This was the situationâ Qiao Huanming and the rest of the staff in the bus had arrived and were checking in under the arrangement of the hot spring resort staff.
And Liu Bohuai, Li Qingzhou and the others were outside, having met up with Liu Xiahui, Xu Mengning and their group by chanceâ¦â¦
Both parties were quite surprised.
Xu Mengning was dressed like a hiker, but looked a little worse for wearâ her clothes were a little stained with mud and grass and her hair was a bit messy.
In particular, her left foot was probably injuredâ¦.. as she had just been helped along.
Liu Xiahuiâs body was also covered in mud and leaves, but overall he was fine.
âQingzhou, what are you doing here?â
Xu Mengning was obviously surprised. Her friend Zhao Jingjing helped her take two steps forward and she asked, slightly ill at ease, âAre you done with your work at the company?â
Lately she and Qingzhou had been in significantly less contact with each otherâ¦â¦
Or rather, they were gradually becoming estranged.
Xu Mengning was vaguely aware that there had been an accident at Li Qingzhouâs home.
âHe had been busy in Xicheng for a long time before returning and then in Yanjing he had to deal with the launch of the smart electric wheelchairâ¦..
Xu Mengningâs unsolicited calls were always met with âI have something to doâ and then he would hung up.
Now that she thought about it, it had been a long time since she and Qingzhou had gone out alone to talk or eat together.
Li Qingzhou responded, âThe sales of the smart electric wheelchairs were very successful and President Liu and I came here to celebrate. You guys areâ¦â¦Ah Ning, what happened to your foot?â
A puzzled and worried look appeared duly on his face.
But no sound came from the bubble.
âThe little guy in the bubble was sitting cross-legged, pounding one hand into the palm of the other with a clenched fist, his little face looking as if he had suddenly remembered something.
Liu Bohuai couldnât help but raise an eyebrow.
Li Qingzhou remembered that this was a storyline from the original book.
âBecause the male protagonist had once again helped the female protagonist out of trouble,
Xu Mengning agreed to Liu Xiahuiâs invitation to go hiking along with their respective friends, Zhao Jingjing, Qu Yufan, Qi Hao and the others.
This episode was another sublimation of the male and female protagonistâs relationship in the original book.
Xu Mengning had an argument with Liu Xiahui on the mountain and ran away in anger, only to fall down a slope and injure her ankle on the way.
Fortunately, the slope wasnât too steep and the injury to her ankle wasnât too seriousâ¦â¦
Then Liu Xiahui found her and carried her up.
And as the mountain they had climbed was quite remote and a certain distance from the road,
Qu Yufan suggested that they should go to the nearest hot spring resort for a short rest and Liu Xiahui agreed.
âThis was where the drama came in.
Hot spring resort check-in, foot rubs, a chance encounter in the hot spring, ambiguity, entanglementâ¦â¦
The female protagonist, Xu Mengningâs feelings for Liu Xiahui subtly underwent a transformation.
Thus in this episode, the villain âLi Qingzhouâ wasnât depicted much at all.
But nowâ¦.. the whole hot spring resort had been reserved by Liu Bohuai.
After answering Li Qingzhouâs question, Xu Mengningâs eyes fell on the young child who had been quietly holding his hand.
She couldnât help but ask, âQingzhou, is this your little brother?â
The two looked somewhat alike.
Nodding, Li Qingzhou rubbed Li Xushengâs little head then introduced him.
On the other side, Liu Xiahui and Liu Bohuai were also talkingâ Liu Xiahui had explained the reason for their visit here to his third uncle and would naturally be staying at the hot spring resort afterwards.
But since the west side of the resort was almost full, he and his group were going to follow them to the east side.
Hence Zou Ming went in first to make the arrangements.
Liu Xiahui glanced unhappily at Li Qingzhou who was talking to Xu Mengning, but because Liu Bohuai was also around, he didnât go over.
Looking down, he asked, âWhy is Jun Jun here too?â
Xia Yijun stuck his tongue out at him and made a face with his eyelids: âBrother Xiahui is so dirty. Of course I came here to play, Iâm going to find Shengsheng.â
With that, he let go of his uncleâs coat and ran away.
In a short time, the two children walked hand in hand to the gate of the resort.
[With Jun Jun around, Shengsheng really looks quite lively].
âThe little guy in the bubble waved his little handkerchief with a look of relief then wiped his dry, round face with it.
Li Qingzhou said, outwardly in a normal tone, âXiyan, help them with their luggage.â
âAh Ning, go in and have the wound on your foot re-dressed. If itâs serious, Iâll get a car to take you back.â
There was no shortage of basic medical supplies at the hot spring resort.
Xu Mengning nodded her head.
A little later, they made their way to the east side of the hot spring.
It was particularly convenient to have a smart electric wheelchair, as the slightest incline was no problem and it went everywhere very smoothly.
Li Qingzhou maneuvered the wheelchair forward.
The hot spring resort was on the outskirts of the countryside and it went without saying that the environment was beautiful and elegant, with flower beds, grass, stone paved paths and a man-made stream flowing throughâ¦â¦
Liu Bohuaiâs eyes fell on Li Qingzhou without a trace and there was a bit of a softness between his eyebrows.
[Give me a flat road and I can drive my wheelchair like a breeze, rumbleâ]
âThe little guy in the bubble hummed, wearing cool little sunglasses on his face, sitting on a little motorbike painted black and gold, posing and then stomping cutely before leaning forwardâ¦â¦
âCough.â
Liu Bohuai clenched his fist against his lips and coughed in a low voice.
Liu Xiahui turned his head in confusion: âThird Uncle, do you have a cold?â
âNo.â Liu Bohuaiâs expression was light.
ââ¦â¦ Oh.â
The way the rooms were allocated next was logicalâ Xu Mengning and her best friend Zhao Jingjing would stay together and Qu Yufan and Qi Hao would share a room.
Liu Xiahui had a separate room.
Carrying Xia Yijun by the straps of his denim overalls, Liu Bohuai told him to go stay with Liu Xiahui.
Xia Yijun struggled vehemently even as he made threatening gestures: âI wonât, I wonât! I donât want to sleep with Brother Xiahui!â
âShengsheng, help me, we agreed to spend the night in the hot spring and watch cartoons together.â
Xia Yijunâs little expression was pitiful.
Li Xusheng couldnât help but take Li Qingzhouâs hand.
Immediately, Li Qingzhou said, âIf President Liu doesnât mind, why donât you let Jun Jun share a room with us? Iâll take good care of him.â
[Iâm not going to the spa either, so itâs better that I watch the two kids]
âYes, yes.â Xia Yijun nodded his little head repeatedly, his eyes shining brightly.
Liu Bohuai frowned, not looking like he was about to agree.
Tugging on Xia Yijunâs strap to stop him from running over, he said, âItâs not a good idea to bother President Li and besides, itâs not convenient for President Li to look after two small children.â
Xia Yijun pouted disappointedly.
Xu Mengning couldnât help but frown, feeling that Liu Xiahuiâs third uncleâs remark seemed to be referring to Qingzhouâs legsâ¦..
This made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Li Qingzhou was just about to say it was nothing when she heard Liu Bohuai continue to speak.