It turned out that he came here to give her money?

Luo Qing Luan calmed down a little bit, but she still maintained her guard as before.

"You stand further away. We'll continue to speak after I've gotten dressed." She certainly wasn't willing to talk to Nalan Ye the way she was dressed now. She looked at the clothes stand by her bed where her outer clothes were hung. She had to put those clothes on.

Following Luo Qing Luan's line of sight, Nalan Ye cast a glance, but he not only didn't distance himself, instead, he walked towards the side of the bed. In a blink, the distance between the two of them was less than three feet. The cold wind outside blew in through the window, blending with a chilly breath. Immediately, Luo Qing Luan felt a mountain of pressure.

Eyes narrowing, she subconsciously retreated as she shouted in a low voice. "What are you doing? I asked you to stand further away. Did you not hear?"

"Am I supposed to just listen to whatever Miss Luo says?" Nalan Ye uttered coldly. A strange light flashed through the pair of bright eyes hidden in the dark.

[Shameless. Bastard!]

Luo Qing Luan couldn't help but curse a few times in her heart, then opened her mouth to say, "Weren't you going to pay me money? Just put it on the table. I'll return your jade piece to you. Leave quickly after you take it."

After saying this, despite exposing her secret hiding place, she still turned around and took out the box from the secret compartment. She opened it and took out that jade piece to give to him.

This man came to pay money in the middle of the night? There must be something wrong with him. No matter what, it's best to just quickly get rid of him.

Nalan Ye's gaze moved to look at the item in Luo Qing Luan's hand and suddenly smiled. He actually sat down. Luo Qing Luan had been staring fixedly at his actions and resisted speaking out with great difficulty. However, the fact was that the hand which she hid under the blanket was already prepared.

"This Prince should examine the jade first before doing anything else. What if you've dropped it....."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand, as if he truly wanted to examine it seriously. Luo Qing Luan creased her eyebrows. Why was this man so full of suspicions? But her concentration barely lapsed when suddenly, she saw Nalan Ye move extremely quickly and already grabbed her hand.

Her entire small hand was grasped in the palm of his hand, and she immediately felt a strength holding her tightly. Luo Qing Luan was startled and promptly withdrew her hand, but the other person exerted even more strength, so she surprisingly wasn't able to pull her hand back.

"Let go!" Luo Qing Luan clenched her teeth as she shouted. She just didn't shout very loudly. Were it not for this time and place being wrong, she would've screamed loudly. How could she not worry about drawing people here only to incur misunderstandings?

Nalan Ye didn't say anything and also did not let go. Instead, he just stared straight at her. "What, is Miss Luo nervous?"

"Shameless. Let go, do you hear me?"

"But......"

The hand holding her moved subconsciously as Nalan Ye faintly uttered, "This Prince suddenly recalled how Miss Luo forcibly kissed me last time. I felt that the taste was not bad. I didn't expect that these hands are also just as tender and delicate. As if exerting a little of my strength will break it."

"You......"

Listening to these words which seemed to be flirting, but in reality, they were brimming with threatening intent. Luo Qing Luan's heart clenched.

This man. Could it be that tonight, he's taking the chance to seek revenge against her for stepping on him last time? How could he be so narrow-minded?

She only felt that the strength on her hands was quite strong and simply wasn't something she could resist. Luo Qing Luan had always been the sort to know better than to fight when the odds are against her. With a thought, she immediately changed her expression. "It hurts......you're hurting me, please let go!"

She assumed an expression of not being able to stand it anymore. Her voice also sounded scared, just like a weak little girl encountering a notorious robber, eyes filled with panic and fear.

This girl, her expressions sure changed quickly!

Nalan Ye understood clearly. After the encounter last time, how would he still be easily fooled?

It's just that watching Luo Qing Luan's appearance immediately changing was truly interesting. He actually had never seen such a little lass before, undoubtedly extremely daring, with an impressive number of tricks, yet once she ran into an opponent she was unable to resist, she immediately changed her attitude, wanting to fool the other person into lowering their guard.

What a cunning lass!

"This Prince has not used his strength, so how can it hurt?" As Nalan Ye finished speaking levelly, his hand moved quickly, opened his hand and brushed it, so fast that his motion could not be seen, and during the time that Luo Qing Luan had not reacted, he already took away the jade piece in her hand.

Luo Qing Luan's pupils constricted, but it was already too late.

Not only was the jade piece taken away by him, her hands were as before, still unable to struggle free of his grasp. Until now, she was still held firmly by him.

Suddenly growing angry, she couldn't help but use force in wanting to pull her hands out. Who would have imagined? The moment she pulled her hands back, Nalan Ye released his hands. Powerful inertia caused her to become unstable, and she nearly fell backwards.

"Ah......"

She subconsciously crying out in alarm, Luo Qing Ye immediately put her hand behind her on the bed to prop herself up. At the same time, another hand also extended over and supported her slender waist.

This loathsome guy, he dared to take advantage of her?

Luo Qing Luan's heart hardened. How would she still care who she's facing? Her hand slapped out fiercely towards the pit of Nalan Ye's stomach. The other person moved to the side, as if he was prepared ahead of time for this to occur. She had just started to move when her hand was already grabbed by Nalan Ye.

"Truly is a little wild cat scratching people......"

Nalan Ye laughed lightly. He only felt that Luo Qing Luan's hand was so soft and felt so comfortable when he kneaded it, so he couldn't help but knead it a few more times.