"Ding!"
A text ssage alert sounded, and Lin Fan pulled out his phone.
ssages had co from Ning ng Yao, Yang Linglong, and Lu Feifei.
"You’re probably not coming tonight, right? Linglong is staying at our place."
"Honey, I’m going to sleep at ng Yao’s house tonight, don’t miss too much."
"Master, this servant has bathed and will wait at ho to serve you!"
Looking at these ssages, Lin Fan couldn’t help but rub his chin.
A mischievous smile played at the corners of his mouth.
"What evil plan are you hatching now?"
Zhao Jiaqi, holding the steering wheel, glanced at Lin Fan.
His smile always had a wicked edge to it.
"What do you an ’evil plan’? Haven’t I told you, I am now standing opposite an army of won generals, who spend all day figuring out how to deal with . Now, I can’t even tell which of their words are true and which are lies."
Lin Fan closed his phone with a smile.
These won were probably plotting against him at all tis.
"And yet you’re smiling so happily. Without anyone on your side, you deserve whatever cos to you, you womanizer. Sooner or later, everyone will turn their backs on you."
Zhao Jiaqi pouted her lips.
But the thought of the won scheming together against him was not too bad.
It seed she should also take the initiative and join in.
"How can that be called everyone turning their backs? This is the spice of life. Everyone just pretends not to know and lets the other guess—it’s quite fun. They try by every possible ans to catch , so I need to thwart them every ti to get my fix. Now, where shall I sleep tonight?"
Lin Fan rubbed his nose. The truth behind these three text ssages was hard to discern.
He had to identify the truly safe ssage from among them.
"It’s simple. If ng Yao and Linglong are both saying they’re going to your house, then Feifei’s place is the safe option. Conversely, if they’re plotting against you, they’d definitely set up a trap at Feifei’s, waiting for you to bite. So as long as you don’t go there, wouldn’t you be fine?"
Zhao Jiaqi said disdainfully.
"But if they also consider the thod you’ve co up with and use that to predict my actions, where do you think they would set their ambush?"
Lin Fan nodded. She did have a point.
If everything was out in the open, there had to be increased vigilance.
"So... Feifei’s place is safe, and the hos of Linglong and ng Yao are dangerous?"
Zhao Jiaqi furrowed her brow as she suddenly felt her brain getting tangled.
"Pretty much, but ng Yao, being a businesswoman and a key target for a sting operation, would definitely think of this layer too. To outwit her, I need another twist, right?"
Lin Fan said with a devilish grin, rubbing his chin.
He couldn’t afford to underestimate Ning ng Yao’s intelligence.
"Forget it, this is so boring. Even if you’re smart, can you really predict their thoughts 100 percent?"
Zhao Jiaqi genuinely didn’t want to think any further.
Only Lin Fan had already set his sights on a goal.
"Of course I can’t figure it out, and there’s no need to. After all, the situation is quite complicated, but I can choose the most effective option. That way, even if I’m wrong, at worst I’ll just be the butt of their joke for a while. As long as I don’t lose out, that’s all that matters!"
Lin Fan had already made his choice in his mind.
Right or wrong didn’t matter; what was important was not to be on the losing end.
"I look forward to seeing you in a tight spot. Have you decided where you’re going to go?"
Zhao Jiaqi looked toward the approaching city center.
In that place where skyscrapers towered, it wouldn’t be long before plots shrouded the area.
"Of course, going ho is always the best plan. The ancient alley in the western district."
Lin Fan shrugged his shoulders, smiling at the setting sun.
That’s where he and Ning ng Yao’s ho was located.
Tonight, he would have to stage a surprise attack on the plotter.
If Ning ng Yao and Yang Linglong were indeed together, at worst he would just be mocked by the two of them.
The most important thing was, he might not have to sleep under the bed tonight.
......
The night was pleasant, and a cool breeze blew.
The air in early autumn had a refreshing quality to it.
Standing in the alley and looking at the gate of the Ning Mansion, Lin Fan’s smile carried a hint of mischief.
Choosing not to go through the door, he tiptoed and scaled the high wall.
In the blink of an eye, he had silently returned to the eastern courtyard where the two lived.
Sure enough, the lights in the room were on.
But Lin Fan was not foolish enough to barge directly in.
The simplest thod was to look at the shoes by the door.
Sure enough, there was just one pair of high heels on the ground.
This also proved that there was only Ning ngyao in the room.
"Still lying to about being with Linglong, nobody would believe you," he scoffed to himself.
Lin Fan smiled as he pushed the room’s door, which indeed wasn’t locked.
So, he took off his shoes and quietly placed them on the shoe rack by the side.
Only then did he push the door open a crack and slipped inside.
The empty bedroom had no one, but from the bathroom, there ca the sound of splashing water.
Looking at the pajamas on the bed, which were unmistakably Ning ngyao’s.
"Could it be that she’s preparing to have a bath before coming to catch ? Too bad you miscalculated," he thought.
Indeed, everything was as he had imagined.
Lin Fan’s mouth curved into a mischievous smile as he stepped toward the bathroom.
He gently pushed open the bathroom door.
What he saw was a figure, fair as jade, standing under the shower, enjoying the warm water cascading down her body
The enchanting curves and dreamlike figure were intoxicating.
Even just the silhouette was enough to set one’s imagination racing.
Lin Fan felt his mouth go dry.
"Then let’s start with a mandarin duck bath," he declared.
She, with her back to the door, did not know that Lin Fan had already undressed.
And was stepping toward the shower.
Finally, when he was close enough, Lin Fan wrapped his arms around her from behind.
His hands wandered forward from behind her.
"My dear, how about we shower together?" he whispered in her ear, his chest pressed tightly against her.
"Ah... you pervert..."
But the next second, the voice that ca out was Jiang Yuting’s.
"Ah... what are you doing here!"
Lin Fan quickly let go of his hands in shock and stared at Jiang Yuting.
This unexpected turn of events was sothing he had never anticipated.
"You... you... I’m... taking a shower here!"
Jiang Yuting instinctively crouched down, clutching her chest tightly.
But when she lifted her head and saw that Lin Fan wasn’t wearing a thing, she quickly turned her head away.
"Why... are you taking a shower at my place!" shouted Lin Fan, also extrely embarrassed.
He had calculated every possibility but hadn’t considered she would be there.
Especially since her silhouette bore a striking resemblance to Ning ngyao’s.
Plus, with the steam and the clothes outside, he really couldn’t tell who it was.
"ng Yao said... said you were going to Feifei’s place tonight... told not to be a third wheel... but... but why did you co back!" stamred Jiang Yuting, at a loss for words.
She had made sure to stay out of the way, but sohow, he still showed up.
"Oh co on... You’re not playing by the rules!" Lin Fan regretted shaking his head.
He had thought they had set him up, never expecting all of it to be real.
But just as the two were in their awkward standoff, Ning ngyao’s voice ca from outside the bathroom.
"Yuting, are you okay?" she asked.
"It’s over!"
Lin Fan’s heart sank instantly.
This ti he was trapped dead to rights, without a single chance to escape.
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