45: Chapter 45 Intimate Contact, Keeping it a Secret

"Ah!"

Early the next morning.

A scream echoed throughout the entire room.

Jiang Chen, who had been fast asleep, frowned and slowly opened his eyes.

But the scene before him made him instantly wide awake.

He saw Gu Ruoxue with her dark hair disheveled, staring at him with eyes full of shock and anger.

She was wearing only a pink bra on her upper body, her fair and proud peaks fully exposed, making it hard not to take a few extra glances.

But Jiang Chen quickly shook his head.

Now was not the time to admire the scenery.

Why was Gu Ruoxue in his bed?

Could the person he was entangled with in his wet dream last night actually be Gu Ruoxue?

"Sister-in-law..."

Jiang Chen was at a loss for a moment.

"Jiang Chen, how could you crawl into my bed? What on earth did you do to me last night?"

Gu Ruoxue pulled up the quilt to cover her alluring body, tears welling up in her eyes, revealing endless grievance and anger.

Jiang Chen hurriedly grabbed his clothes and put them on. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly realized: "Sister-in-law, this isn't right. This is my room. I should be the one asking you this—how did you end up in my room?"

"You... your room?"

Gu Ruoxue was stunned upon hearing this and immediately recalled what happened last night.

Due to her mother's arrival, Gu Ruoxue had been in a very bad mood, so she had dragged Ling Shuang and Xiao Yuwei to drink with her.

The three women drank until late at night and were completely wasted.

Xiao Yuwei had taken a fancy to the imported soft-padded bed in her bedroom and insisted on enjoying it for the night, so she had taken over her room.

Gu Ruoxue had no choice but to help Ling Shuang to a room on the second floor to rest.

She had also drunk quite a bit, taken a hot shower, and then unknowingly ended up in Jiang Chen's room.

She had woken up to find Jiang Chen there, inexplicably.

She had thought that Jiang Chen had taken advantage of her drunkenness to sneak into her room and do something improper.

The chastity she had guarded for so many years was gone just like that.

This made her extremely angry.

She hadn't expected that it wasn't Jiang Chen who had trespassed into her bedroom, but rather she who had come to Jiang Chen's room on her own.

Although she was drunk last night, she still vaguely remembered some things.

Hugging, kissing...

Gu Ruoxue didn't dare to continue thinking about it; she was both ashamed and anxious, and was on the verge of tears.

Seeing that Gu Ruoxue seemed about to cry, Jiang Chen hurriedly grabbed some tissues and handed them to her, comforting her softly: "Sister-in-law, since it has already happened, I will take responsibility for you."

Actually, Jiang Chen knew very well in his heart.

The two of them had only hugged and kissed last night; they hadn't done anything further.

Whether he had released his Yang or not, he knew better than anyone.

But regardless, the two of them had shared intimate contact, and he couldn't shirk responsibility for that.

"Who wants you to take responsibility!"

Gu Ruoxue was overwhelmed with shame. She glared at Jiang Chen with her beautiful eyes, snatched the tissues, and wiped her tears, saying: "Do you think that by saying those things in front of my mother, you can help me? That you can make the Gu Family approve of us?"

"You are too naive!"

"You have no idea how the rules of this world work. Even if you learned some skills in prison, you still can't shake certain things."

"Sister-in-law..."

Jiang Chen just started to explain, but was cut off by Gu Ruoxue's sharp cry: "Don't say another word! Turn around now, I need to change!"

Jiang Chen shrugged and walked out of the bedroom to wash up.

In truth, he understood the reality of this world better than anyone.

Everything is based on strength.

Whoever has the biggest fist holds the truth.

Of course, he had no need to explain these things to Gu Ruoxue; she wouldn't understand even if he did.

"Jiang Chen, have you seen Sister-in-law?"

Just as he left the room, he saw Ling Shuang walking down from the second floor, her small hand resting on her forehead.

It seemed her hangover was making her feel quite uncomfortable.

"No, she probably went out to buy breakfast."

Jiang Chen made up a random excuse.

He couldn't exactly say he had seen her and that she was currently in his bedroom.

If he really said that, the sky would probably collapse.

"I have to go to work. When Sister-in-law gets back, let her know."

Ling Shuang walked to the entryway, put on her small leather shoes, glanced at Jiang Chen, and turned to leave in a hurry.

As soon as Ling Shuang left, Gu Ruoxue hurried out of the bedroom.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw her bedroom door push open. Xiao Yuwei walked out wearing a semi-transparent purple lace camisole nightgown, yawning: "That was such a comfortable sleep. Imported beds really are the best. I'll have to buy one myself someday."

Gu Ruoxue looked at the purple nightgown on Xiao Yuwei and immediately frowned slightly.

That was the nightgown she had just bought!

She had only worn it once!

"Sister-in-law, I just heard Jiang Chen say you went out to buy breakfast. Where is it?"

Xiao Yuwei looked at Gu Ruoxue and, finding her hands empty, asked in confusion.

Gu Ruoxue looked flustered and stammered an explanation: "Um... the breakfast shop I usually go to hadn't opened yet, so I just decided to come back and make some."

"So that's how it is!"

Xiao Yuwei gave a meaningful smile, tossed her long wavy hair, and said: "Then don't bother making any for me. I have to go to work anyway; I'll just eat at the hospital cafeteria."

Saying this, she wiggled her graceful body and returned to the bedroom.

Gu Ruoxue finally let out a long sigh of relief. She stared daggers at Jiang Chen with her beautiful eyes and whispered: "You cannot tell anyone about what happened last night, otherwise... I..."

Gu Ruoxue tried her best to appear angry, but didn't know how to threaten him.

Jiang Chen looked at Gu Ruoxue's flushed face; she was incredibly cute. He hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, Sister-in-law. I will definitely keep it strictly confidential. I will never tell anyone, or else I won't be able to eat your cooking for the rest of my life."

"That's more like it."

Gu Ruoxue showed a satisfied expression.

"What 'strictly confidential'? What are you two talking about?"

Xiao Yuwei walked out of the bedroom dressed, tying her hair up while casting a curious look at the two of them.

Gu Ruoxue hurriedly waved her hands: "No... nothing."

"Whatever, you're so mysterious."

Xiao Yuwei raised her slender eyebrows, walked to the entryway to put on her high heels, turned to wave at them, and left with her bag in hand.

Compared to Ling Shuang, Xiao Yuwei was much more difficult to deal with.

After she left, Gu Ruoxue finally let out a long sigh of relief and said to Jiang Chen: "I have to go to the company too. There are some leftovers from last night in the fridge; you can heat them up and eat."

After saying this, she hurried into the bedroom, then grabbed a file folder and left.

Jiang Chen casually put together something to eat from the fridge, greeted his grandmother, and then ran off to the previously visited Longhu Park to Cultivate.

He discovered that the Spiritual Qi in Longhu Park was significantly denser than outside.

Arriving at the place where he had previously Cultivated, Jiang Chen sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his energy to Cultivate.

Soon, his body was enveloped in countless True Qi, like an Immortal.

Just as Jiang Chen was Cultivating, the Shen Family in Jinling welcomed an uninvited guest.

It was a middle-aged man with a hooked nose, dressed in a grey robe, with his hands behind his back, staring coldly at the tightly closed iron gate of the Shen Family mansion.

The man was none other than King of Jiangnan Gu Yuandong.

"The Shen Family, is it?"

King of Jiangnan Gu Yuandong curled his lips into a cold sneer, suddenly raised his foot, and kicked the large iron gate.

With a thunderous boom, the immensely heavy iron gate collapsed and crashed onto the ground.

The entire Shen Family mansion shook violently.

Like an earthquake.