Although she still occasionally couldn't brake in time.
Yet every time she was about to lose control, Tang Chen would always appear and pull her along.
So later on, even when she was on the verge of falling, she didn't worry in the slightest.
She knew.
At the exact moment before she fell.
Tang Chen would definitely appear!
On this ski trail.
Tang Chen transformed into Shen Qingyan's hero, protecting her and keeping her from suffering even the slightest bit of harm.
Meanwhile, this long-lost feeling of being protected also allowed the ice in Shen Qingyan's heart—which she used for self-defense because of her scarred past—to completely melt away temporarily. She laughed and played with Tang Yao, the mother and daughter endlessly emitting silvery, bell-like pleasant laughter...
"Mom, in the end you still didn't catch up to me!"
Returning to the suite, Tang Yao hugged her ski board and looked proudly at Shen Qingyan.
"Why did you only race against Mom instead of racing against Dad?"
Shen Qingyan put down the ski board, and while helping Tang Yao brush the snow off her clothes, she asked with a turn of her head.
Tang Yao tilted her little head and said as a matter of course, "Because I can't win against Dad!"
"Pfft..."
Shen Qingyan was amused, reaching out to pinch the little girl's cheek. "You little bully!"
"Bleh..."
"All right, go wash up and change your clothes. We're going to soak in the hot spring."
"Okay!"
Tang Yao hopped back to the bedroom to change into the swimsuit for the hot spring, while joy beamed across Shen Qingyan's face.
But right at this moment.
Tang Chen walked past in front of her.
Her smile immediately froze a little bit again.
She suddenly remembered...
That she was going to soak in the hot spring with Tang Chen next?
This...
Tang Chen noticed her strangeness, his sword-like brows lifting slightly as he asked, "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing."
Shen Qingyan shook her head, turned around, and quickly followed Tang Yao, walking into the suite's bedroom where they were staying...
Tang Chen also returned to his bedroom to take a shower, changed into a pair of beach swimming trunks, and glanced in the mirror.
Not only was he handsome with well-proportioned body proportions, but all these years of working out also made his physique exceptionally flawless.
Chiseled muscles defined with sharp angles.
He pushed open the door and walked out of the room.
And just as he walked out of the room...
The other bedroom door was also pushed open.
Tang Yao walked out wearing a blue Minnie one-piece swimsuit.
Immediately following her was Shen Qingyan, wearing a black one-piece swimsuit without any makeup.
The one-piece swimsuit had a long skirt hem and shoulder sleeves, not revealing a single bit.
Yet seeing Shen Qingyan in this outfit, Tang Chen was still somewhat dazed.
She had also just finished showering, her wet hair coiled on top of her head. A few droplets of water hung on her jade-white, translucent face like a lotus emerging from the water, while beneath her swimsuit, her two slender calves and slightly plump thighs were incomparably dazzling...
Feeling Tang Chen's burning gaze.
Two flushes of crimson appeared on Shen Qingyan's fair cheeks as she turned around and walked quickly toward the hot spring pool.
"Dad, snap out of it!"
Tang Yao patted Tang Chen, her little face full of disdain as if she were saying, Look at how unworldly you are acting...
However, obviously.
Tang Chen was acquainted with the ways of the world.
Otherwise, she wouldn't even exist.
It was just that having suffered a memory blackout at the time, he had no way to recall those memories of worldly experiences...
Afraid to open her heart; once she had tasted warmth, she could no longer return to solitude... 9 updates requested for collection.
In the bubbling hot spring pool.
Tang Yao splashed around back and forth.
Meanwhile, Shen Qingyan sat there, her entire body submerged in the pool with only her head exposed, remaining silent the whole time...
As for Tang Chen, he somehow managed to fish out two water pistols, pulling Tang Yao—who was splashing in the hot spring pool—into a fierce water gun battle.
"Yaoyao is so clumsy, you can't hit Dad!"
"Dad is so clumsy too, you can't hit Yaoyao! Ah!"
Tang Yao was struck dead-center in the middle of her brows by a stream of water, and she angrily began a frantic counterattack against Tang Chen.
Yet she kept missing.
She clenched her small fists at Tang Chen in a bit of frustration.
Right at this moment.
A deep flash of amusement suddenly crossed her eyes...
Swish!
Another stream of water hit its mark.
"Ah!"
The little girl covered her face and shrieked, "You hit my eye!"
Tang Chen hurriedly stood up, and Shen Qingyan—who had been watching the fun from the side—also got up and walked over.
"How is it?"
"Yaoyao, are you okay?"
Tang Chen and Shen Qingyan rushed over separately to inquire.
Yet right at that moment.
Tang Yao suddenly drew her water pistol out of the water, hitting Tang Chen several times in succession before immediately pivoting her barrel and starting a round of strafing fire against Shen Qingyan.
"Tang Yao!"
Shen Qingyan wiped the splashes of water off her face, called out through gritted teeth, and snatched the water pistol right out of Tang Chen's hands. The warring factions turned into the mother and daughter, while Tang Chen sat off to the side and watched with beaming amusement.
At the same time, he also appreciated that gorgeous scenery of a water lily emerging from the clear water...
The outcome of this battle naturally ended with Shen Qingyan's victory, lifting her head proudly like a white swan...
And right at this moment.
Shen Qingyan suddenly discovered.
She had changed!
In the past, she would have absolutely never competed with her daughter for supremacy.
Because she knew.
Her daughter only had her alone to cherish her, and her alone to love her.
Now.
Although Tang Yao didn't feel wronged at all and instead became much happier.
Yet Shen Qingyan knew.
What caused her to undergo such a transformation was the appearance of Tang Chen!
Thinking of this.
She subconsciously turned her head to look at Tang Chen.
And then, she met Tang Chen's burning gaze fixed straight upon her, one that seemed to burn with thousands of degrees of heat.
Her pretty face turned red, and she subconsciously reached out to adjust the front and hem of her swimsuit before sitting back down into the hot spring pool...
A pleased smile emerged on Tang Chen's face. He crossed his hands behind the back of his head, turned his head to glance at Yaoyao once more, and could not help feeling a wave of deep emotion in his heart.
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