Chapter 149 She Was Clearly Being Very Serious

"Let's try it then. Just don't cry when you lose," Xiao Qi said with a confident air.

"I think it's worth a shot. The grounds here are vast with plenty of hiding spots, and it's getting dark soon, which makes it perfect for this kind of game," Wang Cheng said, casting a glance at the fading light of the sky.

Prompted by the remarks from Ye Ning and Xiao Qi, the competitive spirit among the group suddenly flared up.

"I'm in too. It sounds quite fun," Xu Lili nodded. Since the resort had not officially opened yet and there were very few people around, playing a somewhat childish game wouldn't feel embarrassing at all.

Besides, getting the rare chance to occasionally act like a child after growing up was a truly precious experience.

Seeing that everyone agreed to the proposal, Luo Ron nodded and instructed the group, "It's settled then. Everyone go upstairs to drop off your luggage, rest for a bit, have dinner, and meet down here once it gets dark."

The group nodded and followed the staff members into the hotel, grabbing their room keys and heading to their respective rooms.

Lin Nanhun was pulled along by Ye Ning to share a room with her. Before heading downstairs, she took out her phone and sent a message to the scoundrel.

——Scoundrel, do you want to play hide-and-seek?

Playing together with everyone brought her a sense of happiness, so she wanted the scoundrel to join in as well.

He had been busy all day and must be very tired.

***

When Shen Hanzhi received Lin Nanhun's message, he had just finished meeting with a business partner and was walking through the resort with the person in charge, inspecting every detail.

His phone vibrated once, and he pulled it out, swiping across the screen to read her message.

Hide-and-seek?

Gazing at the phone screen, Shen Hanzhi wore a somewhat amused expression on his handsome face.

It seemed she was having quite a good time.

"President Shen, shall we check the monitoring room next?" the person in charge asked. Snapping back to his attention, Shen Hanzhi gave a slight nod, then lifted his finger and typed a reply.

——I still have things to attend to.

Upon receiving the message, Lin Nanhun glanced at the darkening sky outside the window and sighed softly.

The scoundrel was far too busy; he looked so exhausted.

"Nanhun, are you ready? We need to head downstairs," Ye Ning's voice came from nearby.

Hastily putting her phone away, Lin Nanhun nodded in response.

***

Outside the first-floor hotel entrance, within a garden filled with intricate plants and decorations.

The entire studio staff had gathered.

They decided to use rock-paper-scissors to determine the first unlucky soul—the one who would be "it" and have to catch the others.

Although Lin Nanhun knew how to play rock-paper-scissors, her pure nature meant she always threw whatever came naturally to her mind, making her no match for the seasoned veterans in the studio.

After several rounds of elimination, it came down to a showdown between her and Xiao Qi, who had also lost multiple rounds.

In the final round, Lin Nanhun earnestly threw out scissors, but Xiao Qi seemed to have anticipated her move and threw a rock.

And so... she was the lucky winner—or rather, the unlucky first seeker.

"Xiao Qi won..." Luo Ron sighed, casting a sympathetic look at his own apprentice.

Lin Nanhun lowered her head, blinked in disbelief at her hand which was still frozen in the shape of scissors, and wore an innocent expression on her pretty face.

She had played so seriously, so why did she still lose?

"Sorry about that, sis can't help it," Xiao Qi said, looking at her with a trace of guilt. He hadn't wanted to win against her, but he had no choice—everyone wanted Luo Ron's prize!

"I'll take your place," Wang Cheng stepped forward voluntarily, looking at her with an earnest expression.