He Yining suddenly opened his eyes, casually glanced at Shen Qi, who was pinned beneath him on the bed, then turned and scrambled up, rushing into the bathroom to vomit all the alcohol from his stomach. Before Shen Qi could even react, she heard the sound of water running in the bathroom. A moment later, He Yining's voice came from the bathroom: "Bring me my pajamas."
Ah... Me... I'm supposed to go... Shen Qi dazedly climbed off the bed, grabbed a set of pajamas from the dressing room, and brought them to the bathroom door. Standing at the entrance, she felt a wave of hesitation. Should she just leave the clothes here and walk away? Before she could act, He Yining issued an unyielding command: "Bring them in."
Go in? Shen Qi felt the blood rush straight to her head. If she went in now, he would probably be... not... not... not wearing anything, right? She forced herself to speak: "I'll just leave them outside for you..."
"Come in." He Yining completely ignored what she said.
Shen Qi opened her mouth, then had no choice but to steel herself and push open the bathroom door. Clutching the pajamas, she didn't dare lift her head, standing at the doorway and asking, "So, where should I put the clothes?"
A splash of water made Shen Qi instinctively shut her eyes, too afraid to look. He Yining stepped out of the bath, grabbed a towel, loosely wrapped it around his waist, and walked toward her. Glancing down at her tightly closed eyes, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He tossed the towel at Shen Qi, then turned his back to her: "Dry me off."
Shen Qi dumbly gripped the towel and opened her eyes a crack, only to see He Yining's muscular, powerful back. She felt at a loss: "I... I... I'm supposed to do it?"
He Yining rubbed the water from his hair, unconcerned: "Is there anyone else in the bathroom besides you and me?"
Shen Qi's face inexplicably flushed. She tightened her grip on the towel and reached up to dry the water droplets from his back. She had never imagined she'd have an experience like drying He Yining's back. She was incredibly nervous, wiping haphazardly with the towel, not daring to look up. When He Yining turned around, he saw Shen Qi, eyes still closed, mechanically waving the towel in the air... Seeing her like this, so adorably clueless, instantly lifted his bad mood.
"You brought me back?" He Yining snatched the pajamas from her hands and started changing right in front of her. Shen Qi's heart felt a surge of sorrow. Boss He, aren't you supposed to keep people at arm's length? Aren't you never supposed to let women near you? Now you're changing clothes right in front of me—what's going on! She kept her eyes tightly shut and nodded vaguely.
He Yining grabbed a hairdryer and shoved it into her hands: "Dry it."
Shen Qi held the hairdryer, cautiously opening one eye to confirm He Yining was fully dressed, then silently breathed a sigh of relief before daring to open both eyes. Seeing him still sitting with his back to her, she turned on the hairdryer and carefully dried his hair. Since it was bedtime, she didn't style it, just dried it until it was half-damp. His disheveled, half-wet hair made his lips look red and his teeth white, his features as delicate as a painting. Shen Qi thought to herself, she absolutely couldn't let him know about that kiss earlier! She'd rather die than let him find out, and she'd never admit it! Otherwise, things would really blow up! How could she keep working after that?
"Alright, time to rest." He Yining turned and walked out of the bathroom.
Shen Qi followed uneasily behind him: "Boss He, since you're awake now, I'll head back."
"At this hour, do you think I'd have someone drive you back? Or do you think there are taxis passing by Jinghua Manor?" He Yining kept walking without looking back.
Shen Qi replied sullenly, "I can call a car to pick me up."
He Yining suddenly stopped and glanced sideways at her: "Call a car? Where's your phone?"
Shen Qi was stunned and instinctively pulled her phone from her pocket: "What about my phone?"
He Yining suddenly snatched her phone and tossed it behind him. Plop—her phone landed in the bathwater. Shen Qi was completely frozen! Ahhh! She wanted to scream! That was her phone!
"Now can you rest?" He Yining showed no remorse for his actions, staring at her steadily: "It's not like we haven't slept together before. What's the fuss?"
With that, he turned and walked toward the bedroom. Shen Qi felt like she was turning to stone! What... what was he saying! She was going crazy, absolutely crazy! He actually... threw her phone into the bath! No, wait—that phone cost her six thousand yuan! She spun around and dashed into the bathroom, fished the phone out from the bottom of the bath, and pressed the button... Damn, it was waterlogged. Now she couldn't even call a taxi. She slumped to the floor in defeat, utterly helpless.
He Yining's voice drifted in from outside: "Oh, I don't have any women's clothes here, but you can wear my shirt again tonight."
Shen Qi didn't know what to say anymore. No wonder everyone said He Yining was a demon, a devil—they were being too modest! He was a full-on demon king! It was just... infuriating! She knew she wasn't leaving tonight, so she washed up in the bathroom. Only when she put on He Yining's shirt again did she realize something was off... Last time, she'd worn his shirt during the day. But now it was night... and they'd both just bathed... Shen Qi suddenly felt very uneasy.
He Yining was already lying in bed, reading a book. Shen Qi said awkwardly, "Well, Boss He, I'll sleep in the guest room. Goodnight..." She turned to leave, but He Yining said flatly, "Do you think I'd tell you the guest room door code?"
Shen Qi nearly tripped! What did he mean? They were sleeping together again tonight? Was he crazy? Wasn't he afraid she'd cling to him? She looked at him with difficulty: "Boss He, isn't this inappropriate? I... I can't sleep here, right?"
"Why not?" He Yining wore a completely unruffled expression as he looked at her: "We've already slept together twice."
Shen Qi nearly bit her tongue! Hey, hey, hey—clarify that! What do you mean we've slept together twice! The first time, you slept in the bed, and I slept on the couch! The second time, even though we were in the same bed, nothing happened! Nothing at all!
He Yining still wore that calm, composed face, glancing at her chest: "So small, not interested."
Boom—blood rushed to Shen Qi's head. He said she was... small?