This fire came too quickly.

So quickly that it caught everyone off guard.

It was the middle of the night, and Liu Zixuan was not in his room. The remaining beauties hardly ever dealt with fire, so how did this happen!

So, Liu Zixuan vaguely guessed some other thoughts.

What confirmed his suspicions was the smell of gasoline he detected.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Liu Ruyan came over, sat next to him, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Don't you find it strange?" Liu Zixuan asked.

Liu Ruyan thought for a moment, then asked with a half-smile, "It is quite strange. Why weren't you in your room in the middle of the night? Were you out looking for other women?"

Liu Zixuan rolled his eyes helplessly, "I'm not talking about me being in or out of the room, but why the fire started."

"It's dry and windy, it's not unusual for a fire to start. But it was sudden." As Liu Ruyan mentioned this, she also frowned, then turned her head to look at Liu Zixuan, "You don't think it was deliberate, do you?"

Liu Zixuan snapped his fingers and pulled Liu Ruyan towards the entrance of the house, smiling as he said, "See if you can smell anything."

"The smell of something burnt..."

Liu Ruyan squatted down and sniffed again, her eyes flashing as she shouted, "It's gasoline!"

"That's right! How could there be gasoline here? If this wasn't deliberate, what else could it be?" Liu Zixuan asked.

Liu Ruyan suddenly felt a chill, her whole body shivering with goosebumps.

"If this was intentional, then they wanted to..."

"Exactly, to kill me!" Liu Zixuan said with a bitter smile. What had he done to deserve such attention, for someone to come out at night and set a fire!

However, the person seriously underestimated Liu Zixuan's intelligence, forgetting that he was a National Doctor with a keen nose.

Moreover, Liu Zixuan's luck was absolutely extraordinary. If he hadn't been at Hu Lijing's place today, he might have been burned to a crisp.

Liu Ruyan furrowed her brows tightly and murmured, "But who could it be?"

"It's easy to guess. I only have one opponent in this Senno City," Liu Zixuan shrugged. Many things were obvious without saying.

"Are you saying it's Hao Shuai? He shouldn't be so low as to do that."

Seeing Liu Ruyan's disbelief, Liu Zixuan smiled, "We'll know by tomorrow if it was him."

Liu Ruyan sighed, "If it is him, I'll never forgive him for the rest of my life!"

"But that's for later. Right now, the immediate problem is, where do I sleep tonight?" Liu Zixuan pointed to the house, "My room has been burnt, and there's no other place to stay at the moment."

"Look... the weather is pretty warm, sleeping in the yard might be quite cool."

Liu Ruyan said this as she walked towards her room, making a face at Liu Zixuan at the door, "I'm going to bed first."

"You little vixen, trying to escape huh." Liu Zixuan smirked, but he didn't rush to Liu Ruyan's room.

Instead, he walked outside.

Such a big fire, with all the beautiful female villagers up to put it out, he didn't believe the arsonist wouldn't come to watch the commotion.

So, he decided to try his luck.

Not long after leaving Lian Sister's house, he saw a figure hiding quietly to the side.

Leaning against the wall, Liu Zixuan lit a cigarette and shouted, "Hao Shuai, if you're a man, come out and admit setting the fire instead of hiding!"

Sure enough, the figure slowly emerged from concealment, and under the moonlight, Hao Shuai's face came into view.

"I wasn't hiding, nor did I think of not admitting it."

Hao Shuai approached Liu Zixuan, "I have to say, your luck is astonishing to have survived this!"

"Tsk tsk, is this what they call a cornered dog jumping over a wall?" Liu Zixuan took a couple of puffs from his cigarette, humorously asking, "You're in such a rush to see me dead."

"I can't be at peace if you're alive."

Since Liu Zixuan had seen through him, Hao Shuai dispensed with the pretense and said, "Let's be direct, neither of us can remain by Liu Ruyan's side."

Liu Zixuan shrugged and taunted, "Then you should be the one to die. Anyway, you'll never kill me, so why don't you find a quiet place to off yourself, and if I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll bury you."

Hearing Liu Zixuan's words, Hao Shuai's face turned grim, "It should be you who dies. Liu Zixuan, I said our rivalry is just beginning. Soon, I'll make you submit!"

"Alright then. I'll be waiting."

Liu Zixuan squinted at Hao Shuai, his eyes revealing a chilling intensity, his entire aura shifting, causing an intimidating shiver.

Glaring at Hao Shuai, he said word by word, "For this fire today, I'll repay you tenfold!"

"I'm not afraid of threats." Hao Shuai finished, preparing to leave. A series of plans already well-conceived in his mind.

If Liu Zixuan had died in today's fire, it would have been convenient, but since he survived, it served as a warning!

Watching him leave, Liu Zixuan shouted, "Still, I should really thank you for today's fire!"

"Thank me?" Hao Shuai frowned and laughed mockingly, "Thank me for leaving you without a place to stay tonight?"

"No, no, no, you got it wrong."

Liu Zixuan shook his head, "Because you burned down my room, I now have a legitimate reason to share a bed with Liu Ruyan, oh my, my beautiful village chief wife, tonight we get to share a bed together!"

As he finished, Liu Zixuan headed back triumphantly towards Lian Sister's house, as Hao Shuai's expression grew increasingly dour.

That's called failing to catch the chicken and losing the rice.

That's exactly what Hao Shuai's actions tonight amount to.

He thought a simple fire could warn or kill Liu Zixuan but instead unwittingly granted him the opportunity to sleep in the same room as Liu Ruyan!

Clenching his teeth in anger, he exclaimed, "Trying to provoke me? Impossible! Liu Ruyan wouldn't agree to share the same room with you!"

...

Returning to Lian Sister's house, Liu Zixuan wasn't unhappy. Instead, he was quite elated, genuinely grateful for this fire.

Isn't there an old saying!

Lose a room, gain a night of ecstasy.

Unexpectedly, Hao Shuai's blunder with the fire provided Liu Zixuan the chance to step into Liu Ruyan's boudoir.

Tiptoeing to Liu Ruyan's door, Liu Zixuan gently pushed it open.

Creak...

Just as he suspected, Liu Ruyan wouldn't let him sleep on the street and had left the door unlocked. So tonight... might he share a bed with the beautiful village chief?

ps: I originally planned to continue with three updates a day, but the company boss is visiting these days, causing the whole company some tension. For the sake of my job, Ye Zi doesn't dare sneak some writing time, so we'll stick with two updates for now. I'll write more as soon as there's time, rest assured the explosion in content won't be lacking. Just bear with this transition for a few days... hope you understand!

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