Chapter 964: Chapter 964

"Not bad, not bad, I didn’t expect your room in the old-fashioned Su Family compound to be renovated , what a surprise."

Tang Ming stepped out of the bathroom, wearing a bathrobe, and praised while drying his hair.

"It’s rare to hear compliments coming from you; it’s really quite flattering."

Su Xiaoxi sat curled up on the sofa, wearing a white silk nightdress, looking awkwardly at Tang Ming.

Even though she had previously shared a room in a hotel with Tang Ming and slept on the same bed, this was her private room, where no other man had ever entered. Sharing a space with Tang Ming made her feel very tense.

"I’m just being honest, it’s your turn to take a bath now."

Tang Ming sat on the sofa, smiling as he reminded her.

"You... how are we sleeping tonight?"

Su Xiaoxi sat up straight, looking at Tang Ming uncertainly.

"How should we sleep? Of course, on the bed, it’s not like we haven’t done it before."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes at Su Xiaoxi and assured, "Relax, I won’t have any improper thoughts about you, and don’t think of taking advantage of me."

"Hey, that’s my bed, besides me, no one has slept there for years."

Su Xiaoxi immediately looked at Tang Ming with dissatisfaction: "You’re a grown man, sleeping in my bed , if people find out, I’ll lose my reputation."

"Reputation? Do you still have any reputation to speak of now?"

Tang Ming flipped his eyes and said speechlessly, "Seeing how the Su Family acts, they already think I’m your fiancé. They’ve probably already assumed we’ve slept together, and tonight, even if we’re in the same room but not the same bed, that won’t clear things up."

"I don’t care what people think; I only care about my own feelings. Either way, you can’t sleep in my bed unless..."

Su Xiaoxi blushed, feeling embarrassed to finish her sentence.

Tang Ming was intrigued.

"Unless you’re really my man."

Su Xiaoxi, biting her lip and gathering courage, looked at Tang Ming.

Tang Ming curled his lips, earnestly declaring, "I’m just your shield, doing this much for you has already exceeded what a shield should do. If not for the ninety-nine agreements binding me, I wouldn’t bother. Now you want me to truly be your man, serving you for life? I’m not that dumb."

"You, you’re too much."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxi felt a pang of heartache. Even if Tang Ming was just a shield, being willing to let him into her private room meant her feelings were quite obvious, yet Tang Ming seemed indifferent.

"What’s excessive? You can’t expect me to sleep on the sofa, can you?"

Tang Ming looked at Su Xiaoxi blankly, complaining, "At least I’m here to help you and work for the Su Family, and you have me sleep on the sofa, it’s you who’s excessive, isn’t it?"

"Damn it, then you sleep on the bed, and I’ll sleep on the sofa."

Su Xiaoxi couldn’t take it anymore and shouted, storming into the bathroom to bathe.

Su Xiaoxi intentionally left the bathroom door ajar; whether Tang Ming understood this or not was uncertain.

While bathing inside, Su Xiaoxi’s eyes occasionally glanced at the bathroom door, wondering if Tang Ming really had no interest in such a beauty like herself?

With a great body and looks, now even with the shower on and the door left open, he still has no interest in peeping?

Even after finishing her bath, she saw no sign of Tang Ming, leaving Su Xiaoxi quite frustrated.

After freshening up, she came out with a sour face, only to find Tang Ming already asleep on the sofa, using pillows and blankets from the bedroom.

"That scoundrel actually fell asleep."

Looking at the sleeping Tang Ming, Su Xiaoxi felt like kicking him awake. How could he just sleep in such a moment? He deserves to be single forever.

But on second thought, it seemed unlikely Tang Ming would be single forever, with Lin Xue, Liu Mengting, Li Xiaoli, Xia Wei’er, and a whole group of beauties around him.

In this situation, it seems her allure isn’t that great after all.

Su Xiaoxi walked into the bedroom with a look of resignation, tossed and turned on the bed. Anyway, Tang Ming had relinquished the bed to her, seeming not as bad as he would say.

The next morning, Tang Ming was woken up by Su Xiaoxi, who was already dressed.

"Why are you up so early?"

Tang Ming looked at Su Xiaoxi blankly, feeling puzzled. He had already given up the bed, so why was she still showing such a sour face?

"Today is the martial arts competition registration day; besides signing up, you also need to meet competitors from other families, so you naturally need to get up early."

Su Xiaoxi looked at Tang Ming expressionlessly, speaking in a peculiar tone, "Didn’t you say you wouldn’t sleep on the sofa? So why did you sleep there last night?"

Tang Ming yawned, unhappily looking at Su Xiaoxi, "Do you think I wanted to sleep there? Your bed’s not as clean as a hotel’s, with a weird fragrance that kept me awake, so I slept on the sofa."

Hearing this, Su Xiaoxi was trembling with anger. Her bed had only been used by herself, naturally retaining her scent over the years. But now, in Tang Ming’s mouth, it became a loathsome strange smell, infuriating.

"Why still swearing? I’m getting up."

Tang Ming stretched lazily, then got up to wash up.

After breakfast, Su Tianyu took Tang Ming onto a military-green Jeep, heading towards the suburbs.

"Uncle Su, where are we headed now?"

Tang Ming, sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at Su Tianyu in confusion, "Are we going straight to the competition venue?"

"Not exactly, I’m taking you to the Ming Group headquarters to register."

Su Tianyu responded with a smile.

"Ming Group headquarters?"

Tang Ming hesitated, bewilderedly asking, "Why are we going to Ming Group headquarters?"

"Because Ming Group is the organizer of the martial arts competition."

Su Tianyu’s face turned serious as he explained, "Actually, the competition is jointly hosted by Ming Group and Dark Group. Unfortunately, in recent years, Dark Group has weakened, without substantial power, so in the competition, they only play a supporting role."

"Ming Group is the organizer? What authority do they have?"

Tang Ming’s expression turned serious. If Ming Group were the organizer, wouldn’t it be easy for them to scheme?

"Ming Group is the actual organizer, setting the competition rules, arranging the competition process, and constructing the event venues. All these matters are under Ming Group’s control."

Su Tianyu sighed, helplessly smiling bitterly, "This is also why Ming Group factions have been winning for over ten years. It’s unfair."

"Damn, the Dark Group guys are just useless."

Hearing this, Tang Ming couldn’t help but complain.