Chapter 319 - 252: Will You Take Me In?

Chapter 319: Chapter 252: Will You Take Me In?

Night fell, and the cold wind howled.

By the time Gu Heng and Wang Wan Ning took the Lorentz Bay Stream back to the Park Hyatt Hotel, it was already after ten at night. This was past even the night skiing hours at the resort. The ski slopes, once brightly lit and spread across the snowy mountain like a network of veins, had all fallen silent.

However, even though the ski resort had quieted down, the Changbai Mountain International Resort itself seemed quite lively. All the entertainment venues were brightly lit, with men and women in small groups heading to bars or hot springs.

In recent years, the government’s call to get "300 million people on ice and snow" has officially brought the sport of skiing into the public eye, and it has indeed won over many enthusiasts among the younger generation.

Some sports have a very pure group of enthusiasts when they aren’t popular.

But once they blow up, it becomes hard to maintain that purity.

Take the current situation, for instance. Some people are here because they genuinely love to ski, while others are just using it as an excuse to hit on girls or hook rich guys.

They come to Changbai Mountain for a three-day trip, but all their energy gets spent at night.

Skiing?

Skiing my ass!

It’s all about the pounding!

Just now, on the drive back, Gu Heng saw at least ten Xue Yuan on the sides of the street. Putting aside whether they were pretty or had good figures, they were damn resistant to the cold.

It was over thirty degrees below zero outside, yet this group of Xue Yuan was out in just black stockings.

BEEP BEEP BEEP...

As the automatic doors slowly opened, Gu Heng snapped back to his senses.

He took a step out and walked straight into the hotel.

"Brother Gu Heng, how are you feeling?"

Wang Wan Ning hurried to catch up, her delicate face tilted up as she asked with concern, "Are you feeling really unwell?"

"I feel fine."

Gu Heng’s eyes were still relatively clear as he nodded in response.

"Didn’t you say you were only going to have two glasses of that local specialty wine?"

Wang Wan Ning pouted her cherry-like lips and muttered under her breath, "How did you end up drinking so much? You’re so young, drinking so much of that stuff... Tonight, you..."

"Can you really get to sleep tonight?"

As she finished, Wang Wan Ning’s face inexplicably flushed a little.

"I should be able to."

Gu Heng thought of Feng Yao, with whom he had just made plans, and his tone sounded rather relaxed.

If he hadn’t known Feng Yao was also at the Changbai Mountain International Resort, he probably would have stopped drinking after returning to the private room.

With his looks and wealth, finding a one-night stand at the Changbai Mountain International Resort, a place teeming with young people, would have been a piece of cake. But he had to admit, the decadent lifestyle he’d led for the past six months had certainly made his tastes more discerning.

He still remembered when he first got Father Tongzi. Back then, he was frantically cutting fat every day, his mind consumed with the thought of getting Father Tongzi’s reward so he could go to a nightclub and order every version of the "I-don’t-eat-cilantro" girl.

But once he actually became rich, he suddenly lost that desire. Or rather, the desire was still there, but it wasn’t as strong as it used to be.

After he got rich, a parade of ethereal beauties like Xu Mo, Luo Xiwen, Jiang Ruan, and Xia Siyao began to appear in his life, and they became deeply intertwined with him.

Surrounded by these stunning women every day, Gu Heng naturally lost interest in more common fare. Even when he occasionally wanted to play the field for a bit of novelty, his choices were either top-tier internet celebrities like Bingbing and Xinxin, with millions of fans, or a stunningly beautiful flight attendant with a respectable career, like Han Yijia.

Nowadays, Gu Heng was long past the stage of being a beggar who couldn’t be a chooser.

Take those Xue Yuan he had just seen on the way back. Even if they stripped naked and stood in front of him, he probably wouldn’t be able to muster any interest.

"Then..."

"Then what if you can’t?"

Wang Wan Ning’s face was flushed as she pressed him in a low voice.

"If I can’t..."

"Then I’ll just have to knock on your door. Would you be willing to take me in then?"

Gu Heng looked at Wang Wan Ning’s somewhat adorable expression. He suddenly leaned closer to her, his eyes filled with amusement, his tone making it impossible to tell if he was serious or joking.

"I..."

Wang Wan Ning hadn’t expected Gu Heng to launch a full-scale assault after her simple probe. In an instant, her face turned completely crimson, and her heart began to pound wildly.

"Oh~"

"I’m just teasing you~"

Not five seconds after he spoke, Gu Heng moved back to a normal distance from Wang Wan Ning and then said matter-of-factly, "I’ve already made the arrangements for skiing. When you get up tomorrow morning, contact Xiang Lingshuang. She’ll get everything set up for you."

"Brother Gu Heng, aren’t you going skiing tomorrow?"

Wang Wan Ning asked in a small voice, her face still red.

"There are still some things regarding the plantation base investment that I need to handle personally tomorrow morning. I’ll come find you on the slopes after I’m done." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Gu Heng’s expression didn’t change, making it seem as if he really did have important business to attend to the next morning. In reality, he wasn’t sure what kind of progress he and Feng Yao would make that night, much less what time he’d get to sleep.

’When you’re with a girl, if you can’t guarantee you’ll do something, don’t make promises so easily. Otherwise, it’s a real turn-off.’

Under these circumstances, Gu Heng simply cleared his schedule for the next morning.

’That way, if I manage to get up early tomorrow, I can show up in front of Wang Wan Ning and tell her I’m free all morning to ski with her. She’ll be pleasantly surprised.’

’Even if I don’t wake up in the morning, as long as I can meet her for lunch at the restaurant, she’ll still feel content.’

’But if I tell Wang Wan Ning tonight that I’ll go skiing with her in the morning, and then fail to get up on time—even if I’m just an hour late—she’ll feel disappointed.’

’This is why so many young people, in the first blush of love, feel like everything is wonderful, but as time goes on, they only feel more and more tired, even to the point of feeling suffocated.’

’The reason is that when they first start dating, they give the other person too "much." At that time, they can’t wait to give their partner everything they have.’

’This "much" can refer to many personal, disposable resources like time, money, affection, space, and so on. But people are creatures of habit. When their partner gets used to them giving so "much," even if you give just a little bit "less," the other person will feel disappointed.’

’In college, a guy might give his partner 10 hours of his company every day because, back then, his time wasn’t worth much to him.’

’But after starting work, his total free time for the entire day might not even add up to 10 hours. And within those 10 hours, he has to socialize, attend functions, spend time with his parents, and work on self-improvement. In the end, the time he can give his partner might not even be 3 hours.’

’With this disparity, the partner will feel like he’s "fallen out of love."’

’So...’

’a passionate, all-consuming love ultimately only exists in idol dramas and movies. When it comes to reality, it can only be a flash in the pan.’

Speaking of which, Gu Heng had learned all these principles from Wang Yan back in Zhonghai, when Wang Yan had had too much to drink. If Wang Yan found out that Gu Heng was using these same tricks on his own sister, he’d probably be angry enough to fly straight to Changbai Mountain and kill him.

"Okay."

"Brother Gu Heng, you go ahead and take care of your work. Business is what’s most important."

Wang Wan Ning was very understanding. "I’ll wait for you at the slopes."

"I’ll try to be as quick as I can."

Gu Heng replied in a gentle voice.

As they spoke, they were respectfully guided by the hotel’s room manager and soon arrived back at the doors to their respective suites.

BEEP—

Just as Gu Heng swiped his key card, opened the door to his suite, and was about to step inside, he suddenly heard Wang Wan Ning call out from behind him.

Hearing her, Gu Heng turned to look back.

He saw that Wang Wan Ning had already stepped into her suite. She was hiding most of her body behind the door, with only her small head peeking out from the gap.

Her stunning face was covered in an alluring blush, and her bright, clear eyes were filled with irrepressible shyness.

"Brother Gu Heng..."

"If you’re really, really uncomfortable tonight, then... you can knock on my door. I... I’m willing to take you in!"

Wang Wan Ning forced herself to say this, holding back her shyness. Before Gu Heng could respond, she instantly shut the door and leaned against it from the other side, feeling as if all her strength had been drained, her body going limp.

On the other side of the door, Gu Heng stared at Wang Wan Ning’s quickly shut door. Thinking about what she had just said, he was stunned for a few seconds before a slight smile touched his lips.

’I have to say, Wang Junjin and Su Lei raised Wang Wan Ning very well.’

’She has the knowledge, perspective, mentality, and temperament expected of the primary daughter of a wealthy family, yet they also managed to preserve the innocence, charm, and purity appropriate for a girl her age.’

’So cute...’

’Too bad now isn’t the right time.’

Gu Heng shook his head with a hint of regret, then put Wang Wan Ning out of his mind. He turned, entered his suite, and went to shower and change, preparing for his private hot spring appointment later...