Duan Shumin booked two rooms, a standard room and a double bed room, and told Duan Yuche that he could share the room with either of them.
Duan Yuche originally wanted to stay alone, but he backed down when he found out that the double room was in Building A and the standard room was in Building B, and they weren’t next to each other.
Duan Yuche’s brain supplied him with a lot of horror movie scenarios. He would watch horror movies sometimes, and even though he pretended to be brave, some scenes would have a profound impact on him. Not to mention that being in such a foreign and eerily quiet place reminded him of “Evil Spirit In The Snowy Mountains”.
Duan Yuche hesitated for a moment and said, “I’ll stay with Cao Feng.”
Duan Shumin was surprised. Were the two kids so close? Even Cao Feng, who was standing silently at the side, was surprised and glanced at him.
Duan Yuche said confidently: “He has more yang energy.”
Dad was a clerk. If something happened, he probably wouldn’t be able to fight at all.
The decoration of the room was very unique, with walls that were made up of wood, but it wasn’t big. Duan Shumin rarely booked suites when he travelled, but out of convenience for his job, he was a diamond member of several five-star chains, and they usually upgraded his bookings.
This time he was given a room with a mountain view. Both rooms were close to the mountains and forests. The white snow outside the floor-to-ceiling windows seemed never ending, pure white and vast, as if there was only white snow left in the whole world. It was very spectacular. However, this kind of snow scene wasn’t new to Cao Feng. He used to live in the mountains, where if it snowed, it snowed for months, to the point that roads would be closed.
In order to go to school, he had to temporarily rent a place in the county town.
For Duan Yuche, it also wasn’t a very unusual scene, but it had been four years since he last came to Linzhou. This place had only had light snowfall once in the past four years, accumulating at night and melting early the next morning.
Only Duan Shumin put down his bags and cheerfully went skiing, saying that he would go to the hot springs after he finished.
Duan Yuche said he wanted to rest for a while: “After you finish skiing, call Cao Feng and we’ll go to the hot springs to wait for you.”
The hotel Duan Shumin booked this time was expensive. The resort had its own ski resort and, of course, had to have a hot spring pool too. Thinking that Duan Yuche might not like to soak in a pool with strangers, Duan Shumin had also specially booked an outdoor private bath.
“Once you’re there, give them Dad’s room number and phone number.” Even if he had to go alone, Duan Shumin still wanted to go skiing. “A staff member will take you there.”
It got dark early during wintertime at Changbai Mountain. Duan Shumin skied for two hours before it got dark. Actually, although it was said to be three hours, in reality he spent an hour and a half bragging to the Northeastern guy he just met, blah blah investments, blah blah investment funds…when he realised how late it was, and that Duan Yuche must be hungry, Duan Shumin hurriedly called Cao Feng and told him to meet at the restaurant.
Cao Feng called Duan Yuche, who had been playing video games for two hours, and after dinner, they went with Duan Shumin to the hot spring pavilion.
When changing clothes, Cao Feng was still a little embarrassed. He secretly turned to look at Duan Yuche. Duan Yuche’s back was facing him, his skin bright white like snow. His figure was very well-proportioned, on the thin side, with a little bit of muscle.
This was still the result of Duan Yuche being lazy and not exercising much in recent times.
Cao Feng thought about having to soak in a pool with him later, and his face turned a little red again.
“Cao Feng?” Duan Yuche put on his bathrobe and saw that Cao Feng was still in the middle of taking off his outer coat. “What are you doing?”
Cao Feng said it was nothing, lowered his head, and took off his sweater.
At this time, Duan Yuche suddenly saw the scars on Cao Feng’s back, which was extremely long and had multiple marks. Then, he noticed something else: “Did you not bring swimming trunks?”
Cao Feng made an “ah” sound: “I brought some pairs of underwear.”
He had brought underwear with loose threads and holes specifically, so he could throw them away directly after swimming, and didn’t need to wash them.
Duan Yuche stared at the holes in Cao Feng’s black underwear, which had already turned grey from overwashing, and stared again.
They were already in this condition and Cao Feng still didn’t change them.
Duan Shumin overheard and said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t wear swimming trunks. Soaking in a hot spring isn’t swimming. Besides, for us three gentlemen, even if we didn’t wear anything, it would still be fine.”
Duan Yuche discovered that his father seemed to have picked up a Northeastern accent after returning from skiing.
Wearing a bathrobe and slippers and walking on the snow outside, the soles of their shoes made a squeaking sound. Snow had gathered on the tips of tree branches, and clumps of it accidentally fell from the leaves and blew onto their hair.
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“Hurry up and come in, but go slowly. This water is too hot.”
Cao Feng tested the water temperature and said, “Hot spring boiled eggs must be delicious.”
Duan Shumin was amused by him: “Xiao Feng, is there a hot spring in your hometown?”
“Yes,” Cao Feng also got into the water. “There is a spring in the mountain. It is very hot, maybe more than a hundred degrees. We used to put chicken eggs and goose eggs in, and after twenty seconds we could fish them out and eat them.”
Duan Shumin laughed loudly and said that if this fell into the hands of someone with some economic sense, he would immediately fence it up and make money by advertising it as a natural hot spring.
Cao Feng also smiled: “There are wild boars on the mountain. It is impossible to take tourists up there. If we encounter them, someone might lose their life.”
At the side, Duan Yuche just listened without interrupting. But he couldn’t help but be a little greedy, and wanted to eat hot spring eggs and wild boar.
The sulphur contained in the hot springs had a very good effect on the human body and could replenish yang energy. Under such warm heat, it suffused into every pore of the human body. Duan Shumin soaked for around ten minutes, and got up a few times in the process, but he still got too dizzy to continue: “No, no, I can’t soak here anymore. Do you two still want to stay?”
“Yes.” Duan Yuche felt warm and didn’t want to get up. “Let’s soak for a while longer. You can go back and rest first, since you skied for so long in the afternoon. Cao Feng and I will go back after we’re done.”
Duan Shumin nodded, put on a bath towel and said, “Don’t soak in the springs for too long, it’s easy to get dizzy.”
The two of them did not expect that when Duan Shumin left, planning to sit outside and wait for them to come out, he happened to bump into the Northeastern guy he met while skiing in the afternoon. The other guy was very enthusiastic. When he saw Duan Shumin, he introduced him to his friend: “A bank worker, very knowledgeable in investments! Come on, pal, we’ll treat you to a drink!”
Duan Shumin quickly said that he didn’t drink, and the guy frowned and looked unhappy: “Then you’re not giving me face!”
Duan Shumin had a reserved personality and was all bark and no bite. He couldn’t resist such enthusiasm and was dragged away.
In the hot spring, Duan Yuche’s mouth felt a little dry from soaking too long. He got up and said he wanted to drink water.
Cao Feng said he would go back to the changing room immediately to get him a drink.
“Forget it.” Duan Yuche didn’t let him go. He didn’t dare to stay in the hot springs by himself. “I can still bear it. I’ll drink later.”
Cao Feng looked up and around.
There was a faucet, but it was frozen over and couldn’t discharge water.
Cao Feng reached out and very gently picked a leaf from a tree.
He cupped the leaves in both hands and slowly approached the pool, which was almost forty degrees.
Duan Yuche watched the snow turn into water with some surprise, wondering why he hadn’t thought of doing that.
“This is snow water.” Cao Feng raised his hand slowly, fearing that the water would pour out. “There are more enzyme compounds in it than ordinary water, so it’s better for the body.”
Moreover, this was a virgin forest, and the snow was clean and pollution-free, which was obviously better than the water in the drinking fountain.
Duan Yuche said: “I’ve eaten snow before.”
He’d eaten it as a kid, squishing the snow to look like ice cream, and then casting a spell, thinking that it would make the snow taste like ice cream.
Duan Yuche didn’t reach out to take it, fearing that the water would overflow from the centre of the leaves. So he lowered his head, like a deer drinking water by the river, and buried his face in Cao Feng’s palm, and licked it with the tip of his tongue.
Cao Feng’s two palms together were about the same size as his head.
Duan Yuche’s actions showed a bit of unbelievable innocence. Cao Feng watched him and his blood instantly surged.
There wasn’t much snow on the leaves, and it was gone in one mouthful. The rest had spilled between Cao Feng’s fingers.
Cao Feng asked if he wanted more, his face red. Duan Yuche’s face was also red from the heat of the hot springs, and said no: “Let’s soak for a few more minutes and then go back.”
Cao Feng let out a low “En”, and secretly glanced at the delicate and smooth skin under the water. The hot air stung his eyes, so hazy that he couldn’t see clearly, but it made the fire in his lower abdomen burn even more intensely.
Duan Yuche said he didn’t want to stay anymore, so Cao Feng stood up immediately and put on his bathrobe as quickly as possible to hide some secrets he could never tell.
Cao Feng and Duan Yuche didn’t change their clothes. They just put their coats on over their bathrobes, and then put on their thermal pants and outer pants. However, something happened when they went to collect their shoes.
Duan Yuche took the number plate to collect the shoes, but was told by the staff that they had already been taken.
“The number plate is still with me, who took it?” Duan Yuche couldn’t help feeling angry.
Cao Feng said: “We just came out of the bathing area and we didn’t take it. Can you look for it again? It’s a pair of chocolate-coloured snow boots.”
“It’s really been collected already. The cabinet is empty.”
The manager rushed over to deal with the situation. He apologised to them first, and then interrogated the employees.
An employee then told the truth: “Just now a gentleman said that he lost his number plate, but he couldn’t remember which cabinet…He insisted that we give him shoes, saying it was a pair of brown snow boots…”
“You gave it to the wrong person?”
“But he should have felt that the size was wrong when he put it on. Why did he just walk away in it?”
The employee almost burst into tears: “The gentleman felt it was a bit small when he put it on. He thought it was because his feet were enlarged by soaking in the hot spring…he put it on and just left.”
The manager was speechless: “That means that two pairs of snow boots look the same. Check again and find the other person’s shoes, and give it to him.”
Several employees started looking for it, and after a while they said, “Found it!”
Duan Yuche’s feet were cold, but his socks were wet, so he took them off.
He thought they had really found it, but when he took it he realised that something was wrong. They looked very similar, but his pair was new and from a different brand.
“These aren’t my shoes. Did you take the wrong one?”
The manager immediately came out to apologise and said: “This is a new temporary worker. There was a gentleman just now who came to pick up his shoes, he said he lost his number plate but it was a pair of brown snow boots. Our employee was careless…”
Duan Yuche found it absurd: “So he just took them and left?”
Manager: “I’m really…very sorry. We’ll check the surveillance cameras later, contact the gentleman, and return the shoes to… to you.”
Duan Yuche’s face turned frighteningly dark: “I don’t want it!”
He would not wear shoes that others had worn.
The manager apologised and gifted them coupons, so Duan Yuche had no choice but to let it go: “You can lend me some slippers and I’ll wear them.”
The manager said he would give it to him.
Duan Yuche: “…”
He put on the slippers and walked out. Cao Feng saw that there was nothing on his feet, so he said, “Didi, do you want to wear my socks?”
Duan Yuche shook his head: “It’s not that much farther, it’s only ten minutes away.”
This resort was very large and consisted of buildings one after another. Their A building was at the furthest part.
As a result, Duan Yuche only took a few steps before the snow seeped into his slippers. He was so cold that he couldn’t stand it, and even angrier. He was so angry that he kicked his shoes off until they rolled far away in the snow: “What stupid shoes? There’s no difference when I wear them or don’t wear them!”
Cao Feng knelt down and said, “Climb up, I’ll carry you back.”
Duan Yuche was angry, but he was also afraid of the cold, so he lay directly on Cao Feng.
“Don’t be angry.” Cao Feng stood up holding Duan Yuche’s legs, comforting him, “Gege will buy you a new pair of snow boots tomorrow.”
Duan Yuche was originally going to bring a pair of sneakers, but after thinking about it, it seemed unnecessary, so he didn’t bring them. He didn’t expect to encounter such a situation.
No one would imagine that they would be without shoes.
Cao Feng freed up a hand and touched Duan Yuche’s feet. They were very cold.
He said, “See if you can reach the pockets of my bathrobe, you can put your feet in to keep them warm.”
“Where are they?” He couldn’t see and rubbed all over Cao Feng’s body.
Cao Feng froze again, then grabbed Duan Yuche’s ankle and stuffed it into his bathrobe pocket: “Here.”
Duan Yuche thought that he must look comical and laughable like this. There were still people in the hotel passing by from time to time, and he kept feeling like people were looking at him and laughing at him. He felt even more embarrassed, so he buried his face in Cao Feng’s neck, for fear that others would see his face.
His breath passed over Cao Feng’s neck. Cao Feng was still carrying him, feeling Duan Yuche’s reliance on him, and his heart was a little unstable.
The journey seemed very long. Duan Yuche was looking for a topic out of boredom and suddenly asked: “Cao Feng…what does wild boar meat taste like? Is it delicious?”
“Wild boar meat is very hard to get. Animals like wild boars can easily weigh three to four hundred pounds. Even the king of the mountain is afraid of it.”
“King of the mountain?”
“Oh, the tiger.”
“Even tigers are afraid of wild boars? Have you ever hunted a wild boar?” Duan Yuche’s hands were cold, so he stretched them into the collar of Cao Feng’s down jacket.
Cao Feng endured it with great difficulty but still had to chat with him: “I have, and I’ve also hunted a bear. I escaped with my life, but I still have the scars.”
“Is that what’s on your back?”
“Yes, on my leg, too.” The wound had been so deep that the bones could be seen. If it weren’t for the Miao tribe’s weird occultish skills, he wouldn’t be alive now.
After finally carrying Duan Yuche back, Duan Yuche immediately wanted to turn on the hot water and wash his feet. Cao Feng stopped him: “It’s easy to get sores like that. Sit on the bed and cover yourself with the quilt until your body temperature reaches normal, then soak them in hot water. I’ll put some hot water in the bathtub for you first, later you can soak your feet.”
Duan Yuche took off his coat and jumped on the bed. He listened to Cao Feng’s words and covered himself with the quilt.
Cao Feng put water in the tub and came out again. Duan Yuche looked at him pitifully and said, “It’s still so cold. What should I do? The bed’s ice cold, too.”
“Did you cover your feet with your hands?”
“Yeah.” Duan Yuche sat cross-legged on the bed, “It’s still cold…”
Cao Feng sat on the edge of the bed and put his hand under the quilt: “Let me.”
poor cao feng, being treated like a human warming pack lmfsdg
Thank u so much I binged read this for the whole day HAHAHAH really enjoyed it!!! Yuche is so cuteee and Cao Feng is the bestttt