Sharing A Room (3)

Mu Wanli opened her mouth to interrupt her. “Oh, I’m sorry. I don’t need to depend on a man in this life.”

She smiled at Wei Qinglian, her demeanor contemptuous, and she wore the same expression as the one Ruan Qingmu had just now. “Mrs. Wei won’t understand this. Expecting a man to work hard and earn money while opening her mouth to ask for money doesn’t look hard, but it’s also very hard in reality.”

… The suite where Ruan Qingmu and the others stayed was also a four-room, two-hall family suite. It had two floors and three bedrooms, complete with a full kitchen, special living room, dining room, and another shared bathroom. The whole suite leaned toward the simple and ambient Chinese style, while the bathroom and other settings were luxurious and modern.

Qin Yuan entered the door and said softly to Mu Wanli, “Aunty, I’m sorry. She usually talks without using her brain. Please don’t be angry.”

Mu Wanli knew his family’s situation. When she saw how this Wei Qinglian acted out today, she felt even more sorry for Qin Yuan and quickly waved her hand. “Aiya. Those were only several sentences. You had to face this every day for many years. It must’ve been miserable for you.”

Ruan Qingmu laughed loudly and gave her a thumbs up. “Mom, you’re really amazing.”

Mu Wanli looked at Qin Yuan and saw no change on his face before smiling and saying, “Of course. When people respect me for a foot, I’ll respect them for ten feet. If she looks for trouble, don’t blame me for pointing at the mulberry tree and cursing the locust tree*. If it wasn’t because of Xiao-Yuan’s dad, I wouldn’t mind making her angry until spewing blood on the spot!”

*T/N: Pointing at the mulberry tree and cursing the locust tree (idiom): to scold somebody indirectly.

Mu Wanli raised her child independently, went through all the challenges of being a single mom, and had seen many rubbish people in her life. She could handle all kinds of curses. If that woman wanted to compete with her, she should ponder whether her mouth was sharp enough!

Ruan Qingmu pounced on her affectionately and put his arms around her. “Mom, you can speak. Next time, say more. It’s not convenient for us men to hit women. If not, I would have hit her earlier for our class monitor.”

Mu Wanli crossed her arms proudly. “Don’t worry about it. If she dares to bad-mouth us again, I can tear several layers off her foolish face!”

Xiao-Siquan was the pitiful little girl. For those who knew, that woman was her biological mother, but for those unaware, she looked like a stepmother raising a daughter, pushing her to the point of being a loser. It would be the girl’s luck if she didn’t grow up crooked!

She opened the door to several bedrooms upstairs and let out a “tch.” “The layout of this place is like that of three generations living in a house.”

There was a main bedroom with a super king-size bed for the master couple and two double bedrooms for families with two children and the elderly.

Qin Yuan silently followed her around and suddenly said, “Ruan Qingmu and I will stay in the main bedroom. It’s convenient for us to spend time together.”

Mu Wanli wasn’t suspicious. “That’s okay. Xiao-Zhuang and I will stay in another room. I can take care of him at night. The rest can be empty.”

Although Xiao-Zhuang was young, he was at least a boy and she was not his mother, so it was not convenient for them to share a bed. Though the twin room was suitable for two boys, it was obvious that the main bedroom had the most luxurious facilities and it would be a shame not to have someone there!

Look! The main bedroom even had a large-sized open-air bathtub on the balcony and the brochure said this was the design highlight. When you turned on the tap, it was connected to a local geothermal hot spring so that you could soak directly in the room!

The door to the main bedroom was closed and the lock settled quietly.

Ruan Qingmu changed into comfortable slippers and pouted. As he opened his suitcase on the floor to sort out his clothes and necessities, a warm arm suddenly embraced him from behind.

“Ruan Ruan, why don’t we… try the hot spring on the balcony?” Qin Yuan’s muffled and shy voice sounded out in his ear.

Ruan Qingmu snapped his head up and looked at the large, beautiful bathtub in full view from the open-air balcony.

Fuck. It was only covered by a light veil. Was it just like the brochure said: “Looking up at the stars and mountains, getting close to nature, breathing the most abundant oxygen in every pore and experiencing the soothing touch of the underground hot springs in every inch”??

Ruan Qingmu’s legs were slightly weak and it took a lot of effort to keep himself from sitting on the floor. He clenched his teeth, not daring to turn around. “Why would we soak out in the open in broad daylight?!”

“Every main bedroom faces an empty mountain. No one can see us,” Qin Yuan whispered in his ear, gently caressing the nape of his neck with his head, tickling and heating it.

“That won’t do too. At night! Everyone soaks at night!”

“There’s nothing like that. Most people soak in a spa or hot spring during the day.”

Ruan Qingmu felt his waist tighten up a little more, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. “That’s the one where they wear clothes. Of course, they could soak in the daylight. This is the one inside the room. How can it be done during the day?!”

Qin Yuan’s voice was even softer. “Several hours on the road, my feet are already sore. Aren’t yours sore too?”

With a sudden turn, he spun Ruan Qingmu’s body around. He pushed him onto the large round bed behind him, taking off his outer clothes in three or two attempts, leaving only the innerwear, his expression sincere and gentle. “It’s okay not to soak. I will help you to massage your lower leg.”

His fingers gently rubbed over Ruan Qingmu’s calves and he nearly screamed out violently.

“Stop! Stop!” he shouted with a red face, shrinking woefully and crawling toward the bed in a panic. “I’m very comfortable. You don’t need to do this!”

He had not even crawled a few steps before his ankle was grabbed and Qin Yuan’s phoenix eyes carried an innocent accusation. “It will be very comfortable. Give it a try.”

He had just rubbed his hand on Ruan Qingmu’s leg when Ruan Qingmu hissed and stifled a scream. “Fuck! No need for you to massage it. Ahhh! It’s sorer now!”

This was not a massage. This was fucking electrifying!