In her past life, Gu Lingling had seen people skiing on TV, but she grew up in a northern rural area. Even though it snowed in winter, she never had the chance to ski.
The most she ever did was have snowball fights.
This was Gu Lingling’s first time skiing with full gear.
But with Yang Yunhai standing beside her, she surprisingly felt no fear and instead was eager to try it out.
"Give me your hand." After helping her put on her ski boots, Yang Yunhai squatted down to put on the shoes Liu Bin handed him, stood up, and reached out his hand, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here."
Gu Lingling smiled at him, let go of the handrail, and reached out to him. His slightly calloused hand gripped her delicate hand.
Even through the gloves, the warmth spread from his large palm throughout Gu Lingling’s entire body.
Yang Yunhai supported her and led her to an open area outside.
"Don’t be afraid, I’ll stay by your side." Yang Yunhai patiently taught her skiing techniques. Gu Lingling wasn’t slow-witted, and with her good balance, she learned quickly too.
"This is so much fun." Soon, she was able to let go of Yang Yunhai’s hand and glide a few steps, "Brother Yang."
The girl tilted her head up, her apricot eyes sparkling as she gave him a radiant smile. Yang Yunhai felt like his heart could almost leap out at that moment.
Yang Yunhai smiled back at her, "Great job."
However, as if it was a jinx, as soon as Yang Yunhai’s voice fell, Gu Lingling felt her balance waver and let out a scream.
She closed her eyes, thinking she would surely fall this time, but to her surprise, the snow wasn’t as hard as she expected!
And it didn’t seem that cold, either.
Gu Lingling opened her eyes, finding herself held tightly in Yang Yunhai’s arms, and the hard ’snow’ turned out to be Yang Yunhai’s solid, sturdy chest.
"Don’t be afraid." Yang Yunhai gently patted her back reassuringly, "Your balance was off just now."
"Who told you to smile at me?" Gu Lingling said, holding onto his arm.
Yang Yunhai, "..."
So his charm was still there.
"Shameless." A girl walking over from a distance said angrily when she saw the scene.
"Little sister, get back here immediately." Liu Bin, who rushed over, said angrily.
"I don’t want to." Liu Yanran shook off Liu Bin’s hand and said, "I just want to see what kind of person Brother Hai likes."
Clearly, she was the first to meet Yang Yunhai. Clearly, she had liked Yang Yunhai for so many years, but in the end, a little girl beat her to it. How could she swallow this?
"What difference does it make if you see her?" Liu Bin said, exasperated.
He was worried that his sister would come, so he specifically asked someone to keep an eye out, but still, what he feared came true.
"I don’t care." Liu Yanran pushed Liu Bin’s hand aside, put on her skis, and slid toward Yang Yunhai.
This ski resort was not open to the public, and only people with connections could enter. Liu Bin was the person in charge here, and Liu Yanran was a frequent visitor, almost here skiing every winter.
Liu Bin’s family only has Liu Yanran as the girl, and she was spoiled growing up. This led to her being somewhat bratty and willful.
It was only in front of Yang Yunhai that she could restrain herself a bit.
Liu Bin, troubled, ran to keep up.
"Brother Hai, you’re skiing here too." Liu Yanran stopped perfectly beside Yang Yunhai, "This year’s skiing run is even better than last year’s, shall we give it a go later?"
"Who is she?" Liu Yanran stared at Gu Lingling and said, "Is she your sister? Let me teach her to ski."
Gu Lingling, "..."