meng Wenzhou could respond, Liu Bo asked first, "You met them just now?"

"Yeah, they almost hit us."

"What??!" Hearing this, everyone looked at Meng Qianyu with concern.

"Don't worry, they didn't hit us. In the end, Su Yang taught those two punks a lesson, hehe~"

"Oh? Tell us about it?"

Meng Qianyu put down her coffee and animatedly recounted how Su Yang had dealt with the two guys earlier.

After she finished, Liu Bo let out a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's satisfying!"

"But before they left, they cursed at Su Yang again."

"Ah? Hey! Those little brats. Alright, alright, Yang, if we run into them again later, leave them to me. I'll deal with them, I'll make sure they're thoroughly convinced!"

Su Yang took a sip of coffee and said, "Alright, but you need to hold back. Those two combined probably don't weigh as much as you. You don't know your own strength; don't beat them to death in a couple of hits."

"Of course not, I'm not that brutal, hehe."

After chatting for a while, once Su Yang and the two girls finished their coffee, the group went to take a few photos at the "Sky Mirror" before setting off again on their ride.

For a long stretch of the journey afterwards, the group didn't stop for breaks, riding all the way to the Haixi Line.

After entering the Haixi Line, the surrounding environment changed quite a bit. The road no longer ran along the sea, and villages became more numerous.

When they reached the Ecological Corridor, they couldn't ride in as outside cars and electric bikes were not allowed.

So, they rode along Dali Road instead.

"Aren't we going to that popular S-bend?" Ji Bo rode up next to Su Yang and Meng Qianyu and asked.

"We can go if you all want to, but bikes can't be ridden inside, they have to be parked at the scenic area entrance."

"Electric bikes can't go in either?"

"Seems not. You can only rent their electric bicycles inside the scenic area. Outside vehicles aren't allowed."

"Damn! That's annoying if we can't ride in there~"

"Right, and we've already passed plenty of similar S-curves on our way here. I don't think we need to make a special trip," Meng Wenzhou said as he rode over.

"I heard it's also super crowded over there, just a packed mess. Doesn't sound fun~"

"Then let's skip it and keep going forward~"

...

After riding for another twenty-plus minutes, it was 2 PM. The sun blazed overhead, its rays piercing through the clouds in thick, translucent beams.

They rode onto a straight, narrow path. Looking ahead, fields of rice paddies, just beginning to turn golden, stretched out on both sides of the road.

In the distance to the left were the imposing Cang Mountains and a cluster of white village houses. Although the Erhai Lake wasn't visible from here, the scenery was still breathtakingly beautiful, as if they had ridden into a painting.

Meng Qianyu seemed a bit tired from all the fun. She leaned against Su Yang's back, her arms wrapped tightly around his waist, her head tilted to the side as if she had fallen asleep.

"Qianyu? Asleep?" Su Yang called softly, turning his head slightly.

A few seconds later.

Meng Qianyu murmured drowsily, as if talking in her sleep: "Su... Su Yang... I... had so much fun today... I... like... you..."

[Ding. Detected that Meng Qianyu's affection for the host has increased to: 100. Reward: 10 million.]

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