The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 968 - 967. Cold Plum Courtyard

Tang Shu ultimately took pity on her personal chauffeur and decisively returned to her room for a nap after lunch.

However, some people truly don’t deserve pity, which was her first reaction upon waking up and finding Jing Yu comfortably reading a book.

"You didn’t sleep?"

"Drinking some tea is also rest. Are you awake now?"

In the living room outside the suite, Jing Yu was sitting in a corner of the sofa, wearing a white turtleneck sweater. Hearing her voice, he turned his head towards Tang Shu with his half-finished tea still steaming in his hands.

His gaze was tranquil and warm; the sunlight streaming through the window bathed him, giving off an indescribably gentle aura.

Tang Shu paused, her gaze landed on the book in his hands, where the title "The Explanation of Finance" was especially conspicuous.

"You brought books with you?"

"They are provided by the resort; there’s a reading room on the sixth floor."

"..."

Which normal resort would set aside a special area for tourists to read? Sure enough, five-star resorts are different; are they planning to cater to all types of tourists?

Jing Yu had already put down his things and stood up. He took several women’s garments from the entrance and handed them to Tang Shu one by one.

"It’s cold outside, wear more."

So, under stringent suggestions from someone, Tang Shu wrapped herself up in layers, becoming a ball. Twenty minutes later, when they both appeared in Plum Blossom Garden, her fur-trimmed collar made her resemble a dandelion standing against the wind.

"Today is a Thursday; how could there be so many people?"

Tang Shu was stunned by the flow of people coming to admire the plum blossoms, standing one or two under nearly every plum tree, faces beaming with smiles, holding up smartphones capturing the scene, and there was even a group chatting with netizens in front of their camera.

Alright, is there actually live streaming going on?

Has this place become a popular spot for social media check-ins?

In fact, Tang Shu’s guess was quite accurate. After all, it’s rare to see such a large expanse of plum blossoms during winter, especially ones cultivated in an interwoven pattern of white and red. When the plum blossoms were about to bloom this year, the resort packaged and advertised it, and enjoying the plum blossoms in winter had already become a new trend.

Jing Yu hadn’t expected this situation either, falling silent for a moment; he stood still, tightening his grip on his girlfriend’s hand.

"Perhaps... they’re planning to enjoy the New Year’s holiday in advance?"

We need to be careful later; there are indeed too many people. This situation doesn’t look like admiring plum blossoms but rather observing people or simply taking photos.

"Let’s go."

Tang Shu adjusted her face mask again, revealing only her eyes, and followed Jing Yu as they zigzagged through the crowd to a relatively less crowded spot.

Within the vast Cold Plum Courtyard, wax plums without green leaves were budding, ready to bloom; some early bloomers had already opened up, revealing their pistils and stamens, unafraid of the harsh cold, exuding a faint fragrance.

It was a scent that delighted the heart and mind.

"The scenery is indeed beautiful, perhaps even more so if we came a few days later."

"In a few more days, it’ll be the New Year’s holiday, and there will be even more tourists then."

Cold Plum Courtyard is adjacent to a winding artificial lake, with long corridors fashioned along both shores. Perhaps because the plum blossoms were so enchanting, only a few strolling tourists occasionally passed by on the corridors, a stark contrast to the crowdedness here.

"Let’s head over there; there are plum blossoms planted along the lake too."

The number of trees planted here is obviously much fewer.

"Let’s go."

The warmth of winter could be felt through their intertwined hands, and as the sunlight bathed them, their long shadows sprawled beside them. Occasionally, a chilly breeze would come along, bringing with it a hint of warmth.

Thankfully, it was only two or three o’clock in the afternoon, and the sun hadn’t lost its midday fervor yet.

As Tang Shu walked, she looked around and felt that it would be a disservice to the scenery not to take out her phone and snap a photo, so she retrieved her photography tool with her other hand.

"Want to take a shot?"

Jing Yu was slightly taken aback, turned his head to look at her, "I thought you didn’t like to take photos."

"I’m just not used to it, not opposed to it, and besides, my work requires photography too."

"I know."

But Jing Yu had never seen Tang Shu, or either of the two Weibo accounts ’Give and Take’, post casual photos in their usual updates, not a single one; most of the content was just routine business.

And how about other public figures’ Weibo accounts? They would surely be active once every two or three days, their life photos and interactions never stopping.

Tang Shu raised her phone, intending to take a selfie with Jing Yu, but their height difference made this task seem a bit difficult.

"Hey, you’re a bit tall."

"I’ll do it."

Jing Yu took the phone from her, switched the camera’s direction, and set it to selfie mode, asking her, "Ready?"

"Ready."

The eyes of Tang Shu, that were exposed outside, squinted with a smile; their hands remained clasped together from start to finish, inhibiting her from imitating the photo poses seen online.

With a "click" sound, a selfie was captured in the phone’s album.

Along with the sound of the photo being taken, the voice of a cheerful young girl introducing the place sprung up in front of them.

"Everyone look, this is the very popular Cold Plum Courtyard, isn’t it beautiful? In a few days, when all the cold plum flowers are in bloom, it will be even more stunning! Oh, you want the address? No problem, this is a tourist spot in the Southern District of the Imperial Capital, I’ll send you the address later... What, an internet-famous couple? What are you talking about?"

A twenty-something beautiful girl was live streaming while checking the rolling comments on the screen, noticing that eighty percent of the viewers were typing the words "internet-famous couple", and they added a bunch of exclamation marks to express their surprise.

"Behind, what behind?"

She turned around and indeed saw a handsome guy taking photos with his phone.

Of course, what first caught her eye was definitely the tall and long-legged handsome guy. As for the girl beside him... well, since she looked a bit like a ball and only showed a pair of sparkly eyes, the girl, quite infatuated with beauty, had overlooked her.

"Wow~~~ Handsome guy! Too bad he’s already taken, are you devils for telling me good news and bad news at the same time?"

The host was quite good at engaging the audience, observing the couple who were busy with their photos while remembering to interact with the netizens.

"Wait, what do you mean by ’internet-famous couple’? Are they famous? But there’s no live streaming equipment around them, right?"

The chat in the live streaming room scrolled like a gust of wind, continuously refreshing the page at such a speed it almost left a trail, causing the young host to gasp in surprise.

"I’m going~~~ My live stream has never been this lively before... Oh my god, can you slow down a bit, I can’t read what you’re saying at all ah ah ah—"

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