Against Fate (Eternal Love of Dream/Pillow Book FanFic)

37. Hot Springs

As there weren't any programs planned on their itinerary, it was a free and easy day for all of them.

"Where should we go today?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"I know! We can go to the nearby shopping mall, as there will be shuttle buses provided as well."

"Sounds like a good idea." Si Ming nodded his head in approval.

The three of them then boarded the next shuttle bus towards the shopping mall. 

Feng Jiu was pleased to know that she wouldn't bump into Dong Hua here, as she had enough of seeing him for the past few days.

They shopped and bought a lot of snacks. After awhile, they got tired and headed towards a cafe to get some drinks.

They ordered their drinks and sat down. Then Xiao Yan turned to the both of them and said, "Well, I heard that there is a rumour going on in the company."

"What is it?! Tell us!" Feng Jiu replied anxiously.

Si Ming then remained calm and said, "I'm usually not a gossiper, but there's no harm hearing it."

"Yeah sure, Si Ming. You're not a gossiper, neither am I." Feng Jiu smirked and replied sarcastically.

"Yeah yeah, we are not gossipers. We are just having a discussion about the affairs of Tai Chen Group." Si Ming chuckled and replied.

"Cut the act, both of you! Okay, so recently, everyone was spreading rumours about Ice Face being interested in a girl, and he was seen with her quite often."

Feng Jiu silently thought to herself, "This is old news, I already knew this. It's definitely Ji Heng."

Si Ming then gave a half-smile and replied, "Interesting. That Iceblock actually showed interest in a girl? I knew him back in school, and he had tons of suitors, but he was never interested in any of them. Everyone thought he was into guys at first. In the end, we all realized that he only loves himself!"

"I wonder who that girl is." Xiao Yan was totally clueless, and it didn't even cross his mind that it could have been Ji Heng.

"I guess we could only wait and see. They are just rumours anyway." Si Ming replied.

Then Xiao Yan excitedly replied, "How I wish that there will be rumours of Ji Heng and me."

Feng Jiu and Si Ming started laughing, and Feng Jiu replied, "Yeah, just stack your pillow higher and dream about it tonight."

*In some Chinese sayings, when someone jokes about stacking your pillow higher tonight, it means that you can only dream about it, and it's impossible to happen in real life."

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After they finished shopping and had their early dinner, they headed back to the resort.

Xiao Yan and Si Ming wanted to go to the resort's bar to have more drinks, but Feng Jiu wasn't feeling up for it. Then she bid them goodbye and headed back to her room.

Feng Jiu then started rolling around on the bed while browsing through her social media. Suddenly, she remembered that she still had some vouchers left, and she could use it to redeem entry to the hot springs. Feng Jiu then quickly started to pack the essentials items and headed out of her room.

After she arrived at the female-gender hot spring, she realized that it was already closed. However, the mixed-gender outdoor hot spring was still open and it will only close at 10 PM.