Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Inside the ski resort hotel, the surroundings were silent. Jing Hanchuan had opened the mineral water bottle given by the hotel and boiled a pot of hot water. The gaze he looked at her with was so deep that it was unfathomable.
The sound of boiling water was like Xu Yuanfeiâs uneasy heartbeat.
âDo you want hot water?â Jing Hanchuan pointed at the boiling water.
âSure.â
Xu Yuanfei took the hot water, her palm burning hot. As the sound of boiling water disappeared, her breathing and heartbeat seemed to be infinitely magnified. The entire room was so quiet that it made her feel suffocated.
âWhat exactly did Fu Chen say to you?â Jing Hanchuan raised this question again.
Actually, after she rejected Jing Hanchuan that day, she was a little annoyed and regretful. Who didnât want to get closer to someone they liked?
Coincidentally, Fu Chen called her.
â⦠Youâre all more familiar with each other. Is it okay for me to go?â She wasnât familiar enough with Fu Chen and the others to go on a trip together.
âDidnât Hanchuan invite you? Didnât he mention this to you?â
âHe did.â
Then she heard Fu Chenâs low laughter. âThis is a private trip. Outsiders naturally canât come, but they can bring their family members.â
Family members??Xu Yuanfeiâs heart trembled fiercely, and her ears slowly became hot.
......
âYou donât want to attend as his family member?â Fu Chenâs voice was slow and gentle, but it was extremely seductive and difficult to reject. âFamily members are arranged to stay in the same room.â
The same room?
âIf you donât go, Iâll arrange for someone else.â
Xu Yuanfei bit the inside of her cheek. âIâll go.â
Fu Chen let out a low laugh. âIâll get Hanchuan to pick you up later.â
After they hung up, Xu Yuanfei reached out to cover her face. Fu Chenâs words were really tempting and irresistible. Most importantly, they could even stay in the same room.
But how could she tell Jing Hanchuan about this? This was equivalent to saying that she liked him.
I canât say it.
Seeing that she wasnât saying anything, Jing Hanchuan didnât continue forcing her. At this moment, the doorbell rang.
âIâll open the door.â Xu Yuanfei hurriedly got up. The water almost spilled. Actually, Jing Hanchuanâs current position was even closer to the door.
The moment the door opened, before Xu Yuanfei could react, she saw someone rushing inâ¦
âLittle Sixth Jing!â Duan Linbai opened his arms happily and rushed in. When he realized who was standing at the door, his heart skipped a beat. His body swayed, and he staggered, stumbling through the door.
Xu Yuanfei subconsciously reached out to support him, but her arm was grabbed by someone. She was pulled back by a strong force, and her back hit a solid and warm chest. Her heart trembled violently!
The man held her arm with one hand and held her firmly in front of his chest.
Meanwhile, Duan Linbai had already reached out to hold the door frame to steady himself.
âF*ck, I was shocked.â Duan Linbai looked at the two people at the door. âYou two areâ¦â
What the f*ck?
Whatâs going on with them? Are they staying together?
F*ck, Fu Chen is so terrifyingly cunning.
In fact, Jing Hanchuan didnât intend to come at first. He didnât like to go out in the first place. Coupled with the cold weather, he didnât want to go out even more.
These two people were most likely tricked by Fu Chen.
âWhy are you here?â Jing Hanchuan asked faintly.
His voice gently brushed past the top of Xu Yuanfeiâs head, as if it wanted to envelop her entire body, making her face instantly blush.
âThird Fu isnât here yet. Arenât I bored? I went out to ski, and now Iâm a little bored. Iâm looking for you to play mahjong. Are you coming?â Duan Linbai raised his eyebrows.
âNiece-in-Law just arrived and is resting in her room, so Sinian canât leave. And now, with the Jiang brothers, weâre short one.
âIf you donât come, Miss Xu can come too.â Duan Linbai smiled at Xu Yuanfei.
After all, Xu Yuanfei wasnât familiar with Duan Linbai and the others. It was really difficult for her to reject his invitation.
âDo you want to go?â Jing Hanchuan asked softly.
âBut Iâm not very good.â Xu Yuanfei looked troubled.
âWhat are you afraid of? Donât you have Hanchuan to teach you? Iâm in Room 1808. Come quickly.â
Duan Linbai closed the door and left.
And the two people in the room were still maintaining the same posture as before. This feelingâ¦
It was just like Jing Hanchuan hugging her from behind, making her heart tremble and feel restless. Even when they reached Duan Linbaiâs room, her heart was still beating at an extremely high frequency.
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Room 1808â¦
Duan Linbai was sitting on a chair and holding a black thermos flask. He tilted his head and looked at the person beside him, who was doing full-body exercises. âJiang Ershao, weâre just playing mahjong. What are you doing?â
When they went skiing earlier, this kid didnât do any preparations in advance and almost sprained his back.
âI have to prepare well. Iâll kill everyone later.â Jiang Ershao was already very relaxed and comfortable interacting with him. âWho did you call? Why arenât they here yet?â
Duan Linbai smiled without saying anything.
About three minutes later, the doorbell rang. Jiang Ershao smiled and went to open the door. He thought that a little fat sheep had finally delivered itself to his doorstep to be slaughtered. He was quite confident in his mahjong skills.
When he opened the door, he was dumbfounded.
F*ck!
Isnât this the f*cking Sixth Master of the Jing family? And sheâs that powerful woman who kicked the robbers and knocked them down?
âHanchuan, youâre finally here. Someone is preparing to kill you and slaughter everyone.â Duan Linbai held back his laughter.
Jing Hanchuanâs gaze swept past Jiang Ershao lightly. âYou want to kill me?â
Jiang Ershao wanted to cry. âI was joking. Come in quickly.â
At the side, Jiang Duanyan silently added fuel to the fire. âSixth Master, donât argue with him. There are always a few days every month when his brain isnât right.â
Under Duan Linbaiâs urging, Xu Yuanfei went to the table while Jing Hanchuan pulled a chair over and sat beside her to watch.
âMiss Xu, youâre not very good, right? Hanchuan can teach you. Weâll take it slow. Itâs just to pass the time. Donât be too nervous.â Duan Linbai chuckled. âAnyway, if you lose, Hanchuan will pay.â
Jing Hanchuan moved his chair slightly and tilted his head to look at the person arranging her mahjong tiles. âYou really donât know how to play?â
âI only play a few times during the holidays. I donât play often.â Xu Yuanfei was a little nervous and couldnât even hold her mahjong tiles properly.
She almost dropped her tiles and revealed them.
âPut it here,â Jing Hanchuan said. He reached out to hold her hand and placed one of the tiles in the correct position. âIâll teach you later.â
Duan Linbai had a plate of melon seeds beside him.?Itâs not spring. Why is the air full of the sour smell of love?
On the other side, the Jiang brothers were naturally even quieter. The only sound in the room was the two of them discussing softly.
Xu Yuanfei lowered her head. Because they were very close and the hotel heating was warm, no one was wearing much. When their arms touched, the heat seemed to linger for a long time.
It seeped into her skin bit by bit, making her heart itch.
âYou guys are playing with money?â Xu Yuanfei asked softly.
âItâs more fun with some stakes. Jing Hanchuan, whereâs your wallet? Hurry up and take out the money.â
Actually, in this day and age, very few people brought physical money out anymore. The few hundred yuan in Jing Hanchuanâs wallet had been specially withdrawn for New Yearâs money, preparing to give it to the children in his grandfatherâs house.
Just as he took out his wallet and took out a few hundred yuan, a certain someone snatched his entire wallet.
âJust take everything outâ¦â Duan Linbai smiled and took out the eight red bills from the wallet. At this moment, he took out a photo from the walletâ¦
The girl was wearing a black down coat and holding a bouquet of blue and purple babyâs breath. The photos had been processed. It landed in the middle of the mahjong table, and everyone sawâ¦
Duan Linbai and Jing Hanchuan were friends who had grown up together. He knew better than anyone what was in his wallet. Why would someone who didnât even bring a card out hide a womanâs photo?
F*ck!?He looked at Jing Hanchuan.?I didnât do it on purpose. I f*ckingâ¦
Who the f*ck knew you were so outwardly cold but inwardly passionate?!
Xu Yuanfeiâs face flushed red. She lowered her head and didnât say anything. Her ears were full of the sound of her heartbeat.
She felt like she was about to die.
Jing Hanchuan calmly picked up the photo on the table and put it into his pocket. His gaze swept across the people at the table.
âYouâre not playing mahjong anymore? You still want to watch?â
Jiang Ershao was so frightened that his face turned pale.
During this period of time, he could tell that their relationship hadnât reached that stage yet. He kept having the feeling that they had exposed the big shotâs secret and were about to be silenced.
Xu Yuanfei gripped the tile in her hand tightlyâ¦
Her breathing and heartbeat didnât seem to be her own.
Why did he secretly hide my photo in his wallet?