Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

In the outer room, the water on Niu Dazhuang's charcoal stove hadn't boiled yet when Chen Xueru, who was changing clothes in the east room, let out a soft cry: "Ah..."

Niu Dazhuang instinctively stood up quickly: "What's wrong, Sister Chen?"

"Ah...don't just stand there at the door, come in quickly, it's filthy."

Niu Dazhuang was genuinely worried that something might happen to her, so without thinking too much, he lifted the curtain and went in. When he saw the person inside, Niu Dazhuang was stunned. He saw that Chen Xueru hadn't finished putting on her cheongsam and was bending over under the dressing table, her snow-white back completely exposed to Niu Dazhuang's eyes.

Because Chen Xueru was bent over, not only her back, but also her slender waist and... that curve was so alluring.

In a moment of distraction, Chen Xueru straightened her back and turned around. Before she knew it, her cheongsam had slipped off her shoulder, and she quickly covered it with her hands.

Whether she forgot or did it on purpose, Chen Xueru was sitting in front of the dressing table. Although she had turned around, the large mirror behind her reflected a speechless image of her back.

Niu Dazhuang was a man who had seen a lot, but seeing this scene today, his heart was pounding, his throat was dry, and his Adam's apple moved instinctively.

"Little brother, what are you looking at? There was a big rat just now. Did you see it?" As she spoke, Chen Xueru gestured with her hands to show the size of the rat. As soon as she let go, the cheongsam hanging on her upper body fell down, and she quickly pulled it back to cover herself.

This cheongsam was going to slip off, but it caught on something. Now that Chen Xueru has covered it up like this, well... her cleavage looks even more prominent, and half of it is showing...

This is so exciting! The half-covered, half-revealed, coy approach is exactly what Chen Xueru has learned.

Chen Xueru's actions were so obvious; if Niu Dazhuang didn't make a move, he would be incredibly clueless about romance.

If it weren't for the saying that even heroes can't resist a honey trap, and besides, Niu Dazhuang isn't exactly a hero, knowing it's a honey trap, he would still willingly jump into it.

Whether it was a side effect of learning the Joyful Secret Technique or the beauty before him awakening Niu Dazhuang's primal instincts, his eyes bloodshot, and only one thought occupied his mind: conquer her…

Let the storm rage on!

On the vast sea, a petrel soars proudly, like a black lightning bolt.

One moment its wings brushed against the waves, the next it shot like an arrow straight towards the dark clouds, crying out. —In the bird's brave cry, the dark clouds heard joy.

In these cries—there was a longing for the storm!

In those shouts, the dark clouds heard the power of anger, the flames of passion.

Look, she dances, like a sprite—a proud sprite of the black storm—she laughs, she howls again…she should be howling with joy.

...The sea seizes the arrows of lightning and extinguishes them in its abyss.

The shadows of these lightning bolts resembled tongues of fire, meandering and moving across the sea...

Let the storm rage on!

The cries of the petrel and the sea alerted the store's general manager, Liao Yucheng. Standing at the back door, he called out to the backyard, "Manager Chen, are you alright?"

Liao Yucheng is just plain bad. He's a father, how could he not tell what's going on? But it did shatter his previous understanding of how women could moan so loudly and pleasantly.

"Hmm...it's okay. Little brother, put me down, let's go to my house, it's quiet there."

"Isn't this your home?"

"This is my home and office. I also have a yard where my son and nanny live."

"Okay, but I can't bear to part with it right now..."

"Hehe, I'm reluctant to part with him either. With Liao Yucheng leading the way, how can we possibly stay safe!"

"Okay then. Do you have a dressing table in your bedroom?"

"No. But I have a full-length mirror over there, more than twice the size of this dressing table mirror."

"Haha, that's good, let's go to that room."

The two left through the main gate; Chen Xueru had completely forgotten about the meeting.

"Our boss, Ms. Chen, used to seem like such a respectable woman, what happened to her today..." The three employees huddled together and whispered.

"Boss Chen is a normal woman. Her husband has been gone for several years now. You two aren't married, so you don't understand that kind of thing. Regardless of gender, once you've tasted the pleasure, you can't resist."

"Our boss has done enough. His man ran away years ago, and he's only now finding someone..." A married employee lectured two unmarried employees.

"We're at work, what kind of behavior is this, the three of you hanging out together?" Liao Yucheng said angrily with a gloomy face.

On his first day as the company manager, Liao Yucheng took a liking to Chen Xueru. This young woman had everything she could want, with a curvy figure and a great figure.

Liao Yucheng had planned to win over this woman, gaining both wealth and beauty. But Niu Dazhuang thwarted his plan today; no wonder he's in a bad mood.

Just across the alley was Chen Xueru's house. After entering, she asked the nanny to take Hou Kui out to play.

Now that no one was bothering them, the two of them were more relaxed. However, Chen Xueru couldn't handle it all by herself, and Haiyan also needed to rest.

"You rascal, have mercy on me! Save your energy for next time."

"Oh, there's a next time?"

"Ugh, is once enough for you?"

"Not enough, isn't this just fear?" Now Niu Dazhuang's mind was clear.

"Hehe, are you afraid I'll force you to marry me like Xu Huizhen did?"

"You know that?"

"I don't know her at all. She's eating this late meal while eyeing what's in the pot, weighing the pros and cons back and forth. She has no guts at all."

Unlike her, I do whatever I want, and not getting married isn't a big deal for me. In my current situation, any man who wants to marry me is either after my money or me. I know that perfectly well.

Since it won't affect my future marriage prospects, why should I force myself to suffer?

"You're very perceptive. Wasn't that Manager Fang who was bothering us just now?"

"Hmm, how come you know him?"

"I don't know him, but I don't think he has good intentions."

"You can tell. I know all about his tricks. The first time we met, his thieving eyes were already wandering around, always looking at me."

"If it weren't for you, I could have taken advantage of that and made him work for me."

Niu Dazhuang flicked Xiao Qiao's nose: "Your thinking is dangerous. What if he tries to renege on his promise later?"

Now that they're both like this, Liao Yucheng and Fan Jinyou, get out of here, eliminate all possibilities of them.

In the original drama, Xu Huizhen had ulterior motives when she introduced Fan Jinyou to Chen Xueru. Fan Jinyou was the general manager of the tavern, and Xu Huizhen knew his character all too well.

"My dear little brother, now that I have you, my previous thoughts have changed!"