She never expected to meet Ji Fenghe at this time and in this situation.

He had no idea she was married, nor did he know of Chu Xing's arrival. He had disliked her before, but now he was a little better at it. What would he think if he suddenly saw her in a foreign country, behaving intimately with a strange man while soaking in a hot spring?

What would you say to your other colleagues?

Even without thinking, Song Mai felt extremely terrified.

Even if there's nothing shameful about her relationship with Chu Xing, and even if they're caught, she can explain their marital relationship by telling Ji Feng and Chu Xing that they rushed over because they were worried about her, and that they hadn't had a chance to tell everyone yet.

But she didn't want their first meeting and introduction to happen in this kind of situation. At the very least, it shouldn't be that she was drunk and dizzy, and that she was soaking in a hot spring with Chu Xing while saying these things to him. That would be too awkward.

So Song Mai disregarded everything else, quickly climbed to the shore, and urged Chu Xing:

"Let's go to the women's changing room first."

As she spoke, she pulled the man toward the women's changing room.

The man stood at the door, looking at the women's sign on the locker room door with a strange expression, unwilling to go in. However, Song Mai pulled him inside and then slammed the door shut.

The door to the men's changing room next door opened just as the door closed.

Just as Ji Feng was about to choose a hot spring pool that was far away from the couple from before, so as not to make them feel disturbed, he found that the young couple had already left.

Moreover, the surface of the hot spring pool where they had been was still rippling, indicating that they had just left.

He stretched his body and casually chose a hot spring pool to walk over to.

After doing all this, Song Mai leaned against the door, panting with fear. Chu Xing sat on the sofa in the women's changing room, arms crossed, looking at her with a slightly gloomy expression and dark eyes that made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Ji Fenghe had seen him before, so when he discovered that Ji Fenghe had arrived, in order to prevent Ji Fenghe from recognizing him and exposing his identity, he immediately thought of having his assistant Lu call Ji Fenghe to get him out of the way.

But seeing Song Mai's drunken state, he wanted to sober her up, so he said something to her almost unconsciously.

I just didn't expect her to react like this.

It was as if he was afraid others would know of his existence.

Song Mai, however, was completely unaware of the man's displeasure.

She patted her chest, grabbed a clean bath towel from the side and tossed it to Chu Xing, then took another one and wrapped it around herself.

As he spoke, he walked toward Chu.

“Let’s wait a while before going out. He shouldn’t stay long. If he hasn’t left by then, we’ll go out separately.”

Chu Xing sat on the sofa and looked at her.

"Songmai".

"Um?"

Song Mai sat down next to him, looking somewhat puzzled.

Just how shameful am I?

After dealing with the unexpected situation, Song Mai's alcohol levels rose again.

She stared blankly at Chu Xing.

"Who said you're shameful?"

"you."

"I?"

Song Mai was shocked and pointed at herself in disbelief.

"You're being a bit unreasonable. When did I ever say such a thing? You have to be responsible for your words; you can't just say things like that."

Chu Xing pulled her close, pinched her chin, and stared into the woman's eyes.

It seemed as if he wanted to see through a woman's heart by looking into her eyes.

Why do you get so nervous when you're around him? Are you afraid he'll see you? Are you afraid he'll find out you're married?

Song Mai was completely drunk, and at this moment she felt dizzy and could not hear Chu Xing's voice clearly.

She could only see the man's mouth moving and hear what sounded like someone talking, but she couldn't hear what he was saying.

She covered her head and spoke haltingly:

What are you saying?

She couldn't hear clearly and didn't want to hear anymore. At this moment, the effects of the red wine had completely kicked in, and Song Mai felt a splitting headache.

Chu Xing, however, had no intention of letting her go.

The man's gaze was sharp as a hawk's, staring at her and trying to find out her true thoughts by looking into her eyes.

"Song Mai, tell me, why? Why are you so panicked when you hear he's here? Hmm?"

Song Mai felt a splitting headache, and the scene before her eyes was even blurry.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Song Mai had no interest in listening to what he was saying.

Her mind was in a mess, and all she wanted to do was close her eyes and get some sleep.

Sure enough, she collapsed onto the sofa as soon as she finished speaking and fell into a deep sleep.

Chu Xing called her name several more times, but the woman didn't respond at all.

He sighed helplessly, and then, thinking of Ji Fenghe who was still comfortably soaking in the hot springs outside, an inexplicable anger burned in his chest.

Immediately, he dialed Assistant Lu's number.

After a while, Ji Feng's phone, which he had casually placed next to the hot spring pool, vibrated.

He answered the phone and saw that it was Assistant Lu calling.

“Team Leader Lu is not with me right now. He should be in his room. Logically speaking, he wouldn’t not answer the phone.”

"Okay, I'll go take a look now."

After putting down his phone, Ji Feng got up, went to the locker room to change his clothes, and left.

Hearing the door close, Chu Xing picked up Song Mai and quickly left.

Lu Xun was watching an incredibly boring movie in his room when he heard a knock on the door. He paused the movie and opened the door.

Ji Fenghe's hair was damp from the heat and hadn't been dried yet; the ends were dripping wet. She was also carrying a bag containing her swimsuit.

Lu Xun was taken aback when he saw his appearance.

"Where have you been? Did you go out in the rain?"

"No, Assistant Lu called me and said he couldn't get through to you, so he asked me to come over and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun took out his phone from his pocket, but there were no missed calls on it.

He then opened the WeChat chat window with Assistant Lu, but no message came through.

He scratched his head, puzzled.

"That's not right, he didn't call me."

Having delivered the message, Ji Fenghe saw no need to stay any longer. Having been interrupted halfway through his hot spring soak, he lost interest in continuing and simply returned to his room.

"Why don't you call him back and ask? It must be something urgent."

Otherwise, someone as composed as Assistant Lu would probably not have been specifically asked to come and take a look.

"I see."

Lu Xun dialed Lu's assistant's number, and the phone rang for a while before being answered.

As soon as the call was answered, Assistant Lu asked, "Team Leader Lu, what can I do for you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xun was completely dumbfounded.

"Manager Ji said you called him earlier, saying you couldn't get through to me and asked him to come over. I just checked my phone, and you didn't call me before. Is there something you need?"

Assistant Lu was working on his task when he suddenly received a call from Chu Xing, who told him to quickly find an excuse to get Ji Feng away.