Hearing her strangely not-cold voice, Ling Chen came to his senses, rushing out with the words "I'm sorry!" before hurriedly stepping out of the door.
"Stay put outside. Don't think about leaving."
The woman's voice rang out from inside the room, and Ling Chen could not help giving a bitter laugh, his initially leaving feet came to a halt.
It was not in his nature to run away and he was indeed in the wrong here. His apology just now was too rushed as well, so he should stay here and properly apologise to the woman and beg for forgiveness.
"You can come in now."
A few minutes later and the woman inside spoke again.
Ling Chen entered and saw the woman sitting on the sofa. His eyes gleamed, and a trace of surprise entered his gaze.
At that moment, the woman had already changed into a light purple dress, with her hair tied in a bun, leaving only two fine strands of hair going past her shoulders. They were resting in front of her chest and were nestled in the middle of her ample bosom.
Compared to all the beauties that Ling Chen had seen before, the woman exuded a refined temperament from head to bottom. Just by sitting there alone, one could sense the poise, elegance and grace that she possessed.
Ling Chen was not someone unfamiliar with the ways of the world, but a woman like her was seldom seen.
Her refined poise was definitely not something that could be cultivated in a day or two. It needed to be honed through countless years of practice, before becoming an integral part of one's identity.
He thus was naturally curious as to the woman's identity. She only looked to be in her late twenties at the most, so how could she have such a refined temperament.
"Why are you here?"
The beauty leisurely raised her long eyelash, staring straight at Ling Chen as she asked that. Her tone was rather neutral and carried a tinge of maturity and sophistication.
"I took the lift up here, and it only had the button for the fifth floor, so I... I'm really sorry, just now I was only asking for directions and had no intentions of intruding on your privacy. Please do not take it to heart."
Ling Chen sincerely apologised to her.
"Could it be that no one told you that was my personal elevator?"
Ling Chen shook his head. If he had known that the elevator was for her personal use only, he definitely would not have gone up. Just now, to evade the clutches of the rich housewife, he ran into the elevator without thinking too much about it.
"Since it's like that, then I can't blame you for the mistake. It's an oversight on my employee's side, so I accept your apology."
Ling Chen felt a little odd. Doesn't this woman have too good a temper? He had practically seen her naked body, and if it was any other woman, he reckoned that they would have gone crazy on him. They definitely would not be letting him off so easily.
"What's your name?"
"Ling Chen."
"This is a private establishment, are you a member here?"
"No, I'm a bodyguard that's employed by the Nanrong family, and I'm here to ensure Miss Su's safety."
"Oh, so you're someone under Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin is my friend, for the incident just now, I can pretend that nothing ever happened. I hope you can do the same and not tell anyone else."
Ling Chen pulled a face of confusion and said, "What happened just now?"
The satisfaction in her gaze when the woman looked at Ling Chen grew considerably, and she slightly nodded her head. She then shifted the topic, "You followed Xiao Lin here. Could it be that Xiao Lin did not tell you what kind of establishment this is?"
"I know it's a private club that's exclusive to rich people."
"You're right about the private club, but this is a female-exclusive private club. We only entertain female customers and will turn away all males. For a man like you to show up here, I'm afraid that this will result in some inconveniences."
"Erm..."
Ling Chen froze and cursed inwardly. Indeed, that lass was plotting to get me in trouble! She had actually brought him to a place like this and was clearly out to make things difficult for him. If he had known that he would be brought to a female-only private club, even if you threatened him, he would never have come here.
No wonder the doorman had looked at him so strangely. So this was the reason.
Meeting the woman's intoxicating gaze, Ling Chen sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "I'm sorry, but Miss Su did not mention that to me. Since that's the case, then please excuse me."
Saying that, he then turned to leave.
"Hold it there."
The woman stood up and took a few rapid steps forward. Ling Chen turned his head around and immediately caught the strong smell of perfume hitting his nose and could not help whiffing another breath.
"Is there anything else?"
"Don't go by the elevator. Use the emergency stairs to go down."
It had always been her that was staying on this floor alone. Even if she had guests, they would all be female, she had never seen a man step foot there before. If Ling Chen took the elevator down, others would definitely see him and start to gossip.
She was someone who valued privacy and hated being the topic of discussion of others.
Ling Chen was an astute person, so how could he not figure out what she was getting at?
"Where are the stairs?"
"Out the door on your left. Keep walking straight and after passing two doors, then... Forget it, I'll guide you there."
The interior of the floor was rather complicated, she was afraid that Ling Chen would barge into other rooms by accident. As she spoke, she walked past Ling Chen to lead the way.
However, before she had even taken a few steps, her ankle suddenly twisted and she seemed to lose the strength in her body. She wobbled unsteadily before starting to fall.
Ling Chen had quick reflexes and before the other party could crash onto the ground, he had hurriedly grabbed onto her body.
Her body was soft and fragrant, but Ling Chen could not think about such pointless stuff, lightly shaking the woman in his embrace.
"Hey, are you alright? Wake up!"
He gently patted the woman's soft and silky face, trying to wake her, but she seemed to have fainted, not responding at all to him.
Scanning the bed in the middle of the room, he picked up the woman's delicate frame and lightly placed her on the bed, before checking her pulse.
A few minutes later, his handsome face relaxed, and his eyes revealed relief.
After confirming that the woman was not in any danger, he then loosened his hand, abandoning the thought of calling an ambulance. He quietly stood by the bedside and leisurely admired the woman's flawless appearance.
Elegant and refined, the woman had a beauty that one could tell from a casual glance. Her outer weakness carried an inner strength hidden within. Although she seemed young, her face bore the weight of years gone by. She was like the plum blossoms, blooming with a noble and elegant temperament.
Looking at this sleeping woman, somehow, Ling Chen couldn't bear the slightest vulgar thought in his heart. Even though he had seen the other person's bare body just now, he did not have any impure thoughts then as well.
After a while, the woman on the bed finally woke up.
She sat up groggily, one of her hands caressing her forehead and her eyebrows scrunched in a frown.
"Are you okay? You fainted just now, so I carried you to the bed."
Hearing his words, the woman saw the dishevelled clothes that Ling Chen was wearing and felt that nothing was out of place with her body. The look she gave Ling Chen became friendlier, there was a trace of trust in it.
"Thank you."
"Don't be so polite, it's something I ought to do."
"Can I trouble you to hand me my medication?" The woman pointed to a thermal flask on the table.
Ling Chen picked up the flask and opened the lid. Immediately, a thick, bitter stench assaulted his nose.
He sniffed the medicine before a strange light flashed through his eyes.
Returning to the bedside, he did not hand the medicine over to her, instead asking, "Miss, you are ill?"
Colour had returned to the woman's face and she corrected him. "I'm not called 'miss', my name is Liu Xiyao. Whether I'm ill or not has nothing to do with you. Just hand me my medicine and leave."
Seeing the other party flare up, Ling Chen realised that he had been too direct with his question. He hastily amended, "I'm sorry, please don't take offence to that. I have no other intentions, but I just want to clarify something. Miss Liu, every time after you administer your medication, do you feel like you are brimming with vitality? Does your head feel clear and can you sleep very well?"