Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 672 - 670: Brother Carries You (Second Update)

Chapter 672: Chapter 670: Brother Carries You (Second Update)

Nuonuo was a bit curious, "Not regretful?"

Da Bao gently swung on the swing, still in a casual, indifferent tone, "What’s there to be regretful about?"

"Sister is very pretty..." Nuonuo’s words had a faint hint of jealousy.

"Silly girl, no one is prettier than our Nuonuo! Besides, if Nuonuo doesn’t like someone, Brother won’t like them either!"

Only then did Nuonuo truly relax, leaning her whole body against Da Bao as the swing went back and forth.

...

During the October holiday, it was the time of crisp autumn weather.

The three kids who usually wore vests and shorts at home changed into short-sleeve t-shirts and jeans, with sneakers on their feet and baseball caps on their heads. The family of five, all dressed in matching colors and styles, set out in a grand fashion, driving to the city where the kite festival was held.

Ji Rui and Le Tong had taken five days off, combined with the weekend, giving them a full week of free time. The weather was clear with moderate temperatures, so the family took their time to see the kites, stopping to enjoy interesting sights and delicious food along the way. By the time they reached G City, where the kite festival was held, it was already the third day of the holiday.

In hindsight, the last family outing was during the May holiday, when they went to the southernmost island for surfing and seafood, also spending a whole week there.

On the day they arrived in G City, it was already noon. Da Bao used a food recommendation show to find a local specialty restaurant for lunch. As the dishes arrived, everyone discussed the upcoming plans while eating.

Da Bao opened the map on his iPad and discovered that they were currently dining near a famous mountain in G City. They originally planned to climb this mountain after watching the kites, but since they were already nearby, Da Bao suggested they climb the mountain after lunch and visit the kite festival the next day.

The family had no objections. After eating, they drove to the foot of the mountain, packed water and snacks needed for the climb, and began ascending the stone steps.

Ji Rui, being forty-two this year, still maintained an excellent physique and health. Le Tong’s health wasn’t bad, but her stamina couldn’t match a man’s, so Ji Rui, with his high stamina, slowed his pace to accommodate her up the mountain.

Da Bao’s situation was similar to his dad’s. The scenery on the mountain was beautiful. As Nuonuo walked, she kept snapping pictures with her camera. Da Bao, as her brother, couldn’t bear to stop her and always acted as her Flower Guardian, helping her along and constantly reminding her not to look around and forget to watch the path.

Nuonuo would respond with "I know, I know," but her eyes never stayed on the stone steps as she looked around, her camera capturing the beautiful sights continuously.

Instead, the youngest, Little Treasure, was like a little monkey, being the youngest without a care, so he hopped around the fastest and happiest.

"Brother, look at the fruit on that tree, it’s so strange!"

Nuonuo pointed her little face at a large tree she located through her lens, and Da Bao followed her finger to look, but his eyes couldn’t zoom in like the lens, so he couldn’t see!

"I can’t see it! Take a picture, and we’ll look at it slowly tonight at the hotel."

Da Bao wasn’t really curious about these plants, but to avoid disappointing the little girl, he had to say this.

But Nuonuo couldn’t change her habit of sharing anything strange she saw with her brother, so she insisted on pulling Da Bao over to look through the camera lens.

Da Bao had no choice but to lean over at her insistence. However, the lens size was limited, so when Da Bao leaned in, Nuonuo had to step back a bit.

Focusing only on pointing through the lens at the strange fruit, Nuonuo completely forgot she was standing on stone steps, and with a step back, her foot lost balance.

"Ah!"

As her foot slipped, Nuonuo instinctively screamed. Da Bao, standing right next to her, was startled and, out of reflex, reached out and grabbed her waist quickly.

Even with such quick reflexes, he was still a step too late. One of Nuonuo’s feet remained on the original step, while the other knocked against the edge and landed heavily on the lower step.

Ji Rui, who was six or seven steps ahead, heard the scream and hurriedly climbed up several steps. With one hand supporting Nuonuo from below and the other gripping the tree trunk next to the stone steps, the siblings managed to stabilize themselves.

"Nuonuo, is your foot hurt?" Ji Rui and Da Bao both helped Nuonuo sit down on the stone steps.

Nuonuo frowned. It seemed she was hurt.

Da Bao knelt down, one knee on a step, rolled up her pant leg a bit, and saw that her white sock had turned crimson.

Da Bao furrowed his brow involuntarily, "Does it hurt?"

As he spoke, he took off her shoe and peeled off the blood-stained sock.

By this time, Le Tong had caught up with them, taking off her backpack to retrieve a first aid kit.

"Daddy, Mommy, I’m right here!" called Little Treasure loudly from a distance, completely out of sight.

Le Tong shouted back at him, "Sister hurt her foot, come down first."

In no time, Little Treasure hopped his way down.

By then, Da Bao had already cleaned Nuonuo’s wound, sprinkled some hemostatic medicine, and applied a bandage.

"The ankle seems a bit swollen..." After treating the bleeding wound, sharp-eyed Da Bao noticed a slight swelling on the small girl’s ankle.

Ji Rui lifted Nuonuo’s foot to examine it carefully, then gently pressed it, seeing Nuonuo bite her lip with a pained expression, "Probably sprained it, let’s spray some analgesic and anti-swelling spray to ease it."

After attending to Nuonuo’s wound, the family discussed whether to head straight down or continue ascending the mountain.

"My foot’s okay, not too painful, let’s keep climbing!"

Nuonuo didn’t want to ruin everyone’s fun, plus she was a considerate girl and knew it wasn’t easy for the family to go out together.

Saying this, she stood up nonchalantly, ready to continue climbing.

By this time, it was already afternoon, and the family was roughly three-quarters of the way up the mountain, with just a quarter left to reach the top. Turning back now would indeed feel wasteful.

This mountain was famous because of an ancient temple at its summit that had stood for a thousand years.

But if Nuonuo forced herself to climb, her foot might get worse.

Both Ji Rui and Le Tong were aware of this.

"Let’s go down. We have time, we can come back another time," Le Tong decided.

Usually so obedient, Nuonuo was unusually stubborn this time, "Mommy, I’m really fine, I want to see the ancient temple!"

Her little face filled with pleading and hope, making Le Tong feel stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Le Tong looked towards the head of the family, President Ji, ready to throw this difficult decision his way, but heard their eldest son say, "Alright, let’s continue climbing."

Just as Le Tong was about to stop them, she saw Da Bao squat down in front of Nuonuo and turn his head to order her, "Nuonuo, climb on, Brother will carry you!"