The moment Shen Tian entered...

He was greeted by an enormous room.

Chains hung from the ceiling like decorations.

Gym equipment was scattered everywhere.

Large men covered in tattoos trained throughout the room, lifting weights and beating punching bags hard enough to make the walls tremble.

And directly in the center...

Was a massive in-ground pool.

Inside it lounged the woman Shen Tian had specifically come to find.

Bai Xue.

Her long, light-blue hair was tied into a ponytail, slightly wet from the water.

Matching blue eyes.

Dangerously beautiful features.

A stunning figure partially submerged beneath the water while wearing a black swimsuit.

A cigarette rested lazily between her lips as smoke drifted upward.

And despite the cute smile on her face.

The aura around her felt genuinely dangerous.

Like a devil pretending to be sweet.

Several large men stood nervously near the edge of the pool talking to her, visibly intimidated despite their appearances.

At first, nobody noticed Shen Tian entering.

So he casually walked deeper into the room. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Then suddenly stopped.

Because near the side of the room.

A certain familiar figure was currently unconscious and drooling on the floor.

Ye Chen.

One of the thugs nearby who had been carrying him earlier just dropped him like discarded trash.

Shen Tian stared at the scene for several seconds.

Then burst out laughing.

"You seriously can’t make this shit up."

The moment his voice echoed throughout the room.

Every head instantly turned toward him.

The atmosphere shifted immediately.

Bai Xue slowly narrowed her beautiful eyes.

Taking the cigarette out of her mouth with wet fingers, she tilted her head slightly.

"Shen Tian?"

Her voice sounded soft and cute.

But beneath that sweetness.

Was something terrifying.

"The Young Master of the Shen Family?"

Her gaze slowly swept over him.

Then paused briefly.

"...Why is a handsome boy like you in my territory?"

The surrounding men immediately began approaching Shen Tian cautiously.

In response...

Shen Tian calmly raised both hands.

[Wow. What a warm welcome.]

[Boss Bai really surrounds herself with polite gentlemen.]

Bai Xue’s eyes widened slightly.

Because once again...

She heard a voice.

Yet Shen Tian’s lips had never moved.

Immediately, she raised one hand lazily.

"Stop."

The men instantly froze.

"Don’t touch him, you idiots."

Bai Xue rested her chin lightly against her hand while floating near the edge of the pool.

"He is, after all, Young Master Shen."

Then her beautiful eyes locked onto him more carefully.

"...Interesting."

She lightly swam closer before lazily resting herself against the pool’s edge.

"I’d like to speak with you alone."

Shen Tian lowered his hands.

"That’s exactly what I was hoping for."

The surrounding men immediately bowed slightly before leaving without hesitation.

Even Ye Chen was dragged farther away into another room.

Soon...

Only Shen Tian and Bai Xue remained.

Then, to Bai Xue’s surprise.

Shen Tian casually removed his shirt, socks, and shoes. (Wet socks is a curse!)

"...Hm?"

He began walking toward the pool.

Immediately, Bai Xue pushed herself backward through the water slightly.

"I wouldn’t come in here," she warned playfully.

Shen Tian smiled daringly.

"Don’t worry. I’m not very tasty."

Bai Xue let out a cute giggle.

"So you already know there are sharks in the water."

Her gaze drifted downward.

Below the surface.

Several bull sharks silently swam beneath them.

Some close enough to touch.

Others disappearing into the darker depths below.

Yet Shen Tian stepped into the water anyway without hesitation.

"Of course."

Water slowly rose around him as he entered the pool.

"I did extensive research on you beforehand, Boss Bai."

That was complete bullshit.

Everything he knew came directly from reading the webnovel.

"So..."

Bai Xue slowly swam closer through the water.

"Why exactly can I hear your inner voice?"

Her tone remained cute and playful.

Yet Shen Tian could clearly feel the danger hidden beneath it.

A woman like Bai Xue didn’t survive in the underground world by being harmless.

As she reached his side, she casually pressed herself against his arm, her soft body brushing lightly against him beneath the water.

Instead of becoming flustered, Shen Tian simply wrapped one arm around her waist and pulled her closer.

That actually caught Bai Xue off guard for a brief moment.

Still, she quickly returned to her usual cute demeanor.

"Well?" Bai Xue asked while blinking innocently. "Are you going to explain?"

Shen Tian sighed lightly.

"That’s... complicated."

He looked directly into her eyes.

"The simplest explanation is this. You’re inside a webnovel. And you’re one of the heroines destined to join the protagonist’s harem."

The atmosphere instantly became quieter.

Bai Xue’s beautiful eyes flickered slightly.

Because while the words sounded insane.

When she looked into Shen Tian’s eyes.

She saw absolutely no hesitation.

No deception.

No joking intent.

Leaning closer, Bai Xue whispered softly near his ear:

"So... are you saying you’re the protagonist? And I’m supposed to join your harem?"

Shen Tian lightly pressed a finger against her lips.

"Unfortunately for you..."

A faint smirk appeared on his face.

"I’m just a villain."

Then his gaze sharpened slightly.

"But I highly doubt someone like you wants to become one man’s collectible trophy. You don’t seem like the type to obediently share a husband with 9 other women."

Bai Xue quietly stared at him for several seconds.

Then—

"Well..."

A playful smile slowly appeared.

"If it was you, maybe."

She casually removed the cigarette from her mouth and flicked it into the water.

Almost instantly...

A bull shark burst upward and swallowed it whole before disappearing back beneath the surface.

Bai Xue didn’t even glance at it.

"But..."

Her tone slowly became colder.

"I have zero interest in joining the harem of some pathetic man."

As she spoke, she lightly moved one arm beneath the water, intentionally emphasizing her chest slightly.

Then she narrowed her eyes.

"Though honestly... It’s still hard to believe we’re supposedly inside some webnovel. I can tell you’re not lying. But there’s also a possibility you’re just completely insane."

Shen Tian looked upward toward the ceiling.

Honestly, he expected this reaction.

Trying to convince someone their entire reality was fictional sounded absolutely ridiculous.

So instead of arguing.

He simply spoke calmly.

"You have a mole on your inner thigh."

Bai Xue blinked once.

Then Shen Tian added:

"Right beside your bikini line."

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Splash.

Bai Xue immediately pushed herself away from him.

And for the first time.

The cute, playful act vanished completely.

What replaced it.

Was the real Bai Xue.

Cold.

Dangerous.

Terrifying.

"Hm?"

Her voice became sharp like venom.

"How do you know that?"

An invisible pressure filled the room.

Because no man had ever seen that part of her body before.

Hell...

This was the first time she had ever willingly touched a man this intimately.

Yet Shen Tian looked completely calm.

He simply shrugged.

"Well... I told you already. I know basically everything. After all... I’ve read the webnovel we’re currently inside."

Then Shen Tian casually added:

"I also know your bedroom is secretly filled with cute girly stuff. Pink blankets. Stuffed animals. And that shark plushie you sleep with."

Bai Xue’s face instantly lost color.

"...!"

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