Chapter 98 - 96: Is This How You Play Hide-and-Seek?

Chapter 98: Chapter 96: Is This How You Play Hide-and-Seek?

Gao Yuan had never imagined Li Mengqing felt this way.

If it weren’t for this opportunity, he never would have truly understood her.

All this time, he had seen Li Mengqing as a woman with a mind of her own—a modern, independent woman.

He never would have guessed that deep down, she was so soft! So vulnerable, even.

Gao Yuan quietly placed his hand on Li Mengqing’s back, and he clearly felt her body tremble sharply.

"What fruit would you like, Princess?"

Li Mengqing remained lying on her stomach. As she turned her head to look at him, Gao Yuan casually asked what fruit she wanted.

This time, Li Mengqing didn’t look away. Instead, her gaze was fiercely challenging as she stared at Gao Yuan.

"I want to drink!"

"As you wish, Princess!"

Without a word, Gao Yuan turned, poured two glasses of red wine, and handed one to Li Mengqing.

But Li Mengqing didn’t bother clinking glasses with him. She just tilted her head back and downed it in one gulp.

After finishing, she held the glass out to Gao Yuan. But when he reached for it, she shook her head.

He understood. He poured another half glass for her.

Again, Li Mengqing downed it in a single gulp!

When she looked like she wanted more, Gao Yuan stopped her.

’If she keeps drinking like this, we can forget about the hot spring. She’ll just pass out in bed.’

Besides, her mood was clearly off; she was just trying to numb herself with alcohol.

’If alcohol could solve her problems, then what’s the point of me being here? It would make me seem completely useless.’

"Slow down. Why don’t we talk for a bit?"

Li Mengqing studied him for a few moments, then slowly nodded, accepting his suggestion.

After that, they talked for a long time.

Gao Yuan shared some funny stories from his childhood, which had Li Mengqing laughing for quite a while.

Seeing her mood improve, they finished another glass of red wine. Then Gao Yuan suggested, "How about we play a game?"

At the suggestion of a game, Li Mengqing looked at Gao Yuan, her beautiful eyes lighting up as a smile touched her lips.

’She’d played a game with him once before, just a few days ago—the "Three Gardens" game. When she lost, he’d wanted her to do a suggestive dance. Gao Yuan’s games were never innocent!’

However, the idea of a game right now was exactly what she wanted.

She wasn’t sure what to do next, anyway.

"Alright!"

"Prince of Games!"

Li Mengqing agreed without hesitation, even taking the opportunity to provocatively lift his chin with her finger.

The gesture took Gao Yuan by surprise.

Li Mengqing’s current state was completely unexpected. And in that moment, she exuded a powerful, queenly aura!

Gao Yuan got up and left the water. When he returned, he was holding a silk scarf.

He’d found the scarf in Lin Wanyu’s suitcase. When she left, she hadn’t taken her luggage, just a small bag.

Seeing the silk scarf in Gao Yuan’s hand, Li Mengqing was puzzled. ’A game that needs a silk scarf?’

Gao Yuan stepped back into the hot spring, folding the scarf into several layers. "The game is hide-and-seek!"

As he spoke, Gao Yuan picked up a grape from the fruit platter and placed it on her collarbone.

"You can place something on your body. I’ll be blindfolded, and I have to find it and figure out what it is."

"The whole time, I can’t use my hands—only my nose to smell or my mouth to taste."

"And you can’t make a single sound the whole time."

"Otherwise, it counts as a loss, and you’ll have to face a penalty!"

Li Mengqing’s eyes widened as she stared at him. ’So this is how you play hide-and-seek?’

Hearing her thoughts, Gao Yuan chuckled to himself.

’This way is much more interesting, especially in a hot spring, with both of us barely wearing anything.’

This time, Gao Yuan didn’t wait for her to agree. He just said, "First round, I’ll let you have the advantage. You hide it, and I’ll find it."

With that, he used the scarf to blindfold himself.

Li Mengqing even double-checked to make sure the blindfold was secure, little knowing that Gao Yuan secretly hoped it was tied even tighter. Not being able to see anything was what made it fun.

’The fun of this game is in the process, not the outcome.’

With his eyes covered, Gao Yuan held onto the edge of the pool, quietly waiting for Li Mengqing to say "start."

At this, however, Li Mengqing found herself in a bit of a bind.

She was only wearing a bikini, so her options for hiding fruit were extremely limited. The choices were grapes, bananas, and slices of watermelon and jackfruit.

She glanced at her wine glass, then at Gao Yuan, who was waiting with a smirk on his face.

Li Mengqing picked up her glass and poured a little red wine into the hollow of her collarbone.

Then, she reached for a grape.

"Okay, start. There are two things on me."

After speaking, Li Mengqing stood perfectly still, afraid that moving would cause the wine on her collarbone to spill.

"Heh heh heh~"

"I’m starting my search now~"

Hearing the blindfolded Gao Yuan let out a wicked chuckle, Li Mengqing suddenly felt a pang of regret.

But she couldn’t speak now. If she did, she’d lose the game.

Blindfolded, Gao Yuan slowly swept his hands through the water around him. When his fingers brushed against Li Mengqing’s arm, he instantly pinpointed her approximate location.

As she watched Gao Yuan slowly close in, Li Mengqing suddenly grew nervous. She had no idea how he would go about finding the two items.

And as for the grape... the place she’d put it was a little...

As Gao Yuan drew near, he caught the scent of her hair.

And from the feelings radiating from her, he knew exactly what she had chosen and where she had put them.

’Especially the grape. I can’t believe she’s this bold!’

Gao Yuan moved behind her, inhaling the scent of her hair. Then, he slowly crouched down, sinking beneath the water’s surface.

The tip of his nose traced a path up her slender legs, sniffing his way higher.

His nose brushed her chin, then her lips, finally stopping when their noses touched.

The tips of their noses were pressed together, their lips less than a centimeter apart.

Their alcohol-tinged breaths mingled, each inhaling the other’s.

Gao Yuan could feel her breathing grow heavy, and his own began to quicken in response.

He could barely resist the urge to kiss her. In those few short seconds, he had already had to swallow several times.

Li Mengqing watched his every move. She slowly closed her eyes. If he chose to kiss her now, she would meet him halfway.

But Gao Yuan resisted.

He moved down again, turning his head to press it against her neck until he caught the scent of red wine.

Then, his tongue darted out, touching her skin.

His lips pressed against her, and he slowly lapped up the wine.

He finished by licking away the last remaining drops.

Li Mengqing’s eyes were closed, her body trembling uncontrollably, her hands clenched into tight fists.

Gao Yuan continued downward.

His nose traced the lines of her toned stomach until it brushed against something cool.

Then, he captured the grape with his lips, slowly stood up, and removed the blindfold.

When Li Mengqing felt the grape being lifted from her navel, she slowly opened her eyes, gasping for air.

Gao Yuan watched her with a triumphant look on his face, then swallowed the grape.

"Very creative!"

With that, he held the scarf out to her.

Li Mengqing shot him an exasperated glare.

’Gao Yuan was too much! How could he tempt her like that!’

’Just this afternoon, she and Lin Wanyu had teamed up to tease him, and now he was already getting his revenge.’