Back beside Yan Sijin, Yan Sijin said with a beaming smile, "You just missed a great show."
Yi Zhici asked, "What show?"
"Isn't this hot - spring bathing a chance for the scions of noble families to observe each other?" Yan Sijin tilted her chin in a certain direction. "See that girl? In order to make a good impression on the young masters, she padded something. It fell out when she was swimming just now and floated on the water."
Yi Zhici couldn't help bursting into laughter. "Hahaha, isn't this self - defeating? Why bother?"
After laughing, Yi Zhici began to miss the fruit wine she had just had. Wei Xing was right. Hot spring and fruit wine were a perfect match. It made one feel warm and tipsy, truly delightful.
Just as she was in a daze, she heard Wei Xing's voice, clearly startled. "Damn it! Whose dick is this? Scared the shit out of me!" Wei Xing held up something indistinct with a blank look on his face and threw it out as if it were a hot potato.
Yi Zhici and Yan Sijin pretended not to understand anything and swam away to play.
Ye Cong'an came over. "Hey, do you want to hear some new gossip?"
Ye Cong'an was actually quite cute when she wasn't being naggy, especially when it came to gossip. She had unique talents and skills in this aspect. Every time Ye Cong'an told gossip to relieve Yi Zhici's tired and bored heart, Yi Zhici felt that she was shining.
Yi Zhici leaned over. "Tell me."
"Just now in the men's hot - spring pool, do you know what happened?" Ye Cong'an put on quite a show when telling gossip. After Yi Zhici got to know her habit later, she nudged her to signal her to continue. Ye Cong'an didn't dawdle. "Your Highness, do you know He Hua, the son of Minister He? The one who looks very sickly."
Yi Zhici nodded. "I seem to have heard of him. Isn't he the one who tried to force - marry the deep - fried dough stick beauty but failed?"
Ye Cong'an then said, "When they came here for the hot - spring bathing today, He Hua's... thing was particularly... Many young girls stole glances at him. Although his forced - marriage attempt failed before, his family is at least a first - rank official. Moreover, although he looks like a sickly guy, that part of him is not weak. Do you understand, Your Highness?"
Yi Zhici was a bit disappointed. "Is this the gossip you're telling me?"
"Of course not," Ye Cong'an said proudly, raising her head. "How could the gossip I tell be so boring? The reason Wei Yuansi let out that scream just now was that he picked up He Hua's thing. That thing was glued on."
Yi Zhici was a bit skeptical about life. "Is he a eunuch?"
Ye Cong'an also thought for a while. "He's not necessarily a eunuch, but he has to glue on such a big thing to look normal. That's..."
"As I remember, when the deep - fried dough stick beauty refused to marry him, did he force her family to ruin?" Yi Zhici sighed. "Good. He's lost all his face now. It's a kind of retribution."
After staying in the hot spring for a long time, every pore on her body seemed to feel comfortable. She guessed that she would have a good sleep tonight, which made her even more in a good mood.
She occasionally looked up at the men's hot - spring pool opposite. Every time she looked over, she would meet Lin Yuan's eyes. A smile would appear in Lin Yuan's eyes, and she would think of a conversation from an opera she had watched.
'How do you always know I'm stealing glances at you?'
'Idiot, it's because I've been looking at you.'
Yi Zhici thought this scene was quite in line with that conversation, and she couldn't help smiling secretly. It was as sweet as a dream.
Suddenly, Lin Yuan stood up and got out of the pool. Yi Zhici didn't understand what he was going to do for a moment.
Wei Xing had just recovered from the shock when he saw Lin Yuan getting out of the pool without looking back. "Third brother, where are you going?"
"Just play on your own. Adults have their own business to attend to."
Then they saw Lin Yuan walking towards the mixed - gender hot - spring pool.
Yi Zhici instantly understood and followed him.
There were already quite a few people in the mixed - gender hot - spring pool. The first one to go there was Gu Jing. Since he had a fiancée, he didn't want to waste time in the men's hot - spring pool. But Wei Ning didn't come, so Gu Jing went to the women's hot - spring pool and dragged Wei Ning over.
Later, more people came. Some thought the original hot - spring pool was too crowded, and some went there to cultivate their relationship. Gradually, the number of people in the three hot - spring pools became about the same.
When Lin Yuan and Yi Zhici went in, it didn't attract much attention.
As soon as they walked in, Lin Yuan took Yi Zhici's hand. There were so many advantages to hot - spring bathing. Holding hands under the water, no one could see.
This feeling that only they knew while the people around were kept in the dark was a kind of secret sweetness, a bit exciting.
Yi Zhici showed two small dimples. "No wonder you came here. The feeling of sneaking around is quite good."
Lin Yuan shook his head. "It's not about sneaking around. It's just that this subordinate misses Your Highness and wants to hug Your Highness." He said it seriously, with only his ears red. It was hard to tell whether it was from shyness or the hot spring water.
Yi Zhici got excited. "Well, a real man should keep his promise. A promise is a promise. You have to do what you said," she said as she got closer to Lin Yuan. "Hug me quickly."