In the dim light, Jiang Yutong walked in gracefully.
Jiang Yutong wore an ice-silk nightgown that barely covered her perky bottom.
A pair of long, slender legs, gleaming with an ivory sheen, peeked out from underneath.
Chen Jiang’s heart pounded in his chest, his eyes instinctively darting toward the hem of her nightgown…
Any man in his position would have found it impossible not to stare.
In the next instant, Chen Jiang’s eyes widened in disbelief!
Jiang Yutong’s slender, pale fingers undid the buttons one by one, and the ice-silk nightgown slid down her smooth, delicate skin, pooling at her feet…
Chen Jiang shot to his feet.
“Are you serious?”
“Do you think I’m joking?”
Though inwardly nervous and shy, Jiang Yutong feigned composure as she walked toward Chen Jiang.
Chen Jiang was stunned.
‘The contrast with her icy exterior was staggering.’
He stood frozen for a moment before finally managing to choke out, “Yuning is in the next room.”
“I put sleeping pills in her water.
She won’t wake up no matter how much noise we make.”
“So, yes or no?”
Seeing Chen Jiang staring at her, Jiang Yutong had her answer.
She walked straight to the bed, knelt upon it, and began crawling toward him, inch by inch…
When she reached him, her hands trembled slightly as she pulled back the blanket covering him.
Chen Jiang’s expression suddenly turned cold.
He pressed down on the blanket.
“This whole act tonight…
you’re doing this because you’ve given up hope and plan to go back to them, right?”
Jiang Yutong froze, shocked that Chen Jiang had seen right through her.
She admitted it outright.
“You’re right.
It’s better to give my first time to you than to one of those disgusting old men.
Even if it weren’t you, I’d find…
some other way.
I would rather die than let those vile men have me!”
Chen Jiang sighed.
He was burning with desire.
‘But she doesn’t actually like me,’ he thought.
‘She’s just given up…
If I go through with this, how could I ever face Mrs.
Xu after all she’s done for me?’
“Get dressed.”
Chen Jiang said coldly, “I told you, I’ll take care of the five hundred thousand.
You don’t need to sell your dignity to fix this.”
“And how do you think you’re going to make five hundred thousand in three days?”
Chen Jiang didn’t want to get into it with her.
“If you dare go through with this, I’ll call Mrs.
Xu right now.”
Jiang Yutong fell silent.
Chen Jiang said solemnly, “Three days!
If I can’t solve this problem in three days, then what you do is none of my business!
But for these next three days, you will behave yourself!”
Chen Jiang’s stern, domineering tone sent a jolt through Jiang Yutong.
Finally, she bit her lip.
“Fine.
I’ll give you three days.
If you can come up with the five hundred thousand, then after that…
I’m yours.”
As she spoke, her eyes glanced teasingly toward the blanket covering his lap.
“Wound up like this two days in a row…
doesn’t it get uncomfortable?”
Chen Jiang’s face darkened.
“Are you going to leave, or not?”
‘If she doesn’t leave now, I’m really going to lose control.’
Jiang Yutong suddenly laughed and leaned closer.
“Chen Jiang, am I really that unappealing?
I can understand resisting once, but a second time?
Can you really hold back again?”
“Because you’re Mrs.
Xu’s daughter…”
“What does that have to do with it?”
Jiang Yutong’s eyes narrowed.
“Don’t tell me you have designs on my mother, do you?”
She suddenly leaned even closer, a sly look in her eyes.
“What about next time?
Think you’ll be able to hold back then?”
Chen Jiang gritted his teeth.
“If you dare pull a stunt like this again, I’ll show you the consequences of provoking a man.”
Jiang Yutong was silent for a few seconds.
“If you really can get the five hundred thousand, I’ll let you do whatever you want with me.
But if you can’t, don’t you dare try to stop me from handling this my way!”
Suddenly, something came flying toward Chen Jiang.
When he looked up, Jiang Yutong was already off the bed.
“You’re lucky.
Wash it when you’re done and give it back.
And…
don’t let Yuning see.”
With that, Jiang Yutong picked up her nightgown from the floor, fastened the buttons one by one, and left the room.
Chen Jiang stared at the object in his hand, speechless.
‘If she tries that again, I won’t hold back!’
‘There won’t be a third time!’
‘So what if she’s Mrs.
Xu’s daughter?’
‘Worst case, I’ll just have to take responsibility for her.’
Taking a deep breath, he crept out of bed and tiptoed into the dark bathroom.
He turned on the shower, and the cold spray finally managed to quell some of the restless Yang Qi surging within him.
A moment later, a gentle, pleasant voice called out from the other side of the door.
“Who’s being so careless?
Leaving the shower on all night.”
Before Chen Jiang could say a word, the bathroom door swung open.
A gentle, curvaceous woman in a simple white dress and high heels walked in.
Chen Jiang spun around.
“Mrs…
Mrs.
Xu?”
Chen Jiang was shocked.
He never expected Xu Muya to come home so late.
He hadn’t seen her in years, but Mrs.
Xu hadn’t aged a day.
She had taken excellent care of herself.
Time hadn’t weathered her; instead, it had blessed her with a mature allure.
Just by looking at her, you would guess she was in her early thirties—the prime of a woman’s life, when her charm is most profound.
“Jiang…
Jiang?” Xu Muya’s eyes widened as she stared at the young man before her.
His skin was tan, his body was solid, and he radiated raw, masculine energy…
He was nothing like the little boy she remembered.
‘He’s really grown up.’
A blush crept onto her face.
“You…
you finish your shower.”
Saying this, she began to back away, intending to shut the door.
But she tripped, her foot catching on something, and her body tumbled backward.
With lightning reflexes, Chen Jiang lunged forward and caught her, but their combined momentum sent them toppling.
In the instant before they hit the floor, he managed to twist their bodies around!
THUD—
Chen Jiang’s body slammed onto the hard floor, and he winced in pain.
“Jiang…
are you, are you all right?”
Xu Muya panicked, her eyes filling with guilt.
If she hadn’t been so reckless and just barged in, this wouldn’t have happened.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
Chen Jiang winced.
The back of his head throbbed, and his back and elbows were scraped.
“Mrs.
Xu…
could you…
get up first?” Chen Jiang said, his voice strained.
Xu Muya’s face instantly turned beet-red, and she scrambled to her feet.
Her breathing, however, had become ragged.
‘This boy…’
‘Young men are so…
vigorous!’
Suppressing her embarrassment, she asked urgently, “Where are you hurt?”
Chen Jiang forced a grin as he got to his feet.
“I’m fine, Mrs.
Xu.
Just a few scrapes.
See?
Alive and kicking.”
Xu Muya cleared her throat, her eyes darting away.
Sensing the sudden, awkward tension, Chen Jiang didn’t hesitate.
He darted back into the bathroom and shut the door.
When he emerged again, he was fully clothed.
Xu Muya pushed her wild thoughts aside and shot up from the sofa.
“Let me see where you’re hurt.”
“Mrs.
Xu, I’m really fine.”
Chen Jiang gave a wry smile.
‘With injuries this minor, I could heal them just by circulating my True Qi a few times.’
Xu Muya tapped him on the head, chiding gently, “No, I have to take a look.
What if the cuts get infected?
Come to my room, and I’ll check them for you.”
Without waiting for an answer, she took Chen Jiang by the hand and pulled him toward her room.
Xu Muya’s hand was smooth and soft, and the feel of it made Chen Jiang’s heart race.
‘He hadn’t even felt this way with Jiang Yutong.’
Once inside her room, Xu Muya had to call his name twice to pull him back to his senses.
“Mrs.
Xu, these little cuts are really nothing!”
Xu Muya’s tone was firm.
“Hurry and take off your shirt.
I need to see the cuts.”
Chen Jiang could only comply, awkwardly shrugging off his shirt.
Xu Muya then said, “I need to check your legs for any scrapes or bruises.
Take off your pants, too.”
“Mrs.
Xu, you really don’t have to,” Chen Jiang said, his face flushed with embarrassment.
“What are you so shy for?
There isn’t a part of you I didn’t see when you were a little boy,” Xu Muya scolded with a laugh.
“Are you afraid I’m going to do something to you?
Now, be a good boy and listen.”