Chapter 7, Section 7: Brother Fu is quiet, it feels like he's up to no good.

Upon hearing what Lü Yuanyuan said, Lin Zhao remembered the message Lü Yuanyuan had sent him earlier.

At the time, Lü Yuanyuan also warned him to be wary of the people around him.

At that time, there were just too many messages, most of which were inquiries about Lin Zhao's identity.

So Lin Zhao didn't reply and chose to keep quiet.

Lin Zhao is still a little embarrassed when asked about it now.

"I'm sorry, I've been..." Lin Zhao's voice was apologetic, but she hadn't finished speaking.

He then saw Lü Yuanyuan wave at him indifferently.

After all, it wasn't like Lü Yuanyuan had just met Lin Zhao.

Lu Yuanyuan's previously downcast eyes lit up again when she saw Lin Zhao in front of her:

"It's okay, Zhao Zhao, I believe you didn't do it on purpose."

"I'll take you to a waiter first; the waiter should know where the private rooms are," Lü Yuanyuan offered to lead the way.

His eyes were bright and sparkling as he looked at Lin Zhao, making it impossible for Lin Zhao to refuse again.

Lin Zhao just felt that this was a bit of a hassle for Lü Yuanyuan, who was having a meal together, and it seemed inappropriate to leave halfway through.

"Why don't you tell me the general direction, and I'll go by myself? Your friends are still waiting for you!"

Lin Zhao suggested softly.

Unexpectedly, Lü Yuanyuan grabbed his wrist and casually led Lin Zhao back, saying nonchalantly, "No need, Zhao Zhao needs me more now. They'll have more fun without me!"

The corridors here are staggered, and the mountain area of ​​the resort is vast, so there are only maps and road signs in places where people walk frequently.

If Lin Zhao continues walking like this, she might not be able to find her way even after an hour or two.

Lu Yuanyuan has been here for two or three days now, and she has already memorized most of the routes.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Yuan Yuan."

The further back Lü Yuanyuan walked, the more she noticed that there were many corridors in the places Lin Zhao had passed through, and the surrounding artificial hills and bamboo forests were also roughly the same.

It's not surprising that you might go to the wrong place.

Lü Yuanyuan led Lin Zhao around this place.

Different voices gradually emerged from the surroundings.

For example, the babbling of a stream and the occasional bird call.

Lin Zhao finally came to her senses.

We've finally figured it out.

"Zhaozhao, I went to see you before I messaged you, but the Lin family said you were at the Fu family's... Are you alright? Are you really planning to leave the Lin family?"

Lu Yuanyuan's voice carried a hint of conflict.

He knew that Lin Zhao probably didn't want to talk about this issue.

But what Lü Yuanyuan always wanted was to gradually get closer to Lin Zhao and know what Lin Zhao was thinking.

At the very least, he would first become a friend that Lin Zhao trusted.

“Yuanyuan, I’ve already left the Lin family, and I’m doing quite well now. Brother Fu gave me a job and allowed me to live at the Fu family’s house.” Lin Zhao glanced at Lü Yuanyuan.

Lu Yuanyuan's eyes were filled with deep worry. When Lin Zhao saw the person in front of him, his heart softened and he told Lu Yuanyuan about his recent situation.

Lin Zhao genuinely feels that things are pretty good right now.

But in Lü Yuanyuan's eyes, this kind of life was unfair to Lin Zhao.

He was clearly the beloved young master of the Lin family, but now he's become an employee living under someone else's roof.

Lin Zhao should be cherished and pampered.

To be loved and admired by everyone.

“Zhao Zhao, I know you and President Fu have known each other since childhood, but I always feel…” Lu Yuanyuan looked at Lin Zhao in front of her with some nervousness.

"Zhao Zhao." Fu Yansheng's voice came from not far away.

Upon hearing the voice, Lü Yuanyuan immediately stopped talking and looked at Fu Yansheng. Although the man was wearing an overcoat and looked very casual, he did not have the same sense of pressure as in the business world.

When Lin Zhao saw Fu Yansheng, her eyes lit up with surprise, and her whole demeanor became lively.

"Brother Fu!"

Lin Zhao remembered that Lü Yuanyuan seemed to want to say something just now, so she turned her head and asked with a puzzled look in her eyes, "Yuanyuan, what were you trying to say just now?"

With the parties involved here, what can Lü Yuanyuan say?

All I could do was purse my lips and shake my head.

"I'll be going now, Yuanyuan. Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I probably would have been wandering around for another hour or two." Lin Zhao said sincerely, smiling at Lü Yuanyuan.

"Then I won't bother you any longer on your way back to the party, bye~"

Seeing Fu Yansheng waving at him, Lin Zhao quickly walked behind Fu Yansheng, then turned around and waved to Lü Yuanyuan.

It was as if they were saying goodbye to Lü Yuanyuan.

Lu Yuanyuan smiled and waved, watching as Fu Yansheng led Lin Zhao away.

The smile on his face gradually faded and turned cold as the two walked further and further away.

Then things calmed down.

Fu Yansheng glanced sideways at Lin Zhao beside him.

"I waited for you for a while, but you didn't show up, so I had someone check the surveillance footage and found that you walked this way."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao pouted, looking somewhat aggrieved, and gestured to the corridor she had come from.

"I clearly remember going to the right, but when I came out I found that the way was wrong."

Fu Yansheng looked at Lin Zhao gesturing, a hint of gentleness appearing in his eyes: "It's all my fault for letting you go out alone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao quickly retorted, "That's not true! There aren't any road signs on this road. If there had been even one, I would have found it!"

They didn't mention at all that they had taken such a long detour.

Blame everything on the road signs.

Lin Zhao was still gesturing about the various things she encountered while she was lost.

Fu Yansheng listened to Lin Zhao speak the whole time, occasionally humming in agreement, without any dissatisfaction.

"Brother Fu, shall we go back to the courtyard?"

Lin Zhao looked around and saw that the roads seemed to be near their courtyard, but he had been lost for a short while and was not entirely sure now.

hey-hey.

Fu Yansheng nodded and said, "I had someone deliver the food to the courtyard. It will be foggy down the mountain later, and we might get lost on our way back to the courtyard."

Upon hearing that they might take the wrong turn, Lin Zhao simply responded with an "oh."

Then, he cautiously asked, "Do waiters also get lost?"

Fu Yansheng hummed in agreement: "I heard that after the opening, it got foggy at night, and several waiters took the wrong way."

Lin Zhao smiled upon hearing this.

Fu Yansheng only needed to glance at her to understand what Lin Zhao was thinking.

If even a waiter can go to the wrong place, then he's just a new customer, so there's nothing shameful about him going to the wrong place!

Thinking about it this way, Lin Zhao felt a little better.

Lanterns were lit in the courtyard, and mist rose.

Lin Zhao changed into her bathrobe, pushed open the door and looked at the scenery outside. A chill rushed into the room, and Lin Zhao shivered. She then focused her gaze on the private hot spring in the courtyard.

A screen stands in the middle of the private hot spring, separating it from the outside.

The pond was shrouded in hot steam. As soon as Lin Zhao got a little closer, the heat drove away the chill around him.

Fu Yansheng was holding a tablet and processing urgent documents sent from his assistant's office when he heard the door open and felt a cold draft blowing in.

Lin Zhao was in poor health, and Fu Yansheng was about to tell her not to be exposed to cold.

Looking up, she saw Lin Zhao sitting by the pool, her fair legs exposed, her toes resting on the surface of the private hot spring, causing ripples to spread across the calm surface of the pool under the mist.

Lin Zhao swung his legs, propped himself up with his hands, and looked up at the sky.

Fu Yansheng watched quietly for a while, then looked away and quickly processed the documents in his hands.

Hearing the soft sound of water entering the private bath, Fu Yansheng looked up again and saw Lin Zhao already sitting in the private bath, her eyes slightly bright as she looked at the misty distance.

It's a bit of a shame that the fog is so thick tonight that we can't see the stars.

Fu Yansheng's private hot spring was on the other side, and the man's voice behind the screen was somewhat cold.

"We'll be watching the sunrise tomorrow, so we should get some rest early tonight."

Lin Zhao came to her senses and realized that Fu Yansheng had gone into the pool at some point.

Lin Zhao was now soaking in the warm water, and her mind was a little hazy: "Oh, what a pity, there are no stars today."

Lin Zhao yawned and looked up at the sky.

The sky was shrouded in mist; not only were there no stars, but the moon was nowhere to be seen.

As Fu Yansheng listened to Lin Zhao's voice, he looked at the screen. The light and shadows on the screen made it clear to him.

Imagine Lin Zhao looking up at the stars, trying to find the shape of one of them.

But autumn is not a good time for stargazing anyway.

The courtyard was exceptionally quiet at night; apart from the sound of the private hot spring water flowing, Lin Zhao heard nothing else.

Just as Lin Zhao was getting bored while soaking in the water and was about to go upstairs...

But then she heard Fu Yansheng leaving the private hot spring next door, the water dripping. Lin Zhao subconsciously looked over.

Through the screen, I could see the man putting on a bathrobe.

Lin Zhao turned her head subconsciously.

"Next time, I'll take Zhaozhao to see the stars."

Fu Yansheng's voice was somewhat cold as he finished speaking and returned to his room.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao's eyes lit up slightly, and he blinked.

He then quickly left the hot spring, changed into a bathrobe, and returned to his room.

When Lin Zhao returned to the room, she saw Fu Yansheng sitting on the sofa with wet hair, looking at his phone with a serious expression.

But just now, Fu Yansheng was perfectly fine!

"What's wrong with Brother Fu?"

Lin Zhao leaned forward, her eyes filled with concern as she softly inquired.

When Fu Yansheng saw Lin Zhao walking over, he casually put his phone down beside him. When he heard Lin Zhao's question, Fu Yansheng simply shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing."

Lin Zhao said "oh" and, after confirming that Fu Yansheng was alright, walked to the door of the room.

He waved goodbye to Fu Yansheng and said goodnight.

Then I went back to my room.

The room was well soundproofed; there was no sound at all after Lin Zhao returned to the room.

The door wasn't closed, and a cold draft kept blowing in, making Fu Yansheng's mind even clearer and calmer.

Thinking about the information about Lü Yuanyuan that I had just looked at.

friend?

The way Lü Yuanyuan looked at Zhaozhao was not the way she looked at a friend.

Fu Yansheng, sitting on the sofa, waited for a while to make sure there was no sound before taking out cigarettes and a lighter from his bag.

Just as the fire was lit, Lin Zhao's door was suddenly opened.

Lin Zhao looked at Fu Yansheng with a wary expression.

Brother Fu is being quiet; it feels like he's up to no good.

Sure enough, when Lin Zhao secretly opened the door, she immediately saw the cigarette between Fu Yansheng's fingers.

Caught red-handed, Fu Yansheng, under Lin Zhao's watchful gaze, put the cigarette into the ashtray next to him.

"I didn't smoke."

I really didn't smoke.

Lin Zhao stared at Fu Yansheng without saying a word.

Fu Yansheng's hair was still dripping wet. Lin Zhao walked over with the hairdryer in her hand, plugged it in, and sat cross-legged next to Fu Yansheng: "Hair."

Fu Yansheng didn't explain, but simply took the hair dryer from Lin Zhao's hand and looked at Lin Zhao's puzzled gaze.

She stood up and reached out to blow-dry Lin Zhao's hair.

Lin Zhao's hair wasn't very wet.

It will dry in a little while.

Lin Zhao watched as Fu Yansheng turned off the hair dryer, stared at Fu Yansheng, and pointed to the cigarette in the ashtray next to him.

"Didn't Brother Fu promise me I wouldn't smoke?"

Lin Zhao did not criticize, but frowned, her dark green eyes filled with sorrow.

"I haven't smoked yet." Fu Yansheng was telling the truth; he hadn't smoked yet.

Lin Zhao grasped Fu Yansheng's hand and gently leaned forward to smell the scent of Fu Yansheng's fingertips.

The smoke wasn't strong; it was as if I'd only just noticed it after lighting it.

Lin Zhao glanced at Fu Yansheng with a mixture of belief and doubt.

With a smile in his eyes, Fu Yansheng reached out and touched Lin Zhao's blow-dried light silver hair.

White makes black skin appear darker, but on Lin Zhao's head, it reminded Fu Yansheng of a Samoyed.

"Really, I just lit it and looked at it; I didn't intend to smoke it. Zhao Zhao doesn't believe me?"

Fu Yansheng lowered his eyes and explained to Lin Zhao in front of him.

A note from the author:

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Subsequent updates will likely be around 10 PM~ I've run out of drafts for this story [crying emoji]

*Today's Mini-Theater:

Lin Zhao (puzzled): After thinking it over, something feels off!!! [question mark]

[Open the door and immediately turn around to attack]

Fu Yansheng (smoking after reading the documents): Huh? Arrested?! [Scared]

Lin Zhao (angrily): You promised you wouldn't smoke!!! [Angry]

Fu Yansheng: I didn't smoke! I really didn't smoke! I'm innocent, wife!!! [bursting into tears]

Lü Yuanyuan (taking advantage of the situation): My darling Zhaozhao, unlike me, President Fu really doesn't smoke. [dog head with rose in mouth]