It was obvious that there was no special expression on his face, but Qiao Ning felt her mouth dry out of pressure.

This was the aura. This man's aura was so powerful that there was only one thought in her mind: RUN, RUN FAST!

Her intuition told her that she could not afford to provoke him.

"I'm extremely sorry for what happened last night, but since you didn't lose anything, just pretend that nothing happened, okay?" Qiao Ning murmured in a trembling voice. 

The man glared at Qing Ning, sending a chill down her spine and causing her to shudder.

The man was indeed unhappy. He stared at her with cold eyes and pursed lips. Clearly, he was angry. 

Qiao Ning cringed inwardly and clenched her hand in the quilt. The man's eyes were fierce and intimidating. Although she did not look at him directly, she could still feel his gaze. He was looking at her, but he didn't speak anything. The air seemed to freeze and made her feel suffocating.

Fortunately, a discordant voice suddenly echoed in the room, breaking the deadlock.

The cell phone was ringing.

However, it's obviously not her ringtone. She never used such a dull one. 

As expected, the man stood up and walked towards the bedside table. Qiao Ning was so scared that she buried her head down even more. It's only when the man picked up the phone and left did she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I see. I'll be right back." The man hung up the phone and walked to the wardrobe. 

Qiao Ning inadvertently raised her head and stole a glance of him from the corner of her eye. She was amazed by his gorgeous body. There was no fat on his body, but he was not thin. He definitely belonged to the type of looking fit in clothes, but being muscular when getting out of clothes. Oh, the pec. The bicep. That's really her thing.

"Do you like it?" The man asked and looked at her with a faint smile.

Qiao Ning came to her senses. Her cheeks were heating up. She quickly buried her head in her hands and apologized, "I...I'm sorry."

"My name is Li Chengyan. Don't worry. I'll take responsibility for you."

"Respon..sibility?" Qiao Ning subconsciously looked up at him, dumbfounded.

Li Chengyan stared at Qiao Ning, gray eyes dark. Her stunned face was really funny. Was it the reaction of being overjoyed?

However, he hid his thoughts and feelings so well. He explained emotionlessly, "I have something to do now and need to leave immediately. You can continue to rest here as long as you want."

"I... I don't need you to take responsibility for me." Qiao Ning finally gathered her mind and shook her head at once.

What happened yesterday was an accident. If she didn't gulp down the wine, it wouldn't have happened.  She had no idea who he was. She didn't even know how to write his name. How could she let him take responsibility?

She wished she could forget all about it when she left the house and never have anything to do with the man again.

Li Chengyan looked at her coldly, as if he didn't expect her to say that "I don't need you to be responsible for me" thing.

Qiao Ning awkwardly turned away and tried not to have eye contact with him. She smiled bitterly and said, "Last night was an accident. I was tricked, and all these happened when I was unconscious. But this is not your fault. We are all adults. That's it! I don't need you to be responsible. You don't have to be guilty."

"But you are already mine."