It suddenly started raining.

The raindrops cooled the burning passion that had been raging between the two.

Lin Zhibai took off his shirt and put it over her head, intending to lead her home.

Gu Fanyan paused, unwilling to go inside.

Sheng Xin's presence inside made her feel uncomfortable.

However, the rain got heavier and heavier, and it was about to soak through the gauze on his neck.

"You're such a troublemaker!" she complained, pulling his hand back and leading him into the villa through the side door.

Once inside his room, she opened the bathroom door to get a towel, but heard the door close.

She instinctively turned her head, only to find a tall figure blocking her way.

His gaze was fixed on her, his eyes burning with intense passion.

She knew all too well what that meant. "Don't... take a look at your wound first..."

He started working on the buttons of her clothes and peeled them off in no time.

Her skin was as white as snow, so delicate as if it had been soaked in milk, and it seemed to exude a fragrance just by looking at it... He had plundered it wantonly.

However, he didn't bite her this time; instead, he used a towel to dry her hair.

The rain was heavy and torrential, and her hair was already mostly soaked.

"Go wash up," he said softly.

She looked around the bathroom; she wanted to take a shower, but there were no clean clothes for her to change into.

“I’ll have the nanny dry the clothes,” he reassured her, and then he took out her wet clothes.

She then went into the bathroom to take a shower.

Not long after, he came in again and pushed open the glass door.

As the water flowed down, her graceful curves seemed to glow.

His Adam's apple moved up and down involuntarily, but it was hidden by the gauze.

Gu Fanyan felt uncomfortable under his gaze. "You... go out, the gauze is getting wet..."

His figure was already in front of her: "Sister Fanyan, I got wet just now too. If I don't take a shower, I'll catch a cold..." His voice was low, hoarse, and dangerous.

"I don't believe you really want to take a shower." She couldn't help but bite her lip. In the steam, her rosy lips looked like freshly ripened cherries.

He bent down and picked it without hesitation.

"Lin Zhibai...you have a wound on your neck..."

"Give me."

Steam rose, figures intertwined, and in this small, confined space, waves of heat lingered, never ceasing...

"Gu Fanyan, marry me."

"Gu Fanyan, you are not allowed to leave me again."

In his dazed state, he seemed to have made several promises.

She couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream.

In a daze, she opened her eyes and was caught off guard by a pair of eyes filled with hatred.

"Ah!" she couldn't help but exclaim.

Lin Zhibai immediately woke up and punched the figure by the bedside without saying a word.

"Bang"!

Someone fell to the ground!

"Who is it? Sheng Xin, is that you?" Immediately afterward, Lin's mother rushed in, followed by Sheng's mother and two nannies.

"What's going on!" Lin Zhibai shouted, stretching out his arms to pull Gu Fanyan into his embrace and protect her.

But judging from the mess on the floor, anyone could tell what had happened here.

"Sheng Xin, are you alright?" Sheng's mother helped the figure who had been knocked to the ground up.

As expected, Sheng Xin.

Blood was trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Lin Zhibai scratched his head in frustration. He had been in such a hurry last night that he had forgotten to lock the door.

But why would he lock his bedroom door when he's in his own home?

"Who the hell let you in!" he roared at Sheng Xin. "Standing right next to my bed! Who are you trying to scare by pretending to be a ghost?!"

Sheng Xingang had just fallen. It hurt a lot, and he was very scared. His body was trembling uncontrollably.

Lin's mother frowned and gestured to the nanny to take Sheng Xin and her daughter out first.

"I'll wait for you in my room," she said to Lin Zhibai before turning and leaving.

"Sister Fanyan?" Lin Zhibai lowered his face, looking apologetic. "We'll stay at my apartment."

Gu Fanyan lifted her face from his embrace, looking somewhat embarrassed and shy, but overall calm.

“Who wants to live in your apartment?” She sat up, her beautiful eyes full of fighting spirit.

She was certain that Sheng Xin was faking it.

Since Sheng Xin wanted to play, she would play along.

"What about the clothes you had dried for me?" she asked.

“I…” Lin Zhibai smiled with his eyes lowered.

He lied to her, saying, "With you in the bathroom, how could I possibly concentrate on anything else?"

Gu Fanyan was speechless. Although he was usually a bit crazy, she didn't expect him to be the kind of person who would act recklessly once he got carried away by a certain insect.

He grinned at Gu Fanyan: "I'm only obsessed with you."

“Sweet words are the least reliable thing.” She turned to look at his walk-in closet. “You might as well go in there and find a couple of clothes that I can wear.”

He immediately got up to go look for it.

He returned quickly and handed her a white dress.

She thought that although his white shirt was a bit big and long, it could be worn as a shirt dress with a belt tied in the middle.

However, when the clothes were opened, it turned out to be a white dress.

She froze, then suddenly felt a lump in her throat. Whose skirt was this? And how did this girl get into his room…?

“I don’t wear other women’s clothes.” She put the dress aside.

Lin Zhibai paused for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at her, a smile curving his lips: "Would you like to take a closer look and see whose dress this is?"

She was stunned, then picked up the dress again and examined it closely.

Upon seeing the pearl collar on the dress, she suddenly realized that this dress was hers.

That happened a few years ago. She and her parents came to his house for a banquet, and then he cornered her in this room...

He tore his skirt, so he had to go back wearing his t-shirt, and he had to lie to others about accidentally spilling his juice...

He mended the dress.

I've kept it all this time.

A lump rose in her throat, but she absolutely did not want the tears to fall.

So she joked lightly, "You wouldn't take this dress out to look at it when you miss me, would you?"

Lin Zhibai's shoulders trembled slightly, and he turned away without saying a word.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Gu Fanyan's heart skipped a beat. She really was just joking, but she didn't expect her to be right.

She silently lowered her head and changed into the dress.

"Lin Zhibai, do you think it fits?" She stood up.

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Zhibai turned around, his gaze momentarily lost in thought... as if he had returned to that year.

He kissed her boldly for the first time, and she did not refuse.

He stepped forward and hugged Gu Fanyan tightly. "Gu Fanyan, you're finally back by my side." His voice was tinged with emotion.

After leaving the room, Gu Fanyan told him to go see Lin's mother, while she planned to go and confront Sheng Xin on her own.

“You…” He grasped her wrist, hesitating slightly.

"What, are you afraid I'll hurt her?" Gu Fanyan raised an eyebrow.

Lin Zhibai was helpless; she just loved to mock him.

“This matter is actually not complicated,” he said thoughtfully. “The difficulty for my mother is that my aunt wants to keep the child in Shengxin’s belly.”

Gu Fanyan asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with Lin Leming? Is he unable to have children in the future?"

Lin Zhibai shook his head: "I guess it's because once this child is born, my aunt will be able to keep my mother under her thumb."