Chapter Fifty-One: Autumn Waters in Spring (1/2)

After dinner time, Yan Jin fulfilled his promise to bring Xiao Yu to soak in the hot spring.

Before they entered the hot spring, there was a change room. The helpers left as Yan Jin placed Xiao Yu aside before he removed his bathrobe.

Xiao Yu was stunned for at least three seconds until that fine-quality bathrobe was thrown onto the chair by Yan Jin. That was when Xiao Yu’s body switched on again – he jumped and immediately turned around, sticking his gaze onto the wall, not saying a word.

Before the heat on Xiao Yu’s face could even dissipate, he was grabbed by a big hand.

“Let’s go.” Yan Jin said.

That was the first time Xiao Yu had seen Yan Jin completely naked, and he was positive that it would not be the last time.

It did not matter whether Xiao Yu would get used to it, but at least for this moment, Xiao Yu felt that all the heat in his body was rushing towards his head. He could hear his heart thumping out loud in his chest, refusing to calm down. There seemed to be an alarm going off in his head, spinning and wailing, as if it would explode any moment.

AAAHHH! NOT WEARING SWIMMING TRUNKS IS ONE THING, THIS FELLOW DOESN’T EVEN WRAP A TOWEL OVER IT!

POLICE! THAT’S THE PERSON!

Yan Jin could not be more wronged than Dou E¹ this time. If they had gone to those public hot springs, Yan Jin would have most definitely put on a swimming trunk. However, this hot spring was his private property – to be fully armed in such a private environment was simply too weird.

Xiao Yu tried to shift his attention elsewhere. Yet for some inexplicable reason, when he finally tore his gaze off Yan Jin’s gorgeous pectoral muscles, he couldn’t help but accidentally move his gaze onto the chairman’s lower half.

“……squeak.” Unexpectedly bigger than his.

Xiao Yu swallowed his saliva weakly.

“Hm?” Yan Jin stopped walking: “What’s wrong Fishy? What did you just say?”

“Squeakk.” Go away, I’m not talking to you.

Yan Jin did not realize that something was amiss with his hamster. He paced off with his long legs and arrived at the outdoor area.

The dense vapors slowly rose, bringing out the faint smell of sulfur. It was a natural hot spring cut out by workers, with a shore that could be comfortably leaned on in any position. The water was at waist-level height and reaching chest-level when seated. The entire hot spring was clean and neat, gentle and clear. The steam hung in the air as fallen petals and maple leaves floated on the surface, gradually drifting further away along with the ripples.

The sun had yet to set as the scattered traces of the blood-red setting sun poured its remaining warmth onto the earth. The maple leaves danced along with the wind, more bright and beautiful than any other time.

Yan Jin leaned contently against the shore with half his body soaked in the hot spring. He had one hand propped on the shore and his other hand scooped out a certain Xiao Yu from the wooden basin that served a few small sake glasses as it floated on the surface.

Yes, scooped out a certain Xiao Yu.

Rewind to five minutes ago.

Xiao Yu stood at the side of the hot springs as he watched the clear water surface underneath the warm vapor. He looked cold and detached.

Indeed, the hot spring was not too deep for a human, but for a hamster like him, not even seven Xiao Yus stacked on top of each other would be enough.

Yan Jin had also noticed the problem and he apologized sincerely: “Your pool ring is still on the way. You have to tolerate it for today.”

Xiao Yu felt very complicated and did not know where to begin his ridicule.

Customizing a pool ring for a hamster – you have so much money that you can’t finish spending it?

Actually, sorry, he should not suspect Chairman Yan’s financial ability.

In short, that was how Xiao Yu ended up covered with the white towel that the helpers prepared for Yan Jin as the hamster laid on the wooden basin, playing raft in the hot spring.

Xiao Yu did not feel that anything was bad. He was quite happy as he entertained himself.

That was the first time Xiao Yu ever visited a private hot spring. Most of the things that had the ‘private’ tag were things that he could only wish for but never obtain. Those hot spring swimming pools were even more so a place that he had only seen through television dramas or movies.

After working for so many years, Xiao Yu did not even own a private residence. His expectations weren’t that high either – he just wished for a hundred square meter apartment that was located outside of the city area, but he could not even fulfil that wish with his last breath.

To outsiders, Xiao Yu’s career seemed to earn a lot, but the truth was not that nice. Also, Xiao Yu did not have the best luck. Due to his young age, which made his years of service in the company shorter, he was not well regarded in the beginning. His salary was even the same as an assistant’s. Later, when he advanced in his career to become the chief designer, just as he was prepared to show off his capabilities, the mystery designer appeared. Xiao Yu was suppressed in every way. On the surface, it seemed like his limelight was stolen, but in private, there were salary deductions and bonus cuts, which made life even harsher than before.

Then, just when he received an honorable grand award with much difficulty, just when he thought that he was just one step away from achieving meteoric success in his career, he became a hamster.

That was a certain Xiao’s unfortunate life.

He wondered if it was compensation from the Heavens, but on the contrary, after he turned into a hamster, he ended up enjoying things that he didn’t dare to think of in his previous life.

In the wooden basin, other than the liquor that was prepared for Yan Jin, the helpers also prepared a bowl of water and a dish of snacks like peanuts, chestnuts, and dried fruits for Xiao Yu.

After Xiao Yu had a few bites of the snacks, he laid down on the spot.

It was warm underneath his belly, and it was full in his belly. Every pore on his body was screaming at how comfortable it was.

Xiao Yu almost felt like reciting poetry.

Ah, life ar–

Aaahhh!

Xiao Yu was half way through sighing about life when the entire hamster was lifted off the ground.

You could easily guess that it must have been that little demon Yan Jin who was behind it.

“Squeak squeak squeak!” What, what, what!