Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Do You Take a Bath and Get Dressed?
"Miss Su, don't be so quick to get mad. I really didn't know you were bathing nude. The key was given to me by your dad, and he's the one who told me to come up!"
As Qin Chuan mouthed words of apology, his eyes unabashedly scrutinized the alluringly bare body before him, as if even missing a single glance would be a huge loss.
The rounded figure, the fair skin, and on top of that, a stunning beauty—she was definitely a disaster for any man, the kind that would bring trouble of the worst kind.
Originally, he was a carefree hermit on Martial Arts Mountain. However, three days ago, a brutally unreasonable old man drove him down the mountain to repay the debts of romance owed in his youth and also revealed a shocking secret.
Turns out, his mother didn't die in a car accident but was murdered. To uncover the truth, he had to either marry Su Mo'en or force the Su Family to call off the marriage to get back the Jade Pendant that Old Lady Su held as collateral for his identity.
So, his purpose for descending the mountain was clear: pressure the Su Family into breaking off the engagement!
Even if Su Mo'en tried to seduce him with her looks, it wouldn't shake his resolve in the slightest.
"You... you take a shower with your clothes on?"
The girl was dumbfounded for a while. When she came back to her senses, she covered herself with her hands both above and below, but her delicate hands were utterly incapable of hiding her impressive and overwhelming cleavage.
"Cough, cough..."
After a fake cough, Qin Chuan shamelessly said, "You make a great point, I too dislike bathing with clothes on. But since we're about to be husband and wife, it wouldn't be too much to let me admire you a bit early, would it?"
"You..." The girl bit her red lips, her eyes flickering with shame: "Get out! Go! Get out right now!"
She wasn't Su Mo'en but Su Nianci, Su Mo'en's twin sister.
Her sister Su Mo'en had run away from home three days ago to escape the marriage. Now, the Su Family had mobilized many people to search for her. To prevent Qin Chuan from thinking that the Su Family was reneging on the marriage deliberately, grandma had her come to her sister's room, after all, Qin Chuan didn't know who she was.
If the person watched had been the real Su Mo'en, there wouldn't have been a problem, but the key issue was, she was Su Nianci.
"Uh... can I not roll?"
Qin Chuan scratched his head awkwardly: "If possible, I'd like to walk out."
Su Nianci was so angry she could cry. Who acts like such an unreasonable ruffian?
She turned as if to flee, trying to get back to the bathroom when, because the floor was wet and she moved too fast, she lost her balance. Uncontrollably, she fell backward: "Ah..."
That moment, she truly felt despair.
But in the very next second, Qin Chuan's quick reflexes moved him forward to catch Su Nianci in his arms. Due to the sudden incident, his hands ended up in places they shouldn't have been, and that infuriatingly smooth feeling was just too comfortable.
Su Nianci first let out a sigh of relief, but once she realized their compromising position, her body heated up and her brain momentarily crashed.
Time, stood still!
Their eyes met, and both were a little unaccustomed to the situation!
Su Nianci's eyes were teary, almost pleading: "Let me go, okay?"
If her sister found out, it would be a huge problem.
Qin Chuan numbly nodded his head but when he let go, his hands unconsciously squeezed a little.
Suddenly, he was a bit less keen on calling off the wedding.
Of course, he wasn't the type to fall head over heels in love at first sight, but his current priority was still to make the Su Family call off the engagement and retrieve the Jade Pendant to investigate his mother's death.
"Hmm?"
Su Nianci let out an involuntary whimper, as if electrified, but just as she tried to stand up and leave, her gaze was drawn to the Wolf Teeth Pendant around Qin Chuan's neck. Forgetting her modesty, she asked, "Where did you get that?"
Four years ago, she had been kidnapped by a gang of thugs, and a masked man saved her. She had personally given this Wolf Teeth Pendant away. Could it be...
Was Qin Chuan the man who saved her?
Apart from having somewhat lustful eyes and lacking a certain sharpness, his facial contours and body proportions were almost identical to the man in her memory.
"Oh, that thing? I found it on the ground. If you like it, I could give it to you as a wedding token!"
Qin Chuan made as if to take off the Wolf Teeth Pendant, but in fact, as soon as Su Nianci had spoken those words, he had recognized her. This girl was the little girl he had saved during his last battle before retreating from the public eye four years ago.
However, to cancel the engagement, he absolutely couldn't let the other party know his identity. If they clung to him, it would be troublesome.
"No need!"
On Su Nianci's pretty face, there was a hint of disappointment, and learning from just now, she walked away very cautiously this time.
Qin Chuan smacked his lips with some regret and only after the beautiful figure disappeared from his sight did he listlessly light a cigarette, crossed his legs in an Erlang's pose, and settled down on the lounge sofa.
Surely a man like him wouldn't be someone Su Mo'en would be fond of, right?
Inside the bathroom, Su Nianci changed into a gorgeous long dress. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, a bitter smile appeared on her lips. She didn't know what to do next.
"Dinglingling..."
When the cell phone ringtone sounded, Su Nianci hurriedly pressed the answer button: "Hello, Dad!"
A deep male voice came through the earpiece straight away: "Nianci, your sister is back. Stay in your room for now and don't show up."
Being the obedient girl she was, Su Nianci nodded: "Okay!"
She was already unsure of what to do, and now she felt even more flustered. What if Qin Chuan spoke carelessly and her sister found out?
Anxious, she paced back and forth in the bathroom. After a moment's thought, she opened the glass door to poke her head out, and said cautiously, "Um, about that... that matter just now, could you... could you keep it to yourself and not mention it to anyone?"
"Huh?" Qin Chuan flicked the cigarette ash, feigning confusion: "What matter?"
The atmosphere was tense!
In Su Nianci's tender and pleasant eyes shimmered crystal-clear tears, and her face seemed like a ripe, juicy peach: "Well... just that thing. Please!"
Qin Chuan, seeing those pitiful eyes, found it really hard to be heartless. As the saying goes, 'You can't slap a smiling face,' and even more so when faced with the gentle pleading of a fine girl. If he messed around any further, he would truly be abandoning all propriety, so he nodded: "Alright then."
But after he spoke, he regretted it. He had come here to cancel the engagement, precisely to abandon propriety. He really was pathetic!
With just one look, he had been captivated...
Indeed, even heroes have a hard time overcoming the charm of a beautiful woman.
"Thank you!"
Su Nianci thanked him with impeccable manners before hiding back in the bathroom, hoping that Qin Chuan would keep his promise and never let her sister discover this secret for the rest of her life.
"Tatatata..."
Soon, the crisp sound of high heels tapping on the floor came from outside the door.
When the door opened, Qin Chuan was stunned. He saw Su Mo'en, who had just been in a pure white evening gown, now dressed in a professional women's suit, and her aloof demeanor was completely different from the gentle and pitiable figure from before. It was as though she had become a different person.
Playing dress-up was one thing, but it wasn't as drastic as changing into a completely different person, was it?
He didn't know that the person in front of him was indeed Su Mo'en, and the one who had just talked with him was Su Nianci!
After all, as twin sisters, their appearance had hardly any differences!
"Who allowed you to smoke in my bedroom?"
Su Mo'en's voice was icy cold, her eyes gleaming sharply. As the president of the Fuyao Group, let alone smoking in her bedroom, there were few who dared to smoke in her presence: "And get off my sofa this instant!"
She had rhinitis and couldn't stand irritating smells.
She also had a clean fetish, unable to bear someone sitting on her personal lounge sofa!
Hidden in the bathroom, Su Nianci was so nervous she didn't know what to do with her hands or feet. Her sister had come up and was demanding an explanation; would Qin Chuan, out of anger, blurt out their previous encounter?