Chapter 165. The Red Panda and Its Keeper 2 "So what you just did..."
The entire mountain area was surrounded by snow, and the wind that rushed in through the open door was biting, instantly flattening the fluffy fur on my hat.
Shen Yanxing was completely wrapped in a long white down jacket, revealing her clean-cut face. The simple clothes made her look exceptionally tall and slender.
She was pulling a business suitcase beside her; its black cloth exterior gave it a rigid look, just like her personality.
For some reason, Lu Shi'en felt that she didn't have the same elegance she displayed when discussing business. Instead, she seemed to have received some information and rushed over suddenly.
But what kind of information could she possibly get?
What kind of news could they be rushing to tell us?
Lu Shien couldn't understand it, and Cheng Meiyan also voiced her doubts: "Why did Yanxing come here?"
“My second uncle has shares in this ski resort, and he asked me to come and help check out the surrounding facilities and management,” Shen Yanxing replied, raising her suitcase. The sound of the wheels masked part of her voice. “The people here don’t know me, so I’ll pretend to be a tourist to better investigate.”
"That's really a good method." Lu Shizhen highly approved of Shen Yanxing's method of assessment.
Then, as if she had thought of something, she turned away from Lu Shize and whispered in Xu Shiyue's ear, "We can do this in the future too."
Xu Shiyue was fully aware of Lu Shizhen's little scheme. She curled her lips and nodded in agreement, "Indeed, it's possible."
Perhaps to avoid drawing attention to what Lu Shizhen had just said, Xu Shiyue said to Shen Yanxing without pausing, "In that case, why don't you come with us? It's a bit conspicuous for someone to come to a place like this alone at this time."
Xu Shiyue's voice remained calm as always, revealing no hidden thoughts in her words.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanxing glanced at Xu Shiyue, then fixed her gaze on Cheng Meiyan and politely asked, "Is it alright, Auntie?"
Cheng Meiyan had a very good impression of Shen Yanxing and was very happy to welcome her: "Of course, I'm so glad you're here."
"Then I'll go check in now, and then I'll join everyone later."
As Shen Yanxing spoke, she set off to go to the front desk to complete the check-in procedures, but before she could even step out, Cheng Meiyan stopped her: "Hey, you child, you're already with us, why are you still checking in?"
She glanced around at her family, first fixing her gaze on Lu Shize, then at the room key in her hand, and finally settling her eyes on Lu Shi'en: "Xiao'en, do you want to come with Mommy...?"
Upon realizing Cheng Meiyan's meaning, Lu Shien felt a surge of disgust and protest.
She glanced at Lu Shize, who was standing on the same plane as Shen Yanxing. The sunlight annoyingly drew the two of them together.
Whether it's a coincidence or not, the two of them are wearing similar styles of long down jackets, and even their auras are somewhat similar.
Shen Yanxing's head was right next to Lu Shize's nose, and the sharpness between their brows overlapped. Their height and appearance really gave people a sense of being a good match.
The last time Lu Shien was upset about this kind of match was several years ago, when her sister, whom she insisted on marrying, stood with Xu Shiyue in a formal dress.
The thought of her sister and Xu Shiyue finally getting married made Lu Shien even more agitated.
In an instant, she transformed into a little panda whose tail had been stepped on, her voice filled with resentment as she bared her teeth and claws: "I don't want to! I don't want to share a room with Mom! You clearly told me to share a room with my sister and the others! How can you do this now?!"
Shen Yanxing noticed Lu Shien's change and a hint of barely perceptible joy flashed in her eyes. She then politely declined Cheng Meiyan's suggestion: "No need, Auntie. I'll just go to the front desk and get a room."
Xu Shiyue slightly raised her gaze, her eyes sharp, as if she had conspired with someone, and asked in front of everyone, "You didn't make an appointment?"
“Yeah.” Shen Yanxing gave a bitter smile. “This task came in a hurry. I checked the software but didn’t see any empty rooms, so I went to the front desk to check.”
After saying that, Shen Yanxing pulled his suitcase and walked towards the front desk.
The shadow slanted across the sunlight in the little girl's line of sight, seemingly unintentionally passing by Lu Shi'en, who had just been protesting loudly.
She looked up suddenly, her eyes, which had just been filled with anger and resentment, now fixed on Shen Yanxing for a long, long time…
"I'm sorry, ma'am, it's peak tourist season right now, and we don't have any rooms available." The receptionist's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but sincere and full of apology. "Perhaps you could wait a moment and see if anyone is checking out. Because our system is integrated with the online software, you might need to manually try to book a room..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanxing took his ID card and bank card, a troubled look on his face: "Oh, I see. Then I'll try my best to rob it..."
But before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted: "What are you robbing?"
Before Shen Yanxing could react, he felt his wrist being grabbed, and his feet involuntarily followed the force pulling him forward.
At noon, the sun cast its brightest light into the entire hall.
The little girl's familiar ponytail swayed in Shen Yanxing's sight, and the warmth of the ponytail on her wrist melted into her heart.
For some reason, Lu Shi'en didn't go upstairs with everyone; he had just been standing not far from the front desk.
She grabbed Shen Yanxing, who was about to grab his phone, and said indignantly, but also knowingly lowered her voice to complain, "Your second uncle is really something. I need your help, and you can't even arrange this little thing for me."
The bright sunlight made the little girl's disdain all the more obvious.
Her gaze lingered on the man who rarely showed such a troubled expression, then she reached into her pocket and pulled out a room key: "Here, this is my and my sister's suite key. Don't lose it."
Although Lu Shi'en didn't say it explicitly, Shen Yanxing understood perfectly what it meant by handing him the room key.
Perhaps because she finally had a place to stay, her eyes were full of smiles as she took the room key and said, "Thanks."
Lu Shi'en first snorted, a little arrogantly: "Let's go, my sister and the others have already gone up."
“Okay.” Shen Yanxing nodded, pulled her luggage and followed Lu Shien to the elevator in the distance. Then, when Lu Shien wasn’t looking, she turned and nodded to the receptionist.
The receptionist, who had been looking in their direction, smiled at Shen Yanxing.
Sunlight casts its rays into the hall through the pillars and glass window frames of the porch, creating a crisscrossing pattern like a net.
Lu Shi'en walked quickly, but he couldn't escape the net.
The two were lucky; the elevator doors opened just as they stepped onto the platform. However, it was rush hour, and there were quite a few people using the elevator.
Shen Yanxing and Lu Shien entered the elevator first, and now they were squeezed to the very back, shoulder to shoulder and arm to arm.
Compared to how she was sulking and pulling at him earlier, Lu Shien now seemed much calmer.
Shen Yanxing looked at her calmly, then abruptly but naturally continued the previous topic, asking, "So you were waiting for me on purpose?"
The elevator was crowded, and Shen Yanxing's voice, tinged with breath, reached Lu Shien's ears.
The gentle voice, combined with the warmth falling on her ear, was particularly ambiguous, making her heart race.
Lu Shi'en didn't understand why he was reacting this way to that aura, but he felt guilty and immediately denied it, saying, "Shen Yanxing! What wrong thing did you do again! I wasn't waiting for you!"
Then, as if realizing that simply denying it wouldn't clear his name, Lu Shi'en touched the room key he had been clutching in his palm since earlier, and lied guiltily, "I... I just couldn't find my card, and I was thinking of going to the front desk to report it lost... but then, I accidentally overheard something!"
Do you know what "accidentally" means? It means: No! Care!
Lu Shi'en's voice was low and arrogant, filled with a breathy tone.
There's also the tactic of trying to cover something up.
Upon hearing Lu Shien's explanation, Shen Yanxing's calm eyes curved into a smile: "Oh."
It was this smile that made Lu Shien's awkwardness twist again.
This awkwardness is strange. It doesn't hurt at all, it just sits in your heart. When you trigger something, it suddenly becomes dull and oppressive. Whether you feel helpless or guilty and dare not admit it, it makes you suddenly lose control of yourself. And then you accidentally remember the conversation between Shen Yanxing and Xu Shiyue.
I accidentally fell behind my sister and mother.
I accidentally walked near the front desk.
I overheard Shen Yanxing's conversation with the receptionist.
...
But Lu Shien didn't know, or perhaps didn't realize, that when many accidents are linked together, they can no longer be considered accidents.
That's the drive from the subconscious, waiting for you to discover it.
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Lu Shi'en's room and Lu Shizhen's room are separated by a living room, so they can't hear each other's voices.
After greeting Lu Shizhen, Lu Shien led Shen Yanxing to her room. However, because of the conversation in the elevator, Lu Shien was reluctant to talk to Shen Yanxing and started packing her own suitcase. Shen Yanxing also opened her suitcase and was preparing her clothes for tomorrow.
The two women were located in opposite directions, one in the south and the other in the north. The bed between them seemed to draw a line between them, like the Chu River and Han border, so they sat back to back, neither disturbing the other.
However, the very person who drew the Chu-Han border was ultimately the one who broke it.
Lu Shi'en was quite surprised, yet it was as if he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when he called out to Shen Yanxing, "Shen Yanxing."
Shen Yanxing reacted quickly, immediately stopping what she was doing and turning to look at Lu Shien: "Hmm?"
"bawl."
With a simple sound, Lu Shi'en raised his hand and tossed something to Shen Yanxing.
The sheet-like object spun and flew towards Shen Yanxing, releasing a faint scent of herbs into the air.
Shen Yanxing raised his hand and caught the thing Lu Shien threw to him with ease. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a plaster prepared by a doctor.
She was somewhat surprised that Lu Shi'en would give her this: "A plaster?"
"Uh." Lu Shi'en's voice was still a little awkward as he spoke haltingly, "Doesn't your wrist hurt when it gets cold? We're going skiing tomorrow, so put it on tonight and it'll feel better."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanxing couldn't help but smile.
She seemed completely oblivious to the lesson she learned in the elevator, once again bluntly pointing out the meaning behind Lu Shi'en's actions: "So you care about me that much?"
In an instant, the little girl's eyes, which had finally calmed down, widened again.
It wasn't for any other reason than that she touched on my innermost feelings.
Lu Shi'en hesitated for a long time in front of the suitcase because he remembered that Shen Yanxing's wrist was also not good.
Lu Shi'en didn't understand why this matter, which originally had no other meaning, had changed its meaning after Shen Yanxing said it like that.
Or is this thing just...?
Thinking of this, Lu Shi'en suddenly stopped.
She seemed unsure how to face the unfinished sentence, so she simply stopped trying to uncover the truth and angrily retorted, "Who cares about you? I bought this for my sister. Her wrists are even better than yours!"
"Honestly, I'm just trying to be kind to you, and you're making such a fuss. Fine, then forget it, I—"
As he said this, Lu Shi'en crossed the line she had drawn and reached out to take back her plaster.
But the plaster wasn't taken back, and someone grabbed my hand.
"I didn't expect you to know so much about my situation." Shen Yanxing said with a smile as he held Lu Shien's outstretched hand.
The sunlight cast shadows on the white wall, and the people who were just standing side by side are now very close to each other.
All the surrounding scents were swirled up by the floating air. Amidst the rich aroma of herbs, Lu Shi'en caught a whiff of a different fragrance, which gently touched her heart.
"Chief Engineer Lu, how can you give something away and then take it back? Isn't that too stingy?"
The voice came from above her head, carrying a hint of the roguishness that person had when interacting with her.
Lu Shi'en was somewhat indignant, both by her words and by her sudden rude behavior.
But before she could react, Shen Yanxing's voice came again.
He spoke softly, his voice brimming with warmth.
"Thank you, I will use it carefully."
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