"He's also sick. When he has an episode, he's not only unrecognizable to his family, but he also kills people! Look at the Qin family. They were the head of the four great families back then, and what did he do to them? Only an empty shell remained! Not to mention the women who were sent to his bed and tortured to death!"
Yu He, listening to Shen Yao curse, interrupted him, "You're afraid of him?"
Shen Yao choked and said stubbornly, "I'm not afraid of him!"
"If you're not afraid, why are you shouting so loudly?" Yu He retorted.
"..."
Shen Yao scratched his head. "Can't you tell? I'm doing this for your own good! I'm saying all this to tell you not to provoke that pervert! You'll get no good from it! It's better to be with me, live a good life, and I'll raise children for you."
Yu He didn't know how to feel. "Alright, send me back to the mall to pick up the kids."
...
In the evening, on the way back to the hotel, Duo Duo had already fallen asleep, leaning on Yu He's shoulder.
Back at the hotel, Yu He first gave Duo Duo a bath and let her go to bed early. However, after the bath, Duo Duo woke up.
"Mommy, can I sleep in Uncle's room with Brother?" Duo Duo asked, blinking her eyes. "I'll definitely sleep obediently, not steal snacks, and not kick off my blankets! Brother will supervise me."
Yue Yue stood outside the bathroom door and nodded in agreement.
Yu He didn't expect that after only a day, the three of them would have such deep affection that they wanted to sleep together. If she didn't allow them to, these two little ones would probably sneak out in the middle of the night when she wasn't paying attention.
They were her own children; she knew them too well.
"Okay, but don't cause trouble for your uncle. After your brother finishes his bath, I'll have Aunt An Ran take you down." she said.
Duo Duo: "Yes, Mommy!"
Seeing this, Yue Yue obediently took his pajamas and went into the bathroom to take a bath. He was more independent and had stopped letting Yu He help him bathe long ago.
Xiao An Ran took the two children downstairs, and Yu He went into the bathroom to fill the tub, preparing for a bath.
As soon as she took off her clothes, the doorbell rang. She thought it was Duo Duo and the others who had forgotten something, so she wrapped herself in a bath towel and went to open the door.
To her surprise, a man was at the door, the same one from the afternoon.
Qin Beiting had been inexplicably in a bad mood and restless since he saw Yu He leave with Shen Yao in the afternoon. He couldn't even shake off his vexation with alcohol, so in the end, he couldn't help but come here to see.
He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.
The woman was wrapped in a bath towel, revealing her sexy collarbone and swan-like neck. Her skin was so fair it glowed, making the few faint hickeys on her neck look exceptionally alluring.
Qin Beiting's throat bobbed. The beautiful moments from yesterday afternoon flashed through his mind. This woman was truly poison!
An addictive poison at that.
"What?" Yu He asked, raising an eyebrow.
Was he here to find fault with her for trespassing in his room this afternoon?
Qin Beiting stared at her without blinking. "Your pre-paid hundred-dollar adult products haven't been used up yet."
Yu He: "Huh?"
No, when did she pre-pay for that?
Don't Chinese people accept tips, and now they're being so calculating?
"It's a gift for you... Mmm..." Before Yu He could finish speaking, the man's long arm hooked around her, pressing her head, and a scorching kiss overwhelmed her.
This man was probably an experienced lover, and he knew her sensitive spots very well. Just one kiss made her legs go weak.
Thinking of the heavenly pleasure she'd experienced yesterday, Yu He became restless all over.
As they kissed, they stumbled into the living room of the suite. The last shred of her rationality made Yu He immediately grab the bath towel that had been pulled off.
"Go to your place."
Otherwise, it would be awkward if Xiao An Ran came back.
Hearing this, Qin Beiting's dark eyes seemed to ignite a fire. He forcefully picked her up and carried her out.
Afterward.
Qin Beiting held Yu He from behind, burying his face in her neck. She smelled faintly of a clean fragrance, like a wild orchid in a secluded valley, pure and mellow, clear but not vulgar.
He liked the scent of her.
Yu He rested her head on the man's arm, feeling his breath buried in her neck, a sense of inexplicable familiarity.
It was as if someone once liked holding her like this.
"Who is that man?"
The man's deep and magnetic voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
Yu He snapped back to reality. "What?"
Seeing her lying in his arms and still daydreaming, Qin Beiting was somewhat displeased. He reminded her coldly, "The man this afternoon."
Yu He knew he was asking about Shen Yao, and he wasn't really asking who he was, but about their relationship.
She broke free from the man's embrace, turned over, propped her chin with her hand, and lowered her eyes. A smile of unknown meaning played on her lips, making her look enchantingly seductive.
"With our current relationship, it's not appropriate to ask so many questions, is it?" she said.
Their current relationship?
What relationship?
A one-night stand?
Qin Beiting sneered, "I'm just reminding you that I'm a neat freak. Before these hundred dollars of adult products are used up, you are not allowed to be with other men."
"You think I'm dirty?" Yu He laughed instead of getting angry. "Then why are you still sleeping with me?"
Qin Beiting's face was cold. "You were the one who provoked me first."
"Tsk, you can't blame me for this, it's your own bad luck!" Yu He shrugged.
Seeing the man's face getting colder and colder, as if the surrounding air were dropping, Yu He deliberately said, "What if I don't?"
Qin Beiting shifted his body. His long, slender fingers, clearly defined, reached for the bedside cabinet and pulled out a pair of handcuffs. "Then I'll make sure you never get out of this bed."
Yu He glanced at the silver handcuffs and recalled what Shen Yao had said that afternoon. It was clear he wasn't just trying to scare her; he would actually do it.
She still had two children. She could play along with him, but she absolutely couldn't be entangled with him.
"This is boring." She pretended to be nonchalant and then turned to get out of bed.
Just as Qin Beiting was about to pull her back, the phone on the side rang. He glanced at it, got out of bed from the other side, casually put on a bathrobe, and took his phone into another room to answer it.
Yu He took this opportunity to slip away. If she couldn't afford to provoke him, she would escape.
But when she came, she was only wrapped in a bath towel. She couldn't go out like that, so she picked up the man's shirt and put it on, then slipped out of the room.
As she was about to open the door to leave, a "friendly" reminder came from behind her.
"I forgot to tell you, those one hundred dollars bought 12 boxes of Durex. With the promotional price and free gifts, there were a total of 211 pieces. After deducting what we used these past two days, you know the exact number."
Yu He: "..."
Know the number of what?!
Qin Beiting's response was the sound of the door being slammed shut with force.
Yu He returned to room 1606 with her legs still weak, thinking that if she acted a bit flirtatiously, he wouldn't care. Now, she was stuck with him.
"Esther, you're finally back."
In the living room of the suite, besides Xiao An Ran, Alice was also there. They were eating barbecue as a late-night snack and were both surprised to see Yu He wearing a man's shirt.
Xiao An Ran: "Sister He, where did you go? Your clothes..."
Yu He raised her hand to interrupt them. "Don't ask!"
She went into the room, changed her clothes, and came out. She asked Alice, "What is it?"
Seeing her speaking in a cold tone, Alice knew that gossiping was out of the question.
She coughed and got down to business. "I went to XS Group again today and staked them out, but I still came up empty. Their CEO Qi refuses to see me. However, I found some information about the overall boss of XS Group. He's really handsome! I just sent a meeting request to his assistant, but I haven't gotten a reply yet."
As she spoke, she put down the skewers in her hand, took out a stack of documents from her bag, and handed them to Yu He.