After dinner, there was supposed to be a firework show, but today it was cancelled due to equipment problems, and the visitors were compensated with a few vouchers.
Ji Yuan looked disappointed, and said as he bit into his grilled sausage, “I really wanted to see it.”
Ji Shuyan couldn’t do anything about it, equipment problems can’t be solved by anyone, but he searched on his phone, “Two days later, there will be a fireworks display at the resort we reserved. I can book it if you want to see it.”
Ji Yuan’s eyes lit up again, “Yeah, I want to.”
Ji Shuyan lowered his head to book the tickets, and when he looked up again, he saw Duan Zhi eating ice cream, as if he hadn’t felt that the night temperature drop at all.
He was eating with his head down as he was messaging someone, so he didn’t even realize that the ice cream from the cone had gotten on the corner of his mouth.
He looked a bit childish.
It had become a habit for Ji Shuyan to take care of Ji Yuan and he instinctively raised his hand when he saw this scene.
Duan Zhi felt something cold on his face and turned his head to see Ji Shuyan who was wiping the side of his face with a wet wipe.
However Ji Shuyan quickly withdrew his hand, folded the wet wipe and threw it into the trash can. When he saw Duan Zhi looking at him, he explained lightly, “You had ice cream on the corner of your mouth.”
Only then did Duan Zhi realize what Ji Shuyan was doing.
His Adam’s apple rolled.
Here we go again, Ji Shuyan always touched him so carelessly, as though he had forgotten to keep a distance from him.
Sometimes he couldn’t figure out whether Ji Shuyan was intentional or not. If you said that it was intentional, Ji Shuyan was calm and polite every time, but if it was unintentional, he hadn’t seen Ji Shuyan treat anyone other than Ji Yuan like this.
Sadly, Ji Shuyan looked at him imperturbably, obviously not taking this matter to heart.
Duan Zhi stared at Ji Shuyan for a few seconds before whispering, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Ji Shuyan continued to eat the salad on his plate. He had lost his appetite because of the heat today. His plate was so vegetarian that it looked like he was feeding it to rabbits. Other than the salad, there was only fruit juice.
Ji Yuan, who sat on the opposite side of the table eating pudding, was looking at his uncle and Duan Zhi, he always felt that something wasn’t right, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
When he was about to leave the park, he saw a young couple walking in front of him. The girl was eating a red bean egg waffle, and accidentally rubbed the red bean paste on her nose. The boy intimately helped her wipe it off and pinched her soft face. The two then smiled while looking at each other, giving the illusion of pink bubbles all around.
It suddenly dawned on him, he finally understood what was wrong just now.
His uncle and Duan Zhi looked exactly like this young couple a few moments back.
But this was so outrageous that he laughed in his heart for a while. Then he completely threw it out of his mind and happily took his uncle’s hand again, insisting on buying a plush toy to take home.
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The three of them were very tired from the first day at the amusement park, and fell asleep shortly after returning to the hotel.
The next day, they checked out of the hotel and dropped off their luggage in a villa at another holiday manor before heading out again.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Compared to yesterday’s hectic schedule, today’s itinerary was almost all leisure and wellness.
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Ji Shuyan was very satisfied with today’s itinerary. He wore a sun hat and light-colored linen shirt. With a string of bodhi beads he had just bought from the scenic spot in his hand, he leisurely sat on the bow of the boat taking in the blowing wind. If not for his young face, he was almost indistinguishable from a retired old man.
Ji Yuan couldn’t help complaining to Duan Zhi, “Look at my uncle’s hobby, he is said to be thirty-three, but those who don’t know would think that he is sixty-three.”
But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Duan Zhi thought that such a Ji Shuyan was awfully adorable.
After the boat ride, the place where they docked was the famous temple in Chongzhou – The Wushan Temple. Almost every big city has its own flourishing incense temple, but their lines of business were distinct.
Wushan Temple was most famous for marriage, especially because there was an Acacia tree in the temple, which was not tied with red ropes, but with rows of concentric locks. Every year, countless idiotic men and women come here to worship the Buddha and pray to the gods, and then hang a lock on their way out, as if that would make them united forever.
Ji Shuyan didn’t believe in this, but the Chinese tradition was “since you have come halfway, go all the way”, it would be a waste not to go in. So, the three of them also went in with the tourists.
The scenery inside the temple was not bad, with small bridges, flowing water, solemn ancient Buddhas, and a lotus pond under the white stone bridge. It was not the season for lotus bloom, but there were several red-headed kois in the pond, which were fed quite healthy and robust, bringing out a splash with every swing of their tails.
They went to receive incense like the other tourists.
Ji Shuyan didn’t really have any wishes; he could only pray for the good health of the whole family. Since this was a Marriage Temple, he thought about it, and then added in his heart – he hoped that Ji Yuan, that little fool, would meet someone who understands his state of mind and heart’s worries, who would be willing to accompany him for the rest of his life.
As for himself, he completely forgot about it.
But after making his wish, when he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was not the imposing Buddha statue in front of him, nor was it Ji Yuan, who was holding up the incense stick and mumbling to himself, but Duan Zhi, who was standing in front of him to the left.
Holding the incense stick, Duan Zhi slowly opened his eyes.
The oil lamp before the Buddha statue burned, he stood in front of the Buddha in black clothes, perfectly straight, looking into the distant pavilion like a green bamboo. His handsome and romantic face didn’t have his usual careless smile, he looked solemn and dignified, indescribably cold, his amber eyes looked forward, as if they hid thousands of words in them.
Ji Shuyan couldn’t tell whether Duan Zhi was pious or didn’t care at all.
He went up with Duan Zhi to insert his three sticks of incense into the incense burner, and asked casually, “What did you wish for?”
Duan Zhi smiled, “Haven’t you heard that wishes don’t work if you say them out loud?”
Ji Shuyan didn’t expect Duan Zhi to be so superstitious.
“Then I won’t ask.”
But Duan Zhi looked up at the green smoke billowing in front of him and added, “Since this temple bestows marital blessings, of course I’m also praying for that.”
Ji Shuyan was slightly taken aback, and only then did he belatedly remember that Duan Zhi had someone he liked.
The last time Duan Zhi stayed over at his house, he himself said that he had a favorite person, tucked away at the bottom of his heart, unable to forget, but also unable to express it.
It’s just that after so many days, Duan Zhi had never mentioned it again. So, he almost forgot about it.
By this time, Ji Yuan also planted his incense sticks and came over to find them. The three of them followed the direction of the crowd and left the temple together.
Once they stepped over the threshold of the temple, the flurry of disturbances inside the door, and the worldly men and women were left behind. Outside the door was an ancient street that had been converted into a commercial area. Under the eaves hung jingling little bells, made of brass, swaying gently in the wind, the sound not ethereal and clear, but with a hint of heaviness, bang after bang, crashing heavily into people’s hearts.
Duan Zhi and Ji Yuan stopped at the door of a cultural and creative store to buy blessing talismans. Ji Yuan picked a blue one blessing academic progress, while Duan Zhi picked a soft pink one, one could tell at a glance that it was a love talisman.
Ji Yuan was shocked, he didn’t expect Duan Zhi to buy this, he kept bothering him with questions, but Duan Zhi ignored him. He carefully hung the pink talisman on his bag, regardless of how much the pink colour didn’t match his bag
Ji Shuyan stared at them for a while. He didn’t buy anything, he just stood in the shade of the green trees waiting for them.
The pink talisman swayed in the wind, as if it were full of someone’s unspeakable thoughts.
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On the way back, Ji Shuyan was a little absent-minded. Don’t know what he was thinking, Ji Yuan called him several times, but he was distracted, and it took a while to react.
“What did you just say?” He asked.
Ji Yuan looked at him strangely, “I was asking you if you wanted to go to the hot spring at night,” he waved the vacation brochure in his hand, “This resort is quite big, divided into leisure and accommodation areas. Not only do they have a large open-air hot spring but also private springs, but I don’t know if it can still be reserved this late.”
So that’s what he was asking.
Ji Shuyan nodded, “Yes, the owner of this resort is my friend. I asked him in advance to reserve a private spring.”
Ji Yuan was immediately relieved. He quite liked to soak in hot springs. Especially after playing outside for a day, soaking in the hot spring while drinking cold drinks and eating fruits was really a pleasure.
But Duan Zhi beside him didn’t say a word.
He really didn’t know if it was a reward or torture to soak in the hot spring with Ji Shuyan.
Last time in the hotel, Ji Shuyan was delirious, and didn’t know what kind of trials he was going through at that time, but now they were going to soak in the hot springs together, sober.
Duan Zhi pressed his temples with a headache, doubting whether he could control himself.
Fortunately, he soon realized that his worries were superfluous. The room Ji Shuyan booked had two hot spring pools, one large and one small, separated by a stone path in the middle.
After dinner, they grabbed their bathrobes and went to the hot springs. Ji Shuyan bought three pairs of swimming trunks outside the door.
Ji Yuan resisted, “Uncle, this is too rustic, who wears swimming trunks when soaking in a hot spring.”
Ji Shuyan, however, wasn’t open to discussion, “This is how it is in my house.”
Ji Yuan couldn’t get his wishes, so he could only console himself with the thought that he had come for a swim.
Before soaking in the hot spring, you have to go to a cubicle to shower.
Duan Zhi took a shower, wrapped himself in a white towel, and got into the water first, consciously entering the smaller pool.
The hot spring was made of stone with the edges polished very round and above the hot spring was a bamboo shed, surrounded by tall trees, forming a natural barrier.
Not long after he lay down, Ji Shuyan and Ji Yuan came out as well.
Ji Yuan only had a big white bath towel around his body. He really took the hot spring as a swimming pool and jumped into the water with a splash.
Duan Zhi was almost sprayed by the hot spring next door, and really wanted to bring Ji Yuan over so that he could beat him up on the spot.
But soon, he couldn’t care less about Ji Yuan.
Compared to his nephew’s excitement, Ji Shuyan was much more reserved, tightly dressed in a teal gray bathrobe. He was already thin, but with the teal-gray fabric lining against his skin, he looked extraordinarily well. The steam brought out a pink halo on his face.
He tested the temperature of the water by the pool, took off his bathrobe and walked into the water. The mist hung in the air. When he stood in the mist, his skin glistened like white jade, his hair resembled thick ink, his slender collarbone and swan-like neck were so beautiful that it was akin to the statue of god.
Duan Zhi blinked and turned his face away.
Unfortunately, except for him who harbored evil intentions, the other two people present were all frank and open.
Ji Yuan touched his uncle’s waist, and fussed, “Uncle, you obviously don’t exercise much, why do you still have abs?” He touched his own again and tried to suck in a breath, flexing out a little shape, “I seem to have a bit of it too.”
Ji Shuyan sneered, “That’s clearly fat.”
Ji Yuan refused to admit it, “No it’s not, I have worked out.”
Not finding the recognition he wanted in Ji Shuyan, Ji Yuan went to harass Duan Zhi, trying to move from the big hot spring to Duan Zhi’s small hot spring, “Brother Duan, let me see yours.”
Duan Zhi refused, and moved away, “Be more honest, don’t make a fuss. If you come here, I’ll sue you for harassment.”
He subconsciously glanced at Ji Shuyan, only to find that Ji Shuyan was also looking at him thoughtfully.
But Ji Yuan didn’t give up. “We’re all men, what are you afraid of? It’s not like we haven’t had swimming lessons together.”
He rubbed his hands and looked like he was about to pounce over, but Ji Shuyan stopped him from behind, “Ji Yuan.”
Ji Yuan stopped and looked back at his uncle.
“Be obedient, don’t flop around in the pool,” Ji Shuyan said flatly, “If you make trouble again, I’ll throw you out.”
Ji Yuan was discouraged. He puffed up his face, and reluctantly moved back to Ji Shuyan’s side.
Duan Zhi relaxed and leaned against the nearby stone wall.
The hot spring private room was quiet, the only sound to be heard was of Ji Yuan splashing the water and talking. Through the gap of the bamboo roof, you could still see the sky full of stars, which was indeed a bit brighter than in the city.
Duan Zhi turned his head and looked to the side.
Ji Shuyan was leaning against the edge of the hot spring with his head tilted slightly. His side face resembled a sculpture. A drop of water that hung on his brow slid all the way to the tip of his nose, it dangled on tremblingly for a while before finally dropping on his crimson petal-like lips.
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It’s not good to soak in hot springs for too long. So after 20 minutes, Ji Shuyan and Ji Yuan left first.
Duan Zhi waited for a while before coming out. When he entered the changing room, Ji Shuyan had already put on a bathrobe again. The bathrobe had golden ginkgo leaves printed on a black background, but its neckline was loose, revealing his white and firm chest.
Ji Shuyan was still drying his hair that was wet by Ji Yuan, while Ji Yuan squatted beside him playing mobile games.
He said to Ji Shuyan, “I’ll wait for you guys outside.”
Ji Shuyan stared at the mirror and responded.
But as he looked at Duan Zhi’s passing back in the mirror, and then at Ji Yuan who was playing games next to him innocently, he couldn’t help but sigh.
He once again remembered the talisman that Duan Zhi bought in the afternoon, and felt as if he had guessed who Duan Zhi liked.
Ah yes, the classic misunderstanding the love target trope coming up.
He probably thinks DZ likes his nephew =_=
He probably think Duan Zhi liked Ji Yuan
Thanks for the chapter
Uncle Zhi always wrong when it comes to love theme
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I think you not… =.=
Thank You for the new chapter (ฅ^ω^ฅ)♥
Pls Uncle Ji, who was it that got duan zhi all hot and bothered when you were drugged 😩
Uncle Ji can guess however whomever he wants, just don’t try to play matchmaker and meddle in other people’s affairs. That would be very impolite. Going after gossip and asking “you wouldn’t happen to like him right?” is also inappropriate.