If that old man at home finds out, who knows how many hills he'll chase me over when I get back!

"I didn't mean it that way, it's just that Mr. Jiang asked me to protect you closely. If anything happens to you while I'm away, it means I haven't done my job, so I hope you can understand me."

Luo Chao's words could be considered quite humble, and Jiang Yuanyuan is not unreasonable, but staying at Xiaoqi's house without wearing clothes is her comfort. If even at Xiaoqi's place she's restrained, it would be no fun!

So, even though Luo Chao made a reasonable point and gave her a way out, she didn't plan to take it.

"No way, no matter what you say, you can't stay here!" As soon as Jiang Yuanyuan said this, Luo Chao's eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

Chen Xiaoqi stood next to Jiang Yuanyuan watching the commotion. Luo Chao suddenly looked at her and, in a negotiating tone, said, "How about this? I see this place is quite big and can't just have one room. Find me any room, and I promise that unless there's an emergency, I won't step out. You can call me out in the morning when you leave, alright? If you really feel it's inconvenient, you could call Mr. Jiang and ask for his opinion?"

Luo Chao had already said so much, but Jiang Yuanyuan felt Luo Chao was opposing her, implying that he was using Jiang Weidong to pressure her. Just as she was about to refuse, Chen Xiaoqi spoke, "Yuanyuan sister, I think it could work. There's a servant's room downstairs. Sometimes, when my brother sends someone to clean or take care of the house, they stay there. I think we shouldn't make it hard for Luo Chao. Let's let him stay in the servant's room?"

Since Chen Xiaoqi said so, Jiang Yuanyuan wanted to refuse, but remembered that calling her dad at this hour wouldn't just result in a disagreement but also a reprimand.

So she stiffened her neck, not saying a word, which was taken as consent.

The two young girls left Luo Chao in the servant's room, then hand in hand, went upstairs to rest. Before leaving, they seriously instructed Luo Chao not to take a step out of the servant's room unless necessary.

Luo Chao glanced around the servant's room, which was better than the small hut on the mountain. Besides, having lived abroad on missions, there were times when situations were urgent, and crashing anywhere was the norm. This room didn't raise any complaints for Luo Chao.

After taking off his clothes, Luo Chao sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and circulated energy, feeling a slight warmth in his Dantian, finally entering the right state.

Since returning from overseas, he had been rushing to Linjiang City without a break and was exhausted by Jiang Yuanyuan half the night, so he finally settled down to practice.

Sleeping wasn't the priority, as practicing Qi served as a rest.

However, after completing twelve circulations, Luo Chao heard his stomach growling, reminding him that all he had eaten was a bun on the train and had two drinks at the pub.

It wasn't just hunger, he also needed to go to the bathroom now.

Slowly opening his eyes, the room was pitch black. Since Luo Chao started training at five, by eight he could see at night, so he could still make out the furniture. It was a closed room without a built-in bathroom, and in desperate need, Luo Chao felt his bladder was about to explode without finding a restroom.

Luo Chao got out of bed, looked around, and couldn't find even a chamber pot, starting to miss his mountain.

Despite the mountain's lack of amenities, at least there was always a tree to turn to when needed.

After circling the room, Luo Chao decided to go out in search of a bathroom. It must be early morning, and the girls must be fast asleep. They wouldn't be standing guard outside his door just to catch him slipping, right?

People can't be held back by a bursting bladder after all?

Thinking this, Luo Chao opened the door and went out. The living room on the first floor had two dim wall lamps lit, presumably to prevent anyone tripping in the dark.

Doesn't the little girl feel scared living in such a large house?

Luo Chao pondered while looking around for the bathroom. A house this big must have restrooms on the outside somewhere.

Just then, he heard some sounds from a nearby room. Not only was Luo Chao's eyesight good, but his hearing was too.

Hearing the sound, he immediately tensed up, heading quietly towards the room where it was coming from, moving without making a sound and even holding his breath.

If the other person was a skilled opponent, they'd hear a breath, especially in such a quiet night.

As Luo Chao reached the adjacent room, a shadow moved towards him, and he saw a pale blur. Instinctively, he grabbed the approaching person, realizing the skin was smooth and tender before reacting, twisting the person's arm and pinning them to the ground, finally seeing their face in the moonlight.

The person pinned down let out a surprised "Ah!" and Luo Chao realized who it was: Chen Xiaoqi, and not just any Chen Xiaoqi—the unclothed Chen Xiaoqi!

Damn it, no wonder the skin felt so soft and smooth when grabbing them. Luo Chao was internally musing, thinking she might be a female assassin!

But it turned out to be Chen Xiaoqi! An unclothed Chen Xiaoqi at that!

Upon realizing this, Luo Chao felt his entire body heat up, and even the little Luo Chao was starting to stand at attention.

Chen Xiaoqi was startled being subdued by Luo Chao, and with her arm hurting, couldn't speak. Realizing she was undressed made her feel both embarrassed and angry!

She was used to wandering around without clothes and wasn't embarrassed even when Jiang Yuanyuan stayed over as they were both women, and really close, too. Half asleep and thirsty, she'd come down for water, forgetting Luo Chao was downstairs!

Though she didn't turn on the lights, Luo Chao might have seen everything! Now Chen Xiaoqi almost wanted to smack Luo Chao straight to Mauritius!

"I... I didn't know it was you, I thought it was an assassin, I'm really sorry." Luo Chao quickly let go of Chen Xiaoqi, taking advantage of the moonlight to quickly glance over her unclothed body—man, this little girl's skin was phenomenal, better than any actress's he'd seen in movies, glowing under the moonlight.

"Y-You! Close your eyes! Look one more time and I'll gouge them out!" Chen Xiaoqi withdrew from Luo Chao's grip, quickly covering her chest with her arms and curling up on the floor, hissing in embarrassed anger.

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