Lu Chiyan and Qin Sili drove to Capital Gate Palace themselves.
At the thought of soaking in a hot spring with Qin Sili, Lu Chiyan was excited the whole way there, having long since forgotten all about Xie Yi'an's phone call.
Capital Gate Palace was even bigger than Lu Chiyan had imagined. Built in the style of Chinese palaces, it consisted of three large palaces surrounded by twelve smaller ones.
The three large palaces were all hot spring hotels, with luxurious, classical decor and a magnificent grandeur. From the carved beams and painted rafters to the pavilions and terraces, every detail had clearly been carefully designed.
The twelve smaller palaces surrounding them were separate, private areas.
Visitors to Capital Gate Palace could choose to stay in one of the large palaces or book a private smaller palace.
Naturally, the hot spring areas in the large palaces were shared, while each smaller palace came with its own private little hot spring.
Qin Sili took Lu Chiyan to one of the smaller palaces.
"It's just the two of us here?" Lu Chiyan stared at the empty little palace, a little dumbfounded.
Why wasn't this quite what he'd imagined?
He'd thought it would be the kind of big hot spring where lots of people soaked together.
He hadn't expected a private hot spring like this, with only him and Qin Sili.
Him and Qin Sili?
Just the two of them?
Soaking in a hot spring together?
Why did something feel off?
He wasn't like Qin Sili. He liked men.
Soaking in a hot spring with a whole bunch of men wouldn't necessarily give him any ideas, but... soaking alone with a man like Qin Sili? It would be hard to guarantee he wouldn't have any other thoughts!
No, no, Lu Chiyan, that's your brother. Your own brother!
How can you have such improper thoughts about him!
That's so immoral!
Only after taking some time to calm himself down in the bathroom did Lu Chiyan slowly change into his swim trunks for the hot spring.
As soon as he came out, Lu Chiyan saw Qin Sili, who had also changed into his swim trunks, and his breath caught.
At 191 centimeters tall, Qin Sili already had incredible proportions and looked good in anything he wore. Lu Chiyan hadn't expected him to look even better with his clothes off. Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, smooth yet powerful muscle definition, a firm chest, and taut abs-every muscle was developed to just the right degree. He was so perfect that Lu Chiyan could hardly look away.
[Qin Sili's body is way too insane! How long does it take to get muscle definition that good? Seriously, isn't having such a handsome face enough? How can his body be this good too! Talk about fierce competition! Is he even going to let the rest of us live!]
Hearing Lu Chiyan's thoughts, Qin Sili's breath caught too. The praise made his expression turn a little awkward, and he hardly dared to look at Lu Chiyan.
[No, no, don't look at anything improper, don't look at anything improper. That body is way too tempting. It's seriously enough to make someone lose control! Maybe I should skip the hot spring after all? Soaking in this hot spring could get me all hot and bothered!]
Qin Sili: "???"
"Um... you go ahead." Suddenly flustered, Lu Chiyan scratched his head and came up with an excuse. "I'll go get something to drink. What do you want?"
Qin Sili frowned slightly. "Anything is fine."
"Oh, then I'll go see what drinks they have," Lu Chiyan said. "You go soak first. Go ahead!"
With that, Lu Chiyan hurried away as though fleeing.
I've got to get something ice-cold to cool down.
Qin Sili is toxic!
No, I'm the toxic one. Of all the things I could've done for fun, why did I have to come soak in a hot spring!