Inside the drawer lay a black, transparent nightgown and a small bra.
The nightgown was so sheer it was practically see-through, offering fleeting glimpses that were far more enticing than wearing nothing at all.
And as for the bra, judging by its size, Xia Yunfan felt he had somewhat underestimated his fiancée.
Though still a notch below Lu Xiaoshu's exceptional endowments, it already surpassed the vast majority of women.
Furthermore, its shape was nothing short of perfection—truly one in a million.
"Xiaoshu was right, someone really ought to gouge your eyeballs out!"
Xinyue rushed forward in a panic, snatching all the items from the drawer while shooting Xia Yunfan a fierce glare.
"You guys have way too much prejudice against me. Can you really blame this on me?"
Xia Yunfan felt entirely helpless. He genuinely was a good man; it was just that no one was willing to believe it.
Afterward, Xia Yunfan inspected Xinyue's bedroom and ferreted out three pinhole cameras.
"All the pinhole cameras are right here," Xia Yunfan said. "There shouldn't be any listening devices left in the house. You can rest easy now."
"Can... can we really rest easy?"
Xinyue's face turned pale. Previously, when she accidentally formulated a brand-new vanadium alloy, she thought she was going to make a fortune.
At that time, Elder had already warned her that the vanadium alloy was a ticking time bomb and that one careless step could destroy the entire Chu Family.
Yet back then, Xinyue hadn't taken it seriously. Now, looking at the pile of pinhole cameras before her, she was truly terrified.
Biting her lower lip, Xinyue asked, "Why are there so many pinhole cameras in my house? How did they manage to install them?"
Xia Yunfan looked at Xinyue as if she were a fool. "They installed them by breaking into your house, of course. The moment someone monitoring you realized you had left, someone else sneaked right in."
Xinyue bit her lip, feeling as though danger lurked in every corner of her home.
Lu Xiaoshu hugged Xinyue's arm. "Yueyue, why don't we go stay somewhere outside?"
"The outside world is even more dangerous," Xia Yunfan said.
Lu Xiaoshu quickly suggested, "Then let's go to my house. We have servants, and outsiders can't get in."
A glimmer of hope rose in Xinyue's heart. Taking refuge at her best friend's house sounded like a wonderful idea.
"How can you guarantee that the servants in your house haven't been bought off?" Xia Yunfan countered. "The same goes for Elder's estate. If you go there, you'll definitely be in danger."
Xinyue's voice was tinged with a sob. "Then what should we do?"
"Staying in your own home is the safest option. Tomorrow, I'll set up some mechanisms around the house to guarantee that no one will ever sneak in to install pinhole cameras again."
His Second Mistress excelled in mystical arts of divination, traditional medicine, craftsmanship, and various other skills.
Though Xia Yunfan had only spent two and a half years studying medicine, he had dedicated ten years to mastering the mystical arts and other techniques.
His mastery over all sorts of traps had reached the absolute peak.
Combined with the modern scientific technology taught to him by his Third Mistress, the defenses he could set up were nothing short of demonic.
Xinyue asked doubtfully, "Is that really going to work?"
Xia Yunfan smiled. "Please have some respect and trust for a master craftsman. Besides, I'm living here with you too—I'm hardly going to put myself in danger, am I?"
Her words made a certain amount of sense, and Xinyue felt a slight kernel of trust toward Xia Yunfan begin to grow.
Turning to her best friend, Xinyue said, "Xiaoshu, you can see how dangerous it is here. I should send you home."
"I'm staying with you!" Lu Xiaoshu said firmly. "I can't leave you to face this danger alone."
"But..."Chu Xinyue tried to refuse, but Lu Xiaoshu covered her mouth directly: "If you refuse again, I'm going to get mad."
Deeply moved, Xinyue's eyes were already shimmering with tears.
How could she not understand that Lu Xiaoshu was using her status as the legitimate daughter of the Lu Family to protect her?
The Lu Family was a top-tier wealthy family in the entire Lanhai City, which would make those scoundrels think twice about whether it was worth provoking Xinyue.
"Ahem."
Yunfan gave a few light coughs. "It's getting late, we should get some rest. Wife, where is your room?"
Xinyue's pretty face blushed. This scoundrel was clearly hinting that they were going to consummate their marriage.
Lu Xiaoshu stepped in. "He just wants to sleep in Yuyue's room, what's the big deal? I approve."
Xinyue was shocked. "Xiaoshu, what are you doing?!"
Lu Xiaoshu chuckled. "This wretched scoundrel helped us remove the pinhole cameras. That's a huge favor you need to repay, and it also gives your Elder an explanation."
Yunfan couldn't help giving Lu Xiaoshu a thumbs-up.
After just experiencing the incident with the pinhole cameras, Xinyue was extremely flustered and clearly very frightened.
Therefore, Yunfan had only been testing the waters; if Xinyue didn't want to share a room, he wouldn't force her.
Although he liked beautiful women, he wasn't a depraved beast who lost his mind at the sight of a woman and schemed to take advantage of them.
He originally thought it was unlikely, but he hadn't expected this woman Lu Xiaoshu to actually assist him from the sidelines, which left Yunfan pleasantly surprised.
Lu Xiaoshu patted Yunfan on the shoulder with a smile. "You just stay in this room. I advise you to take a shower first; my Yuyue doesn't like stinky men. Every time I sleep with Yuyue, she smells so nice."
"Leave it to you, you certainly have the experience."
Yunfan decided to follow Lu Xiaoshu's arrangement.
There was a bathroom right inside Xinyue's room, and Yunfan walked into the bedroom.
Xinyue stamped her foot in anger. "Xiaoshu, are you really going to let him sleep in my room?"
Lu Xiaoshu smiled and said, "He's your fiancé after all. Sleeping in your room is totally reasonable."
"Reasonable my foot!"
Xinyue felt incomparably anxious, yet she was utterly helpless.
With a surge of determination, she gritted her teeth and stamped her foot. She didn't want to worry her grandfather, and this was something she couldn't avoid anyway.
Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Yunfan could roughly guess how conflicted Xinyue's heart must be at this moment.
However, since the two of them were fiancés, they had to cross this hurdle eventually.
After thoroughly washing his body, Yunfan wrapped a bath towel around his waist and walked out of the room.
Sure enough, he saw the blanket on the bed bulging, with someone lying inside.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Looks like someone is shy."
Yunfan walked step by step toward the bed. He could already picture Xinyue trembling under the covers.
Still, since she was already lying here, she must have at least prepared herself mentally.
After all, young women were naturally shy, and it was normal for her to be too embarrassed to face him; Yunfan understood.
It was just like that first time staying out all night with Xiaocui, the village belle of Xiashan Village—Xiaocui had been terribly shy back then too.
Yet she was only shy the first time; as for the subsequent times, she became much more open-minded.
"Wife, I know you're very flustered, but we can follow Elder's advice, get on the carriage first and buy the ticket later. In the long days ahead, we can slowly cultivate our feelings for each other."
As he spoke, Yunfan's hand already touched the blanket, ready to pull it back and take in the beautiful scenery inside.