The next day, Xiao Tian awoke groggily to find himself stark naked in a fragrant boudoir. The lingering scent of a maiden still lingered on his pillow.
"This is..." Xiao Tian was bewildered but suddenly recalled that in his drunken stupor last night, he seemed to have had a fling with a woman.
Tian immediately wore a mournful expression. Had he been defiled by someone? Truly, drinking always leads to trouble!
He wondered if that woman was ugly; if she was, then he would have suffered a huge loss!
Then he found a piece of paper on the bedside table, with elegant handwriting: "Breakfast is ready in the living room, the milk is warming in the kitchen, eat before you go."
"Wow, a virtuous wife and a good mother," Xiao Tian quipped, but his expression changed because there was a second half to the note:
"Don't read too much into it, I didn't want you to take responsibility. Let's just consider last night a beautiful misunderstanding."
"A bold woman!" Xiao Tian shook his head with a smile, intending to get dressed and leave, but then he suddenly noticed a striking red stain on the bedsheet, causing him to frown.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Tian picked up the pen on the table and wrote a strong and powerful line under Lin Bingxuan's handwriting: "I drank too much last night and really don't remember what happened, but I'm not the kind of person to shirk responsibility. If you need me to take responsibility, please call my number: 135*****789."
After doing all this, Xiao Tian smiled with satisfaction. This way, he felt he had given both her and himself an explanation.
After getting dressed, Xiao Tian went to the living room and looked at the lavish breakfast spread. He could imagine that the other person had prepared it for quite a while, which made him feel a long-lost warmth of home.
That woman should be very intellectual, gentle, and generous, leaving early to avoid the awkward encounter after both woke up, but not forgetting to make breakfast before leaving.
Xiao Tian finished all the breakfast, contentedly burped, got up, and left, whispering to himself, "Then, see you again if fate allows."
Just after leaving Lin Bingxuan's house, Xiao Tian received a call from Xu Fei, immediately feeling annoyed: "Where the hell were you? Do you know I was humiliated last night?"
"Bro, I was drunk too, I was in no state to help anyone," Xu Fei replied with a mournful face.
"Uh." Xiao Tian was momentarily stunned before remembering that Xu Fei seemed to have been drunk before him last night.
"Besides, that's Lin Bingxuan, the queen of finance. The line of men in Shanghai who want her could stretch from east to west, yet no man has caught her interest so far. You've just returned and already bagged this ice queen; plenty of men want to tear you apart, and you're still moaning about it."
Xu Fei kept ranting, his tone full of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
"Lin Bingxuan?" Xiao Tian frowned. Wasn't she the woman he met last night? So he slept with her?
"Who else could it be? I heard she was a virgin. Dude, you hit the jackpot!" Xu Fei's lewd laugh came from the other end.
"Of course, you know who Tian is? The epitome of beauty and wisdom! What woman can resist my charm? One gesture, and they come to me. Without this handsome man covering for you guys, do you think you'd even score any chicks?" Xiao Tian spoke confidently on the surface, but his heart skipped a beat.
Last night, he protected her chastity, but also took it away. What kind of situation is this?
"Uh, Boss, it's almost time to report to the bureau," Xu Fei said cautiously.
"The bureau, really full of police beauty queens? You're not lying to me?" Xiao Tian was only concerned about this.
Xu Fei immediately showed a cunning smile upon achieving his scheme: "How dare I lie, what I said is true, I've personally investigated. Sigh, for you single dog, I'm really worried to the bone."
"Alright, for the safety of the general public and for social stability and harmony, I accept this job!" Xiao Tian declared heroically.
"I bet it's just to climb into those police beauties' beds," Xu Fei muttered quietly.
"What?" Xiao Tian glared.
"N-nothing, um, Boss, should I take you there?"
"No need, one's as classy and elegant as I am, having you hang around would totally lower my standing. Send me the address, and I'll go myself."
Xu Fei had the urge to smash his phone. Over two decades of friendship, and you speak like this without guilt?
Xu Fei forcibly suppressed his urge to cry, sent the address to Xiao Tian, and was about to explain a bit, but that guy hung up without a word.
Xu Fei was helpless, knowing this was Xiao Tian's temperament.
Then, he picked up his phone and made a video call: "The Boss is back, now working in Shanghai City, I reckon it won't be long before Shanghai City changes its surname to Xiao."
"Really? Boss is back?"
A group of men gathered, all showing astonished expressions. Dressed in various attires, some were CEOs, some political figures, some military majors, but all seemed to have an impressive background.
"Indeed, so all of you should prepare. Five years ago, the Boss ascended to the throne; in five years, he must conquer again!"
"And we shall serve as his stepping stones!"
"Understood!!"
A wave of forceful and passionate shouts erupted from their mouths.
"Can a golden-scaled fish remain in the pond for long? With the right timing, it transforms into a dragon with the wind and clouds!"
Since Xiao Tian is back, the day he becomes a dragon is just around the corner!