The pool was large, and it was pitch-black. Searching for a swimsuit was no easy task.
"You’d better help find it."
"I’m looking."
"Have you found it yet?"
"Not yet."
A mont later...
"Xue Yang, have you found it?"
Though she was bold in front of Xue Yang, she reined in her desire to tease him after the attendant ca in. Things like this were best done in a private space.
"Found it."
Xue Yang handed the swimsuit to Lin Xi and turned his back to her. After a good while, he asked, "Are you dressed yet?"
"Not yet."
Lin Xi seed to be having trouble. Xue Yang continued to wait patiently.
"Xue Yang, I can’t tie the strings. Can you help ?"
Xue Yang paused for a mont, cleared his throat, and asked, "How did you manage it when you changed earlier?"
"The restroom has a mirror. There isn’t one here."
"..."
That seems reasonable.
"Hurry up and help tie it."
"..."
We’ve already kissed and touched, so what’s the big deal about tying a little string? Why be so coy?
Xue Yang turned around and fumbled for the strings of Lin Xi’s swimsuit. It took him an imnse amount of effort to finally tie them for her. Although the temperature in the hot spring wasn’t particularly high, Xue Yang was still sweating profusely.
When they returned to their room, the power had just been restored. The room had undergone a complete transformation. The standard lighting was replaced by an intimate red glow, and the space was filled with heart-shaped balloons and vibrant roses. On the five-ter-wide bed, a huge heart had been laid out with bright red rose petals. In the center sat a pink, heart-shaped candle with several large words written on it: "To hold your hand and grow old together."
"..."
"..."
The service at this resort is a little too... thorough, isn’t it?
"I’m going to change," Lin Xi said, her face flushed as she quickly fled the awkward scene.
Xue Yang also looked a bit uncomfortable. He turned away and started wiping his hair with a towel.
Just then, Lin Xi’s voice ca from the restroom.
"Xue Yang~"
"What is it?"
"Co help untie the strings."
"There’s a mirror in the restroom. Untie it yourself."
"You’re one to talk! You’re the one who tied it into a dead knot back in the hot spring. I can’t get it undone."
"..."
Xue Yang had no choice but to go into the restroom. Inside, Lin Xi was trying to undo the knot herself, but Xue Yang had tied it so badly that her pulling only made it tighter.
"Stop pulling. Any more and we’ll have to cut it."
Lin Xi imdiately froze. "Then hurry up and untie it for ."
"..."
It had taken Xue Yang all his might to tie the strings for Lin Xi, and now it took just as much effort to untie them. The karmic price was almost too much for him to bear.
With a soft SNAP, the string finally ca undone. Thankfully, Lin Xi clutched the front of her top just in ti to keep it from falling off. But it’s often that kind of partial concealnt that proves the most deadly.
"...I’ll head out first."
Xue Yang practically fled in a panic.
Lying on the bed, they could see the snowy scenery outside the window. The two of them lay on the large bed, letting their bodies and minds relax completely. The hotel environnt was indeed perfectly suited for couples, but both Xue Yang and Lin Xi placed a high value on safety. At this mont, their hearts were not filled with romantic excitent, but with the quiet tranquility of being by each other’s side.
"Ti flies. There’s only half a month until Christmas, and after that, it’s New Year’s Day..."
New Year’s Day ans winter break and the Lunar New Year aren’t far off. During the winter break and Lunar New Year, Xue Yang will definitely have to go ho. Does that an we’ll have to separate?
"Xue Yang, isn’t there anything you want to say to ?"
"After New Year’s, you should go ho. You’ve been gone for so long, your family must be worried sick."
What I actually wanted to say was for her to go ho tomorrow. Senior year of high school is the most crucial ti in a person’s life, as it determines the fate of so many. It’s called the turning point of one’s destiny. Lin Xi’s best years are just beginning. I don’t want her to have any regrets later on.
"You’re terrible, Xue Yang! Why are you always trying to get to go ho? Don’t you want to be with at all?"
Although I had never said it out loud, I knew he had always wanted to go back.
"You’re still young, and you haven’t t many people. I helped you when you were down on your luck, so it’s natural for you to develop feelings for . But you like now. How can you be sure you’ll still feel the sa after you go to university, or after you graduate and experience all the temptations of the wider world? Can you be sure your feelings won’t change?"
Lin Xi said firmly, "I can!"
In this life, you’re the only one I’ll ever like.
"You can! But what about ?"
Lin Xi bit her lip.
"You definitely can, too!"
Lin Xi had unconditional faith in Xue Yang. After all, when they first t, she had dared to go ho with a practical stranger. It wasn’t because she was particularly brave; the main reason was that Xue Yang simply seed like a genuinely good person, soone worthy of trust.
Yes, he could. He had clung to a seemingly unattainable dream for six years. How could he not do the sa now that he truly had feelings for Lin Xi? It was an affection free of any ulterior motives. He just wanted to be with her, even if they did nothing at all, even if they had nothing to their nas.
"It’s precisely because I like you that I want you to go ho. Have a proper talk with your family, finish your senior year, and get into Yanbei University."
"I can get into Yanbei, but..."
Getting in doesn’t an I’d be allowed to go. My family has already planned everything out for . I’m supposed to get engaged and go abroad right after graduation, then co back to join the family company, and then get married... Just the thought of such a life filled Lin Xi with dread.
"Can’t we just keep living like this? Wouldn’t that be nice?"
"As long as we like each other, we can still see each other even if you go ho, can’t we?"
Lin Xi’s gaze fell. If I go ho, we won’t be able to see each other at all.
"I promise, I’ll go ho after New Year’s Day. Until then, let’s just be together, okay? Like a normal couple, doing all the things normal couples do."
Xue Yang turned his head toward Lin Xi, who was already looking at him. At the sight of him, a slight smile graced her lips—a smile that could topple kingdoms.
Xue Yang blurted out, "Okay!"
Lin Xi smiled sweetly. She was truly beautiful when she smiled. Her eyes curved into crescents, frad by natural willow-leaf brows and long, curled lashes. The tiny tear mole just under the corner of her eye only added to her captivating charm.
"Well then, my dear girlfriend, it’s getting late. You should get so sleep. Staying up late is bad for your skin, you know."
Lin Xi snuggled into Xue Yang’s embrace, wiggling until they were eye to eye. "My dear boyfriend, let’s go to sleep together."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
Too much had happened that day. Soon after closing their eyes, they were both fast asleep.
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