“You…”
The custom-tailored suit Quan Yuchen had been wearing earlier was nowhere to be seen. At this moment, a white shirt had been soaked through by water and clung tightly to his body, outlining his perfect physique.
He had not expected this woman to help him in such a way.
Nan Wanwan rarely saw the man at a loss for words. Meeting his gaze, she became bolder and continued speaking.
“You have a noble status and hold a lot of grievances against me. There are even misunderstandings between us. At a time like this, how would I dare do anything that might make you misunderstand me further?”
The cold water did lower the temperature on the surface of his body, but the heat surging inside him continued to rise endlessly.
Quan Yuchen let out a cold snort. “Cut out your sarcasm.”
“President Quan, everything I said is the truth.” Nan Wanwan turned on the bathtub faucet and began filling it with cold water.
“Look, I’ll fill the tub for you. You just lie inside for half an hour. Once you get through this, you’ll definitely be back to normal.”
After saying that, Nan Wanwan lifted her foot to leave. But she had only taken two steps when her arm was suddenly grabbed by the man. His voice was hoarse and unsteady.
“You’re leaving? Did I allow you to leave? If anything happens to me, you’ll be the first person I have arrested.”
Her brows furrowed in anger. She originally intended to shake him off stylishly and leave without any further entanglement.
Unexpectedly, the water from the showerhead was still on the floor. She did not notice it in time, slipped, and her entire body fell forward toward the man.
Under the effect of the medication, the man’s strength had weakened. When the woman suddenly fell onto him, he failed to react in time and both of them tumbled into the bathtub.
Because of the momentum, Quan Yuchen instinctively wrapped his arms tightly around her, as if protecting her.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to,” Nan Wanwan immediately admitted defeat. Her earlier confident tone vanished completely, and she now wished she could hide in a crack in the ground.
She tried to stand up from his arms, but her shifting body accidentally bumped into him somewhere sensitive, earning a muffled groan.
“Ugh…”
At that moment, her phone in her pocket rang. She quickly apologized to the man and pulled it out. It was a video call from Qiqi.
She originally intended to hang up, but for some reason, in her confusion, she accidentally accepted the call.
On the other end of the screen, Nan Qiqi’s face appeared.
“Mommy, are you back yet? Did you bring Qiqi the big corn?”
“Qiqi, Mommy still needs a bit more time. Be good and listen—”
“Ah! I—I’m not looking, I’m not looking!”
Qiqi suddenly screamed shyly, quickly covering her eyes.
Nan Wanwan turned her head and saw that at some point, the man had stood up. His shirt had been removed, revealing his firm, well-defined muscles.
“You—what are you doing… are you sick?”
“Mommy, I didn’t see anything! I’ll be good and wait for you. I won’t call again!”
“Hey—”
But before Nan Wanwan could respond, Qiqi immediately ended the video call.
Nan Wanwan frowned and looked up at the man.
“President Quan, taking off your clothes in front of the opposite sex—especially in front of a woman you think has ill intentions toward you—seems rather inappropriate, don’t you think?”
“I didn’t expect you to admit that so quickly.”
At this moment, Quan Yuchen no longer felt as tormented as before. As a member of the Quan family, his tolerance was far higher than ordinary people.
Seeing his meaningful expression, Nan Wanwan could already guess what he was thinking.
He was definitely narcissistically assuming that she had been tailing him and deliberately planned this accidental encounter.
“Think whatever you want. I still have a child to take care of. I don’t have the energy to waste time with you.”
The redness on the man’s face had faded considerably, and his dark eyes carried a cold, mocking glint.
“Fine. Walk out of this room, and I’ll make you regret it.”
Nan Wanwan did not care about him anymore and shrugged indifferently. She had decided to just let things be.
Quan Yuchen stepped closer to her step by step, deep down hoping she would not leave. He wanted her to stay.
“The boss is unwell. As an employee, shouldn’t you show some concern and take care of him?”
“So now it’s capitalist oppression of a small worker? Fine. Caregiving starts at 100,000 per hour. Is the boss going to pay?”
Unexpectedly, Quan Yuchen nodded without hesitation.
“Deal.”