Many people had contacted her, and she even had friend requests. She checked them one by one and added them as friends. She directly rejected the requests of those she didn't know or hadn't even met.
She had no idea when her friends and contacts had last messaged her. She ignored many of the messages and saw that she had received a message just the previous night. She opened it and saw that it was from Mu Qing. She had been busy, and she wasn't able to reach out to Mu Qing since she moved to the capital.
Shuishui read her message: "Shuishui, I lost my phone. I can only contact you through here. Send me your number. Coincidentally, I have something to tell you. I might go abroad to study in my third year of high school. My parents want me to go abroad to study. Actually, I don't really want to go. I feel really pressured. I don't even know what to do anymore. They want me to study abroad because they want me to stay there in the future and help my family emigrate there."
Shuishui realized she was too careless. She should have been able to give her number to Mu Qing. Shuishui sent her number quickly. Mu Qing's message was from the previous day, so it couldn't have been too late.
Shuishui then logged off and put aside her phone.
Mu Ziyu handed Shuishui a powerbank. "If your phone is running out of battery, charge it. It will take a bit of time though. You can rest for a while."
"Ziyu, how long do you think love can last?" she asked. She had seen too many people fall in love and still break up. She and Ziyu had been together for quite a long time. Would they just break up one day?
Mu Ziyu patted Shuishui's head. "What are you thinking about? It all depends on the couple. There are some who will like each other more after they get to know each other. I think that is true love. Many people think that infatuation is love. In fact, there is a big difference between the two."
It was difficult for him to define love, but he was very sure that he loved her.
Shuishui looked at the side of Mu Ziyu's face. "What you said is also true. I won't refute it."
Shuishui also had her own views of love and relationships, but she couldn't refute what Ziyu said because she somehow agreed with him. Love and infatuation were different. Infatuation could be about pure appreciation or affection, but love was a deeper, all-encompassing feeling that involved a more sentimental commitment. It was also based on mutual understanding of the partner's shortcomings and strengths. As she slowly got to know Mu Ziyu, she learned that he indeed had a warm and gentle personality. However, he was only warm towards people whom he liked. To other people, he was cold, and it was his way of showing indifference. He had always been affectionate towards her, but it came to a point that it became a little overbearing. Perhaps it was how it should be. As they got to know each other more, she realized how her opinion of him had changed. She disliked him before they got to know each other. She used to believe that he was a bad person.
Shuishui could not tell what Ziyu's unlikable characteristics were. It would probably take some time for her to understand him.
As she stared at Mu Ziyu, she fell asleep.
In her sleep, a soft voice suddenly called out to her. "Shuishui . . . Shuishui."
In her dream, she had returned to her previous life. She was busy with her research, as if nothing had happened. She also returned to school. She couldn't remember what happened after that, but she felt that someone had been calling out the name Shuishui. She suddenly woke up and said, "What Shuishui?"
Mu Ziyu stared at her in surprise.
"Have we reached the destination?" She changed the topic.
Mu Ziyu said, "We've arrived, but we have to take the cable car up."
The cable car could accommodate four to five people. When they entered the cable car, there was another couple sitting across them. Shuishui didn't notice it at first, but the girl opposite her stood up and said, "Qian Shuishui."
Shuishui looked up and saw the woman's face. She didn't recognize her, but the woman's tone reminded her of someone annoying.
"Don't you remember me? I'm Xu Die." Xu Die looked at Ziyu and said, "Is this your boyfriend? So even good students fall in love early."
Shuishui looked at Xu Die and said, "Oh, it's you."
Shuishui didn't respond and looked out of the window. She wasn't interested in Xu Die, and she didn't want to talk to her at all.
Xu Die saw that Qian Shuishui was ignoring her, and she was a little angry. It seemed that Qian Shuishui was still as arrogant as before. In spite of that, she had good grades and was a little pretty. Xu Die noticed that Shuishui's boyfriend was good-looking. However, she believed that good-looking men usually didn't have much money.
"Qian Shuishui, our teachers had very high expectations of you. Wouldn't being in a relationship affect your studies?" Xu Die said as she leaned on the man beside her. "Hubby, she's my former classmate. She had very good grades, and she's always been the number one student."
"I see," the average-looking young man answered. Ziyu suddenly noticed that the young man was staring at Shuishui.
Mu Ziyu reached out to hold Shuishui's shoulders and said, "Sir, please be mindful of where you're looking."
"It won't hurt to look," the young man said as he shrugged. The young man felt that the woman across him was much prettier than his girlfriend. He noticed that she wasn't wearing any makeup, and she had very good skin. She also had a good figure, but he noticed that she had an average-sized chest.
Qian Shuishui ignored Xu Die. She didn't even want to look at Xu Die. She said, "Ziyu, get ready to leave."
"Okay," Ziyu said. Shuishui didn't want to be bothered by Xu Die, so she felt that it was best to ignore her.
Xu Die felt angry that Shuishui ignored. She was bored that no one was reacting to what she said, so she said nothing more. When they reached the terminal, they all got off the car. Mu Ziyu carried their things and walked out while holding Shuishui with his other hand. "Let's go check in first," he said.
When Shuishui and Ziyu arrived at the front desk, Xu Die also walked over beside them. She looked at Shuishui's appearance and said, "Why are you dressed like that? Women need to dress up and at least wear some jewelry. Maybe your boyfriend can't afford to buy you things."
Xu Die lowered her head and laughed, deliberately mocking Shuishui and Mu Ziyu.
Xu Die didn't really care that many people thought Shuishui was pretty.
Mu Ziyu and Shuishui ignored her. Ziyu smiled at the receptionist and said, "Hello. We have already booked a cabin."
"Please show your ID," the receptionist answered in a friendly manner.
Mu Ziyu took out his ID. He also took out Shuishui's ID.
When the front desk attendant saw Qian Shuishui's ID, he looked up in confusion. However, he continued to go through the formalities. The receptionist was surprised how good-looking the young couple was. He noticed that their age gap was quite unusual, and the girl was barely eighteen years old.
He took out two keycards and a map and handed them to Ziyu. He said, "Yours is Room 7. The hot spring in Room 7 is a milk hot spring. I hope the two of you enjoy your stay."
Mu Ziyu thanked him and pulled Shuishui along.
Xu Die heard that Shuishui and Ziyu's room had its own private hot spring. She realized that Shuishui's boyfriend was a rich man as well.
The receptionist took out another key and a map and handed it to Xu Die and her companion. The receptionist said, "Yours is Room 38. I hope you have a happy holiday."
"Does our room have a hot spring?" Xu Die asked expectantly.
"I'm sorry. Only the ten premier rooms have a private hot spring. Actually, we still have one room with a hot spring. It's Room 4. The guest who had booked the room just left. If you want it, you only need to add 1,800 yuan to get this room," he said with a smile. It would be cheaper for Xu Die and her companion to book the room because they would only need to pay 1,800 yuan to enjoy the room for five days. It was actually a good deal.
However, the young man with Xu Die thought it was too expensive. "This is too expensive. It's just an extra hot spring, but it costs 1,800 yuan. Why don't you give it to us for 1,000 yuan? Otherwise, it would be a waste to leave it empty," the young man asked the receptionist.
At that moment, someone walked up to the front desk and asked, "Is there a room with a private hot spring?"
Xu Die pulled her boyfriend aside and said, "Hubby, 1,800 yuan is not expensive."
He awkwardly looked at the man beside him and gritted his teeth. "Then I'll take it," he said hesitantly.
Annoyed, the other man looked at him. It was clear that only those who could afford it would book the top rooms. "Okay. I'll make the arrangements," the receptionist said.
The receptionist swiped the young man's card, and Xu Die instantly felt excited. However, when she thought about how Qian Shuishui and her boyfriend were actually able to book a premier room, she felt annoyed again.
"The hot spring in Room 4 is a salt spring. I hope you enjoy your stay," the receptionist said as he handed them their new key.
"Is there still a milk hot spring available?" Xu Die asked.
"I'm sorry. Each room has a different hot spring. I can't change it," the receptionist said. He smiled to conceal his annoyance at Xu Die, who had been asking so many questions.
"I want a milk hot spring." Xu Die wanted to whiten her skin.
"I'm sorry. Only Room 7 has a milk hot spring." The receptionist continued to smile in spite of his annoyance.
"Why is it like this?" Xu Die was suddenly unhappy. "Hubby, I want the milk hot spring."
"We can't do anything about it. Why don't we just change our booking to the room we had originally booked? I actually feel a little hurt."
Xu Die immediately said, "Never mind. At least we have a private hot spring."
When they left, the front desk male attendant wiped off his sweat and sighed. "So many unreasonable requests," he said, referring to Xu Die.
"Do you meet such guests often?" asked the guest who was waiting behind Xu Die and her companion.
"Fortunately, not very often. There are a few, occasionally. As long as they aren't too unruly, it's easy to deal with them. Sir, please show me your identification card." The receptionist served the next guest. He didn't say much about Xu Die and her companion because it wouldn't be very polite to say something bad against their guests.
Mu Ziyu and Qian Shuishui arrived in their room. Shuishui walked in to take a look. Only then did she realize that the hot spring was underneath the open sky, and it was housed in a small wooden house. Beside it was a tall bamboo. Behind the small wooden house was also a layer of glass. She opened the glass door and walked out. Steam filled the air. She could smell the faint fragrance of milk. "It's really not bad. There's a big fan here, and there's a big bed," she said.
"The bathroom also smells of milk," Mu Ziyu said as he peered into the bathroom. In fact, the room was designed for couples. Almost everything was separated by glass. They would be able to see whoever was inside the bathroom because it was only slightly hazy.
Shuishui walked into the bathroom and looked around. "Well, isn't this awkward?"
If Mu Ziyu was sitting outside, he would be able to watch her inside the bathroom. She looked around and saw a large towel. Fortunately, she could use that to cover herself up when she would use the bathroom.
"Let's go eat something first and then buy some supper before we return. Then we can soak in the hot spring," Shuishui said. Although she was excited to take a dip in the hot spring, she was hungry.
Mu Ziyu knew at that point that Shuishui's stomach and appetite were more important than taking a dip in the spring.