Shen Lian couldn't stand the cold, so he came back before he'd played around for long. The excitement still lingered in his eyes as he took the ginger tea Aunt Fen handed him and drained it.
Over the next month, Shen Lian attended two events and took on three endorsements. Hu Kailan stopped pushing him, and neither Dai Tong nor Zhao Wenshu had any good scripts. It seemed everything around him was deliberately giving him room to slow down.
As December arrived, Qu City welcomed its first major snowfall.
Snow fell thick and fast for three days, with fierce winds raging. It was so cold that no one wanted to go outside.
That day, Shen Lian was brewing tea by the stove when Feng Yueshan called. "Teacher Shen, Floating Green Mountain is open. I've got a ski resort over there. Want to go?"
Shen Lian's eyes lit up. "Sure. I'll go talk to Yilan."
Chu Yilan was at the office. Neither wind nor snow could keep him from work, unless a certain Mr. Shen clung to him in the morning, whining and refusing to let go. A project had just wrapped up, and Chu Yilan had been considering taking Shen Lian somewhere to unwind. Feng Yueshan's suggestion came at just the right time.
They set the date for two days later. Chu Yilan had originally planned to pick Shen Lian up after his meeting and drive to Floating Green Mountain, but a longtime business partner came to visit, likely keeping him busy until the afternoon. Shen Lian was going stir-crazy at home, while Feng Yueshan and the others had arrived yesterday, so he wouldn't be bored if he went now. Chu Yilan sent Sun Binghe to pick him up so they could head over and enjoy themselves first.
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