Mr. Bigshot Is Obsessed with His Hidden-Marriage Wife
Chapter 96: Soaking in a Hot Spring

Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Soaking in a Hot Spring

The rustling wind carried Tang Jingyao’s words to her ears, and Meng Tian suddenly clenched the reins with both hands, spun in place at a high speed, and made the horse turn ninety degrees under her control, forcefully stopping on the riverbank.

The great river flowed endlessly, and the panting of the horses was incessant.

The two horses stood facing each other, with the riders locking eyes, competing through their gazes.

Tang Jingyao frowned, "Are you so eager to win that you’d risk your life?"

"I only know that you’ve lost, Mr. Tang. Can you tell me now, did you sabotage the Meng Group from behind?"

"Haven’t you already guessed as much? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come here."

"Tang Jingyao, what exactly do you want? The one who offended you is me, don’t let the innocent family suffer."

Tang Jingyao steadied the somewhat restive horse beneath him, his lips still curved in his trademark scholarly smile, "Haven’t I already told you my purpose? I want to marry you."

"You’re really crazy."

"Crazy meets crazy, aren’t we a perfect match?"

"When I go crazy, I don’t hurt others, but when you do, you’re a bastard."

Tang Jingyao was about to respond when he heard the sound of horse hooves, it was Fu Xingzhou and Ye Yan arriving.

They looked at each other, and this time, they tacitly chose not to speak further.

Back at the resort, everyone had heard about the race between Meng Tian and Tang Jingyao.

"I heard Mr. Tang conceded voluntarily."

"It seems Miss Meng is highly favored by Mr. Tang. For people of their status and power, unless they want to please a woman, why would they concede so easily?"

Qin Shuyi silently listened to the chatter, taking a large gulp from her water glass.

She had performed her equestrian skills with all her might at the horse track today, but Tang Jingyao hadn’t spared her a single glance the whole time; his eyes were only on that woman called Meng Tian.

Even He Xuan just dropped her off afterward and ignored her, flirting with a female instructor.

She became the loneliest clown at the horse track, completely ignored.

"Isn’t the hot spring disinfected yet? I feel like I’m falling apart."

"I heard this hot spring is all-natural, and we are the first batch of guests to use it."

The resort’s hot springs are divided into a regular hot spring and a VIP hot spring pool.

The pools are separated by gender, with only a fake hill in between.

The mist from the pool blended with the surrounding beautiful scenery and ancient-style architecture, accompanied by slow, melodious music, allowing the spring waters to immerse one’s body and soothe the soul.

Ye Yan and Meng Tian were the last to arrive, both dressed in the spa-provided tube dresses.

"Dr. Ye, over here," Li Xi waved.

A few people gathered together, and Li Xi asked, "Does everyone want a drink?"

The butler brought over some pre-decanted red wine placed on a wooden tray that could float on the water’s surface, accessible by just stirring the water to the desired direction.

Everyone picked up a glass.

The girls always had their topics and excitement, buzzing with laughter unknowingly.

Separated by a fake hill, a few men were sitting by the poolside, discussing business matters.

Liang Zheng swam to the edge of the hill, straining his ears, "What are they talking about, laughing so cheerfully?"

He Xuan teased him, "Curious? Why don’t you dig a hole under the hill and sneak a peek?"

"Brother Tang, I heard you lost the race today? Aren’t you usually pretty good? I’ve never beaten you."

"Faced with someone who doesn’t care about their life, I couldn’t do much," Tang Jingyao swirled the wine in his glass, sipping slowly.

"You’re not really falling for that forensic doctor, are you? That profession is quite scary."

He Xuan splashed water at him, "Her dad is Meng Yusheng."

"The daughter of Meng Yusheng? I didn’t see that coming, she dresses quite plainly."

Fu Xingzhou had been whispering with Chen Yiren. Hearing their conversation, he coldly glanced at his brother, "That’s enough; Grandfather Meng used to have a life-and-death friendship with your grandfather."

"That’s why I kindly wanted to marry his daughter," Tang Jingyao squinted his fox-like eyes, "Who else would marry her besides me, when even a pretty boy can’t handle her?"

Liang Zheng pretended to vomit, "Brother Tang, don’t start acting all sentimental now. Last time after you did, the person..."

He Xuan hurriedly covered his mouth.

This kid really knew how to bring up the worst topics at the worst times, always mentioning Jiang Ying in front of Tang Jingyao; did he have a death wish?

"Ah!"

A scream suddenly came from next door.

Several men immediately turned serious.

"Ah, there’s a snake!" Li Xi was panicking and floundering in the water.

She had felt something cold slip over her leg when she went to pour some wine, initially thinking it was someone’s foot, but on closer inspection, it was a dark green snake.

The snake darted about in the water, causing ripples to spread.

The girls screamed in terror, scrambling to get to shore, their faces pale with fright.

"Tiantian." Ye Yan noticed that Meng Tian hadn’t come up but had dived to the bottom instead, "Tiantian, what are you doing?"

What if the snake was poisonous?

Meng Tian followed the trail of the snake and quickly found it. It was difficult to catch it in the water, but she managed after some effort.

When she climbed back up, soaking wet, she was holding a black and green snake in her hand, its vital spot controlled, with only its tail still desperately struggling.

During her study of toxicology, Meng Tian had researched various types of snakes. When those in the lab weren’t enough, she’d go to a snake breeding base to borrow some. After a few visits, the breeders taught her many techniques for catching snakes.

"This one isn’t poisonous," Meng Tian tried to reassure everyone.

The crowd: ...

Was it really a question of it being poisonous or not?

Its appearance alone was terrifying.

"Ah!" Qin Shuyi, who was closest to Meng Tian, screamed upon seeing her handling the snake, and not knowing what she stepped on, she toppled forward.

Meng Tian stood in front of her and didn’t see her coming at her. Suddenly, a figure swiftly moved closer and pulled Meng Tian into his arms.

Qin Shuyi fell to the ground with a thud, her right hand still poised in a grasping position.

By this time, several men had rushed over from the other side and saw the comical scene of Qin Shuyi with her mouth agape against the ground.

"You really are brave," Tang Jingyao remarked, watching the snake nearly being killed by her, with a twitch in his brow.

Ordinary girls would have been terrified at the sight of such a creature, running as fast as they could, yet she casually caught it as if it were nothing.

He even doubted if he gave her a stove, she could turn it into a meal right there and then.

But she was a woman unafraid of even corpses.

Why would she be afraid of a snake?

Meng Tian sprang away from Tang Jingyao’s embrace; she hadn’t expected that the person who had just pulled her was this madman.

Seeing Qin Shuyi’s posture now, what could she possibly misunderstand?

Qin Shuyi had released a snake in the water, but her goal wasn’t merely to scare people—it was to wait for this very moment.

With danger occurring in the women’s pool, the men in the other pool certainly wouldn’t just stand by.

As the men rushed in, that was really Qin Shuyi’s moment to shine.

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