Chapter 153 - It Works

Randy and the rest of the team saw the owner as well. They started shouting. The owner had intended to turn a deaf to them as he went up the mountain, but now their shout gave him a headache. He had no choice but to walk over with two bamboo baskets.

"Why are you only halfway up now?" He swiftly flipped the baskets over and put them down.

"Sir! Do you bring any food? Hurry up! I'm starving!" Randy dashed forward like a monkey.

"Yes, of course." The owner smiled and looked honest with the beard on his face. "The mountain is leased to you guys. How can I not prepare food for you?"

The team members were a little surprised to hear this.

"Captain Randy, did you take the whole mountain?"

"How much?"

"You rent all the guest houses as well, right? We were the only guests yesterday."

"I also feel strange. I haven't seen any other visitors..."

"Captain Randy, I wronged you. We even complained behind your back, saying that the climbing only cost less than a thousand..."

The owner smiled honestly, "This mountain usually has many tourists."

"It's not expensive, only tens of thousands." Randy took out a few lunch boxes and passed them to the others. "Ladies first."

Janessa was impressed and saw Randy in a different light. Janessa handed a lunch box to Emma before taking another from Armando and opening it.

The owner was busy with giving out spoons. "You just happen to be sitting by the spring water, so drinks are unnecessary, right?"

"No!"

Although it was mid-November and cool, they were still sweating after climbing the mountain for such a long time. They only rested for a dozen minutes. At this moment, they needed cold drinks to quench their thirst.

The owner took out the top-grade drinks that Randy had ordered, and the team members jumped up happily. "Captain Randy! You're awesome!"

Randy flipped his fan open and half of his face was hidden behind. He flashed a charming smile and said, "Don't be too infatuated with me. I'm just a ... Holy shit! Don't slap me in the face!"

Something hit his face. Scared, he hurried to cover his face with the fan. He heard Janessa's laughter coming from ahead. Randy finally had a chance to play cool but failed. He looked down. It turned out to be a red fruit.

"It's edible. It's sour and sweet." Janessa sat cross-legged on the stone, holding a spoon in her hand and stuffing it into her mouth.

Randy was worried that he would be allergic to the fruit and swollen. He picked it up and gave it to Armando. "Armando, eat it. It's a fruit with her love in it."

Hearing this, Armando wiped it carefully and stuffed it into his mouth.

Randy cried out, "I'm telling you, if you're allergic, don't blame me." With that, he carried his lunch box and squatted behind a stone on the other side.

The owner walked over to Emma and said, "There's a boulder over there. It's enough for the two of you to sit on. You can sit there and put your feet in the water. The spring water is about as deep as your calf."

"Thank you." Emma thanked him, and Stony raised his head from the wooden bucket and also said, "Thank you."

The owner waved his hand and said, "It's nothing."

Jaquan looked up at her and thought to himself, "So she really came here for her feet."

The owner was an honest and observant person. He knew who wanted to chat and who liked to be undisturbed. He sat there quietly and waited. After everyone to finish the meal, he said, "You guys can leave when you're done. I'll take care of it."

He went to tidy up the baskets and discovered a lunch box left.

"Give it to me." Jaquan walked over. He ate very quickly and almost finished his drinks in one gulp. After handing the bottle and lunch box to the owner, he turned around and carried his shoe box coat and the extra meal in his hand up the hill.

"I have to go."

Randy waved the spoon in his hand at him. "I wish you success in one go!"

Jaquan said, "..."

Randy chuckled, "Alright, I wish you win her heart!"

The owner looked at the crowd and suddenly said knowingly, "Oh, it's that beauty. Has she reached the top of the mountain?"

"Perhaps." Randy squatted down on the stone again and shrugged. "She walks faster than us."

The owner sighed, "I can't tell. I thought she was a spoiled princess. I'm surprised that she gets up earlier and is fitter than you. You boys..."

"..."

The others felt ashamed, though the feeling didn't spoil their appetite and instead they enjoyed their food much more.

Emily also received a red fruit from Janessa. Emily smiled at her and then took a bite. Indeed, it tasted sour and sweet. There were seeds inside. Emily finished it and spat the seeds onto her palm and wrapped them in a napkin. She asked Vincent, "Vincent, will these sprout if I take them home?"

Vincent raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the tree behind her. He said in a contemptuous tone, "You can pull this tree out and move it home."

"..."

She murmured, "Forget it."

A moment later, Vincent looked down and asked, "Is it that delicious?"

Emily nodded. "Do you want some?"

Before she was about to stand on tiptoe to pick one, in the shadows the guard took action. He jumped a few times and picked a handful of red fruits. Then he walked to the spring water to wash them clean and handed them in.

She picked up one and passed it to Vincent. Vincent lowered his back and leaned over to hold her fingers in his mouth.

Emily said, "..."

The tip of his tongue twirled around her fingers.

Emily quivered and withdrew her hand. She turned around and ran to the spring to wash her hands.

Vincent, "..."

As Randy saw the whole thing, he laughed so hard that he hiccupped and stammered, "Holy shit! Help... me..."

He was punished for laughing at Vincent. He choked and went teary.

Other team members all went to pat him on the back one after another, but it didn't seem to work. Lord Top finished his meal, put down his lunch box and crossed his hands to move his shoulders and neck. Then, he walked behind Randy and waved the others away.

Randy was just about to ask why, but before he could, a powerful force came at his chest and almost sent his soul away from his body. He coughed a few times and turned around. The moment he saw Lord Top's face, he was enraged. "Are you taking revenge for something personal?"

"Any better?" Lord Top asked coolly. His face was very red, probably because he felt hot when having his meal. And his cheeks were dripping with sweat. He looked excited and energetic in a strange way.

Randy cried out in surprise, "Holy shit. It really works."

"...."