"Are you done pretending to be asleep?"

Shen Tian smiled slightly as he turned toward the bed.

The moment Ling Shuangxue heard that.

She immediately shut her eyes again dramatically.

Pretending nothing happened.

Seeing this, Shen Tian couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Oh? You wanna play this game?"

A dangerous smirk slowly appeared on his face.

He casually sat beside her before letting one hand slowly wander beneath the blankets.

Ling Shuangxue’s entire body instantly trembled.

Her eyes shot open.

"You! Pervert!"

Her face became completely red as she hurriedly wrapped herself tighter in the blankets defensively.

Shen Tian burst out laughing.

Watching the usually cold CEO panic like this was ridiculously entertaining.

Right as he was about to tease her further.

Knock knock knock.

Someone suddenly knocked at the hotel room door.

"...."

Shen Tian sighed.

"What awful timing."

Ling Shuangxue only exposed her eyes from beneath the blanket while secretly watching him walk toward the entrance.

Shen Tian turned the corner and opened the door.

Then immediately paused slightly.

Standing outside.

Qin Ruobing.

Shen Tian naturally recognized her instantly from the webnovel.

Ling Shuangxue’s mother.

A tragic woman, constantly abused by Ling Han throughout the webnovel.

Still...

Shen Tian casually smiled politely.

"Well, hello there, Madam. How can I help you?"

However...

Qin Ruobing didn’t answer immediately.

She ignored that Shen Tian was naked...

Instead, she quietly walked into the room.

Then turned the corner.

And immediately saw her daughter hurriedly trying to put her underwear back on beneath the blankets.

"...."

The atmosphere instantly became awkward.

Qin Ruobing silently looked away slightly.

"We need to talk."

Ling Shuangxue finally got dressed properly before looking confused.

"...About what?"

Then her eyes narrowed.

"Also, how did you even find me?"

She clearly hadn’t told anyone where she was.

Qin Ruobing quietly pointed toward Ling Shuangxue’s phone.

"I installed a tracker on it."

Ling Shuangxue froze.

"...You WHAT?!"

Immediately grabbing her phone, she started searching through it rapidly until finally discovering a strange hidden app.

"The hell, Mom?! I’m an adult!"

She looked genuinely betrayed.

Qin Ruobing only sighed tiredly.

Then her eyes unconsciously drifted downward briefly.

"...I can see that."

Ling Shuangxue blinked.

"...Huh?"

Qin Ruobing rubbed her forehead.

"You lost your virginity."

Silence filled the room instantly.

Ling Shuangxue’s mouth slowly opened.

"...How did you know?"

This time...

Even Shen Tian almost laughed.

Qin Ruobing completely facepalmed.

"You’re naked in a hotel room with a man. And you’re limping slightly while standing. It’s not exactly difficult to figure out."

Ling Shuangxue instantly wanted to die from embarrassment.

She hurriedly sat back down while avoiding eye contact entirely.

Shen Tian casually sat at the edge of the bed while watching the two.

He originally planned to stay quiet.

But they were taking too long.

"So... what exactly did you come here for?"

Qin Ruobing slowly looked toward him.

Then quietly said:

"I came to ask my daughter for a favor."

Ling Shuangxue tilted her head slightly.

"A favor? ...What is it?"

Qin Ruobing hesitated briefly.

Then finally spoke.

"Could you convince Shen Tian to let Ye Chen go?"

She pointed toward Shen Tian directly.

Ling Shuangxue’s expression instantly turned cold again.

Completely cold.

"...Impossible."

Shen Tian slowly pointed toward himself.

"...Um. I’m literally right here. Why not just ask me directly?"

Qin Ruobing blinked slightly.

Then answered with brutal honesty:

"I thought it’d be easier to ask through my daughter. Since you’re kind of a dog-licker toward her."

Ling Shuangxue instantly covered her face.

Shen Tian placed one hand dramatically over his chest.

"...Ouch, that actually hurt a little."

Then he smirked.

"Also, would a real dog-licker actually get laid? I don’t think so."

Ling Shuangxue immediately turned red again.

Shen Tian’s expression gradually became more serious.

"And as for your favor... I can’t release Ye Chen."

He leaned slightly back against the bed casually.

"But honestly? He’ll probably find some ridiculous way out eventually anyway."

[Protagonist luck is annoying like that.]

Then Shen Tian’s eyes slowly wandered toward Qin Ruobing’s heavily made-up face.

"...What you should worry about instead... Is the abuse you’re dealing with." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Qin Ruobing froze completely.

Because she was absolutely certain she had hidden the bruises properly.

Nobody had ever noticed before.

Ling Shuangxue instantly looked confused.

"...Mom? Abuse?"

Her eyes widened.

"By who?!"

Immediately walking closer, Ling Shuangxue grabbed her mother gently before noticing faint bruising beneath the makeup.

Her face slowly changed.

Qin Ruobing quickly stepped backward.

"It’s nothing! Just a misunderstanding!"

Shen Tian calmly raised an eyebrow.

"So your husband isn’t beating you? Which is why you constantly text your daughter telling her not to come home whenever he’s in a bad mood?"

Every word Shen Tian spoke landed perfectly.

Because everything came directly from information he remembered from the original webnovel.

Originally...

This entire situation only got resolved much later after Ye Chen intervened.

Unfortunately for Ye Chen...

Shen Tian already planned on stealing that opportunity too.

Ling Shuangxue slowly took another step toward her mother.

"...Mom."

Her voice became quieter.

"All those times you told me to stay somewhere else...He was hurting you?"

Qin Ruobing lowered her head silently.

No tears fell.

But she clearly looked like someone desperately holding them back.

Eventually, she forced out a weak smile.

"...This is normal in wealthy families. It’s nothing serious."

Then she shook her head slightly.

"Since you won’t help Ye Chen... I’ll just leave. Sorry for interrupting you guys."

Turning around slowly, Qin Ruobing began walking toward the door.

A hand suddenly rested gently against her shoulder.

She froze.

Shen Tian had walked over.

"Well... I can’t exactly let you walk back into an abusive household."

His voice remained calm.

"Instead of helping Ye Chen... How about I help you?"

Qin Ruobing slowly looked back toward him.

Shen Tian casually smiled.

"I’m still the Young Master of the Shen Family. If I wanted to... I could crush Ling Han while Ye Chen’s still rotting in that police station."

The moment those words entered Qin Ruobing’s ears.

Something inside her finally shifted.

Because for the first time.

She realized there might actually be a way out.

If Shen Tian protected them.

The Ling Family wouldn’t dare touch her weaker Qin Family.

After all, her side of the family only owned a few small businesses.

They had no power to resist Ling Han alone.

Slowly...

Qin Ruobing grabbed Shen Tian’s hands tightly.

"...Could you really help me and my daughter?"

Shen Tian smirked confidently.

"Of course, I can even support Ling Shuangxue’s company personally."

The moment Ling Shuangxue heard that...

Her eyes practically transformed into hearts.

At this point...

She genuinely felt completely in love.

However...

The emotional atmosphere abruptly shattered several seconds later.

Because Qin Ruobing suddenly coughed awkwardly.

Then quietly glanced downward.

"...Though... Could you maybe put some clothes on first?"

Shen Tian blinked.

"...Hm?"

Qin Ruobing awkwardly looked away slightly.

"I must say... Your member is quite large. I genuinely don’t understand how that fit inside my daughter."

Ling Shuangxue’s face instantly exploded bright red.

"MOM?!"

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