"What's wrong with you three?"
When Liu Shishi arrived at the place where Qiao Yi and the other two were staying, she found them all with disheveled hair and crumpled clothes, looking like refugees.
"Phew, it's all Qiao Yi's fault..."
Jiang Mengmeng glared hatefully at Qiao Yi beside her and then roughly recounted what had happened.
Although Qiao Yi had strong combat power initially, she was still quite battered when it came to a two-on-one fight later on.
However, despite being battered, Qiao Yi showed no signs of admitting defeat in front of Liu Shishi and even continued to provoke the other two.
Seeing that a fierce argument was about to erupt again, Liu Shishi quickly intervened and managed to pacify Jiang Mengmeng and Li Yutong with great effort.
It was getting late, and the three had had their fun. Since Liu Shishi had arrived, they all got up to get ready.
Liu Shishi was replying to messages from her company when she looked up and saw Li Yutong come out first.
"You're done getting ready so quickly."
Liu Shishi smiled at her friend.
Li Yutong nodded, then bit her lip gently, looking like she had something to say but hesitated.
Seeing her friend's demeanor, Liu Shishi immediately said, "What's wrong, Tongtong? Do you have something to tell me? With our relationship, there's nothing we can't talk about. Just tell me if anything's up."
Although they hadn't been in close contact much in recent years after graduation, their four years of university had forged a deep friendship.
Knowing Li Yutong's personality well, Liu Shishi could tell at a glance that she had something she wanted to say, but it was probably not easy for her to bring up.
"Um, my boyfriend messaged me yesterday saying he's coming to Rongcheng today. I want to go see him when he arrives, but I won't be long, maybe just an hour or two."
Li Yutong slowly revealed the purpose of her visit to Liu Shishi.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal, but Li Yutong had agreed with Qiao Yi before coming that they would all come to find Liu Shishi and have a few days of fun together.
However, their itinerary hadn't officially started yet, and she was about to sneak off to meet her boyfriend, which didn't seem quite right.
That's why Li Yutong had found Liu Shishi in advance, wanting to inform her.
"Oh, is that all? Feel free to go," Liu Shishi said directly, "You're worried about Qiao Yi, aren't you? You know her, she's all bark and no bite. Just let her say a few words, and it'll be fine. Don't worry."
Hearing Liu Shishi say that, Li Yutong finally felt relieved.
After a while longer, Qiao Yi and Jiang Mengmeng also finished getting ready.
Once everyone was tidied up, they linked arms and happily headed out.
At noon, they went to an internet-famous restaurant in Rongcheng, and in the afternoon, they all went to the largest mall in Rongcheng.
Shopping and buying things was one of women's greatest hobbies, and naturally, this part couldn't be missed when the four of them were shopping together.
Liu Shishi wasn't particularly fond of shopping herself, but with her good friends, chatting and laughing, she ended up buying several pieces of clothing.
Two hours later, besides Li Yutong, the other three were laden with shopping bags.
"Tongtong, why didn't you buy anything? I thought those shoes looked great on you, I figured you'd definitely buy them."
The group had reaped substantial rewards. During their break, they went to a milk tea shop, ordered drinks, and planned to rest before continuing their shopping.
After sitting down, Jiang Mengmeng suddenly realized that Li Yutong hadn't bought a single thing.
Liu Shishi could vaguely guess that it was because Li Yutong had mentioned earlier that she might go to see her boyfriend, and it wouldn't be convenient to carry a lot of bags.
Qiao Yi joked, "What's wrong, Tongtong? Are you practicing frugality early?"
"As long as you guys are happy shopping, that's fine. Besides, we're going to be here for several more days. I'll buy what I like later on," Li Yutong replied with a smile.
Sitting and chatting over milk tea, time flew by quickly. It was almost an hour later.
Before sitting down to rest, they had planned to have some drinks and then continue shopping, but now that they were comfortably resting, they didn't feel like shopping anymore.
So, they discussed it and decided to put their purchases back in the car first, and then figure out where to go in the evening.
"Ooh, this place looks great. Let's go here!"
Arriving at Liu Shishi's car, they stuffed everything into the trunk and then got into the car.
Before Liu Shishi could start the engine, Qiao Yi held up her phone and exclaimed.
Everyone crowded around to look. It turned out that the place Qiao Yi was referring to was a newly opened hot spring resort hotel in Rongcheng.
Looking at the carefully taken photos on the phone, along with the specially written promotional copy, it indeed looked very appealing.
"Shishi, you mentioned earlier that you've mostly handled company matters today and can accompany us all day tomorrow. I think we should just go back to our hotel, check out, and head straight to this hot spring resort for two days. Soaking in the hot springs while enjoying the beautiful scenery, just thinking about it makes me feel refreshed."
Qiao Yi was already eager to go and started trying to persuade everyone.
Jiang Mengmeng and Liu Shishi expressed their agreement, but Li Yutong remained silent.
"What's wrong, Tongtong? Do you think there's a problem with this place?"
Seeing that Li Yutong hadn't spoken, Jiang Mengmeng proactively asked.
Li Yutong hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, it's a nice place, but I think it's a bit too far from the city."
"What's the big deal? We came to Rongcheng to have fun, so we should go wherever is fun. Even Shishi has put aside her company work. We can stay there for two days, and if we feel like we've had enough, we can drive back. "
Qiao Yi was somewhat dismissive of Li Yutong's words.
Jiang Mengmeng also persuaded her, "Tongtong, let's go together! This place looks really nice. At worst, if you don't like it, we can go somewhere else after a day. It's convenient to go anywhere with the car anyway."
"This..."
With their persuasion, Li Yutong could no longer find any excuse to refuse.
But she had already made plans to meet her boyfriend in the city that evening. For a moment, Li Yutong didn't know what to do.
"Tongtong, this place isn't actually that far from the city. It's only about an hour's drive from the Rongcheng ring expressway. If you need to go back for anything, you can just drive my car."
Since Li Yutong had already informed Liu Shishi earlier, she naturally knew why Li Yutong was so conflicted.
However, since everyone was in high spirits now, she didn't want to dampen their mood.
So, Liu Shishi subtly told Li Yutong that the hot spring resort hotel was not too far from the city.
Hearing Liu Shishi say that, Li Yutong finally nodded in agreement.
Qiao Yi found Li Yutong's strange reaction a bit curious, but she didn't say anything.
As for Jiang Mengmeng, seeing Li Yutong agree and thinking about the fun they would have soon, she exclaimed excitedly:
"Let's go! To the hot springs!"