Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Essential Oil Massage
Xin Tong's consciousness was scattered.
My body felt hot and burning like magma, and then it felt like I had fallen into the bottom of an icy lake.
The bottom of the lake was dark and green, with overgrown water plants. The small halo on the water surface above her head was getting farther and farther away from her and dimmer and dimmer. She stretched out her hands but could not touch it, and finally fell heavily into the darkness.
*
The first second when you slowly open your eyes.
The first thing that comes into view is the square ceiling.
The white bed and sheets, the medicine bottles hanging high beside the bed, the messy katakana on the wall, and the people walking around wearing masks - she realized that she was in the hospital.
Suddenly, someone spoke to her.
She slowly turned towards the source of the sound. A nurse was looking down at her with concern, chattering in incomprehensible Japanese.
Xin Tong struggled to move her body. She felt dizzy and her body felt heavy, as if it were filled with lead. Every movement was painful.
Only at this moment did memories finally come flooding back to her.
She and Jiang Chongyan were trapped in the snowy mountains. The blizzard blocked all hopes of survival. In the end, the two hugged each other for warmth.
——Now it seems that the two of them are saved.
The nurse looked at her for a long time without any response, then stammered out a few English words.
Pure Japanese English with an inexplicably cute Sakura girl accent.
After listening for a long time, she understood a few key words and pieced together the clues bit by bit - she finally realized that during the day and night she was trapped in the snow mountain, she had a high fever in the second half of the night due to prolonged low temperature, strenuous exercise, lack of water and energy, and lack of rest the night before.
Later, I was rescued and hospitalized in the emergency room. I had a high fever for almost a day before it finally subsided. I slept for the whole night and just woke up now.
...But how were they saved?
In fact, she was burned so hard that she was half-conscious, but she still vaguely remembered what she had done.
The last memory before closing my eyes was the man's cold and soft lips, his suddenly widened eyes, his stiff body, and the faint pleasant fragrance on his body.
Then she fainted in his warm embrace.
Xin Tong sat there in a daze.
In fact, a kiss wasn't a big deal to her. Their lips touched, their tongues barely moving, a fleeting touch, so innocent it was practically negligible.
But she kissed Jiang Chongyan on the mouth.
——This is a big problem.
…
The nurse knew she was Chinese, and for some reason, she was practicing Chinese, so she smiled and said a few words to her: "Hello! Thank you! Xiaolongbao!"
But after I finished telling her the story, I found that the Chinese woman was still in a daze. After she woke up, she didn't say a word and just sat there in a daze. My first reaction was to think that she had gone crazy due to a fever, so I hurried out to call for help.
After a while, a doctor and a policeman came.
The doctor was Chinese, a woman in her forties. She was very happy to see her awake and asked some basic questions.
After a quick checkup, the doctor said Xin Tong was fine for the time being and could be discharged after a few days of observation. He then became an interpreter for the police.
The policeman recalled:
"We found you on the mountain around seven in the morning. It had been a whole night since the call for help, and we'd experienced a massive snowstorm, so we had given up hope of finding you. But then, unexpectedly, we saw a man staggering towards us in the distance, carrying a woman on his back, step by step through the snow."
"You were unconscious with a high fever, your whole body burning. Your boyfriend carried you out of the cave and walked for several hours in the snowy mountains before finally meeting us."
The doctor sighed, "Because our hospital is near the Snow Mountain, we often see stranded tourists. When the police brought him in this morning, they said he'd been in the mountains for a day and a night. We thought he was dying. Thank goodness."
"But your boyfriend is the best person I've ever seen."
The doctor was shocked.
"He suffered hypothermia in the snowy mountains all night and carried you for a long time. He looked tired, but he was in perfect health. He only had a small wound on his neck, which he was completely fine after a simple treatment. He was sent to the hospital, slept for a while, and was released."
Discharged from hospital.
Xin Tong's heart skipped a beat and he asked.
"He's gone?"
"Yes. Left yesterday."
Xin Tong was stunned and didn't say anything.
The police asked a few basic questions and left.
The doctor winked at her and said that her boyfriend was tall, handsome and very manly. When she entered the hospital yesterday, all the doctors and nurses in the hospital heard that a Chinese man had rescued his girlfriend by carrying her on his back.
After that, they gossiped for a while and left.
It's quiet around.
Only Xin Tong was left standing there in a daze.
She recalled the man's warm embrace, the pleasant smell of his body, his hand holding hers in the storm, and his broad back carrying her on the snowy mountain during that day and night.
The man just left like that.
After being isolated from the world for a day and a night with her due to the suspension bridge effect in the ever-changing and terrifying natural predicament, after helping and rescuing her again and again when she encountered accidents, after he walked out of the valley of the snow-capped mountains step by step with her high fever on his back.
He left silently, coolly and casually.
Xin Tong didn't know whether to regard this as him running away because he couldn't face the kiss, or whether the young master's personality was just aloof and aloof.
He just left anyway.
It was him. It was Jiang Chongyan.
This is what Jiang Chongyan, that annoying man, is like.
Xin Tong clenched her fingers, sat on the hospital bed, and hugged her knees.
She heard her own impulsive heartbeat.
Once. Twice.
Feeling light and confused.
*
After a while, He Chuan and Xin Wenqing appeared hurriedly at the door of the ward.
They called the police when they found out that Xin Tong didn't return home that night. After they found her the next day, the police notified them immediately.
Xin Wenqing's face was covered with tears as she hugged her daughter. He Chuan also frowned, his anxiety obvious.
It is a fact that she is a child who has been abandoned by her parents.
But no matter what, she was their daughter who had been raised and pampered since she was a child. She was not allowed to inherit the family property or the company, but she would be the daughter of the Morikawa Group for the rest of her life, never worrying about food and drink, and living a life of wealth.
She could see that the anxiety and worry in her parents' eyes were not fake.
The familiar care made Xin Tong feel as if she were in another world.
At this moment, there were only three of them in the ward.
At this moment, she suddenly had an illusion, as if she had returned to the time when He Tianqi had not appeared yet - she was still living happily in the United States, and her parents still spoiled her like their only daughter. She was a little princess who never needed to grow up, compete, or compare with anyone.
At this moment, she heard Xin Wenqing wiping her tears and saying intermittently:
"Your brother heard that you didn't come home all night and was so anxious that he wanted to go out to look for you, but we stopped him. He is now waiting for us at the hotel. We will go together after you recover..."
A basin of cold water was poured in front of her.
Xin Tong didn't hear the rest of the words.
Oh, it turns out that those were just fantasies.
He Tianqi has always been there.
Even though his identity had only been revealed this year, he had already been secretly raised away from home for years. She was growing up, and he was growing up too, two children growing up together, separated by the walls of their home and villa. Their fates had long been intertwined, and the traces of favoritism were already visible. She had long since lost hope for pure parental love.
Xin Tong's eyes gradually calmed down.
For some reason, she suddenly thought of the puzzling words He Tianqi said to her in La Vista Daisetsuzan Hotel the day before they went to Asahidake.
"You're planning to go skiing tomorrow, right?"
"Tomorrow is the only sunny day this week. The weather is nice, and we're near the snowy mountains, perfect for skiing."
…
Her heart skipped a beat.
Xin Tong has a principle in dealing with people.
If someone has had a seizure, it means they are mentally ill. Even if they repent later and become normal and treat you well, you should still be wary.
Because it is difficult to change his nature, he will definitely fall ill again.
He Tianqi's inexplicable words can at least illustrate the following points:
He keeps track of his whereabouts.
He knew he had a passion for skiing.
He knew he had brought two large suitcases of equipment.
He could even guess where he was going to go skiing one day.
Xin Tong suddenly thought of the loose binding on her skis.
A horrifying possibility suddenly occurred to her.
…
"It was He Tianqi's birthday this time, and he said he wanted to come to Hokkaido, so we came."
Xin Tong calmed her voice and asked casually.
"Hokkaido is famous for skiing. So why haven't I seen him skiing?"
"He can't?"
Xin Wenqing replied:
"He can. He even had a coach teach him when he was in junior high. But he's not interested in it. He thinks it's dangerous and never takes the initiative to skate."
He Chuan patted Xin Wenqing on the side.
Xin Wenqing suddenly realized that he had spoken out of turn and stopped talking.
junior high school?
At that time, He Tianqi had already been secretly raised outside by these two people. It can be seen that these two people have never treated this adopted child unfairly. Even if it is an uncommon sport that he is not interested in, they will find someone to teach him.
Xin Tong learned skiing after entering college, but He Tianqi's parents had arranged it for him when he was in junior high school.
——It really is elite education.
Xin Tong lowered her head.
She suddenly said she was tired and asked her parents to go out.
Then I opened my phone and started contacting the guide who had made an appointment but didn't show up.
When I opened WeChat, I found that the other party had actually replied a few days ago.
The other party apologized frantically, saying that something urgent happened at home and that her phone was accidentally lost, so she was unable to contact her in time. She regretfully said that she had never encountered such a thing before and it was really strange.
The man on the other end didn't know she had met with an accident and thought she didn't go up the mountain because she didn't wait for him that day. He felt guilty and wanted to compensate her for her travel losses. He said he would give her a full refund on this order and a chartered tour and free lessons next time she came to Japan, and she could choose any ski resort in Hokkaido.
After reading his message, Xin Tong called the agency’s customer service again.
The customer service said that this was the first time that the guide had received a bad review. His performance had always been very good. He was the only one who could speak Chinese and was very conspicuous in the team. Many Chinese guests specifically wanted to see him.
Xin Tong hung up the phone.
Sitting on the bed.
Almost creepy.
Everything seemed like a coincidence. He Tianqi's knowledge of her plan to go skiing was a coincidence, the sudden problem with her high-quality equipment was a coincidence, and the temporary loss of contact with her reliable and easily located guide was also a coincidence.
The bindings loosened, the skis fell off, and she fell twice in succession, buried in the snow and almost suffocated.
Assuming she survived, she would have been killed alone in the lonely mountain by the ensuing blizzard. In a foreign country, with a language barrier, disrupted communications, and underdeveloped medical care, her body would likely have been found by now.
——If she hadn’t met Jiang Chongyan, she would have died long ago.
“…”
Xin Tong felt cold all over. When she came to her senses, she found herself in a cold sweat.
But at this moment, she had no evidence, as both she and Jiang Chongyan's skis had been lost in the snow-capped mountains.
It is impossible to know whether the fixation was accidental or man-made.
*
Three days later, Xin Tong was discharged from the hospital and the family returned home.
Xin Tong has been secretly observing He Tianqi.
He was so calm that there was no sign of any flaw. He was very concerned about his sister who was hospitalized due to an accidental injury, and everything was flawless.
As time passes and there is no evidence to prove the facts, all speculations are just speculations.
Xin Tong looked at He Tianqi's dark eyes. He was only 18 years old, and she felt like she was looking at a devil.
Living under the same roof with the devil, her first reaction after arriving home was to pack up and move out. She packed two large suitcases and planned to go directly to Song Qingyun's house first, but was seen by He Chuan.
He Chuan asked for the reason, but Xin Tong remained silent.
He would never believe it if there was no evidence to accuse his beloved son, and it would only alert the enemy.
"I know you've never liked your brother. But we're all family at the end of the day. If you two can patch things up, that's my greatest hope."
"I've lived this life for so long, and I've already earned enough money and power. I only believe that true love is precious, and family and relatives are the most reliable. If you two live together, and you support each other and have a harmonious family, then I can feel at ease..."
His tone was calm, but his attitude was commanding. He Chuan had been a leader in the business world for many years, accustomed to the position of a superior. He had a strong aura and his words were not to be questioned.
Xin Tong couldn't stand such words, and felt annoyed, so she turned around and went back to her room.
At this time, I saw some news on my phone, saying that the youngest son of the Morikawa Group was celebrating his 18th birthday, and the He family had a family gathering and went on vacation to Japan. Even the eldest daughter, who was rumored to be always at odds with them, went with them, dispelling the rumors and bringing warmth to the family.
The comments below are varied.
"I don't believe it."
"Last month, there was a huge uproar over the scumbags from Wucheng returning to China to rob their family property. Do you really think the internet has no memory?"
"Isn't it said that the eldest daughter is very noisy?"
"They really went together this time. Did they make peace?"
"It seems to be true. They all went out for a family trip together."
"Naive. This clearly shows that the division of property has been settled, and harmony has finally been achieved."
"Before, they were arguing fiercely, but now they've reconciled after dividing the money and reaching a consensus. They're pretending to have a harmonious family. How can you be so rich?"
…
The more Xin Tong looked, the colder she felt.
She knew that what He Chuan had just said about letting the siblings help each other and cultivate their feelings was one aspect; on the other hand, he wanted to use the evidence of family harmony to create a good family reputation for himself through the news.
This was also the careful planning of He Chuan, a successful businessman.
Whatever the reason, there was no way she could move out.
Xin Tong suddenly felt very tired.
The disputes and troubles in the real world were even more unbearable to her than the isolated and dangerous snow-capped mountains.
Nature is beautiful and dangerous, pure and open.
Snow-capped mountains, blue skies and coniferous forests. Leisurely white clouds, devastating blizzards.
There, people are extremely small and fragile. In the raging storm, all social attributes disappear and become meaningless. Under the night sky with the North Star, two lonely souls can only hold hands and go through the long, dark and cold night, hugging each other tightly in order to survive.
That day and night in the snowy mountains was like a dream that had never existed. Every night since then, I would involuntarily dream of that night's snowstorm and everything about that man.
…I haven’t seen him since the week after the rescue.
Don't know where he is.
Xin Tong returned to the normal world, but felt lost.
*
Being forbidden by He Chuan to move out, Xin Tong was depressed and didn't want to stay at home, so she turned around and went to the Peach Seal Club.
When a big customer was coming, Boss Li personally stood at the door to greet him, smiling so hard that his eyes were invisible. He said, "Miss Xin, you are so forgetful. You have been back to China for a month and finally thought of us. I have prepared more than a dozen good products for you, all of which are clean according to your usual taste."
Xin Tong waved her hand. She was simply feeling down and stressed, and wanted to relax, so she ordered a vegan essential oil massage.
The male models here are required to learn massage, but if the customer wants a professional massage, there will be professional technicians. Xin Tong didn't ask for anything, and didn't even bother to choose the technicians, so he just asked the boss to find two people.
After changing clothes, I lay down in the quiet little room.
There was incense burning on the wall and the light was dim. She gradually relaxed and felt sleepy.
There was a gentle knock on the door.
She hummed in response.
The door opens.
She had clearly ordered two people, but only one came.
Xin Tong raised her eyes lazily.
When he saw the other person's face, he paused for a moment.
This boy actually looks somewhat similar to Jiang Chongyan.
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