Qin Chuan was startled by the sudden situation and hurriedly covered the other person's mouth with his hand.

"Shh!!! Don't get excited, let me explain first!" Qin Chuan said anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Li Qinyi gradually calmed down and then gave Qin Chuan a look, indicating he could let go of her.

Qin Chuan released his hand, and quietly explained, "Someone drugged the water in the room, and I've already neutralized it for you. You're fine now, and... your clothes weren't taken off by me; you did it yourself..."

Seeing Qin Chuan's serious expression, Li Qinyi gradually recalled some scenes from earlier in the room.

Li Qinyi's face instantly turned red, and she shyly said to Qin Chuan, "Could you... turn around? I want to put on some clothes."

"Oh oh oh..."

Qin Chuan nodded dazedly, and quickly turned his back.

"Okay, you can turn around." Li Qinyi's voice was barely audible.

Qin Chuan slowly turned and was suddenly riveted, his heart racing.

Li Qinyi was curled up on one side of the sofa, her delicate hands nervously placed over her lower belly, her well-proportioned calves wrapped in white stockings slightly bent, her fair and smooth thighs just barely visible.

Her long black hair draped down, covering half of her flushed face, her long eyelashes fluttering in trepidation, unable to bear looking directly at Qin Chuan.

Looking at the nervous and shy Li Qinyi in front of him, Qin Chuan's protective impulse suddenly surged.

For some reason, seeing her in this state, all Qin Chuan wanted was to hug her and comfort her.

"Thank you for what you did earlier." Li Qinyi said.

"No need to thank me, it was a trivial matter." Qin Chuan waved his hand.

Li Qinyi nodded and instinctively looked up.

In an instant, the tent pitched over Qin Chuan's trousers fell into her sight.

The blush that had just faded returned, coating her face with a layer of captivating red.

Li Qinyi immediately diverted her gaze, shyly asking, "Are you... alright?"

"Me?"

Qin Chuan hesitated, instinctively replying, "I'm fine. I didn't drink the water, and even if I did, it's not a big deal. Such aphrodisiacs, I can easily neutralize."

As a bona fide cultivator, with abundant spiritual power, he could basically ignore common poisons.

As long as he didn't encounter drugs specifically targeting cultivators, Qin Chuan could be considered invulnerable to poisons.

"I... I'm asking about here..."

Li Qinyi turned her face aside, carefully pointing at Qin Chuan's trousers with her finger: "After holding it in for so long, doesn't it feel uncomfortable?"

"Holy..."

Qin Chuan's old face flushed red, quickly turning around to adjust things.

"Sorry, it must be embarrassing for you to see. Sometimes, it's really hard to control." Qin Chuan said awkwardly while facing away from Li Qinyi.

Li Qinyi's face was burning with embarrassment, yet the corners of her mouth curled into a slight arc.

She tried hard to keep her lips pursed, doing her best not to laugh out loud.

"How can someone so silly be a jerk? What a pity," Li Qinyi couldn't help but feel regret.

The moment this thought crossed her mind, she herself was startled.

"Why am I thinking this way? Does this mean, if Qin Chuan wasn't a jerk, I'd be willing to be with him?"

Li Qinyi realized her affectionate heart quivered slightly: "Does this mean I've started to like Qin Chuan?"

At this thought, Li Qinyi suddenly felt at a loss.

"Next, we need to make some noise. I just came up with an excuse to say I'm going to... play! On the sofa in the living room," Qin Chuan said after adjusting himself.

"Okay... okay."

Li Qinyi replied weakly and then opened her mouth, preparing to shout.

Just then, there was a sound from the door indicating someone was unlocking it.

"Someone's coming!" Qin Chuan furrowed his brow.

Li Qinyi's expression visibly turned flustered.

At the next moment, the door was kicked open, and two female hotel staff rushed in.

"Hmm???"

Upon entering the living room, the two looked bewildered at the neatly arranged Qin Chuan and Li Qinyi.

"Who let you in? Get out!" Li Qinyi's face sank, reverting to her usual decisiveness.

"Secretary Li... we were sent by President Jiang to rescue you." The two female staff answered honestly.

"President Jiang sent you? To rescue me?"

Li Qinyi stood frozen, a bit unable to comprehend.

Meanwhile, Qin Chuan's mind worked rapidly, his expression suddenly darkening, then sneered, "Ha... so you've been setting me up for a scam, haven't you?"

With that, he quickly turned his back to the two staff members and gave Li Qinyi a quick signal.

Li Qinyi looked bewildered, only reacting after a while: "Mr. Qin, it's not what you think."

"Drugging, then sending people to break in, ha..." Qin Chuan feigned anger.

Li Qinyi gradually got into character, pleading with a face full of grievance, "Mr. Qin, please listen to me... it's all a misunderstanding, please..."

"I don't care for your excuses, you've hurt my fiery heart this time." Qin Chuan said, still unfazed.

Upon hearing this, Li Qinyi almost broke into laughter, thinking Qin Chuan's act was too exaggerated, mentioning a fiery heart.

Luckily, Li Qinyi was prepared; otherwise, hearing this would have surely made her laugh and ruin the act.

Subsequently, Qin Chuan pretended to be angry and left in a huff.

With the help of the two staff, Li Qinyi left the hotel and got into the car returning to the Jiang Family.

"How's it going, did you head back?" On the way, Qin Chuan sent a message.

Li Qinyi replied, "Yes, I'm on my way back. Thank goodness you were clever earlier, otherwise I'm not sure how today would've ended."

"Though the hotel incident is over, how will you explain to Jiang Banxia when you return to the Jiang Family?" Qin Chuan asked.

The key to this whole situation was Jiang Banxia.

"I'm planning to tell President Jiang that you don't like women who take drugs, that's why you helped me neutralize it. But then, her staff interrupted your plan and angered you." Li Qinyi shared her plan with Qin Chuan.

"This approach seems fine, but there's one crucial point."

Qin Chuan thought for a moment, then continued typing, "You need to emphasize my anger quite a bit, then let Jiang Banxia reach out to me. I can hint to her that I really like you, so she probably won't let you marry so easily."

Jiang Banxia's arrangement for Li Qinyi to approach him was to prevent her from falling into a trap.

This moment, if he shows dislike or indifference towards Li Qinyi, Jiang Banxia, under pressure, might push Li Qinyi away.

This way, all their prior efforts would go to waste.

Unexpectedly, after reading his message, Li Qinyi whimsically replied, "So, would you like me?"

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