Ye Mingmei was in a daze for a long time before she slowly came back to her senses.

Looking at the scene before her, even if she was slow, she figured it out.

She bit her lip, turned around, and walked toward the pool.

"Mingmei, what are you doing?" Jin Chenye stood up, reaching out to pull her, but she evaded him.

"I don’t need your help, I can afford to lose!" Ye Mingmei glanced at Yu Xiuzhun and quickly walked to the edge of the pool.

Before anyone could react, she jumped with a splash.

"Mingmei!"

Jin Chenye froze for a moment, quickly got up, and was just about to jump in to rescue her when a sharp figure had already leapt in first.

Moving as swiftly as a shadow.

"Are you crazy?!" Yu Xiuzhun grabbed Ye Mingmei out of the water, turned around and swam to the edge of the pool, yelling angrily.

"..."

Ye Mingmei didn’t expect Yu Xiuzhun to jump in after her, was stunned for a second, then reached out to push him away.

Yu Xiuzhun tightened his arms and directly pulled her tightly into his embrace, quickly getting onto the shore.

He took a towel from a waiter, wrapped the shivering Ye Mingmei up, picked her up in his arms, and strode toward the lounge.

"Yu Xiuzhun, put me down, I can walk by myself." With so many people watching at the banquet, Yu Xiuzhun just carried her off like that, who knows what kind of rumors will spread tomorrow.

"Mr. Yu, hand Mingmei over to me." Jin Chenye’s tall figure suddenly appeared, blocking Yu Xiuzhun’s way.

His gaze fell on Ye Mingmei, who was tightly protected in Yu Xiuzhun’s arms, and his eyes flickered slightly.

Yu Xiuzhun’s reaction today really far exceeded his expectations.

"Get out of the way! Can’t you see her clothes are wet, and she’s shivering?" Yu Xiuzhun shouted angrily, bumping Jin Chenye aside with his shoulder and continued forward.

"..."

Jin Chenye furrowed his brows, said no more, instructed a waiter to send a clean set of clothes to the lounge, and quickly followed.

He definitely couldn’t leave Ye Mingmei alone with Yu Xiuzhun now.

"I’m fine, just a bit cold. I’ll be okay after I change my clothes, you should go out first." Ye Mingmei sat on the sofa, hugged her knees, and cautiously stared at Yu Xiuzhun sitting in front of her.

She reached out to tug the towel tightly.

Yu Xiuzhun’s suit was also wet; he casually tossed the jacket aside and unbuttoned the collar of his shirt.

He just sat there, watching Ye Mingmei shrink into herself in fear of him.

His wicked eyes narrowed slightly.

"Change your clothes first, lest you catch a cold." Jin Chenye quickly delivered the clothes to the lounge.

As soon as Ye Mingmei saw him, it was as if she saw a savior. Without a word, she got up from the sofa and walked toward Jin Chenye.

She reached out to take the clothes he brought and turned to enter the bathroom.

"You have no ability to protect her." Yu Xiuzhun glanced at the closed bathroom door, then glared at Jin Chenye.

"But at least I won’t hurt her." Jin Chenye knew he was referring to the previous gambling match and spoke indifferently.

If it weren’t for Yu Xiuzhun’s deliberate difficulty, Ye Mingmei wouldn’t have suffered this undeserved disaster.

After all, the real culprit was him.

"Your incompetence will inevitably lead to her getting hurt!" Yu Xiuzhun gritted his teeth.

"So, your harm is actually protecting her? Yu Xiuzhun, isn’t your conclusion laughable?" Jin Chenye stepped forward, the two outstanding men facing each other on equal standing.