After sorting out her thoughts, Xu Zixi stopped dwelling on things. She put down her luggage, walked to the window, and drew back the curtains to air out the room.
Without the barrier, the bright sunlight streamed in through the floor - to - ceiling glass windows. The evergreen pines on Yunhe Mountain, stretching and undulating along the mountain range, came into full view. Looking up, one could see the deep blue sky and the gossamer - like white clouds. Opening the window, one could faintly hear the birds chirping in the forest, smell the fresh scent of pine, and the unique faint aroma of the natural hot spring.
One had to admit that this was truly a great place for recuperation. Just looking at the scenery, Xu Zixi felt her whole being calm down, and the restlessness in her heart vanished instantly.
She turned around. The two kids had already started playing with the toys in the children's playground. They were babbling something in their mouths, but on their faces was a happy smile that she hadn't seen for a long time, a smile that cast off all worries, as if they had the most precious things in the world.
It seemed that being able to see Yan Yincheng and get close to him without having to consider her feelings was the biggest gain of this trip for them.
Putting on a smile, she pounced on the two kids: "Roar~ The mountain monster is coming to eat the little babies!"
After the mother and her two children played some small games for a while, they received a dining notice from the hotel.
When the two kids walked out of the room and passed by Room 1522 next door, Yuan Xiaoxu jumped forward to knock on the door before Xu Zixi could say anything:
"Uncle Yin, open the door. It's time for lunch!"
This time, Xu Zixi was much calmer. Instead of stopping the kids, she just stood there leisurely waiting.
A moment later, the door opened as if in response, and Yan Yincheng walked out. He stroked Yuan Xiaoxu's head and called out in the direction of Xu Zixi: "Zixi?"
His silk shirt fit him perfectly. Looking at him so closely, one could more intuitively feel the charisma exuding from his body. Remembering his eye - catching appearance today, Xu Zixi couldn't help but feel a bit glad that the others in the project had gone to another hot - spring resort. Otherwise, she didn't know how many people would go crazy if they saw him like this.
She let out a soft snort: "It's time for lunch."
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the restaurant. The two kids were very considerate and led Yan Yincheng to follow behind her.
On the way, they met the others who were also on their way to have lunch, so they got together and walked in a grand procession towards the restaurant.
Yunhe Mountain Hot - Spring Hotel focused on high - end services, so the restaurant wasn't very large, and the tables were delicate four - person tables. In normal times, with a sufficient flow of customers, the restaurant would be full. However, since the whole hot - spring resort had been booked by someone extremely wealthy, there was only their group of tourists at the moment, so the restaurant seemed rather empty.
After arriving at the restaurant, seeing the neatly arranged but empty tables, Xu Zixi looked back at Yan Yincheng. Her eyes sparkled, and an idea came to her mind. She said to the others with a smile:
"We don't have many people. Instead of eating separately, why don't we sit together so we can chat. What do you think?"
"Great idea!" Dai Sha was the first to chime in. Brother Hu didn't say a word and directly started moving the tables.
Yan Yincheng failed to stop him in time and tried to say something, but he found he couldn't speak in this situation! He couldn't very well tell her that he just wanted to have lunch with her and the two children. He was sure that if he said so, Aunt Zhang would be the first to chase him out with a broom!
In his plan, changing rooms was just the first step. The second step was to take the opportunity of lunch to sit with Zixi and the children to build up their relationship. The seats in this restaurant were for four people, which was just right for their family of four. For the sake of the two children, Zixi surely wouldn't drive him away. This way, he could increase the chances of success for his next move in the hot spring.
But who would have thought... Zixi would take such an unconventional route!
Forget it. Having lunch with these people wasn't so bad as long as he could sit next to Zixi! But then, Lord Yan realized he was being too naive!
After the tables were joined together, Xu Zixi waved to the two kids beside Yan Yincheng:
"Kids, come here and sit next to Mommy. It's time to have lunch!"
Seeing Mommy waving and feeling hungry, the two kids immediately left Yan Yincheng and fluttered over like little butterflies. They were then carried by Xu Zixi and seated in the children's chairs.
Yan Yincheng also wanted to follow the two kids and squeeze into the seat next to Xu Zixi, but Xu Zixi placed the children's chairs on either side of her and said to Yan Yincheng:
"Sorry, Mr. Yan. I need to take care of the two kids while they're eating. Could you please change your seat?"
Then, Aunt Zhang and Aunt Li, who received a hint from Xu Zixi's eyes, naturally sat down beside the two kids and said to him:
"Mr. Yan, we need to help the young lady take care of the two young masters while they're eating. Could you please change your seat?"
Finally, Teacher Chen said, "Mr. Yan, you can sit next to me." And she very considerately pulled out a chair for him.
But the seat next to Teacher Chen was miles away from Xu Zixi! Yan Yincheng was extremely aggrieved. Afraid of losing this seat, he quickly sat down.
On the other side, Hu Yuankang got his food and set his eyes on the seat to Zhou Yaru's left. Just as he was about to rush over with his plate, he saw Dai Sha plop down on it. So he turned his attention to the right side of Zhou Yaru, but that was occupied by Huang Zhenzhen and Fang Ruiyang.
The only empty seat was next to Yan Yincheng. Brother Hu looked at the other man's face, which could outshine many popular stars, and his icy expression that seemed capable of freezing a tiger. He sat down dejectedly.
However, after sitting down, Brother Hu looked up and found that this seat was directly opposite Zhou Yaru. He could see her just by raising his head. So Brother Hu was satisfied again.
Not wanting to talk to Yan Yincheng, Brother Hu turned to Fang Ruiyang and said, "Xiao Cui, how's your injury? Is it recovering well? Can you soak in the hot spring?"
Fang Ruiyang replied, "It's basically healed."
Brother Hu sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him a thumbs - up: "Brother, I really admire you!"
Zhou Yaru looked at the two of them curiously and asked, "What? Do they know each other?"
Dai Sha said, "On the night when Manager Cui saved Zhenzhen, it was thanks to Brother Hu who stayed at the scene to call the police."
"Really?" Zhou Yaru looked at Brother Hu again. This time, his eye - catching outfit actually seemed a bit pleasing to the eye. So she couldn't help but steal a few more glances. The more she looked, the more she thought that maybe Brother Hu looked quite good like this?
At the dinner table, everyone chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious. Although Xu Zixi had to take care of the two kids, no matter what the topic was, she could always quickly find an entry point to join the discussion, fully demonstrating her social skills.
In contrast, Yan Yincheng was very quiet. With Brother Hu on his left and Teacher Chen on his right, and not being familiar with the others, he could only keep his head down. What made him even more jealous was that Xu Zixi talked to Fang Ruiyang and Hu Yuankang but not to him!
Moreover, the food on the table didn't taste good to him, so he had a really uncomfortable meal.
He angrily took a bite of the cake, but the next second, he quietly spat out half of it.
It tasted awful!
Lord Yan thought angrily:
Humph, just you wait. After he successfully won Zixi back in the hot - spring resort this afternoon, the seat beside Zixi would always be his! Then he wouldn't have to eat this terrible food anymore!
Thinking of the scallion oil noodles he hadn't had for a long time, Lord Yan's stomach let out a "growl", and he became even more eager for the plan this afternoon.