"Delicious!"
Yu Xiaoxiao stayed quietly by Yu Jing's side during the gathering, savoring a pastry he had handed her. The moment it melted in her mouth, her eyes widened and gleamed with golden light.
Completely captivated by the food, Yu Xiaoxiao was utterly immersed in it. Seeing this, Yu Jing no longer had to worry much about her.
He then turned his attention to Ning Yanzhi. The man was still holding the whiskey from earlier, using a toothpick to pick cherries off the table and savor them carefully.
"Cherries picked less than two hours ago. They're absolutely delicious."
"How about soaking in the swimming pool for a while?" Yu Jing suggested to Ning Yanzhi.
"Plants need plenty of water to thrive. Let's go."
As Ning Yanzhi left the room, he specifically called over the hotel attendant stationed outside and asked him to bring some fresh cherries to the rooftop pool. He then went to the swimming area's changing room and changed into the swimming trunks provided by the hotel.
While changing, Ning Yanzhi kept edging toward Yu Jing in the corner, apparently intending to sneak a look at Yu Jing's private parts. In the end, Yu Jing's resentful glare frightened Ning Yanzhi into immediately backing away, and he no longer dared entertain any thoughts of peeking.
After changing into their swimming trunks, the two men walked down the steps into the pool and sat down in the diving area.
"I thought you liked keeping yourself wrapped up from head to toe all day. I didn't expect you'd have a time when you wore nothing but a pair of trunks... Speaking of which, Yu Jing, your solid muscles look pretty good. Unlike me—I look like nothing but skin and bones."
As Ning Yanzhi spoke, he reached out and touched Yu Jing's