Chapter 56: I'm Stripping Down, Do As You Please

"Lin Xi, please help me! If the Number One Restaurant doesn't lift the sanctions against the Shen family, the Shen Corporation is finished!"

Shen Huamei grabbed Lin Xi's hand, crying and pleading.

Lin Xi had no intention of helping. The Shen family had tried to ruin the Lin Corporation; what reason did she have to repay kindness with enmity and help them?

She was hoping the Shen family would go bankrupt and the Shen Corporation would collapse!

However, she couldn't say that to Shen Huamei.

After a moment of thought, Lin Xi said, "Huamei, you go back first. I'll try to persuade Ye Huan!"

"Xixi, thank you, thank you so much!"

Tears streamed down Shen Huamei's face in deep gratitude.

Lin Xi wanted to give Shen Huamei a hug, but ultimately held back, turned around, and walked back into the Number One Restaurant.

She stopped at the door of the private dining room, peeking through the crack, and saw Ye Huan eating voraciously and drinking heavily.

Hiss!

Lin Xi took a deep breath of pure frustration.

She had stormed out in a huff, and not only had this scumbag not chased after her, but he was here enjoying his food and drinks all by himself!

Lin Xi felt the urge to kick the door open and flip the table.

Then a thought struck her: on what grounds would she return to the room?

Begging on behalf of the Shen family was out of the question!

Right at that moment, a text message came from her mother, Li Meiya:

"Xixi, have Ye Huan come stay at our house tonight!"

Lin Xi smiled. She finally had an excuse to return to the dining room, so she pushed the door open and walked in.

"Didn't you leave?" Ye Huan asked, gnawing on a giant lobster tail.

"My mother wants you to come stay at my house tonight!"

The sight of Ye Huan's eating manners made Lin Xi's blood boil, and she wanted to flip the table over. However, she was instantly enticed by the table full of delicacies, so she simply pulled up a chair and started eating instead!

"Not going!"

Ye Huan flatly refused!

He had already promised to grant Demoness three rounds tonight, and Demoness was waiting for him at home.

If he went to the Lin family residence, what would happen to Demoness?

"Heh, do you even have the right to refuse?" Lin Xi sneered.

Ye Huan: "..."

Actually, a doubt was brewing in Lin Xi's mind. Her mother despised Ye Huan so much, why would she suddenly invite him to stay at their house? Was she plotting some kind of trap?

Thinking of this, Lin Xi instantly grew excited.

When her mother made a move, it was bound to be a major scheme!

Hehe, this scumbag Ye is going to be in big trouble tonight. I can't wait!

"What are you smiling at?"

Seeing Lin Xi eating with a wide grin on her face, Ye Huan asked.

"I'm not smiling!"

Lin Xi replied, grinning from ear to ear.

Ye Huan curled his lip. "Heh, the corners of your mouth are practically reaching the back of your head!"

"I want to smile, none of your damn business!" Lin Xi wiped the smile off her face.

"Give me your hand, let me check your pulse. I suspect there's something wrong with your brain," Ye Huan said.

"Pthoo..."

Lin Xi spat a chicken bone right into Ye Huan's face, then burst into triumphant laughter as if she had won a grand victory.

"Pthoo..."

Ye Huan picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and spat it with pinpoint accuracy right into Lin Xi's open mouth.

Lin Xi: "Ugh..."

And so, amidst their bickering and horseplay, the meal came to an end.

As they left the Number One Restaurant, Lin Xi was surprised to find that every staff member they passed treated Ye Huan with extreme reverence, their eyes burning with intense awe.

This made Lin Xi realize that Ye Huan's overseas occupation was far from being as simple as working in the slaughterhouse industry.

Even a monopoly tycoon in the slaughterhouse business wouldn't warrant such treatment from the Number One Restaurant.

"How about I just go home to sleep instead!"

Arriving downstairs at Lin Xi's apartment building, Ye Huan dragged his feet and said.

He wanted to go home and sleep with Demoness.

He had no desire to face the two poker faces of Lin Canglan and Li Meiya!

"Stop acting like a timid sissy!"

Lin Xi shot Ye Huan a sidelong glance and took the lead, walking ahead to guide the way.

Reluctantly, Ye Huan followed behind, secretly resolving that if Lin Canglan and Li Meiya pulled any overly outrageous tricks, he wouldn't hold back—he would just beat the hell out of them.

With that thought, Ye Huan stopped dragging his feet and followed Lin Xi into the Lin household.

To the utter shock of both Ye Huan and Lin Xi!

Lin Canglan, Li Meiya, and Lin Xue were sitting in the living room watching television. The moment they saw Ye Huan arrive, their faces lit up with overwhelming warmth.

"Ah, Ye Huan is here! Come, come, let me get you your slippers."

Li Meiya hurried over and handed a pair of slippers for Ye Huan to change into.

"Ye Huan, it's still early for bed. Come over, have a cup of tea, and watch some TV," Lin Canglan greeted with a smile.

Ye Huan: "???"

Lin Xi: "???"

The two exchanged glances, a creeping sensation of scalp-numbing dread washing over them.

What the hell? The attitudes of Lin Canglan and Li Meiya were far too abnormal!

Something was fishy!

There had to be a conspiracy!

When things are too abnormal, demons are bound to be afoot.

Guarding against any hidden traps, Ye Huan grew a bit more cautious and said, "I'm a bit tired today, I'd like to rest first."

"Alright, then you and Xixi can share a room!"

Li Meiya readily agreed, turning to her younger daughter: "Xiaoxue, go get your brother-in-law a new towel and bath towel so he can take a hot shower."

"Got it!"

Lin Xue immediately scampered off to fetch the pre-prepared towels and bath towel, handing them over with a grin: "Brother-in-law, go take a shower!"

Ye Huan suddenly felt a creeping sense of horror. Had his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law been possessed by evil spirits?

Or had they been hit by a love gu poison?

Lin Xi was equally dazed, hardly daring to believe that her parents would actually allow Ye Huan to share a room with her.

However, she didn't raise any objections. She believed this was undoubtedly her parents' scheme and that they would never truly let anything happen between her and Ye Huan.

"You go take a shower first, I'll wash up after you!" Lin Xi said.

"Oh!"

Walking into the bathroom with utmost caution, Ye Huan thoroughly inspected every corner to ensure there were no traps. Only after confirming it was safe did he take a nervous shower and head into Lin Xi's bedroom.

At this moment, he felt more nervous than he had the very first time he killed someone when he first entered the underworld.

Soon enough!

Having finished her shower, Lin Xi walked into the bedroom wearing her pajamas.

"What kind of sneaky trap are your parents plotting?"

Ye Huan closed the bedroom door and asked in a low voice.

"Heh, do you really think I'd tell you if I knew!"

Lin Xi gave Ye Huan a disdainful look and sneered.

Ye Huan choked on the retort, deciding simply to stop trying to figure out what Lin Canglan and Li Meiya were scheming.

Could those two trash pieces possibly threaten his life?

Impossible!

With that thought, Ye Huan completely relaxed, letting his gaze wander over Lin Xi, who was fresh-faced without makeup and dressed in pajamas.

She looked like a lotus rising from the water, breathlessly beautiful.

Ye Huan felt that Lin Xi without makeup was even more stunning and alluring than when she wore cosmetics!

"What are you staring at? Keep looking and I'll poke your dog eyes out! Go to bed already!"

Noticing Ye Huan's lustful gaze, Lin Xi felt a jolt in her chest. Putting on a bold front, she raised her hand in a gesture meant to jab at his eyes.

"Alright, alright, time for bed!"

Ye Huan leaped onto the bed, shedding his outer clothes as he said, "I'm undressing, make yourself at home!"

At this, Lin Xi flew into a rage, lowering her voice as she scolded:

"Get your ass down off there right now! You are not allowed to take off your clothes. Look, I'm sleeping on the bed, and you're sleeping on the floor."

Ye Huan was displeased upon hearing this and insisted on sleeping on the mattress.

Lin Xi reached under her pillow and pulled out a dagger: "Got a problem with that?"

Ye Huan: "..."

Meanwhile, out in the living room, Lin Canglan, Li Meiya, and Lin Xue all wore sinister smiles of triumph, confident that their plot had succeeded.

...

Demoness lay lazily and languidly on the sofa, watching the television series *Empresses in the Palace*. Every now and then, she would glance at the TV, then at her wristwatch, her heart throbbing with intense excitement.

The Sovereign had said he would grant her three rounds tonight!

"I'm finally going to become the Sovereign's woman!"

Demoness felt a warm, blissful glow inside. Though her eyes remained fixed on the television drama, her mind was already conjuring up vivid fantasies of the fierce battle to come between her and Ye Huan.

As she imagined it, she grew thoroughly moist!

"Why isn't he back yet?"

Checking her watch again, Demoness felt her heart burn with impatience and eager longing!

Unable to wait any longer, she scampered off to the bathroom to take a shower!

She was simply too wet; the sticky feeling was uncomfortable!

As she washed, Demoness began to daydream: after her first intense battle with the Sovereign, they could take a shower together and wage a second round right there in the bathroom.

Hehe, just the thought of it was thrilling!

Cleaned up, she returned to the living room, watched the show, let her imagination run wild, and grew moist all over again, forcing her to go take another shower.

After finishing that shower, she returned to watch the drama and fantasize some more...

And so, Demoness endlessly repeated the cycle of watching the show, fantasizing, and taking showers...

After losing count of how many times she repeated the cycle, Demoness finally reached her physical limit. While watching *Empresses in the Palace*, she fell fast asleep right there on the sofa...