The two of them put on a really convincing act, working together with perfect chemistry.
Zhou Zuizui’s room is designed beautifully—full of charm and style. She really knows how to enjoy life and create a cozy vibe.
In the room, there’s even a specially built tatami platform. On it sits a small tea table, the kind woven from natural fibers, with two little rattan chairs on either side. When you sit on them, they creak with that satisfying “kachi kachi” sound. That spot has antique-style hanging lanterns. If you turn off all the other lights in the room and just leave those two lanterns on, the whole place gets this hazy, unclear atmosphere—super ambiguous and intimate.
To make it look more natural, the two of them actually carried their drinks over there and started sipping, cuddling up all lovey-dovey.
Zhou Zuizui pulled one of the small rattan chairs right next to Shen Nan’s side, squeezing in close with him.
Shen Nan was sitting near the edge of the bed, with most of his body blocked by Zhou Zuizui… She was clinging to him tightly, taking a sip of wine before leaning in close to his ear, whispering breathily: “Should we head to the bed now?”
“No… let’s go to the bathroom first.” Shen Nan leaned toward her ear, asking in a low voice: “Where’s the power outlet in the room?”
Zhou Zuizui: “…”
…
On the other side, in front of the computer, Brother Bao stared at the two people facing each other while drinking, his brows furrowed tightly.
Qiangzi, sitting beside him, swallowed hard as he watched: “Brother Bao, this woman’s figure is fucking insane, right?”
She had that perfect hourglass shape—big chest, round ass, amazing curves. Especially when she bent over, the lines of her body were so hot they could make your nose bleed just looking. And in the video, the woman was deliberately sticking to the man, practically hanging all over him, her fair skin and soft arms on full display. It was getting more and more explicit—even though nothing was actually exposed, their actions were so provocative. It felt like something was about to happen any second.
Brother Bao himself was watching, his breathing getting heavier.
“Fuck!” He glanced at the two getting more out of control on the monitor, then turned to Qiangzi: “You keep watching here. I’m gonna take a shower.”
Qiangzi grinned sleazily: “No problem.”
But just two seconds later, the people on screen tangled up in a passionate embrace and vanished from view. All that was left for Qiangzi was the bathroom door closing shut.
“Damn it!” He cursed out loud, then impatiently rushed off to the room next door himself.
Inside the bathroom, as soon as Zhou Zuizui and Shen Nan stepped in, they quickly separated.
Her face was flushed red, like she’d applied the finest rouge, her eyelashes trembling lightly. She plopped down on the toilet seat right away.
Shen Nan looked down at her, his gaze deep and intense.
The two of them in the bathroom calmed down for a few minutes. Only then did Zhou Zuizui act casual, shrugging proudly as she looked at him: “How was my performance just now?”
Shen Nan didn’t say a word.
His breath and his whole body were filled with the woman’s fragrance. She felt soft and boneless against him, her skin so smooth and delicate, her figure incredible… When she pressed close, her curves stood out clearly—that slim, graspable waist felt like he could wrap one hand around it completely.
Too skinny, too slender, too silky.
“Hey!” Zhou Zuizui frowned, kicking his foot lightly with hers, sounding a bit annoyed: “Say something.”
“Average.”
Hearing that, Zhou Zuizui looked at him in disbelief, pointing at herself with her finger: “You dare call it average?”
This was years of practice she’d built up—last time, Qiuqiu even said her acting was great, that she could totally fool people with it.
Shen Nan didn’t bother answering such a dumb question. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he said in a low voice: “Make some noise.”
“What kind of noise?”
Shen Nan looked down, pulling something out of his pocket.
Zhou Zuizui stared at it, her eyes going wide in shock—totally unbelievable…
“What’s that?”
“A camera detector.” Shen Nan explained simply: “The room isn’t big. When it scans, the alarm on the detector makes a faint sound.”
Hearing that, Zhou Zuizui got it right away.
Shen Nan meant for her to make some sounds to cover up the detector’s noise, so the people watching and listening wouldn’t notice.
After a good while, just as the detector beeped faintly and its light came on, Shen Nan turned it off.
Zhou Zuizui watched, stunned for a moment: “What do we do now?”
Shen Nan was silent for a bit, looking down at her intently: “We can’t rashly go digging for the cameras.”
Zhou Zuizui nodded in understanding, sitting on the toilet thinking: “So we’re staying in the bathroom tonight?”
Shen Nan: “…”
She looked him up and down, muttering: “I don’t even know what you’re really up to.” After pondering for a second, remembering scenes from TV shows and movies about solving crimes, her eyes lit up with an idea: “Later, you carry me out… and we go to bed to sleep.”
Once they’re asleep, the people on the other side probably wouldn’t keep watching.
Those guys were monitoring them mainly because they were still unsure about Shen Nan’s identity and had some suspicions. So the best way was to do nothing—just act like a normal couple.
Shen Nan stared at her with burning eyes for a long time before saying softly: “Sorry.”
“Don’t say that stuff.” Zhou Zuizui waved it off: “Consider this favor I’m doing for you. You can pay me back later.”
“Mm.”
After they discussed it, the two stayed in that cramped bathroom space for over an hour before finally heading back to bed all sticky and close. As soon as they climbed in… and pulled the covers over, the two under the blanket naturally kept a certain distance apart.
Zhou Zuizui was really exhausted from acting with Shen Nan all day. Even though having someone lying next to her felt a bit weird, it was her own bed and her own room after all, so she fell asleep pretty quickly.
But Shen Nan… couldn’t fall asleep no matter what.
Even without the hidden cameras in the room, just the faint fragrance drifting from under the blanket and the woman’s scent coming from the person beside him were enough to keep him wide awake.
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he forced himself to sleep. But barely a moment after closing his eyes, the woman—who had been keeping a good half-meter distance—suddenly rolled over. She wrapped her arms around him and, without a word, slung one of her long, slender legs over his waist.
Shen Nan closed his eyes again, calming himself for a long while before finally not pushing her away.
He turned his head to gaze at the moonlight outside the window, silently reciting a calming mantra in his mind.
It was going to be a long night.
The next afternoon, Shen Nan met up with Xiao Tong to prepare for the evening meeting.
Xiao Tong glanced at his captain sitting in the chair with his eyes closed. Noticing the dark circles under his eyes, he couldn’t help but feel a little curious.
“Brother Shen, did you not sleep well last night?”
Shen Nan stayed silent.
Xiao Tong kept muttering: “Where did you sleep last night anyway? You didn’t come back to the inn.”
Still nothing.
Xiao Tong, the chatterbox, felt a bit helpless. He scratched his head and said, “If Brother Shen gets discovered on that side…”
Before he could finish, two words came from beside his ear: “They won’t.” Shen Nan opened his eyes and looked at him—his gaze completely clear, not a trace of sleepiness.
Hearing that, Xiao Tong’s young, still-boyish face lit up with excitement: “We’re definitely going to pull this off.”
He was young and new, originally not from Shen Nan’s unit. It was just some coincidences that landed him on Shen Nan’s team. In his previous unit, missions weren’t that frequent since he was still fresh and recently promoted. So following Shen Nan this time filled him with thrill and excitement.
And that’s exactly why Xiao Tong hadn’t raised any suspicions from the other side. He looked too green—like a clueless kid fresh out of school.
At 6:30 in the evening, Shen Nan took Xiao Tong out to meet the contact.
When boarding the boat, Shen Nan pulled out his phone and sent a message to Zhou Zuizui.
Shen Nan: I’ll be back tonight.
After sending it, he very naturally turned the phone off. The man rowing the small boat over to pick them up saw this and nodded in satisfaction. Good—this guy knew how to play the game.
They reached the middle of the lake, where a slightly larger boat was waiting. The man signaled Shen Nan to switch boats. Xiao Tong wanted to follow, and surprisingly, the man didn’t stop him.
The two switched over.
This new boat wasn’t huge, but in this old town, it was one of the fanciest around. Once on board, Shen Nan quickly scanned it—nine people total. This chapter was taken from NovelPing without permission.
The man he’d seen at the tavern—Brother Bao—was sitting in the center, legs crossed casually, jacket open. Bodyguards stood on both sides behind him.
When Shen Nan appeared, Brother Bao narrowed his eyes, uncrossed his legs, stood up, and greeted him: “Brother Shen?”
Shen Nan let out a soft scoff, completely ignoring the outstretched hand, and sat down directly across from him. He lifted his gaze, eyes full of disdain: “You’re the boss?”
Brother Bao’s face cooled for a second. He glanced at his ignored hand, gave an awkward dry laugh, and calmly shoved it into his pocket: “If you want to meet our boss, you gotta pass us first.”
Hearing that, Shen Nan coldly sized up the few people present, putting on full rich-big-shot attitude, clearly annoyed.
Xiao Tong, standing beside him, knew exactly what his captain was thinking and spoke up: “If your boss has so little sincerity, then we don’t need to do this deal.”
As soon as Xiao Tong finished, Shen Nan acted like he was about to stand up and leave.
“Wait!” Brother Bao quickly called out to stop them. Only now did he look seriously at Shen Nan, pausing before saying: “Brother Shen, business is always negotiable. As long as you’re sure you want it, our boss will definitely deliver the best goods.”
Shen Nan raised an eyelid, tone icy: “Oh really? Is this how you people do business on the streets?”
He smirked mockingly: “What I want isn’t exclusive to you guys. If that’s the case, forget it.”
Shen Nan’s whole attitude made it clear: no boss showing his face, no deal.
Brother Bao shot a look at Qiangzi beside him, then put on a flattering smile: “Brother Shen, just calm down a bit.”
Shen Nan paused—but instead of calming down, he turned and started walking away. No room for negotiation at all. After all, right now he was playing a rich, hot-tempered tycoon—if the deal worked, great; if not, he couldn’t care less.
They’d only taken two steps when Qiangzi came back and reported to Brother Bao.
“Brother Shen, no need to be so impatient.” Brother Bao hurried forward with a big smile, gesturing invitingly: “Let’s sit down and talk it over properly. As long as you’re serious, our boss will definitely treat you with full sincerity!”
…..
The business talk that followed went surprisingly smoothly.
When Shen Nan returned to the small tavern, Zhou Zuizui was downstairs whispering and giggling with Qiuqiu, both of them smiling like they were up to no good. He had no idea what was so funny.
Only when he got a little closer and heard the sounds coming from the tablet did he subconsciously frown. He looked at the bold, unabashed woman and fell completely silent.
Zhou Zuizui was totally engrossed in the movie, her face showing no trace of embarrassment. It was Qiuqiu beside her who was blushing furiously, clearly flustered.
Shen Nan cleared his throat to remind them.
Qiuqiu snapped out of it first and looked at Shen Nan: “Sis… brother-in-law, you’re back?”
Shen Nan lowered his eyes and gave a low hum: “What are you doing?”
Zhou Zuizui raised an eyebrow and smirked, pausing the video: “You already heard it. Why ask?”
Shen Nan: “…”
For the first time in his life, he was seeing a woman watch an adult film so confidently right in front of him. He was completely shut down by Zhou Zuizui and couldn’t even find a single word to say.
Zhou Zuizui curved her lips in a smile, patted Qiuqiu’s shoulder, and said: “The male lead’s body isn’t that great, and the woman’s isn’t either. Sis will find you a better-looking one next time. Go sleep now.”
Qiuqiu: “…Okay.” Her face was still bright red as she nodded.
Zhou Zuizui didn’t even glance at Shen Nan. She just walked straight upstairs to her room. This old man thinks he can come and go as he pleases—like this place is just some inn to him.
Qiuqiu watched her go and whispered: “Sis seems a little mad.”
Shen Nan raised an eyebrow, hands in his pockets, and gave a soft hum: “Get some rest early.”
With that, he followed her upstairs.
As soon as he stepped into the room, he heard those same suggestive sounds again—the ones from downstairs. He looked at Zhou Zuizui with clear disapproval: “You’re still not sleeping?”
Zhou Zuizui let out a lazy hum: “I’ll sleep after I finish this.”
Shen Nan: “…”
He stood to the side watching her, enduring it for a few seconds before he couldn’t hold back anymore. His face went cold, voice frosted over: “You watch this kind of stuff all the time?”
Zhou Zuizui acted like there was nothing wrong at all, her tone infuriatingly casual: “What, you’ve never watched it?”
We’re all adults. Who’s pretending to be innocent here?