After Trying To Pursue The Cold, Elegant Beauty. I Ended Up Being Flirted With Instead - Chapter 49.1

Wen Zhu’s lips curved into a self-mocking arc. She only glanced once before calmly retracting her gaze.

As long as Pei Xiubai didn’t bring her over to her face, she would pretend she hadn’t seen them.

Pei Xiubai and Jiang Xinxin had clearly put thought into their costumes.

The Ice Princess and her Knight.

Their outstanding looks and physiques made the concept incredibly fitting.

At the end of their run, Pei Xiubai even executed an elegant knight’s bow towards the judges’ panel.

This gesture, combined with her exceptionally beautiful face, instantly lit up the judges’ eyes.

An unprecedented high score appeared on the electronic screen.

The atmosphere around them was completely ignited by their perfect cooperation; the applause and cheers almost tore through the night sky.

“President Pei, we were amazing!”

Seeing the highest score so far, Jiang Xinxin excitedly hugged Pei Xiubai directly.

Pei Xiubai’s body stiffened at the warm, soft body pressing against her, and she subconsciously wanted to push her away.

But she was afraid her action would hurt Jiang Xinxin’s feelings.

After a moment of hesitation, she still raised her hand and gently hugged Jiang Xinxin back.

Wen Zhu watched their interaction from the side, her gaze calm, then she looked away.

Soon, the announcement for number twenty-one sounded over the broadcast.

It was their turn.

Wen Zhu and Li Zhiyun stood at the starting point.

“Do you want to win?” Li Zhiyun suddenly asked her.

Wen Zhu was stunned for a moment, then nodded forcefully.

“Yes.”

Li Zhiyun smiled.

The next second, before Wen Zhu even had time to clip into her ski board, Li Zhiyun suddenly bent down and lifted her up entirely in a horizontal embrace.

“Then let’s do something different.”

The referee’s whistle blew.

Wen Zhu instinctively reached out and tightly wrapped her arms around Li Zhiyun’s neck.

The surrounding spectators were all stunned by the sight.

Two people, skiing down with only one pair of skis.

This move was extremely difficult, impossible to complete without absolute trust and intimate coordination between the two.

But Li Zhiyun held her, the strength in her arms incredibly steady, her movements fluid and clean, like a king holding his most beloved queen.

Just as the crowd was speechless, stunned by the highly difficult opening, something even more unexpected happened.

During the descent, Li Zhiyun suddenly set Wen Zhu down.

She wrapped one arm around Wen Zhu’s waist, letting her stand side-by-side with her, skiing forward together.

Wen Zhu had no ski boards on her feet.

From a distance, it looked as if Li Zhiyun was carrying her, flying across the snow.

Even the wind and snow seemed to favor them.

The snowflakes stirred up by the wind fell on the two of them, reflecting magical light spots under the lamps, making the whole scene surreal.

As if characters from a fairy tale had truly stepped into reality.

The thunderous cheers almost ripped open the night sky.

“Mom, I saw real people! The fairy tale princess really came out!”

“Oh my god, how much core strength do you need for this!”

“Only core strength? Don’t ignore her arm strength! How can a person be this good-looking and also have such great physical ability!”

“With this kind of stamina, it must be exciting during that too…”

“Sister, this is a ski resort, not a private forum!”

The judges even stood up from their seats, applauding vigorously.

They hadn’t seen such stunning technique and tacit understanding in years!

A bright red number flashed on the electronic screen

Perfect score.

It was the only perfect score in the competition tonight so far.

If nothing went wrong, they would be tonight’s first-place winners.

Outside the railing, Pei Xiubai’s hand slammed hard onto the cold metal bar.

A muffled bang.

Wen Zhu had indeed participated in this ridiculous competition with that Li Zhiyun!

She hadn’t messaged her for days, was it because she was accompanying Li Zhiyun after accompanying Yan Tingyu?

Was she so incapable of being alone?!

Jiang Xinxin, beside her, was startled by the sudden movement.

At first, she didn’t understand why Pei Xiubai reacted so strongly.

When she followed Pei Xiubai’s gaze, she instantly understood.

Wen Zhu!

The color drained from Jiang Xinxin’s face instantly.

She finally realized why Pei Xiubai, who had told her to stay in the downtown hotel, had suddenly changed her mind and asked her to come to the ski resort.

Although she knew Pei Xiubai’s trip was to find Wen Zhu.

She had naively thought that Pei Xiubai had specifically booked the ski resort because she had casually mentioned wanting to ski.

It wasn’t.

It was just to have her come over so she could better search for Wen Zhu!

Jiang Xinxin’s heart felt like it had been thrown into an ice cave, chilling and shattering completely.

With reddened eyes, she slowly lowered her head.

Why was it Wen Zhu again?

Why did this woman always have to ruin her plans?

If only Wen Zhu didn’t exist…

Even after leaving the slope, Wen Zhu’s heart rate hadn’t normalized.

It was truly too exhilarating just now.

Although Li Zhiyun’s actions were certainly adventurous.

But for some reason, when she realized she was in Li Zhiyun’s arms, when Li Zhiyun’s arms were tightly holding her, she felt an overwhelming sense of security.

It was an unprecedented, solid, and warm feeling of being enveloped.

As if nothing could harm her while she was in Li Zhiyun’s embrace.

In the rest area, the surrounding noise finally quieted down a bit.

Li Zhiyun handed her a glass of warm water.

“Sorry, did I scare you just now?”

Wen Zhu shook her head.

Her eyes were remarkably bright, like a child who had just received a beloved toy.

Li Zhiyun looked at her expression, and her heart softened.

She suddenly crouched down, slightly tilting her head back to look up at Wen Zhu.

Li Zhiyun’s eyes were clear, distinctly reflecting Wen Zhu’s image.

“As long as you’re happy.”

“My princess.”

The last four words were spoken in a very low voice, carrying a spoil that could almost drown a person.

Wen Zhu was instantly stunned.

Her heart began to pound violently again, uncontrollably.

So rapidly that she could barely breathe.

She took out her phone, pretending to reply to some important message, thereby avoiding Li Zhiyun’s gaze.

Li Zhiyun didn’t say anything more, just sat down quietly beside her.

Wen Zhu subconsciously opened a short video app.

The app pushed local trends to her.

Nine out of ten videos were posted by people at this ski resort.

But she couldn’t focus on them.

Suddenly, a video popped up.

It was the scene of her and Li Zhiyun skiing together just now.

The video had been slowed down and set to a romantic, ambiguous piece of music.

The caption read: If we met on the same snow, this life would count as growing old together.

The comment section was full of:

“I’m obsessed, I’m obsessed!”

“Are they a real couple? Mom, how well-matched!”

“Perfectly matched, a match made in heaven, a match for immortals!”

“That embrace feels so secure. Do you see the arm that didn’t move? If my partner were that amazing, would I still have to move myself every day?”

…

Wen Zhu’s finger paused, then she couldn’t help but gently stroke the words “how well-matched” on the screen.

Was she truly… a match?

Only now was she finally willing to admit

The rapid heartbeat was real.

Her heart was fine.

The problem was herself.

Just as she was thinking, a new message popped up.

It was Li Zhishu.

“I watched the whole live broadcast of this ski resort event! You two were amazing! Your coordination was too perfect! I was practically screaming just now!”

“Was that Li Zhiyun’s idea? I figured it must be her; she’s so bold.”

Wen Zhu felt inexplicably guilty looking at the message from Li Zhishu.

Her hand trembled as she typed a line into the dialogue box.

[Sister Zhishu, if I made a move on your sister, would you blame me?]

She typed the words but hesitated to press send.

Finally, as if abruptly waking up, she came to her senses and deleted the message word by word.

Wen Zhu turned off her phone, staring blankly ahead.

Her heart was still thumping.

Sister Zhishu was right.

Li Zhiyun was bold.

And she was no less daring herself.