Ski Into Love (Hush, the king is hibernating) [Requested]

Part 148

Searching for a Full Moon on a Snowy Day (Part 4)

Upon reaching the mountaintop, the staff thoughtfully removed the board attached to the cable car's exterior.

As the doors opened, the man effortlessly stepped out, one hand carrying the toddler who barely reached his thigh, and the other holding a small child's snowboard.

After steadying himself, he set Xun Yue down. The child, having just been awakened, was in a foul mood. She crouched near the ski rack, demanding to be carried by her father.

The man pulled down his face guard and goggles, concealing his familiar face behind the protective gear.

Standing nearby, Wei Zhi sensed Xun Yue's tantrum momentarily falter for about three seconds.

The little girl tilted her small head upwards, staring somewhat blankly at the man clad entirely in black before her.

It was as if she no longer recognized him.

"No whining, Xiao Man. You're a big girl now," Shan Chong said.

"Hold your mother's hand and walk by yourself."

Wei Zhi: "..........."

As Wei Zhi was seriously contemplating the logic of telling a three-year-old who hadn't even started preschool that she was "a big girl now," she heard the man continue in a steady tone from nearby.

He explained that he needed to carry the snowboards, including her mother's, so he didn't have a free hand to hold her.

Having said this, he reached out to take the two boards that had been temporarily placed on the rack next to the cable car.

He didn't rush off but stood there holding the two boards, watching Wei Zhi and Xun Yue with a patient yet authoritative expression.

Xun Yue still looked up at him blankly, seemingly uncertain about the creature before her—

It had her father's voice but looked quite different from how he appeared at home, and not at all easy to manipulate.

As she pondered in confusion, someone tugged at the rabbit ears on her hat from behind. Turning around, she saw her mother standing beside her, looking composed.

"It might sound a bit inappropriate to say this to you, but right now, what I want to say most is 'I told you so.'"

Xun Yue: "Huh?"

Wei Zhi crouched down and pinched her daughter's fair cheek, which had turned slightly red from the cold mountain air.

"Once your dad puts on his ski gear, he becomes quite formidable. You'd better behave, and I'll do the same—let's just keep our heads down and get through these four months quickly," Wei Zhi advised.

Xun Yue: "Huh?"

Wei Zhi: "That's how it is."

Shan Chong: "What nonsense are you spouting now? Didn't I free my hands to carry your board?"

As soon as Shan Chong finished speaking, he realized how absurd it sounded.

Ever since Wei Zhi started learning to ski—

Except for putting on her board to get on and off the cable car, when the board was fixed to her feet...

Or when Shan Chong's hand was injured and he temporarily couldn't manage it.

At all other times, she had rarely carried her board.

He had spoiled her.

Shan Chong: "Fine, I'll carry her, and you can take your board."