After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

"Um, don't misunderstand...we're not bad people." Jian Ailing gestured frantically with her hands, trying her best to explain to the receptionist, "I was brought here by bad people, I...my husband saved me, we're lost now, so we found our way here."

Jane Ailing felt that it would be strange to mention the boss at this point. It was just an ordinary hot spring hotel, and she was only staying for one night. Yu Yunting probably wouldn't mind, right?

"Oh..." The receptionist listened to her explanation and nodded blankly, seemingly trying to digest what Jane Ailing had said.

"Are there any rooms available? We'd like to book one."

"Yes, I'll book a double room with a hot spring pool for the two of you."

"Oh no, do you have standard rooms? The kind with two beds." Jian Ailing thought for a moment, feeling that the single bed in a standard room seemed too small for Yu Yunting. "Or how about a family room, with one double bed and one single bed?"

The receptionist frowned again, looking the two of them up and down, seemingly questioning the veracity of Jian Ailing's words.

From her perspective, it was indeed a bit strange; what couple wouldn't stay in a double room?

Jane looked back at Yu Yunting somewhat awkwardly. He stood to the side, seemingly not intending to interrupt, letting her say whatever she wanted.

"Okay, we still have standard rooms available, and we happen to have one family room left. Which type of room would you like to stay in? The family room has a larger hot spring pool."

"Boss...why don't you pick one?" Jian Ailing turned her head and smiled at Yu Yunting.

The word "husband" seemed a bit too intimate to them, and she really couldn't bring herself to say it.

Anyway, she's penniless now and has lost her phone and camera, so she can't afford to pay for it.

"Family room".

"Okay, I'll book a room for you two right away."

The front desk staff worked on it for a while before finally giving them the room key. "Your room is 1036 in section A. Go straight ahead and turn left. You'll see it if you follow the signs."

"Okay, thank you." Jian Ailing took a few steps forward, then turned back. "By the way, can I buy a swimsuit or swimming trunks?"

She'd heard about the hot springs on Qinggang Mountain before, but had never had the chance to go. Since she'd already booked a hot spring room, she figured she had to soak in it at least to make it worthwhile, right?

Back in her room, Jane realized it was almost eleven o'clock.

Sure enough, they caused a lot of trouble outside.

It was a long day.

"Why don't you just book two rooms?" Yu Yunting said as he unbuttoned his shirt.

"No," Jane Ailing immediately shook her head. "I'm scared."

She didn't want to be all alone in the hotel room at Qinggang Mountain; even if she had to sleep on the floor, she would stay in Yu Yunting's room and refuse to leave.

After a quick rinse, Jane felt much better. She changed into the swimsuit she had bought at the front desk, filled the hot spring pool, and then slowly walked into it.

The pool water was very hot at first. Jian Ailing soaked her feet for a while and only sat down after she felt that she had gotten used to the water temperature.

The weather is quite hot now, not the best time for hot springs, so it's the off-season for hot spring hotels. However, the temperature in the mountains at night is lower than in the city, and the cool breeze makes it a bit chilly. After getting used to the temperature of the hot spring, Jian Ailing soaked in it, tilting her head back comfortably and closing her eyes.

After a while, she heard the sound of the pool water stirring, so it seemed that Yu Yunting had also finished his bath.

Jane opened her eyes and saw his feet stepping on the pool wall steps. Her gaze gradually moved upwards, taking in the undulating muscles of his body, coupled with his flamboyant and unrestrained face, which was pleasing to the eye.

"Why waste money on swimsuits? Is there anything I haven't seen before?" Yu Yunting sat down on the steps opposite, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"This...this is different!" Although each pool is enclosed, this is still an open-air area. There are also other guest room hot spring pools built in this courtyard.

When she went to buy a swimsuit at the front desk, all the women's one-piece swimsuits were sold out, and only bikinis were left. She had no better options and could only buy one that barely covered her most important parts.

Wisps of mist rose from the water's surface, blending with the lights from the eaves, making Yu Yunting appear as if he were enveloped in a light mist. He stretched out his arms, resting them on the edge of the hot spring pool, his head tilted back, eyes half-closed, his body completely relaxed.

Jane stared blankly as his prominent Adam's apple slid gently through the thin mist, exuding an unconscious sensuality.

He was probably just as tired as I was tonight. We'd been lost in the mountains for so long, and he'd been carrying her the whole time…

"Why are you looking at me like that?" By the time Jane came to her senses, the man opposite her had already fixed his gaze on her.

"It's nothing... I was just spacing out..."

"come over."

Jane obediently moved in the water, slowly approaching him.

He had a long arm span, and when Jane moved to his forearm, he pulled her into his arms.

She leaned against his warm chest, unsure whether the warmth came from the hot spring or emanated from his body.

"He was quite obedient today."

Jane mustered her courage, raised her hand, and wrapped it around his waist.

She didn't know what was wrong with her tonight, she just really wanted to be close to Yu Yunting and wanted to stick to him like this.

In such a desolate wilderness, being close to him gave her a great sense of security.

Yu Yunting gently stroked her back. The woman in his arms was unusually docile, nestled in his embrace like a little rabbit.

They are quite well-behaved.

"I have something to ask you."

"What did you say?" Seeing that he did not refuse, Jane hugged him even tighter.

"You mentioned getting lost in the mountains more than ten years ago, what happened?"

Jane Ailing was taken aback, not expecting that Yu Yunting would be interested in that matter.

"It was many years ago, and I don't remember many things... It was when I was about eleven years old that I got lost in the mountains near my hometown."

Where is your hometown?

"It's over in Fengcheng, not far from Longcheng... I think the mountain is called Fengming Mountain. When I was little and couldn't even read all the characters, I used to call that mountain Bird Mountain to my brother."

Jane Ailing noticed that the hand that was holding her suddenly tightened.

"What's wrong?" She looked up at him.

"It's nothing, please continue."

"There's not much to say, that's about it. I think I got lost in the mountains for two or three days."

Are you alone?

"Well...maybe it is, maybe it isn't? I don't remember." Jian Ailing frowned, trying hard to recall the details of that time, but she couldn't remember anything more.

When she came down from Fengming Mountain, she had a high fever for several days and had almost no memory of what happened during those days.

Of course, she didn't have much of an impression of this matter until her mother told her about it later.

"You don't remember anything at all?" Yu Yunting stared at her. "Not even the slightest detail?"

"Hmm... I don't remember."

"Jane Ailing, are you deliberately making up stories to fool me?"