In November, Pengcheng is slightly cool. After the sun rises, the soft sunlight shines through the car window, bathing you in warmth. The sky is azure, with occasional large clouds drifting by, making it a perfect time for an outing.
Half an hour later, they still hadn’t reached their destination. Victor Mo hadn’t turned on the navigation, but Serena Li, seeing that he was already on the highway, asked in confusion, “Are we leaving Pengcheng?”
Victor Mo turned his head to look at her and laughed, “Judging from your expression, are you afraid I’ll sell you out?”
Serena Li was a little embarrassed and quickly denied it: “No, I was just a little curious.”
Victor Mo smiled and said softly, “Let’s go to Zixia Resort.”
Serena Li had heard of this place , but had never been there. This resort is located on the eastern coast of Pengcheng, backed by gently embracing mountains, with a four-kilometer stretch of sandy land, clear waters, and beautiful scenery.
Serena Li noticed he was also wearing sportswear and asked, “Do you often go rock climbing there?”
Victor Mo : “I don’t do rock climbing much, but I do boxing every week.”
“Boxing?” Serena Li immediately thought of the time she went to the fight club to find him. He seemed to have just finished boxing, his great physique was on full display, and he even forcibly kissed her at the end…
Victor Mo glanced at her, tapped his long, bony fingers on the steering wheel a few times, and said with a smile, “I’ll take you to a fight club to watch boxing next time.”
Serena Li sensed that he was implying something, and her face unconsciously turned red.
Thirty minutes later, they arrived at the resort. As soon as the two got out of the car, someone came to greet them.
The manager on duty seemed to have been waiting for Victor Mo , and stepped forward to say, “Mr. Mo, the climbing gym is ready.”
Victor Mo tossed the car keys to the valet and said to the manager, “Okay, lunch will be at the usual place. Please prepare it later.”
“Okay, please follow me.”
The two followed the duty manager through the hotel lobby, then through a large back garden, and onto a cobblestone path paved with auspicious clouds. Beside the path, a magenta trumpet tree swayed gently in the breeze, creating a picturesque scene. Serena Li stopped and glanced at it a few times.
Victor Mo, who was walking ahead , noticed that she hadn’t kept up, so he turned around and saw a woman standing under the magenta trumpet tree. Her face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and he couldn’t take his eyes off her.
Victor Mo came to her side, reached out and brushed aside a few strands of hair that had been blown about by the wind, tucking them behind her ear with practiced ease.
Serena Li turned her head with a slight tremor and met his smiling eyes, which were filled with infinite tenderness.
The two were very close. His breath, carrying a faint scent of tobacco, mixed with his masculine aroma, wafted over her. Serena Li ‘s heart seemed to be struck by something, and suddenly contracted. Then she heard him say, “Let’s go through this path to the climbing gym in the back.”
Serena Li nodded, concealing her inexplicably racing heart, and turned to walk forward.
Victor Mo, standing behind , had a faint smile on his lips and a burning gaze in his eyes.
Turn the corner ahead and you’ll arrive at the climbing gym.
This indoor gym is spectacular. There are two people who look like instructors standing at the foot of the tall climbing wall, but there is no one on the climbing wall itself.
After exchanging greetings, two instructors came over and explained the safety features of climbing harnesses and how to wear them correctly. Since both instructors were already wearing sportswear, there was no need to change, and the instructors led them in warm-up exercises.
After putting on his climbing gear, Victor Mo walked over to Serena Li , looked down at her, and asked, “Serena, are you ready?”
Serena Li nodded, and the two began.
Serena Li looked thin, but her arm strength was good, and her movements were quite agile. Rock climbing requires skill and finesse, and at the beginning, her speed was comparable to Victor Mo’s . However, men generally have better stamina than women, and after climbing about a third of the way, Victor Mo would wait for her every now and then. To those below, the two looked like a couple deeply in love, with perfect understanding.
When they were descending the rock, Victor Mo landed first, and when Serena Li was still 20cm away from the ground, he was behind her supporting her waist.
Serena Li paused for a moment, but didn’t push his hand away, because if she struggled, she might fall, and then the position would be even more ambiguous.
After coming down, Serena Li rubbed her slightly sore arms. Victor Mo saw that she wasn’t even out of breath and smiled at her, saying, “You have great stamina. You’re not fast, but you maintained that pace while climbing. That’s a good technique.”
Serena Li turned to look at him. After exercising, his black vest was soaked with sweat and clung to his chest, clearly showing the lines of his pectoral and abdominal muscles. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his particularly sexy masculine aura was overwhelming. She looked away, feeling a little embarrassed.
After the two removed their climbing equipment, a waiter led them to a luxury suite in the resort to freshen up.
Half an hour later, Serena Li came out, and the waiter waiting at the door led her to a large private room.
Serena Li went inside, she saw Victor Mo had changed into a light gray casual outfit and was standing behind the glass door in the backyard, smoking. He had one hand in his pocket, the other holding a cigarette, and took two deep drags before flicking the ash off his cigarette.
Serena Li had noticed his fingers; despite his frequent smoking, the man’s fingers remained clean, long, and very beautiful.
Upon seeing Serena Li , he stubbed out his cigarette and walked in. He then looked at her and said, “Serena, I’m sorry, the owner of the resort asked me to discuss some matters. After lunch, you can go to your hotel room for a nap. We’ll go back later, okay?”
Serena Li wasn’t naive; business people can do business anywhere. After a moment’s hesitation, she agreed.
At 3 p.m., after resting, Serena Li saw a WeChat message from Victor Mo saying that he was still discussing business and that after she woke up, he would arrange for someone from the resort to take her to the orchard on the back hill to pick tangerines.
November is the harvest season for this fruit, which combines the beautiful appearance of oranges with the tender flesh of tangerines. Serena Li already loves to eat this kind of juicy fruit, and the thought of picking it herself makes her quite excited.
The farm’s fruit growers brought Serena Li to the “citrus orchard.” Upon seeing the beautiful, golden-yellow citrus fruits, she immediately decided to pick more to take back and share with Lynn Yan and Joyce Wu .
Serena Li picked two baskets of tangerines with the fruit farmer, Victor Mo arrived at the orchard.
Seeing her excited and curious expression as she followed the fruit farmers picking fruit, I felt that my arrangements for today were exactly what she wanted.
Victor Mo’s eyes twitched slightly, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he strode forward to stand behind her.
Serena Li reached out to pick the golden fruit from above, she felt someone approaching her. Turning around, she saw Victor Mo standing behind her.
Looking at his face so close to mine, I felt my heart pounding wildly for no reason.
A little flustered and at a loss, after hesitating for a moment, she handed him the emperor orange she had picked and said, “Would you like to try some?”
Victor Mo took it, peeled it off in a few quick movements, took a bite, and said, “You picked it, it’s very sweet.”
Their eyes met, and for a moment, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air. Serena Li quickly looked away.
After leaving the orchard, Victor Mo had several boxes of Emperor Tangerines he had picked loaded onto the car before returning to the back garden. There he saw Serena Li leaning against the railing in the gazebo, smiling softly. He felt a sense of comfort and walked over to stand at the bottom of the steps behind the railing, where he could look her in the eye.
He asked her, “Serena, are you tired?”
Serena Li looked up at him and nodded: “A little.”
Victor Mo suggested, “The resort has natural hot springs, why don’t we go for a soak?”
After spending a day together, Victor Mo felt that Serena Li had let her guard down a lot. When she spoke to him now, her tone was no longer polite and distant as before. He heard her say lazily, “I don’t want to move.”
The hot spring isn’t in the resort; it’s halfway up the mountain, about a ten-minute walk away, and it’s all steps.
Since it’s a rare opportunity to come here, Serena Li really wanted to experience the hot spring medicinal baths, but after rock climbing in the morning and picking fruit in the afternoon, she really didn’t want to move anymore.
Victor Mo adored her unguarded expression. He slowly leaned closer to her and asked with a smile, “So you mean you want me to carry you up?”
Serena Li blushed upon hearing this and quickly denied it: “I didn’t!”
Then he quickly stood up, took a few steps, turned to Victor Mo and said, “Aren’t we going to eat? I’ll go first.”
Victor Mo’s eyes and brows were tinged with a smug smile, and he followed along with a smirk.
On her way back, just as the Bentley drove away from the resort, Serena Li received a call from the head of her grade.
The director told her that she needed to attend a teacher career planning training session at the Education Bureau the next day, explaining that Principal Liu had determined the number of participants based on the teaching performance of the past year. Serena Li frowned upon hearing this; it was Principal Liu again. However, she quickly thought that the other teachers attending the training had all joined the school around the same time as her, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
Victor Mo noticed that Serena Li seemed a bit tired, so he didn’t drive fast on the way back. It took him about two hours to get to the underground parking garage of Four Seasons Garden . Serena Li fell asleep during the latter part of the journey.
In her drowsy state, she heard Victor Mo calling her. She opened her eyes sleepily and mumbled, “Have we arrived yet?”
She was still half asleep, her voice soft and gentle, her eyes hazy and pure, with a tenderness like a small animal, exuding an unadorned allure. Victor Mo’s heart warmed at the sight, and he almost couldn’t resist kissing her forcefully. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he said softly, “Serena, we’re here. Go back to sleep later.”
Serena Li opened her eyes and saw the handsome face so close to hers. Her face flushed, and she said, “Thank you for today. I’ll head back now.”
After saying that, he opened the car door and got out.
I didn’t expect Victor Mo to get off the car too.
Serena Li : “You…?”
Victor Mo said, “My driver just arrived. I’ve already had him move those boxes of Emperor Tangerines to your doorstep. Come on, I’ll take you upstairs and help you carry your things inside before I leave.”