"Teacher Li!" Chen Jincheng was a bit surprised to see who was at his door.

He had already politely turned the teacher down on WeChat, so he never expected her to show up at his door, a bottle of red wine in hand.

More importantly, she had clearly made an effort to dress up tonight. Her makeup made her look much younger, and the simple outfit—a white miniskirt and a light white jacket—perfectly accentuated her figure.

It wasn’t exactly normal for a dignified, beautiful teacher to show up at a hotel where a man was staying.

But she was already at his door; he couldn’t just leave her standing outside. There was just one awkward problem: he was only wearing a bath towel, with nothing on underneath.

When the door opened and Li Suwan saw Chen Jincheng wearing nothing but a bath towel, her breath hitched.

But she also noticed that Chen Tongxue was surprisingly muscular.

’His body is this good?’

Li Suwan stepped inside and scanned the room. Seeing that he was alone, she relaxed and shook the bottle of red wine in her hand. "Chen Tongxue, I brought wine. You don’t mind sharing a drink, do you?"

Chen Jincheng glanced down at his own awkward state, then back at the beautiful teacher before him, and a look of understanding dawned on his face.

He smiled. "Since Teacher Li already brought the wine, it would be rude of me to say I mind, wouldn’t it? I’m just worried your husband might mind. It wouldn’t be good to have a misunderstanding."

Hearing this, Li Suwan blurted out, "You don’t have to worry, Chen Tongxue. I’m divorced."

"Is that so," Chen Jincheng said with a wry smile.

He hadn’t earned the title of "the internet’s number one scumbag" for nothing; he was pretty sure he knew what she was after.

He just didn’t understand why she was going this far. After all, he had already chosen her for the *Divination Dance*.

’Or maybe she wants to join Second-Life Star and become a Miss Cheng?’

That, he could understand.

After all, faced with the temptations of fame and fortune, most people would seize any chance to climb the ladder.

But understanding was one thing; he had a problem right in front of him. He already had plans with Xiaoju for the night.

Li Suwan noticed Chen Jincheng’s scrutinizing gaze and knew he must have seen right through her. Her heart hammered with nerves, but she forced herself to remain composed. "Chen Tongxue, do you have any glasses?"

Chen Jincheng smiled and nodded. He walked over to the coffee table and picked up two glass tumblers.

’They weren’t proper wine glasses, but then again, the beautiful teacher wasn’t really here to drink wine, was she?’

Li Suwan had already opened the bottle. She took the tumblers he offered, poured red wine into both, and handed one to Chen Jincheng. "Chen Tongxue, thank you so much for choosing me for the *Divination Dance*. I’d like to propose a toast to you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she downed her glass in one go, drinking a little too hastily.

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng politely took a sip from his own glass.

He could tell the beautiful teacher was nervous; otherwise, she wouldn’t have chugged her wine like that.

She wasn’t drinking the wine so much as using it for liquid courage.

’Interesting.’

’Watching a dignified teacher act like this really is a special kind of thrill.’

He took another small sip of wine, his gaze on Li Suwan growing more brazen.

Her outfit tonight really brought out her mature charm. It highlighted her great figure, making her curves look soft and full. Paired with her gentle, beautiful face, she was exactly the type of woman certain men couldn’t resist.

Li Suwan felt the sudden shift in Chen Tongxue’s gaze. Nervously, she grabbed the wine bottle and poured herself another glass. "Chen Tongxue, another toast to you!"

With that, she downed the second glass.

Red wine might not be the strongest, but chugging two glasses in a row like that still had a kick.

Chen Jincheng watched her pretty face begin to flush. "Teacher, drinking wine like that is bad for your stomach."

"..." Li Suwan knew that, of course. She could feel her face burning. Her alcohol tolerance wasn’t very good, but she had no idea what she was supposed to do next.

’She had offered herself up, but what now?’

Chen Jincheng could see her predicament, but he was in no hurry to make a move. He actually found her awkwardness rather amusing.

Li Suwan could only pour herself another glass. "Chen Tongxue, one more toast."

After she downed that glass, her eyes began to glisten.

The wine gave her courage. She finally worked up the nerve to speak. "Chen Tongxue, Director He must have already contacted you on behalf of his niece, asking you to replace me. That’s why you made an excuse about being busy tonight when I messaged you on WeChat, isn’t it?"

"???" Chen Jincheng was taken aback for a second.

’So that’s why the beautiful teacher showed up at his door. She thought Director He was trying to get his niece to replace her, and she was so desperate not to lose the opportunity that she felt forced to do this?’

But the thing was, Director He hadn’t contacted him at all.

In other words, the teacher had gotten bad information.

Now that Chen Jincheng understood the situation, he certainly wasn’t going to tell her the truth. Instead, he soothed her, "Teacher Li, I have no intention of replacing you. Even if Director He did contact me, it would be useless. My *Divination Dance* is yours and yours alone."

That part, at least, was true. He didn’t want to tarnish his own brand, and for a project like this, he had to cast the most suitable person.