Sheng Qianchi ultimately believed Gu Jiayin’s words. No matter how cold and cold-blooded a woman is, after all, she is a sensitive creature. A woman’s greatest fear is for a man to repay her with his life. If that man dies for her, she would never forget him for the rest of her life. Therefore, he would not let that man die on Eagle Emperor. Of course, there is another reason; he wants to know who he really is. Sheng Qianchi took Gu Jiayin directly back to Boya City. Throughout the journey, his face was icy to the extreme. Actually, no matter what kind of choice Gu Jiayin made, he would not be pleased. Even though she didn’t seem to care much about Lan Yue, she would rather give up the life of her savior than return to his side, he wondered how unworthy of her love he was? Gu Jiayin remained silent all along. To save Gu Yachen, she couldn’t do anything to provoke his emotions, so she was careful, yet deliberately showed indifference. When they arrived at the apartment building she lived in, she politely asked, "Would you like to come up for a cup of tea?" Although the house was bought by him, the property was hers. She extended a formal invitation as the owner. Sheng Qianchi slightly turned his face, squinting slightly, his expression calm and unreadable, his tone devoid of any emotion, "What do you think?" Even with such a detached expression and tone, the cold aura around him was still evident. Gu Jiayin slightly curled her lips, returning his gaze with a smile, "Thank you for saving me tonight. I’ll make you tea." Sheng Qianchi didn’t say another word, turned off the engine, got out of the car, walked around to the front of the car, and opened the car door for her like a gentleman. Gu Jiayin didn’t say any unnecessary words either; silence was the best way to remain unassuming. She leaned over to take the coat and painting tube thrown into the back seat by Sheng Qianchi before standing in front of the man. He stood tall and graceful, appearing as though draped in a glaze of moonlight. She was slender and delicate, half a head shorter than him, standing in front of him in a looking-up posture. Opposite , they were indescribably well-matched, possessing harmonious beauty. The moment she looked up, his handsome face leaned down suddenly, and his lips touched hers unexpectedly. In the blink of an eye, he pressed her against the car door, looking down at her, his voice deep and magnetic, more seductive against the moonlight, "What did you steal?" Gu Jiayin did not resist, allowing him to restrain her, "Naturally, the painting you gave me." The moonlight was faint, flowing like water. Sheng Qianchi suddenly laughed, "It was only deposited for a few days, and you were so eager to steal it out, just how much do you want to avenge Dou Chuanyan, hmm?" His clean, crisp scent engulfed her like a tide. Gu Jiayin remained quietly awake in the vortex he created for her, "I’m very vengeful, aren’t you well aware?" The warm fingertips brushed across her cheek, their lips close to the point of no distance, the corner of Sheng Qianchi’s mouth twisted further into a smile, "Was it because he auctioned you that made you hold a grudge, or because it brought me into your life that you held a grudge?" Follow current novels on novᴇlfire.net "Do you want to hear the truth?" In an instant of illusion, she was tightly gripped into his embrace, her chin lifted, their faces a millimeter apart. The pale moonlight cut out a silhouette of a kiss. His voice began to turn hoarse and sexy, "Tonight I saved you, how do you plan to thank me?" He kissed her lips lightly and teased the buttons on her chest with his slender fingers, the implication obvious. The last time, she said she could give herself to him in exchange for him never bothering her again. He refused, but today he changed his mind. If she was willing to give, then he would take. Men can separate sex and love, but women often can’t. If he conquered her in bed, making her unable to leave him, it wouldn’t be a bad way to get her. However, Gu Jiayin calmly grasped his hand, "I said, that day you didn’t want it, so I won’t give you the opportunity again." Saying so, she pushed him away and walked into the apartment by herself. He saved her, and in fact, aside from repaying with her body, she really had nothing to thank him with because he lacked nothing, except perhaps a woman. Therefore, she didn’t plan to repay him. Sheng Qianchi quietly watched the woman’s back, let out a light chuckle, and then followed her inside. The luxurious apartment, suddenly illuminated, reflected brilliance everywhere. Gu Jiayin took off her shoes, walked barefoot into the living room, and sat on the sofa, not looking at the man who had followed behind her, closed the door, and changed into slippers. When he bought this apartment for her, he even prepared men’s slippers for himself, really not sure what mindset he had at that time. She was still wearing his suit, so she took it off and threw it aside. Underneath was a white shirt, with two buttons loosened by him, faintly revealing spring’s allure. He walked over, half-kneeling on the carpet in front of her, holding her foot, placing it on his leg, and gently massaging it, "Are you hurt?" Although he was told that Miss Gu wasn’t injured, it couldn’t be guaranteed that she didn’t twist or scrape something. Gu Jiayin felt a kind of heartfelt care, yet she didn’t retract her foot, "No." Indeed, she wasn’t injured; Gu Yachen had always protected her in his arms. Although at this moment, she was calmly interacting with Sheng Qianchi, her heart was far from relaxed. She was eager to know about Gu Yachen’s condition. The foot was massaged very comfortably. After the left foot, he switched to the other. Gu Jiayin remained silent, quietly observing the man, noble as a deity, yet humbling himself to kneel on the carpet. Her gaze was actually quite complex. Feeling the massage was about done, Sheng Qianchi gently placed the woman’s feet back on the carpet, finally stood up, and sat beside her. With a long arm, he lightly embraced her, encircling her whole body into his arms, looking down at her, his voice surprisingly gentle and tender, "What’s that person’s name?" "How did you get in touch?" "He was a beggar when he was a child, and I once gave him candy. Perhaps because I was pretty, he always remembered that kindness, and after failing to save me on the Eagle Emperor Cruise, he came to Licheng City to find me. He’s a pirate, and I happened to want to steal treasures, so we teamed up." Sheng Qianchi closely observed the woman’s expression, but didn’t find any signs of lying. However, for a man to remember a woman over a piece of candy for so many years, and even risk everything for her, how loyal was that beggar? He didn’t believe a man’s emotions for a woman were just that simple. So he smiled playfully, "Gu Jiayin, are you making up a fairy tale for me, hmm?" Gu Jiayin provocatively lifted her eyelids, looking at the handsome face of the man above her, "How would someone like you, growing up in luxury, understand the feelings of those at the bottom? Haven’t you heard the saying, a drop of water in need is repaid with a spring in deed? At one’s most desperate moment, even a hug can be remembered for a lifetime."