“What the hell?” Zu An’s eyes flew open in shock. His first thought was that he had suffered a sudden sneak attack, but he gradually relaxed when he recognized Yun Jianyue, her body tense and wound tight as a spring. “What was that for?”

“It’s your fault for disrespecting me!” Yun Jianyue blushed, but she quickly recovered her composure. At the same time, she was glad that she had made the first move. If he had awoken to see her entwined around him, her reputation would have been absolutely shattered.

When he noticed her gaze, Zu An grew furious. “This is a man’s natural state when he first wakes up. You’re sleeping in my house, and in my bed, and you’re still hitting me. Aren’t you going a little too far?!”

Yun Jianyue felt slightly guilty as well, but she huffed angrily and replied, “That kick was also a woman’s instinctive reaction.”

Zu An had no words for that.

What a shameless woman! It’s as though she’s inherited my teachings…

Embarrassed by her reaction, Yun Jianyue’s...