He could understand seeing a man in his own wife's villa, provided it wasn't a stranger. What he couldn't wrap his head around, however, was that this beautiful woman wasn't wearing a single thing. Her hair was dripping wet; she had clearly just stepped out of the shower.
"Well, now, a youthful face and a..."
"Whack!"
A slipper flew straight at Yunfan’s face. He caught it mid-air, and the woman took advantage of the distraction to bolt back into the bathroom. Moments later, the door swung open again, though this time she was wrapped in a bath towel and brandishing a toilet plunger.
"You pervert! I’m going to gouge your eyes out!" Lu Xiaoshu roared, charging at Yunfan with the plunger held high.
"Whoa!"
Because she was barefoot and there were water droplets on the floor, she slipped after only two steps. The bath towel she had wrapped around herself came undone, fully exposing her 36D figure to Yunfan—clearer than before.
"Nice work!" Yunfan gave Lu Xiaoshu a thumbs-up.
While frantically pulling the towel back to cover herself, Lu Xiaoshu shrieked, tears of rage in her eyes, "You pervert! Turn your head around!"
Yunfan retorted teasingly, "You already called me a pervert. If I don't take advantage of this, I wouldn't be much of a pervert, would I?"
"I'll kill you!" Lu Xiaoshu was losing her mind. She scrambled to her feet, ready to hunt him down.
"Hey, hey, hey! I didn't ask to look. You’re being unreasonable for getting this angry!"
As Lu Xiaoshu came barreling toward him, Yunfan was just about to turn and run when the villa door opened and Xinyue walked in.
"Xinyue! Catch this pervert! I want to gouge his eyes out with my own hands!" Seeing reinforcements, Lu Xiaoshu immediately cried out for help.
"What on earth are you two doing?" Xinyue was dumbfounded.
She hadn't expected her best friend to be at her house, though it wasn't exactly a surprise; the two were so close they practically shared clothes. Lu Xiaoshu was over all the time, but... her house now had a man in it.
"Wife, let me explain..." Yunfan recounted what had just happened to Xinyue.
Xinyue looked at her friend skeptically. "Are you walking around my house without clothes again?"
Lu Xiaoshu looked aggrieved. "I didn't know you had a man in your house!"
Yunfan laughed. "So, she’s a repeat offender who walks around your house naked. That proves I was framed, right?"
At these words, Lu Xiaoshu’s eyes practically burst into flames. "You saw everything, you jerk! Don't try to play the victim. I don't care, Xinyue, you have to stand up for me!" She tugged at Xinyue’s arm.
"Stop pulling, or your towel is going to fall off again." Xinyue looked at her best friend with resignation. Her friend was wonderful in every way, except for being pampered and headstrong. Plus, she was so well-endowed that the towel could barely contain her.
Xinyue asked, "Did you have another fight at home?"
Lu Xiaoshu nodded forcefully. "I don't know what got into my parents—they're forcing me into arranged dates, so I had to come here to take refuge."
As she spoke, Lu Xiaoshu poked Xinyue and shot a look in Yunfan’s direction. "Even if you’re looking for a man, you don’t have to be so desperate, do you? Why pick such a tacky pervert?"
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want," Yunfan snapped. "I didn't ask to see that. Someone like you could chase me for ten miles stark naked, and if I even looked back once, you could call me a pervert!"
Seeing Yunfan dare to talk to her like that, Lu Xiaoshu, burning with rage, clawed the air and lunged at him, wishing she could rip the towel off entirely just to let this bastard see what a real beauty looked like.
"I'll kill you!" Lu Xiaoshu screamed.
Fortunately, Xinyue caught her just in time. She said to Yunfan with a sigh, "I'm going to take her upstairs to cool off. Make yourself at home."
Without waiting for a response, she dragged Lu Xiaoshu upstairs. Once in her bedroom, Xinyue pulled a set of her own clothes from the closet and tossed them to her.
"There’s a man in the house, so do try to be a bit more modest," Xinyue said.
"Yueyue, I didn't know your tastes were so... heavy. With all the successful men and heirs chasing you, I can't believe you’d like a pervert." Lu Xiaoshu started putting on the clothes, not caring at all about being naked in front of her best friend. They had grown up together, so close they could have married the same man; naturally, such things didn't bother them.
Xinyue looked helpless. "Do you remember the 'little brother' I told you about?"
Lu Xiaoshu’s eyes lit up with gossip. "Of course! I remember you saying when you were little that you wouldn't marry anyone else."
"Yunfan is that little brother..."
Xinyue told her friend everything that had happened that day. As she listened, Lu Xiaoshu’s eyes grew wider and wider.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Lu Xiaoshu teased. "Your childhood hero turned into a street thug—gold turned into mud. I can understand your feelings now."
"Don't tease me. I’m just... I’m a bit lost right now," Xinyue admitted.
Lu Xiaoshu chuckled. "What’s the big deal? Didn't your grandfather tell you to consummate the marriage? Just get it over with."
"You brat, are you trying to get me killed? What are you saying!"
Embarrassed and annoyed, Xinyue lunged at her friend and started tickling her.
"Giggle, no... stop..."
After their horseplay, their clothes were in a total mess. It was a good thing there were no men around, or they would have been treated to quite the sight. After a long while, they finally stopped and went downstairs to find Yunfan.
In the living room, Yunfan was looking around, his playful, devil-may-care expression completely gone.
"Hey, pervert, what are you looking at? Feeling honored to be staying in this villa?" Lu Xiaoshu mocked.
"This villa? A dog wouldn't even live here," Yunfan said dismissively.
"What the hell!" Lu Xiaoshu’s eyes widened. She hadn't expected Yunfan to be so arrogant.
"Even if this isn't a high-end villa, it's something you’ll never be able to afford in your lifetime. What are you bragging for?" Lu Xiaoshu said with disdain.
Yunfan challenged her, "What if I can make you admit yourself that this place isn't fit for a dog?"
"Pfft." Lu Xiaoshu laughed. "If you can make me admit it's a bad place to live, I'll call you 'Daddy'."
She was certain Yunfan was bluffing. The villa was perfectly fine; otherwise, Xinyue wouldn't be living here. Besides, even if it had minor flaws, as long as she refused to admit it, how could Yunfan force her to say otherwise?
Yunfan smiled at her. "I hope your mouth stays as firm as it is now."
"Giggle, I'm just worried that *someone* might not be so firm later on."
Lu Xiaoshu felt a surge of joy just imagining Yunfan getting shut down.