I Only Want One Thing

The night was not young anymore. It was the middle of the night and most people were already asleep by this time — especially at the Xia Family Old Residence where military discipline was strictly observed.

But in one of the many rooms of the mansion, the lights were turned on in such a rare occasion.

Two equally attractive people stood at dangerously close proximity as they were caught up in a fiery passion.

Xia Jiannan raised his hands and cupped Wang Rouxi's cheeks, deepening the kiss, while Wang Rouxi wrapped her hands around his neck.

Everything felt so surreal!

Xia Jiannan even thought that he was hallucinating, if not for the taste of mint and alcohol plus the softness of her lips against his, he would not dare believe that this was all real.

The kiss lasted until the both of them ran out of breath!

After what seemed like an eternity, the two parted and stared at each other wordlessly, their ragged breathing was the only sound in the silent room.

Seemingly having eaten his fill, Xia Jiannan revealed a content expression on his face, but it soon turned grim.

Then, he said in a tight voice, "You should leave now, Miss Rouxi. I don't want to do business with a drunk."

Xia Jiannan finally came to his senses and chastised himself for taking advantage of a drunk woman.

His mother and father did not raise him to be such a deplorable person.

He immediately put a distance between them and walked back to his bed to get the black leather top jacket that Wang Rouxi discarded earlier.

He carefully picked it up as though it was made of glass before handing it over to Wang Rouxi.

"Put this on."

Just then, a small brown envelope fell from a hidden pocket of the jacket and a bunch of photos scattered on the floor.

Xia Jiannan bent down to pick them up but he paused halfway through.

"This..." He could not be any more familiar with what was shown in the photos.

He hurriedly collected them all and stood back up, his inquisitive stare landing on Wang Rouxi.

The "drunk" woman zipped up her jacket and matched his stare. "This is the business I came here for."

When Xia Jiannan heard her words, he turned his attention back on the photos in his hands. After flipping through each and every photo, he could not help but look at Wang Rouxi questioningly.

He recognized the vehicles depicted in the photos. Those were the ones who had trailed them yesterday.

If not for these photos, he might have already forgotten about them because his mind was in a cluttered mess.

Why would she want him to see these?

As if reading his thoughts, Wang Rouxi said, "They are after you."

Those four words sent warning signals on Xia Jiannan's mind, his gaze hardened as he scrutinized the photos.

Indeed, someone was after his life. Thus, he could not be careless from now on.

Seeing Xia Jiannan remain silent, Wang Rouxi continued on, "I am currently looking into this matter and I already found some of their traces. But until they are apprehended, you must be on your guard. They will not stop until they get what they want."

Xia Jiannan nodded and agreed on what she said. Those people would definitely find one way or another just to get what they want from him. As for what it is, it is pretty much apparent: they want to claim his life.

But Xia Jiannan was unsure of one thing and he could not help but ask, "Why are you telling me this?"

This matter seemed to be unrelated to her. Why would she bother going through all the trouble just to investigate if it didn't concern her?

"I want to know what you intend to do."

Xia Jiannan narrowed his eyes into slits as he tried to fathom the woman in front of her. "What is it to you?"

The Stoic King Xia Jiannan was back! His rationality had gone back online at this moment!

Wang Rouxi didn't seem to mind Xia Jiannan's cold tone. "Don't answer my question with a question. Tell me, what do you want to do with them?"

Xia Jiannan remained silent for a moment before he said two words:

"Complete annihilation."

Upon hearing the hostility in Xia Jiannan's voice, Wang Rouxi gave him an approving look.

"Shall we start discussing my proposal then?"

It was then that Xia Jiannan remembered that Wang Rouxi came here for some business.

"Let's sit first." Xia Jiannan led her to the couch and sat opposite her. "Speak."

Wang Rouxi never liked beating around the bush, and thus, she went straight to the point, "I want to be your bodyguard and help you eradicate those people from the face of the Earth. In return, I only want one thing."

"What is it?" Xia Jiannan subconsciously asked.

No matter what Wang Rouxi would ask, this deal would only be favorable to Xia Jiannan.

This time, Wang Rouxi did not reply immediately to Xia Jiannan as she looked at the latter straight in the eyes.

"You."