For Wu Hu's sudden arrival, Xiaofan really couldn't fathom what he was thinking.

And Leng Yue's actions also surprised Xiaofan a bit.

Back in the room, Leng Yue still wore a vigilant look, even forgetting her loose bathrobe had slipped a bit, revealing a fair shoulder without realizing it.

"What are you doing?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Xiaofan's voice, Leng Yue slightly came back to her senses.

"You know that the reason we're in your team is because it was arranged by Zhu Fan from the start, right?"

"I know. But I don't know why it has to be the three of us together?" Xiaofan said calmly.

"Actually, we usually don't even get to see Zhu Fan himself. Even if we do, it's just a masked Zhu Fan. But knowing his attention to you, we voluntarily took on the task of getting close to you. Although we don't know why he doesn't trust you, your displayed strength is indeed shocking."

"What does this have to do with you coming into my room?" Xiaofan asked curiously.

"To monitor you. We received orders to keep you under our watch by any means necessary, even while you're resting at night."

"Oh, so you guys have been derelict before." Xiaofan understood why, as soon as he returned to XG, Bai Xue would willingly enter his room; it was all linked to orders.

Of course, over time, such surveillance became less important because their goal was to gain a better position and authority. Now that they had a foothold in a company, they only wanted to develop faster and gain higher authority, even though this authority belonged to the man in front of them. Therefore, if they could win him over, they'd be closer to completing their ultimate mission.

And Wu Hu was Zhu Fan's most loyal lackey. If he saw tonight that she wasn't sharing a room with Xiaofan, and reported it to Zhu Fan, they would be suspected of lacking loyalty in executing the task and doubted whether their approach to Xiaofan was merely due to orders.

Compounded with Bai Xue just having killed Nara He, all factors made Leng Yue have to handle things with caution.

Xiaofan didn't say much else about it. For him, with Leng Yue and the others monitoring his every move, Zhu Fan would trust him even more.

However, when Xiaofan came out of the bathroom, he was a bit surprised to see Leng Yue still standing at the door.

"Are you planning to stand there until daylight?" Xiaofan was quite unbothered, coming out of the bathroom in his shorts in front of Leng Yue, and then taking out clean sleepwear from the wardrobe and putting it on in front of her.

Upon hearing this, Leng Yue looked at Xiaofan with resentment, then glanced at the broad double bed, unconsciously pulling at her loose bathrobe.

Xiaofan, seeing this action, couldn't help but pause, ceasing his buttoning and instead removing his sleepwear and tossing it directly to Leng Yue.

Clad in a bathrobe, it was impossible to sleep, but Leng Yue couldn't just run out to find other clothes.

Leng Yue showed no scruples in front of Xiaofan, not even minding the greedy gaze watching her.

Indeed, Leng Yue left the lights on, slowly putting on the sleepwear. Her figure once again briefly appeared before Xiaofan's eyes.

It was men's pajamas, which appeared very loose-fitting on Leng Yue.

Walking, they swayed lightly.

"Go to sleep." Xiaofan said, coming to the bedside to lie down. He conveniently turned off the big light, leaving only a dim bedside lamp.

Without pausing, small feet walked gracefully, pulling open the quilt on the other side and lying down.

Xiaofan seemed intent on keeping distance between them, apparently not wanting to put Leng Yue in an awkward position. Yet, lying next to a charming woman made it indeed difficult for Xiaofan to sleep.

Calm down, stop overthinking, he turned off the bedside lamp and closed his eyes.

Silence, quietness, neither of them found any extra words to speak. It seemed that whoever spoke first would face inescapable embarrassment.

The initially tense heartbeat relaxed, feeling the steady breaths beside him, Leng Yue couldn't help but feel a slight sense of loss.

This guy, seriously? Just like that, he fell asleep? Could he actually sleep with a beautiful woman lying next to him? If not for being familiar with him, I'd definitely think he's a fool.

No, not even a fool would sleep through this. Typically a big idiot, though we might not discuss conditions, at least could talk about other things, right?

"Hey, Captain..."

"Hmm?" Xiaofan responded with a drowsy voice.

"You're just going to sleep like this?"

"Don't talk. Hurry and sleep while I'm not overthinking."

Uh... what does this even mean?

Leng Yue chuckled softly, amused by the captain's unexpectedly adorable side. But indeed, his heart was broad; just hours earlier she had planned to kill him, and now, just hours later, she was lying in the same bed as him. Didn't he worry at all that she might strike again?

Yes, he wasn't scared, it was obvious from him sleeping with his back to her. There were plenty of chances to strike now. Why did he trust her so much?

"Captain..."

"..."

"Aren't you afraid I might kill you again?"

"I've already explained so much; haven't you figured it out?"

"But in my opinion, only dead men can keep secrets forever."

"Tch, even if you killed me now, how would you kill the bug hundreds of kilometers away? If it knew I was dead, do you think your identity wouldn't be exposed?"

"Huh? He knows too?"

"Nonsense, we're friends. Do you think I wouldn't give a heads-up when he's with Ruyu?" Xiaofan said dismissively, "Alright, sleep. Don't make any noise. Let me temporarily forget your presence, or else I really can't sleep."

Hearing this, Leng Yue chuckled softly, suddenly entertained by a mischievous thought.

Her slender body slowly moved closer to Xiaofan, then moved again. Finally, she leaned against his sturdy back.

"Don't fool around, you'll light a fire on yourself."

"As long as you agree to my demand, what's the harm in lighting a fire?"

"You think if I really wanted to, but refused your demand, what do you guess the final result would be?"

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