"Felman?" Zeng Mu's heart jolted, but what came out of his mouth was, "Fei... Fei'er?"
"Oh, it's you, Nameless. You startled me. I thought a thief had broken in."
"Fei'er, who's Nameless?" a woman's voice came from inside. As her words faded, a face emerged through the gap in the door.
The woman had a lotus-like beauty, dignified and poised. Along with her pure, delicate air, she possessed an aura of wealth and distinction beyond that of ordinary women, like a lotus standing in a golden pool, its bloom turned toward the sun.
She wore only a thin outer garment, through which the faint glow of her breasts and the dark shades of her forest were visible. Nor did the flush of her skin escape Zeng Mu's eyes.
But once he saw her face, he could no longer look at her calmly. Her expression changed instantly as well.
"Damn it! It's you, you lecher!"
Ning Shenhai cursed and looked around. Unable to find a suitable weapon, she simply pulled off a shoe, raised it in one hand, and moved to strike him.
Felman stepped between them, speaking in a soothing, persuasive tone. "Shenhai, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
"Fei'er, you don't understand! This is the bastard I told you about earlier! Don't stop me. Let me teach him a lesson!"
Felman hurriedly restrained her and took the shoe from her hand, thinking it was anyone's guess who would end up teaching whom a lesson.
"All right, now! Don't get worked up. Tell me exactly what happened."
"Wah..." Ning Shenhai leaned against her shoulder and recounted how Zeng Mu had harassed her earlier that day.
After hearing the gist of it, Felman smiled faintly, gently stroking her head. "So that's what happened. All right, it's fine. It's fine. This