"How could a person sleep like a frog at night?
Li Qianfan's question was utterly absurd.
But Jiao Yin—
*Bang!!*
Jiao Yin felt her heart pound, her muscles and nerves tensing violently with Li Qianfan's question.
Jiao Yin's sleeping posture—
It was her greatest characteristic, her greatest secret, and her greatest affliction.
It was a characteristic because no normal person would sleep in a squatting position like a frog.
It was a secret because all those who slept like a frog were high-level operatives of the dark web, modified by 209!
It was an affliction—
Because Jiao Yin was forced to sleep that way, resulting in poor sleep quality.
Chronic poor sleep quality not only affected health but also lifespan and the ability to fight effectively.
The dark web had been desperately trying to find a way to change the frog-like sleeping posture for years.
Jiao Yin had found it.
As long as she was near Li Qianfan, she could sleep soundly like a normal person, achieving a level of sleep she had never dared to imagine.
However—
Jiao Yin looked at Li Qianfan, her pupils suddenly shrinking to the size of needles.
She wanted to lash out!!
But her most primal instinct told her it was best not to act rashly.
Since Li Qianfan dared to confront her directly, he must have been thoroughly prepared.
A full thirty seconds later.
Jiao Yin's wildly beating heart gradually returned to normal.
Her constricting pupils once again became "affectionately expressive."
Even.
Her previously stiff body slowly became alluring again, following Li Qianfan's continuously wandering left hand.
With a 70% certainty of handling Li Qianfan, Jiao Yin wanted to see what secrets he actually knew.
"It's not that I don't want to touch you. After all, you're a top-tier beauty. What normal man wouldn't be interested in you?
Li Qianfan's tone remained gentle. "It's not that I'm afraid. I've never refused an advantage that comes my way. I'm not touching you simply because I'm afraid you'll have a pregnancy reaction and cause me too much trouble. If you were to bear my child, the dark web would undoubtedly use the child as leverage. Most importantly, you would use this opportunity to make your child a strong contender for the third generation of the Dragon Ruins."
Jiao Yin kept looking at him.
She remained silent.
Her posture remained alluring.
But she slowly raised her left foot and gently placed it on his right shoulder.
"You must be surprised how I know that you might sleep like a frog at night."
Li Qianfan continued, "When I fought against dark web operatives before, you always attacked with frog-like leaps. If I'm not mistaken, that's the modified 209 of the dark web leaving a lingering effect on you. As for me, I am the host of the original 209, possessing the most acute intuition in this regard. One day, I suddenly wondered if you sleep like a frog at night."
Jiao Yin finally spoke, "Long before you went west to the Blackwater Forest, you stayed at the Flowing Water Pavilion once. Whether I was squatting or lying on my side at night, you must have noticed."
"Yes."
Li Qianfan moved the leg on his shoulder to his knee, idly stroking it. "I observed you carefully on the way to the Blackwater Forest as well. Your sleeping posture was no different from a normal person's. That's why I became curious. If you can perform frog-like leaps, why can't you sleep squatting like a frog?"
*Thud.*
Jiao Yin's soft boot landed on the floor.
Her bare feet were exquisite, like a work of art.
She said, "I took a bath at noon, so I'm very clean. My shoes and socks are also new, without any odor."
The men of the Li family had a penchant for appraising artworks.
And they found pleasure in it—
Li Qianfan continued to play with her feet, saying, "I also know that you are currently a 'big yellow flower'1. The Jiao Meibi who so deeply unforgettable to Du Yuanhang and others is actually in that world behind your study. That poor woman you've imprisoned for years is the biological mother of Bai Yujing and Bai Ziyan."
*Mmmhmm—*
Jiao Yin let out a lazy hum, and the artwork Li Qianfan was playing with instinctively recoiled.
Her reaction was as if she had already known Li Qianfan knew all of this.
There was no longer any shock, let alone panic.
She allowed Li Qianfan to play with her at will, letting him spill all the beans.
Once Li Qianfan had revealed all his cards, she would make the most advantageous move for herself.
The psychological resilience of the dark web's three chief executives was truly remarkable!
"Bai Ziyan and Bai Yujing both don't know that their mother is actually someone else."
Li Qianfan continued, "Bai Yujing's conscience has truly gone bad. The biggest reason I only cut off his hand today and didn't kill him is because his mother is too pitiful. In fact, Bai Yujing could be said to be her only hope of survival."
"Yes."
Jiao Yin nodded and asked, "Do you want to go to that grotto-heaven behind the study to meet that woman?"
Li Qianfan nodded. "Alright, let's go take a look."
He bent down, reached out, and scooped the soft jade and warm fragrance in his arms into an embrace, then stood up.
Jiao Yin naturally hooked her arms around Li Qianfan's neck.
Her flushed cheeks pressed against Li Qianfan's chest, and she closed her eyes slightly.
Looking at the two of them—
They appeared to be an extremely loving young couple!
Li Qianfan entered the study, carrying the soft jade and warm fragrance in his arms as if it were nothing.
With his right hand, he rotated the globe on the bookshelf.
As the globe turned, the bookshelf slowly opened a door.
*Sigh.*
Seeing him open the secret passage so "skillfully," Jiao Yin sighed softly.
She thought of someone.
Jing Ran—
The world's only hacker, Lai Wo Liu!
Wherever there was a network, nothing was a secret to Jing Ran!!
And the whole world knew that Jing Ran, who had once assisted Li Qianfan in his rampage at the Lan family's wedding, was his stepmother.
When Li Qianfan harbored doubts about Jiao Yin, it was incredibly simple for him to ask Jing Ran to remotely monitor the Flowing Water Pavilion and uncover all her secrets.
But Jiao Yin never dreamed.
The one secretly monitoring the Flowing Water Pavilion was not Jing Ran, but Bai Ziyan, whom she had always overlooked.
She was a viper hidden by her side all along!
Ready to strike at her with the most fatal blow at any moment!!
Li Qianfan certainly wouldn't tell Jiao Yin.
Even though they had revealed their hands to each other now.
Li Qianfan wouldn't be foolish enough to show all his trump cards.
Li Qianfan, carrying Jiao Yin, stepped down the stairs.
"Li Qianfan."
Jiao Yin couldn't help but ask again, "Aren't you afraid I'll lure you into the underground cave and take you down? Even if you've made ample preparations beforehand, I'm 70% sure I can take you down before Du Junlin and the others arrive."
Li Qianfan smiled. "Beauty, you are no match for me. Why should I be afraid?"
Jiao Yin narrowed her eyes slightly. "I'm not your match?"
"Yes, Jiao Yin, you are not my match."
Li Qianfan reached the last step, stood before the door, and looked down at her.
He asked, "Do you still remember when we were in the Japanese suicide forest? A man held you up and rammed you into a tree, causing you to spit blood?"
*Bang!*
Jiao Yin's heart once again beat uncontrollably.
Her pupils once again shrunk to the size of needles.
This was because the shock of Li Qianfan's words was no less than his question about whether she slept like a frog at night.
Similarly—
Her certainty of being able to handle Li Qianfan was the key reason Jiao Yin could maintain her alluring posture and calm demeanor after her identity was exposed!
It could be said that being able to handle Li Qianfan was Jiao Yin's last and most powerful card.
But when she couldn't resist and finally played this card, she encountered Li Qianfan's royal flush!
This situation—
Was akin to Su Nan Guanyin confidently going all-in against Li Qianfan with three kings, only to discover Li Qianfan had three aces and she lost everything.
"I could make you spit blood then, and I can now."
Li Qianfan looked down at Jiao Yin and smiled. "Respected Chief Executive. The reason I let you live in the suicide forest back then was that I felt you were far more useful alive than dead."
"You... what exactly do you want me to do?"
Jiao Yin's composure and calmness completely vanished with the encounter of the royal flush.
Her posture was no longer alluring.
This made Li Qianfan feel a touch of regret—
He truly enjoyed the sight of the Chief Executive, who thought she had the upper hand, trying to be seductive in front of him.
He lowered his head and took a bite.
*Hmph—*
Jiao Yin's body trembled violently, and she let out a pained groan.
Gradually.
The Chief Executive's elegant small body, obeying her irresistible instinct, became alluring once more.
Only then did Li Qianfan lift his head, smacking his lips with lingering amusement.
He asked, "Do you want to eliminate the dark web's five chief executives and avenge your subordinates who died unjustly in Sijiu? Do you want to become the chief executive of the dark web? Do you want me to help you rectify the deficiencies caused by your modification by the improved 209?""