Inside the ski resort hotel, the surroundings were silent. Jing Hanchuan had opened the mineral water bottle given by the hotel and boiled a pot of hot water. The gaze he looked at her with was so deep that it was unfathomable.

The sound of boiling water was like Xu Yuanfei’s uneasy heartbeat.

“Do you want hot water?” Jing Hanchuan pointed at the boiling water.

“Sure.”

Xu Yuanfei took the hot water, her palm burning hot. As the sound of boiling water disappeared, her breathing and heartbeat seemed to be infinitely magnified. The entire room was so quiet that it made her feel suffocated.

“What exactly did Fu Chen say to you?” Jing Hanchuan raised this question again.

Actually, after she rejected Jing Hanchuan that day, she was a little annoyed and regretful. Who didn’t want to get closer to someone they liked?

Coincidentally, Fu Chen called her.

“… You’re all more familiar with each other. Is it okay for me to go?” She wasn’t familiar enough with Fu Chen and the others to go on a trip together.

“Didn’t Hanchuan invite you? Didn’t he mention this to you?”

“He did.”

Then she heard Fu Chen’s low laughter. “This is a private trip. Outsiders naturally can’t come, but they can bring their family members.”

Family members? Xu Yuanfei’s heart trembled fiercely, and her ears slowly became hot.

“You don’t want to attend as his family member?” Fu Chen’s voice was slow and gentle, but it was extremely seductive and difficult to reject. “Family members are arranged to stay in the same room.”

The same room?

“If you don’t go, I’ll arrange for someone else.”

Xu Yuanfei bit the inside of her cheek. “I’ll go.”

Fu Chen let out a low laugh. “I’ll get Hanchuan to pick you up later.”

After they hung up, Xu Yuanfei reached out to cover her face. Fu Chen’s words were really tempting and irresistible. Most importantly, they could even stay in the same room.

But how could she tell Jing Hanchuan about this? This was equivalent to saying that she liked him.

I can’t say it.

Seeing that she wasn’t saying anything, Jing Hanchuan didn’t continue forcing her. At this moment, the doorbell rang.

“I’ll open the door.” Xu Yuanfei hurriedly got up. The water almost spilled. Actually, Jing Hanchuan’s current position was even closer to the door.

The moment the door opened, before Xu Yuanfei could react, she saw someone rushing in…

“Little Sixth Jing!” Duan Linbai opened his arms happily and rushed in. When he realized who was standing at the door, his heart skipped a beat. His body swayed, and he staggered, stumbling through the door.

Xu Yuanfei subconsciously reached out to support him, but her arm was grabbed by someone. She was pulled back by a strong force, and her back hit a solid and warm chest. Her heart trembled violently!

The man held her arm with one hand and held her firmly in front of his chest.

Meanwhile, Duan Linbai had already reached out to hold the door frame to steady himself.

“F*ck, I was shocked.” Duan Linbai looked at the two people at the door. “You two are…”

What the f*ck?

What’s going on with them? Are they staying together?

F*ck, Fu Chen is so terrifyingly cunning.

In fact, Jing Hanchuan didn’t intend to come at first. He didn’t like to go out in the first place. Coupled with the cold weather, he didn’t want to go out even more.

These two people were most likely tricked by Fu Chen.

“Why are you here?” Jing Hanchuan asked faintly.

His voice gently brushed past the top of Xu Yuanfei’s head, as if it wanted to envelop her entire body, making her face instantly blush.

“Third Fu isn’t here yet. Aren’t I bored? I went out to ski, and now I’m a little bored. I’m looking for you to play mahjong. Are you coming?” Duan Linbai raised his eyebrows.

“Niece-in-Law just arrived and is resting in her room, so Sinian can’t leave. And now, with the Jiang brothers, we’re short one.

“If you don’t come, Miss Xu can come too.” Duan Linbai smiled at Xu Yuanfei.

After all, Xu Yuanfei wasn’t familiar with Duan Linbai and the others. It was really difficult for her to reject his invitation.

“Do you want to go?” Jing Hanchuan asked softly.

“But I’m not very good.” Xu Yuanfei looked troubled.

“What are you afraid of? Don’t you have Hanchuan to teach you? I’m in Room 1808. Come quickly.”

Duan Linbai closed the door and left.

And the two people in the room were still maintaining the same posture as before. This feeling…

It was just like Jing Hanchuan hugging her from behind, making her heart tremble and feel restless. Even when they reached Duan Linbai’s room, her heart was still beating at an extremely high frequency.

***

Room 1808…

Duan Linbai was sitting on a chair and holding a black thermos flask. He tilted his head and looked at the person beside him, who was doing full-body exercises. “Jiang Ershao, we’re just playing mahjong. What are you doing?”

When they went skiing earlier, this kid didn’t do any preparations in advance and almost sprained his back.

“I have to prepare well. I’ll kill everyone later.” Jiang Ershao was already very relaxed and comfortable interacting with him. “Who did you call? Why aren’t they here yet?”

Duan Linbai smiled without saying anything.

About three minutes later, the doorbell rang. Jiang Ershao smiled and went to open the door. He thought that a little fat sheep had finally delivered itself to his doorstep to be slaughtered. He was quite confident in his mahjong skills.

When he opened the door, he was dumbfounded.

F*ck!

Isn’t this the f*cking Sixth Master of the Jing family? And she’s that powerful woman who kicked the robbers and knocked them down?

“Hanchuan, you’re finally here. Someone is preparing to kill you and slaughter everyone.” Duan Linbai held back his laughter.

Jing Hanchuan’s gaze swept past Jiang Ershao lightly. “You want to kill me?”

Jiang Ershao wanted to cry. “I was joking. Come in quickly.”

At the side, Jiang Duanyan silently added fuel to the fire. “Sixth Master, don’t argue with him. There are always a few days every month when his brain isn’t right.”

Under Duan Linbai’s urging, Xu Yuanfei went to the table while Jing Hanchuan pulled a chair over and sat beside her to watch.

“Miss Xu, you’re not very good, right? Hanchuan can teach you. We’ll take it slow. It’s just to pass the time. Don’t be too nervous.” Duan Linbai chuckled. “Anyway, if you lose, Hanchuan will pay.”

Jing Hanchuan moved his chair slightly and tilted his head to look at the person arranging her mahjong tiles. “You really don’t know how to play?”

“I only play a few times during the holidays. I don’t play often.” Xu Yuanfei was a little nervous and couldn’t even hold her mahjong tiles properly.

She almost dropped her tiles and revealed them.

“Put it here,” Jing Hanchuan said. He reached out to hold her hand and placed one of the tiles in the correct position. “I’ll teach you later.”

Duan Linbai had a plate of melon seeds beside him. It’s not spring. Why is the air full of the sour smell of love?

On the other side, the Jiang brothers were naturally even quieter. The only sound in the room was the two of them discussing softly.

Xu Yuanfei lowered her head. Because they were very close and the hotel heating was warm, no one was wearing much. When their arms touched, the heat seemed to linger for a long time.

It seeped into her skin bit by bit, making her heart itch.

“You guys are playing with money?” Xu Yuanfei asked softly.

“It’s more fun with some stakes. Jing Hanchuan, where’s your wallet? Hurry up and take out the money.”

Actually, in this day and age, very few people brought physical money out anymore. The few hundred yuan in Jing Hanchuan’s wallet had been specially withdrawn for New Year’s money, preparing to give it to the children in his grandfather’s house.

Just as he took out his wallet and took out a few hundred yuan, a certain someone snatched his entire wallet.

“Just take everything out…” Duan Linbai smiled and took out the eight red bills from the wallet. At this moment, he took out a photo from the wallet…

The girl was wearing a black down coat and holding a bouquet of blue and purple baby’s breath. The photos had been processed. It landed in the middle of the mahjong table, and everyone saw…

Duan Linbai and Jing Hanchuan were friends who had grown up together. He knew better than anyone what was in his wallet. Why would someone who didn’t even bring a card out hide a woman’s photo?

F*ck! He looked at Jing Hanchuan. I didn’t do it on purpose. I f*cking…

Who the f*ck knew you were so outwardly cold but inwardly passionate?!

Xu Yuanfei’s face flushed red. She lowered her head and didn’t say anything. Her ears were full of the sound of her heartbeat.

She felt like she was about to die.

Jing Hanchuan calmly picked up the photo on the table and put it into his pocket. His gaze swept across the people at the table.

“You’re not playing mahjong anymore? You still want to watch?”

Jiang Ershao was so frightened that his face turned pale.

During this period of time, he could tell that their relationship hadn’t reached that stage yet. He kept having the feeling that they had exposed the big shot’s secret and were about to be silenced.

Xu Yuanfei gripped the tile in her hand tightly…

Her breathing and heartbeat didn’t seem to be her own.

Why did he secretly hide my photo in his wallet?