Married to a Millionaire

Chapter 35

It was the last exam of the final term, and everyone in the dormitory was up by 6 AM.

"Jennie, who's picking you up today?" Seulgi asked while putting on makeup.

"Who else could it be but Lisa?" Chaeng answered without hesitation as she walked out of the bathroom.

Jennie silently agreed.

"You two are so great together. His family already approves of you, and he treats you like a princess. As your friend, I feel at ease leaving you with him," Seulgi said enviously.

The wealthy and handsome Lisa...

Jennie smiled and lowered her head, double checking the items in her bag as a final preparation.

After getting ready, the four roommates went out together. As Jennie reached the door, she happened to bump into Nancy and her roommates. Jennie couldn't help but glance at Nancy, but Nancy acted as if she didn't see her. She breezily walked past with her arm hooked around another girl, not acknowledging anyone.

Jennie retracted her gaze, her heart relatively calm. She couldn't fulfill Nancy's request, so it was understandable that Nancy chose to cut ties. Jennie wouldn't beg her to stay friends.

"Did you and Nancy have a fight?" Nothing escapes the keen eyes of girls about subtle tensions between their friends. As usual, Chaeng hooked her arm around Jennie's and whispered the question as they walked towards the stairwell.

Jennie shook her head. "No fight, just a little misunderstanding." She didn't want to say more about her and Nancy's strained relationship.

Chaeng snorted lightly. "You're so even-tempered, Nancy must have provoked you. She still dared to give you the cold shoulder. Jennie, just ignore her from now on and let her stew in her own juices."

Jennie gave a wry smile.

Once in the exam hall, Jennie used every minute to cram. She only put away her notes 3 minutes before the exam started.

After the exam ended, some students directly went home while Jennie first returned to her dorm. On the way, she received a call from Lisa saying he was stuck in traffic and would arrive in about half an hour. With the dorm building empty, Jennie had nothing to do by herself and tidied up some items before heading to the school gate to wait for Lisa.

After waiting by the roadside for 10 minutes, she saw Nancy dragging a red suitcase out of the building, the wheels rumbling over the ground. With the awkward relations between them now, Jennie only glanced at her before turning her face back towards the direction Lisa would come from, scanning for any sign of him. Therefore, she didn't notice the hateful look Nancy threw her way.

After another 10 minute wait, Lisa finally arrived.

Seeing the familiar car, Jennie smiled and jogged over.

"So happy?" Lisa's gaze never left her after being apart for over half a month and immediately seeing her smile upon his arrival.

He looked at her with restrained yet smoldering eyes. Jennie lowered her head to buckle her seatbelt and softly asked, "Don't you still have work this afternoon?"

Since there were many students around, Lisa suppressed his urge to kiss her right away and drove the car out first. "No need. We'll go back to the villa first, eat lunch, then set off."

"Where to?" Jennie looked at him in puzzlement.

Lisa's lips quirked up as he kept his eyes on the road. "You just finished an exam. Soaking in a hot spring is the best way to unwind and rejuvenate."

Jennie's heart thumped erratically. She had forgotten about the hot spring after cramming for half a month.

Lisa glanced at her a few times. He deliberately asked, "Why do you always blush when hot springs are mentioned?"

Jennie turned her head towards the window, touching her cheek with her left hand as she desperately tried to find an excuse. "It's a bit hot in the car."

Lisa smiled, his voice dipping lower. "I thought you were..."

He left the implication hanging heavily in the air.

Jennie's face grew even warmer, feeling flustered inside. She had never soaked in a hot spring before and couldn't imagine what it would be like. Lisa said they would soak separately, so he probably wouldn't see her in a swimsuit right? But some online information showed mixed gender pools too.

However, Jennie didn't dare ask Lisa which type of pool he had chosen.

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After lunch, Jennie carried her bag and got into Lisa's Maserati.

After driving for two hours, the car slowly pulled into a villa area with traditional Chinese architecture. Jennie curiously took in the surroundings until the car stopped in front of a white-walled, black-tiled courtyard with two stone lions guarding the entrance.

Lisa unbuckled his seatbelt. "We're here."

Jennie blankly got out of the car.

The villa butler took their luggage while Lisa held Jennie's hand to tour the courtyard. Near a man-made hill, Lisa pointed and told Jennie, "There's a pool here. You can soak in it if you like."

Jennie was too shy to be outside.

After looking around, Lisa brought her inside the villa. The two-story building had an ornate, antique indoor hot spring chamber on the west side of the first floor. The pool was even bigger than a university lecture hall, with clear water and a round pool-within-a-pool about 10 square meters in the center.

"Which pool do you pick?" Lisa stood beside Jennie with his hands in his pockets, smiling lightly as he asked.

Jennie bit her lip. "The one outside," she said softly.

Since this pool was so big, Lisa could swim in it. As a guest, she should use the pool by the artificial hill. The hill was cleverly designed to conceal the inside from external view.

Lisa looked mildly surprised. His gaze met Jennie's as he pointed to the central smaller pool. "I thought you would choose that one."

Jennie lowered her head. "I can't swim. Using such a big pool would be wasteful."

Lisa's eyes flashed with amusement. He bent down to look at her flushed face. "Did you misunderstand?"

Jennie blankly lifted her head. Misunderstand what?

Lisa gestured to the side. "The round one is the small pool. The rectangular is the big pool. I'm letting you pick one here."

Jennie's cheeks blazed with embarrassment as she grasped Lisa's meaning. She stammered, "You, you said we would soak separately?"

"Is this not separate?" Unable to resist, Lisa pulled the adorable fiancée into his arms and kissed her ear. "Silly girl, soaking in hot springs can cause dizziness. For safety, people usually soak together in pairs at least. Since this is your first time, you need to be extra careful."

Jennie buried her face against his chest, even her ears turning red. Just imagining having to face him in a swimsuit made her nervous.

"You'll get used to it sooner or later, like when we go to the beach next year." Lisa's chin rested on her head as he seduced in a low voice.

Jennie didn't make a sound.

Lisa's voice lifted up teasingly. "Worried my self-control is too poor?"

Jennie slowly shook her head. She knew he wasn't the rash type.

Lisa's Adam's apple bobbed. "Then it's settled like this?"

Jennie secretly eyed the big pool next to them. After hesitating for dozens of seconds, she nodded.