Chapter 15 p1
Lin Zhiyan’s face flushed red, and he asked pitifully, “Can’t… can’t we switch?”
The senior sister looked troubled. “Normally, it’s not impossible, but you see, everyone has already gone into their rooms, and they should be almost settled by now. Besides, everyone is tired after a long day, so they probably don’t want to go through the trouble.” She paused, then said, “My room is also a king-sized bed, otherwise I could have switched with you.”
Lin Zhiyan was never one to trouble others, so he was naturally speechless.
He clung to the door frame, still somewhat unwilling to accept reality.
A large hand rested on his waist, pulling him inside. Then, Lu Ze rested his head on his shoulder, turned to look at the senior sister, and said with a smile, “In that case, we won’t trouble you. Thank you for your trouble, Senior Sister.”
The senior sister waved her hand and said with a smile, “It’s fine. Just have fun.”
With a soft “thump,” the door was closed in front of Lin Zhiyan. He blinked unconsciously, his body still a little stiff.
He slowly turned around, looked up at Lu Ze, and said in a small voice, “I didn’t expect…”
The senior sister had said that the club would arrange the accommodations, so Lin Zhiyan hadn’t paid much attention. Who knew something like this would happen?
It wasn’t anyone’s fault. It was just his bad luck to have picked the room card for a king-sized bed.
Lu Ze looked down at him and said considerately, “It’s not convenient to switch now. If Senior minds, I can go to the front desk and get another room?”
Lin Zhiyan’s eyes trembled.
He was the one who had invited him. What would it look like if he asked him to get another room now?
Besides, besides…
Lin Zhiyan had already decided to be honest with him. To get another room at this point…
It was somewhat inappropriate.
Although they hadn’t officially confirmed their relationship yet, it seemed even more inappropriate to share a room and a bed.
On one hand, Lin Zhiyan didn’t want to be separated from Lu Ze, but on the other hand, he couldn’t help but wonder if Lu Ze would think he was a bit frivolous for this.
People in love always tend to worry about gains and losses.
Lu Ze spoke again in a gentle voice, “Or I can go to the front desk and ask for another blanket?”
Lin Zhiyan clutched the seam of his pants and said in a low voice, “N-no need.”
He glanced at the center of the room, trying to hide the redness on his face. “Let’s just leave it like this. It’s no trouble.”
Lu Ze naturally agreed.
The two of them packed their things and sat on the chairs to rest for a while. The atmosphere between them was a little awkward. Lin Zhiyan’s gaze moved from his phone to Lu Ze and said, “Senior Sister said our reservation is after eight. Do you want to take a shower first?”
Lu Ze knew he was reserved, so he didn’t say much and just agreed.
He took his clothes and went into the bathroom. Before long, the sound of running water came out.
Lin Zhiyan glanced over casually. The frosted glass blocked the view, but the faint sound made his cheeks turn red.
It was strange. Lin Zhiyan had been on trips with his professor and had shared a room with classmates and seniors before. But no matter who it was or what they were doing, he could always calmly work on his data on his laptop. But when it was Lu Ze, Lin Zhiyan couldn’t calm down at all.
He raised his hand and patted his hot cheeks, repeatedly telling himself to calm down. It was as if… he was very lecherous.
But just as the heat on his cheeks finally began to fade, the person in the bathroom came out. Lin Zhiyan looked up and was instantly flustered, his face turning red.
Lu Ze was exuding the moist aura of someone who had just showered. His eyes were lowered lazily, and he was casually drying his hair with a towel. He was only wearing a loose bathrobe, the tie half-loose, wrapped around his toned waist, revealing a large expanse of his fair and firm chest.
Lu Ze seemed to notice the movement and looked over, his expression questioning.
Lin Zhiyan took a deep breath. “Why… aren’t you wearing any clothes?”
Lu Ze tilted his head and said, “The hot spring pools here are separated by gender. You can just go in directly. You don’t need to wear anything.”
“Is… that so?” Lin Zhiyan’s voice was a little strained. His gaze swept over Lu Ze and quickly moved away. “Is it… absolutely necessary to not wear anything?”
Lu Ze seemed to realize something and smiled innocently and gently. “It’s not comfortable to soak in clothes. If Senior minds, you can just wear a bathrobe to the edge of the pool, take it off, and get in the water directly. No one will notice.”
He paused, then said, “The area of each hot spring pool here is quite large. There are probably not just our club members, but also outsiders.”
In that case, it would be a group of men mixed together, all the same, so no one would pay attention to others.
Lin Zhiyan tugged at the corner of his clothes and let out a not-so-relaxed “oh.”
He didn’t care about others. He only cared about Lu Ze.
Sharing a bed and a hot spring together.
This was not what Lin Zhiyan had imagined.
Lu Ze seemed to know his inner struggle and didn’t say anything more. He just stepped aside to make way. “Senior should go take a shower too. We can go over directly after that.”
Lin Zhiyan got up hesitantly. After a long hesitation, he didn’t take the top he had originally prepared for the bath and walked into the bathroom with a red face.
***
At exactly eight o’clock, Lin Zhiyan finally came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a bathrobe identical to Lu Ze’s.
However, the bathrobes in the hotel were mostly one-size-fits-all, and on the larger side. The style that looked just right on Lu Ze was obviously a size too big on Lin Zhiyan. Not to mention that he had wrapped himself up tightly, revealing only his fair and slender calves, making him look even thinner.
Lu Ze’s eyes were smiling as they swept over Lin Zhiyan inch by inch. Although there was no hint of lewdness, Lin Zhiyan felt uncomfortable all over, his round, pink toes in his slippers couldn’t help but grip the floor.
“Let’s go.” He had just finished his shower, and his eyes were still misty. He couldn’t help but say in a small voice.
Lu Ze didn’t make things difficult for him anymore and walked out with him with a smile.
It was lively outside. Lin Zhiyan’s body was still a little tense at first, but after seeing that the crowd was dressed just like them, he felt a little relieved.
As Lu Ze had said, the hot spring pools here were separated by gender, with men on one side and women on the other. Because the public hot spring pool was indeed quite large, the number of people they had was only a minority, so they could still see many unfamiliar faces.
As soon as they entered, a wave of hot, humid steam hit them. Lin Zhiyan saw many classmates with glasses having to take them off, their faces full of helplessness. He then looked at Lu Ze, his gaze couldn’t help but fall on his beautiful eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Ze tilted his head and looked down at him.
Lin Zhiyan shook his head with a red face, too embarrassed to say what he was thinking.
He was thinking, those beautiful eyes, those eyes that always looked at him with a smile, how much of a pity would it be if they were blocked by a pair of glasses?
The hot spring pool was a large circle, with a circle of chairs and tables around the edge. You could come up and sit down for a snack in your spare time. Each table had a number, corresponding to the wristband everyone got when they came in, to prevent things from getting mixed up.
There were quite a few people at this time, and half of the seats were already taken. Lu Ze took Lin Zhiyan to a corner where there were fewer people, which could also make Lin Zhiyan less shy.
