Chapter 24 Strangeness Upon returning to his room, Yu Chaoxian suddenly sensed something amiss…

Yu Yanting took a sip of honey water, put down the cup, and got down to business: "Six years ago, I snatched Li Xiang's weapons deal in Illinois. His son came to our hotel and caused trouble, smashing things up and bullying a young girl. That girl was about the same age as Tangtang now. I had my men beat his son to a pulp. Li Xiang knew he was no match for me, so he's been taking his son abroad to recuperate all these years. I didn't expect him to come back. He probably saw that Guan Zhongpeng hadn't been with me lately and thought he could make it work. I didn't expect it would implicate you and Tangtang."

Yu Chaoxian sneered. This Li Xiang is an old man after all. He can judge people well. He knows that Yu Tang is his old man's weakness. If he hurts Yu Tang, he will definitely get revenge on Yu Yanting.

If Yu Tang were to encounter any mishap, it would likely cost Yu Yanting half his life.

"I've already had Chen Diao find him. Once we find him, what should we do with him?" Yu Chaoxian was too lazy to listen to those past events. The reason he was in such a hurry to arrest Li Xiang wasn't to avenge Yu Yanting. Li Xiang was at most a small arms dealer, yet he had an exceptionally good relationship with the Taicheng government, a relationship that Yu Chaoxian couldn't buy off with money.

This made him curious: what ability did Li Xiang have to maintain such a close relationship with the government, or did Li Xiang have some leverage over the government?

Yu Yanting didn't think too much about it and gave a thought-provoking answer: "I heard that his son died. People like him who have nothing to lose are a troublemaker if they are kept around."

Li Xiang will settle this score with Yu Tang and Yu Chaoxian sooner or later, and no matter what, Li Xiang cannot be allowed to live.

Yu Chaoxian sneered. No matter how kind this father pretended to be, he couldn't change his ruthless nature.

Covered in dust after returning from outside, Yu Chaoxian went straight to his room to take a shower after leaving the study.

There was a knock on the door, followed by three knocks, and then a girl's voice: "May I come in—!"

Before Yu Tang could finish speaking, the door was opened from the inside, and Yu Tang's "ma" turned into "ah" because of the shock.

Yu Chaoxian had just finished showering and was only wearing casual pants. Water droplets were still on his half-dry hair, flowing down his neck with slightly protruding veins, across his well-defined muscles, and disappearing near his V-line.

The man's aggressive and burning aura was intense, and Yu Tang, being young, could only smell the shower gel.

Yu Chao looked down at the fruit platter she was holding, leaned against the door, and asked knowingly, "What do you mean?" She had previously complained that his smile wasn't as good as Maitreya Buddha's, but now she was eagerly bringing him fruit.

"Thank you for saving me." Yu Tang's soft voice rang out in front of him, but her eyes secretly swept from his shoulder up to his collarbone, then to his prominent Adam's apple, and finally to his chin and his thin, red lips.

Yu Chaoxian, wanting to tease someone, didn't lower his head but instead picked at his ear: "Auntie, what are you saying? I can't hear you. Can you be more polite and speak into someone's ear?"

Holding the fruit plate, Yu Tang tried her best to stand on tiptoe. Her round, pink toes were all clenched up as Yu Chaoxian had wished. You could tell at a glance that she was trying very hard, but even so, Yu Tang still couldn't reach Yu Chaoxian's shoulder.

Yu Tang had a good idea. She shoved the fruit plate into Yu Chaoxian's hands and ran quickly back to her bedroom next door, struggling to bring a chair. Luckily, Yu Chaoxian was still at the door. He placed the fruit plate on the table, and Yu Tang smiled with satisfaction, glad that he had accepted her fruit plate.

She took off her shoes and stepped onto the chair, finally able to stand on equal footing with Yu Chaoxian. She leaned close to his ear.

The girl's warm, fragrant breath gently mingled with her words in Yu Chaoxian's ears: "Thank you for saving me."

After saying that, Yu Tang looked at him expectantly, and Yu Chaoxian saw himself clearly in her dark eyes again.

It was like looking in a mirror; his expression was very strange. Yu Chaoxian had never seen himself look like this before.

Yu Chaoxian's eyes narrowed for a moment; this crybaby seemed to have really grown taller these past few days. He suddenly leaned closer and blew a soft breath into Yu Tang's ear, instantly filling her with the fresh scent of shower gel and toothpaste.

"It itches." Yu Tang shrank her neck and subconsciously took a small step back, only to miss her footing.

"—!" Yu Tang exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening. The instant her body was lifted into the air, before she could fall, she was caught by Yu Chaoxian's strong arms.

She landed steadily in the man's naked arms, the still-warm steam completely enveloping her slender body.

"You know it itches, yet you still blow into my ear? Are you getting revenge on me?" Yu Chaoxian deliberately misinterpreted Yu Tang's meaning.

"That's not what I meant. It was you who said I was impolite that made me think of this method."

The next second, Yu Tang was picked up by Yu Chaoxian and thrown back into her bedroom: "Yu Tang, you're not wearing shoes again, who are you expecting to carry you? If there's a next time, I'll break your legs."

Yu Tang remained silent, staring at him. Wasn't it him who carried her back to her room? Hearing that he was going to break her legs, Yu Tang instinctively closed them. In the instant she was lifted down, she accidentally stepped on Yu Chaoxian's foot, using the man's instep as a stepping stone. In the past, Yu Tang would have definitely been terrified and run away, but this time she didn't, as if she knew that Yu Chaoxian would be as forgiving as her brother.

"You stepped on my hair, it hurts a little." Yu Tang hadn't tied her hair up after taking a shower, and her shoulder-length black hair fell down to her neck.

A few strands of black hair fell onto her porcelain-white skin, while the rest were pressed under the arms of Yu Chaoxian, who was carrying her to the bed.

Yu Chaoxian glanced at her and thought that girls were just troublesome, so delicate, crying out in pain when her hair was pulled out.

As luck would have it, the moment Yu Tang was put on the bed, the little shark next to her was bounced up for a split second.

She's so fickle. With a new shark, the old toy is nowhere to be found, no longer even worthy of being in bed. Sure enough, Yu Tang's liking is only temporary; the novelty wears off quickly. With a new toy, this shark will eventually be thrown away too.

Yu Tang saw the shark rolling its eyes and Yu Chaoxian rolling his eyes again, and it seemed that she was secretly laughing to herself.

"Close your eyes and go to sleep."

"Oh, okay, I'll wake you up tomorrow morning." Yu Tang looked at him. "Goodnight, Xiao Xian."

All that endless nonsense, it all boils down to taking her to school.

She laughs when she likes something, cries when she's afraid, and frowns when she dislikes something. She wears her thoughts on her sleeve, looking rather silly. They were so close that a sweet fragrance mingled with the scent of shower gel clung between them.

The man's gaze lingered without restraint, from her slightly flushed face, her bright red earlobes, her fair neck, to the heaving chest beneath her disheveled collar, and finally settling on her lower abdomen revealed by the rolled-up hem of her clothes.

Yu Tang was completely unaware and tilted her head to look at him.

Yu Chaoxian simply threw the blanket over her. Under Yu Tang's surprised gaze, he walked to the balcony and returned to his bedroom.

Back in his room, Yu Chaoxian suddenly noticed something amiss. He looked down and glanced around... It must have been Yu Tang kicking around earlier.

This is the second time.

He frowned, took off his coat with one hand, and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower.

Can the balcony door lead directly into Yu Chaoxian's room? Yu Tang looked at the balcony, remembering the clothes that had been pushed aside.

The room returned to its usual quiet, but it didn't feel completely quiet. The hot, hard sensation on Yu Chaoxian's arm seemed to stick to Yu Tang's waist, lingering for a long, long time after Yu Tang lay down with her eyes closed.