Two hours later.
Qin Beiting leaned against the headboard of the bed, his bathrobe loosely draped over him, faintly revealing red fingernail scratches on his firm chest.
The air was filled with the lingering scent of intimacy. The disheveled bedding and the woman's clothes scattered on the floor all silently spoke of the couple's recent frenzy.
His well-defined fingers held a stemmed glass, swaying it slowly. He listened to the sound of running water from the bathroom, his throat rolling, seemingly unsatisfied.
He took a sip of red wine, suppressing the heat.
At this moment, the sound of water stopped, followed by the sound of a hairdryer.
Soon after, Yu He emerged wearing a bathrobe, her semi-dry, raven-black hair all swept to the left, revealing her fair swan-like neck on the right. Several dark red hickeys adorned it, adding a touch of allure and sensuality.
The tie of the bathrobe was loosely knotted at her slender waist, outlining her graceful figure. Below the hem, her legs were long and straight.
Seeing this, the heat that Qin Beiting had managed to suppress instantly reignited.
This woman was poison!
Yu He picked up her clothes from the floor and took out a hundred-dollar bill. This was the tip she had given to the restaurant server at noon, but the server had refused it. Unlike abroad, tipping wasn't customary in China. It could be used now.
"You're quite skilled," she said, placing the money on the nightstand.
Qin Beiting glanced lazily at the hundred dollars, his sword-like eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
She took him for a gigolo!
Even if she did, wasn't that price too low?!
Who was she trying to insult?!
Sensing the man's increasingly cold gaze, Yu He turned her back and, without any concealment, took off her bathrobe in front of him and changed into her original clothes. She then turned back and said,
"This is for the adult products. We're both adults, it was consensual. You're not going to expect me to take responsibility, are you?"
Every move she made exuded charm and allure.
The anger in Qin Beiting's heart seemed to instantly get blocked. This woman was truly poisonous!
If she had cried and begged him to take responsibility, he probably would have killed her before she even touched him.
But her openness and allure inexplicably bothered him.
Seeing his silence, Yu He finished dressing, shrugged, "Or do you think the money is too little? I'm really sorry, but that's all I have on me."
"Do you act like this with any man?" Qin Beiting asked, his lips parting slightly.
Yu He placed her index finger on her lips, making a shushing gesture. "Just a passerby in bed. Don't inquire too much. Bye-bye."
As she spoke, she waved her hand lightly. The dragon tattoo connecting her hand to her arm made her look wild and enchanting.
Qin Beiting watched her walk away so casually. A passerby in bed?
Did she act like this with other men too?
The thought that she acted like this with any man made the unpleasant feeling in his heart inexplicably intensify.
He put down his wine glass, picked up his phone, and checked the time. Two hours had passed, and Chen Dong still hadn't sent the information. A restless irritation rose within him, and he called him directly.
Chen Dong, on the other end of the phone, was well aware that he had taken so long to send the information to his boss, and his boss must be angry.
He shakily answered the phone, "Hello? Boss?"
"Still catching your breath?" Qin Beiting's voice was low, with a hint of complaint.
Someone unfamiliar with him might have thought he was joking, but Chen Dong knew this was a precursor to his boss's anger!
He trembled uncontrollably, "Boss, I saw the message, but, but... the information on this person seems to have been tampered with, making it difficult to investigate."
There had been no reply from Qi Xifeng, and he didn't know how to handle his boss. He had intended to stall, but now he couldn't, so he made an excuse.
Otherwise, his head wouldn't be safe.
Qin Beiting hung up the phone directly, got up, and went to another room to open his laptop.
...
The moment the door closed, Yu He breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
God knows how nervous and terrified she had been just now.
That's right, all her charm and allure were deliberately put on.
She felt she had gone mad, driven by lust to sleep with him!
She had seen plenty of handsome men before, so why couldn't she resist him?
Perhaps he was a rare specimen, but the experience was quite good.
She wasn't a promiscuous person, but neither was she conservative. Since it had already happened, she would just treat it as an exciting one-night stand upon her return to the country.
China was so vast, and they might never meet again. Therefore, there was no need to dwell on it.
...
Ye Zisu tidied herself up, changed into a clean goose-yellow dress, and even sprayed perfume, ensuring there was no lingering smell of any ingredients. Only then did she arrive at Room 1666 on the top floor of the hotel.
She was actually quite afraid of Qin Beiting, but she enjoyed the vanity that came with Qin Beiting's "affection." That feeling of being flattered and the status were what she had always pursued.
Therefore, even though she knew she was courting disaster, she did it with relish.
Anyway, Yu He would never come back. Even if she did, Qin Beiting had already forgotten her, so it was useless!
The darling in Seventh Master Qin's palm could only be her!
Thinking this, a smug smile touched her lips. Just as she was about to press the doorbell, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and a woman came out.
A woman!!
There was a woman with Qin Beiting?!
Yu He came out and saw someone. She glanced back at Ye Zisu. Just one glance and Ye Zisu was stunned!
Yu... He?!
She was back?!
Hadn't she died?
How could she be back?!
Was she hallucinating?
Thinking this, Ye Zisu pinched her thigh hard. It hurt!
Yu He merely gave Ye Zisu a faint glance and walked away.
Seeing her leave just like that, seemingly not recognizing her, Ye Zisu became suspicious. After five years, her appearance had only matured a little; she hadn't changed much. Yu He should have recognized her, right?
Could this be someone who just looked very much like Yu He?
But she looked too much alike!
Or was this the real person, but she didn't remember her?
Various questions swirled in Ye Zisu's mind. She couldn't help but call out to Yu He, "Yu He, you don't remember me?"
Yu He paused, then looked back at Ye Zisu. Her mind was blank. She couldn't recall meeting her, yet the other person knew her name.
"Do you know me?" she asked suspiciously.
Seeing the confusion in Yu He's eyes, Ye Zisu was certain: this was Yu He, and she didn't remember her!
"We were classmates in high school. Don't you remember me?" she said, testing the waters intentionally.
Yu He didn't even remember who she was before. The name Yu He and her ID card were told to her by Zuo Ye. How could she remember any high school classmates?
She nodded indifferently, "Is there something you need?"
Seeing that she showed no anomaly, Ye Zisu concluded that she had indeed lost her memory. A hint of secret delight and malice flashed through her mind.
If she didn't remember, it would be easier to handle.
"Nothing," she smiled.
Qi Xifeng rushed over and happened to witness the conversation between Yu He and Ye Zisu.
Yu He didn't remember Ye Zisu, and naturally, she didn't remember him either. She brushed past him without any reaction.