When she returned to Maple Residence, it was already past 9 p.m. at night, and the villa was still quiet while the streetlights in the front yard were automatically switched on.

Mu Yuchen was not back yet.

Xi Xiaye dragged her exhausted self into the house, casually setting the big bags onto the table before walking upstairs. She took a simple shower and felt a wave of fatigue, so she did not have the mood to persist looking through documents as she usually did.

Because of the launch, she had not had proper rest for the past few days. In the afternoon, after accompanying Wang Hui to shop for quite a few hours, she was quite worn out.

After lying down for a short while, she fell asleep right away.

On the other end, in a luxurious private room of a certain high-class entertainment club, things were getting lively.

There were a total of 12 people in the room: seven men and five women. A man and a woman were happily singing away as Mu Yuchen, Su Chen and Zhou Zimo were playing cards at the bar while two fresh and beautiful girls were blushing as they watched them.

"Again, Ah Chen, how many cards do you have?" Zhou Zimo tossed out one of his cards as he squinted at the cards Mu Yuchen held.

Mu Yuchen followed up with a card as he said plainly, "I still have three. I think the two of you should start counting how much money you should be banking in to me this time."

Then, he straightened up and leaned gently against the wall behind him, casually tossing out the last three cards in his hand.

"Master Mu, you're so amazing! How about you teach us how to play!" One of the girls smiled and leaned closer, her eyes twinkling with adoration and admiration as she handed the drink in her hand to Mu Yuchen.

Mu Yuchen just raised his hand slightly to stop her. He said as he got up to pick up the windbreaker beside him, "It's not early anymore, so I'm going home now. I still have an early meeting tomorrow."

"It's not even 10 p.m. and already you want to go? Master Mu, what a party pooper!" The rejected girl leaned over and threw a little tantrum dejectedly.

Mu Yuchen pushed the girl that closed in to him away with one hand as his gaze fell onto Su Chen and Zhou Zimo. "You guys should go back too. Otherwise, the elders are going to call me."

Su Chen and Zhou Zimo then sulkily tossed their cards away, picked up their coats, and got up too.

Mu Yuchen bade a few other people farewell and paid the bill before the three buddies walked out of the club...

"What do you think? Do you feel like you're especially tied down after marriage? Usually, at this hour, we buddies would be happily having fun. Now, you just miss your woman at home."

Outside the club, Su Chen took a cigarette out and lit it. Then, he handed the cigarette box to Mu Yuchen who slide one out for himself and took a light drag. He looked up slightly at the neon lights that flickered from the tall building across.

"I find it pretty good actually, so you guys should try it too."

He took a few puffs before picking up his pace and walking down the stairs. His clear and eye-pleasing tall figure quietly passed under the dim streetlights. Quickly, he got into his car and drove off.

As they watched the car drive further away, Su Chen shrugged. He turned a little helplessly to Zhou Zimo and said with puzzlement, "Bro, he's gone. We haven't even had enough fun yet. I think we'll talk about this marriage thing in another few more years!"

When he heard this, Zhou Zimo's handsome face instantly flashed with a smile. "You really can't tell with such things. Didn't this fella just say two months ago that he'll be pursuing the singlehood ideology? But, look at him now!"

Then, he put on the coat that was on his shoulder and walked down the stairs. "I'm leaving too. I still have work tomorrow morning. Come over to my place this weekend for drinks!"

...

It was getting late in the night, and the French window on the side did not seem to have been closed tightly, so one could faintly hear the sound of the night breeze brushing through the treetops.

Xi Xiaye did not know how long she had slept for either. She just knew that while she was deep in her sleep, she seemed to have heard the door open and then the sound of water bubbling.

After what seemed like a decade had passed, she felt the blanket beside her being pulled open. She then woke up in a daze from her deep sleep while at this moment, the man beside her had already pulled her into an embrace and turned to pin her under him. The familiar fresh fragrance came to her as a cold kiss had already fallen like dense raindrops on her lips.

She struggled for a little before opening her eyes. She saw through the blurriness and borrowed the weak light to see him restlessly messing around.

"Why are you so late? I'm really tired... Let's not do this tonight..."

Before she could finish, the sleeping gown on her had come undone. His raspy and sexy voice came through. "It was all pretty close buddies and friends. I couldn't leave so early... Let's just do it once tonight... Hmm?"

Then, without waiting for her response, he started on his own. When Xiaye finally reacted, she already could not reject him, and then she thought about the big pile of things on the table downstairs. She sighed to herself because she could only tell him after they were done.

The temperature in the air suddenly burned up and she could not resist his increasingly skilled teasing. Helplessly, she could only quietly accept and respond...

After the sex, she panted slightly while being engulfed in his embrace. Looking up with unsteady breath at him looking pleased as punch, after calming down, she said with a raspy voice, "Did you see the pile of things on the table downstairs?"

"Hmm, what things?" He hugged her tightly and asked softly. His eyes closed gently to rest, and he looked like he had enjoyed the session.

"It's what Grandmother prepared. She said... She said it's for us to have... Uhh... that sooner..." Xi Xiaye turned scarlet and started to feel a little shy as she spoke.

Could she ask him if they could have a child later on? Now, they still had so many things to do. They should wait until they were more stable, so it would be better for everyone. However, this time, they did not seem to have any protection...

When he heard her tone, he suddenly squinted and fixated his gaze on her beautiful face as he asked in a lowered voice, "Aren't you willing?"

"I... It's not that... I was just thinking about waiting until we're more stable before..."

She did not finish her sentence because she realized that his gaze made her feel a little uneasy. She looked at him for quite a while, then suppressed what she wanted to say after that. She let go of his arm in a daze, quietly turning around so that her back faced him.

His large hand reached out and instantly pulled her into his arms again, turning her around and making her face him. His jet black eyes condensed with a profound light as he looked at her. "Or do you think that I'm not as good as him? You can't forget him, so you aren't willing. Is that so?"

"I'm just worried that if we aren't stable, our child will be like me in the future..." She could not help but sigh and did not mind spilling her guts for him to listen.