Chapter 1 Taking Off Everything

• “Must I take off everything?”
• Tang Xuchun nervously swallowed her saliva in an attempt to compose herself.
• “Just do as I say!” A female doctor impatiently glanced at her and ordered her with displeasure.
• Tang Xuchun, who was lying on a bed, bit her lower lip so deeply that bite marks showed. Looking ill at ease, she asked, “May I know what we’re checking here?”
• The doctor knitted her brows and her voice became stern, “What do you think? It’s a pre-marital checkup. You’re marrying into the Yan family and they want to make sure you’re still a virgin. You also have to be fit enough to fulfil your wifely duties; otherwise, how would Young Master Yan even love you? No one wants your flabbiness to kill the buzz during your wedding night. Got it?”
• Taken aback by the doctor’s words, Tang Xuchun’s breathing became uneven.
• “Chop chop! Get naked and lie down properly!” The doctor’s order didn’t leave her any room for discussion.
• Tang Xuchun bit her lip even harder as she was overwhelmed by the poignancy of this humiliation. She felt like a lamb forced into submission.
• To tell the truth, she had been drugged by the Tang family and dragged here without her consent.
• The marriage was originally arranged for Tang Jingjing, her cousin. However, after receiving an exorbitant amount of betrothal money, the family decided to switch the bride to Tang Xuchun.
• How monstrous.
• The Yan family possessed wealth beyond any dream of avarice.
• Rumor had it that Young Master Yan’s net worth was at least a hundred billion. Despite his great affluence and influence, he was paralyzed from the waist down. Consequently, where he fell short physically he made up for it in viciousness. It was possible that he was a psychopathic abuser of women!
• No... I’ve got to do something about this.
• Tang Xuchun lowered her head. Underneath her lush, curly eyelashes, a pair of doe eyes darted around for ideas. She took her time removing her jacket. As she unbuttoned her blouse, she looked up cautiously.
• “Uh... can we do this after I take a shower? I’ll be really quick about it.”
• A bright light was cast over her soft, porcelain face, making her skin glow like the full moon during a dark night. Her luminous eyes sparkled as if there were a whole universe of stars in them. Anyone who looked into those eyes would not be able to look away and might even drown in them.
• The partly unbuttoned blouse revealed her delicate collarbone and showed off her fair and dewy skin.
• Tang Xuchun appeared so docile and sweet that the doctor let her guard down.
• “Just hurry. And don’t you dare play games with me, or there’ll be consequences for your whole family!”
• “Understood,” Tang Xuchun answered meekly as she nodded. She looked as gentle as a lamb.
• Holding in her anxiety, she slowly entered the connecting bathroom.
• As soon as she locked the door, Tang Xuchun unleashed her bottled up emotions. She fell against the other side of the door as her knees gave out. Her mind went blank and the only thing she could hear was her heart pounding frantically against her chest.
• I have to escape! There are no two ways about it!
• Tang Xuchun scanned the luxurious bathroom. Trying her best to support her limp body, she pried open a window. As this floor was very high up the building, the window wasn’t locked. Additionally, there was a safety railing outside.
• Without any hesitation, Tang Xuchun crawled out. Shivering like a leaf, she tried not to look down. At this point, she had to carry on for the sake of her future and her innocence, even if she was afraid of heights.
• At the end of her path was the presidential suite in which He Yanfeng was staying. At this moment, he felt that his body burn. After tossing the photo in his hand onto a couch, he took his bathrobe and walked into the washroom for a cold bath.
• He Yanfang couldn’t wrap his head around the fact that his older brother had drugged him to force him into marriage.
• I won’t let them get their way even if they have the woman right next door.
• The night wind gushed in from the opened window. Following a loud thud, He Yanfeng clearly heard someone exclaiming, “Ouch!”
• His hand that was reaching for his bathrobe froze in mid-air as he shifted his gaze to the window.
• Tang Xuchun had fallen into his room through the window. Seeing stars, she took a moment to shake off her dizziness.
• As she rose from the carpet and lifted her head, she saw a pair of hypnotic eyes staring at her in disbelief.
• The owner of these eyes was a man in a well-tailored suit. His facial features were angular yet delicate, comprising a pair of watchful and magnetic eyes, a distinctly sculpted nose, and thin yet elegant lips. It was a face so perfect that anyone looking at it would swoon instantly.
• Tang Xuchun’s cheeks were burning red and she was still out of breath. Suddenly, her chest tightened up painfully and she gasped for air.
• “Uh... I’m from next door. I couldn’t get my door to open and no one came to help me, so I had to climb out of the window. I’m so sorry for the trouble.” Tang Xuchun hurriedly made up a story as she flashed a sweet smile at him. Then, she slowly moved toward the door and attempted to leave.
• She delivered her cover story well without letting her expression slip.
• He Yanfeng glanced at Tang Xuchun, then at the picture on the couch.
• It was obviously the same woman.
• This woman is so desperate to marry me that she literally climbed through a window on the thirtieth floor to get my attention!
• Just as Tang Xuchun laid her hand on the doorknob, she heard the doctor’s voice from outside, “Ms. Tang had run away through a window! Find her quickly!”
• Tang Xuchun was shocked at the volume of the voice. It sounded like the doctor was right outside the room.
• They found out so quickly! I’m doomed!
• She backed off from the door and retreated to He Yanfeng’s side. In a flash, He Yanfeng threw his bathrobe on top of the photo and hid it out of sight.
• Tang Xuchun looked at him from head to toe, studying his strong torso and toned physique. Wow, this man looks like a model and carries himself like an aristocrat. After a moment’s hesitation, she asked, “Are you an employee or a guest here?”
• “What do you think?” He Yanfeng answered with a question.
• As soon as Tang Xuchun’s face got close to him, He Yanfeng’s blood rushed southward and spread throughout his body. He forcefully kept his composure and allowed the situation to evolve for curiosity’s sake.
• Tang Xuchun’s face grew very pale. Creasing her brows, she begged with desperation, “It doesn’t matter who you are! I really need a huge favor from you right now. There are bad people out there who want to force me to marry an old, crippled pervert! Have you heard of Young Master Yan? I heard that he’s a hideous and brutal man who is even impotent. For some superstitious reasons, his family thinks that our marriage can cure his disability. It’s like they are still stuck in the old times. Anyway, I can’t spend the rest of my life with someone like that. If I pay you, could you please pretend to be my boyfriend?”
• Tang Xuchun stretched the truth and painted Young Master Yan as a crazy psycho in hopes of getting some sympathy to save herself. She wasn’t left with many options in such a state of urgency.
• He Yanfeng’s cold, piercing eyes were now filled with rage.
• Impotent? Old, crippled pervert?
• Tang Xuchun fixed her eyes on this charming man in front of her who might be able to save her. Standing still, her heart beat uncontrollably as she stared up at him with her large eyes brimming with tears. Her whole life was on the line right now!
• She was terrified that someone might knock on the door at any moment because she couldn’t bear the consequences of being found!
• But Tang Xuchun suddenly noticed He Yanfeng’s face clouding over; he was glaring at her angrily. Have I said anything to offend you? I wasn’t even talking about you.
• “Pay me? You can’t afford me.” He Yanfeng spoke in a low, frigid voice as he looked at her with a forceful yet mesmerizing glare.
• Intimidated by his facial expression, Tang Xuchun swallowed nervously, “I-I have m-money!”
• Next thing she knew, He Yanfeng had reached over to wrap his arm around her waist.
• His move, though gentle, was assertive. When his warm hand met her cold skin, Tang Xuchun felt a tingle down her spine.
• “Okay then. What’s your plan?” He Yanfeng cheekily stared at the petite woman in his embrace. They were so close to each other that Tang Xuchun could feel him breathing on her face and even detect his body scent. Nervous, she curled her toes involuntarily.
• Plan? She hadn’t thought that far ahead.
• Looking up at him innocently with those bright eyes of hers, Tang Xuchun didn’t realize how her stiff body language and lip-biting had exposed her nervousness. She said slowly, “Let’s take some suggestive photos. You know, the kind that will pass us off as lovers.”
• Yup! As long as I can escape the marriage, there’s nothing wrong with taking a few suggestive photos.
• “Take off your clothes, quickly!” Tang Xuchun broke free from his grip and pulled him toward the bed.
• Anxious about the time crunch, she wasted no time and unbuttoned his shirt for him.
• In the meantime, He Yanfeng’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as her tender fingers brushed against his scorching skin. His eyes were ablaze with lust.