‘You’re a jinx! I can swim to land myself!’ Gu Jing said.
Zhen Lang jumped into the lake and he dragged Gu Jing onto land. But under the lake he touched her body inappropriately, she pushed him away from her and as a result she swallowed a lot of water.
‘Don’t make a commotion, get into my car,’ Zhen Lang said.
‘I’m not getting into a jinx’s car!’ Gu Jing said.
Gu Jing couldn’t see the studio’s car, because a crowd obstructed her pathway.
‘You’re a young man. You need to value your life,’ a man said.
‘That’s right, your life is precious,’ a lady said.
‘The youth of today are too hot headed. You have a long road ahead of you,’ an elderly lady said.
Zhen Lang saw Gu Jing shivered, he took off his jacket and he draped it over her shoulders.
‘Please move out of the way,’ Gu Jing said.
‘Don’t kill yourself,’ an elderly man said.
‘Don’t think too much, it’s better to value your life,’ another lady said.
Zhen Lang wrapped an arm around Gu Jing and his eyes swept coldly over the crowd. ‘Move out of the way.’
The crowd immediately parted and Gu Jing leapt to the studio’s car.
‘Jinx, keep your distance from me,’ Gu Jing said.
Zhen Lang opened the studio’s car door for Gu Jing and he drove in his car to the resort.
The studio’s car driver drove Gu Jing to the resort, but half-way the engine made a boom noise and the car broke down.
‘There is something wrong with the engine. Miss Gu, do you want to wait for me to fix the engine or do you want to go in a different car?’ the driver asked.
Zhen Lang wound down his car window, he smiled and he waved Gu Jing to get in his car.
Gu Jing reluctantly got in Zhen Lang’s car. Because they were both drenched and dirtied his car, she let go of the lake incident.
Zhen Lang drove Gu Jing to the resort. The moment they arrived at the resort she jumped out of his car. She didn’t wait for him to park his car, she strode into the resort.
A concierge served Gu Jing at reception.
‘Room 501,’ Gu Jing said.
The concierge gave Gu Jing a key card to her room. She ran to the elevator because she didn’t want to run into the jinx.
Gu Jing walked out of the elevator and she swiped her key card several times but the front door didn’t open. She checked her key card and she cursed – ‘Heavens! 510?’
Gu Jing rushed back to reception and she couldn’t believe she ran into the jinx at reception. She ignored him and she quickly exchanged key card 510 for 501. She strode to the elevator, but the jinx followed her to the fifth floor.
‘Why are you following me?’ Gu Jing asked. She glared at Zhen Lang, his clothes were still wet. ‘I’ll let you take a shower in my room, but I’m showering first.’
Zhen Lang dangled his key card in front of Gu Jing’s face and her face boiled, because he had key card 503!
Gu Jing couldn’t believe out of all the rooms at the resort, the jinx’s room had to be on the same floor as her and right next to her room!
Gu Jing escaped to her room and she ran to the bathroom. She turned on the shower faucet and she cursed – ‘Heavens! Cold water?’
Gu Jing called reception, but no one picked up. She reluctantly knocked on the jinx’s front door.
Zhen Lang opened the front door and he saw Gu Jing’s wet clothes still stuck on her body. He held her hand and he pulled her into his room. ‘Why didn’t you shower and change clothes?’
Gu Jing looked pitifully at Zhen Lang. He showered and looked refreshed. But she wore wet clothes and stunk of overdue milk.
‘There’s no hot water in my bathroom,’ Gu Jing said.
Zhen Lang pushed Gu Jing in the direction of his bathroom. ‘Take a shower in my bathroom first. I’ll call maintenance to fix your bathroom.’
Gu Jing showered in Zhen Lang’s bathroom. She finally felt refreshed. She walked back to her room and she crawled into bed. She wanted to sleep until morning, but she woke up in the middle of night cold. She sneezed, sniffed her nose and her body shook.
Gu Jing got out of bed. She checked the air-conditioner control system, and the green light looked like a glow in the dark nightmare. She clearly set the room temperature at 22 degrees Celsius, but the green light glowed 18 degrees Celsius.
Gu Jing shivered all the way to Zhen Lang’s front door.
‘Mr Vet, open the door,’ Gu Jing said weakly.
Zhen Lang opened his front door and Gu Jing collapsed onto his chest. He hugged her, her body felt hot and he frowned. ‘Why is your body hot?’
Gu Jing didn’t understand why Zhen Lang asked her why her body felt hot, because she shivered uncontrollably. She rubbed her cold body against his warm body.
‘The air-con in my room is broken. Can you call maintenance for me?’ Gu Jing said. She hugged Zhen Lang. ‘You’re a jinx. You made me fall into the lake, made my car break down, my shower and my air-con doesn’t work because of you. Wait until I wake up, I’ll get even with you.’
Zhen Lang carried Gu Jing onto his bed. ‘Stop speaking nonsense.’
Zhen Lang checked his suitcase. He took out a thermometer, fever relief tablets and a bottle of water.
‘Mr Vet…’ Gu Jing called. She held her head. ‘My head hurts, my bones ache. Did you hit me while I’m sleeping?’
Zhen Lang checked her temperature. He frowned, she had a fever. He got her to sit upright. ‘Open your mouth. Swallow the tablets and drink water. It’ll reduce your fever.’
Gu Jing swallowed the tablets and drank a sip of water. In her feverish state she hugged a giant pillow. She snuggled her pillow and she moved her head around until she found a comfortable spot.
‘Little girl, are you comfortable?’ Zhen Lang asked.
Gu Jing didn’t expect her pillow could talk, but her pillow was warm and comfortable so she didn’t let go of her pillow.
Gu Jing pulled Zhen Lang onto the bed. He hugged her and he caressed her face. He was relieved her fever reduced. He whispered in her ear. ‘If you keep putting your hand there, I’ll be uncomfortable all night. All these years, I rarely see you get sick. But you’re not a good patient.’
Gu Jing dreamt a beautiful dream. In her dream a giant hot water bottle hugged her and caressed her face. She felt happy and safe. She wanted the giant hot water bottle to hug her and keep her warm every day.
End of Chapter Twenty-Seven