Lu Zhe looked up at her, and the girl had an innocent and pure expression on her face. "No, I don't want to."
That little troublemaker was deliberately teasing him.
Even though the boy said he didn't want to, Su Ci insisted, "Then I want to rest, and you should keep me company."
Su Ci took off her fluffy slippers and directly burrowed into the quilt. She urged Lu Zhe, "Come up here."
Lu Zhe didn't respond, but he had to go along with her.
The girl's bed was completely different from his. It was very soft, and when he lay down, it felt like sinking into a pile of cotton.
The pale pink quilt was filled with a faint scent of a young girl, which Lu Zhe knew was Su Ci's natural fragrance.
As soon as he lay down, Su Ci's body moved closer to him.
She nestled into his embrace, and at the foot of the bed, her two little feet, restless, were placed between Lu Zhe's legs. Adjusting to the most comfortable position, Su Ci finally settled down and closed her eyes.
She was really resting.
Su Ci considered herself not bold enough in matters of the heart, especially since her parents were at home. She was just teasing Lu Zhe a bit and didn't dare to go too far.
Seeing the girl quietly closing her eyes, Lu Zhe smiled and also closed his eyes. Although his alcohol tolerance had improved a lot compared to before, he still felt a bit tipsy.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
Lu Zhe opened his eyes and met Su Ci's watery gaze. "I'll go open the door."
Standing outside the door was a servant. "Young Master Lu, Madam has instructed the kitchen to prepare some hangover soup for you. I've brought it here for you."
"Thank you." Lu Zhe took the tray.
After closing the door, the girl on the bed had already sat up.
Her long, soft, jet-black hair gently fell down her back, her fair face like jade, and her big eyes were glistening. The little teardrop mole under her eye added a touch of cuteness. At the moment, the girl looked very well-behaved.
Lu Zhe's heart softened. "I'll finish the hangover soup first."
Su Ci nodded, and her two legs, restless under the quilt, rubbed against each other a few times. Her snow-white face showed a faint blush.
She watched as Lu Zhe picked up the bowl and drank it in big gulps. As he swallowed, his Adam's apple moved up and down.
Su Ci remembered the comments from netizens about Lu Zhe's photos. Many people expressed their desire to kiss his Adam's apple.
Hmph, the netizens could only fantasize, but she could act on it.
After finishing the hangover soup, Lu Zhe lay back down on the bed.
The girl moved closer, softly resting her head on his chest.
Lu Zhe thought she would go to sleep like this, but instead, her little head moved closer to his neck. Her soft hair rubbed against his chin, tickling him.
"Didn't you say you wanted to rest?" Lu Zhe's hand rested on her waist. "Stop moving around."
Su Ci didn't respond.
The boy's Adam's apple was prominent, and Su Ci first extended her hand, gently touching it with her fingertips.
A slight itch spread from his neck, and Lu Zhe's eyes darkened. He knew the girl would be restless.
Lu Zhe closed his eyes to rest, not paying attention to her, thinking she would calm down on her own.
Her fingertips lightly touched the boy's prominent Adam's apple, and Su Ci watched as it moved up and down slightly. Her eyes lit up.
A sudden surge of pleasure made Lu Zhe suddenly open his eyes. "Tuan Tuan!"
Su Ci let go of her little mouth, her eyes curved with a smile. "Here I am."
Seeing the faint teeth marks on Lu Zhe's Adam's apple, Su Ci felt a little proud. "Did I hurt you?"
A shiver ran down his spine, and Lu Zhe closed his eyes. He pulled her down and held her in his arms, his voice deep. "Go to sleep!"
Su Ci struggled a bit, placing her little feet between his legs, rubbing them restlessly. She said, "I don't want to sleep anymore." She moved closer to him and kissed his chin. "I feel uncomfortable."
Lu Zhe looked at her.
Under the quilt, her restless feet lightly touched his legs, and Su Ci whispered three words in his ear.
Yesterday, she had asked Fu Baili about the reason for her nausea, which was due to a false pregnancy before her heat period. Unexpectedly, it came today.
Su Ci glared at him with accusation in her eyes. "This time, you can't just use your hands to brush me off."
In the past few times, she had to endure it, and during the last heat period, Lu Zhe had used his hands to help her.
Lu Zhe's dark eyes were filled with a deep, intense gaze. He pulled the quilt up, covering both of them completely. No more sleeping!
The girl's bed was soft, the quilt was soft, and her body was even softer.
His nose was filled with the sweet scent of a young girl. In the cold winter, Lu Zhe's forehead and back were covered in sweat.
Deep in his dark eyes, desire surged and rolled.
The cold winter wind blew through the glass window, lifting the white curtains. On the pale pink bed, the figures moved up and down.
It was hard to tell how much time had passed, but the room gradually darkened.
The wet and slippery sensations spread throughout, and Su Ci's hands weakly slid down Lu Zhe's back.
Her body was already very sensitive, and she didn't expect it to be even more sensitive during this special period. She almost fainted.
There was another knock on the door.
Su Ci didn't even want to open her eyes.
She let out a soft hum, not wanting to move at all.
The servant at the door came to inform Su Ci and them that dinner was ready.
The pale pink bedsheets were wrinkled and messy, beyond repair.
Lu Zhe found another set of bedsheets from the girl's wardrobe. He picked her up and placed her on the chaise lounge, then changed the sheets before putting her back on the bed.
Lu Zhe smoothed the stray hairs from her face. "Tuan Tuan, do you want to go downstairs for dinner?"
"No." Su Ci's cheeks were still flushed. "Mom will notice."
Last time, even after a night, her mother could still tell something was different. Let alone now, just after they had finished.
"Alright." Lu Zhe dressed himself and went to open the door, instructing the servant to inform Su's Father and Su's Mother that they wouldn't be joining them for dinner and would come down later.
After closing the door.
Su Ci gave him a glare with her glistening eyes. "Why didn't you make up an excuse or lie about why we're coming down late?"
Lu Zhe smiled. This little troublemaker was about to do something naughty, and after doing it, she was afraid of being found out.
Her boldness was always greater than her courage.
Lu Zhe adored the girl's timid little demeanor. He walked over and couldn't resist gently pinching her soft cheeks. "You're just guilty of being a thief."
Su Ci let out a soft hum, not even having the strength to push his hand away. It was clearly Lu Zhe who had exerted the most effort, yet she felt like the one who had worked hard.
At that moment, Lu Zhe's phone rang. It was a call from one of his subordinates.
On the other end of the line, the subordinate reported that they had found the person who had spread rumors about Su Ci.
And at the Zhao household.
The atmosphere at home had been tense recently. After Fu Baili left, it seemed like everything at the Zhao family had gone wrong.
Zhao's father and Zhao's Mother still hadn't found suitable jobs. Even though they had passed interviews, they would soon receive calls saying someone more suitable had been found.
Zhao's father sat in the living room, smoking nearly an entire pack of cigarettes. The smoke filled the air, making it suffocating.
Debt collectors came to their door, forcing them to pay back the money, but they had no income, so how could they repay it?
Zhao Youyou hid in her room.
The news on yesterday's trending searches had been removed. Su Ci's life was too good. She was born into the Su family, and someone always protected her.
Even such a fatal topic didn't cause any real harm to Su Ci.
Zhao Youyou deleted her contact with the marketing account and threw away the SIM card she had bought from someone else.
After taking photos at the hospital yesterday, she sold the news to the marketing account and received money. The news was posted by the marketing account, so it had nothing to do with her.
Zhao Youyou thought she had handled it very cautiously. Even if the Su family investigated, they wouldn't find her.
However, Zhao Youyou didn't know that Lu Chen had already sent people to monitor their every move, slowly tormenting and pressuring them.
The fact that she had sold the news to the marketing account had already been reported to Lu Chen and Lu Zhe.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhe's expression was grim.
"What's wrong?" Su Ci was still lying in bed, lazily lifting her eyelids.
Lu Zhe sat down on the bed. "The person who spread rumors about you has been found."
The girl, feeling hot, put her feet out of the quilt. The little rabbit jade pendant on her ankle hung to the side, looking clumsy and cute. He couldn't help but reach out to pinch her ankle, then pulled the quilt back up.
"Who spread rumors about me?"
"Zhao Youyou."
Su Ci was a bit surprised. "Does Zhao Youyou have a problem? Why would she spread rumors about me for no reason?"
Lu Zhe comforted her: "No matter what her intentions were, since she set a trap for you, she should be punished. I'll handle this matter."
...
Lu Zhe couldn't stand to see Su Ci wronged. He acted quickly.
He directly presented the evidence of Zhao Youyou spreading rumors about Su Ci to the school authorities.
When Zhao Youyou was called to the dean's office, she looked bewildered, especially when she saw Lu Zhe inside.
The school leader placed the evidence Lu Zhe had submitted in front of Zhao Youyou. "Zhao Youyou, take a look. This is what you've done. Do you admit it?"
Zhao Youyou picked up the documents handed to her by the dean, her expression puzzled.
But when she saw the investigation results, her face turned pale instantly. She looked up at Lu Zhe in panic, "It wasn't me. I didn't do such a thing."
Lu Zhe was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a matching trench coat, making him look even more tall and elegant, exuding an aura of a noble gentleman.
He remained indifferent, not listening to Zhao Youyou's explanation. Instead, he asked the dean how they planned to punish her.
The dean was quite savvy. The young master of the Lu family had personally submitted the evidence, and it involved the daughter of the Su family. It seemed that Zhao Youyou had managed to offend both major families.
How could there be such a foolish student in their school?
The dean spoke up, "Zhao Youyou has framed and slandered a fellow student, which is not only illegal but also against school regulations. Our school cannot educate such a student and will expel her."
Zhao Youyou was shocked, her face drained of color. She looked astonished. "Dean, you can't expel me. I didn't do it."
"The school will notify your parents shortly, and we will also announce this to the entire school to serve as a warning to others," the dean said.
Zhao Youyou felt her hands and feet turn ice-cold, her whole body freezing, and she nearly fainted.
Lu Zhe had no objections to the punishment for Zhao Youyou.
"Brother, please help me. I didn't spread rumors about Su Ci. Please help me beg the dean," Zhao Youyou chased after him.
She tried to reach out and grab Lu Zhe's hand, but he dodged her.
"The message online wasn't posted by me. I can't be expelled," Zhao Youyou said frantically, her words jumbled. She never expected this to come out.
Lu Zhe didn't listen to her excuses. "The evidence was investigated by me."
Zhao Youyou was stunned.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she felt wronged. "Since you had it investigated, you know it was the marketing account that posted the message."
"The photos were taken by you and provided by you. I've already had a lawyer's letter sent to the marketing account," Lu Zhe said coldly. Anyone who harmed Su Ci would not be spared.
Zhao Youyou felt a surge of bitterness in her chest, her eyes reddening. "Just because I took photos of Su Ci and sent them to someone, you're going to ruin me? Su Ci wasn't harmed at all."
Lu Zhe looked at her coldly. "According to you, if someone tries to kill with a knife but fails, it's not a crime?"
Zhao Youyou gasped for breath, feeling both wronged and helpless. She bit her lip, unable to refute.
Lu Zhe didn't bother with her anymore and turned to leave.
"Lu Zhe, I've lived with you for so many years. Am I really not as important as Su Ci?" Zhao Youyou saw Lu Zhe walking away quickly and panicked, chasing after him again.
She and Lu Zhe had grown up together. She should have been the most important person to him. In her previous life, he had risked his life to save her, proving this point.
If it weren't for Su Ci, she would still be the one Lu Zhe cared about the most.
Lu Zhe didn't turn to look at Zhao Youyou. His cold voice rang out, "Don't compare yourself to Su Ci. You're not worthy."
Zhao Youyou froze in place, her face pale, her eyes instantly red.
She watched the tall figure of the young man walk away quickly, very indifferent.
The sky was overcast, with a cold wind blowing.
Zhao Youyou didn't want to be expelled, and the only person she could think of to rely on was Fu Baili.
She couldn't reach Fu Baili, so she went to the Fu family's gate.
After her rebirth, Zhao Youyou had paid great attention to her appearance. Today, she was wearing a pure white sweater paired with a light gray wool skirt. The outfit looked nice but wasn't warm at all.
She stood at the Fu family's gate, shivering from the cold, her lips already turning pale.
At that moment, a car drove up from afar, and the Fu family's gate opened.
Zhao Youyou saw Fu Baili inside the car through the lowered window. She quickly ran over, "Baili."
The car stopped.
Zhao Youyou's face lit up with joy. She stood outside the car and said to Fu Baili, feeling wronged, "Baili, I've been waiting for you all afternoon."
After their breakup, this was the first time she had seen Fu Baili. He had returned to his previous self, handsome and cold, the young master of the Fu family.
Zhao Youyou looked at his handsome profile, her eyes filled with shyness and excitement. "I have something I want to talk to you about. Please don't be angry with me anymore. If you don't like me interacting with other boys, I haven't been in contact with Gao Shangjin."
"What do you want to talk to my fiancé about?" Wang Xiaoqin poked her head out from the side.
Zhao Youyou was startled. She hadn't noticed there was someone else in the car with Fu Baili.
Zhao Youyou steadied herself, then accused her, "Miss Wang, Baili is my boyfriend. We had a small argument before. Please don't interfere in our relationship. It's immoral."
Wang Xiaoqin was furious. "Fu Baili and I are going to get engaged. It's his grandmother's decision. What about you? A greedy and vain person like you still wants to marry into the Fu family?"
Zhao Youyou looked down at Fu Baili, not arguing with Wang Xiaoqin. "Baili, are you really going to get engaged with her? You once said you liked me, that you'd even give your life for me. Were you lying to me?"
Wang Xiaoqin felt like her punch had landed on cotton. Hearing Zhao Youyou's words, she admitted she was jealous.
She looked at Fu Baili. If he wanted to get back together with Zhao Youyou, she would cancel the engagement.
She liked Fu Baili, but that didn't mean she would compromise her principles.
Fu Baili spoke, "What do you want from me?"
Zhao Youyou didn't forget her main purpose. "Can I talk to you alone? There are outsiders here."
Wang Xiaoqin wanted to tear Zhao Youyou's mouth apart.
"She will be my fiancée, not an outsider," Fu Baili said coldly.
Wang Xiaoqin looked at him in surprise, unable to help but smile secretly, revealing a cute dimple.
Zhao Youyou's heart felt like it was being squeezed, both sour and painful, almost making it hard to breathe. "I've been expelled from school. Can you help me? You know how hard I worked to get into university. I can't be expelled."
If she really got expelled, what would be the difference between this life and her previous one?
Fu Baili's brows furrowed slightly. "What did you do?"
His question was clear: it was about what she had done wrong.
Zhao Youyou understood. Her chest ached again.
Before the breakup, if Fu Baili had heard she was being expelled, he would have immediately gone to the school to help her, not questioned what she had done.
Zhao Youyou remained silent.
Wang Xiaoqin was impatient. Who would want to watch their fiancé be entangled by his ex-girlfriend? "If you have something to say, say it quickly. We still have to go in to eat."
Zhao Youyou looked aggrievedly at Fu Baili. "It was Lu Zhe who got the school to expel me. The news about Su Ci online the other day, Lu Zhe blamed it on me."
Su Ci was Wang Xiaoqin's savior. Knowing about Su Ci's situation, she had even called her to ask. She knew Su Ci had been slandered.
Now hearing Zhao Youyou's words, she became even angrier. "So you were the one who set up Su Ci? I thought you were a white lotus, but you're actually a black-hearted one. You deserve to be expelled."
Fu Baili glanced at Wang Xiaoqin indifferently.
"What are you looking at me for? Did I say something wrong? If you want to help her and be biased, I'll get out of the car and leave right now. You two can get engaged," Wang Xiaoqin said, liking Fu Baili but not to the point of losing her mind and principles.
Fu Baili looked away, feeling he was increasingly unable to understand women.
Earlier at the company, Wang Xiaoqin had clung to him, insisting on having dinner with him at home. Now, she was angry and said she wanted to leave, even though he hadn't said a word.
Fu Baili thought of Su Ci. The last time he saw her was in City A. She had walked over with a group of medical staff, bathed in light.
He had seen the news about Su Ci online. He knew the man whose face had been cropped out in the photo was Lu Zhe.
What he hadn't expected was that this matter was related to Zhao Youyou.
Fu Baili looked at Zhao Youyou. In the past, whenever she would get her eyes welling up with tears out of grievance and speak to him in a soft, gentle tone, his heart would skip a beat. He had thought she was different from other women, pure and lovely, someone who needed his protection.
He had believed that Zhao Youyou liked him for who he was, not for the Fu family behind him.
However, reality dealt him a harsh blow, and his grandmother had given him a profound lesson.
Fu Baili spoke up, "What did you do regarding Su Ci's matter?"
Zhao Youyou bit her lip, "I didn't mean to hurt her."
Wang Xiaoqin sneered, "So you did it, and that's why you deserved to be fired."
"It wasn't me. I only gave the photos to the marketing accounts. I didn't release those messages," Zhao Youyou desperately explained.
"Why don't you ask a judge if an accomplice is guilty?" Wang Xiaoqin shot back without holding back.
She absolutely detested Zhao Youyou. The woman had almost cost her life. If it weren't for Fu Baili protecting her, Wang Xiaoqin would have long since taken her anger out on Zhao Youyou.
Fu Baili remained silent for a while before he mocked himself, "I only realized now that I've been quite blind in the past."
Outside the car, Zhao Youyou's face turned pale.
"Within this month, you and your family should move out. I'll be reclaiming the house," Fu Baili said, having already decided to take back the house after her parents had schemed to treat him like a fool and sell the property.
"Baili?" Zhao Youyou couldn't believe it. "How could you treat me like this?"
Fu Baili raised the car window and simply said, "Drive."
Zhao Youyou's hand, which had been clinging to the car window, was forced to let go. She ran behind the car, but the security guard stopped her at the gate.
Inside the car, Wang Xiaoqin glanced back and saw Zhao Youyou fall to the ground, crying miserably. She felt a surge of satisfaction.
Turning back to Fu Baili, she noticed his handsome face was cold, showing no emotion.
Wang Xiaoqin thought that being ruthless was better than being overly sentimental. As long as Fu Baili didn't continue to be blind, she would work hard to make him like her.
She was prettier than Zhao Youyou, came from a wealthier family, and was kinder than Zhao Youyou. The only drawback was her asthma, but everything else was an advantage.
Fu Baili would eventually fall for her, wouldn't he?
