46: Woman, you're playing with fire!

Tan Jing took off her bathrobe and put on a nightgown, looking at her outfit in the full-length mirror.

"This is too... too revealing, but it's so beautiful!"

She patted her small face, which was still a bit flushed from the hot bath. With an expression as determined as if she were heading to a battlefield, she opened the door and walked out of the room.

Tan Jing crept stealthily into the living room, only to find that he had actually fallen asleep on the sofa!

He was holding his phone in one hand, with voices still coming from it, and a towel in the other.

Tan Jing knew how hard he had been working lately. Just reading the online comments today made her feel immense pressure, let alone Jiang Chuan, who was at the center of the storm.

She walked over quietly, turned off the phone, gently pulled away the still-dripping towel, and placed it on the coffee table.

Tan Jing turned up the air conditioning temperature slightly and covered him with a light quilt.

Sitting beside him, she rested her small head on her arm and gazed softly at his sleeping face. She didn't feel bored at all, only a profound sense of security.

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Jiang Chuan was too tired. He had stayed up late playing games yesterday and woken up early this morning. With his mind at ease, he had fallen asleep while watching a livestream without even realizing it.

In a half-asleep, half-awake state, he suddenly felt something warm and moist touch his forehead. A moment later, he felt the same sensation on his cheek; it was a bit itchy.

Opening his bleary eyes, he saw a fair and delicate little face leaning in close, eyes tightly shut, with long eyelashes trembling slightly.

Jiang Chuan pulled her directly onto the sofa, held her in his arms, gave her a 'stamp,' and muttered groggily, "Be good, stop messing around. Go to sleep."

Tan Jing: ???

The sofa was very low, and since she was already leaning forward, she didn't have time to react before she was already in his arms.

Her ears were filled with the sound of a heartbeat, and she felt like her own little heart was racing at 140 beats per minute!

"He saw it, right? He definitely saw it! Wuwuwu~"

Tan Jing had never been so embarrassed. She felt too ashamed to face anyone and buried her small head in his chest, not daring to move an inch.

Jiang Chuan was simply too exhausted to even see who it was. He had just instinctively pulled the person into his arms, coaxed them, and fallen back asleep.

Tan Jing felt like he was a giant furnace; it was so hot. She peeked up at him.

Seeing that he seemed to be asleep, she wanted to grab the remote to lower the air conditioning temperature.

She reached out, struggling to get the remote from the coffee table. Just as her fingertips touched it, she was forcefully pulled back into his embrace.

Tan Jing resigned herself to her fate and stopped her futile struggling. She moved his large hand up slightly, leaned against his shoulder, closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep as well.

9:35 AM

Tan Jing frowned, feeling something pressing against her stomach. It was a bit uncomfortable, so she instinctively reached out, grabbed the 'handle,' and adjusted its position.

"Hiss!"

Jiang Chuan snapped his eyes open, instantly wide awake. Looking at the woman in front of him who was 'playing with fire,' he took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress his desire.

He stood up to adjust his 'trajectory' and discovered an even more bizarre sight: Tan Jing was lying quietly on the sofa.

She might have been a bit hot, as the quilt only covered her upper body. A white, pure cotton sheep was staring at him.

Jiang Chuan quickly turned away. Without waking her, he hurried to the bathroom and splashed a handful of cold water onto his face.

The sheep seemed to be seared into his mind, impossible to shake off.

After a quick wash, he worked out in the gym for half an hour and took a cold shower. Only then did his surging energy dissipate.

"This young little brother is being too 'unethical'!"

If it had been Xiao Yi he saw this morning, he definitely wouldn't have been able to hold back. Only a charming little temptress like Tan Jing could make him restrain himself.

Jiang Chuan ordered two servings of breakfast—or at least, let's call it breakfast for now—and waited for the waiter to deliver them.

He placed the breakfast on the coffee table, sat beside her, reached out to gently shake her, and said softly:

"Xiao Jing, time to get up and eat."

Tan Jing rubbed her eyes and sat up dazed, mumbling, "Morning, Jiang Chuan."

"It's already 10:30. It's not early anymore."

Tan Jing's eyes widened. She stood up in a panic, barefoot, and said as she ran toward the bathroom:

"I'm doomed! I'm doomed! I still have to livestream!"

Jiang Chuan followed her but didn't enter the room. Leaning against the door with his arms crossed over his chest, he said with a smile:

"What's the rush? I had Xiao Ke log into your account to announce that the livestream will be tonight."

"Whydintcha say so earlier!"

Tan Jing said indistinctly while brushing her teeth.

"You ran off like a sheep; I didn't have time to say it. Come eat after you're done washing up."

Jiang Chuan looked at the hem of her skirt. He had originally wanted to say 'rabbit,' but for some reason, it came out as 'sheep.'

Realizing that the more he said, the more likely he was to slip up, he didn't stay. He turned to leave the room, closing the door behind him.

Tan Jing didn't understand what he meant. After washing up, she locked the door, intending to change into a black dress for her daily outfit.

As she took off her nightgown, she finally realized what the 'sheep' was. She hurriedly put on a long pair of safety pants before putting on her dress.

"Ah! I knew I shouldn't have worn this set! I'm so dead~"

She had never imagined they would sleep together, so she hadn't been on guard against this at all.

"I wonder if he noticed what happened last night. He probably did. Ugh~ it's all my fault for being too greedy~"

Tan Jing didn't want to go out. She lay depressed on the bed. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed and angry she became, venting her frustration by punching the pillow with her small fists.

In the end, she obediently walked out of the room. She had never had a meal with Jiang Chuan before; how could she miss it!

She tiptoed into the living room and sat obediently on the sofa. Looking at the three servings of dumplings, she asked curiously:

"Why did you order so many? Can we finish them all?"

Jiang Chuan handed her the chopsticks and said crossly, "

It's because you were too slow. I ordered another one for you; I'll eat these two."

He had already grown accustomed to the life of eating two breakfasts; it was like that with Shen Qingning, and he didn't expect it to be the same with the well-behaved Tan Jing... Tan Jing felt as if her heart had been filled with a jar of honey, happily eating the dumplings and thinking they were the most delicious dumplings she had ever eaten in her life!

After they finished breakfast, Xiao Jing applied some lip balm, and then he pulled her out of the hotel, acting very mysterious.

It had to be said that Tan Jing's looks were truly top-tier; she was very beautiful even without makeup.

Wearing a black dress and crystal sandals, with her long hair draped over her back, her figure wasn't exactly voluptuous, but it far surpassed her peers.

If her personality weren't so introverted, she would likely be the 'White Moonlight' in many people's hearts.

Jiang Chuan had been too busy lately and hadn't claimed the two rewards from the system yet. Since he had time today, he planned to prepare a little surprise for Xiao Jing.

After spending time together, he truly liked Xiao Jing. This liking wasn't out of pity or gratitude; it was simply because Xiao Jing was beautiful.

Whether a boy likes you has only one standard answer: are you pretty? If you are pretty, he will definitely like you!