The car rolled to a stop at the entrance of the sauna.

Nan Chen thought deeply for a moment before raising his arm and gesturing for the driver to continue driving.

It was pretty late at night, and he didn’t want them to remain here any longer than was necessary. He decided to make the woman wait until they got home to wash up.

They drove back to the villa at Red Maple City. Ning Ran got out of the car and breathed a long sigh of relief as she looked at the familiar house in front of her. At least she made it back here alive.

“The kids are at Commoner Residence, not here. Go and wash up quickly.”

“Shouldn’t there be some sort of ceremony?” Ning Ran asked suddenly.

Nan Chen looked at her in confusion. “What ceremony? Do you want me to call up a bunch of people and have them scream praises at the gates as they welcome you back?”

“No, thanks. When I was a kid, however, my family used to set off fireworks whenever one of my relatives got back from jail. I heard it helped to ward off bad luck. If I go in just like that, won’t I be filling up the house with all sorts of bad luck?”

Nan Chen didn’t say anything.

Ning Ran said despondently, “I think I’d better not step into the house.”

“You didn’t go to jail, and you have no bad luck to speak of. What are you even talking about?” Nan Chen asked coldly.

“Well, you didn’t say anything! I thought you minded. I don’t want to cause you any inconvenience.” Ning Ran said.

“I’m okay with you causing me inconvenience…” Nan Chen mumbled.

“What was that?”

“Oh my God, would you stop talking? It’s so cold out here—are you trying to get a cold or something? Besides, you stink. Go and take a shower and change out of these clothes!” Nan Chen said, suddenly impatient.

Ning Ran brought her arm to her nose and took a deep sniff. She thought she didn’t stink that much.

“Fine. Should I go in now?”

“If you don’t want to, that’s fine by me. You can freeze to death out here by yourself. I’m going in.”

As soon as Nan Chen finished speaking, he turned around and stalked into the house.

Ning Ran chased after him. “Of course I’m coming in! It’s freezing outside.”

head into the bedroom to get her clothes when Nan

stinking up the whole house! Go and

to get a

you your

Ran into the bathroom and shut

water and sat

open. Nan Chen

are you doing here? How did you manage

Are you really going

“It doesn’t mean that you

in! What? Did you want

haste, she had completely forgotten to

though her hair was slightly messy, it framed her exquisite face and fell upon her collarbone in

the water. With her arms wrapped around her, she looked like a frightened

he felt a sudden sense

out? What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

I do whatever I want just because I

full of fire, and his

to be a gentleman. You should know what you ought not to do!” Ning Ran tried to impose her moral judgment on Nan Chen to get him

gentleman.” Nan Chen rejected her statement immediately. He had always had trouble with authority, and he had never wanted to

you are! So get rid of those filthy thoughts in your head and

haven’t even clean yourself. Do you think I’m going to pounce on you while

Ning Ran’s clothes

a quiet

Chen suddenly turned around and gazed at

deeply into the water, praying that the

Nan Chen said

Since I’m washing myself, of course I’ll wash myself clean! Do I need you

Ning Ran said in a

going to check in a while,” Nan Chen

stunned. He’s going to check how well I had washed? How is he going to do

the hell out now!” Ning Ran

out and shut the

come in and harass her again, Ning Ran climbed out of the bathtub and ran to lock the door

finally

Grabbing a bottle of aged wine, he poured himself a glass and turned on the television. An exciting game of

recently that Nan Chen hadn’t had time to watch his football matches. Since he was feeling pretty good today, he

screen, all he could see was the image of Ning Ran

his thoughts kept wandering away. No matter how hard he tried to fight it, the image of Ning Ran continued to pop up in his

of beautiful ladies before, and some of them had even tried to get with him. However, he had never once fallen for any of their

was wrong with him today. He couldn’t take

wineglass and walked to the balcony. As the cold breeze

while before he started to feel

the living room to her room, her hair still dripping. He wondered

her room wearing more proper clothing. Evidently, she was uncomfortable with wearing pajamas in front of Nan

Chen asked, “Dressing up so formally when it’s already so late at night? Should I call someone and have them send over an evening

that. These clothes are very comfortable,” Ning Ran said and

are you going?” Nan Chen

to cook some

night? Aren’t you scared that you

“Nope. I’ve been feeling really poorly these past few days, so I haven’t eaten much. It’s time to make

Chen gazed at her body. Had she really slimmed down over the past few days?

a bowl too,”

you scared that you

an artiste, and you aren’t afraid. Why

about it for a moment. He was right. Nan Chen was an investor. No matter how

looking like a slab

as an obese man appeared in Ning Ran’s mind, and

opened the refrigerator, expecting the food inside to have gone bad. To her surprise, they

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