Yan Shaoqing had been silent when he first entered the room, and people ignored him. "Okay, let's not waste time. I actually forgot about Yan Shao just now. Okay, you can go out and take a look around. I will entertain the owner of Yuelou here."
As soon as Yan Shaoqing was kicked out, he saw Tang Chen squatting at the door, holding a hand warmer and eating oranges. Tang Chen saw that he had also been kicked out, and his heart suddenly balanced: "Eat oranges?"
Yan Shaoqing looked back at the closed door, then looked down at the big bag of oranges in Tang Chen's arms, and simply sat down:
“…Is it sour?”
“Not sour, not sour, it’s okay.”
"Then give me one."
Although the hot springs in Qingliang Valley were not far from the palace, by the time Wang Yanzhou and Yue Sheng finished their discussion and left, it was already getting dark. Wang Yanzhou had originally thought it was getting late and decided to go in a few days, but Tang Chen's vehement protests forced him to move up dinner.
Tang Chen soaked in the misty, warm hot spring, feeling completely relaxed. After finishing the basket of oranges he had brought and getting dressed, he stretched out and took a long nap: "This kind of natural bubble hot spring is so relaxing!"
Lian Qiao helped her comb her hair while saying with a smile: "It's comfortable, but you've eaten so many oranges, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"
Tang Chen touched his belly, which had become a little round recently, and proudly said that this was not meat but happiness: "This is my stomach that is immune to all poisons and is made of iron. It's fine."
Lian Qiao helped Tang Chen straighten the wrinkles on his clothes again, then nodded slightly and said, "Okay, we can go now. Should we just go back and rest now, or what?"
Tang Chen looked up at the moon that was particularly loved by the wind and clouds, and suddenly thought of a sentence: On a dark and windy night, lustful thoughts suddenly rose in the sky.
"...Hehe, Lianqiao, you should go back to sleep first. I'll be back in a bit, it'll be quick!"
Lian Qiao saw that it was getting late, and now she had to go back to prepare some things. Since she wanted to go out for a walk, she just let her go. After all, this was still Wang Yanzhou's territory, so there shouldn't be any problems. "Okay, then I'll go back and warm your bed first."
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Lianqiao!"
"Don't be so mean, come back early."
After sending Lian Qiao away, Tang Chen secretly prepared to go to Wang Yanzhou's hot spring alone. I heard that he didn't like taking a bath with others, so Yan Shaoqing would definitely not be with him. It was a perfect match!
Tang Chen was skipping along the road. Before he reached his destination, he saw a familiar figure beside a pond full of withered lotus leaves.
"Hey, Sister Yue, aren't you going to take a bath?"
Yue Sheng shook his head slightly: "I soaked it before, but I just felt a little breathless so I came out."
Tang Chen frowned slightly. Why did Yue Sheng's lips look so dark purple? Was he being cold? "You don't look well. Did Yan Shaoqing cause you trouble again?"
"No, my health hasn't been very good in the past two years."
Tang Chen sighed slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered to Yue Sheng, "...Apart from anything else, I think Yan Shaoqing is a pretty good person. I saw how nervous he was about you earlier, but it didn't seem like he was pretending at all."
"It's impossible for him and I to be together in this life."
Tang Chen was confused by Yue Sheng's words of affirmation without hesitation. She and Yan Shaoqing didn't seem to have a deep blood feud, so why couldn't they be together?
Besides, hadn't Yan Shaoqing also stated before that he would never abandon Yue Sheng regardless of whether she was a man or a woman? Tang Chen didn't know what Yue Sheng was thinking, but she felt that such an infatuated person was really rare, and she should cherish him!
Yue Sheng didn't give Tang Chen an answer, but said helplessly: "You are not me, you won't understand."
"Sister Yue, although people are bound by countless things in their lives, in the end, their lives should be lived for themselves."
Tang Chen's words surprised Yue Sheng. She had originally thought that she was a well-protected girl who had lived a carefree life, but she never expected that she would say something like this: "Why are you suddenly talking about this?"
Tang Chen took Yue Sheng's cold hands and blew on them, trying to warm them up: "I always feel that you are very tired, but you still want to work so hard. It makes me feel distressed."
"……Thanks."
Tang Chen covered Yue Sheng's hands while chatting with her. But as they chatted, a cold gaze suddenly appeared from behind, as if it had pierced countless holes in her frail body. When Tang Chen turned around and saw Yan Shaoqing's horrified expression, her expression froze.
Tang Chen quickly turned around to catch his breath, then looked back to see Yan Shaoqing still looking murderous. Terrified, Tang Chen quickly let go of Yue Sheng's hand: "Fuck, what's with that expression? I really didn't hook up with your sweetheart, believe me!"
“…”
Tang Chen saw Yan Shaoqing staring at him coldly without saying a word. He thought to himself that something was wrong and ran away: "Boss, save me! Yan Shaoqing is going to eat me!"
…
Tang Chen ran all the way until he could no longer run. He stopped panting, turned around and looked behind him, sighing: "I am such a considerate and kind person. I'll leave the good place to you. I have to go spy on the boss!"
But when Tang Chen hurriedly touched the outside of Wang Yanzhou's hot spring, there was no sign of a person in the pool except for the swaying water waves: "Where is the person? Could he be faster than me? That's impossible!"
After soaking in the hot spring for a while, Wang Yanzhou felt thirsty. The kettle beside the pool was out of water, so he went to find some. When he came back, he saw Tang Chen with his head stuck inside the curtain, but his body still outside, mumbling something.
“…What are you doing?”
Tang Chen was frightened by this and accidentally fell into the pool along with the hanging curtain. Wang Yanzhou saw him fall in, threw away the water in his hand and jumped in as well.
When Wang Yanzhou pulled her out of the water, he said with disdain, "If you want to commit suicide, you should choose a deeper pool."
Tang Chen's face flushed as he soaked in the water, and he was annoyed: "You're so quiet when you walk. If I really drown, I'll drag you with me!"
"You're dragging me now. This pool is so shallow. Can you get off me?"
After a few dry coughs, Tang Chen quickly let go of Wang Yanzhou. Well, this was just a survival reaction, not something she wanted to do to him. She had to emphasize this point clearly! Lian Qiao said, be reserved. And the person who was embarrassed now was actually Wang Yanzhou. They were alone in the hot spring, so he should not blame her!
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