Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 317 - 316: I’ve Lost Big

Chapter 317: Chapter 316: I’ve Lost Big

"Second Miss, you’re wronging me," Lin Tian said with a straight face, righteously defending himself, "I can swear, I didn’t look more than five times."

"Giggle, giggle, giggle..." Xiao Manxuan couldn’t help but giggle seeing his serious expression.

"Exactly, Second Miss, you look so pretty when you smile. Why frown like that? In my heart, you’ll always be the pure, cute, and beautiful Second Miss," Lin Tian said, seeing her laugh happily, relieved that he had managed to divert her attention. Otherwise, he would have been heartbroken to see the girl bothered.

"You jerk, thank you. I’m fine now. Having a chat with you chases all my worries away. I’m going to take a bath too," Xiao Manxuan said cheerily, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents. After walking a few steps, she looked back and added, "You jerk, you’re a good person."

Then she ran off like a puff of smoke, leaving Lin Tian behind to fret: Am I a jerk or a good person?

After leaving the basement and closing the door, Lin Tian slowly made his way back to the villa’s main hall. The hall was empty; probably everyone was still bathing. Getting back to his bedroom, Lin Tian decided it was time for a bath too. Even though he hadn’t done the stone cutting himself, he had directed several beauties, and his body was even more covered in stone powder.

This time, to be safe, Lin Tian locked the door to prevent women from barging in carelessly. With six beauties, big and small, in the villa, he was outnumbered and thought it best to be cautious.

I’m still a virgin; it’s a loss to be seen by women, Lin Tian thought shamelessly.

Stripping off his dirty clothes, Lin Tian walked toward the bathroom for a refreshing shower. But suddenly, rustling noises came from the bathroom. Lin Tian was stunned. Even in such a fancy villa, there were mice? Damn it, a mouse dares to run wild in my grand zombie’s room!

Angry, he strode to the bathroom door, pushed it open with a "bang" and shouted, "You damned mouse, come out. I’ll show you—"

He stopped mid-sentence because what he saw wasn’t a mouse but a live person—Senior Sister Zi Yan.

Steam swirled around the bathroom, but it couldn’t obscure Lin Tian’s night-vision capable eyes. Zi Yan was wrapped in a white bath towel, her hands busy adjusting it—apparently just having wrapped it around herself.

Damn, this Senior Sister is too bold, invading my room to bathe without my permission, wearing a bath towel at that! Does she want me to commit a crime or what? Lin Tian wondered what on earth she was up to.

He really couldn’t guess what she was plotting. Could it be she still doubted that I didn’t fully pass on the ’Nine Needle Technique’? Is this a test? Lin Tian shook his head, unable to understand her.

Speaking of the Nine Needle Technique, Lin Tian hadn’t held anything back. The acupuncture methods of the latter part indeed belonged to Zi Yan; his full learning of them was thanks to her. Lin Tian was not the deceitful type with friends; he wasn’t one to destroy the bridge after crossing.

"Senior Sister, what are you doing here?" Lin Tian asked, looking at Zi Yan inquisitively.

After asking, there was no reply from Zi Yan. Lin Tian’s gaze shifted upward, noticing that she was staring at him, her eyes looking downward in shock.

"Junior Brother, you... why are you not wearing clothes?" Zi Yan hurriedly averted her gaze and asked, her voice trembling slightly despite trying to suppress her nervousness.

"I’m taking a bath. Aren’t you leaving, Senior Sister? Or do you plan to stay and take a mandarin duck bath with me?" Lin Tian knew he was indecent but pretended to be calm nonetheless. After all, he couldn’t flee covering his face like a woman—that would be too pathetic.

"I... I’ll go out," Zi Yan stammered, trying to appear calm, but her stuttering betrayed her nervousness.

Zi Yan clutched her bath towel and hurried out, her head down, not daring to look at Lin Tian.

"Ah..." Just as Zi Yan was about to pass by Lin Tian, her foot slipped, and she cried out as she fell forward. She stretched out her hands in panic, grabbing Lin Tian’s shoulder and tumbling into his arms. With no hands to hold it, the bath towel fell to the ground.

Lin Tian felt the world go silent, but the sensation vanished quickly. Zi Yan paused for a few seconds before bending down to pick up the towel and, like a startled rabbit, dashed out.

Only when the sound of the door opening came did Lin Tian come to his senses, cursing himself inwardly. Where had his usual agility gone? Why hadn’t he taken the chance to embrace her slender waist? Did he truly possess a pure heart?

It wasn’t until Xiao Manxue called them for dinner that Lin Tian got out of the bathtub, got dressed, and went downstairs. The dining table was laden with an array of dishes. To welcome Teacher Song Yanan and her disciple, Xiao Manxue had gone to great lengths, even calling in the chefs from Tianfu Restaurant.

Tianfu Restaurant was the Xiao Family’s high-end dining establishment, and naturally, the dishes made by their chefs were extraordinary. Zi Yan interacted with the other girls as if nothing had happened, savoring the delicious food without giving Lin Tian a glance, treating him like he was invisible.

Today really is a huge loss for me, seen thoroughly by two women, and they don’t take responsibility. Is there no law? No justice? Lin Tian gnashed his teeth, chewing a chicken bone to powder, the crunching sound drawing frequent glances from the girls. They all wondered, good teeth are fine, but why show off like that?

After eating and resting, the group headed back to the basement for more stone cutting, and Lin Tian joined in. Amidst the various exclamations of the women, slabs of high-grade rough jade were cut and neatly placed on the shelves.

The surrounding lights shone upon them, refracting enchanting glows, which, against the backdrop of the stunning red and purple jades at the center, bathed the entire basement in a dreamlike brilliance.

"So beautiful..." Some beauty muttered softly.

"I don’t have the heart to sell these," Xiao Manxue whispered, but of course, she was only saying it. If not for selling, the Xiao Family’s jewelry business would have long filled several villas with gems and jade.

"Lin Tian, none of the jade pieces you selected is worth less than a million. This miraculous gambling skill is nothing short of legendary," Song Yanan exclaimed.

After hearing this, Lin Tian clapped his hands to draw the women’s attention and said seriously, "There’s something I have to make clear to you all!"

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