After parking his car, Ye Xuanchen stretched out his tired hand and rubbed his forehead. The scene at the hospital entrance surfaced in his mind, and he ground his teeth in anger.
"Mu Ronyao, you really have some nerve!"
Other women were desperate to crawl into his bed, yet this woman treated him like a pervert! What infuriated him even more was that she had obviously completely forgotten that night!
Furious, Ye Xuanchen slammed his fist against the steering wheel.
After calming down a little, he finally got out of the car, straightened his clothes, and walked inside.
Xu Mingye was entertaining guests when he noticed Ye Xuanchen approaching.
He immediately left his friends and greeted him.
"What brings you here?"
"Not welcome?" Ye Xuanchen took a glass of wine from a waiter and drained it in one gulp.
"Do you have an empty room? I need to rest."
Xu Mingye pointed toward a window on the second floor.
"That one's empty. Why come here just to rest?"
Ye Xuanchen didn't answer and turned to leave.
Xu Mingye stopped him. "Since you're already here, why not say hello?"
He gestured toward the lively crowd nearby.
Ye Xuanchen followed his gaze and saw Ye Ziyi standing among the guests.
"What is he doing here?"
"I don't hand out invitations selectively," Xu Mingye said helplessly.
"When certain people hear about it, they come on their own. Can I really stop them?"
Ye Ziyi was Ye Xuanchen's nephew, and the two had never gotten along.
Even though Xu Mingye was closer to Ye Xuanchen, he couldn't deliberately snub Ye Ziyi.
Ye Xuanchen felt a faint irritation. "Did you tell him I was coming?"
Xu Mingye shrugged. "Can I avoid that at work? I didn't even think you'd show up."
After all, Ye Xuanchen skipped gatherings like this eight times out of ten.
Ye Xuanchen sneered, unconcerned. A trace of mockery flickered in his deep eyes. "He probably came for me."
With that, he turned and walked straight into the house.
Xu Mingye glanced at Ye Ziyi, who happened to be looking over. Xu Mingye raised his glass in acknowledgment and returned to chatting with his guests.
Ye Xuanchen went upstairs and stopped at the end of the hallway, staring at the door in front of him for a moment.
Which room was it?
This villa was usually used by Xu Mingye for parties, and Ye Xuanchen rarely came, so he wasn't familiar with the layout.
He casually opened the door to his right and strode inside.
The room was pitch-dark, with a faint fragrance lingering in the air.
"When did Xu Mingye start using perfume…" he muttered as he locked the door behind him.
He was exhausted and didn't bother turning on the lights, heading straight toward the bed. Halfway there, he remembered how much he had sweated that day and turned toward the bathroom instead.
As he walked, he unbuttoned his shirt.
"Click."
The bathroom door suddenly opened, and a wave of warm, fragrant air rushed toward him.
A sweet, clinging feminine scent spread through the room. Dim moonlight filtered in through the window, accompanied by the gentle sound of water from the bathtub…
Ye Xuanchen frowned, the scent making his irritation grow.
With a dark expression, he shouted sharply, "Who's there?"
Splash!
"Ah...!"
Almost instantly, the sound of water splashing erupted from the bathtub, followed by a woman's scream.
Ye Xuanchen strode forward and reached out, grabbing the person in the tub by the neck.
"Who are you?"
Mu Ronyao had fallen asleep in the bathtub from exhaustion. The sudden shout startled her, and she slipped into the water, choking as it rushed into her mouth.
Before she could recover, someone seized her again.
Without time to think, Mu Ronyao grabbed whatever was beside the tub and smashed it fiercely toward his face.
"You pervert! Let go of me!"