Lin Xiao was, of course, speechless.

Ever since Chu Xiangxue had vaguely guessed a small part of his identity, her attitude toward him had become even more fervent. Moreover, the girl had become even more brazen. For anyone else, this would be a dream come true, but for Lin Xiao, it was incredibly frustrating.

He watched as she beamed at him, her smile as bright as a flower.

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "Alright. Which room am I in? Let me go change first!"

Seeing that Lin Xiao had actually agreed, a hint of shyness flashed in Chu Xiangxue's eyes. Despite her forward behavior, she was still a virgin who had never even held a boy's hand, let alone bathed with one.

"Come on, I'll take you!" Chu Xiangxue said with a laugh.

Lin Xiao nodded and followed her up to the second floor.

Chu Xiangxue pointed to one of the rooms. "Stinky Daddy, you'll stay in this room. I'm staying in this room too, you know!"

"Okay, I'll go change. Wait for me a bit!"

Chu Xiangxue smiled and nodded.

Lin Xiao turned, entered the room, and immediately locked the door.

Bathe together? Like hell I will.

He had only agreed earlier for this very moment. Lin Xiao would have loved to take a bath with Su Qingning, but unfortunately, she wasn't very keen on the idea. At least, not yet.

Hearing the sound of the lock, Chu Xiangxue chuckled. "Oh? Getting shy, Stinky Daddy?"

Lin Xiao didn't answer, simply throwing himself onto the bed. He then dialed Su Qingning's number. After a few rings, Su Qingning finally answered.

"Hello, honey. Miss me?" Her cheerful voice came through the phone.

"Yeah, I do. Why did it take you so long to pick up?"

"I was just doing a round at the bar and it was too noisy. I waited until I was back in the office to answer," Su Qingning explained.

"So you're still at the bar?"

"Yep. I was planning to head back earlier, but business is booming tonight, so I stayed a little longer. Don't worry, I'm about to head home with Jing Zhe!"

"Okay, head back soon and be safe on the road!"

"I will! Hubby, when are you coming back?"

"Tomorrow morning, I think."

"Then I'll come pick you up!"

"Sounds good!" Lin Xiao said with a smile. As he spoke, an image of her picking him up from the airport formed in his mind.

Thinking of this, he chuckled silently, inwardly vowing to give her a proper kiss when he saw her.

After some more idle chatter, they hung up.

Chu Xiangxue's voice came from outside the door again. "Stinky Daddy, are you done changing?"

"I'm done, but I suddenly don't feel like bathing anymore. You should get some rest!" Lin Xiao replied.

Chu Xiangxue was dumbfounded. She suddenly realized that Lin Xiao never had any intention of bathing with her. He had likely tricked her just to lock her out of the room. When she came to this realization, Chu Xiangxue felt a wave of disappointment.

To be honest, she had initially approached Lin Xiao at her family's behest, but after spending time with him, she found that she was genuinely starting to fall for him. She had acted so boldly tonight for two reasons. First, discovering Lin Xiao's true identity had been a huge shock to her. Second, she finally had a chance to be alone with him, and she naturally wasn't going to miss it.

Unfortunately, it was all just her own wishful thinking. Lin Xiao wasn't giving her the slightest opening.

At that moment, Chu Xiangxue once again felt a pang of envy toward Su Qingning. After all, what girl doesn't long to be someone's one and only?

"Stinky Daddy, you're the worst! How could you trick me like that!" Chu Xiangxue said, feigning a hurt tone.

"Don't be silly. Hurry up and get some rest."

"Hmph, I won't! Open the door, or I'll sleep right here at your doorstep tonight!"

"Fine by me. I could use a door guardian. If you sleep there, you can protect me all night!" Lin Xiao laughed.

Chu Xiangxue was speechless. "Stinky Daddy, you're so infuriating!"

"Mmm, I know, right? I infuriate myself sometimes. I mean, you're so beautiful, with such a smoking hot body... why on earth am I not tempted?"

Chu Xiangxue was even more speechless. This wasn't the first time Lin Xiao had rejected her, but for some reason, this rejection truly broke her heart. She was a smart girl, and she instantly realized that she might have actually, truly fallen for Lin Xiao. Otherwise, his rejection wouldn't hurt this much.

"Hmph! Stinky Daddy, I'll win you over sooner or later!"

"Go for it!"

PFFT.

His response made Chu Xiangxue laugh. "Stinky Daddy, I will! Good night!"

"Yeah, good night."

As the sound of Chu Xiangxue's footsteps faded away, Lin Xiao finally let out a sigh of relief. Frankly, he was also a bit frustrated. Here he was, the magnificent Dragon Lord, forced to lock himself in a room by a young woman. If word of this got out, those old geezers would never let him hear the end of it.

After returning to her room, Chu Xiangxue flopped onto her bed, feeling dejected. Staring at the ceiling for a moment, an idea suddenly struck her. She quickly grabbed her phone and made a call.

Soon, the call connected. "Dad, I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

"It's fine. What is it?"

"Dad, do you know about Lin Xiao's background?"

On the other end of the line, Chu Guopeng was puzzled, wondering why his daughter was asking such a question in the middle of the night. Still, he answered, "I know a little. He's the sole disciple of the Sect Master of Immortal Medicine, and also a disciple of the top financial magnate in Jiuzhou. As you know, our family is part of the A9 Alliance, which is controlled by that magnate."

Chu Xiangxue was stunned. "What? Lin Xiao is also the disciple of the man who runs Jiuzhou's number one financial group?"

"Yes. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid you might leak his identity."

Chu Xiangxue gave a bitter laugh. "Dad, those identities are probably just the tip of the iceberg. Compared to his real identity, they're practically insignificant."

"His real identity? What do you mean?" Chu Guopeng pressed.

Chu Xiangxue didn't hold back, recounting the events at the bar earlier that evening. When Chu Guopeng heard that both Guo Dingtian and Huang Xingcheng had treated Lin Xiao with the utmost respect, he was completely shocked.

"Xiang Xue, are you suggesting that Lin Xiao is the legendary Dragon Lord?"

"It's my guess. I even asked him, and while he didn't confirm it, he didn't deny it either. Dad, I'm almost certain he is."

BOOM!

The news struck Chu Guopeng like a lightning bolt. He had always believed Lin Xiao was merely the disciple of the Sect Master of Immortal Medicine and Jiuzhou's top financial magnate. He never imagined that Lin Xiao could be the Dragon Lord himself.

"Xiang Xue, I have a mission for you."

"What is it, Dad?"

"Win over Lin Xiao. You must win him over, no matter the cost!"

"Yes, sir!"

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