CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52: WHY ACT RESERVED NOW

The glaring sunlight streamed in through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, causing Gu Yan to frown slightly. She slowly opened her eyes, but because she couldn’t adapt to the light for a moment, she closed them again and waited for a while before opening them again.

What she saw was a room that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

Unfamiliar because this wasn’t the place she woke up in every day.

And familiar because she had personally cleaned this place for almost a month!

Tang Yuxiu’s apartment?

How did she end up here?

She struggled to recall last night’s events.

At Shengshi, Gu Qin and President Liu teamed up to drug her, and Mrs. Gu wanted to sell her to President Liu for a million. She resisted and stabbed President Liu with a wine bottle before escaping the private room.

Later, she encountered Tang Yuxiu in the hallway, and then he helped her out. After that...

Gu Yan’s memory wasn’t very clear, only bits and pieces of when the effects of the drug kicked in. Her whole body was burning with desire, and then... then she started kissing and touching a man.

And that man, without even thinking, must have been Tang Yuxiu!

After they returned to this apartment, her rationality kicked in, and she resolutely rejected Tang Yuxiu before running to the bathroom to immerse in cold water to alleviate the drug’s effects.

Fortunately, it was just an ordinary drug; soaking in cold water could soothe it. Otherwise, she would really be too ashamed to face anyone right now!

Tang Yuxiu’s cleanliness obsession was so severe that if she had let him be the remedy, she’d feel guilty about it herself.

She couldn’t remember what happened afterward; she must have been too exhausted and fell asleep in the bathtub.

This was Tang Yuxiu’s room. The fact that he let her sleep in the bed and didn’t throw her out was something she should be grateful for.

Gu Yan sorted out her thoughts from last night, buried her head in the quilt, and was about to indulge in regret when she realized she was completely naked under the covers!

She sat up abruptly, pulling a nerve in the process, but she couldn’t care about the pain. She lifted the quilt, exposing her bare self to the air!

And at that moment, the door to the master bedroom was pushed open; a man in a black suit, meticulously groomed and spotless, stood there holding a bag.

Tang Yuxiu paused for a moment upon seeing the woman on the bed.

Gu Yan blinked slowly, then came to her senses suddenly, hurriedly grabbing the quilt to wrap herself tightly, not even revealing her head.

Tang Yuxiu came to his senses as well and, seeing her such an exaggerated reaction, laughed sarcastically, "Where on your body have I not seen or touched before? What modesty are you pretending now?"

Under the quilt, Gu Yan’s face was burning red, feeling like she was about to burst into flames.

She didn’t dare to reply or move, just stifling herself like that, and soon a thin layer of sweat appeared on her body.

The sound of Tang Yuxiu’s footsteps approached, and Gu Yan didn’t dare to breathe audibly.

Something dropped on the quilt, and then she heard the steady steps of the man walking away, followed by the sound of the door closing.

It took Gu Yan a while to dare to peek her head out from the quilt. Her eyes quickly darted around the room, and only when she saw no sign of Tang Yuxiu did she sigh in relief.

Then she noticed the bag on the bed. Curious, she reached out to grab it and found it was a complete set of women’s clothing, including underwear!

Gu Yan’s face, already red as it was, seemed now capable of dripping blood.

Her clothes from last night, there was no need to think about it; they must have been thrown away by Tang Yuxiu.

She touched the soft and comfortable fabric and thought, was it him who fished her out of the bathroom and then removed her clothes last night?

But aside from herself and Tang Yuxiu, there really wasn’t anyone else here!