Chapter 220: Chapter 217 Bathing Together
Though he didn’t want to make a scene, Zhang Hao couldn’t let Qin Miaoke stay in this place a second longer.
He snatched the wine glass from her hand and, taking advantage of the situation, draped his jacket over her to prevent other men from ogling her.
Qin Miaoke had not expected Zhang Hao to act so forcefully.
Therefore, she simply went along with his will, her steps slightly unsteady as she walked out.
They hadn’t gone far when a few men blocked Zhang Hao’s path.
"Kid, we’ve had our eyes on this beauty for a long time, you can’t just swoop in and grab her. There’s a first-come-first-served order here."
Seeing that these men weren’t the friendly type, but at this moment, how could Zhang Hao possibly hand over Qin Miaoke to these people?
Before Zhang Hao could retort, Qin Miaoke, visibly drunk, said, "Husband, I knew you wouldn’t stay mad at me, I knew you’d come to take me home."
Her one word ’husband’ was worth more than a thousand words.
Zhang Hao also decided to play along and pinched Qin Miaoke’s face as he said,
"If next time you sulk and come to a bar to drink by yourself, and dress so scantily,"
"I might really leave you to fend for yourself. Aren’t you going to thank these gentlemen for watching over you in secret?"
Hearing the woman call the man ’husband,’ the few guys who were initially planning to block them also backed down instantly.
As the saying goes, it’s a society governed by law now, there are cameras everywhere. Whatever you say or do, someone is always watching.
Making such a big sacrifice for a woman is not worth it, and besides, there are plenty of cheap women in bars.
Zhang Hao supported Qin Miaoke out of the bar, and the moment they stepped out of the club door, all the influence of alcohol, lust, and wealth were thrown behind him.
Having helped Qin Miaoke move house previously, he didn’t need to ask where she lived.
He drove her home, and when he saw the mess in her place,
Especially the unfinished takeout boxes on the table.
"How can you, a young lady, live in such a mess?"
Qin Miaoke looked around and said, "It’s okay, I’m used to it. Some other day, I’ll call a cleaning service to tidy up. I’m going to take a shower, do you want to join me?"
Bathing with a mob boss’s granddaughter was not something Zhang Hao dared to do.
"You go shower first, I’ll tidy up a bit. It’s hot and bugs multiply easily. Aren’t you girls most afraid of bugs?"
Zhang Hao first led Qin Miaoke back to her room, then turned to the living room.
Cartons, fruit peels, snack wrappers, he threw everything into the trash bin, filling it up quickly.
Tying up the garbage bag without complaint, he planned to take it outside first and bring it down when he left later.
Turning to close the door, he saw Qin Miaoke emerging from the bedroom. Her coming out was not the issue,
The issue was she was only in her underwear, with her hands behind her back.
It was not hard to imagine what would happen next.
Zhang Hao immediately rushed forward to stop her.
"I want to shower, don’t block me!"
Zhang Hao held Qin Miaoke’s shoulders and asked her an important question.
"Are you really drunk or just pretending for me, don’t you know I’m a man?"
"If in front of me like this, what if I can’t control myself, what will you do?"
Qin Miaoke pretended not to understand, looking at him with an innocent and naive face.
"What could you do to me, if you dare touch a hair on me, I’ll tell Grandpa to beat you up."
Before she finished speaking, Qin Miaoke completed what she was doing with her hands.
Without the fastening of the buttons, her loosened bra hung off her body.
Qin Miaoke had an excellent figure; though petite, she wasn’t lacking compared to other women.
In fact, she was more than a match for them.
But at this moment, Zhang Hao dared not harbor any improper thoughts, and quickly pushed her into the bathroom before closing the door behind her.
The moment the door closed, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking it was too close for comfort.
While Qin Miaoke was in the shower, Zhang Hao hurriedly tidied up the room inside and out.
As he was washing dishes in the kitchen, he suddenly heard a shout from the bathroom.
Zhang Hao hurried over and cracked the door open just enough to ensure he couldn’t see Qin Miaoke.
"I forgot to bring a change of clothes. Could you go to my room and get me a set of underwear, please?"
Her voice was so delicate; there was no room for refusal.
Zhang Hao was somewhat regretful; he should have sent this girl home and left right away.
Why did he bother to stay and clean up?
However, at this critical juncture, it seemed unreasonable not to help.
Entering her bedroom, he recalled the day she hung her underwear up there.
After some searching, he finally found it.
He grabbed a set at random and took it back to Qin Miaoke.
Qin Miaoke, soaking in the bathtub, looked at the set of underwear and then at Zhang Hao.
She cast him a flirtatious glance, "So you like this kind of thing."
Zhang Hao didn’t understand, and casually said, "I’ll leave after I finish washing the dishes in the kitchen. You should rest early tonight and go to work tomorrow. Don’t be late."
Qin Miaoke suddenly felt that Zhang Hao was a bit dull. Why did he always have to mention work wherever he went?
"Okay, okay, I got it. Now get out; I’m going to shower."
Zhang Hao had barely turned around when he heard the rushing water behind him.
If it hadn’t been for his strong sense of morality, he surely would have turned back instinctively.
Stepping out of the bathroom, Zhang Hao let out a sigh of relief and then returned to the kitchen to finish the dishes.
When everything was nearly done, it was time for him to leave.
Seeing that Qin Miaoke hadn’t come out yet, Zhang Hao stood outside the bathroom and called out, "I’m leaving now. You get some rest."
The moment he turned around, the door behind him opened.
Qin Miaoke, wrapped in a bath towel, leaned on the door frame, "It’s so late. You’re still going back? I have a place for you to rest and sleep here."
"No, I need to go back. You rest early."
Somewhere deep down, Zhang Hao knew that if he stayed, something would definitely happen tonight.
Although he had been with other women, Zhang Hao wasn’t worried about how they would treat him.
But Qin Miaoke was different from those women.
Once he crossed a line with her, it meant that Zhang Hao could no longer mix in this industry.
He left hastily, not caring whether Qin Miaoke would curse him behind his back for being a coward.
Zhang Hao jumped into his car and drove away from the place as quickly as possible.
Only after he got home did that feeling of fleeing for his life begin to ease.
He opened the fridge, grabbed a bottle of chilled beer, and downed it—what a relief.
Ding dong!!
He took out his phone; it was a message from He Qianhui.
"Are you asleep?"
Zhang Hao was as alert as ever, how could he possibly be asleep? He replied to the message immediately.
The very next second, a video call invitation came through, and Zhang Hao accepted it without hesitation.
He had assumed He Qianhui would be in a hotel at this hour, but to his surprise, the background behind her seemed to be a bar.
