The next morning, after Wen Zhaoning dropped Qing Ning off at kindergarten, she went to the supermarket to buy some seasonings.
With everything prepared, she went upstairs to He Huaiqin's house.
She only found out yesterday that He Huaiqin lived directly above Su Yunxi's place.
He Huaiqin had sent her the password in advance.
Wen Zhaoning directly entered the password and opened the door.
He Huaiqin's house had a similar layout to Su Yunxi's downstairs, but the decoration was vastly different. Su Yunxi's house was her pre-marriage home, with every detail arranged warmly. He Huaiqin's place, however, had a black, white, and gray minimalist decoration style. Looking around, there were almost no superfluous decorations. The space appeared more expansive, but the feeling of "home" was very faint, as if one could move in or out at any moment.
Wen Zhaoning changed into the spare slippers and was about to head into the kitchen when the bathroom door opened with a click.
He Huaiqin walked out of the bathroom. He had clearly just showered, with only a bath towel casually tied around his waist. His short black hair was wet and dripping, water droplets sliding down the lines of his neck, rolling over the firm, full cleavage of his chest muscles, and continuing downwards, disappearing into the alluring shadow at the edge of the towel.
He was more muscular than before, not the exaggerated kind sculpted in a gym, but lean with every line containing explosive power. He looked slim in clothes, but after taking them off, his abdominal muscles were clearly defined, exuding intense sexual tension.
Wen Zhaoning's fingers tightened around the plastic bag, and she unconsciously swallowed.
"Aren't you tired of sleeping?" He Huaiqin grabbed a towel, drying his hair as he looked at her. "Why do I feel like Miss Wen is still quite lusting after my body?"
"Who... who is lusting after you?"
"Then why are you staring at me?"
"I didn't know you were home." Wen Zhaoning had seen him leave when she took Qing Ning to kindergarten this morning. Who knew she'd run into him showering when she came over now? "Besides, you were the one standing there showing off."
"Showing off? I came back from a workout and took a shower, and now you're calling it showing off?"
"Then I just glanced at you, and you called it lusting after my body? Lawyer He, don't be so confident." Wen Zhaoning deliberately looked him up and down. "Your figure is just so-so."
"It seems you're quite experienced."
"Moderately."
"Then what does Miss Wen consider not so-so?"
"The male models at Diamond World, their figures are the best."
"You've even hired male models?"
"No, but I've seen videos."
"You like watching those kinds of videos?"
"Yes." Wen Zhaoning said with mock seriousness, "Women, after all, need to see good things to have the energy to make a living."
He Huaiqin smiled with his jaw clenched and suddenly walked towards her.
One step, two steps, three steps.
The air seemed to become thick and viscous from the steamy heat. The city's clamor outside the window was infinitely distant, leaving only their silent gaze.
Wen Zhaoning smelled his refreshing scent, and her heart began to race uncontrollably.
"You... what do you want to do?"
She just said his figure was average; he wasn't going to lay hands on her, was he?
Just as Wen Zhaoning was preparing to flee with her injured leg, He Huaiqin suddenly leaned over and took the plastic bag from her hand.
"Didn't I say I would prepare the ingredients?"
His words made Wen Zhaoning breathe a sigh of relief.
"These aren't ingredients, they're seasonings."
"I have all of that here."
"It's great if you have them, I was just worried you wouldn't, and I'd have to go out and buy them, which would be troublesome." Wen Zhaoning snatched the plastic bag back, turned, and walked towards the kitchen. After two steps, she turned back. "Lawyer He, even though your figure is average, you don't need to worry about it at all. Men are all like that when they get older."
He Huaiqin: "..."
Was she here to thank him or to anger him to death?
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