Lin Miao’s calves instinctively trembled.
Sheng Yanli felt the woman in his arms shiver and let out a low chuckle.
His laugh was deep and pleasant to the ear.
More pleasing than any voice actor Lin Miao had ever heard.
Sheng Yanli felt he hadn’t laughed like this in a long time.
At his status and position, even maintaining surface-level pleasantries didn’t warrant an easy smile.
The people around him were mostly those who flattered and curried favor with him.
No one was qualified to make him laugh.
But tonight, he’d made an exception for a little kitten.
Clearly a kitten that couldn’t be more timid, yet she pretended to be fearless and teased him.
Truly bold.
The low, husky laughter echoed through the empty room.
Lin Miao’s face flushed bright red like a monkey’s bottom.
Th-this man was laughing at her.
Lin Miao’s heart pounded wildly—whether from anger at his mockery or because his laugh was too alluring, she couldn’t tell.
Either way, this atmosphere was too dangerous.
No more.
Lin Miao shook her head inwardly.
She felt that if she kept this up, her chastity would be in jeopardy.
Lin Miao had the urge to retreat, timidly withdrawing her arms from around the man’s neck.
“So, um, I know this dream of mine has caused you trouble, Mr. Sheng.”
“It’s fine if I can’t fulfill my dream—just being able to talk with you tonight is enough for me.”
“I’ll be going now!”
After saying those last words, Lin Miao tried to slip away.
Unfortunately, the man caught her by the waist, and her back collided with his sturdy chest.
At this moment, Lin Miao could even hear her own heart thumping.
Not from flutter.
Pure fear.
Sheng Yanli looked at the soft little girl in his arms, and his heart—which had been still for decades—stirred slightly.
His voice was husky and seductive.
It sounded by Lin Miao’s ear.
“Didn’t you want to sleep with me?”
“Then I’ll grant your wish.”
Lin Miao: !!
“No, I… mmph…”
Her final words were swallowed by the man’s forceful kiss.
Lin Miao struggled with her hands and feet, trying to break free from his embrace.
Unfortunately…
She had overestimated herself.
Her little struggles were completely suppressed by the man.
He even gave her lip a light, teasing bite.
“Ow~”
Moisture welled up in Lin Miao’s eyes.
This man was definitely part dog.
Sheng Yanli’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and his tone was gentler than it had ever been as he coaxed, “Be good, let’s go to the bed.”
Lin Miao: !!
Not only do you not comfort me, you’re trying to drag me into bed!
Just as Lin Miao was spacing out, she suddenly realized her clothes were gone.
??
Wait, who said you could do that?
I was just going through the motions—who said you could actually sleep with me!
Throughout the night, Lin Miao felt like a small boat adrift in the vast ocean, tossed back and forth by the waves.
And unsurprisingly, this boat without insurance.
Eventually fell apart.
Wuwu~
I’m gonna die~
……
Morning sunlight spilled across the bed as Lin Miao woke from her dreams, her mind still in a daze.
Who am I?
Where am I?
The scenes from last night suddenly crashed into her brain uninvited.
Eight-pack abs.
A V-line waist.
Adonis belt.
Pfft, pfft!
Lin Miao shook her head—what was she thinking about?
She tried to recall, and finally, she remembered.
Her original goal was to cut in and stop that scheming woman from climbing the social ladder.
Looking at the blue and purple marks on her body.
Lin Miao bit her lip.
The good news was that her goal seemed to have been achieved.
The bad news was that her innocence had been thrown in as well.
Seeing no sign of the man around her, Lin Miao’s eyes widened.
This dog of a man didn’t just pull up his pants and leave, did he?
Heartless after getting what he wanted?
Then she’d have been slept with for nothing!
Just then, the bathroom door was pushed open.
It was the very man Lin Miao had called heartless.
Oh, he hadn’t left.
The man was bare-chested, his upper body lean and powerful, with only a towel wrapped around his lower half. The marks she’d left on him last night were even visible on his back.
After everything they’d been through last night, Lin Miao had completely lost her sense of shame.
After all, they’d been fully exposed to each other several times.
But even after seeing and touching so many times, the man’s physique still made Lin Miao’s heart flutter uncontrollably.
Lin Miao quietly lifted her buried head.
Sneaking a peek at the man before her.
His features were sharp and refined, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and slim hips—every inch following the most perfect golden ratio.
Not a fraction more, not a fraction less.
A textbook example of superior bone structure.
His hair was half-dry, with the occasional droplet of water rolling down along the contours of his muscles.
Trailing over his powerful abs before disappearing…
Realizing what she was thinking, Lin Miao instantly flushed red.
Ahhh, I feel like some thirsty pervert.
Sheng Yanli watched the little woman bury herself back into the covers, and a beautiful curve tugged at the corner of his lips.
Seeing that the man had already changed into his clothes.
Lin Miao spoke up softly, her voice a bit hoarse: “Where are my clothes?”
“I don’t have any women’s clothes here.”
The head of the Sheng family didn’t touch women.
That was something the entire capital city knew.
So no one dared to challenge his authority by sending him women.
That was why there were never any women’s clothes in the hotel rooms he stayed in.
Lin Miao’s cheeks puffed up the moment she heard that.
Her whole body was fuming.
She looked just like a little hamster about to puff up in anger.
“You slept with me and didn’t even prepare clothes for me!”
Her tone was full of accusation.
Last night’s clothes had been torn into strips by the man.
It was simply unbearable to look at.
Beast!
Bastard!
Sheng Yanli thought the little girl had quite a temper.
No one had ever dared to be so presumptuous in front of him since he was born.
Yet he couldn’t muster even a shred of anger.
That was a miracle in itself.
The man carried a deep, imposing aura. Dressed impeccably now, he looked like a gentleman of noble character.
One could never imagine how wild he had been in bed last night.
His narrow phoenix eyes were indifferent and cold.
Just one look at them made Lin Miao’s legs tremble again.
Her heart felt hollow with unease.
Did this man have to keep scaring her with that freezing, intimidating aura of his?
Hmph, Lin Miao wasn’t someone who could be easily intimidated either.
The young miss had grown up smoothly, pampered and adored, and she would never bow her head easily.
Besides, it was clearly his fault to begin with.
She refused to back down and continued glaring at him.
Her big eyes were full of accusation and a hint of faint grievance.
Seeing the grievance in the little girl’s eyes, the man’s phoenix eyes flickered.
The aura around him slowly receded.
Fine.
A wild little kitten used to roaming outside always needed to be tamed slowly.
He stood up and dialed Chen Xiao’s phone.
“Patriarch.”
“Mm, send a set of women’s clothes in.”
His phoenix eyes swept over the little girl on the bed. Her plump cheeks still had obvious baby fat.
She didn’t have the sharp chin of the noble ladies in the capital.
But she had plenty of flesh on her body.
She looked like a round, plump glutinous rice ball.
Last night’s taste had been unexpectedly good.
Without even realizing it himself, the corners of his mouth curved upward, and his tone had softened compared to before.
“Mm, something loose-fitting. Size XL.”
“Underwear should be…”
Lin Miao, lying on the bed, listened as the man was about to announce the size from his mouth.
The tips of her ears turned as red as a monkey’s bottom.