"Ah, how could this happen?"
The girl’s voice sounded quite urgent.
Sheng Ning’an looked at Xu Weiran and said, "It seems like they’ve run into some trouble, should we go and have a look?"
It was fate that they had taken the same plane and so coincidentally met here. When traveling, if there was trouble, and they could help, then they should.
When the two hurried over, they saw the young couple had already come out of the hot spring pool.
The woman’s skin, exposed outside her swimsuit, was a deep red.
Because it covered such a large area, it was quite alarming to see.
"You must be allergic to the hot spring!" Sheng Ning’an said after a glance.
"What do we do now?" the girl asked anxiously. It was obviously her first time encountering such a situation.
She seemed to be very itchy, constantly reaching out to scratch.
The areas where she scratched turned even redder, and welts started to form.
"Go to the hospital!" Xu Weiran advised.
After all, an allergic reaction could be severe or mild, so it was safer to have Doctor Zhao take a look at the hospital.
"But what if we can’t speak a foreign language?" Zhou Qianqian asked, hesitation flashing across her face. With their rudimentary English, they probably wouldn’t even be able to register at the hospital.
Recalling Xu Weiran’s fluent foreign language at the airport, she couldn’t help but cast her gaze in his direction.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but said nothing.
Clearly, she wanted his help, yet felt uneasy asking outright.
After all, they were just strangers who had met by chance. It wasn’t right to ask others to give up their vacation to accompany them to the hospital.
Sheng Ning’an and Xu Weiran inadvertently exchanged glances.
In the end, they still accompanied the young couple to the hospital.
Their condition was indeed an allergic reaction, and the doctor prescribed some medicine and injections, advising her to avoid contact with hot springs for the time being.
By the time they left the hospital, it was already the afternoon.
"We’re really sorry for taking up so much of your time."
After saying this, Zhou Qianqian couldn’t help but nudge her husband, who quickly got the hint and hurriedly added, "Yes, thank you both so much for today. If we hadn’t run into you, we wouldn’t have known what to do. Let us treat you to a meal!"
"Yes, shall we all have a meal together?" Zhou Qianqian also said.
"No need!" Sheng Ning’an declined, "When you’re away from home, it’s only right to help each other out. It’s good that you’re not seriously ill. We’ll be on our way now."
Thinking of Zhou Qianqian’s extensive rash, Sheng Ning’an felt no desire to go back to the hot spring bath. After parting ways with the two, they simply returned to the hotel, checked out, rented a car, and drove to the next destination of their trip.
In winter, everything is covered in a blanket of white snow. The whole place is wrapped in silvery white, like a fairy tale world encased in ice.
Furthermore, nearby there are various ski resorts, a sanctuary for skiing enthusiasts.
The two checked into a small inn at the base of the mountain in the evening.
Here, there were no suites, just a single room for each person.
During the day, you could take a cable car up the mountain, then ski down from the summit to the base, enjoying the panorama of the mountain range amidst the howling wind.
The inn also offered hot springs, but they were indoor private baths, and the owner had specifically mentioned during check-in that it was fresh water piped directly from the mountain.
However, due to Zhou Qianqian’s allergic incident earlier, Sheng Ning’an now felt anxious about soaking in hot springs, so he only used it to soak his feet.
Midway through soaking, he heard a knock at the door.