Abashed

"Alright, time for hot springs. Our original room had a private hot spring but the host has arranged another private one for us," Wang Zibo announced in the evening. Since they had reached in the afternoon and the weather was exceptionally great today, the three went to sleep almost immediately after having a sumptuous lunch.

Having slept through the afternoon, all three were feeling very refreshed. Chen Waan in the side room immediately got up and unpacked her small luggage as soon as she heard the host come and tell them about the available time for hot spring.

"I actually have some work, you two go," Mo Yifan, who had got up from his futon, ruffled his hair and went back to sleep once again.

"You are no fun Fan Fan. Hurry up, it will close in an hour. It will really help you relax," Wang Zibo pulled his blanket over him. Mo Yifan glared at his manager for he just wanted to take this chance and sleep. He was very sure that he would not get any time to sleep at all in next six days.

"Leave me alone," he groaned.

"Waan'er, why don't you try? He doesn't listen to his own main manager at all. Might listen to the secondary manager?" Wang Zibo looked at Chen Waan with pleading eyes. The girl was almost ready to flee from the room but at the last moment Wang Zibo gave her a task, that too such a herculean one. Like why would he listen to her?

"Uhh… are you sure? If he does not want to go, then let him be," she replied. She actually understood where his laziness was coming from. If not for her love and the wish to try the hot springs once, she would have not got up either. She was dead beat because of her training for past two weeks too.

Anyway, after the small heart to heart with him, she had started sympathizing more with the idol. She was going to be his duo partner, and she just felt through that small chat, they had become a bit closer. The walls both of them had built around their hearts had formed a small crack which was imperative for their success as perfect partners to each other. And so, she decided to take his side.

"Oh? What change is this? You are taking his side? What happened between you two while I was gone?" Wang Zibo dropped the blanket in his hand on the floor hearing Chen Waan's retort. What did he miss?

"I will be going then," she left hurriedly. The hot springs were calling her. How could she give even a cent worth of damn to the guy and him in the yukata? It did not matter to her. This was such a rare opportunity.

She went in, per the instructions of the host, and soaked into the warm water. It felt as if all fatigue had dissolved from her body instantly. "That hits the spot," she heard a male voice from behind the rocks. Wait, she had clearly read it, this was not a combined spring for both males and females. Then? Was she mistaken? It clearly sounded like Mo Yifan's voice.

"Hmph! And you were not ready to go at all. What happened now?" Wang Zibo said in a complaining tone.

Wang Zibo was also there? Did she really make a mistake?

"By the way, I don't see Chen Waan. Did you even tell her that this was the only bath they had reserved for us? I wonder where she went," Mo Yifan ignored Wang Zibo's question and deviated from the topic skillfully.

"Oh sh*t, I completely forgot to tell her! But since she is not here and she is fluent in the language too, she must be alright," Wang Zibo shrugged his shoulders and entered the pond. None of the two had paid attention to the baskets outside where Chen Waan had put her clothes.

Hot steam wafted into the air which was quite cold at the night. Two guys unaware of the presence of a naked girl in the same pond, were taking full advantage of the vacation. The girl, however, was completely immersed in hiding herself.

From the conversation earlier, the two men probably had the bath robe on. She felt wronged. She was the one with the language skills, yet she was the one in trouble. What luck.

Even if she had wanted to get out, she would not be able to, at least not before the two guys left. She could not even move an inch for the fear that one of them would hear the sound of water and discover her. She felt anxious even breathing.

She looked around and tried to take in her surroundings for her to find a solution out of this.

The pond was big enough to accommodate about twenty people. At the middle, it was divided by rocks continuing from the boundary of the pond, dividing the circular pond almost into half. The rocks formed a mound, so the other side was not really visible unless someone climbed the rocks or came to this other side through the slit at the other end of the line.

Chen Waan had wanted absolute peace, so thankfully she had taken the half side away from the entrance. But now she was in pinch.

"What are you doing?" she suddenly heard the all familiar voice from above her head.

She shrieked with embarrassment and dipped herself in water immediately. Her hair strands floated on the water. How, just how did this guy find out?

Fortunately, the steam from the spring covered most of the surface, so her body was not visible. "What are you doing?" she yelled.

"It was too quiet here, so I came to check out. And I can't be in water for too long. Wang Zibo has also left," Mo Yifan, who was peeking from behind the rock informed her. And then, in a totally unexpected move, he took off his robe and passed it to her.

Now, Chen Waan was not really comfortable sharing pieces of clothing like this, but did she have any other choice? She quickly took the white yukata from him and wrapped it tightly around her body.

"Don't be so shy, I have seen everything already anyway," he stuck his tongue out and went back to his place. Chen Waan's face flushed red. What did he mean he had already seen everything?

She did not understand the sudden changes in his attitude. At times, very rarely, he would become this playful kid. Was she getting a glimpse at his true self at these times? She wondered.

She swam towards the front half of the pond. Mo Yifan was sitting at the edge of the pond, his upper body bared. This moonless night and the light glowing from behind, illuminating his perfect body, the scene was surreal.

She turned around bashfully. That one glance was enough to send her heart racing. Even at eighteen, his lean structure defined perfection. His abs were in the process of development, perhaps he was preparing for his first role as an actor.

His messy hair and the droplets gracing his ethereal face, now she understood why all those girls would fall for him. That Wang Zenghao definitely knew his stuff, eh?