Jiang Nanfei stood in place for a while in a daze until Huo Beijiang emerged out of the bathroom after his shower, wearing only three-quarters-length house pants. His vigorous upper body, eight-pack abs, and a perfect V-line were left exposed. He still had water beads sliding down his wheat-colored skin, disappearing into his waistband along his sexy, firm lines.
"Are you stunned?" Huo Beijiang raised his eyebrows, with a challenging and flamboyant look in his eyes.
Jiang Nanfei snapped out of her reverie, her cheeks ablaze, her heart pounding uncontrollably. "I…I'm going to bed." She dashed to the bed and tucked herself tightly under the blanket.
"Don't suffocate yourself." A teasing voice sounded, followed by a faint door closing sound.
She peeked out from under the blanket; the room was already empty. Huo Beijiang's bedroom had no couch, so she would have to sleep in the living room downstairs.
Strange, she used to feel serene under his blanket, but she didn't know why she felt her face getting hotter now under that same blanket. The strong masculine scent of his hormones filled her nostrils, along with the smell of sunlight.
She was acting pretty strange, was she getting sick?
"Ah..." The next morning, a scream of a woman echoed in the Huo family's living room. Yuan Xueshan was holding a cup in her hand, standing front and back with Zhou Yongxian in front of the sofa.
They looked at each other, their expressions perplexingly identical.
Huo Beijiang got up from the couch, irritably ruffled his hair, and half of his blanket slipped off, revealing his sexy collarbones. He squinted his eyes and said with discontent, "Mom! Why are two yelling this early?" He hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days, and just after arriving home late last night, he was tormented by that girl and ended up not sleeping at all.
God knows what was going through his head.
"Son?" Yuan Xueshan was incredibly excited, "When did you come back, son? You...why are you sleeping here?"
"Where else can I sleep if someone's in my room?" Huo Beijiang tucked in his blanket snugly, intending to catch up on some sleep.
"Ah... But, but, but..."
Huo Beijiang's voice dropped a few degrees, "Mom, stop yelling!"
Yuan Xueshan immediately shut her mouth!
Zhou Yongxian, seeing the little boy almost vexed to death, stepped forward and grabbed Huo Beijiang by the ear, shouting angrily, "Are you stupid? Are you an idiot?"
"Granny, have you ever seen a grandson smarter than me?" Well then! Enough with sleepiness, he wouldn't be able to fall asleep again now.
"Do you run to the living room to sleep after I arranged your wife in your room?" This foolish kid, who was grown old yet still not yet wise. Fortunately, she was astute enough to arrange a childhood marriage. Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to find a wife in the future.
"..." A touch of helplessness flashed across Huo Beijiang's handsome face. The older his grandmother got, the more fearless she became. If he had taken advantage of that little girl, would he still be considered a man?
How would he face the outside world as Huo Beijiang?
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Jiang Nanfei had not slept well all night, and the loud voices from downstairs immediately woke her up. After grooming, she stepped out of the room just as she ran into Huo Jinlan.
As their gazes met in mid-air, sparks flew.
Huo Jinlan's eyes fell on Jiang Nanfei's clothing with its zipper pulled all the way up to her neck as if she was trying to hide something. Images that could set one's heart racing flashed through her mind, her face distorted with jealousy.
"Jiang Nanfei, I finally see your true colors. I was blind before, considering a vicious woman like you as a good friend." Huo Jinlan spoke indignantly, "Just you wait, I won't let this go easily."
She had always thought Jiang Nanfei was stupid to the point of being sold and helping the buyer count the money. But now that she knew Jiang Nanfei was just pretending, SHE wouldn't have to humble herself to be friends with her.
She wanted to see, without her, how would the poor Jiang Nanfei dare to attend school.