"Xi" was almost lost in his speech.
Lou Yuming pondered for a moment, his muddled eyes gradually regaining clarity.
The lingering scent of the woman in the air and the disarray on the bed seemed to tell him of their intimacy the night before.
Lou Yuming's head throbbed, his temples pulsing violently. Sporadic fragments flashed through his mind, too quick to grasp, especially the woman's face – blurred yet familiar.
Lou Yuming sat on the bed, recovering for a while, and recalled that the last person he saw before losing consciousness was—Shao Anna.
His pupils constricted sharply, like the frost of a harsh winter.
The next second, a knock sounded at the door.
"Hello, your breakfast has arrived."
Lou Yuming frowned, his face dark as he walked over.
The door opened, and a dissipated aura wafted out.
With his upper body bare, the man's handsome physique was fully revealed. His chiseled features, due to the hangover, added a touch of languid sexiness.
The waitress blushed, her heart pounding. When she snapped back to reality, she shyly lowered her head.
She intended to push the meal cart in but didn't expect him to stand there like a wall, exuding a powerful aura.
"Who sent you?"
His voice was as cold and clear as water, hoarse yet magnetic.
The woman suppressed the flutter in her heart: "It's—"
"Yuming, you're awake."
Anna suddenly emerged from the side of the wall, as if she had been waiting for a long time. She said to the waitress, "Alright, you can go after you've delivered the breakfast."
After the reluctant waitress left, Anna, as if nothing had happened, pushed the meal cart inside.
"I ordered lemon water for you. You drank too much yesterday, you need to..."
"Get out!"
Before she could finish, a chilling voice interrupted her. Then, she was thrown out of the door as if she were flying.
*Bang!*
Anna hit the wall heavily. Combined with the punishment she received the previous night, her back burned fiercely.
She gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "Yuming, what's wrong?"
A sharp sidelong glance like a knife swept over her, and then with a *bang*, the door was slammed shut without mercy.
Anna sneered, her eyes reflecting a fierce, cold light.
An hour later, Lou Yuming came out after tidying up and found Anna still there, his brow deepening with gloom.
Anna walked over, her tone sweet and cloying, like a woman after a tender moment: "Yuming..."
Disgust flickered in Lou Yuming's eyes. He pushed her away coldly: "Stay away from me!"
His gaze inadvertently fell on the bruise on her neck. Coupled with her scent, which was identical to the night before, Lou Yuming's face darkened further.
He hated being schemed against the most!
"...Yuming, you didn't treat me like this last night."
She complained pitifully, like a neglected young wife.
Lou Yuming's expression twisted strangely. He reached out and suddenly grabbed her neck.
"What, trying to latch onto me?"
He lifted his sharp, dark eyes, his face a mask of frost.
His piercing gaze meticulously scanned her features, disbelief dawning in his eyes.
"Why have you become like this!"
Anna's expression shifted slightly, the corner of her mouth curving into a smile: "Don't you like it? Last night you were... very passionate."
His eyes gleamed with coldness, and he suddenly tightened his grip.
Anna immediately felt difficulty breathing, her face turning red.
"How could the Shao family have produced a child like you."
This sentence seemed to strike a painful chord within Anna, and she clenched her fists silently.
Lou Yuming coldly released her just as she was about to faint. Then, as if she were some filthy garbage, he took out a handkerchief and meticulously wiped his fingers, one by one.
Anna's eyes reddened, hurt by his actions.
He looked down at her, his eyes devoid of emotion, filled only with disgust, disdain, and mockery.
"You think sleeping together for one night will change anything? How cheap!"
"Shao Anna, you've truly disgraced your entire Shao family now!"