Jiang Yunnuan: "..."

Fu Yuan: "..."

The sound of pounding on the door grew more and more frantic. Inside the room, the two of them stared at each other, completely at a loss.

’What should I do? This guy is hard to get rid of. Why don’t you hide first?’

Jiang Yunnuan mouthed the words. The atmosphere was already so charged, she’d be mortified if those two saw Fu Yuan in her room.

Just imagine: if she opened the door and they saw Fu Yuan, what would they think of her, considering everything that had happened earlier?

They’d probably assume she and Fu Yuan were up to something illicit.

Hearing this, Fu Yuan’s expression darkened.

With the way things were going, it really seemed like he was about to be branded the secret lover!

But if he didn’t hide, and those two found out he’d gotten here first, he would definitely lose his chance to talk to her.

Of those two, one was the designated companion for the night, and the other was competing for the role. Compared to them, he had no advantage whatsoever.

BANG BANG BANG...

"Open the door! Open up!!!"

The door was shaking on its hinges from the kicking, mixed with Si Xie’s urgent shouts. Fu Yuan reluctantly made a painful decision and sent her a message using his Soul Power.

"Remember to get rid of them."

As soon as he said it, he turned and hid in the walk-in closet, casually erasing any trace of his scent from the room.

Seeing that he was hidden, Jiang Yunnuan quickly tousled her hair, straightened her nightgown, and put on a look of extreme sleepiness. She turned on the light first, then went to open the door.

The door was suddenly pulled open. The man in the middle of a kick lost his balance and stumbled in unexpectedly, falling right onto Jiang Yunnuan. His tall, heavy body was like a small mountain, nearly knocking her to the ground.

Jiang Yunnuan grabbed him with both hands, using all her might to steady herself, and couldn’t help but complain.

"Hey, look at you! What’s with all the recklessness? You almost knocked me over."

"Well, I only lost my balance because you suddenly opened the door~"

He muttered under his breath, leaning his body against hers without moving. He conveniently rested his head on her shoulder, and his nose was immediately filled with the sweet, pleasant scent of her shampoo, along with a faint, almost imperceptible male scent.

Damn it. The smell of the shampoo was masking the other scent, so he couldn’t identify it. But he was certain there had been someone else in her room just now.

The devastatingly handsome man’s temper flared in an instant.

"Jiang Yunnuan, your hair smells like another man! Tell me, who is it? Who are you hiding from us?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yunnuan trembled, completely dumbfounded.

’No way, does this guy have a dog’s nose? Fu Yuan barely brushed against me, and he can smell it?’

’No, no, I have to think of something quick. I absolutely can’t let him find Fu Yuan hiding in my room, or my reputation will be ruined forever.’

Hearing her inner thoughts, Si Xie instantly gritted his teeth in a rage!

And here he was thinking it was some other man! He never expected it to be that bastard Fu Yuan.

He had sacrificed all his dignity downstairs trying to stop Jun Yao with that ridiculously obvious little trick, embarrassing himself to no end. And that bastard Fu Yuan? He’d managed to sneak in and swoop in first without anyone noticing.

’Speaking of which,’ he wondered, ’when the hell did that guy sneak into this woman’s room?’

He’d been so focused on watching Jun Yao tonight that he’d let that bastard slip through the cracks.

"You must be smelling things. It’s just my shampoo. Where would another man come from? With a face like mine, what man could I possibly attract?"

Jiang Yunnuan quickly explained.

’I’ve never thought I was ugly, but I have no choice. To get rid of these two quickly, I have to go all out.’

’This excuse should be pretty convincing, right? Si Xie might be handsome, but he clearly traded his IQ for those looks. He’s so simple-minded, he’s got to be easy to fool.’

Si Xie: "..."

’It’s one thing to lie to my face, but she’s also insulting me in her head, calling me simple-minded!’

Damn it, so this woman had always thought he was simple-minded! Unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable. Today, he had to act complicated for once and completely change her impression of him.

"Heh, you really think I’m that easy to fool, don’t you? Tell me, where is the man hiding?"

"Hey, are you looking for trouble, not sleeping in the middle of the night? There’s no other man in this room! I’m warning you, if you dare to keep ruining my reputation, I won’t be so polite!"

Jiang Yunnuan feigned fury, glaring at him menacingly as she warned him, but inwardly, she was in a real bind.

’No way, I actually didn’t manage to fool him?’

’When did this guy get so hard to fool? Oh, Fu Yuan, you have to stay hidden. Don’t let him find you, or how will I ever be able to show my face in public again?’