Before Xia Wanwan's eyes was the man's seductive Adonis belt and perfect eight-pack abs, his lower body wrapped in a bath towel, yet still showcasing an impeccable physique. Lifting her gaze, she met the strikingly handsome face, the exquisite features, the sharp contours, and the slightly arrogant chin that accentuated his noble bearing.
While Xia Wanwan was in a daze, the man steadily approached her. Never having been so close to a man, Xia Wanwan's cheeks flushed red, "You... what did we do last night..."
In contrast to the somewhat disheveled Xia Wanwan, the young man seemed remarkably calm, "Nothing."
Nothing what? Xia Wanwan was somewhat puzzled. Had he understood what she wanted to ask without her even speaking?
Xi Muchen leaned down slightly to look at the bewildered girl and curled his lips with profound meaning, "I mean, we didn't do anything last night. Isn't that what you wanted to ask?"
"You!" Realizing she'd been blatantly toyed with, Xia Wanwan threw a pillow at the man's handsome face in a mix of embarrassment and rage, "Pervert!"
"Pervert?" Seemingly amused by the term, Xi Muchen raised an eyebrow, "If I remember correctly, it was you who couldn't wait to pounce on me and play the pervert last night, little girl."
This man was simply vile! The dignified and abstinent aura he once carried was now nowhere to be found. Just as Xia Wanwan was sizing up the man, the room's door was pushed open from the outside.
What followed was a relentless burst of flashes and one question after another.
"Miss Xia, what is your opinion on the cancellation of yesterday's engagement banquet?"
"Who is this man? Did you engage in a relationship with someone else right after the cancellation of your engagement, or has your relationship with Mr. Gu always been a facade?"
Questions poured in one after another, and even the usually composed Xia Wanwan couldn't maintain her calm under such disheveled circumstances. Wrapping the blanket tightly around herself, she wanted to explain, her beautiful eyes betraying unmistakable panic.
However, before she could say anything, the man had already stepped in front of her. Looking up, she could only see a tall and sturdy figure.
"Out!"
"Sir, may I ask who you are? What is your relationship with Miss Xia?" The journalist initially wanted to imply that Xia Wanwan was keeping a kept man, but the man's commanding presence was hard to ignore, clearly indicating his significant status.
"Marital relationship," the man answered succinctly.
"Are you joking, sir? Just yesterday was Miss Xia's engagement banquet with Mr. Gu, and now you're claiming you have a marital relationship with Miss Xia? Is this to cover up something? Were you and Miss Xia having an affair, which Mr. Gu discovered, leading to the cancellation of the engagement banquet yesterday?"
"Heh..." Amid the relentless questioning from the journalists, the man's proud laugh rang out, "Of course, it was our Wanwan who dumped him, Gu Junhan. With a husband like me, why would she marry Gu Junhan?"
The man's arrogant tone surprised everyone; even with his strikingly handsome looks, he seemed to be no ordinary person, yet he was speaking of S City's most eligible bachelor, Gu Junhan, as if he was no comparison.
Just who was this man? Not only were the onlookers speculating, but Xia Wanwan, shielded behind him, was also wondering about the identity of this mysterious man.
But his presence was so overwhelming that not a single journalist dared to speak out.
"I've said what needed to be said. Now you can leave," he stated, and after his words, the reporters indeed started to leave uneasily.
It was a king's unique commanding presence that brooked no resistance.
"Thank you. The people who saved me last night, they were yours, right?" The departure of the journalists allowed Xia Wanwan to breathe a sigh of relief. Although she did not know who this man was, she was grateful for his help.
When the man turned to face Xia Wanwan, the chill from earlier was entirely gone, his black pupils staring deeply into her with a smile that was not quite a smile, "No need for thanks between husband and wife."