Chapter 019: Wrong

Ever since Wang Bo acquired his superhuman steel body, he needed only to absorb sunlight each day to grow stronger, and his physical development intensified with each passing day.

Even though Wang Bo didn't like to exercise, his body still developed in a perfect direction.

This perfection gave a first impression of harmony, completely unlike the exaggerated bulging muscles of a bodybuilder, yet it conveyed a sense of sharp, angular definition.

Every muscle swelled to just the right degree, exuding not only coordination but also a sense of power.

A body of golden proportions, more stunning than the Vitruvian Man sketch, delivering a visually impactful force.

It is no exaggeration to say that, except for the blind, even a child seeing Wang Bo's body would recognize that this physique contains immense strength.

The first time Tang Xin saw Wang Bo's body, aside from shyness, she felt more shock.

She was utterly stunned by Wang Bo's body, which radiated vitality and the beauty of strength. This incomparable impact was something she had never seen in any other man.

But then, out of feminine reserve, she still blushed and turned her head away.

Wang Bo did not mind Tang Xin's attitude; after all, the reason he stood before her was entirely intentional—to test whether this woman was being coerced or was complicit.

Wang Bo stepped out of the bath, sat on its edge, and turned his back to Tang Xin.

"Give me a back rub."

Tang Xin stammered an acknowledgment, took the scrub towel, walked up to Wang Bo, and began scrubbing his back.

Wang Bo narrowed his eyes in enjoyment; Tang Xin was clearly not a professional, her strength alternating between strong and weak, but she was putting in great effort.

"Miss Tangxin, are you Old Man Tang's daughter?" Wang Bo asked tentatively.

Tang Xin nodded and said, "That's right."

"But looking at the two of you, you don't really resemble each other. You're so beautiful, but Uncle Tang looks quite ordinary."

Tang Xin said awkwardly, 'Actually, I take after my mother more.'

"Is that so?" Wang Bo said. "Then Miss Tang's mother must be a great beauty as well."

"That's right, my mother is indeed very beautiful."

"By the way, why haven't I seen Miss Tang's mother today?"

Tang Xin's face darkened, and she said, "Actually, my mother passed away when I was very young."

Wang Bo couldn't help saying, "I'm sorry for bringing up your painful memories."

"It's okay." Tang Xin said while vigorously wiping Wang Bo's back. "Although my mother left very early, my father was very good to me, so I'm not unhappy."

Wang Bo let out an 'oh,' inwardly clicking his tongue — this woman was watertight.

No, let me probe further.

Wang Bo suddenly asked, "Miss Tang, what do you think of me?"

Tang Xin hadn't expected Wang Bo to suddenly ask this. "Very... very good."

"So, Miss Tang has a rather favorable impression of me."

Tang Xin couldn't help but let out an 'mm.'

Wang Bo said, "Actually, I have a very good impression of Miss Tang too."

Tang Xin murmured a thank you.

Wang Bo continued, “Miss Tang is not only beautiful, but also the first woman who has ever been willing to scrub my back. To be honest, I’ve fallen a bit in love with her at first sight.”

Tang Xin let out a low gasp and said, "Wouldn't this be too fast?"

"Fast? I don't think it's fast at all." Wang Bo suddenly turned around and hugged Tang Xin tightly. "Some people are like this: even though it's the first time they meet, they like each other immensely; while others, even though it's the first time they meet, they dislike each other intensely."

"Is... is that so?" Tang Xin's voice grew increasingly faint.

Wang Bo had originally thought that the other party would resist, after all, his behavior could be considered as being presumptuous with a beauty.

However, he was wrong.

Tang Xin didn't struggle at all. From her posture, this woman didn't seem to be coerced or threatened at all. Could it be that he had guessed correctly—that she was in cahoots with Old Man Tang for money?

If that were really the case, the name Tang Xin might also be fake.

Wang Bo sneered inwardly. Since she had come to him of her own accord, he was no monk who ate vegetarian and chanted Buddhist scriptures—he would make sure she ended up losing more than she gained.

Wang Bo said, “People usually call the first kind predestined affinity and the second kind predestined enmity. I think Miss Tang and I belong to the first kind—perhaps we shared an unimaginable bond in our past lives.”

"Is... is that so?" Tang Xin's voice continued to drift.

Wang Bo unhesitatingly performed sorcery, hypnotizing Tang Xin, and asked, "Tell me, who are you."

“I am Tang Xin.”

Wang Bo was taken aback, not expecting that Tang Xin was actually her real name.

He continued to ask, "What is your relationship with the man downstairs?"

"He is my father."

Wang Bo's body involuntarily stiffened. Generally speaking, people he had hypnotized would basically tell the truth, unless the person had not been hypnotized by him.

But Tang Xin was undoubtedly an ordinary person, completely unable to resist Wang Bo's sorcery. In other words, she really was Old Man Tang's daughter after all.

Old Tang actually sold his own daughter—this man is simply a beast.

Wang Bo suppressed the shock in his heart and continued to ask, "You came to me willingly—what exactly are you after?"

Tang Xin murmured, "Father wants to form a powerful alliance with the Ma family, so he hopes that you and I will marry."

The Ma family?

Where did this Ma family come from all of a sudden?

Wang Bo hurriedly asked, "Who do you think I am?"

"You are Ma You, son of Ma Shibo." Tang Xin said slowly.

Ma You, the Ma family, Uncle Ma Shibo?

Wang Bo seemed to understand something: he bore a striking resemblance to a man named Ma You, so Old Man Tang had mistaken him for this Ma You.

And Old Tang wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Ma family, so he had his daughter deliberately seduce Ma You, thus making the rice cooked—the two families joining forces, strength upon strength.

In a sense, this was nothing unusual; many families liked to do this, and even in ancient times, some emperors would marry off their princesses to appease minority ethnic groups.

Emperor Wu of Han did this, and even Emperor Taizong of Tang did the same.

So, in the eyes of these great families, daughters are meant for marriage alliances. No wonder Uncle Tang pushed his own daughter onto Ma You—so that was his plan.