Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1713 - 1702: The Highway

Ning Fan shook his head with a smile, "Forget it, let's just drive there."He didn't want to spoil Alice's good mood and anticipation.

"Do you really not need to? Aren't you in a hurry to find someone?"

Alice asked again, calming down afterward, not wanting her plans to delay Ning Fan's matters,

"Really, no need. Besides, I wouldn't find them even if I went now."

Alice was still persistent, "But maybe they've already returned."

"No worries. Anyway, I'm quite looking forward to the road trip, consider it a chance to experience America's car culture."

"Really?"

Seeing Alice's incredulous expression, Ning Fan nodded firmly, "Absolutely."

"Oh yeah! That's great. Let's set off now."

Alice's face flushed with excitement as she gradually released her true nature after breaking free from her family's constraints.

"Bick, what are you staring at? Didn't you say you were ready?"

Ning Fan teased, "You wouldn't have us push the car out here in the middle of nowhere, right?"

Noticing Ning Fan's mood improving, Bick began to return to his true nature, pounding his chest and laughing, "Boss, don't worry! Leave everything to me, Bick."

Looking at the gas cans, food, tents, and other supplies piled in the trunk, Ning Fan glanced at Bick in surprise, "Bick, I didn't expect you to be so meticulous."

Bick chuckled honestly, "I thought the boss wanted a road trip, so I prepared these things in advance."

With the tank full, Alice waved her hands excitedly, "Go! Go! Go! Let's head towards our next destination."

"Aye aye, Captain."

Bick gave a goofy salute, then instinctively turned on the CD player,

"Boss, sorry. I put on the wrong CD, I'll switch it right now."

Seeing Bick make a move, Alice quickly said, "Don't change it, just this song. A road trip naturally needs road music."

With a strong-tempo leg-shaking song, Alice sang excitedly, waving her hands wildly like a Western girl.

This didn't seem like a car ride, it was more like a live concert.

From the front, Bick, with his burly figure, swayed restlessly with the music, occasionally missing control of the wheel.

If it weren't for the wide roads, sparse traffic, and flat terrain, Ning Fan wouldn't have been so assured letting this free-spirited guy drive.

Seeing Ning Fan unmoving, like a wooden figure, Alice asked curiously, "Why aren't you moving?"

This kind of impromptu dance was really something Ning Fan couldn't manage, he chuckled awkwardly, "I can't."

"It's easy."

Alice took the initiative to hold Ning Fan's hand, guiding it to sway together, "Relax your body, move with the rhythm of the music, and release the joy in your heart."

"Oh!"

Feeling extremely embarrassed, Ning Fan stiffened and twisted like a snake, never having been this hyped up before.

Alice exclaimed happily, "Hee hee… Isn't it simple? Doesn't it feel exhilarating?"

"I have to admit, it does feel kind of fun."

Encouraged by Alice, Ning Fan slowly let go of his stiff body.

"Boss, I'm going to sing a song for you."

With racial talents, Bick delivered a rhythmical rap, drawing Alice to constantly cheer.

Alice smiled charmingly, "Ning Fan, you do one too."

Bick egged on, "Boss, go for it."

"But I really can't..."

"It's okay, just sing however you like, the most important thing is to have fun."

Under Alice's repeated invitations, and in the increasingly lively atmosphere, Ning Fan swallowed and said hesitantly, "Then I'll give it a try?"

"A round of applause, please."

Alice's cheeks flushed with excitement as she clapped her hands enthusiastically.

"...You see this road, it's so long and wide, just like this car, it's straight and steady..."

To Ning Fan's impromptu rap about the "big road", Alice laughed until tears came out, her hands unable to stay still, she kept tapping Ning Fan's leg.

Bick shook his body to the beat, loudly asked, "Boss, what's this song?"

"Big Road, perhaps!"

Just when Ning Fan embarrassingly blurted the song's name, Alice and Bick shouted, "Long live Big Road! Long live Ning Fan (Boss)!"

"...You see this road, it's so long and wide, just like this car, it's straight and steady..."

In the glow of the sunset, the three of them sang "Big Road", stepping into their journey with laughter and joy.

America is famously a nation on wheels, with an extremely developed highway network.

And because of its low population density, its vast territory, the roads are generally wide, with good road condition information.

Thus, Americans especially enjoy these spontaneous road trips, appreciating the scenery along the way and the different town cultures.

This massive market demand has fostered a complete industry chain, with various supply points on the highway network, making it convenient for people to travel.

As night fell, the group arrived at the nearest supply point.

Though it's just a gas station, it was small but well-equipped, with a motel, a small cinema, restaurants, bars, and other shops nearby, depending on the gas station.

After refueling and refilling the gas canisters, Bick asked, "Boss, should we continue on the road?"

"No. Since we've decided this is a trip, let's not rush. Let's stay here for the night and set off again tomorrow."

Upon hearing Ning Fan's decision, Alice's eyes smiled beautifully like crescent moons.

Since arriving here, Alice's eyes had been curiously observing her surroundings.

To her, places not influenced by her family were all full of freshness.

"Ning Fan, thank you, I don't think I'll ever forget these few days in my lifetime."

Alice didn't really feel that her family was too stringent, it was just that having bodyguards around always felt a bit confining.

This was the first time Alice was truly independent in a meaningful sense.

And this opportunity was brought by the man before her.

Ning Fan smiled, "If you're going to thank anyone, I should be the one thanking you."

Recalling the crazy scene in the car earlier, if not for Alice's youthful exuberance, Ning Fan probably wouldn't have let go of his burdens, thoroughly and freely expressing his true nature.

Alice asked puzzled, "Why thank me?"

Ning Fan smiled and shook his head, some things can't be comprehended through words.

The heavens are not benevolent, treating all things like straw dogs. Saints are not benevolent, treating the people like straw dogs.

To ordinary people, this phrase means, "The heavens do not act out of sentiment, treating all things equally, saints do not act out of sentiment, treating the people equally."

But to a cultivator like Ning Fan, it held a different meaning.

"The Heavenly Dao is ruthless, saints are lofty, overlooking the masses, in its eyes, ordinary people are as small as ants."