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About half an hour after Shen Yu Nan returned to his room, Pei Wu came back. The lights in the room were already off, and Shen Yu Nan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them slightly.

From Pei Wu's perspective, she could only see Shen Yu Nan's back. His body was bulging high in the blanket. Pei Wu didn't know if Shen Yu Nan was asleep, so she tried to move as quietly as possible. She just wanted to see if Shen Yu Nan had dried his hair, so she half-leaned on the bed and touched his hair.

Pei Wu's warm breath sprayed onto the back of Shen Yu Nan's neck, and he couldn't help but twitch. Even with the injection of inhibitors, he still felt that Pei Wu's breath, which was full of hormones, was still very hot.

His eyes, already half-closed, trembled slightly, and his hand, hidden under the blanket, unconsciously tightened its grip on the bedsheet.

Shen Yunan listened to Pei Wu's advice and dried his hair. He was now concerned about his health.

"He's asleep?"

Shen Yu Nan's voice sounded somewhat muffled, and the sudden sound in the quiet room made Pei Wu's subordinates pause.

Pei Wu gave a soft "hmm" and then continued, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"..." Shen Yu'nan remained silent for a while, but did not answer Pei Wu's question. Instead, he asked again, "What...did he say to you?"

"He said goodnight to me before going to bed and said he would definitely get up early in the morning and wouldn't stay in bed."

"..." Shen Yu'nan's half-closed eyes drooped even lower, and he lowered his voice again, "I was talking about... President Qiao."

"Hmm? Him..." Pei Wu paused slightly, as if suddenly remembering something, a faint smile appearing on her lips as she leaned down a little further. "Are you jealous?"

"I didn't." Shen Yu'nan retorted quickly, and subconsciously pulled the blanket over himself, wrapping himself up even more tightly.

Pei Wu's smile deepened. "We only exchanged a few casual words, just polite small talk."

"..." Shen Yu Nan wasn't stupid. He had just met Pei Wu outside, and immediately after leaving, he called her at this hour. As a man himself, he knew that this action was somewhat ambiguous. Perhaps he originally intended to say something to Pei Wu, but after hearing the conversation on the other end of the phone, he gave up.

Pei Wu's laughter made Shen Yunan's cheeks twitch.

Having said that, Shen Yunan simply gritted his teeth and sat up.

"Cough cough..."

Shen Yu Nan coughed lightly twice, his eyelids half-closed, covering his mouth.

When Shen Yunan saw him coughing, he reached out and patted his back. After the cough subsided, Shen Yunan looked up at Pei Wu.

"You went to..." Shen Yu'nan raised his chin slightly, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes. He turned his head away from Pei Wu as his gaze shifted. "We went to a hotel."

"...What?" Pei Wu was completely confused.

“One time, around 3 a.m., I picked him and you up from the hotel. Of course, at that time, you were the ‘original owner’ you were talking about. But you should have her memories, right? Why have you been pretending to be stupid lately?”

Shen Yu Nan kept her face turned away from Pei Wu, her ear tips slightly red.

"..." Pei Wu carefully rummaged through her memories again before finally letting out an "Oh" in understanding.

Shen Yu Nan let out a soft hum unintentionally.

Pei Wu laughed, "I've discovered you're quite the jealous type." As she spoke, she reached out to stroke Shen Yu Nan's cheek. "So, all that magnanimous and virtuous act you had before was just an act?"

Her smile deepened. "Why are you too lazy to pretend now?"

Whether it was driving away the young and attractive Li Jian and replacing her with the much older Shi Quan, or his words tonight, his jealousy was too obvious.

Pei Wu reached out and pinched Shen Yu Nan's cheek. She didn't use much force, but it still made Shen Yu Nan's cheek turn red.

"..." Shen Yu Nan choked up and remained silent.

Seeing the other person's expression, Pei Wu explained, "I didn't have any physical intimacy with him. That time was just a coincidence."

Hearing this, Shen Yu Nan turned to look at Pei Wu. "Don't lie to me."

"I never lie, but that was just the original owner's interaction with him. Why do you care so much?" Pei Wu asked again, her expression darkening slightly. "You..."

Shen Yu Nan suddenly stepped forward and kissed Pei Wu's lips. His movements were a bit too hasty and forceful, causing their lips to go numb from the impact. Pei Wu winced in pain, her brows furrowing. Neither Shao Sang nor Shen Yu Nan had ever kissed Pei Wu so passionately and proactively. Shen Yu Nan bit Pei Wu's lip hard, and a faint taste of blood immediately filled their mouths.

After the kiss ended, Shen Yu'nan, with red eyes, muttered a curse under his breath, "Bastard!"

"I'm just afraid that you'll get involved again because of this. That CEO Qiao is beautiful and has a great figure, isn't that exactly what you men like?" Shen Yu'nan couldn't help but bite Pei Wu's lip again. "I don't care how many romantic entanglements or casual relationships the 'original owner' had, I'm just afraid that you'll get involved with them again because of these things."

Shen Yu Nan's worries were not unfounded. No one disliked the original Miss Pei more than him, but even he had fallen in love with the current Pei Wu.

After a moment of silence, Pei Wu pressed the red-eyed Shen Yunan down onto her, lowered her body and kissed his forehead. "What are you thinking about?"

"Weren't you overthinking things just now?" Shen Yu'nan subconsciously wrapped his arms around Pei Wu's neck, his grip tightening little by little. "Because I care, I overthink things."

Shen Yu Nan's voice was slightly hoarse.

The two looked at each other, their gazes locked. Pei Wu's lips, still numb and uncomfortable from Shen Yu Nan's earlier kiss, were red from the impact. She swallowed hard and then kissed Shen Yu Nan again.