"Naked, totally naked!"

Xia Jinbai squatted in a corner of the swimming pool, her face immediately turning crimson red, and her eyes dramatically widened.

Three meters away from her stood an imposing and robust figure, presented entirely nude in front of her eyes.

The man's bronze skin muscles appeared even more robust under the sunlight, his chest was sporting residual water droplets, and beyond that…

"Look away, it's improper!" Xia Jinbai felt like she had been struck by lightning. She was screaming inside, yet covered her mouth tightly, daring not to make a single peep.

Her soft, pink face turned a deep shade of red. Her clear eyes darted in all directions, as she subtly prepared to sneak away from the scene.

The man didn't even notice, his back was to her as he wiped his body with a bath towel.

"Dinglingling—Dinglingling—"

A harsh ringing sound shattered the tranquility.

"Who's there?" Lu Qianfan’s eyes instantly turned frosty. He warned, with sharp, icy eyes piercing straight towards Xia Jinbai.

"Oh no!" Xia Jinbai shivered as she silenced her cellphone. Hand clutching her face, she wished she could vanish into thin air. Her heart pounded wildly as she forced out a thin smile, stammering, "S..sorry."

"Sorry?" Lu Qianfan's eyebrow knotted, his icy gaze lingering on Xia Jinbai's head.

At a leisurely pace, he wrapped the towel around his waist and smirked, a chilling curve lined his mouth. With a cold expression, he walked steadily towards Xia Jinbai, "Who are you? And why are you here?" His mellow voice spontaneously drifted along with the air, carrying a subtle, indescribable chill.

Xia Jinbai was a journalist who had infiltrated Lu Qianfan's villa in order to fish out inside information regarding the Global Corporation.

If she were to disclose such matters, she feared she might never be able to enter the Global Corporation in her lifetime.

"I...I am..." Xia Jinbai's eyes were spinning rapidly, her little head working in overdrive as she strived to find an excuse, all the while sneaking glances at Lu Qianfan, who was right in front of her.

His short hair was dripping wet, with droplets of water still trickling down. On his austere face, a pair of deep eyes were firmly fixed on her, approaching her step by step as cold and unrelenting as an advancing glacier.

Just as rumored, he was ruthless and inscrutable!

Xia Jinbai shivered involuntarily. Her slightly uplifted eyelashes fluttered, her hand tugging at the corner of her dress naturalistically. Her petal-like lips were tightly clamped down on her lower lip as she tried hard to mask her inner panic.

Lu Qianfan's gaze lingered on the woman before him. The closer he got, the more flustered she became.

His initial fury gradually dwindled, but the smile tugging at the corner of his mouth deepened bit by bit.

"You're so scared of me, why did you come in?" Lu Qianfan coldly uttered, amusedly raised an eyebrow, and lifted Xia Jinbai's chin with his index finger.

Upon Xia Jinbai's pristine face, her cheeks were a fiery red, her soft lips bitten to the point of bleeding. In her clear eyes was a conspicuous hint of alert and panic.

Feeling his penetrating gaze, she twisted her chin, pulling away from his touch and tried to stay calm, "I'm sorry, I'll be leaving now..."

The corner of Lu Qianfan's mouth curled up into a cold smirk, his eyes playful, "You're here now. You want to leave without doing anything?"

Lu Qianfan, as if intentionally stepping forward, moved closer to Xia Jinbai, his warm breath falling on her flush cheeks, causing her hair strands to gently sway.

Lu Qianfan gently brushed Xia Jinbai's hair behind her ear and as his fingers brushed her neck, he intently watched her every move.

"What...what are you trying to do?" Xia Jinbai felt her heart pounding faster, her ears were heating up, her breathing became increasingly labored, and she felt as though she was suffocating.

Xia Jinbai had never been this close to a man before, causing her to become very flustered, especially since he was...

He noticed her nervousness and couldn't help but smile in a wickedly enchanting way. His captivating and profound voice suddenly filled the room, “You haven't told me what you're here for?”

“I, I took a wrong turn…” Xia Jinbai said, one hand tightly pressed against her chest as she took several steps backward, her words falling into disarray, “You, don't come any closer!”

“You took a wrong turn?” Lu Qianfan sneered and swiftly reached out to grab her slender wrist, his voice mysteriously deep, “You're not the first woman who has tried to get close to me. However...”

He paused for a moment as his gaze deepened ominously, “However, your excuse is just too pathetic!”

As his words left his lips, Lu Qianfan's lips curled slightly. He held onto her wrist while increasing the pressure on her waist.

The softness of her chest pressing against his solid torso, his breath surrounding her, Xia Jinbai’s ears burning red, her heart was pounding uncontrollably.

“What are you doing? Let me go!” She struggled desperately, her wrist turning red from his grip, but she was unable to break free. All she could do was squirm in his arms.

Lu Qianfan initially planned to scare this presumptuous woman. However, her clumsy reaction somehow managed to leave him breathless.

“I want you to pay for your actions!” His magnetically deep voice resonated in Xia Jinbai’s ears.

“Ah!” Before she could react, he forcefully kissed her lips, which, annoyingly, were far too tempting.

Her mind was filled with a buzzing noise. It wasn't until she almost couldn't breathe that she regained her senses and bit his lip in defiance, the taste of blood invading her senses.

Lu Qianfan grimaced, his eyebrows knitted together from the pain. He immediately let go of the woman in his arms.

Xia Jinbai’s legs softened, but she still was desperately trying to run away.

“Uncle Zhang, look up this person for me…” Behind her, Lu Qianfan had already dialed a number, his voice soft as a mocking smile played on his lips.

In Xia Jinbai's heart, it was a tumult of thoughts, images of that man's cold face echoing repeatedly in her mind, as she incessantly wiped her lips.

This was her first kiss!

She kept running until she reached her home's entrance, only there did she slow down, reaching slowly for the diamond earring in her ear.

"Lu Qianfan probably never expected that I had managed to fit a pinhole camera! To trade a kiss for a picture of the world's president in his pajamas, it's worth it!" Xia Jinbai spoke softly, and the corner of her mouth finally blossomed into a triumphant grin as she pushed open the door and walked in.

Her foot had barely crossed the threshold when Madam Zhang anxiously greeted her, saying urgently, "Miss, we're so glad you're back, this is not good! The master has asked you to go to his study room the moment you come back.”

Xia Jinbai glanced over the nervous row of servants in the living room, holding their breath. Her heart suddenly filled with alarm, and she cautiously made her way towards the study.

"Dad, did you want to see me?" she asked, a hint of laughter in her voice as she spoke softly.

Xia Zhenfei's face was ashen, and he swung around with a deathly stare pinned on her, chastising sternly: "So you remembered to come home!"