Passing through the indoor hot spring pool, Yao Zhixia came to an open-air courtyard with white pebbles of various sizes, planted with greenery on one side of the trail, and small hot spring pools on the other, which could only accommodate two or three people, each with a bush between them to protect the privacy and function.

Seeing that the first few hot spring pools were all occupied, Yao Zhixia cautiously stepped on the cobblestones and walked inside, and finally, found a hot spring pool at the end of the courtyard that no one used.

As soon as she untied the towel around her body, she shivered uncontrollably, but fortunately, the hot spring kept bubbling with a stream of heat, suppressing the chill around her body a lot.

She poked one foot into the pool, and after getting a sense of the temperature, she slowly stepped into the pool, dabbling her whole body in the hot spring little by little.

When she finally got used to the temperature of the water, a thin layer of sweat had formed on her forehead, and the broken hair on her forehead was also attached to her sideburns one by one, and she raised her hand to wipe the sweat away, but she was suddenly attracted by the starry sky directly above the courtyard.

The inky night sky was dotted with countless stars, and the boundless canopy seemed to be moving slowly, and Yao Zhixia was fascinated when he looked at it.

“Asteria......”

The words that popped up inadvertently in her mind were like a spell, so that Yao Zhixia gradually relaxed the nerves that had been tense during the day, and in the mist of steaming, she felt that her whole body was fluttering, as if floating on the water, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and in this silent atmosphere, time stood still.

"What did you wish?"

"Secret!"

The face in the dream suddenly became blurry, gradually scattering around like broken glass, and Yao Zhixia clawed anxiously in the air, unable to prevent the disappearance of those fragments.

The powerlessness of the illusion tormented her deeply, but suddenly there was a clear sound of water flowing in her ears, and she tightened her body, trying to catch more sounds, but everything around her returned to calm for a moment, and the fine sweat between her noses was blown cold by the night wind.

Yao Zhixia woke up suddenly, confused where she was, and through the thick white mist, she vaguely saw a figure.

Yao Zhixia was so frightened that she hurriedly grabbed the edge of the hot spring pool, but due to excessive fear, her hand slipped when it touched the edge of the pool, and her whole body immediately lost her balance and fell into the pool.

Extreme fear came over her, and she tried to get up from the water with her eyes closed, but as she struggled, a pair of powerful arms wrapped around her waist and quickly pulled her out of the water.

Yao Zhixia fluttered in the water, her hands grabbed the two hard handles in a panic, she exhaled deeply, and slowly opened her eyes in fright.

"You ......"

Yao Zhixia's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe that the face in front of her, which was only a dozen centimeters away from her, was actually Xue Rin!

"You...... How could it be ......"

Yao Zhixia was in a trance, she felt that she was still in a dream and had not yet woken up.

"How could I not?"

"The sound is so real......

Yao Zhixia avoided the gaze of those eyes, trying to figure out what was going on, and was thinking about it, but suddenly a force came from her waist and pressed her towards the phantom.

"Are you playing dumb with me?" the phantom's tone was a little unpleasant.

Yao Zhixia didn't have time to pay attention to this question, she was pinned down and couldn't move, and in desperation, she pushed the phantom's hot chest with her hand, trying to break free from this suffocating confinement.

"Wake up, Yao Zhixia, wake up!" Yao Zhixia muttered to himself in horror.

But in the next second, a big hand was resolutely pressed on the back of her head, and before she could react, the face in front of her had been pressed over, and her slightly open lips were not spared from being killed, and they were completely wrapped.

The scorching temperature and real aggression made Yao Zhixia wake up in an instant, and she was shocked to realize that this was not a dream!

The face in front of him is not a phantom, it is the real him!

Yao Zhixia, who regained her senses, immediately put her hand against Xue Rin's chest, trying to distance herself from him, but Xue Rin in front of her was not as gentle as she remembered, he was like a cruel beast, and no matter how much she struggled, she couldn't escape from the trap he had set.

"Ahh

Xue Rin unwillingly removed his lips, but his eyes were still staring at Yao Zhixia, and an inexhaustible fire seemed to be burning in his pupils, burning every inch of Yao Zhixia's skin.

Xue Rin pursed her lip, which had been bitten by Yao Zhixia, and let go of the hand that was pressing on her head.

Yao Zhixia opened his eyes, took a step back at a loss, and subconsciously hugged his arms.

"We, why are we like this?"

Xue Rin hung his head, his eyes were gone, and only a piece of desolation remained.

Yao Zhixia gritted her teeth, but she couldn't give an answer, because even she didn't know what the answer was.

Not daring to face such a depressed Xue Rin again, Yao Zhixia climbed up to the edge of the pool in embarrassment.

Even when he saw her staggering, Xue Rin could only stare at her, but he no longer dared to reach out and touch her.

The steaming heat made Yao Zhixia a little dizzy, she tried to prop up her body on the edge of the pool, as soon as she came out of the water, a chill enveloped her whole body, she grabbed a towel in a panic and wrapped it around her body, and then disappeared from Xue Rin's sight as if she ran away.

Xue Rin stood up from the waistless hot spring pool in silence, frowning between his eyebrows, he raised his hand tremblingly, stroked the long scar on his upper and lower abdomen, and flashed back to the dazzling mark he had just glimpsed on Yao Zhixia's abdomen, and a terrible conjecture hit his heart.

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The next morning, after breakfast, Yao Zhixia went to the door of the recuperation center to wait in advance, according to the pre-planned itinerary, today Manager Liu will take the guests to the forest oxygen bar on the other side of Xingtu Island, where it was originally a primeval forest, and now after development, there is a circular trail in the forest for tourists to walk.

Yao Zhixia looked up at the sky, his mood was a little dull, yesterday it was a cloudless sunny day, but today it is cloudy, and the sky has become dark, as if a storm is coming.

"Yao Translation!"

Yao Zhixia turned around and was about to say hello to Manager Liu behind her, but was surprised to see Xue Rin standing beside her.

"Yao Yiyi, you arrived so early! I thought we would be the first to arrive!"

Manager Liu didn't notice the strangeness in Yao Zhixia's expression, and generously introduced it.

"Meet Mr. Xue, Senior Vice President of the Hotel Management Company of our Qianxiang Group......"

Before Manager Liu's words fell, Xue Rin had already stretched out his right hand in front of Yao Zhixia, but his expression was as calm as if he had never known her.

Seeing Xue Rin's attitude, Yao Zhixia had no choice but to pretend to stretch out his hand calmly to shake it.

"Mr. Xue, this is the translator we specially hired to receive the visiting delegation of the American Oak Elderly Care Center, Miss Yao Zhixia. ”

Xue Rin smiled and nodded, secretly increasing the strength in his hand, and he saw Yao Zhixia's eyelashes begin to flicker, so he let go of his hand.

"Fortunately, please Miss Yao take more time. ”

Yao Zhixia retracted his hand and quietly hid behind his back and shook it, trying to relieve the soreness.

"Mr. Xue doesn't have to be polite, this is what I should do. ”

Seeing that Yao Zhixia's movements were a little restrained, Manager Liu smiled and said with relief: "Translator Yao, don't be nervous, our President Xue is usually very approachable, he is now on vacation, today is just a coincidence to go to the forest oxygen bar with us, you are just doing well like yesterday." ”

Yao Zhixia nodded, but he was distressed because he suddenly learned that Xue Rin was also going to travel together, and he broke up so unhappily last night, how could he come with him today to simply "turn around"?

When all the American guests arrived, nearly 10 people from this group took a sightseeing bus to the forest oxygen bar not far away.

The clouds over the sea in the distance were getting thicker and thicker, and Yao Zhixia became a little uneasy, perhaps the shipwreck two years ago had not allowed Yao Zhixia to come out completely, and a trace of worry rose faintly in her heart.

Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the entrance of the forest, Manager Liu stood at the front of the team and said loudly: "Guests must pay attention, we can only walk along the pedestrian trail with signs, although it has been artificially developed, but in order to maintain the ecological balance of the primeval forest, most areas of the forest retain the original style, so everyone must keep up with the big army, don't deviate from the trail, so it is easy to get lost!"

Along the way, guests all excitedly looked around at the landscape, most of which were very old trees with thick trunks and towering branches, and the foliage was so abundant that they could cover the sky.

The sunlight, which had been blocked by dark clouds, could barely reach the ground through the layers of leaves, and the whole forest became dark and cold, Yao Zhixia gathered his scarf, trying to save some heat.

Xue Rin walked leisurely at the back of the team like a ghost, but his eyes never left the back not far in front of him, trying to see through the secrets hidden in that back.

When they came to a wide platform, everyone stopped, Yao Zhixia raised his head, only to see that the turbulent water was flowing down from the gap in the mountain stream above, forming a waterfall, because the vertical height of the mountain stream is also very high, making this waterfall landscape extremely spectacular, and the tourists passing by all looked up to enjoy this rare scenery.

Looking up for a while, Yao Zhixia felt that her neck was a little sore, she took a step back, intending to close the distance, but this retreat accidentally bumped into a man.

Yao Zhixia hurriedly turned around to apologize to the man, but the person's appearance really startled her.

The man was estimated to be in his thirties, his hair was a little messy and dusty, he looked like he hadn't washed it in days, his cheeks were blue and black, and his clothes were not very neat.

At the moment when Yao Zhixia looked at him, he immediately cautiously distanced himself, and then quickly lowered his head and left, before Yao Zhixia could say sorry, the person who behaved strangely had already disappeared into the crowd.

Yao Zhixia retracted her gaze in wonder, but inadvertently glanced at Xue Rin who was not far from her, at this time Xue Rin was looking at her with a cold face, and she immediately turned her back to him.

This humble episode passed quietly, and after the photos were taken, everyone continued along the footpath deeper into the forest.

After walking for another half hour, they arrived at the entrance of a cave, where an American guest offered to go to the bathroom before entering the cave, so Yao Zhixia volunteered to stay and wait for the guest.

"Everyone else is tired of walking, I think so, Mr. Xue and I will take the others into the cave first, this hole is not very deep, you can walk to the exit in about a minute, there is a resting pavilion outside the hole, we are waiting for you two there. ”

"Okay, then we'll see you in the gazebo later. ”

After deciding on the plan, Manager Liu took the other guests to the cave, but Xue Rin stood at the entrance of the cave and did not follow for a long time.

"Mr. Xue, what's wrong?" Manager Liu walked a few steps, and when he saw that Xue Rin was still standing at the entrance of the cave, he turned around and asked.

Xue Rin stared at Yao Zhixia, who was standing at the door of the bathroom, and his heart was drumming, maybe he was just too careful, right?

"Here we are!" Xue Rin turned around and hid in the cave.

After settling a few guests in the pavilion, Xue Rin stood at the exit of the cave and looked back and forth.

"I guess I'm almost here, right? Why haven't you seen anyone for so long?"

Manager Liu saw that there was still no Yao Zhixia among the few people who came out of the cave, and he began to be a little worried.

"You're here to take care of the guests, I'll go find her!" Xue Rin said this sentence and burrowed into the dim hole.

After a while, Xue Rin returned to the entrance of the cave, and he quickly glanced at the passing tourists, but after looking for a long time, he found nothing.

He anxiously ran to the bathroom, only to see the American guest who was wandering blankly in place, and he stepped forward and grabbed her arms.

"What about Yao Translation?"

"I'm looking for her, too! She was waiting for me before I went into the bathroom, but she was gone when I came out!"

The American guest, an elderly lady, was also in a panic as to what to do.

"You come with me first!"

Xue Rin said and helped the lady into the cave, planning to go to meet Manager Liu.

"What! Translator Yao is gone!" As soon as he heard the news, Manager Liu's face instantly turned pale.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please stay calm and stay here for now. ”

After stabilizing the guests, Xue Rin explained in an orderly manner: "Manager Liu, you call the police quickly, the police will inform them of the details first, and then you will take the guests back to the center to rest, and I will go to her now!"

Xue Rin turned around and was about to walk back, but was stopped by Manager Liu, "Mr. Xue, how can you go and find it alone! Let's wait for the police to come!"

"I can't wait, Yao Zhixia is definitely not allowed to have anything!"

Xue Rin immediately broke free of Manager Liu's hand and re-entered the hole without the slightest hesitation.

"They...... Didn't you just met?" Manager Liu was a little confused.