With Ning Aoxue's intelligence, she naturally understood what Su Zi was implying. She just found it hard to believe her own guess...

"Are you pretending to be stupid, or are you genuinely clueless?" Su Zi asked, giving Ning Aoxue an exasperated look. Her expression was peculiar as she drew closer, leaned into Ning Aoxue's ear, and muttered, "I heard it myself last time... Lin Feng..."

Su Zi used the simplest, most direct language to describe the strange sounds she had "accidentally" overheard when passing Lin Feng's room after he brought Tang Rou back to the villa.

"Lin Feng, h-how could he do that!" Ning Aoxue's expression faltered, and she spoke with a strained unnaturalness.

So it's true! Su Zi chuckled gleefully, a triumphant look on her face as she watched the indignant Ning Aoxue.

"This is my house, after all. How could Lin Feng be so presumptuous..." Ning Aoxue frowned, offering a somewhat strained explanation.

"Exactly! I also think that Lin Feng fellow is way too brazen!" Seeing Ning Aoxue consumed by jealousy, Su Zi laughed happily. "Can you really tolerate his audacity? Aren't you going to stop them?"

Ning Aoxue obviously couldn't stand it. Although she was not a particularly conservative girl, she did have feelings for Lin Feng. Knowing that he was messing around with another woman in broad daylight, in this very house, was too much for her to handle...

But given the current relationship between Ning Aoxue and Lin Feng, she had no idea how to confront him about this!

After all, their relationship was, at best, that of an employer and a bodyguard. Could she really march up to Lin Feng and say, Lin Feng, I like you, please don't bring other women home?

That would be mortifying!

So Ning Aoxue fell silent. As she quietly dried her hair, her expression was somber; she didn't know what to do.

"Miss Ning, don't worry. I've got an idea!" Su Zi suddenly exclaimed, quite pleased with herself.

As if guided by an unseen hand, Ning Aoxue glanced instinctively at Su Zi and asked offhandedly, "What's your plan?"

"The same trick we used on Xue Qingyi that night…" Su Zi's gaze flickered over Ning Aoxue's smooth, delicate skin visible beneath the pink bath towel as she said with a smirk, "As long as you're willing to play along a bit, Miss Ning, Tang Rou will definitely fall for it..."

"Hasn't your last lousy idea caused me enough trouble already?" Ning Aoxue glared at Su Zi, complaining resentfully, "Not only did Lin Feng take advantage of me, but Xue Qingyi also laughed at me. There's no way I'm listening to you this time..."

"Er, last time was an accident. Who knew that woman, Xue Qingyi, was so formidable? She's not only perceptive but also incredibly shrewd... Tang Rou definitely can't compare to her!" Su Zi laughed. "Miss Ning, with your looks, if you just cooperate a little, Lin Feng will definitely fall for it..."

"I disagree. If you're so confident, you do it! Aren't you always claiming your charm isn't inferior to mine?..." Ning Aoxue glanced at Su Zi, pursed her lips, and firmly shook her head.

"You..." Su Zi was taken aback but finally nodded, her teeth gritted. "Alright, I'll do it! Who's scared?! You go downstairs and call Lin Feng for me. Tell him I suddenly have a stomach ache..."

「Three minutes later.」

A fully dressed Ning Aoxue appeared furtively outside Lin Feng's room. Inside, Lin Feng and Tang Rou were already intimately exposed to each other, about to begin their "battle."

The soundproofing of Lin Feng's door wasn't particularly good. By the time Ning Aoxue reached it, she could already hear those strange sounds, like a little Calico Cat purring contentedly in springtime...

Lin Feng and Tang Rou were really going to... do *that*... Ning Aoxue's face instantly turned crimson. Although she hadn't experienced such intimate matters, she knew what those sounds signified...

After hesitating for a couple of seconds, Ning Aoxue finally knocked on the door, her expression composed.

KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Lin Feng, it's terrible! Su Zi suddenly has sharp stomach pains, she seems to be in great discomfort. Could you please come and see her..."

It had to be said, Ning Aoxue's acting was surprisingly good. She managed to deliver that simple sentence with two deliberate gasps, shouting as if she had just rushed downstairs in a panic to knock on the door...

"Lin Feng, are you there? Please, hurry and check on Su Zi! She seems to be in a lot of pain..." After a few seconds, Ning Aoxue knocked again. She had already noticed that the sounds from inside the room had ceased the instant her first knock landed...

At this moment, an inexplicable wave of glee washed over Ning Aoxue, like a child who had just won a coveted toy and wanted to shout for joy! She suddenly found this feeling incredibly satisfying. Turns out Su Zi can be reliable sometimes after all, she thought.

Inside the room, Lin Feng's face was thunderous. He and Tang Rou had made all their preparations, only to be abruptly interrupted by Ning Aoxue's sudden knocking. The moment Lin Feng heard Ning Aoxue's panicked shouts from outside, his own anger threatened to explode.

Damn it, what kind of mess is this?!

Tang Rou's face was also flushed so red it seemed blood might drip from it. Letting Lin Feng do as he pleased in this room had already pushed her to her limits. When Ning Aoxue's voice came from outside the door, she was so startled she nearly had a heart attack. This kind of situation was inherently embarrassing, especially for someone like Tang Rou...

"Lin... Lin Feng... You should go see Su Zi..." Tang Rou lowered her voice and whispered very gently into Lin Feng's ear, "We... can... later..."

Tang Rou trailed off, unable to finish her sentence due to extreme shyness.

But Lin Feng understood Tang Rou's meaning. With a sigh of resignation, he dutifully helped Tang Rou get dressed while calling out to Ning Aoxue, "Wait a moment, I'll be right out..."

Tang Rou felt incredibly flustered and ashamed. The deep blush on her face showed no signs of fading, even after she was dressed. Lacking the courage to face Ning Aoxue, she got dressed, lay down directly on Lin Feng's bed, pulled the covers over herself, and pretended to be asleep.

"Aoxue, sorry about that. I was just in the bathroom..." Lin Feng, now dressed, explained to Ning Aoxue outside the door, his expression a little awkward.

So he even likes to do *that* in the bathroom... Ning Aoxue glanced at Lin Feng, her expression a little unnatural, as this peculiar thought crossed her mind.

"Where's Tang Rou? Where did she go?" Ning Aoxue asked, feigning nonchalance.

"Oh, she went to take a nap. It's a habit of hers; she conks out right on schedule for her afternoon nap, can't be helped!" Lin Feng explained casually, then quickly changed the subject to Su Zi. "How did Su Zi suddenly get a stomachache? Wasn't she fine when she came back just now? Why would she suddenly fall ill?"

"Who knows... Maybe she caught a chill this morning..." Ning Aoxue replied, feeling a little guilty now that Lin Feng was asking about Su Zi.

"Let's go check on her first. If it's bad, we'll have to take her to the hospital..." Lin Feng didn't overthink it, closed his door, and led the way upstairs to the second floor.

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