After swimming for half an hour, Lin Xiao finally managed to suppress the lustful heat stirring within him. Just as he was about to get out of the pool, the clacking of high heels reached his ears. He turned his head and was surprised to see it was Shao Mei'er.

She was dressed in an office lady's uniform, her long, slender legs wrapped in gossamer-thin stockings. The desire Lin Xiao had just suppressed immediately began to stir again.

When Shao Mei'er saw Lin Xiao in the pool, she hurried over.

"Stinky Daddy, why are you playing all by yourself? Wait, I'm coming down to join you right now!" Shao Mei'er said with a seductive smile.

"Join you, my ass. I've had enough and I'm getting out!"

"Don't go! I came back just for a swim. Stinky Daddy, please just keep me company!"

If it were just a simple swim, Lin Xiao wouldn't have refused. But he could see right through her intentions. If he stayed to swim with her, Shao Mei'er would undoubtedly start her antics, and he would be the one left feeling uncomfortable. It was better to refuse her now.

"Shao Mei'er, I've already been swimming for half an hour. Any longer and my skin won't be able to take it. You swim by yourself. I can watch you from the poolside," Lin Xiao said.

Shao Mei'er pouted her sexy red lips in disappointment. "Alright then, I'll go change!"

Lin Xiao nodded with a smile. While she was inside changing, Lin Xiao heaved himself out of the pool.

Lying under a sun umbrella, Lin Xiao was pondering where to take Su Qingning for dinner that evening when Shao Mei'er emerged from the villa. He glanced over subconsciously and immediately felt his body heat up.

Her top half was decent enough, but her bottom half looked like she was only wearing a string.

Lin Xiao quickly averted his gaze. This is fucking lethal.

Seeing his reaction, the corners of Shao Mei'er's mouth lifted in a smirk. She then dove headfirst into the pool, swimming gracefully like a mermaid. For a moment, they were at peace.

Lin Xiao was about to close his eyes and rest again when his phone suddenly rang. The call was from Xiao Shixiong. Lin Xiao quickly answered it.

"My lord, everything for the wedding is arranged!" Xiao Shixiong said cheerfully.

"Is the groom in place?"

"Of course. As per your instructions, my lord, we haven't altered the groom's appearance in any way. He still looks like a beggar!"

Lin Xiao smiled. The thought of the Su Family's reaction when the truth was revealed at noon tomorrow filled him with immense satisfaction. "Well done. How is the company progressing?"

"The Zhao Family has been taken down, and we've nearly finished absorbing the Bai Family!"

"Good. Keep it up!"

"Rest assured, my lord. By the time Myth Corporation is handed over to the madam, it will be a colossus, even more formidable than the Shao Family. If it weren't for the Shao Family being a member of the A9 Alliance, the madam's family would become the number one family in Jinling City!"

"That's all superficial. What's truly important is the company's strength."

"I understand, my lord. The company will be healthy and stable when it is handed over to the madam."

Lin Xiao hummed in agreement. "You've done an excellent job on this. Keep up the good work!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After they hung up, Lin Xiao was about to get up and head back to the villa. But just then, Shao Mei'er let out a sudden, terrified scream from the pool.

"Stinky Daddy, help me! My... my leg is cramping!" Her voice was frantic and filled with fear.

Lin Xiao froze. A cramp in the water was no small matter; many expert swimmers had drowned that way. He glanced into the pool and saw Shao Mei'er flailing frantically in the water. Despite her struggles, her body kept sinking. She was in the deep end, which was three meters deep. If she sank to the bottom, this could turn fatal.

At first, Lin Xiao thought she might be tricking him. But when he saw her choking on mouthfuls of water, he could no longer stay put. In a flash, he dove into the water and swam furiously toward her.

Just as she was about to be completely submerged, Lin Xiao wrapped an arm around her slender waist and pulled her to the surface. Shao Mei'er instantly latched onto him like an octopus. Lin Xiao knew that drowning victims often clung desperately to their rescuers as an instinctual reaction, so he didn't protest. He glanced at her and saw that her pretty face was deathly pale. The ordeal had clearly terrified her.

"Don't be afraid," he said, then started swimming toward the edge of the pool, carrying her.

During the short journey, Shao Mei'er held onto him even tighter, her body pressed so close it felt like she was trying to merge with him. Although Lin Xiao was wearing his beach shorts, his upper body was bare. As she clung to him, their skin was in full, unrestrained contact. Worst of all, her headlights were pressed firmly against his chest.

It would be a lie to say he felt nothing.

But Lin Xiao didn't dare react. He took a deep breath and quickened his pace, his only thought to get her onto dry land as soon as possible.

Finally, they reached the side of the pool. Lin Xiao helped Shao Mei'er onto the edge first. She was clearly exhausted, slumping onto the poolside and gasping for air.

Lin Xiao was about to climb out himself when the sight before him made him freeze on the spot. Shao Mei'er's bikini bottom had been skimpy to begin with, but now it was gone completely. That's right, her bottoms had vanished. He didn't know if they had come off during her struggle or if she had taken them off on purpose. In any case, they were gone.

Her private mound was now starkly exposed to his gaze, fair and pale like a freshly steamed bun. Lin Xiao was only seven or eight centimeters away from her now, so close that his exhaled breath could brush against her skin. His mind went completely blank.

Just then, Shao Mei'er suddenly asked, "Stinky Daddy, are... are you okay?"

Lin Xiao said nothing.

After a moment of silence, Shao Mei'er propped herself up and turned to look at him. She saw him standing motionless in the pool, as if rooted to the spot.

"Stinky Daddy, what's wrong with you? Don't tell me you got a cramp too?"

Her words snapped Lin Xiao back to reality. Without a word, he dove headfirst back into the pool and sank to the bottom.

Seeing this, a look of suspicion crossed Shao Mei'er's vixen-like face. A sudden breeze, seemingly from nowhere, washed over her body, raising goosebumps on her tender skin. She was about to stand up when she felt that something was wrong. Why did her lower body feel so chilly? She subconsciously reached down for her bikini bottom, but her hand only met bare skin.

What the hell?

Shao Mei'er shot a look down at her own body. There was no trace of her bikini bottom anywhere.

A realization struck her like a bolt of lightning. Her vixen-like face instantly flushed as red as a ripe apple. Ignoring the ache in her lungs, she scrambled up and fled into the villa as if her life depended on it.

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