NovelAppLayla was clearly not interested in the snacks he bought. "I don't like these."
"You didn't eat enough during breakfast," Eric said. "There are no expensive snacks here. You can eat these if you get hungry
later."
"I never said that | want expensive snacks," she retorted. "lI just don't like snacks in general."
"You like fruits, but they don't sell those here." Eric knew what she liked but was not sure if her preferences had changed.
"lI wouldn't buy fruits even if they sell them here. It's too heavy. It's not like we are spending the night there." She glanced at the
line in front of her. "It's quite fast to get there by cable car. It's really cold up there, so anyone who manages to stay there for over
half an hour should consider themselves heroes."
"Have you bought the tickets for the return trip?" Eric studied the cable car moving in the distance.
"I bought round-trip tickets."
Soon, it was their turn, and Layla took off her gloves to unlock her phone and showed her reservation to the staff.
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The staff immediately handed her four tickets, two for going up and two for the return trip.
Layla handed two tickets to Eric, and the two entered the area to board the cable car. There was a line there as well.
"Look over there." Layla saw someone climbing up the mountain on the other side.
"You will need an experienced tour guide to do that," Eric said. "l was in a movie which had one such scene, and | had to train with
the local tour guide for a really long time."
"Do you still remember what you learnt?" she asked curiously.
He shook his head. "You would need professional gear, a professional guide and experience to do that... Filming and actually
climbing a mountain are two different things."
"Oh... I've never been interested in outdoor activities, but maybe | will be in the future. Uncle Mike said that people change when
they enter different stages of their lives," Layla said. "He said he used to hate animals, but he loves them now and even bought
specific tools to hatch eggs at home."
Eric seemed dumbfounded.
"You haven't heard that one, have you?" Layla burst out laughing. "You can look it up online. People sell eggs and machines to
hatch them."
"Is he going to keep them in his yard?"
"I guess! He hasn't succeeded yet, though. He hatched a chick before, but it died after a few days. He is now trying to hatch a duck
and a goose."
Eric chuckled. "He just likes doing things that are out of the ordinary."
"lI guess!"
The two arrived at the boarding dock and waited for twenty minutes until it was finally their turn.
One cable car could only fit eight people, and since the number of cable cars was limited, there would always be a long line during
the holiday season.
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Once they entered the cable car, Eric stood in front of Layla to protect her from the crowd.
The sense of security that Layla felt was something that had grown after spending years with Eric.
She turned to look out the glass and saw the snow that covered the mountain glittering under the sunlight.
Everything looked so majestic, and all emotions felt small at that moment.
Sometlater, they arrived at a large tract of even relatively flat ground. It looked as though someone had made a sharp cut in
the middle of the mountain, creating an extrcontrast with the steep slopes surrounding it.
Eric tapped Layla on the shoulder. "We are here."
She sobered. "So soon?"
"Yeah." He took her hand and led her out of the cable car. "There are a lot of people taking photos here. Why don't | take a few for
you?"
He was concerned that they might not be in the mood to take photos after their talk.
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