Obviously, Gong Jie’s morning temper was quite frightening.

But it didn’t matter… He’d put up with it.

It was getting late. Since Gong Jie was already up, surely he was planning to go out?! If so, he could enjoy a rare moment of peace and quiet. The suite had a large sunroom with a circular jacuzzi. It was surrounded by privacy glass that gave a view of the outside but one could not look in.

He planned to relax in the tub and enjoy the view of the mountains while sipping champagne, once Gong Jie was gone. It would be absolutely… bliss!

Now that sounded more like a holiday! Hua Jin could already imagine the extraordinary happiness of lying in the bathtub.

Only, very soon, his beautiful dream was shattered.

Gong Jie made a call from the bathroom and learned that Mu Yazhe and Yun Shishi had gone to the mountain to pick tea leaves, so he decided to rest in his room.

And then…

He went straight to the sunroom and lay down in the tub. He poured himself a glass of the Italian champagne that Hua Jin had coveted for a long time. Holding the goblet, he lay stretched out in the bathtub, enjoying life.

Hua Jin watched this from the side.

His surf tub…

His fine Italian champagne…

How could life be so capricious…

The actor lay resentfully on the sofa.

Gong Jie’s cool, frozen voice called out. “Come here!” He seemed to be summoning him.

Reluctantly, the actor sat up straight on the sofa and looked in his direction with a troubled expression. “What do you want?” he asked like a fool.

“Give me a shoulder massage.”

“… a shoulder massage?”

“Yes, my neck is sore.”

The pillows at the hotel were soft and Gong Jie was so used to harder pillows. Now his cervical spine felt like it was going to collapse.

Reluctantly, the actor replied, “Don’t they have massage therapists here? I’ll call the service line for one.”

Gong Jie snorted. The actor shot to his feet, came up behind him, and half-squatted. “I’ll give you a massage then,” he said, swallowing his anger.

He gripped the back of Gong Jie’s neck with both hands and began to knead it gently, but he was cursing inwardly. It seemed this guy had every intention to enslave him?!

Fine! He’d put up with it all. Ostracized. This guy must be trying to squeeze him out. This guy must be jealous that he and Yun Shishi were so close, and that was why he targeted him!

“Too weak.”

Hua Jin increased the strength of the kneading.

Gong Jie remarked, “Have you grown weak in your hands now that you’re a woman?”

“…”

The actor squeezed hard. However, for Gong Jie, it made no difference.

From his vantage point, Hua Jin could see Gong Jie’s bare upper body, with its lean musculature and prominent chest as he leaned against the side of the tub. The view added a few erotic touches.

For a moment, the actor found his gaze transfixed.

Envious…

How exactly did he get such definition in his muscles?

In the past, he had always had the habit of going to the gym. However, no matter how much he trained, he could not develop these sculpted lines like Gong Jie’s.

Bewildered, Hua Jin asked, “How do you develop these muscles?”

“What?”

“Do you go to the gym?”

‘I’m not in the habit of going to the gym.’

“Then how did you get your muscles?”

“Why, do you want them?”

Naturally, the actor felt envious. As a man, having solid muscles was like a woman with 36D cups.