"I think you've been too free lately. Do you want me to give you something to do?" Xiao Lin stood outside Lian's room, intimidating Hua Qingyi.

"Don't I already have enough to do? I haven't solved my physical needs for a long time. Unlike you, who just got satisfied. It's really not fair."

The muttering was met with a sweeping attack from Xiao Lin, but it couldn't shut up his mouth. However, what Hua Qingyi said was true. Lately, his image as a playboy had indeed changed a lot. He rarely frequented those high-end clubs and bars, and the women who anticipated his appearance also left happily after waiting all day.

Not bothering with the person next to him, Xiao Lin pushed open Lian's door. The sound of water came from inside, and he pushed Hua Qingyi out. "Do you have to be like this!" Ignoring the protests outside, Xiao Lin locked the door. The bathroom was transparent, and it wouldn't do for that pervert outside to see Lian's naked body.

The person who heard the commotion turned off the shower and came out of the bathroom. Seeing Xiao Lin, she was startled. "Why is it you? I just thought I heard Qingyi's voice." Lian wrapped the towel around herself, her hair still dripping with water.

"Oh, he's the only one you think about." A slightly jealous Xiao Lin grabbed the hairdryer and led Lian to sit in front of the mirror. "I've kicked him out to wait. Do you want him to see you naked?"

Hearing Xiao Lin's childish response, Lian couldn't help but smile lightly, letting him fuss over her head. Water droplets slipped from her skin onto the towel. "Don't be so childish, let him in. There's nowhere to sit outside."

"No!" Xiao Lin refused flat-out. "After all the work just now, I'm sure he's willing to stand." Fingers threading through her hair, a bit of warmth from the hairdryer's low temperature transmitted from the fingertips to the ends, absorbing the droplets that were about to fall.

Lian said nothing more but leaned slightly back against Xiao Lin, watching him through the mirror. "What are you looking at? So captivated, do you think I've gotten more handsome?" He made faces at her in the mirror.

"I don't see where you're handsome, it's ugly to death." Caught in the act, Lian awkwardly turned to one side. Xiao Lin chuckled, not rebutting Lian's words that didn't match her heart, carefully blow-drying every strand of her hair. "Can you move freely now? Or were you transferred to Dragon Soul?" Since entering Dragon Soul, she'd started shutting herself off from information, a bit like a turtle. Hiding in her shell, nothing could harm her. She deliberately didn't seek Xiao Lin's news, afraid of hearing what she didn't want to hear.

"Look at you worrying blindly, even if I want to die, my old man wouldn't let such a thing happen. Blame it on your husband's excellence." Shamelessly winking at Lian.

"Seriously, what's going on?"

Xiao Lin put down the hairdryer and embraced Lian on the bed. "Don't move, just let me hold you for a while." Trapping her struggling body with his legs, he pressed his face against her back. It wasn't true to say he wasn't stimulated today, especially when he heard the old man mentioning Mu Rongyun's mutation. He couldn't tell if he was more angry or pained, his emotions were very complex. "Fatty Wang is dead, Hua Muyun got me the deceased's donation confirmation letter, the police have no reason to detain me anymore."

"Fatty Wang is dead?" Lian was extremely shocked by this conclusion. From beginning to end, Xiao Lin never intended to kill him.

"Yes, thanks to my old man."

"You don't seem to believe it was his doing." Xiao Lin's lips landed on her shoulders, but the murmuring in her ear made her feel sleepy.

"Hmm, how could I believe that?" Xiao Lin curled his lips; it was hard for him to deny something he believed to be true. "However, I think he probably teamed up with Xiao Mu again, the person who killed Fatty Wang was Yi."

"Fatty Wang is dead; does that mean this matter is over?" Lian didn't find it much of a pity. Since he was dead, he was dead. This world having one less bad person wasn't so bad.

"No. It's not over yet." Snuggling into Lian's ear, Xiao Lin suddenly pondered a question. If Lian stayed with Dragon Soul, perhaps it'd be a safe place. "I just came to see you."

"Aren't you here to take me away?" Lian didn't understand why Xiao Lin changed his mind at the last moment. Was she overthinking?

"I thought about it, but I still feel you're safer here." Xiao Lin didn't deny his initial intention; he did come to take her away.

"Take me away." Lian suddenly broke free from Xiao Lin's embrace and sat up on the bed. "I want you to take me away."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Lin still shook his head. He wasn't facing an ordinary person. "Be good, stay here." After saying that, he placed a kiss on Lian's lips without any lingering, then walked out the door.

As expected, Hua Qingyi had already disappeared down the hallway. He wouldn't be foolish enough to stay at the door.

"Lin!" Lian called out to him from behind.

"You know my temper." Xiao Lin turned around. Having attachments always made people distressed. Looking at Lian's lovely face, he walked back over. "There's already someone outside making me worried. You understand me, just stay here. This time, I can't take you with me."

"Who is your opponent this time? Why do you say the Wang Family is not over yet?"

"The masked man." Hearing this name, Lian shuddered.

"I hope you understand how I feel about not being able to take you with me. Fourth Master has already arrived in Yanjing; I don't want to be distracted." Xiao Lin's meaning was clear. He couldn't let Xia Xue enter Dragon Soul for protection, but he could let Lian stay here. His reason for not wanting distractions was that he didn't have the extra energy to care for his woman; his opponent would surely start with those around him. "To be frank, Fourth Master has already approached Xia Xue, and now I have another matter to attend to. Do you understand what I mean?"

What more could she say? Lian nodded. "If there's any problem, you can find me."

"I will." This time he truly left Dragon Soul without looking back. The person inside the BMW got out when they saw Xiao Lin, greeted him, and then slipped into another unlicensed car, quietly leaving.

"What about Lian?" Seeing no Lian behind Xiao Lin, Hua Qingyi casually asked.

"I let her stay in Dragon Soul."

"Hmm, that's also good. It's not safe for another person outside."

The car headed towards the city center, and until they reached downtown, Hua Qingyi didn't explain who the person just now was. "Are you sure you don't need me to go with you?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation.)

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