Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Trapped in the Hotel

    Chen Bao didn’t want to suspect his little sister with bad intentions, but he was the only little man in the house and had to protect Mommy and his sister as much as he possibly could.

    After listening, Ningning’s eyes widened in alarm and she excitedly said, “That scumbag of a dad is looking everywhere for you. If you go looking for your little sister now, what if you get caught?”

    “Don’t worry, I can disguise myself well.”

    “Aiyo, I’ll go with you then. I have some questions for little sister too,” Ningning begged, looking at Chen Bao with hopeful eyes.

    Chen Bao thought for a moment, having an extra person might be a good idea, and ultimately agreed.

    ...

    ...

    The next day.

    The first rays of the morning sun snuck through the gaps in the curtains, pouring into the room and spilling over the messy bed.

    Ning Yichu woke up with a start when she saw the unfamiliar surroundings.

    Struggling to sit up in bed, her body ached as if she had run a marathon.

    The bedsheet slid from her chest, revealing her naked body!

    And at first glance, the bedsheet was so messy it looked as if a battle had taken place.

    Ning Yichu almost subconsciously held her breath, annoyed, knocking her head as she slowly recalled a few fragmented moments.

    In a haze, she drank spiked liquor and was about to be bullied by those hooligans when Li Lingyang arrived...

    What happened next? What happened after that?

    How could she not remember...

    She couldn’t have lost control of herself and pounced on Li Lingyang, could she?

    Ning Yichu instantly turned pale, feeling as if the world was crashing down around her, and with her not having returned home all night, Ningning must be terribly worried too...

    She forced herself to calm down and was about to find some clothes and get out of bed when suddenly, the bathroom door opened at this very moment.

    Ning Yichu looked up and met the gaze of a man wrapped in a loose bath towel.

    Li Lingyang had just finished a shower, his hair wet, with water droplets tracing down his honey-colored skin into his secret territory, holding a towel in his hand and wiping the moisture from his handsome face.

    “Awake?”

    Ning Yichu really admired his strong mentality; five years ago, when he and Shen Jiangqing betrayed her, was he as composed as he was now?

    “It seems you don’t like Shen Jiangqing that much...”

    Upon hearing this, Li Lingyang’s gaze on her grew profound, and a few seconds later, he suddenly said, “What happened between her and me is not what you think.”

    “No need to explain to me. I’ve had nothing to do with you for a long time.”

    Li Lingyang knitted his brows tightly, took a sip of milk from his glass, and said no more.

    Ning Yichu gritted her teeth and reminded him again, “Whatever happened last night, once we step out of this door, neither of us should ever bring it up again!”

    Li Lingyang’s pupils shrank slightly, his eyes suddenly grew cold and cutting, “What happened between us last night?”

    That tone of voice, as if it was all matter-of-fact, clearly, all the guilt and panic had always been hers alone.

    This cheating scumbag felt no psychological burden at all!

    “You’re right, nothing happened between us.” Ning Yichu said with a sarcastic smile, pulling out a stack of red banknotes from her bag and placing them on the bedside table.

    Li Lingyang narrowed his eyes with a dark expression, “What do you mean?”

    “This room probably costs a few thousand a night; I didn’t see the bill, nor do I know the exact amount, so consider this money as splitting the room fee. Anything extra, think of it as payment for hiring a gigolo last night. Now, enjoy your breakfast; I’m leaving.”

    Li Lingyang’s grip on the glass tightened suddenly, and a layer of gloom seemed to fill his eyes.

    Great, not only did she dare to order him a call girl in the middle of the night, but now she had the audacity to treat him like a gigolo?

    After deducting the room fee, there would be no more than five hundred left!

    Was he not even worth five hundred for a night?

    Ning Yichu had just reached the door and was about to open it when it was knocked again.

    She thought it was the waiter, but the video phone screen lit up, revealing the face of a familiar woman – it was Shen Jiangqing!

    What was she doing here?

    Could it be... she was here to catch an adulterer?

    The possibility sent Ning Yichu into a panic.

    “Aling, it’s me; are you awake?”

    The composure vanished from Ning Yichu’s face in an instant, and she turned to look at Li Lingyang, “What floor are we on?”

    “If you want to become disabled, feel free to jump out,” Li Lingyang said without lifting his head, then stood up and approached the door, his large hand reaching for the doorknob.

    Ning Yichu, as if by reflex, pressed hard against the back of his hand, her heart leaping to her throat as she asked nervously, “You’re not going to tell me you’re going to open the door for her, are you?”