At the start, I had to choose one of four options, and I immediately picked the Brahmin from the cou

"You—you're being unreasonable! Vulgar! Obscene! You're hopeless! Have the butler send them away immediately!"

"Get rid of them? These are top-tier resources that I went through a lot of trouble to get. I've already spent the money, there's no reason to return them. Besides, you can't expect me and Brother Xiao to go hungry too, can you?"

Zheng Hao suppressed his laughter, taking the blame for his hedonistic behavior with remarkable composure.

In truth, he knew perfectly well that with his shady connections, how could he possibly have gotten such a top-quality foreign woman in the heavily guarded Mingyue Bay? It was all thanks to Brother Xiao using his inside connections to obtain this special supply.

"Incomprehensible! Utterly incomprehensible!"

Zhou Yanhuai was so angry at Zheng Hao's shameless behavior that his face turned red. He flung his sleeves and turned to walk back, saying, "You can be as depraved as you want, but I will never associate with you! I'm packing my things and going back to the county town right now."

When Zheng Hao saw that Zhou Yanhuai was really anxious, he quickly stepped forward, grabbed his arm, and shamelessly tried to persuade him.

"Don't do that, Lao Zhou! We're already here. If you leave now, wouldn't it be a waste to have such a beautiful natural hot spring? Besides, what will happen to Brother Xiao's reputation if you leave?"

Face? When you guys did this ridiculous thing, why didn't you think about Brother Xiao's face?

Zhou Yanhuai's arm was grabbed by him. He struggled a couple of times but couldn't break free. His small eyes behind his glasses were wide open, and his chest heaved violently. He was clearly furious. "You ignored what Brother Xiao said last night, didn't you? Rules are made by people, and games are played by people. Accumulate capital step by step! Only a few hours have passed, and you've already got a whole yard full of beauties. You call that stepping by step? You call that lying down on the spot! Let go, I want to go back to the county town!"

Just as the two were locked in a struggle, the door to the master bedroom at the end of the corridor suddenly opened, and Li Xiao, dressed in a dark, high-end silk loungewear set and holding a glass of iced Americano, slowly walked out of the room.

He was the first to know that the person had arrived, since he was the one who had called them.

But he didn't want to become a target of criticism. Looking at Zheng Hao, who was suffering injuries alone, Li Xiao nodded in satisfaction. You know what, using Zheng Hao as a scapegoat is really effective.

Now that the time was ripe, Li Xiao knew it was time for him to step in.

"Alright, what kind of behavior is it to shout and yell in the hallway so early in the morning?"

Li Xiao glanced calmly at the group of girls whispering downstairs, then turned his gaze to the furious Zhou Yanhuai, trying his best to suppress the fleeting smile in his eyes.

"Brother Xiao, you need to do something about those rats!"

Zhou Yanhuai, as if seeing a savior, quickly pointed downstairs and complained, "You just taught us last night to be down-to-earth, and he pulls this stunt first thing this morning! If word gets out, what will we look like! I have to leave today!"

"Yanhuai, although Haozi's methods are incredibly vulgar, there are some things you should get used to earlier."

Your future lies within the system. Once you reach that position, the temptations and allurements you face will be a hundred times more subtle and a thousand times more intense than they are today. If you keep running away, when you truly encounter a difficult situation, you won't even have bones left.

Seeing Zhou Yanhuai's astonished expression, Li Xiao continued, "It's better to guide than to block. Since he's already brought the man here, consider today's gathering a trial by fire, a spiritual practice to temper your heart in this mortal world."

Hearing this outrageous statement, Zheng Hao, who was standing to the side, gritted his teeth to keep from bursting into laughter.

He mentally gave Li Xiao a thumbs up. It had to be his brother Xiao! He turned black into white, elevating a romantic affair to a test of willpower! Brother Xiao's ability to twist concepts was absolutely masterful!

"Old Zhou, listen to this, Brother Xiao has really gone to great lengths for you!"

Zheng Hao quickly seized the opportunity and said to Zhou Yanhuai with a righteous air, "Brother, I'm risking my life to accompany you! To strengthen your resistance to corruption, I'm willing to serve as a negative example today and take the brunt of these capitalist sugar-coated bullets for you!"

Zhou Yanhuai opened his mouth, looked at Li Xiao's flawless face, then glanced at the group of girls downstairs who were looking up at the villa with curiosity, and finally fixed his gaze on Zheng Hao's face, who was trying so hard to suppress his laughter that he was about to suffer internal injuries.

He remained silent for a long while before squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth, "Since it's about cultivation—then let's just soak in the hot springs and do nothing else."

"Soak! Pure soak!"

Zheng Hao immediately raised his right hand as if swearing, "Your hand is your own, you can do whatever you want. Old Zhou, if you want to soak in vegetarian soup, soak in vegetarian soup; if you want to chat, chat; if you want to talk about physics problems, talk about physics problems. We will not stop you. Besides, there is a girl with glasses downstairs who looks like a top student. Maybe you two really have common topics!"

Before Zhou Yanhuai could change his mind, he rushed downstairs, pushed open the glass door, and shouted into the courtyard, "Butler! Bring him in."

Upon receiving the order, the butler immediately sent in a dozen or so women, filling the once spacious and quiet luxurious hall with the scents of various perfumes.

The scent of perfume mixed with youthful energy seemed to raise the temperature inside the villa by several degrees out of nowhere.

Zheng Hao was in his element, rubbing his hands together as he went to meet him.

He was surrounded by women on his left and right, skillfully flirting with those blonde, blue-eyed foreign women and charming older women. His nonchalant and playful demeanor made Zhou Yanhuai, who was standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, frown.

"Young Master Zhou, hello."

A clear and pleasant voice suddenly interrupted Zhou Yanhuai's inner grumbling.

He froze, looked down, and saw that the girl with the gold-rimmed glasses that Zheng Hao had just mentioned was now quietly standing at the bottom of the steps.

The girl wore a relatively conservative yet figure-hugging moon-white halter-neck swimsuit, draped with a thin layer of silk gauze. Her shimmering eyes exuded a cool, intellectual beauty that set her apart from the other girls.

Zhou Yanhuai subconsciously took half a step back, his hands gripping the hem of his bathrobe tightly, looking like a scholar forced into prostitution on his way to the imperial examination. He stammered out, "You... hello."

My name is Li Baibing.

The girl smiled slightly and, unlike other girls, did not press herself against them, but maintained a very appropriate and comfortable social distance.

Her gaze swept over Zheng Hao, who was drinking and joking with two foreign girls in the hall. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she complained softly, "It's too noisy and smoky in here. It's impossible for anyone to calm down."

Zhou Yanhua swallowed hard and followed her gaze. The chaotic scene in the hall truly made his scalp tingle.

He nodded in agreement as if he had found a kindred spirit: "Yes...it's too noisy, it's simply an insult to civility!"

"According to Li Shao, Zhou Shao is a person who likes peace and quiet."

Shen Nian raised her head, her shimmering eyes looking directly at Zhou Yanhuai, her tone gentle, "Actually, I'm not quite comfortable in this kind of setting either. If you don't mind, could we go to the private hot spring in your room? It's quieter there."

Go to a room? A lone man and woman enjoying a private hot spring?

Zhou Yanhuai's brain buzzed. Reason told him that he should refuse the request immediately, but looking at the girl's beautiful and refined face, and her scholarly air that was out of place with the luxurious environment around her, he couldn't bring himself to say no.

This girl's temperament perfectly hit all his aesthetic sore spots!

Isn't that obvious? This is the type Li Xiao found based on Zhou Yanhuai's ideal type. How could it not be suitable for him?

"Well... alright then, you... come with me."

Zhou Yanhuai took a deep breath, stiffly turned around, and walked ahead as if going to his death. However, looking at his slightly trembling hands, you could tell how nervous Zhou Yanhuai was at that moment.