The women who could follow a big shot like Ying Baolin were naturally impeccable in appearance and figure.
Especially since Jiang Xiaowan was wearing a sleeveless, one-shoulder long dress, her two sections of snow-white and tender jade arms, like lotus roots, made men want to reach out and play with them at first glance.
I originally thought that an vulgar self-introduction like Han Jinlun's would surely cause Jiang Xiaowan to be disgusted, but I didn't expect...
With a smile, Jiang Xiaowan lightly pursed her red lips and said with full charm, "Han Genshuo is too old-fashioned. Han Juji would be more like it!"
Han Jinlun was the kind of person who would climb up a pole. As long as the woman he liked didn't directly reject his advances, this guy could chat from self-introduction all the way to the origin and reproduction of life.
As expected, seeing that a beauty of Jiang Xiaowan's caliber didn't seem to be disgusted by him, Han Jinlun's thick skin immediately became even thicker.
With his eyes darting around, he instantly looked at Jiang Xiaowan and said with a lecherous smile, "I don't know why, but I feel like we've met before, and we have a very deep connection."
"Like instant noodles and boiling water!"
"Why instant noodles and boiling water?" Jiang Xiaowan asked Han Jinlun, puzzled.
"Because..." Han Jinlun paused, then replied with a pretense of seriousness, "Instant noodles can only be made with boiling water!"
"Just like you, only I can 'make' you!"
Hearing Han Jinlun's words, Jiang Xiaowan burst into laughter, her two proud snow peaks shaking back and forth.
"Hahaha... You look quite square, but I didn't expect you to be so interesting!"
Seeing this, Han Jinlun suddenly said for no reason, "Truly—a peerless beauty in this world!"
Late at night, after getting into the car, I had just lit a cigarette, preparing to stay alert and ponder what exactly Ying Baolin wanted me to do for him.
Upon hearing Han Jinlun's words, the large mouthful of smoke I had just inhaled was instantly choked, causing me to swallow half and spit out the other half.
That half-swallowed mouthful of smoke almost sent me to my grave on the spot.
I'm impressed! Truly impressed!
He truly lived up to his reputation as someone with one foot in the world of women and the other stepping towards it, Han Jinlun!
However, this Jiang Xiaowan wasn't bad either.
Although she seemed to be laughing happily just now, I still saw a fleeting, deep sense of disgust in her eyes.
It was obvious that Jiang Xiaowan detested Han Jinlun's earlier behavior from the bottom of her heart, but she pretended to be very pleased with it.
Question: Why would a woman, who clearly dislikes a man, pretend to agree with and be pleased by his words?
The answer is simple, summarized in four words.
ulterior motive!
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be Ying Baolin's secret instruction.
While monitoring me behind my back, he is also indirectly probing my personality and even my weaknesses through the people around me.
If Han Jinlun hadn't taken the initiative to jump out, I think Jiang Xiaowan would have waited a while longer before using a honey trap to test the people around me one by one.
But now, she didn't have to do that anymore.
Because Han Jinlun, this foolish bird who stuck his neck out, jumped out so readily without receiving any benefits from me.
Therefore, from now on, I must be on high alert and absolutely cannot easily expose any flaws or weaknesses under Jiang Xiaowan's watchful eyes.
.........
After following me back to my residence, I thought that Ying Baolin's instructions for Jiang Xiaowan's close "protection" would likely only go as far as sharing a bed.
But just as I was having Xu Peiyu lead Jiang Xiaowan to stay with her, suddenly...
Pursing her red lips slightly, Jiang Xiaowan directly refused me with a smile in front of everyone.
"I'm sorry, Chen Xiang! Boss Ying's instructions to me were to provide you with twenty-four-hour close protection! So..."
"Until the matter is successfully completed, I hope you don't mind sharing a bed with me during this period!"
As soon as Jiang Xiaowan finished speaking, I saw the expressions of everyone present change.
Cheng Minglang stared at Jiang Xiaowan with vigilance.
But Han Jinlun was different; the fellow cast an incredibly envious glance at me.
Clearly, this idiot who had his head on the chopping block was envious of my impending shameless life.
As for Xu Peiyu, she scanned me and Jiang Xiaowan with extremely complex and shifting eyes.
Although it's said that men and women working together are not tired, as soon as there are more men and women in a team, there will inevitably be more complications.
Moreover, Jiang Xiaowan, this woman with ulterior motives, descended like a divine soldier with a mission.
I knew that for whatever reason, I could not agree to her request.
Otherwise, before Ying Baolin could even ask me to do anything, my hard-won small team would instantly fall apart.
With this thought, I directly replied coldly, "I'm sorry! I've never had the habit of sleeping with strangers since I was a child!"
"No matter what Boss Ying instructed you, it's absolutely impossible with me!"
"So, either you find a place to sleep yourself, or you directly convey to Ying Baolin that I, Chen Xiang, am truly unworthy of such 'close protection'!"
After saying these words, I had already made up my mind.
If Ying Baolin wanted me to work for him for free, and at the same time didn't trust me, and still wanted to manipulate me at will...
Even if it meant a desperate struggle, I would never let him succeed so easily!
Upon hearing my resounding words, the expressions on the faces of Cheng Minglang and the other two clearly changed again.
But no matter how they changed, these three surprisingly, and in unison, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was obvious that they were all worried that I would be blinded by beauty.
Unlike Cheng Minglang and the other two, Jiang Xiaowan actually smiled again after listening to me.
"Hahaha..."
With her body shaking with laughter, Jiang Xiaowan rolled her eyes at me and said, "I say, why don't you have any sense of humor!?"
"A little thought would tell you that this is impossible!"
"Even if you were willing, I would still scold you for thinking of good things!"
"Alright! It's getting late, you should rest early! I'll come again tomorrow morning."
After speaking, she cast another charming glance at me, turned around, and disappeared into the boundless night.
Regardless of how much of what she said earlier was true or false, at least the point about monitoring me was certain.
At this late hour, to catch a taxi on the roadside in the suburbs, one could only rely on luck.
But Jiang Xiaowan left without the slightest hesitation.
What does this mean?
It means that from the moment I left Heyuan, Ying Baolin's surveillance... had already begun!