Xu Xixi also looked at Dahai with a nervous face. Although she didn't speak, her panicked eyes clearly asked, "What should we do?"

"Hide!"

He grabbed Xu Xixi's little intimates, pulled her out of bed, opened the wardrobe, pushed her into it, and stuffed the little intimates into her hands.

"Turn your phone to silent, don't make a sound, and when Fang Jian looks for you, tell him you went to work overtime and send him away."

Though taken by surprise, Dahai quickly gave a few instructions and then shouted toward the door, "Who's there?"

"Dahai, it's me."

"Little Rou?"

Dahai pretended to be surprised, hurried over to unlock the door, then stuck out half his head and asked, "What brings you here?"

Jiang Rou was dressed exceptionally beautifully today, in a pure white long dress, her hair black as ink, clean like a fairy.

"It's Saturday today, I came to hang out with you. Humph, you didn't even reply to my message," Jiang Rou said somewhat displeased, reaching to push the door.

Dahai firmly resisted, "Wait a moment, you stay outside for me..."

This immediately made Jiang Rou suspicious, "No, I want to come in!"

"Little Rou, I..."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Dahai said, "Come in, then."

He opened the door, pulled her in quickly, then closed the room door again.

Upon entering and seeing a bare Dahai, Jiang Rou covered her mouth and widened her eyes, "You, why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, there are still people outside."

Dahai pulled her to the bed and quickly started to get dressed.

Jiang Rou blushed a little and teased with a laugh, "Were you comforting yourself at home secretly?"

"Uh..." Dahai pretended to be embarrassed, "What nonsense are you talking about, I just prefer to sleep without clothes."

"Liar, you're clearly aroused, you definitely messed around."

"Stop talking about it!"

Dahai pretended to be serious and lifted her up in one move, grabbing and kneading her curves, "It's your fault for not spending time with me lately, making me have to rely on myself."

"Ow, don't touch, I just changed into clean clothes, it'll be uncomfortable if they get wet later," Jiang Rou whined, pushing him away with a soft, fragile voice, "I'll help you tonight when we get back, okay?"

"Have to wait until tonight? But I want it now."

"Don't, just bear with it a bit longer."

"Alright then."

Dahai was just putting on a show, he had just been relieved and his body wouldn't react right away, even if he wanted to.

After he was dressed, Dahai casually picked up his phone and said, "Let's go, we'll go out for some fun."

Leaving the room, they saw Fang Jian was still sitting on the sofa, so Dahai said, "She's still sleeping at this time?"

"Yeah," Fang Jian responded with a bitter smile.

"You might as well just wake her up then, otherwise she'll sleep all day," Dahai suggested.

"This..."

Fang Jian hesitated, while Dahai turned to Jiang Rou, "You go call Lawyer Xu."

"Isn't that bad?" Jiang Rou hesitated, not wanting to interfere in other people's private matters.

"It's nothing bad, just check if she's awake or lying in bed playing with her phone."

"Oh."

Jiang Rou pushed open the door and looked back in surprise, "Lawyer Xu isn't home."

"Ah? Not home?" Dahai also expressed surprise, "Seems like she got up early."

Fang Jian was clearly very surprised as well, quickly took out his phone to send her a message, and after a while said, "She went to work overtime, I'll go wait for her at the company."

After saying that, Fang Jian left, and Dahai breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterward, he and Jiang Rou also left.

Only when everyone had gone did Xu Xixi come out of the wardrobe, looking at the little intimates in her hand and the wardrobe behind her, she actually felt like she had almost been caught cheating.

It was her first time encountering such a situation, but fortunately, she had made it through safely.

Thinking of how Wang Dahai had just arranged everything despite the shock, with orderly calm, Xu Xixi couldn't help but curl her lips, "Quite experienced, aren't you?"

She returned to her room to change her clothes and as she was leaving, she ran into Zhao Xue.

Zhao Xue looked surprised, "Weren't you going to work overtime?"

"I..." Xu Xixi felt somewhat panicked, like a deeply hidden secret being uncovered, at a loss for words to explain herself.

Fortunately, Zhao Xue didn't seem intent on probing further, merely smiling slightly before leaving.

On this end.

Wang Dahai spent the day with Jiang Rou, shopping, watching movies, and feasting on delicious food until the evening approached when he suddenly received a call from Liu Lin.

Tonight, Lin Wanqiu was having a date arranged at home, and she asked him to come over for dinner.

Wang Dahai's heart stirred, knowing what Liu Lin implied.

They had already agreed earlier that Liu Lin would find an opportunity to call him over.

Of course, Wang Dahai's thoughts weren't entirely on Liu Lin, but more so on Lin Wanqiu and her date.

He wanted to know what Lin Wanqiu's thoughts were on this arranged date.

At five o'clock, he dropped Jiang Rou off at her home and went straight to Liu Lin's house.

Upon entering, he saw Mr. Lin chatting with a man who looked to be around thirty.

The man wore glasses, seemed cultured, not very tall, but possessed a refined air.

Zhao Xue and Lin Wanqiu were sitting on the side talking, while Liu Lin was cooking in the kitchen.

When Wang Dahai arrived, everyone turned to look at him.

Mr. Lin made a brief introduction, and Wang Dahai learned the man's name.

His name was Wu Kai, a civil servant, from a well-off family, divorced and childless.

In terms of eligibility, he could be said to be quite impressive.

And when Lin Wanqiu saw him, their eyes met only to quickly diverge, but Wang Dahai didn't think much of it.

After all, there were many people around, and the two certainly couldn't reveal too much, lest others notice something was off.

Soon, the meal was served, and everyone sat around the table.

Mr. Lin and Liu Lin both were trying to foster conversation between the pair. Wu Kai was a very sociable man, well-spoken and charming, leaving a very good impression on both Mr. Lin and his wife.

At first, Lin Wanqiu was somewhat indifferent, but gradually, she seemed to enjoy the conversation with him.

Moreover, the two shared many common topics and as they talked, they seemed more in tune with each other, their gazes becoming gentler when looking at one another.

This made Wang Dahai feel very uncomfortable, his chest tight with unease.

But he couldn't say anything about it, nor did he have any right to.

After dinner, Mr. Lin suggested going out for a walk.

The group went to the riverside, deliberately giving the couple some space.

Wang Dahai lagged about ten meters behind, watching Lin Wanqiu and Wu Kai walking side by side, feeling increasingly bitter inside.

Suddenly, he saw Wu Kai reach out for Lin Wanqiu's hand.

He was startled.

Then he saw Lin Wanqiu look back instinctively, her gaze meeting Wang Dahai's, but it was again fleeting.

Immediately after, she allowed Wu Kai to take her hand.

Seeing this, Wang Dahai's forehead vein throbbed violently.

Mr. Lin was visibly pleased, smiling happily as he shouted to them, "Little Wu, we'll head back first. You can escort Wanqiu home later."

"Sure, Mr. Lin."

After saying that, he left with the others.

But Wang Dahai did not want to leave. He was worried about what might happen between them once he was gone.

"I need to use the restroom."

He made an excuse to leave and quickly circled back but didn't see either of them.

After searching for about fifteen minutes, when he got to that familiar bridge tunnel, he suddenly caught sight of Lin Wanqiu's figure.

He immediately stopped, only to see Lin Wanqiu walking into the tunnel.

At that moment, Wang Dahai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

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