53: Liu Yan fell for it

"Liu Yan, oh Liu Yan, you're a married woman! What are you thinking about? Get a hold of yourself!"

The restraints of morality and the stirrings in her heart pulled at her fiercely, making her suffer intensely.

After finishing washing up, Wang Chen carried her back to the bed and took out the medicinal wine that had just been delivered.

"Stretch your foot over. I'll massage it again for you; it'll heal faster."

"N-no, it's not necessary, Mr. Wang! Really, it's not!" Liu Yan was so frightened she tried to pull her foot back. This was just too embarrassing!

"You can't leave this foot without applying the medicine." Wang Chen's tone brooked no refusal. He gently grasped her slender ankle, poured on the medicinal wine, and once again employed his master-level massage technique.

Liu Yan felt a surge of warmth spread from her ankle throughout her entire body. The electric-like sensation made her unable to suppress a soft moan, after which she immediately bit her lip hard, terrified of making any strange sounds.

Just then, her phone on the bedside table rang. The screen displayed the words "Mr. Cai."

Liu Yan's face instantly turned somewhat pale. She hesitated for a moment but still hung up the call.

"Why didn't you answer? Trouble?" Wang Chen stopped massaging and asked casually.

Liu Yan avoided his gaze, stammering, unwilling to speak: "N-no, nothing, Mr. Wang. It's just a telemarketer."

"A telemarketer scared you like that?" Wang Chen glanced at her, seemingly seeing through her pretense. "Tell me, what's going on."

Exposed by Wang Chen, the last of Liu Yan's psychological defenses crumbled.

She lowered her head, her hands tightly clutching the bedsheet. The grievances she had been holding inside seemed to have finally found someone to confide in.

"Because the company has been short on funds for the past two years, the management has been putting pressure on us, demanding we sell Villas No. 6 and No. 8 as quickly as possible."

"A rich second-generation named Cai previously came to have me show him Villa No. 6. But... he said he would buy it outright in full payment, but only if I agreed to be his woman. I refused, and he's been pestering me ever since, even causing trouble at the Property Management Office every now and then! Because of this, my performance bonus for this quarter has been completely deducted."

She paused, her voice filled with humiliation and trembling. "He also approached my husband privately. At first, my husband absolutely refused, but that Cai guy used threats and inducements, saying he'd make him lose his job if he didn't agree, but would give him a million if he did."

"What disgusts me the most is that my husband, he, he actually agreed! He's helping an outsider pressure me!"

At this point, Liu Yan's tears finally couldn't be held back and rolled down. The pressure from work, the harassment from the client, the betrayal by her husband—all her grievances erupted completely at this moment.

After listening, Wang Chen's eyes turned completely cold. He stopped massaging, took a tissue, and wiped his hands.

"Villa No. 6, right? Alright, I'll help you resolve this."

Liu Yan was stunned. Through tear-filled eyes, she looked at him: "You'll help me resolve it?"

Wang Chen took out his phone, directly dialed the Yujingwan Villa District Property Management Office, and put it on speakerphone.

"This is Wang Chen, the owner of Villa No. 8. That's right, I'm buying Villa No. 6, full payment. Send your company's payment account number to my phone; I'll transfer the money now. I'll come sign the contract this afternoon. Credit the commission to Manager Liu Yan."

He spoke very quickly, giving the other party no time to react. After hanging up, he immediately logged into his mobile banking app, entered the account number sent by the property management, and, right in front of Liu Yan, completed the transfer without hesitation.

"Perfect timing. I'll buy it for my parents to retire in. It'll be easier to take care of them if they're closer." Wang Chen put down his phone and smiled at Liu Yan, who was now completely petrified. "Now that Cai guy, and your bastard husband, have no reason to harass you anymore, right?"

Liu Yan stared blankly at Wang Chen, her mind a complete blank.

He just... bought it?

A fifty-million villa? Just to help her solve a problem? And he bought it outright, full payment, so casually?

Immense shock and gratitude instantly shattered all her remaining psychological defenses.

Morality? Restraint? Status?

At this moment, they all seemed so pale and powerless.

Tears streamed from her eyes without warning—not from grievance, but from an overwhelming sense of happiness at being cherished and protected, an emotion she couldn't control.

"Mr. Wang! Thank you! Really, thank you!" she choked out, almost unable to form a complete sentence.

The next moment, driven by intense emotion and summoning courage from who-knows-where, ignoring the pain in her ankle, she suddenly lunged forward, opened her arms, and tightly hugged Wang Chen!

"Thank you! Wang Chen!" She buried her face deep into the crook of his neck. Her tears quickly dampened his collar as her voice trembled, "I... I don't even know how to repay you!"

The sudden embrace of a warm, fragrant, soft body, the full curves of a mature woman pressed tightly against him, made Wang Chen's body stiffen slightly. He could clearly feel the softness and trembling of Liu Yan's body, and the long-suppressed emotions finally being released.

He was no saint immune to temptation, especially when the other party was a mature beauty with both looks and figure, currently filled with vulnerability and dependence.

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out, gently returning her embrace, soothingly patting her back. With his other hand, he tenderly wiped the tears from her face and said softly, "It's alright now. It's all over."

Liu Yan looked up, her tear-blurred eyes gazing at the handsome face so close to hers. Her gaze no longer evaded his; instead, it held a dazed, moved quality. She gently closed her eyes!

Everything fell into place naturally!

... Liu Yan lay lazily against Wang Chen's chest, her face still bearing tear stains, making her appear even more radiant and captivating.

Wang Chen, however, was quite composed. Stroking Liu Yan's smooth shoulder, he suddenly asked, "What's your bank card number?"

Liu Yan was somewhat bewildered but still instinctively recited a string of numbers.

Wang Chen took out his phone and tapped a few times.

A dozen seconds later.

Liu Yan's phone chimed with a message notification. She picked it up and looked. Seeing the deposit record for 10 million, her hand shook, nearly dropping the phone onto the bed.

"Mr. Wang! Th-this, I can't accept this!" she hurriedly refused. "I, I'm with you... not for your money!"

"I know." Wang Chen cut her off. "Take it if I'm giving it to you. Stay with me peacefully from now on; I won't treat you badly. As for that husband of yours, if needed, I can help you deal with him."

His words were calm but carried a powerful confidence.

Looking at him, the last trace of hesitation and guilt in Liu Yan's heart quietly dissipated before that intoxicating tenderness. She nodded vigorously, buried her face back into his chest, and responded softly, "Mmm."

[Ding! Target character Liu Yan's intimacy +15. Current intimacy: 90!]

Hearing the System prompt, Wang Chen then remembered that since the System upgrade until now, he hadn't checked how many godly tycoon points he had.

With a thought, he summoned the System Panel and looked directly at the godly tycoon points column.

310!

Enough! Finally qualified to browse the mall!

With an excited heart, he used his mind to click on that long-awaited Godly Tycoon Mall icon.

"Let me see what kind of good stuff you've got in this mall! Don't let me down now!"