What a Sin!

Lin Ao was still in the living room, scrolling through Douyin.

He heard a pleasant voice calling from the doorway.

"Mr. Lin, are you there?"

Lin Ao walked over to open the door with a resigned expression, only to see Xia Qiange and several young women standing there holding toiletries.

"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Lin~ We were wondering if we could borrow your shower rooms? Is that okay?"

It was Xia Qiange who spoke. Because their team's shower tents weren't enough and the lines were too long, she had thought of asking to borrow Lin Ao's facilities.

Lin Ao thought to himself, since they've already brought their gear, how could he possibly say no?

Lin Ao stepped aside and gestured for them to enter.

Accompanied by laughter that sounded like silver bells, a flock of beauties filed inside.

"Mr. Lin is such a nice guy~ And so handsome too~"

"Yeah, yeah~ Mr. Lin, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Mr. Lin, since you helped us, you can ask me for a favor as a thank-you gift, okay?"

Because it was summer, they were all dressed very lightly in short sleeves and hot pants.

Lin Ao's villa instantly turned into the Cave of the Spider Spirits, filled with fair, long legs everywhere.

They even teased this handsome yet slightly shy man one by one.

Lin Ao's mouth twitched, and he offered an awkward smile.

"Alright, alright~ Don't scare Mr. Lin, hurry up and go take your showers!"

Xia Qiange rolled her eyes at the group of "flower fairies"; they really did go wild the moment they saw a handsome man.

"Sorry about that, Mr. Lin. They just love to play around."

Xia Qiange looked at the stiff Lin Ao and couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Why did he act like such an inexperienced young boy?

"N-no problem, haha. There are three shower rooms inside, feel free to use them."

Lin Ao was truly a bit unaccustomed to this. In the past, he had passively encountered some women, but he had always felt like an outsider back then; he had never been personally involved like this. The feeling of being surrounded by this flock of beauties... was actually quite nice.

There was one master bedroom on the first floor and one on the second, plus a shared one on the first floor.

There were four girls in total, and Xia Qiange let the others go first.

With only Lin Ao and Xia Qiange left in the living room, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Lin Ao felt restless; he didn't know whether to stay or leave, and he couldn't even scroll through Douyin comfortably.

"Mr. Lin, have you ever heard my songs?"

Xia Qiange took the initiative to break the silence. She had to say something to ease the tension. She didn't know if it was a woman's intuition, but she felt like Lin Ao was deliberately keeping his distance from her.

"Uh... no, I'm sorry."

Lin Ao really hadn't heard them; or rather, he wasn't clear on anything regarding the entertainment industry.

"It's okay~ I suppose Mr. Lin is a very busy man. I keep feeling like you have a familiar face. Have you appeared in any magazines before?"

Lin Ao thought to himself that the current Xia Qiange had indeed not interacted with him yet. He wasn't sure about Xiao Fan, but he only learned that Xia Qiange might have a connection to Xiao Fan after experiencing Universal Gravitation at the hotel.

"I suppose so. Let me formally introduce myself: I am Lin Ao of the Lin Corporation in Jianghai City."

Lin Ao figured she would find out eventually, so he might as well state his name and see Xia Qiange's reaction. If Xiao Fan had mentioned him to her, she should feel flustered—after all, could anything good ever come out of Xiao Fan's mouth about him?

"Oh~ No wonder I thought you looked familiar. So you're the young master of the Lin Corporation. I've seen you in magazines and news reports, though you're much more handsome in person than on TV."

As expected, Xia Qiange was stunned for a moment, but her reaction was one of genuine surprise. There wasn't a hint of disgust, and she was still able to smile.

Lin Ao was puzzled. Had she not encountered Xiao Fan yet? Because Lin Ao wasn't sure at what point in time Xiao Fan would start approaching them, but looking at it now, it seemed he hadn't yet.

"You flatter me, Miss Xia. It's all thanks to the blessings of the previous generation."

Xia Qiange hadn't expected this young master of the Lin Corporation to be so humble; he was completely different from the rumors. Also, why was he staying on this beach all by himself?

"By the way, Mr. Lin, how come you're here all alone? And in such a remote place, too. I'm just curious—if it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer."

Lin Ao smiled slightly but didn't answer, because he didn't know how to.

Xia Qiange glanced at him, looking puzzled.

Lin Ao just smiled again.

This... if it's inconvenient, just say so! Why are you just sitting there smiling like a fool?

"Oh~ since it's inconvenient, I'll take back my curiosity, haha."

Xia Qiange smoothed things over to avoid awkwardness. She thought she saw Lin Ao secretly let out a sigh of relief—was it just her imagination?

Those young masters probably had their own unique quirks, and it wasn't good to be too gossipy or curious about other people's privacy.

Just like that, the living room returned to silence... and they each went back to their own business.

"Yunyun, I ran into Lin Ao from the Lin Corporation. It's so strange—he actually built a villa on such a remote beach and is staying here all by himself. Don't you think that's weird?"

When Qin Yun heard her phone ring, a smile curled at the corners of her lips. Was her dear so anxious to find her? Did she want to see which outfit she was wearing tonight?

Qin Yun, having just finished her shower, thought it was her darling, but upon opening the message, she saw it was Xia Qiange.

After reading Xia Qiange's message, she was also curious how she had run into the young master of the Lin Corporation.

Recently, Xiao Fan seemed to have been talking to her grandfather about the Lin Corporation, wanting to collaborate or something, but her grandfather didn't seem to have agreed yet.

"He probably went out for a stroll by himself. I heard the young master of the Lin Family hasn't been to the company lately. There are rumors that he had his heart broken or something. Others say he's hiding from his fiancée. Anyway, there are many versions. So, is he handsome? Is he your type?"

Just after sending that to Xia Qiange, she turned around and sent a message to her darling.

"Darling, did you miss me today? I'm so tired from work today~ I just finished my shower, and I'm wondering if my legs have gotten a bit darker?"

"Click." She tapped send.

"Ding!", "Ding!"

Xia Qiange's and Lin Ao's phones rang with notification sounds in turn.

They glanced at each other and smiled awkwardly~

"Pfft!"

Lin Ao almost couldn't hold it in. The moment he opened it, there was a photo of snowy-white, beautiful legs... The contrast with Qin Yun was truly massive.

"My wife's legs are always so white~ They look so good~ It's like they're glowing! Mwah!"

A smile curled onto the corner of Lin Ao's mouth inadvertently, a smile that left Xia Qiange stunned.

He was handsome, truly handsome. Looking at the message Qin Yun had sent, she thought to herself that Lin Ao's looks and physique were indeed her type.

The two of them just sat there, each sending Feixin messages to Qin Yun.

Lin Ao's smile never faded for a moment, which made Xia Qiange wonder what could possibly be making the young master of the Lin Family so happy.

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Hehe, hehehe.

How could Xia Qiange know that her best friend was currently chatting with her while simultaneously changing outfits to send photos to a man? If she knew, she would probably think the earth was about to explode; this was just too crazy.

Just then, she saw Lin Ao's eyes widen, his face full of disbelief.

Xia Qiange really wasn't one for gossip, but Lin Ao's expression made her so curious that she had never been this curious about what someone else was looking at before, leaving her feeling restless inside.

Lin Ao stared at the screen, a surge of hot blood rushing to his nose.

What a sin!