I Want This

“Wow, a swimming pool!”

With a splash, Tang Keke and the others jumped straight into the hotel pool. The next second, their faces had nearly turned blue from the cold. “S-so cold!”

Ye Shuang and the others had arrived at the hotel they had booked around noon. Seeing Tang Keke impatiently jump into the pool, Ye Shuang smiled. “The pool’s heating hasn’t even been turned on yet. Even in summer, it can still feel a little chilly with the air conditioning on indoors.”

Tang Keke immediately climbed out of the pool. Still, that was how it was with cold water in summer—if you stayed in for a few more seconds, your body would stop feeling cold. That was also why many swimming pools required people to rinse themselves with cold water before getting in: to help the body adjust to the temperature and wash off any dirt, preventing things like muscle cramps.

“Do you have a towel I can wrap myself in?” Tang Keke hugged her arms and stamped her feet in place, causing Ye Shuang to glance at her unconsciously for a couple of seconds before quickly looking away.

The first glance had been instinctive. Looking away was basic courtesy. Although he had seen everything before, it really could be quite a striking sight at times.

Ye Shuang turned on the pool’s heating as well. At the other end of the pool was a huge screen where they could watch movies and the like.

The table beside it was also covered with delicious food. After all, today was meant to be a day of complete relaxation, so food and drinks were a given.

“Wow, it’s so warm!”

Once the water had reached a comfortable temperature, the girls got back into the pool and happily began playing in the water.

Ye Shuang did not get in. Instead, he sat in a chair nearby. Watching the girls play in the pool was easy on the eyes, after all.

Yezi and Duoduo were both wearing inflatable rings. Neither of them knew how to swim, but they happily splashed water at each other while giggling.

“They seem to be having a great time. Should I have invited Chen Hai and Fugui too?” Ye Shuang wondered after watching them for a while.

Chen Hai had gone to see Feng Shan, while Fugui might not have had the time. He was quite busy, after all, frequently traveling abroad to visit various exhibitions and pick up a few handbags on the way back.

Ye Shuang opened a bottle of wine and poured himself a glass.

Just a little drink.

As he poured the wine, Ye Shuang also picked up the remote and put on a movie.

“Not bad.” Ye Shuang lazily leaned back in his chair. After taking a sip of wine, he tossed a peanut into his mouth and narrowed his eyes as he watched Bai Yuyou and the others playing. At last, he felt as though he could empty his mind and truly relax.

This feeling wasn’t bad at all.

Before he knew it, Ye Shuang had fallen asleep.

“Yu You, throw the ball over here—”

“Ah.”

Tang Keke was still playing with Bai Yuyou in the pool. Holding the water ball, Bai Yuyou soon noticed Ye Shuang nearby, sitting with his eyes closed as though he were asleep.

“What’s wrong?” Tang Keke swam over. Following Bai Yuyou’s gaze, she also spotted Ye Shuang sleeping.

“Wow, is Big Brother tired?”

“Mm, he must be tired.” As Bai Yuyou spoke, she swam to the edge of the pool. After climbing out, she quietly walked over to Ye Shuang.

Tang Keke stood to the side, watching curiously. The two girls soon noticed the wine on the table.

“He drank wine,” Keke said.

“Is it good?” Bai Yuyou picked up the wineglass. Ye Shuang had only drunk half of it.

“It’s not good. It’s bitter.”

“Then why does Ye Shuang like it?”

“Hmm…” Tang Keke thought for a moment. “I don’t know. It’s kind of like how we don’t actually like coffee, but Big Brother and Sister Chen Qin both really like it.”

“Oh…” Bai Yuyou looked at the glass, then brought it to her nose and took a sniff before taking a sip.

“It’s sweet,” the girl told Keke.

“Huh? Really? I remember it being bitter.” Tang Keke picked up the wine bottle beside it. The label was covered in foreign words. To someone like her, who had failed both the College English Test Band 4 and Band 6, the writing was completely incomprehensible.

“What’s this wine called? Um… What does all this gibberish say? I’m never buying it again.”

“Keke, you should study a foreign language.”

“Hehe, it’s fine. Translation apps are really advanced these days.” Tang Keke grinned and took out her phone to photograph the label. However, after translating it, the words came out as a complete mess.

“No.” Bai Yuyou glanced at the screen.

“Fine, it’s not important.” Tang Keke put her phone away, then suddenly noticed something. “Yu You, why is your face so red?”

Bai Yuyou: “?”

After hearing Tang Keke, Bai Yuyou reached out and touched her cheek. It was indeed a little warm, almost hot.

“No way. Yu You, are you one of those people who gets drunk after just one drink?” Tang Keke looked Bai Yuyou over. “Are you… okay?”

“I’m fine. I don’t feel anything.” Bai Yuyou shook her head.

Her face was merely a little flushed, and she did not feel anything unusual. Still holding Ye Shuang’s wineglass, she took another sip.

“Maybe you shouldn’t drink anymore?” Keke hurriedly spoke up when she saw Bai Yuyou take another drink.

“Oh.” Bai Yuyou put the glass down. The next second, she suddenly hiccupped and covered her little mouth.

“Hic—”

“A-are you okay?”

Seeing that something seemed off with Bai Yuyou, Tang Keke asked worriedly.

“Hic… hic.” Bai Yuyou jerked slightly every so often.

“Oh dear…” Tang Keke hurriedly said, “I remember you can get rid of hiccups by holding your breath. Yu You, try it!”

At her words, Bai Yuyou began holding her breath.

More than ten seconds passed, but she hiccupped again while still holding her breath.

Another ten seconds later, Bai Yuyou was just about to say something.

“Keke, it seems… hic.”

“Um… I guess that doesn’t work.”

At that moment, the commotion from Tang Keke and Bai Yuyou woke Ye Shuang. He had not been sleeping very deeply in the first place. Seeing the two girls standing in front of him, he asked curiously, “What’s wrong? Aren’t you going to play in the water anymore?”

“Yu You drank some wine, and now she keeps hiccupping. What should we do?” Tang Keke explained.

“She drank wine?” Ye Shuang froze for a moment before realizing that Bai Yuyou had finished his half-glass of wine. “That wine has a pretty high alcohol content…”

By then, the flush on Bai Yuyou’s cheeks had deepened. Her eyes were slightly unfocused as she looked at Ye Shuang.

“Ye Shuang, my head feels dizzy. Hic…”

There was an indescribable cuteness to Bai Yuyou as she hiccupped, but Ye Shuang was in no mood to admire it. Seeing that she appeared to be drunk, he reached out to steady her.

“Yu You, sit down for a while. You must be drunk.”

“I’m not drunk.” Bai Yuyou shook her head. Then, grabbing hold of Ye Shuang, she suddenly narrowed her eyes with her cheeks flushed red.

“Ye Shuang, I want this… hic.”

“You still say you’re not drunk?!”