Chapter 29: A Kiss

He Tingzhou slept until dinner time.

The crew came to inform him that dinner was ready. Yue Zifeng was about to call him when he lifted the sexy lady’s face from his face and sat up slowly.

“Damn,” Yue Zifeng said, “You really know how to wake up.”

“Hungry.”

He Tingzhou was languid, picked up a cigarette pack from the table, took out one, bit it with his teeth, and slightly raised his eyelids in the direction of Shuangxu: “Lighter.”

Shuangxu was studying his shirt, and when she heard the voice, her gaze moved up, meeting his for two seconds before she realized he was talking to her.

He was really a spoiled young master, it wouldn’t kill him to reach out himself.

Shuangxu handed him the lighter on the table, which was not far from her. He Tingzhou lit his cigarette and threw the lighter back to her. She quickly held it with both hands to prevent it from falling to the ground.

It wasn’t her lighter, why couldn’t he just leave it on the table.

She got up and followed the others to the restaurant. Zheng Zuye followed behind her: “Long time no see, little beauty.”

“Don’t bother me.” The disgust in Shuangxu’s eyebrows was obvious.

When she was fifteen and not yet an adult, this man had been leering at her. Shen Yu protected her, and Zheng’s father personally taught him a lesson before he stopped.

Zheng Zuye laughed: “Just saying hello, why are you so nervous?”

Shuangxu ignored him and quickened her pace.

Zheng Zuye’s eyes wandered over her.

Shuangxu’s beauty wasn’t just in her features. Her hair, eyebrows, teeth, shoulders, even the proportions of her legs and the curve of her ankles, were all flawless.

There were plenty of women more beautiful and sexy than her, Zheng Zuye had played with many of the innocent types, but none of them had that certain something that she had.

She was wearing a gray-green shirt and a black skirt, the shirt tucked into the skirt. The clothes weren’t anything special, white-collar workers in office buildings all wore this, but her waist-to-hip ratio was really eye-catching.

Zheng Zuye, relying on his vast experience with women, estimated her measurements: 88, 56, 88.

He licked his teeth and muttered to himself: “This waist must be amazing to pinch.”

“Your neck must be amazing to pinch too.”

A bland voice sounded behind him. Zheng Zuye turned around and saw He Tingzhou walking past him without a care in the world.

The dinner on the ship was five-star quality. There was a party after dinner. Shuangxu went back to her room to rest for a while, changed her clothes, and when she came out, she ran into Song Leyan in the corridor.

As soon as Song Leyan saw her, she remembered the slap from last time. Her face had been sore for days, and being slapped in front of so many people made her lose face.

“I haven’t returned that slap yet.”

“Then you’ve come to the wrong place.” Shuangxu looked at her, “You can’t return it here.”

Song Leyan gritted her teeth. This ship was full of Shen Yu and his friends, they all treated Song Shuangxu like a treasure, she was the one who was outnumbered.

“If I hadn’t followed my father to Europe for ten years, what would you be doing? You really think of yourself as the little princess of Yancheng? Don’t you know what everyone is looking at you with? You’re the one who’s shameless, you keep clinging to Shen Yu.”

Shuangxu’s eyes turned cold: “If you can’t learn to speak properly, I’ll teach you again.”

Song Leyan snorted: “You better take care of yourself first. You like Shen Yu so much, do you think Lu Manman will tolerate you? She has the Lu family backing her, what do you have? You don’t really think Shen Yu will offend the Lu family for you, do you? Guess who he would choose if he had to choose between the two of you?”

“Who he chooses is none of your business.” Shuangxu said coldly, “He’s not choosing you anyway, why are you so worried?”

Song Leyan, who had been feeling smug about hitting a sore spot, choked.

Shuangxu turned and left, dropping a sentence as she passed her: “Eat less salt.”

Song Leyan didn’t realize until she was gone that she was being sarcastic. She was so angry that she slammed her elbow against the wall, only to wince in pain and hold her arm.

The yacht had already sailed into international waters. The dark blue sea and sky merged into one, the waves carrying laughter.

Everyone gathered at the club at the stern of the ship. The champagne tower exuded a fragrant aroma, and the orchestra played a magnificent waltz.

Those who were drinking were drinking, those who were dancing were dancing, everyone was in high spirits.

He Tingzhou was in the sofa area. He had a sense of relaxation wherever he went, as if the whole world was his domain. He put his feet up on the coffee table, lowered his eyes, and typed on his phone with one hand, not knowing who he was texting.

Shuangxu took a glass of champagne and found a seat opposite him. When her gaze drifted to He Tingzhou’s shirt again, he caught her looking.

He Tingzhou threw his phone on the sofa: “You like looking at it so much, come sit here and look.”

Shuangxu couldn’t explain that she was suspicious about him wearing her shirt, it would make her look too self-absorbed. She took a sip of her wine and changed the subject.

“Tingzhou ge, aren’t you going to dance?”

He Tingzhou raised his eyebrows meaningfully: “Are you inviting me to dance?”

…Had she been abroad for too long and her Chinese had deteriorated? Which word in that sentence implied an invitation?

No, it wasn’t her Chinese that was wrong, it was He Tingzhou, he was looking at her like a toad staring at a fly.

Shuangxu was a little distressed, he wouldn’t really misunderstand, would he?

That would be a problem.

Just as she was agonizing over how to clarify this deepening misunderstanding, Yue Zifeng came over and called her: “Sister, come dance!”

Shuangxu shook her head: “I’m not dancing.”

Her refusal was ignored, Yue Zifeng directly pulled her away: “It’s so boring sitting here. Come on, let me show you my charming dance moves!”

Yue Zifeng was a man without any baggage, his exaggerated and funny moves made Shuangxu laugh.

When everyone had drunk their fill and danced themselves tired, they returned to the sofa area to rest.

Shen Yu beckoned her over with his finger and handed her his phone, which was on a video call with Fu Yun. Shuangxu sat down with the phone and chatted with Fu Yun for a while before hanging up.

Someone suggested playing Avalon to pass the time, but Yue Zifeng took out a deck of playing cards: “Avalon is too taxing on the brain, I’m tired, let’s play King’s Game.”

One joker and ten number cards, the King who gets the joker can designate any number card holder to complete a task.

The first two rounds were played with some restraint, but in the third round, He Tingzhou got the joker.

Shuang Xu noticed He Tingzhou’s card and quickly covered her own, preventing him from seeing it and using it to tease her.

A soft scoff came from beside her, He Tingzhou saw her little move.

Shuang Xu took the scoff as “delusional.”

He Tingzhou was not interested in her at all, he glanced at Yue Zifeng and gave the order: “Go for a swim in the sea.”

Everyone else was pointing at the card face, but he arrogantly pointed at a person.

“You’re ruthless.” Yue Zifeng stood with his hands on his hips, shaking his card. “You want me to go for a swim? If you’re so good, guess what card I have.”

He Tingzhou scoffed: “The mirror behind you is reflecting.”

Yue Zifeng immediately turned to look, and there was indeed a mirror on the shelf behind him for decoration.

He Tingzhou raised his chin lazily: “Go down, ten of hearts.”

Yue Zifeng: “Damn!”

Everyone gathered on the deck, Yue Zifeng warmed himself with a glass of wine, took off his shoes and grumbled as he jumped into the water.

After he finished swimming and came back with a whole body of water, the game truly entered a stage of unrestrained play.

The fun of party games is the excitement, Shuang Xu used to love watching them make a fool of each other without any morals, she would enjoy the show from the sidelines.

But she never expected to witness Shen Yu’s show with her own eyes.

Lu Manman was drawn, she had to choose one person to kiss from the opposite sex present.

Yue Zifeng winked and teased: “Wow, who are you going to choose? I’m guessing, it wouldn’t be Shen Yu, would it?”

Lu Manman, whether it was from drinking too much or shyness, had a blush on her cheeks.

But even her shyness was bold, amidst the good-natured teasing, she looked up at Shen Yu and asked for a kiss.