The door opened, and Lu Qichen ordered food over the phone while Bai Rongrong went to take a shower. When she came out, the hotel waiter was just setting the food on the dining cart onto the table. 'It smells so good,' she said with a smile, 'How about we open a bottle of wine?' 'Alright.' Lu Qichen was a man of great self-control; he usually didn't drink when driving, but today he agreed unprecedentedly, which Bai Rongrong found hard to hide her excitement over. 'Try this.' Bai Rongrong poured Lu Qichen a glass of wine. She deliberately dimmed the lights in the room, the candlelight on the table casting upon her face, her bathrobe loosely tied, hinting at her alluring figure. She didn't believe that in front of 'gourmet food,' Lu Qichen could still hold back. 'How is it, okay?' Bai Rongrong, barefoot, subtly brushed against Lu Qichen's leg, her smile on her face captivating. 'It's okay.' Lu Qichen replied to her seriously, which somewhat discouraged Bai Rongrong. Undeterred, she sat down at the dining table in front of Lu Qichen with her glass of wine. Even if Lu Qichen was foolish, he would have seen her intention by now. He slightly furrowed his brow. 'Qichen, we've been together... for about two years, right?' Bai Rongrong swirled the wine in her glass and asked softly. 'Yes.'

Lu Qichen responded indifferently, and somehow he found himself thinking of the person at home. Last night, she was as clean-faced as Bai Rongrong is now, and her appearance was even more heart-stirring to him than Bai Rongrong's current charming demeanor. "Actually..." Bai Rongrong paused, her eyelids drooping slightly, the light passing through her long eyelashes, casting a silhouette on her face. She was a drama student, and she knew all too well what made men's hearts flutter, so to hook Lu Qichen, she had really gone all out today. "Qichen, I'm willing," she said, her face flushed, the implication in her words unmistakable. Seeing that Lu Qichen didn't react, Bai Rongrong boldly put down her glass and sat in Lu Qichen's lap, her hand drawing circles on his chest. Lu Qichen grabbed Bai Rongrong's fingers. "Rongrong, don't..." he frowned. He even thought that if it were that little woman, she would never do such a bold thing, right? "Qichen, I can do it," Bai Rongrong persisted, she wouldn't give up so easily when she had such an opportunity, "Qichen, these years you've been restraining your own needs for my sake, I'm very grateful, but I'm willing. I'm more than willing to give myself completely to the man I love deeply." "No!" Lu Qichen refused, "I didn't touch you before, and now with the marriage contract still in place, I can't touch you even more, Rongrong, I won't make you wait too long." Although he was here, his heart had flown to Yunman. "Qichen!"

A trace of unease flashed through Bai Rongrong's heart. It wasn't that she hadn't experienced days like this before; in the past, Lu Qichen would always patiently reason with her, but today he didn't. He had changed. This realization made Bai Rongrong feel deeply uneasy. "Rongrong, you should rest well today, I'll come to visit you on set tomorrow," Lu Qichen said indifferently. "No, I won't let you go," Bai Rongrong hugged Lu Qichen from behind. Her scent invaded Lu Qichen's senses in an instant, a pleasant aroma, yet he felt no desire whatsoever. She held him tightly, feeling an aching sense of impending loss. How could she be willing to accept this. So she initiated a kiss, passionately kissing the man before her. Lu Qichen went from being unresponsive at first to taking the lead, dominating the kiss completely. They kissed from the dining table to the sofa, and Bai Rongrong's bathrobe fell off unnoticed. She felt Lu Qichen's passion and finally felt reassured. She eagerly reached out to undo the buttons on Lu Qichen's shirt, wanting to merge with him, but Lu Qichen braked at the last moment. "What... what's wrong?" Bai Rongrong's lips were slightly swollen, her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with tears, a pitiful look that would absolutely be uncontrollable for any man. "Nothing," Lu Qichen pecked at Bai Rongrong's forehead, then stood up, buttoned up the shirt that Bai Rongrong had undone, straightened his clothes, and said to Bai Rongrong before him, "It's getting late, you should rest earlier, and I should head back too." "Qichen? Qichen!"

"No matter how Bai Rongrong called out this time, Lu Qichen remained indifferent, even speeding up his pace. Bai Rongrong was completely devastated. She had exhausted all her efforts and even cast aside her pride, only to be met with Lu Qichen's departure. Her arrogance had been ruthlessly thrown to the ground. 'Lu Qichen...' She muttered the name, her expression contorted. Do you think it's all going to be smooth sailing now? It won't be long before the news of famous actress Bai Rongrong spending a night with Lu Qichen, the chairman of Xiangyu Group, spreads like wildfire throughout Yangcheng. What will his little delicate wife do then? In the past, she had always accommodated Lu Qichen in everything, but what she got in return was him taking another bride. This time, she definitely wouldn't be so foolish. Bai Rongrong put on her bathrobe, her face expressionless as she dialed a number, 'Leo, did you get all the shots?... Good, then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll treat you to a meal after it's done.' Bai Rongrong hung up the phone. The night outside the window was cool as water, just like her mood at the moment. It seemed that it was time for her to find an opportunity to meet this Gu Yanfei, to make her understand that the position of Mrs. Gu was only temporarily 'borrowed' by her. Ye Zhiqiu was busy at the company until midnight before returning home, and Lu Qichen waited in the study until twelve o'clock, only relaxing when he heard Ye Zhiqiu's footsteps. After coming back, she deliberately moved her alarm clock forward by twenty minutes to leave herself ample time to take the subway, but to her surprise, Lu Qichen had also gotten up when she went downstairs. 'Good morning.'

"Under the same roof, we see each other whether we look up or down," Ye Zhiqiu greeted, then sat down at the table to have breakfast. Lu Qichen observed Ye Zhiqiu in front of him with a faint gaze. The light in her room didn't go off until after four o'clock last night, yet she was now up and about, full of energy. Could work really make someone this happy? "Is work very busy?" Lu Qichen, unexpectedly, began to show concern for his 'roommate's' living situation. Ye Zhiqiu was slightly taken aback, then nodded slightly, "Yes, I took a few days off, and there was already a backlog of work. My leader took on an especially important case, so there's no helping it, I'm afraid I'll have to work overtime these days." Thinking of the event being for Xiangyu, Ye Zhiqiu cautiously probed, "President Lu, if your company were to hold an annual meeting, it wouldn't be so cliché to organize it in the form of a cocktail party, would it?" Today was the day to present the proposal, and she had only slept for a little over two hours last night, having stayed up late to finish the plan.