Chapter 333, Sultry

Zhuo wanted to mutter, 'Why does the usually calm Ling suddenly act so cute? She's still as expressionless and toneless as before.'

But Zhuo didn't say it out loud, because he knew the reason in his heart - of course, it was because he really liked her.

Of course, this is obvious from the beginning.

But there was so much kindness from the other party that Zhuo felt his chest getting warm just by feeling it... It was definitely not because Lingzheng was sticking there... He was filled with pity.

If he were at home now, Zhuo would stroke her head vigorously and not let go. But now there are other people here, so it's not good to do too much.

"Will it be different if no one washes it?"

Ling's whisper came from his chest again. Zhuo was too ashamed to answer, so he chose to hug Ling tightly and whispered, "...No one will force you to see how powerful I am" and then let her go.

Finally, Zero, who was standing in the water again, looked up at him with a questioning look.

“…I really hope so.”

However, Zhuo heard her whispers and was defeated in the end.

Zhuo tried hard not to gasp and closed his eyes to put aside the worries that were about to arise.

Ling still stared at his face, and for some reason, she had a satisfied look in her eyes, and whispered, "I also want to see how powerful Zhuo is." Zhuo looked at her dumbfoundedly, "Do you have to kill me before you stop?" As a result, Ling stepped forward and stroked his hair.

"Because I found Zhuo too comfortable. He is the kind of person who would just lie there and take a nap if he fell. If I don't respond, Zhuo will probably continue to be comfortable."

"So you want to kill me? Besides, isn't it good to be at ease... I have my own rhythm..."

Zhuo's voice became smaller and smaller, because as he spoke, he suddenly felt that his words sounded familiar, as if he had heard similar words from a certain unnamed Tong Gu Ren. This was not good, Zhuo did not look down on Ren... Well, at least in terms of love, Zhuo really felt that Ren was not as good as himself.

But that was in the past. When the time came, Zhuo discovered that maybe Ren was the bravest.

"Another reason is that I want to see Zhuo's current expression."

"This is the real purpose... idiot."

"Maybe?"

"Don't think you can get away with it just by learning my head tilt move. You are underestimating me! And - you are not cute."

"I'm not cute—"

Ling definitely wanted to make Zhuo shy and embarrassed, and then enjoy his expression. Even if Zhuo didn't realize it before, she must realize it now. Maybe Ling's heart is more evil than she thought. So he must keep a normal mind and seize the opportunity.

Because of being teased by Ling, Zhuo showed an embarrassed expression and said some words that were not what he meant and were meant to cover up himself. Zhuo did not expect that Ling would take over the words calmly. Seeing that Ling was not unhappy about it, Zhuo was relieved.

Zhuo felt that Ling must understand her true thoughts, so she would not be angry because of these words - because even if she really felt that she was not cute, she would definitely feel sad to be said so by the person she liked. So Ling believed that he liked her enough and thought she was cute enough, so he was so fearless.

I have to say that this is unusually likable, but at the same time, it is malicious. Seeing that Ling seemed to have regained her previous composure, Zhuo wanted to maintain his dominance here - he lifted her hair by her ear and kissed her cheek.

He tried hard to suppress the shame that was welling up in his heart and looked at Zero's cute face that was frozen in the state just now.

Two seconds later, Zero slowly pulled the hood off his bathrobe and covered his head, covering most of his face. He left with a sentence, "I'm going to swim a few laps first, you calm down," and walked away.

I don't know who needs to calm down.

Zhuo's sense of shame slowly rushed up, and the itchy and warm feeling in his chest made him restless, so he slowly squatted down and submerged his entire body except his head in the water.

The hot spring pool in the Kuroishi Residence is a natural bluestone trough. The stonemason used copper pipes to introduce hot spring water to form this warm and jade-like pool. A tall ancient cherry blossom blooms above the pool. This kind of cherry blossom is called "Kanzakura". The general's gardener transplanted it from the courtyard of Shuzenji Temple here. The flowering period of Kanzakura is earlier than other cherry blossoms. It is not even January now. Perhaps because it has been cared for all year round and grows beside the warm hot springs, it has begun to bloom early - its blooming indicates that the "cherry blossom tide" will soon sweep across Japan.

Cherry blossoms are the national flower of Japan. They only bloom in March and April every year. On the day of blooming, cherry blossoms bloom successively from the warm south to the north. The pink cherry blossom tide advances northward every day, forming a line called the "Cherry Front".

The terrain here is very high and there is no obstruction. You can see Mount Fuji when you look north. When that day comes, Mount Fuji will turn pink, and the "Sakura Front" will march forward from the warm foot of the mountain to the cold top of the mountain. This view itself is very luxurious. A hotel suite with such a view costs at least hundreds of thousands of yen a day, not to mention that this is your own backyard.

Anyone lying in such a hot spring and looking at such a beautiful scenery would be reserved or even arrogant, proud of being at the top of the social pyramid. But Zhuo was not like that at all. He felt that these were meaningless, and besides, they had nothing to do with him.

Zhuo sat in the shallow water of the hot spring pool, looking at Ling's snow-white body that shuttled around like a swordfish that appeared and disappeared.

Zhuo knew that Ling was very good at swimming, but unlike what he imagined, Ling seemed to be a practical person and used the freestyle stroke. Although it looked a little inconsistent with her body shape, it was still pleasing to the eye.

Zhuo felt relieved as he watched Ling's mood gradually calm down.

"Ah, it's like I've come back to life, I've become a different person, so full of energy."

Su Enxi sat next to Zhuo and looked over there with a smile on her face.

"You feel like a grandfather."

"Hey, is the tone of voice so different? That's too much!"

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry."

"How perfunctory. You're also looking at those two with lustful eyes, right? From an aesthetic point of view, who is better looking?"

"It's not what you said."

"But you must have secretly looked at those long legs, you stuffy guy."

"That also applies to you."

"I'm not depressed."

Zhuo complained, "Then wouldn't that make me a loser girl?" while staring blankly at Rei and Shude Mai who suddenly started racing in the spacious hot spring pool.

(End of this chapter)