Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Cousin
Chapter 131 Cold Bed_1

Chapter 131: Chapter 131 Cold Bed_1

"No." Ji Yunhuan refused without thinking, clutching Qi Cheng’s arm tightly.

She feared heights immensely. On a normal day, you wouldn’t see her looking this scared.

"There’s nothing to be afraid of." He comforted her. "At worst, it’s only death."

"I’m really scared." The drop below was too high. Just standing on the bridge made her heart race.

No wonder he said this place wasn’t suitable for Leilei and the kids.

"Trust me, you can do it. You’re in good health." He only brought her here after making sure she could handle it.

Qi Cheng spoke, stepping onto the bridge. As he watched the suspension bridge sway slightly, Ji Yunhuan frowned but saw him extend his hand toward her. "Just try it once."

"I don’t want to."

"No matter how scary something is, if you just try it once, you’ll find it’s not as terrifying. Don’t you want to have a unique experience?"

"This is the exact kind of experience I don’t want."

She’d probably wake up in the middle of the night, scared out of her wits, right?

"Trust me," Qi Cheng said gently.

Ji Yunhuan looked into his enticing eyes.

Her heart struggled repeatedly, and before she knew it, she had taken his hand.

His palms were broad and warm. As Ji Yunhuan looked at the scene before her, she couldn’t help but feel like crying.

She looked at Qi Cheng, who led her forward. Because of her fear, they moved very slowly.

He held the railings on both sides with his hands, facing her. As he took a step back, he coaxed her to take a step forward.

Ji Yunhuan felt like she was being guided by him. Despite her fear, she longed to reach the middle and see the view from there.

She didn’t know how long it took, but they finally reached the center. Qi Cheng stopped and looked at her. "See? Doesn’t this scenery look a lot like you and me?"

"Like?" Ji Yunhuan didn’t understand his meaning.

Qi Cheng said, "Doesn’t it feel different standing here, looking at the view?"

Ji Yunhuan glanced at the valley, feeling a sense of tranquility.

This was a view you couldn’t appreciate from the ground.

Even though they had seen these mountains ascending in the cable car, standing here was a different experience.

Qi Cheng continued, "It’s just like us. You always think I’m dangerous, untrustworthy, scary... But if you muster the courage to try once, you’ll find I’m not as bad as you think. So, I really hope, when you’re with me, you don’t overthink. Just feel and trust me. I’ll show you better views. The process might be thrilling, but it has a different charm, doesn’t it?"

His gentle gaze made Ji Yunhuan pretend to look at the scenery. "You’re so good with words and too good at coaxing women."

But she had to admit, conquering this fear felt really good.

When they returned from the bridge, the staff gave them the photos that had been taken.

Once they were down the mountain and seated in the lounge, Ji Yunhuan looked at the photos.

The pictures turned out better than expected.

It made people recall that thrilling feeling.

Rain was falling outside. The heavy rain in the mountains came fast and hard, with bursts of winter thunder.

"The sky is getting dark. When will this rain stop?" Ji Yunhuan asked anxiously.

"It looks like we can’t head back." Qi Cheng, having just spoken with the manager, came over and said, "This rain will probably continue until night, and it’s pouring heavily."

Ji Yunhuan regretted, "It’s all my fault. If we had taken the cable car, we would have been down already."

She had insisted on walking down the mountain for fun with Qi Cheng. Her clothes were all wet.

Qi Cheng said, "There’s a lounge here. Let’s change into some dry clothes first."

The clothes were borrowed from the manager and his wife.

The feeling of wearing wet clothes wasn’t great, so Ji Yunhuan followed Qi Cheng to the lounge without refusing.

Inside, there was only one bed, and no central heating.

They relied on an electric heater for warmth.

Qi Cheng handed Ji Yunhuan the borrowed clothes. "You change first, I’ll wait outside."

Ji Yunhuan took off her wet clothes and put on the thick borrowed ones, but she still felt cold.

Although coming here in winter was thrilling, she experienced the consequences too.

After changing, Ji Yunhuan took her wet clothes outside to dry next to the electric heater.

As soon as she came out, she heard Qi Cheng sneeze. "Aren’t you going to catch a cold?"

"I’m fine. What’s important is that you’re okay." He was quite concerned about her.

She was currently at her most vulnerable, and her immunity would be weaker.

"You should change your clothes now!" She didn’t want him wearing wet clothes any longer.

Qi Cheng nodded at her words but didn’t move, just stared at her.

"Why are you staring at me?" Ji Yunhuan found it strange.

It wasn’t until Qi Cheng’s mouth curved into a slight smile that Ji Yunhuan looked at herself.

She was tall, and the manager’s wife was shorter. The clothes looked a bit short on her. He chuckled mockingly. "People really do rely on clothes. You should take a picture in this outfit."

"Go change your clothes!" Ji Yunhuan didn’t want to deal with him and walked outside to the stove with her clothes.

After finding a rack to hang her clothes, she chatted briefly with the manager’s wife. Then Qi Cheng came out. Seeing the manager’s clothes on him, she laughed without hesitation. "You don’t look much better either."

Qi Cheng was six feet tall, so the manager’s clothes were obviously short on him.

This man had mocked her earlier, so now Ji Yunhuan seized the chance to tease him back.

The manager’s wife couldn’t help but praise Qi Cheng, "I didn’t expect my husband’s clothes to look so good on Mr. Qi."

Qi Cheng sat down and provocatively looked at Ji Yunhuan. "Didn’t you say they didn’t look good?"

"Auntie is saving face for you. You really think you look good?"

He handed her the clothes, and Ji Yunhuan had no choice but to help him hang them. "I didn’t know you enjoyed ordering people around."

She noticed Qi Cheng particularly liked bossing her around in front of others. It wasn’t as bad in private.

A chauvinist with no remedy.

Dinner, made by the manager’s wife, couldn’t compare to the feasts at the Qi family’s but had its own cozy charm.

Ji Yunhuan enjoyed the meal.

She was a bit worried about Qi Cheng, afraid he might be picky. But fortunately, he finished his meal without saying a word.

Because it was so cold, they went to bed early.

In winter, even if this place wasn’t as cold as City A, in a room without heating, at night, with rain pouring outside, you could imagine how it felt.

Lying on the cold bed, Ji Yunhuan felt like crying from the cold.

Last winter, when the heating in her home broke, she was always busy with work and hadn’t had anyone come to fix it. During those few days, Gu Yubai never visited either. She spent nights in bed like this, cold as if in hell.

Since staying at the Qi family’s with all the luxuries, she almost forgot this feeling.

Now, lying in this unfamiliar bed, memories resurfaced.

She stayed quiet.

Until strong arms pulled her into a warm embrace.

"What are you thinking about?"