Chapter 183 Steamy hot spring? (1/2)

Hours later, Lexi and Ethan Lu headed to the hot spring area. Since the place had some quite distant from the resort and hotel they checked in— they rode the hotel shuttle service for an hour drive.

As they were being delivered to the place where Lexi wanted to go, Ethan Lu felt restless as he constantly glanced at her from time to time.

”What is it?” Sensing his sneaky glances, Lexi arched her brows without turning her head to her side. She already changed into a white floral maxi dress and a new set of bikinis underneath, thus, she could not understand why he kept looking at her.

”Hmmmm…” Instead of spilling his words, Ethan Lu hummed as he rubbed his chin as if he was pondering something important.

”I told you if you don't want to come, don't.” Rolling her eyes, Lexi slightly shook her head.

[Short flashback]

Earlier, when she invited Ethan Lu, he neither accepted nor rejected it. Instead, he replied: ”You and me? Love, are you sure?!”

His response slightly confusedly her. Based on the attendant that told her about the hot spring, it doesn't there seemed to be a problem. However, Ethan Lu's reaction seemed they were about to face a great hurdle.

”Why? Is it dangerous? Did someone died in there?” Lexi's first thought was that there must be something in the said area that was hidden to the public.

”Uh, no. It's totally safe there…” Waving his hands sideways, Ethan Lu answered.

'...but I'm certain it would be dangerous for me.' He murmured inside his head.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Lexi smiled. ”Then, there's nothing to worry about.”

”W-wait, baby, love, can we not—”

”You don't want to?” Furrowing her fleek brows, she tilted her head to the side. To her eyes, Ethan Lu seemed conflicted with the idea. Hence, she proposed, ”Then… we, I mean, if you don't want to, I'll just go myself.”

She almost blurted out if he was uncomfortable with it, then they shouldn't go. However, for her own selfish reasons, Lexi didn't want to halt her desire to check out the place just because he didn't want to.

”I'll go!” Seeing how determined she was, Ethan Lu uttered in an instant— shrugging what was bugging him. It was not that he didn't like the idea, however, she had been seducing him since earlier and he had been restraining himself from losing his mind. Thus, if she teased him there, god forbid him from doing anything crazy.

”Are you sure?” Arching her right brow, Lexi thrust her chin a little forward as she wasn't convinced about his unsteady front. Nonetheless, they still head together.

[Present time]

”How can I miss the chance.” Murmuring, Ethan Lu smugly grinned. Although he was conflicted about the idea as the place was to dies for, however, he had already warned her. Thus, his hands were cleaned.

Lexi only cast him a quick side glance as she could not comprehend Ethan Lu's unusual behavior. Despite that, she didn't give much thought about it as he was always like this— weird.

Soon, the hotel's shuttle slowly came into a full stop indicating that they arrived at their destination. Lexi creased her brows seeing that they stopped in front of a long stairway of stones going up. Turning her head to Ethan Lu, Lexi frowned.

”Is this why you're reluctant? We'd sweat before reaching the place?”

”Hehe, nope. The person up there is weird.” Forcing a smile, Ethan Lu shook his head sideways. He then asked as he raised his hand pointing at the stone stairs, ”Are we still going or not?”

Heavily puffing out, Lexi mildly shrugged her shoulders. ”Thank God, my flats are comfortable.”