"haha..."


    "yeah."


    li jia stepped out of the bathroom and closed the door as she entered the room brushing her wet hair with the white towel in her hand.


    droplets of water trickled down her arms and shoulders, glistening on her skin as she rolled the towel around her chest.


    ''is he talking to someone?" she wondered, catching the low murmur of voices.


    peeking into the room, she spotted zhao tian, reclined against the headboard, his posture relaxed and casual.


    a holographic screen was projected from his wristwatch, casting a faint blue light across his face.


    on the screen, the faces of two women filled the display, their eyes bright with excitement as they spoke animatedly with him.


    "of course, i will be joining the tournament; see how our star wins this time." lyra talon spoke proudly.


    sulking her lips, ling chao spoke "but i can''t join, i am so weak.. but i will surely come there to cheer you up, brother tian."


    lyra talon shook ling chao''s shoulders "what do you mean, chao''er? you are learning in our academy and you are going to cheer him up?"


    "haha..."


    zhao tian chuckled seeing their banter, and just then, his attention shifted as he noticed li jia stepping out of the bathroom, her damp hair clinging softly to her shoulders and a gentle flush on her cheeks from the warmth of the shower.


    li jia snuggled into the bed and covered her body with the quilt as she showed her face in front of the holographic screen "what''s... this?"


    ling chao who is on the other side was surprised to see li jia "woah, brother tian.. you already got a new wife?"


    hearing this, lyra talon also raised an eyebrow as an amused smile stretched across her lips "heh, yeah... zhao, i heard that you have a bunch of wives when you were back in zhenluo." experience new stories on m v|l e''-novelhall.net


    huh? li jia''s eyes narrowed upon hearing this ''he had a bunch of wives?''


    zhao tian brushed it off with a wry chuckle and lyra teased him even more.


    "see him getting all blushy-blushy now."


    ling chao also giggled hearing her tease "stop it, sister."


    li jia was taken aback, and her eyes darkened as she pushed him from her creating a distance. "get off me, bastard."


    she quickly threw the quilt off herself, climbing out of bed and grabbing her clothes in a flurry


    she hastily got down from the bed and began to wear her robes "you never told me about that, you fucker."


    "you are also like any other man, perverted scum."


    zhao tian pulled himself to sit on the bed and looked at her "jia, liste-"


    "no, i don''t want to hear any of your excuses." she cut him off and continued wearing her clothes.


    after wearing her clothes, she shot a glare at him and hastily stepped to the door.


    zhao tian shook his head helplessly and saw her underwear that she threw on him in the bed earlier.


    "oi, idiot, you are forgetting this." he took it in his hand and tossed it to her.


    li jia reflexively caught it in her hand and her cheeks blushed deep in embarrassment.


    zhao tian''s playful smile only fueled her frustration, and she gave an annoyed huff, tossing it back at him.


    "keep it, you jerk," she shot back, her voice laced with annoyance as she stormed out, leaving him sitting there


    zhao tian took the underwear from his face "what can i do with this?"


    for now, he stored it in his storage ring, he''d have to find a way to return it to her when she''d cooled off.


    he can''t blame her for getting angry.. anyone at her footing would definitely get angry for that.


    and it''s not like he can casually say ''hey, i have 18 wives.. care to join?''


    letting out a sigh, he got down from the bed and walked out of the room to make sure she reached her room safely.


    "well, i am sure her anger will melt with time..."


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