Xu Xiangbei laughed awkwardly: "I have no resistance to beautiful women, especially beautiful women like you. Ah Rong, do you have a boyfriend?"

Ah Rong’s face showed a half-smile, half-not: "Dr. Xu, why did you suddenly think to ask me if I have a boyfriend? Are you trying to flirt with me? Sorry, Dr. Xu, I’m your bodyguard. We bodyguards have principles; we absolutely cannot have any emotional entanglements with our employer. Please understand. We can only maintain a purely professional relationship."

Xu Xiangbei said with a playful grin: "So bodyguards have this rule too? But rules are meant to be broken. I’m so charming, so handsome, I’m worth you breaking this rule."

Amused by Xu Xiangbei, Ah Rong raised her hand with a cold gleaming dagger in her palm, pressing the icy blade against Xu Xiangbei’s neck, giving him goosebumps.

Ah Rong, still with a cold smile: "This is my rule. Whether to break the rule or not, it’s not up to you to decide. You have to ask it."

Xu Xiangbei smiled wryly: "I have to concentrate on driving. I can’t chat with you; it distracts me, especially at night."

Ah Rong’s fair and slender hand turned gently, like magic, the sharp dagger disappeared from her palm, as if she never had it out.

Back at the Purple Gold Villa, the lights on the second floor were still on, elegant music was playing upstairs, Xiao Lin hadn’t gone to bed yet.

Ah Rong, so aloof and always pulling out knives, was completely unapproachable. Xu Xiangbei glanced at the second-floor window, a mischievous smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

His mind floated to Xiao Lin’s fiery figure, that angelic face out of this world. He grabbed a bottle of red wine from the back seat and headed upstairs.

In the second-floor living room, Xiao Lin was doing yoga in a tight teal suit. Seeing Xu Xiangbei come up holding a bottle of fine Bordeaux red wine, she seemed to guess his intentions.

On Xiao Lin’s exquisite face appeared a faint smile: "Bringing a bottle of wine over so late, trying to get me drunk, huh? Your intentions are too obvious."

Lazily sitting on the sofa, placing two crystal goblets on the coffee table, Xu Xiangbei chuckled: "What? You’re misunderstanding me again. My thoughts are very pure, you know."

Suddenly, Ah Rong’s voice came from downstairs: "If you’re thoughts are pure, then all the perverts in the world would be saints."

Xiao Lin chuckled and continued her graceful yoga poses.

Xu Xiangbei lecherously stared at Xiao Lin, and realizing the direction of his gaze, Xiao Lin turned her body away.

However, in Xu Xiangbei’s eyes, on Xiao Lin’s alluring and graceful body, every part was a work of art akin to a world-famous painting.

Xu Xiangbei poured a glass of red wine, lifted the foam-topped wine, and gently took a sip. The ice in the glass brought a cool sensation mixed with the rich aroma of red wine, soothing all the way from the throat to the stomach.

He couldn’t help but drink large gulps mixed with ice, feeling a flame of desire starting from the lower abdomen, burning all the way to the top of his head.

Xiao Lin, seeing Xu Xiangbei idle, caught his reflection staring at her through the glass. Her face instantly turned as red as the evening sky, her lips pouting slightly.

Teasingly, she said, "Don’t stare, shameless."

Xu Xiangbei, with a playful grin: "Oh beauty, the clothes are designed like that to highlight your enticing figure. Wouldn’t it be a shame if no one appreciated it?"

"Turn your head away. If you stare at me again, I will ignore you."

Having looked enough, Xu Xiangbei turned his head contentedly: "Come have a drink with me. You rarely have time at home. Seize the chance, you might have a show to prepare for tomorrow."

"Alright, seeing how sincere you are, I’ll have a drink with you. Let me go change first."

Xiao Lin went back to her room and put on a red silk coat. A true model, she looked good in anything with her great figure and beauty. The slender coat still outlined her elegant curves.

Shaking the crystal glass gently with her fair delicate fingers, Xiao Lin shouted downstairs: "Ah Rong, do you want to come up for a glass of wine?"

An icy voice came in response: "No, I have to do five hundred push-ups and complete a fast punch routine, no time for wine."

Xu Xiangbei glanced at Xiao Lin, lowered his voice, and laughed: "Don’t mind her. She may look pretty and appear female, but her personality is like a man. I suspect she’s a lesbian. Be cautious; a girl as pretty as you is as tempting to women as to men."

Xiao Lin glared at Xu Xiangbei and teasingly said: "Speak not; drink and sleep early. I’m going to shower. Why are you laughing? Are you fantasizing about barging into my bathroom again? Shameless, I know you’re up to something."

Xu Xiangbei joked with a grin: "Oh beauty, you wrong me. I’m laughing because of funny thoughts on something else. I dare not imagine barging into your bathroom. Besides, there’s no need to imagine; didn’t I barge in once before?"

A fragrant breeze blew past, with Xu Xiangbei leaning back slightly, Xiao Lin’s snow-white delicate fingers brushed in front of him, narrowly missing hitting him.

Xu Xiangbei cheekily said "If you want to hit me, why don’t we go into the bedroom and you can really beat me up."

Xiao Lin’s face flushed like sunset red, stomping her small feet and teasingly replied: "Brother Xu, you’re so bad, always picking on me when Sister Jia Hui and Sister Xin Yan aren’t here."

From downstairs came Ah Rong’s voice: "Miss Xiao, need my help? I hate those who bully girls the most."

Xiao Lin’s shimmering blue eyes, like a vast blue ocean, gazed at Xu Xiangbei with a mocking smile, as if to say, if you bully me again, I’ll call Ah Rong.

Warned again by Ah Rong, Xu Xiangbei lost his temper and stood up from the sofa, unwillingly taking one last glimpse at Xiao Lin’s alluring graceful figure.

He grinned wickedly: "I have something to do tomorrow. I must go back and shower to rest. If you feel lonely, I’ll come upstairs to keep you company."

"Haha, thank you for your kindness, no need to accompany me. I’ll enjoy the quiet alone."

Coming down from the second floor, Xu Xiangbei seemed a bit discouraged. Ah Rong really knew how to meddle. How annoying, ruining such a romantic scene with champagne and beauty at night. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Aside from secretly blaming Ah Rong, Xu Xiangbei resented grandpa even more: "Didn’t he promise not to interfere, not care about me? Why suddenly send a bodyguard? Protection or surveillance, it’s unclear."