Chapter 384: No Protection Last Night

The curtains were drawn tight, but sunlight still filtered through, illuminating the wide bed.

Chen Erbao opened his eyes and turned his head to the side, gazing at Bai Xiaoqing's exquisite, flawless face. Bathed in a soft halo of sunlight, she looked even more adorable.

He tilted his head and planted a kiss on Bai Xiaoqing's cheek. She mumbled something in her sleep and turned over, but didn't wake.

Chen Erbao chuckled. He carefully disentangled himself from Bai Xiaoqing's limbs, then got out of bed and walked naked into the living room.

The bright living room was a complete mess—the aftermath of their battle from the night before.

Chen Erbao opened a window to let in some fresh air. He then stood in the middle of the living room and began to circulate his energy and regulate his breathing.

After a night of dual cultivation, Chen Erbao's Cultivation had advanced once more. His Spiritual Power was more abundant than ever, and he had reached the Peak of Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

However, breaking through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer would be quite a challenge.

He spread his feet slightly, his arms sliding slowly into a simple, ancient-looking stance.

An indescribable rhythm emanated from his body, and Chen Erbao himself seemed to become otherworldly.

Time passed slowly. Around eight-thirty, Chen Erbao finished his morning practice, turned, and walked into the bedroom to shower and change.

Bai Xiaoqing was already awake, but when she saw Chen Erbao enter, she decided to feign sleep and stayed snuggled under the covers.

Chen Erbao smiled but didn't call her out on it. He walked into the bathroom, turned on the showerhead, and began to rinse off.

He was finished in just a few minutes. After changing into a clean set of clothes, Chen Erbao strolled out of the bathroom. Seeing that Bai Xiaoqing was still lazing about under the covers, he walked over and gave her blanket-covered bottom a smack.

SMACK!

Bai Xiaoqing's body jolted. She quickly opened her eyes, her face blushing as she looked at him shyly.

"Don't mess around!"

She was afraid Chen Erbao would pull her into another "workout session" so early in the morning.

Last night's battle had been fierce. Now, her whole body felt sore and her legs were weak. All she wanted was to lie in bed and rest.

Chen Erbao gave her a gentle look and pinched her rosy cheek.

"Get up, sleepyhead. We have to meet the manager today, so don't be late! If you don't get up soon, I'm taking my clothes off!"

Bai Xiaoqing wanted to keep lazing in bed, but hearing Chen Erbao's last sentence, she shot up in a panic, signaling that she was getting up immediately.

As she sat up, the blanket slid naturally from her shoulders. Half of the soft mounds on her chest were exposed, and even their crimson tips were faintly visible.

Men are always full of vigor in the morning, and Chen Erbao was no exception. Seeing this, he found himself unable to look away as his lower body began to react.

Feeling his scorching gaze, Bai Xiaoqing hastily pulled the blanket back up to cover herself. Blushing, she said shyly,

"You go out first!"

"It's not like I haven't seen it before…"

Chen Erbao sighed in resignation. If they weren't pressed for time, he wouldn't have minded a much more intense morning workout session!

He turned, left the room, and closed the door behind him. Chen Erbao then called the front desk and asked them to send up two orders of breakfast.

While he waited, Chen Erbao took out his phone and logged into his company's administrative backend to check the sales figures from the last few days.

The masks were as popular as ever. Every day, as soon as new stock was listed, it would be sold out in an instant.

The Dream Fantasia mud mask wasn't available for online purchase yet because the output from the single factory in Hongyuan City couldn't even meet local demand, let alone supply the entire country.

However, even though fans outside the city hadn't used it, word of mouth from the locals had already made most people aware of this miraculous mask.

Many people had even left comments on the company's web platform, asking when online sales would begin.

Bai Xiaoqing had specifically set up an online division to manage digital marketing and promotions.

As soon as the ten new factories began operations, the product would immediately be listed for sale online.

If all eleven factories sold out their entire daily output, Chen Erbao estimated the daily profit could be in the tens of millions.

It was an insane profit margin, faster than printing money!

Aside from focusing on company matters, Chen Erbao also took some time to reply to messages from the various women in his life back home.

Women like Fang Yun and Lin Zhiqing knew what he was doing on this trip, so aside from their daily greetings, they just asked when he was coming back.

Zhang Yiyi, however, didn't know his travel plans and sent him voice messages every day to check in.

"Er Bao~ When are you coming back…? The security company is doing really well lately. A lot of the guards are ready for active duty. Zhao Hai sent them to Mianyang City and Sanjiang City; I heard that was your request… My dad also contacted a few hundred more retired soldiers recently, and they'll be here soon…"

Zhang Yiyi chattered on and on, covering everything from the company's progress to the little things in her daily life.

Chen Erbao didn't find it annoying at all. A smile graced his lips as he listened to the sweet voice coming from his phone.

In addition to the women in Hongyuan City, Lin Rui from Binhai also messaged him every day.

Lin Rui was the youngest of the girls in Chen Erbao's life. Innocent and vivacious, the messages she sent him daily were far more detailed, filled with interesting things she'd seen at school that she wanted to share with him right away.

Then there were a few other messages, their content very simple.

"Where are you?"

"I've broken through to Grandmaster."

"I'm waiting for you at the Antique Street…"

The messages were from Xia Qingxue.

They were incredibly concise, which suited her personality perfectly—cool, detached, and unhurried.

But between the lines, her concern and longing were clear.

Of course, Chen Erbao had no intention of ignoring her. He carefully composed a message and sent it back:

"I'll be going to Binhai soon. I'll contact you when I get there."

...

After he'd been busy on his phone for a while, there was a knock at the suite's door. Chen Erbao opened it to find a hotel staff member with their breakfast.

He brought the food inside, then returned to the bedroom and knocked on the frosted glass of the bathroom door. "Breakfast is here! Hurry and come out to eat!"

"I'll be right out!"

Bai Xiaoqing's voice called back from the bathroom, sounding a little tense. He couldn't tell what she was up to.

Chen Erbao didn't give it much thought. He returned to the sofa and started eating.

A moment later, Bai Xiaoqing emerged.

She wore a simple white sweater that hugged her graceful figure, its fabric stretched taut over her impressive bust. Below, a pair of jeans clung to her rounded bottom, making it look quite spectacular.

She walked over to Chen Erbao, sat down beside him, and began to eat, taking small bites.

Chen Erbao looked at her fair, makeup-free face and felt that something was off.

"What's wrong?"

Bai Xiaoqing stopped eating. She looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated, before finally asking worriedly,

"Last night… we weren't careful. What if I get pregnant?"

"Then we'll have the baby, of course," Chen Erbao said nonchalantly, taking a bite of a steamed bun.

Bai Xiaoqing froze for a moment, then put down her food, flustered.

"N-no! We can't!"

"Why not?"