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

"No disturbance."

His gaze slowly swept over the girl's carefully made-up yet not gaudy face.

Her gaze swept over the swan-like neck, made even more radiant by the red bikini, and then paused for a moment on the full curves below the collarbone that rose and fell slightly with each breath.

Then the gaze returned to her large, watery peach blossom eyes.

"If more beautiful women like these came to bother me, I would definitely be more than happy to do so."

The girl chuckled at his words, tilted her head while holding the volleyball, and the beauty mark at the corner of her eye lifted slightly with her smile, adding a touch of lively charm.

"That's not how you say it. It's as if I deliberately hit the ball this way. It was just that the sea breeze was too strong and blew the ball off course."

She stretched out one hand, her fingertips painted with nail polish in the same color as her bikini, glistening in the sunlight.

"My name is Meng Yuwei, I'm from the dance department of the provincial art school, and I'm here on vacation with my best friend. What's your name, handsome?"

"His surname is Li."

These hands, like their owner's, are fair, delicate, and soft; they feel boneless when held in the hand.

Li Xiao did not take advantage of her. After resting for a moment, he released her.

"Since we're so lucky to have met, it would be really inappropriate not to treat you to a drink. I have a few empty seats here, sit down and rest for a while, so your girlfriends won't be stuck in the sun and complain that I, a grown man, don't know how to be a good host."

Meng Yuwei turned around and glanced back.

On the beach not far away, her three so-called best friends were looking this way with shining eyes. One of the girls, wearing a leopard-print bikini, had even taken half a step forward, waiting for Meng Yuwei to wave.

They had actually noticed Li Xiao a long time ago, but no one dared to approach him or speak to him. No one knew what kind of temper this unfamiliar rich young man had.

Finally, the group voted to have Meng Yuwei, the prettiest among them, strike up a conversation and also to test Li Xiao's intentions.

Meng Yuwei didn't wave immediately. Instead, she turned slightly to the side, using her slender waistline to block the gazes from her girlfriends behind her.

She's already enjoying such a top-quality prey herself; how could she possibly let those few fake best friends share a piece of the pie?

If I call them over, they might secretly start some kind of jealousy and rivalry, which would ruin the opportunity for me to be alone with them that I've worked so hard to get. That would be a huge loss.

Although Li Xiao didn't have any expensive jewelry that could be easily identified in terms of value, Meng Yuwei, who had been in this world of fame and fortune for many years, naturally had a sharp eye.

Putting aside this top-tier draped salon with its prime location and minimum spending requirement of several hundred dollars, the few bottles of Dom Pérignon casually chilled on the table and the man's unhurried demeanor alone were enough to prove that this was a truly big fish.

Best friend? What's that? We're not close!

She turned her head, and her peach blossom eyes, which seemed to gaze affectionately at even a dog, met Li Xiao's gaze once more.

"Brother Li, what are you saying? Those girls are always so noisy and boisterous. If we invite them all over, the peaceful sea breeze will be ruined. Besides..."

She deliberately dragged out the last syllable of her name and naturally walked to the teakwood recliner next to Li Xiao.

Instead of lying down directly, she leaned forward slightly and sat down sideways in a position that best accentuated her abs and enviable curves, facing Li Xiao.

Those two incredibly long legs, honed from dance training, were crossed together, their whiteness dazzling in the sunlight.

"Isn't it enough for me to have a drink with you by myself?"

Looking at Meng Yuwei's undisguised possessiveness of her food, Li Xiao couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. This woman was not only smart, but also decisive enough.

Compared to women who clearly want something but pretend to be aloof, this kind of woman who knows how to seize opportunities, openly expresses her ambition, and decisively monopolizes resources is more to his liking.

"Enough, how could it not be enough?"

Li Xiao chuckled lightly, ignoring the few plastic best friends who were staring longingly in the distance and whose faces were turning ugly when they saw that her best friend didn't call them over. Instead, she went straight to the bottle of Dom Pérignon covered in water droplets from the ice bucket.

Meng Yuwei reached out to take it, her fingertips, painted with bright nail polish, intentionally or unintentionally tracing a line on the back of Li Xiao's hand. At the same time, she leaned forward, bringing that proud, snow-white skin even closer.

Li Xiao leaned back in his recliner, taking in the whole scene through his sunglasses. He calmly withdrew his hand, picked up his glass of champagne, and took a sip.

The bubbles burst on the tip of the tongue, carrying the slight tartness of raspberries and the sweetness of black cherries.

Meng Yuwei also picked up her wine glass, tilted her head back and took a small sip. A few drops of wine clung to her lower lip, which she gently licked away with the tip of her tongue.

Li Xiao's gaze lingered on her rosy lips for a couple more seconds, then he rested his chin on his hand and looked at her with great interest.

"The dance department of the provincial arts school? No wonder Miss Meng has such an impressive figure."

Meng Yuwei sensed the praise in his words, so she simply stretched out her crossed legs slightly, allowing Li Xiao to appreciate her figure more clearly.

"Brother Li is really good at flattering people. You have no idea how tough it is to practice dancing. Every day you not only have to stretch your legs and bend your back, but you also always end up with injuries all over your body."

As she spoke, she pointed to a red mark on her fair calf and said to Li Xiao, "Look, I bumped into it during rehearsal yesterday."

Li Xiao glanced in the direction she was pointing.

The so-called bruise was just a red mark the size of a coin above her ankle. If she had spoken a few minutes later, the injury would probably have healed on its own.

Li Xiao didn't expose this harmless little trick. Instead, he leaned over and reached out to encircle her slender ankle, gently rubbing his thumb against her slightly reddened skin.

"Is it that serious? If you had called me a few minutes later, the injury would probably have healed on its own."

As Li Xiao touched her, Meng Yuwei felt a tingling, electric current surge through her ankle.

But instead of backing away from Li Xiao's actions, she leaned her weight towards him, her peach blossom eyes glistening with tears, and she pouted with a hint of reproach.

"Brother Li, are you saying I'm too delicate? Why don't you just call over my tough-as-nails girlfriends to drink with you?"

"That's not necessary."

Li Xiao released his grip at the opportune moment, his gaze following the lines of her firm and shapely calves upwards, finally landing directly in her eyes, which were filled with ambition and charm.

"It's good that she's a little delicate. I may not have much else, but I'm very patient with people. Since Miss Meng was injured on duty, I wonder if I could have the honor of treating this dedicated dance star to lunch at Hailan Restaurant today, so she can recover properly?"

Meng Yuwei's heart skipped a beat.

Hai Lan Restaurant is the most luxurious restaurant on this beach, bar none.

Top-notch service also means top-notch consumption. The minimum spending per person there starts at five figures. Although the people she had hooked up with before were all wealthy, she had never been to the Hailan Restaurant even once.

The smile in her eyes could no longer be hidden, and her alluring charm fully blossomed.

She raised her wine glass and downed the remaining champagne in one gulp. "Since Brother Li has said so, then I am naturally more than happy to oblige."