Chapter 63: Chapter 62: Zhu Qing Arrives, Xu Ran, Zhu Yun Panics_1

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"System, my mission is complete, right?" Xu Ran thought to himself.

"Host, you're so naughty, to actually bully a girl in such a way. However, the mission is complete, and five hundred points have been awarded." The System's face turned red; she hadn't expected the Host to employ such a method to "teach" "Zhu Zhuyun" a lesson. That was clearly taking advantage of her. Zhu Zhuyun is still Davis's fiancée. Because Zhu Zhuyun has always been chaste, Davis barely even got to hold her hand, let alone touch her in more private places.

And yet, the Host had the audacity to launch a sneak attack on Zhu Zhuyun.

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"Zhu Yun Jie, why are you in my room? I thought there was a burglar in the house," Xu Ran didn't wait for Zhu Yun to speak, taking the initiative and shutting down whatever Zhu Yun had wanted to say while shifting all the blame onto her.

"I..." Fuming inside, Zhu Yun pointed a finger at Xu Ran but couldn't utter a single word.

Did she look like a thief, being so beautiful? And would a thief have such strength?

He really knew how to take advantage and then act innocent.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Ran was considered an unparalleled genius in the family and was also Zhu Qing's fiancé, she would have shown Xu Ran today whether she was easy to bully or not. Although her combat ability wasn't great, in terms of endurance, she would definitely outlast Xu Ran by far.

"This time, I came to check out your abilities. The family has been saying that you're an extraordinary talent, so I got a bit curious," Zhu Yun said. At this point, she certainly wouldn't admit that she had come to trouble Xu Ran. Otherwise, she'd find herself in trouble without actually causing any, and how embarrassing would that be?

"Oh, is that so?" Xu Ran nodded and didn't expose Zhu Yun.

"Then I'll be going now. Come to Xingluo Academy tomorrow. Me, Wei Si, you, and Zhu Qing will get together," Zhu Yun said, feeling the air around her growing too intimate to stay any longer, so she immediately headed for the door.

But just as Zhu Yun was about to open the door, a melodious voice stopped her in her tracks, and she stood still.

"Xu Ran, are you asleep?"

Under the quiet night sky, Zhu Zhuqing's voice was incredibly clear, causing both Zhu Yun and Xu Ran's faces to change.

Xu Ran was totally dumbfounded at this moment. Why had Zhu Qing suddenly come over?

At any other time, he would have been more than welcoming. But Zhu Yun was here right now. That was not an issue, but looking at Zhu Yun in her current state with disheveled hair, a wrinkled black dress, and torn stockings—how was he going to explain this?

If Zhu Zhuqing saw this scene, wouldn't she jump to conclusions?

This was bad.

Xu Ran was beginning to regret. Why had he gone looking for trouble with his future sister-in-law for no reason? It's not like there wouldn't be other opportunities in the future. Now, if Zhu Zhuqing saw this scene, the rapidly progressing relationship between him and Zhu Qing would definitely hit the brakes.

Zhu Yun was dumbfounded too, standing there, afraid to move.

She hadn't imagined things would turn out this way.

Her heart was even more panicked than Xu Ran's. As a girl, in her current state, alone with a man in the dark of night—there were too many suggestive possibilities.

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Although Zhu Qing might not necessarily misunderstand, it's always best to be prepared for the worst.

"Maybe it's better to just be honest, Zhu Qing probably won't misunderstand." After some thought, Xu Ran decided it was best to be forthcoming.

When "Zhu Zhuyun" heard Xu Ran's words, she started to panic, stomping her feet. A faint blush crept up her neck, and in a low voice she said, "How can I explain this? A man and a woman alone in a room, and my clothes are all in such disarray. If Zhu Qing sees this, she'll definitely be suspicious. Even if Zhu Qing believes that nothing would happen between us, as your fiancée, she would still feel unhappy." "Zhu Zhuyun" was anxious; her relationship with Zhu Qing had only just improved, and it would be troublesome if this misunderstanding caused another standoff.

She understood very well a woman's jealousy, even if it's not voiced, it can still cause unease in the heart.

"Then you better hide quickly," Xu Ran said in an extremely low voice, glancing around the sparsely furnished room, unable to help but feel a bit embarrassed. It wasn't really his fault; in his previous identity as a peripheral member of the Zhu Clan, it was already good to have a place to stay at the main compound of the Family Head, let alone having any furnishings. Later, when he became a Core Disciple and received attention, the Zhu Clan had allocated a mansion for him, but by that time he had already left Xingluo City to find Xiaowu.

"Zhu Zhuyun" also looked around for a long time but couldn't find any place to hide.

"Never mind," "Zhu Zhuyun" said, her face flushing, and with a bite of her silver teeth, she lay straight down on Xu Ran's bed, covering herself with the quilt. It turned out that Xu Ran's bed was made of a material that sunk in when slept on, so for the moment, "Zhu Zhuyun" was hardly noticeable lying there.

However, "Zhu Zhuyun's" fiery figure made two prominent mounds stand out under the quilt, which seemed quite conspicuous.

Xu Ran was dumbfounded. This older sister-in-law was pushing him into the fire pit. Damn, with such obvious curves, it would be better to just come out honestly. If only he had known, he wouldn't have provoked her, now things were genuinely awkward. But there wasn't time for that now, as Zhu Qing's voice rang out again.

"Xu Ran, what are you doing? You've been quiet for so long, don't tell me you're up to no good." Zhu Qing's voice sounded from outside; she had heard that single men would do strange things for ten to several tens of minutes before sleeping, and only after such activities could they relax enough to sleep.

Could it be that Xu Ran was engaged in such activities? Otherwise, why was he silent?

Zhu Qing frowned slightly, feeling worried. She only had a secondhand understanding of those activities, but she knew they were harmful to the body.

Although Xu Ran wasn't technically single now, there had yet to be any substantial relationship between the two of them. So, if Xu Ran couldn't sleep at night and resorted to strange activities, it wouldn't be surprising.

At that thought, she bit her lower lip, feeling somewhat self-reproachful. Was she being too conservative? Even if she couldn't have that kind of relationship with Xu Ran now, she could still find other ways.

By this time, Xu Ran had already opened the door. Now, he had changed into a bathrobe and dampened his hair with water, "I just took a bath, sorry to keep you waiting."

Xu Ran smiled radiantly.

"Really?" Zhu Qing blinked her beautiful eyes, looking at Xu Ran with suspicion and walked into the room. She felt that Xu Ran was deceiving her, and seeing his somewhat unnatural expression, she became even more convinced of her guess, feeling even more self-reproachful.

Was Xu Ran feeling uncomfortable and not telling her? Even if she was reserved, she was still his fiancée. Why should he hurt his body like that?

"Really," Xu Ran nodded and quickened his pace, walking in front of Zhu Qing, using his body to block her line of sight from the rolling quilt on the bed.

Meanwhile, "Zhu Zhuyun" dared not let out a sound, her pretty face flushed red from holding her breath. She blamed herself; maybe it wouldn't have been such a big deal to just explain everything to Zhu Qing directly. But now, if Zhu Qing found her hidden under Xu Ran's quilt, with her dress in disarray and stockings torn, there really would be no way to explain.

And Xu Ran was inwardly cursing. What had been a non-issue had become incredibly awkward. If he had simply been open and explained everything to Zhu Qing from the beginning, there would have been no issue. But now, if Zhu Qing noticed something amiss, he was really in trouble. He couldn't predict how Zhu Qing would see him after that.

Now that she had gone as far as lying on the bed, how could he explain?

Although "Zhu Zhuyun" was also one of his targets to woo, he couldn't take such a wild approach all at once. It had taken considerable effort to make Zhu Qing accept Xiaowu's presence, and if she discovered that he also had intentions towards "Zhu Zhuyun," it would probably mean chaos in the "Harem."

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