Lu Yuqing had no objections to Liu Zhizhong taking Zhao Han home; she was quite understanding.

After getting out of the car, Zhao Han slung her purse over her shoulder and walked straight towards Lu Yuqing, not even giving Liu Zhizhong a glance, and greeted Lu Yuqing directly.

Lu Yuqing, on the other hand, felt somewhat sorry for Liu Zhizhong. Ah, poor Big Baby Liu, his elder sister-in-law still doesn't show any fondness for him!

Liu Zhizhong didn't seem perturbed either; he felt that his relationship with Zhao Han looked stable enough on the surface. Acting this way would only solidify people's belief that nothing was going on between them.

After getting out of the car with his briefcase, Liu Zhizhong approached, all smiles, making small talk with Lu Yuqing and offering his apologies.

Lu Yuqing responded generously, saying it was fine, Mayor Zhang had invited them for dinner, which was an invitation one simply couldn't turn down, plus she and Ma Xudong could always come back home frequently.

Zhao Han quickly claimed she had drunk too much and didn't want to keep her aunt company anymore, as she wanted to go sleep in her room.

But Liu Zhizhong was secretly delighted, thinking: The bitch is going back to the room to clean up; I'm in for a treat tonight.

And then he thought, should I wait on Lu Yuqing first?

Still, he of course asked Lu Yuqing about Lu Yumei and Zhao Yan's conditions.

Lu Yuqing, sounding a bit helpless, said, "Your mom drank too much and has gone to sleep. Ma Xudong, as the Mayor, did the ideological work with Zhao Yan personally, and she's decided to withdraw the lawsuit."

This was indeed a good outcome, and Liu Zhizhong was thrilled. Indeed, when the Mayor gets involved, it's as good as having two people's support!

But Lu Yuqing said, "Zhao Yan, that girl, too, she helped me see off a guest earlier and then said she drank too much and went back to her room to sleep and shower. It looks like you guys won't be together tonight..."

As she spoke, Lu Yuqing's slightly tipsy face flushed with warmth, and she didn't finish her sentence.

Liu Zhizhong forced a sullen smile, nodded, and whispered, "Don't laugh at me, my treasure. Sigh... Zhao Yan has long been sleeping in separate beds from me. Just what you were thinking, I can't sleep with her tonight. But... heh heh..."

Saying so, Liu Zhizhong gently hooked Lu Yuqing's leg under the table in the pavilion.

Lu Yuqing's heart raced with excitement. Her husband had an emergency and was picked up by a special car to the Provincial City, leaving her behind with expectations already brewing.

Thinking it had been some time since she'd had Big Baby Liu's attention, she was quite anxious indeed!

Instantly, Lu Yuqing nodded, took a sip of tea, and whispered, "So should I go to your room, or will you come to mine?"

"It's better I go to yours. Bringing myself to the door is a subordinate's duty," he responded.

"Hehe, you little bad boy, I like that..." she chuckled.

However, Lu Yuqing spoke in an even softer voice, "Zhizhong, things can't go on like this between you and Zhao Yan. I can't understand it; you're handsome and strong, with a promising career ahead of you. What's not to satisfy her? Tonight, your uncle proposed transferring her back to the city, and she wasn't happy about it either. She's just too willful. Is it because you, um... haven't made her comfortable enough? Hehe..."

She couldn't help but chuckle to herself towards the end.

But she didn't really believe that. With Big Baby Liu's capabilities, could Zhao Yan possibly be unsatisfied?

Liu Zhizhong gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and said in a low voice, "Sigh, you have no idea. Being with my wife is like acting with a corpse; what's the point? It's always over in a hurry... Maybe she..."

Liu Zhizhong remembered something mid-sentence but then waved that thought aside, "Forget it, let's not talk about that now. I'll go back to my room to wash and tidy up. At twelve o'clock, I'll come to your room."

Lu Yuqing didn't press for details or say much; she simply nodded, waved her hand and said, "Okay, you go wash up. I'll have some more tea and then wash up in my room to wait for you. By the way, do you want..."

"What do you want?" Liu Zhizhong asked in a low voice, seeing her shy yet alluring demeanor, feeling excited.

"Should I just strip naked and lie in bed waiting for you?"

Lu Yuqing said so softly, it was extremely tempting.

Liu Zhizhong, beside himself with excitement, whispered, "Do you even need to ask? Better yet, spread yourself and wait, heh heh..."

Shortly after, Liu Zhizhong returned to the villa and even deliberately knocked on Zhao Yan's room door.

The bedroom arrangement in the villa was as follows:

On the third floor, there were two luxurious master bedrooms, one belonged to Lu Yumei, the other to Zhao Yan and Liu Zhizhong, but now Liu Zhizhong had been relegated to the second floor.

On the second floor were the rooms of Lu Yuqing and Zhao Han, plus Liu Zhizhong's newly-added room.

Zhao Han's room was next to Liu Zhizhong's, while Lu Yuqing's room was across the large living room from them.

Liu Zhizhong thought that Zhao Yan wouldn't pay attention to him.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yan, wearing a beautiful nightgown, came and opened the door.

The nightgown with white base and red dots hugged her tall and defiant frame, highlighting her perfect, towering bustline, extremely long waist, and smooth straight legs, which were largely exposed.

Her beautiful oval face with exquisite features was complemented by shiny wavy hair that scattered down like a wild cascade, adding a touch of allure to the young matron.

Her intoxicating fragrance was subtle and leisurely, drifting in the air.

With her pure and stunning appearance, coupled with a defiantly fiery figure, would anyone believe she's the deputy director of a county industrial development zone committee? She was like a world-class supermodel!

Gazing at his divine wife before him, Liu Zhizhong's eyes glazed over, his throat parched, and a rush of heat involuntarily surged in his lower abdomen...