Chapter 81: Did You Hear Something?
At some point, Hu Yan’s silver hair had become entangled with her black hair. If not for the stark color difference, it would be impossible to tell whose was whose.
Hu Yan suddenly quickened his athletic pace, moving so fast that from a bystander’s perspective, he was little more than a blur.
For some reason, he seemed to be in a great hurry.
The few people following behind could only watch, baffled, as Hu Yan’s figure quickly vanished.
Yue Junxiao and Yan Yichen both stopped walking without realizing it. They looked at each other, and Yue Junxiao asked in confusion, "Hu Yan... what’s wrong with him? Why is he running so fast?"
Lang Qiu glanced in the direction Hu Yan had disappeared, his eyes dark and profound. He suddenly said, "Let’s go take a shower first, then eat."
Yan Yichen looked bewildered. "We eat first? What about our Wife-Master and Hu Yan? Aren’t we waiting for them?"
Lang Qiu said, "They’ll come down to eat on their own in a bit."
Yan Yichen nodded obediently. "Oh."
Considering Hu Yan’s impatience, combined with Lang Qiu’s words, it was as if everything suddenly clicked into place for Yue Junxiao, and he understood the reason behind it all.
Yue Junxiao pressed his lips together, silently went to take a quick rinse, and then headed to the restaurant.
Hu Yan didn’t return to their room with Bai Zhi in his arms. Instead, he carried her directly into the bathroom, darting into the stall at the very end.
He grabbed the hand Bai Zhi had just been using to cause trouble, breathing heavily as he pinned her against the wall. His eyes were dark as he stared at her. "Do you have any idea what you’re doing?"
Bai Zhi didn’t speak. She reached out to embrace him, her arms climbing over his back to his shoulders, pulling him closer to her.
Hu Yan turned on the showerhead. The pattering water rained down on them, and their already high body temperatures rose even further under the hot spray.
Through the swirling steam, two figures could be faintly seen intertwined.
The two of them deliberately controlled their noise, only the sound of their two breaths faintly audible.
Just then, Lang Qiu and the others walked in.
Since there were only a few shower stalls for the four of them, one of them specifically came to knock on the stall Hu Yan and Bai Zhi were using.
Yan Yichen knocked as he asked, "Anyone in here?"
Hearing the voice, Bai Zhi’s body instinctively tensed up. Her sudden tightness made Hu Yan let out a muffled groan. His light blue eyes were now tinged with red. He lifted her chin and bent down to cover her mouth with his.
Bai Zhi’s eyes went wide, their gazes locking in mid-air.
Just as Yan Yichen was about to knock a second time, Yue Junxiao suddenly said, "What are you doing? Come on and shower. Can’t you see hot water flowing out from under the door? Someone’s definitely in there."
Only then did Yan Yichen look down and see the water continuously flowing out. He said, bewildered, "Then why didn’t they answer me? That’s weird."
Yue Junxiao said, "Maybe they just don’t want to talk to you."
With that, he went straight into the stall next to theirs.
Yan Yichen pouted and followed him in.
Hearing them enter the next stall, Hu Yan finally released her and moved slightly.
Bai Zhi let out a soft moan. "Ngh..."
She immediately clapped a hand over her mouth, her heart pounding in her throat.
Yue Junxiao asked Yan Yichen, "Did you hear something?"
Yan Yichen slicked his hair back with one hand. "Hm? Did I? I was just washing my hair, I wasn’t paying attention."
Yue Junxiao said, finding it a little strange, "Maybe I misheard then."
The two began to chat idly, while in the next stall, Hu Yan and Bai Zhi didn’t dare make any big movements.
Only after the two had quickly finished their showers and left did Bai Zhi finally let out a sigh of relief. She slapped Hu Yan lightly, glaring at him with her moist eyes for his earlier mischief.
Hu Yan caught her hand and let out a low chuckle, then leaned down and resumed what he had been doing.
It wasn’t until Lang Qiu and the others had finished eating and waited for a while that Hu Yan and Bai Zhi finally appeared in the restaurant.
Seeing Hu Yan’s look of utter satisfaction and the blush on Bai Zhi’s cheeks, Yue Junxiao pressed his lips together and silently placed a cushion on Bai Zhi’s seat. Even though he knew exactly what they had been doing, he was still worried she might be uncomfortable sitting down.
In fact, he had noticed last night that after the kidnapping incident, his Wife-Master had actually wanted to be with Hu Yan. But since Hu Yan had just been with her the night before, she had stuck to the schedule for the sake of fairness.
When Bai Zhi saw Yue Junxiao place the cushion for her, she knew they had all guessed what she and Hu Yan had just been up to. The blush on her cheeks instantly grew hotter.
Lang Qiu brought out the food he had kept warm in an insulated container and handed it to them. "Here, this is your share. The taste is definitely not as good as home-cooked food. I’ve already spoken with the kitchen, and they’ve agreed to give us some ingredients so we can cook in our room."
Even for a grand hotel, the food still had a slightly bitter taste.
But by Blue Star’s standards, it was already quite good—at least, it was much better than what Bai Zhi had eaten at the mall restaurant last time.
They spent the remaining tens of thousands of Star Coins at the hotel.
[Congratulations, Host. Mission complete. 10,000,000.00 Star Coins have been successfully disbursed. A small Starship has been delivered to the designated location. Please check for it.]
Hearing the system’s message, Bai Zhi’s mood soared. She had been eyeing a Starship last time, and now she actually owned one.
Hu Yan noticed the clear shift in her expression. He raised an eyebrow, a smile blooming in his light blue eyes. "Feeling better now?"
"Mhm, much better." Bai Zhi leaned in and whispered conspiratorially in Hu Yan’s ear, "I have a Starship now. I’ll take you all for a ride some other day!"
Hearing this, Hu Yan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows. ’Starships aren’t cheap. I don’t know what Bai Zhi’s secret is, but it’s clearly something incredible.’
Hu Yan smiled and said, "Then I must thank you, Wife-Master."
The smile on Bai Zhi’s face widened. "You’re welcome! And it’s all thanks to you guys!"
When Yue Junxiao saw that the two of them had been lagging behind for a while, he pulled Yan Yichen over. "What are you two whispering about back there? Share with the rest of us."
Bai Zhi said, "I was saying I have a Starship, and I’ll take you all for a ride in it someday."
After hearing this, Yue Junxiao and Yan Yichen were both stunned. They shouted in disbelief, "A Starship?! Wife-Master, you have a Starship?!!"
Their shouts were so loud that passersby turned to look at them.
Hearing the word "Starship," they thought they must have misheard.
Amidst the strange looks from the other people in the hotel, Bai Zhi quickly pulled them away, muttering as they walked, "Keep your voices down!"
Yan Yichen did lower his voice significantly. The two of them even leaned in closer, but the excitement in his voice was impossible to hide. "We were just so shocked. I didn’t mishear, did I? You really said Starship, right, Wife-Master?"
Bai Zhi looked at their furtive behavior, not knowing whether to laugh or be angry. "Yes. When we get back, I’ll take you for a joyride on the Starship."
Yue Junxiao, the ’big ostrich,’ clung to Bai Zhi’s arm, fawning over her. "Wife-Master, you’re the best!!"
Not to be outdone, Yan Yichen grabbed her other arm, shoving Hu Yan to the back.