Isn't it pointless to confess if we don't openly live together

Taking the high-speed rail, compared to the subway and the bus, was quite comfortable.

It took three hours to get out of town. She hadn't rested for long at home before coming out to catch the high-speed rail. Fortunately, the high-speed rail was relatively comfortable, otherwise Xia Yanchun wouldn't have been able to handle it.

Xia Yanchun was already leaning softly against Shen Nian, listening to music. They shared a pair of Bluetooth earphones, and her hand was pulled into Shen Nian's embrace, letting him caress it to his heart's content.

Their destination was Minghai City, a fourth-tier city in the neighboring province. Minghai City wasn't as developed as Cinan and didn't even have a subway. However, there was a local beach used for tourism. Whenever the sun set, the beach and the shallow sea would be dyed a brilliant golden color, hence it was called Minghai Golden Beach. Many people came to visit every year, making it a landmark of Minghai City.

The locals had also opened a comprehensive commercial street around the Golden Beach, complete with food, drinks, entertainment, and accommodation. During the peak tourist season, it was packed with people at all hours.

It was currently the summer vacation. Adults had to work, and students had just started their break. Traveling at this time meant avoiding the peak crowds, which was also within Xia Yanchun's considerations.

It was a leisurely journey. After passing through a long tunnel, the view outside the window was already filled with a continuous stretch of fiery sunset clouds.

It was already five in the afternoon when they arrived in Minghai City.

The high-speed rail arrived at the station. The great Sister Chun didn't need Shen Nian's help to take down her heavy luggage.

"Ouch, I'm tired just from sitting." After getting off the train, Xia Yanchun reached back to massage her lower back. Riding in a vehicle was physical labor; sitting for a few hours really made one dizzy and blurry-eyed, wishing to fall asleep immediately.

"Weak." Shen Nian wasn't tired at all, though he did feel a bit bored. If he didn't have Xia Yanchun's little hand to relieve his boredom, he definitely would have come out looking like a resentful wife too.

"Hmph." Xia Yanchun didn't want to talk to him and ran to the back to walk with Li Shiyan and Shen Yue.

Everyone pulled their luggage together, huddling close and chatting away. As if reaching some kind of tacit agreement, no one paid attention to Shen Nian.

Shen Nian clicked his tongue. Female cliques were indeed terrifyingly formidable. They could even ostracize their best rival, their best younger brother, their strictest fa... classmate. Shen Nian didn't even dare to imagine how they were cursing him in private.

They exited the station together, hailed a Didi ride at the bus pavilion, and breezily headed toward their pre-booked hotel.

The hotel was booked near the Golden Beach. Even though it wasn't the peak tourist season, the hotel rates were surprisingly high. A single room was two hundred and eighty yuan, and a twin room cost four hundred yuan.

Xia Yanchun wasn't treating them. Shen Yue, as the only working adult among the four, took the initiative to bear the bulk of the expenses. Shen Yue had already covered half the cost of the rooms, and the remaining half was split equally among the three kids.

Xia Yanchun had booked two twin rooms for two days. The hotel booking alone cost a whole lot of money.

Traveling burned a lot of money, except for budget traveling.

By the time they reached the hotel, the sky had gradually darkened.

Xia Yanchun communicated with the hotel reception, got the room cards for the two rooms, and went upstairs.

The hotel was very clean and had aromatherapy diffusers, making the whole room smell fragrant. Xia Yanchun walked around and was quite satisfied. Pulling open the curtains, she could even catch a glimpse of the Golden Beach not far away.

It was just a pity that it was a bit late now; she still wanted to see if the Golden Beach was really that golden.

Xia Yanchun had agreed with Li Shiyan in advance: she and Shen Nian would share one room, while Li Shiyan and Shen Yue would share the other.

Since they had already confessed to each other, wouldn't it be a waste of a confession if they didn't blatantly stay together?

"Woohoo, so comfortable." Shen Nian had already lain down on the bed.

"Aren't you going to organize your things? Honestly." Xia Yanchun puffed her cheeks and looked at him. "Do you know what the first thing to do when staying in a hotel is?"

"I know, take off your shoes first."

"Idiot, check for hidden cameras first!"

"Places focused on tourism like this usually crack down hard on those things. There shouldn't be any."

"I'll know whether there are any once I look." Xia Yanchun hummed, took her phone, and entered the bathroom. Following the hidden camera detection methods online, she checked the bathroom and toilet inside and out.

After confirming there were no problems, she ran next door to help them check.

Shen Nian also went to the bathroom to take a look. Upon entering the Focus state, his perception would be greatly enhanced. He was confident he could find even the almost imperceptible light of a hidden camera. However, even in the Focus state, he didn't find a trace of a camera. After confirming there was nothing inside or out, he also ran next door...

Just as he thought, he found nothing. In a place that heavily relies on tourism, if hidden cameras were exposed, the impact would undoubtedly be massive, so this aspect was definitely taken very seriously.

"I'm hungry. Let's order some takeout. What do you guys want to eat?" Shen Nian said calmly.

The four of them were squeezed into the same room, so ordering takeout meant they didn't have to run back and forth.

"Just order me a random rice dish, but no pork trotter rice."

"The vast majority of workers love eating pork trotter rice, and you actually look down on it. I don't even dare to imagine what you're thinking."

"Keep babbling and I'll kick you." Xia Yanchun was left speechless. Those who didn't know better would think Shen Nian came from a hat factory, always putting labels on her at the drop of a hat.

"Ahem..." Shen Nian cleared his throat and looked at Li Shiyan and Shen Yue. "What about you two?"

"I'll have the same as Little Chun..." Li Shiyan's voice was soft and sweet.

"I'll have the same as Shiyan." Shen Yue's voice was righteous; who would stand on ceremony with their own younger brother?

Since all three ordered the same thing, Shen Nian automatically followed suit and ordered four portions of braised pork rice.

The trip would only officially begin tomorrow. They were very tired today and needed to rest and recharge. After eating dinner, Xia Yanchun grabbed her clothes and prepared to take a shower.

When she saw the layout of the bathroom clearly, her world collapsed.

"Shen Nian!"

"What's wrong?"

"Look at this, it can actually be pulled open!" Xia Yanchun pointed at the bathroom wall, speaking gloomily.

Rather than a bathroom, it was more like a glass viewing tank. What kind of genius designer replaced one wall of the bathroom with glass? There was only a small curtain-like panel acting as a partition, and to make matters worse, the partition was translucent.

"What's the problem with that?" Shen Nian pinched his chin. "If you pull the partition down inside, the most I can see from the outside are your feet."

"That's still really weird..." Xia Yanchun gave him a dead-fish stare. "You wash first."

"Tch, fine, I'll wash."

Shen Nian was treated as a guinea pig by Xia Yanchun.

Shen Nian went in and happily took his shower, while Xia Yanchun watched from the bed. Actually, it wasn't as bad as she had imagined. Although the partition was translucent, she could only see a very blurry dark shadow moving around inside, as if it had two layers of mosaic censorship applied to it. She could only see Shen Nian's two feet stepping around.

It was definitely still really weird.

Xia Yanchun couldn't help but inwardly complain about the hotel designer's sick sense of humor.

"Hey, hey, hey, can you see me?" As if thinking of something, Shen Nian waved at her from inside, and the dark shadow moved along with him.

"I can see you, just hurry up and wash!"

"Alright, I'm going to look at yours later too."

"..."

Her fists hardened; she wanted to hit someone.