Heat in the Bathroom

"Is the young master back?" When the car arrived at Lake Heart Villa, Sheng Jie asked the housekeeper, who had just come out to greet him.

Strangely, except for his father, Sheng Jie seemed to get along best with all of the housekeepers in the Leng family's household.

The housekeeper nodded. "Sheng Jie, would you like to stay over tonight? That way, you can go to work with the young master and his wife tomorrow."

Sheng Jie shook his head. "No, as I have a lady with me in my car, tonight is not a good night. It would be inconvenient."

"Hey, why is it inconvenient? You'll have to make that more clear. If you don't want to stay overnight, no one will force you to do so. But, I am very willing to stay overnight. Is this the Heart Lake Villa that I've heard so much about, which is worth millions of dollars? Baby An Qi, I don't wish to leave tonight. I feel like staying over to accompany you here!"

Dong Manman's eyes sparkled, which left An Qi at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry. Thinking of Leng Yuchen's unusual behavior today, An Qi thought that maybe having a friend to stay over would perhaps diffuse the tension between them.

Thus, she asked boldly, "Is there a spare guest room in the villa?"

"Yes, madam. In fact, besides the master bedroom and Miss Yufei's bedroom, there are enough rooms to accommodate at least 50 people!" the housekeeper responded respectfully.

Even if An Qi didn't put on any airs while talking to the staff members, they always reminded themselves of their positions, remembering not to overstep and exceed their places by meddling in their superiors' affairs.

"Wow, it's deserving of a five-star rating in regards to housing. These facilities are so impeccable!" When the housekeeper was describing the number of guestrooms, Dong Manman got out of the car and exclaimed.

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard of Villa No. 8, she finally realized what the saying "an inch of land is worth an inch of gold" meant.

"In that case, please go and prepare two rooms for our guests." An Qi looked at Dong Manman's happy face and really could not bear to drive her away. Besides, Leng Yuchen would expect to get an update from Sheng Jie regarding all of An Qi's movements that night.

It was easy for her to mention Wu Linzhi. After all, he was an old classmate of hers and would soon become the spokesperson of Dong Manman's studio.

But, Leng Jin's status made it somewhat more awkward for her to mention him. Luckily, as Dong Manman was present, if An Qi said anything wrong, she would surely help An Qi out.

When faced with the invitation and insistence from both of the women before him, Sheng Jie had no choice but to get out of the car and give in. The housekeeper looked at Sheng Jie, who was following behind, and then looked at Dong Manman, who was walking ahead, joyfully holding hands with An Qi.

After moving quietly to a position right next to An Qi, the housekeeper asked her softly, "Madam, did you say that you needed me to prepare one or two rooms?"

Before An Qi could reply, Dong Manman's face darkened as she spat out the words, "Two rooms, of course! I could clearly hear that she told you to prepare two rooms! Can't you hear at all?"

Then, she turned around and looked at Sheng Jie before she returned her gaze to the housekeeper and declared with great seriousness, "Even if you are a complete imbecile, you couldn't dream of matching us together, as I'm clearly several times better than him in every way! If you try to force us to be together ever again, I'll sue you and cause you to go bankrupt!"

After saying that, Dong Manman did not forget to wink at the housekeeper, showing him that she was just jesting in good fun. However, the famous designer was not like the supermodels that she worked with on a daily basis, and her wink, besides revealing that she had single eyelids, failed to be as charming as she had intended.

As Sheng Jie took a good look at Dong Manman secretly, he was annoyed. He couldn't believe that his ordinary, not that attractive woman dared to say that he wasn't worthy of her! He wondered, while a smug smile appeared on his face...

Who gave her the courage to think in such a way? Oh, I understand now... It must be because she is wearing the large, high-waisted, beige-colored granny underpants!

After settling the situation of Dong Manman's and Sheng Jie's overnight visit, An Qi crept back to her bedroom. In fact, when entering the gate of the villa, she had secretly checked the windows of Yuchen's and An Yufei's bedrooms.

Both of them usually stayed up later than An Qi, but both of their bedroom lights had surprisingly already been turned off. Hence, An Qi was moving very carefully and quietly, as not to wake the two of them up.

"Oh…" As she ran some water and got into the bathtub, An Qi finally was able to relax and feel comfortable.

After taking such a long break, she did not expect to encounter such a dramatic twist on her first day of work. But, after careful consideration, there were many things that An Qi did not understand in what Yu Hao had said.

For example, he had said that An Qi had caused the death of his child. He had also told Sheng Jie that An Qi was the one who left without saying goodbye, and that he had to pick himself up in a foreign country! He even said that she ditched him after she became pregnant!

And… Those examples were just the beginning. There were many more!

After having been together with Yu Hao for such a long time, although An Qi had to admit that he was a selfish scumbag, she still couldn't believe that he would make such baseless accusations and slander her name in such a way!

Maybe it was because the hot bath was so comfortable, or maybe An Qi's brain capacity was not as strong as Sheng Jie had imagined, but An Qi nearly fainted as she relaxed in the warm water.

In fact, An Qi's eyes had just shut within the steaming heat of the bathroom, and the next thing she remembered, she opened her eyes again and found herself in her own bed. Someone had clearly carried her to the bed from the bathtub without her knowing!

In the darkness, a pair of bright eyes was looking at her naked body...

In an unknown back alley…

After his multiple attempts to hold Yu Hao up failed, Leng Jin discussed the predicament with Yu Hao and decided that it would be safest fo Leng Jin to go and ask someone for help. But, as Yu Hao watched Leng Jin leave, then looked at Wu Linzhi again, he realized that there was no help around.

Moreover, the plastic bag that contained Yu Hao's two thumbs had gone missing all of a sudden! In that moment, Yu Hao felt an overwhelming sense of despair well up within him. What he did not know was that on a rainy night five years ago, An Qi had experienced a similar depression and heartbreak.

"What are you doing with this?" In the housekeeper's car, Leng Jin frowned when he saw Wu Linzhi's plastic bag. Based on the look that he shot at Wu Linzhi, he seemed to be thinking that Wu Linzhi was a madman!

"Haha, can you imagine what it was like to have Yu Hao slap my face repeatedly?" Wu Linzhi laughed maniacally.

Apparently, Wu Linzhi did not notice the disgusted look on Leng Jin's face, as at the moment, he was totally immersed in the pleasure of his revenge. He looked at Yu Hao's thumbs with a slightly devilish look in his eyes and recalled how these fingers were on Yu Hao's hands when he was slapping him and acting like a tyrant all those years ago.

"Someone rushed ahead of us and took action. Although it's not clear why he did so, it's clear that this is a man with principles! That's why he sealed the amputated fingers up and threw them at Yu Hao's feet!" Leng Jin noticed.

After all, he was a distinguished young master. Although he hated Leng Yuchen very much, he had a bottom line in doing things, and like Leng Yuchen, he was a slight cleanliness freak. Therefore, when he was faced with Wu Linzhi's enthusiasm regarding the severed fingers, Leng Jin almost wanted to vomit.

"Hey, are you listening to me?" Leng Jin asked. When he received no response from Wu Linzhi, Leng Jin waved his hand in front of him unhappily and spoke in an unfriendly tone, "Hey!"

"Oh, yes, I've been listening. Brother, do you think I should throw these thumbs in the cement factory or the Dong Jiang River?" Wu Linzhi asked. He then laughed, and his smile was more dazzling than the most brilliant flowers.