The moment Zhang Junhao walked around the office desk, Luo Xiu's blood ran cold.

"Don't come over!" Luo Xiu cried out instinctively, a final, desperate struggle.

Fortunately, his sharp cry was intimidating enough. Zhang Junhao immediately froze, staring blankly at Luo Xiu.

Seeing him stop, Luo Xiu relaxed slightly and said coldly, "Minister Zhang, this is the Chairman's office."

"S-Sorry..." Zhang Junhao stammered, his forehead slick with cold sweat as he quickly retreated.

In truth, he had only approached because he saw Luo Xiu's pained expression and was worried he wasn't feeling well. As it happened, he was also a doctor.

Luo Xiu took a slow, deep breath, letting out a long sigh of relief. If Zhang Junhao had taken just one more step, he would have undoubtedly seen the risqué scene under the desk!

"Minister Zhang, you can get back to work now."

"Director Luo," Zhang Junhao said with concern, "you look very uncomfortable."

"It's nothing. You can go," Luo Xiu said, waving his hand dismissively. I'm more than just comfortable; I'm feeling a little too good right now.

"All right, Director Luo."

A short while after Zhang Junhao left, Luo Xiu felt as if all his strength had been instantly drained. He collapsed into his office chair, gasping for breath.

Li Zihan slowly crawled out, her lips pressed tightly together. She looked at Luo Xiu with a resentful gaze, her cheeks puffed out in a pout.

Luo Xiu looked at her, for a moment not knowing whether to be angry or to laugh.

GULP. With a movement in her throat, Li Zihan seemed to swallow something. She then walked to the side, picked up a cup, and began drinking water.

"Darling, was that exciting?" she asked.

With a dark expression, Luo Xiu asked, "Did you do that on purpose?"

Li Zihan rolled her eyes and laughed coquettishly. "I wasn't scared, so why were you? Look how freaked out you were."

Luo Xiu shook his head and said wearily, "Don't do that again. I really can't handle that kind of excitement."

Li Zihan suddenly walked toward him. "What's wrong, darling? Giving up already?"

"I'm telling you, that's enough," Luo Xiu said, waving his hand feebly. He lamented, "Damn, having a secret affair with you in the office has more twists and turns than a TV drama! It's a total roller coaster."

Pouting, Li Zihan walked up to Luo Xiu, kicked off her right high heel, and pressed her small foot, sheathed in thin black silk, against his abdomen.

"You may have finished, but I haven't even started!"

"..."

「About an hour later.」

A satisfied and refreshed Li Zihan left the Chairman's office. However, she walked unsteadily, as if she were either new to high heels or had injured her legs.

***

Luo Xiu didn't return to Sea City Riviera until noon, and when he arrived, he found Lin Xiyue was there. He noticed that her belly was a bit bigger than it had been in the provincial city.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"

Luo Xiu scratched his head. "I wanted it to be a surprise. I went to the company early this morning, but you weren't there. That's when I found out you were on leave."

Lin Xiyue narrowed her eyes. "Is that so?"

Luo Xiu retorted, "What else would it be?"

Lin Xiyue asked, "So, what's the deal with that Xia Chan? You're really something else, Luo Xiu, always having beautiful women following you around."

Luo Xiu put on an innocent expression and spent the next few minutes explaining the situation with Xia Chan. However, as soon as he finished, Lin Xiyue unleashed a torrent of scolding.

"Why didn't you get a driver's license? It serves you right!"

"Why won't you ever listen to what I say?"

"Driving without a license, and now you've gotten yourself into trouble, haven't you?"

"..." Knowing he couldn't win the argument, Luo Xiu chose to keep his mouth shut. Once Lin Xiyue starts nagging, there's no end to it.

After giving Luo Xiu a piece of her mind, Lin Xiyue left the villa and returned to the Lin Family Villa.

Luo Xiu walked into the kitchen and looked at the meal Lin Xiyue had already prepared. He suddenly recalled Lu Nianjiao's words, and his heart grew troubled.

"Lin Xiyue," he murmured to himself, "I actually quite like listening to you nag. But I suppose I won't have that blessing for long."

"..."

「In the blink of an eye.」

Night fell. Luo Xiu woke from a nap to find it was already past eight in the evening.

Ye Ningxue was completely engrossed in her cultivation, oblivious to everything else, as if she were possessed.

Xia Chan sat alone in the living room watching television, looking very lonely. Watching her, Luo Xiu felt a pang of guilt.

"Xiaochan."

"Hmm?"

"Are you hungry?"

"I am," Xia Chan said, looking pitiful.

"Let's go out and get something to eat. I can take you out for a bit, too."

"Okay!" Xia Chan jumped happily off the sofa and hugged Luo Xiu's arm. "Aren't we asking Sister Ningxue to come with us?"

"She's cultivating, so we shouldn't disturb her. We can just bring something back for her later."

After that, Luo Xiu drove Xia Chan out of the villa complex in his supercar. He first took her to a shopping mall where he bought her a mountain of clothes and accessories, spending nearly a hundred thousand. Afterward, they found a barbecue restaurant.

A handsome man, a beautiful woman, and a supercar—they turned heads everywhere they went.

***

Inside the barbecue restaurant, after Luo Xiu had ordered a large selection of food, he told Xia Chan to stay put and not wander off before heading to the restroom. But when he returned, he found a bald man with tattooed arms sitting next to Xia Chan, holding a bottle of beer and getting handsy with her.

"Don't be shy, beautiful. We're all just out here having a good time, no need to be shy, right? Come on, have a drink with your big bro here. I'll cover your tab tonight! I'm telling you, this whole street is under my protection. You can eat whatever you want, on the house!"

Xia Chan's face turned pale; she looked terrified and tried her best to dodge him. The drunken bald man suddenly threw an arm around her pale shoulders.

Just then, Luo Xiu walked over, his expression dark.

When Xia Chan saw Luo Xiu, she scrambled away from the man and ran to hug Luo Xiu tightly, looking as if she was on the verge of tears.

"Brother Luo… let's go. There's a bad man here."

A pang of sympathy shot through Luo Xiu. He rubbed her head and gave her a reassuring look. "It's okay, Xiaochan. I'm here."

The bald man, however, completely ignored Luo Xiu. His eyes, filled with undisguised lust, remained fixed on Xia Chan.

Luo Xiu glared at the bald man with a grim expression. Xia Chan really is a magnet for trouble. A woman with her exceptional figure and beauty would attract unwanted attention wherever she went. Her boyfriend would need some serious skills to protect her. After all, society is just like the African savanna. The males are all shamelessly fighting for their mating rights! It's a tragedy—a tragedy of the modern era.

"Kid, where are you from? I've been around Sea City for a long time, and I've never seen your face before." The bald man grew uncomfortable under Luo Xiu's stare. He suddenly broke into a nasty sneer, revealing a set of large, yellow teeth.

Because Luo Xiu didn't want to be recognized on the street, he usually used the Mist Barrier Art to obscure his features when he went out. To anyone who hadn't met him in person, he would just look like a stranger. The art, however, was useless against people who had already seen his true face.

Luo Xiu guided Xia Chan to a seat on the side, poured himself a glass of beer, and said calmly, "You have five seconds to disappear from my sight."

"Heh!" The bald man let out a strange laugh. "Well, aren't you a fucking riot! In Sea City, not many people dare to talk to me, Bald Tiger, like that."

As soon as he spoke, seven or eight large, muscular, tattooed men surrounded them, each one looking more menacing than the last.

Bald Tiger slammed his hand on the table and grinned. "Kid, I'll be straight with you. Your girlfriend is a real looker. I want to have a drink with her, get to know her a little. On top of that, I'll give you a thousand yuan. Let me 'take care of' your girlfriend for you tonight!"

SLAP!

Before the words were even out of his mouth, Luo Xiu was on his feet, sending the man flying with a single backhand.

Shocked, the other men rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight. But Luo Xiu merely swept them with an icy glance, and the tattooed thugs froze in place, unable to move.

Luo Xiu remarked coolly, "To think there's still scum like you in this day and age. It's truly pathetic."

Bald Tiger scrambled up from the ground, glaring at Luo Xiu with clenched teeth. That one slap was enough for him to realize that if it came to a real fight, he and his men would be no match for this guy!

"Call Big Sis! Get her over here!" he roared. "Damn it, I'm going to slaughter this little bastard today!"

Hearing this, one of the underlings immediately pulled out his phone to make a call.

Bald Tiger stared at Luo Xiu, his expression savage. "You little bastard, do you have any idea who my Big Sis is?" His tone darkened. "Xiang Lanxin! The granddaughter of Xiang Longtou! This whole street belongs to her! You dare to cause trouble here? You must have a fucking death wish!"

"..."

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