Hot Springs – Laughter Tempts

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However, plans changed unexpectedly. Just the day before their departure, there was a little mishap: the baby suddenly had a fever and had to be rushed to the hospital overnight. Although the fever subsided that night, Fu Rong thought it best to cancel the honeymoon trip. He knew that if they went out and the baby fell ill again, neither he nor Chi Yao would be at ease.

Chi Yao didn’t say anything. The next day, Fu Rong’s parents suddenly arrived. Fu Rong was surprised at their visit, and Chi Yao directly said it was because he contacted them the night before.

He was indeed looking forward to the honeymoon trip with Fu Rong. With the baby here, Fu Rong’s parents had often expressed their desire to take the baby for a couple of days, so this opportunity was perfect.

As for the duration, it was originally half a month but was shortened to a week.

There was another reason: Chi Yao hoped to shift his focus a little. For the past one or two years, everything had revolved around the baby.

The baby was indeed attached to him, but it couldn’t always be this way. The baby relied on him, and he was also relying on the baby.

They both needed to be a bit less dependent on each other; after all, the baby would eventually go to school, and Chi Yao couldn’t always be there with him.

Moreover, Chi Yao felt it was time to give Fu Rong a bit of attention.

After all, they were married, and Fu Rong was now part of his family—not just the baby, but also this person.

Chi Yao briefly shared his thoughts, and when Fu Rong saw the baby being held by his mother, it seemed the baby also liked his grandparents quite a bit. Since Chi Yao had made up his mind, Fu Rong supported his opinion.

Everything revolved around Chi Yao’s ideas.

In this family, it wasn’t that Fu Rong was lowering his position; he willingly did everything.

He wanted to do these things.

Chi Yao also explained to the baby that he would be away for a few days and would call every day to stay in touch, so the baby would be with his grandparents.

He would be back soon.

The baby now spoke a little more each day, rushing into Chi Yao’s arms and wrapping his arms around Chi Yao’s neck, his little face snuggling in.

“Daddy, don’t go.” The baby didn’t want his father to leave.

“I’m just going out for a few days. I’ll be back soon, and I’ll bring you lots of gifts, okay?” Chi Yao reassured the baby.

The baby pouted, big tears streaming down his face.

“Chi Yao, I think it’s fine to stay nearby.” No need to go too far; just near Nancheng.

Seeing the baby cry, Fu Rong’s heart softened.

“Alright, our Yan Yan is a little man, very strong, and won’t cry, right?”

Chi Yao wouldn’t spoil Chi Yan too much; the kid was already showing a bit of his past temperament. He was obedient in front of Chi Yao but had a bit of a temper in front of others.

Chi Yao didn’t want to see a second version of himself. If he were a bit more like Fu Rong, that would be better.

Chi Yao wouldn’t change his own personality, but he didn’t like seeing his baby resemble him.

The little guy ran out of Chi Yao’s arms and rushed to Fu Rong, who spoiled him in a way Chi Yao didn’t.

Fu Rong was about to pick up the little guy, but Chi Yao caught him and handed him directly to Fu Rong’s father.

“Dad, please take care of Chi Yan for the next couple of days.” Chi Yao handed the baby to the elderly couple.

Fu Rong’s dad held his little grandson, absolutely delighted.

He urged the newlywed couple to hurry and leave so they wouldn’t upset the baby.

Chi Yao took Fu Rong’s hand, and the two headed out, getting into the car. The baby waved goodbye outside, his little face unhappy.

Chi Yao lowered his hand and let the driver start the car.

They went to the airport and flew out of Nancheng that same day.

During the week, the couple traveled together. Fu Rong had already prepared all the travel plans, and transportation was arranged. Chi Yao just had to enjoy the journey.

They visited quiet places with fewer people.

Others didn’t know about their relationship; they thought they were just friends traveling together.

Sometimes, Fu Rong couldn’t help but steal a kiss from Chi Yao. Now that they were married, there was no need to hide it. If someone noticed, they would immediately show surprise, but Fu Rong and Chi Yao were very open, while passersby blushed looking at their display of public affection.

Seven days might seem short, but during their trip, time felt longer than usual, and each day was quite fulfilling.

Because of the baby, Fu Rong had quit smoking, and Chi Yao had as well. Chi Yao didn’t smoke at all now. Although Fu Rong had a bit of an addiction, he could still control this desire.

The two went to a bar at night but found it too noisy and left shortly after.

The night streets looked quite nice, and Chi Yao held Fu Rong’s hand as they walked down the road late at night.

This simple act, though easy, still brought Fu Rong a sense of satisfaction.

As long as he was with Chi Yao, his heart felt full.

Chi Yao usually video-called the baby in the morning and again in the afternoon. The baby was spoiled at his grandparents’ house, getting everything he wanted, but he still missed his daddy and wanted Chi Yao to come back.

Chi Yao reassured him it wouldn’t be long before he spoke with Fu Rong’s parents for a while.

Five days had passed of the seven-day trip, with two days left, and they planned to go to the hot springs.

Chi Yao personally enjoyed hot springs but hadn’t gone in a while due to being pregnant and recovering from a C-section.

Now that he had the time, he wanted to relax in the hot springs.

Speaking of which, he had originally thought about building a swimming pool in the backyard but was worried about the baby accidentally falling in, so he hadn’t done it. Chi Yao thought that if the backyard was inconvenient, he could just build one on the rooftop since there was plenty of space.

He mentioned this to Fu Rong, who nodded in agreement. While Chi Yao wasn’t looking, Fu Rong immediately called back to have someone go to their villa and start building the pool as soon as possible.

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While they are at the hot spring, Chi Yao wrapped his arms around Fu Rong’s shoulders, and the two embraced in the hot spring.

The water of the hot spring was warm, and their body temperatures were even warmer.

This was someone else’s place; it was inappropriate to be doing something lewd in the hot spring, but doing it on the low bench above was no problem.

This small hot spring was specially reserved, and there were no other people around. The hot spring resort was built halfway up the mountain, and from a distance, one could see the lush green trees behind it; the environment was quite nice.

Chi Yao’s toes tapped against Fu Rong’s abdominal muscles. This man had a really good figure, with beautiful muscle definition; it wasn’t the kind of physique that looked like it was deliberately worked on. He looked slim in clothes but muscular without them, making him quite visually appealing.

Fu Rong grabbed Chi Yao’s mischievous foot, holding onto his ankle, while Chi Yao smiled charmingly.

The two enjoyed their time for a while on the low bench by the hot spring.

The trash bin had two more used condoms of trash in it than before. Fu Rong picked Chi Yao up, and they returned to the hot spring.

After spending more than a day at the hot spring resort, the next day they left and started their journey back, stopping at a beach for half a day.

They returned at night.

Upon returning to Fu Rong’s home, they stayed the night. The Fu household suddenly seemed lively.

The baby was currently staying in Fu’s community for a week and had already become a little celebrity in the neighborhood. Many people recognized him; he was so adorable, with a doll-like angelic face and a sweet smile.

When Fu Rong Parent’s were asked about the child, they proudly showed off their expressions, indicating that this was their little darling. The little guy seemed to sense it too, puffing out his little chest.

After not seeing Chi Yao for a few days, when Chi Yao returned, the little guy rushed over, tears streaming down his face.

His pitiful appearance made Chi Yao feel heartbroken, and he apologized to the baby, but then suddenly said, “Daddy will often do this in the future, so you have to get used to it early.”

Fu Rong, hearing this from the side, could only shake his head helplessly.

It seemed that Chi Yao’s personality hadn’t changed much from before.

During their honeymoon trip, they encountered an incident. They were eating at a small roadside restaurant that Chi Yao randomly chose instead of going to a fancy hotel. Halfway through their meal, it suddenly got noisy outside, as if someone was fighting.

Chi Yao went outside and saw a man grabbing a woman by her hair and slamming her against the wall. After the woman fell to the ground, the man immediately kicked her. When people around saw this, the man said it was his wife who liked to play cards, lost a lot of his money, and was in debt.

The woman was beaten until she spat blood and couldn’t even make a sound. The man continued his violent assault, as if he wanted to kill her.

Some people tried to intervene, but they were kicked away by the man. He looked fierce, and bystanders were afraid of getting hurt themselves.

At that moment, Fu Rong also walked out, frowning, ready to intervene, but Chi Yao rushed in directly.

He kicked the man in the back without waiting for a response, grabbed the man’s neck, and slammed him against the wall, just like the way he had bullied the woman.

The man yelled angrily that he was hitting his wife and told Chi Yao to mind his own business.

Chi Yao didn’t listen to any of that. He retaliated with a punch to the man’s abdomen, causing him to bend over, then he knocked him to the ground and started kicking him in the chest.

Eventually, Fu Rong had to hug Chi Yao to make him stop.

Someone had already called the police, and they arrived quickly. A bystander had recorded the incident, which was shown to the police, allowing Chi Yao to be seen as intervening against the violence.

The man was sent to the hospital for examination and had two broken ribs, while the woman’s injuries were worse, with internal organs damaged.

The woman and the man were indeed married, but she wanted a divorce, which he refused. Instead, he wanted her to shoulder his debts.

She had sued him multiple times, but the court had not granted the divorce.

Chi Yao spent money hiring some online media to publish the video of the street assault, and once the public opinion spread, the woman’s chances of winning the lawsuit increased significantly.

Chi Yao covered the medical expenses, and the scumbag wanted to sue him. Chi Yao told him to go ahead, but soon the scumbag disappeared because he was also sued by his friends for fraud.

After this incident, Fu Rong talked to Chi Yao. He didn’t want to stop Chi Yao from helping others but hoped Chi Yao would be more aware of his own safety. He was worried that some people might be armed, and if someone went crazy, it could harm Chi Yao, which would upset both him and the baby.

Chi Yao could tell that Fu Rong genuinely cared for him and assured Fu Rong that he would prioritize his safety in the future.

Fu Rong felt a bit relieved.

Looking at Chi Yao and the baby, Fu Rong had a feeling that there might be some new conflicts between him and Chi Yao.

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Keeping a Mistress? Starring in a Web Drama

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Fu Rong initially thought that even if there were conflicts, he could just talk it over with Chi Yao. Although Chi Yao had a strong personality and disliked being contradicted, he would still change if they communicated well.

However, when the real problem arose, Fu Rong realized that talking might not be enough.

Chi Yao had an entertainment company that he hadn’t managed much. He just invested money to establish it, and he even hired someone else to manage it in his place.

The company seemed to be performing well; the signed talents were good, and the money invested always brought some returns.

Recently, they were filming a small web drama. Chi Yao visited the company and found that some employees didn’t recognize him. Seeing Chi Yao’s face, they assumed he was a new sign-up.

With that face and figure, he outshone many of the recent popular idols, and his presence was quite impressive. Even without saying a word, his expressionless face seemed to radiate light, drawing the surrounding attention to him.

In the web drama, there happens to be a segment that has been struggling to find a suitable candidate for a young villain role. The director has interviewed several people but none of them were deemed appropriate.

One day, the executive director arrived at the company and suddenly spotted Chi Yao. At the moment their cold gazes met, a thought struck him: this was the person he was looking for.

There was no other possibility; it had to be him.

At that time, Chi Yao was wandering around alone since the person in charge had to take care of something and left him by himself. The executive director immediately assumed that Chi Yao was there for an audition and approached him with a big smile, almost reaching out to grab his hand.

Chi Yao’s demeanor became cold, resembling the character he was supposed to play.

The executive director promptly asked Chi Yao to follow him. Thinking that this person recognized him, Chi Yao went along, only to realize in the room that the director had completely misunderstood his identity.

Chi Yao briefly mentioned that he wasn’t there for an audition, but the director waved his hand dismissively: “No worries, even if you’re not auditioning, it’s fine. Just look at this role; I think it’s perfect for you.”

“Although it’s a villain, he has a lot of character charm. If you play this role, I’m sure you’ll have fans immediately loving you.”

“You don’t even need to do anything; just showing your face, I think that’s enough.”

It seemed like the role was tailor-made for him.

Acting? As a villain.

Chi Yao had no interest in the entertainment industry, but the idea of playing a villain in a small web drama sounded appealing.

Chi Yao sat down and began flipping through the plot related to the villain. Surprisingly, he found himself liking it at first glance.

The character was indeed quite captivating. The villain had a young lover and was about to marry them. However, on the eve of the wedding, the lover had an accident and was killed in a car crash. That stretch of road had no surveillance, leaving the villain unaware of who had murdered his wife.

Years later, he unexpectedly learned that it was one of his friends who was jealous and harbored hatred because he also liked the villain’s lover. One night, that friend deliberately ran over the lover.

The friend had disguised himself very well, appearing to everyone as a honest good guy, but in reality, he was responsible for two deaths.

When the girlfriend died, the villain learned that she had been pregnant for over a month.

She had intended to share this good news with the villain but ended up leaving unexpectedly.

To avenge his girlfriend, the villain brutally killed that friend and even removed his organs. The entire plot unfolded around this bloody case.

In the end, evidence pointed to the villain, but he was aware that this day would come. Before facing legal judgment, he dashed out and was struck by an oncoming truck, smiling as he died because he could finally meet his girlfriend and child.

Chi Yao looked at this ending, thinking that if he were the villain, he would most likely do the same. If anyone dared to harm his child, it would be an eye for an eye.

Chi Yao didn’t mention the script to Fu Rong, as he feared that the other party would try to prevent him from taking on the role if they knew about the plot.

Chi Yao understood death; he had experienced it.

He concealed his identity and hinted to the responsible person not to reveal who he was.

The person in charge had no choice but to remain silent and let Chi Yao take on the villain role for fun.

Chi Yao wasn’t a professional actor, but he really got into it, exhibiting an impressive performance. He had a slight error with the camera angle, but after just a little reminder, he immediately grasped it.

In fact, he performed even better than the main characters in the web drama.

Many crew members tried to find out Chi Yao’s identity but learned nothing beyond his name. It seemed there was no more information about him.

Chi Yao often left immediately after filming and wouldn’t linger too long.

After wrapping up the shooting, he had a meal with everyone. That day, Fu Rong also showed up, knowing that Chi Yao was filming, he assumed Chi Yao was just having fun. Now that the baby could walk by himself, there was someone taking care of him, and Chi Yao wouldn’t let the baby cling too much to him. Sometimes he returned home late, and even Fu Rong didn’t see much of Chi Yao.

Chi Yao was still young and it was normal for him to want to have fun. Fu Rong himself had his own things to take care of, and suddenly, the time they spent together decreased. However, they still slept together at night, and they wouldn’t skip out on what needed to be done.

Fu Rong had long undergone a sterilization procedure and wouldn’t allow Chi Yao to have a second child; one was enough. The scars from Chi Yao’s caesarean section had faded quite a bit but were still there. Every time Fu Rong saw them, he felt a pang of heartache.

Chi Yao didn’t mind the scars.

One day, Chi Yao went for a surgery to remove the scars. It wasn’t completely gone, but it left minimal traces, so it didn’t look gruesome.

If others saw it, they wouldn’t suspect it was from surgery.

While Chi Yao was having dinner with the crew, Fu Rong happened to leave the company early and asked where Chi Yao was. Chi Yao gave him the location, and Fu Rong hurried over.

Upon entering the private room, he saw all unfamiliar faces.

The crew included staff and the main actors. Since it was a web drama, the total number of main actors didn’t exceed ten, with only about forty minutes of screen time.

Chi Yao mentioned that a friend would be coming, and everyone had no objections. Chi Yao’s friends, after all, were likely to be equally handsome.

When Fu Rong actually appeared, many were taken aback. Chi Yao’s friend was incredibly handsome.

He was quite tall, around 1.9 meters, with a fit and striking physique, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his features were exceptionally well-defined. His facial structure was such that it felt like a model from a game.

Even a modeled face would have a hard time matching his handsomeness.

“Chi Yao, is this your friend?” the male lead of the web drama asked as he stared at Fu Rong who had just walked in.

Fu Rong walked over to Chi Yao’s side, where there was an empty seat, and pulled the chair out to sit down.

“What’s up?” Seeing the male lead’s surprised expression was amusing.

“Are all your friends this good-looking?” He asked if they were all this handsome.

That’s just too enviable.

With Chi Yao’s exquisite and three-dimensional face, standing next to them made them feel like they were on a different level, almost like Chi Yao’s little brothers. And now there was this one, radiating a powerful aura, walking with a steady sound, and his gaze was exceptionally calm.

He couldn’t possibly be just some company CEO; his worth must be substantial.

“Of course not; this is the most handsome one,” Chi Yao glanced at Fu Rong and said to the male lead sitting diagonally across from him.

“You should find someone less handsome next time,” he suggested.

“This one is just too good-looking. Just sitting there without speaking, his sharp aura is hard to ignore.”

“That’s not going to happen,” Chi Yao directly refused.

“Why not?” another actor asked.

They were all relatively unknown actors, the kind in the lower tiers of the industry, with no good resources or background, so they could only take on web dramas.

But everyone was optimistic and worked hard, and while acting with them, Chi Yao learned a lot from these people.

“It can only be him; no one else will do.” Chi Yao was still teasing them.

Since the person in charge wasn’t present, Chi Yao let the others know that there was no need for them to come, so no one at the scene knew about his relationship with Fu Rong.

Fu Rong was staring at Chi Yao, his left hand resting on his knee. Both he and Chi Yao were wearing matching wedding rings, but generally, they wouldn’t show it too overtly in public.

If Chi Yao didn’t mention it, Fu Rong wouldn’t bring it up either.

It was good enough to maintain their friendship; after all, the one who held Chi Yao at night was himself.

Then Chi Yao said something that caught Fu Rong off guard, and he looked at Chi Yao with a serious expression.

“Of course it can only be him; after all, he’s my husband. If it were anyone else, he would get jealous, wouldn’t he?”

Chi Yao smiled and raised an eyebrow at Fu Rong.

All eyes turned toward them.

“What? Husband? Did I hear that wrong?” Some people were sure they must have misheard.

Chi Yao took Fu Rong’s left hand and placed his own over it, showing their matching wedding rings on their ring fingers.

“Tonight’s dinner is on President Fu, is that okay?” Chi Yao asked Fu Rong, prompting him to treat everyone to this meal.

“Everyone, feel free to order; I’ll pay,” Fu Rong managed to suppress his excitement and didn’t show it too much, but his hand was already holding Chi Yao’s, their fingers intertwined.

“No, no way, are you two married? Chi Yao, how old are you?” Looking at Chi Yao, who seemed like a college student with such a youthful face, no one would doubt he could play a high school student.

“We already have a child who can walk by himself, but he’s probably not ready to run errands yet,” Chi Yao didn’t let Fu Rong release his hand; if he wanted to hold on, let him.

Clearly, Chi Yao was very aware of what could make Fu Rong happy. Recently, with filming, he had been coming home late and hadn’t spent much time with Fu Rong and the baby. Chi Yao kept this in mind and hadn’t truly neglected it, so he decided to use this opportunity to make Fu Rong happy.

“I really can’t believe it; Chi Yao, you’re so quick.”

“What will happen if you get famous in the future? Your fans will be heartbroken.”

“I’m already heartbroken right now,” an actor chimed in immediately. Although he was male, he really liked Chi Yao. Chi Yao seemed born to be an actor; he didn’t know how to act at first, but once someone pointed it out, he showed an extraordinary talent, even entering the character faster than they did later on.

Especially in that final scene where he was recognized as a murder suspect; it looked like he had completely transformed into that villain character. His lover and unborn child were taken from him, and everything he did was his own sense of justice.

Everyone even started to empathize, feeling that the ending shouldn’t involve the villain dying.

Regarding the child, no one asked too many questions. Chi Yao introduced his husband but didn’t specify his identity, assuming there wouldn’t be much interaction in the future.

After dinner, Chi Yao and Fu Rong left, while the others took their own cars. Suddenly, someone exclaimed that they seemed to recognize Fu Rong, as if he had seen him in some financial news.

Then that person took out their phone to search for Fu Rong’s name. The first result that popped up was a photo that looked exactly like the man who had just left, and when his identity was revealed, everyone gathered around to see, astonished and almost dropping their jaws in disbelief.

“Wait… is Chi Yao being kept?”

Once this was said, the person who left felt a little embarrassed.

“How about searching for Chi Yao’s name too?” someone suggested.