Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 7: Feelings of attraction.

Seeing the line of cars stuck in traffic ahead, Lu Zhiyan turned to Nan Xu and asked, "What did you have for dinner with Auntie?"

"I ate dessert." She didn't have much of an appetite today and only ate dessert after the meal.

"Didn't you eat a proper meal?" Lu Zhiyan was a little surprised. Nan Xu usually had a good appetite when eating at home.

Nan Xu shook her head. "No, I don't have much of an appetite."

After the red light, Lu Zhiyan started the car. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Nan Xu didn't want to explain, but seeing Lu Zhiyan's concerned expression, she still explained, "It's just... those few days every month."

Lu Zhiyan understood. "Okay, do you have menstrual cramps?"

Nan Xu asked shyly, "How do you know so much?" She was surprised; could it be that Lu Zhiyan had a girlfriend before?
His gaze then drifted to Lu Zhiyan's face, trying to find any information about "that woman".

Lu Zhiyan remained calm and focused on driving.

"Menstruation is nothing to be ashamed of; it's a normal physiological phenomenon. There's no need to feel ashamed," Lu Zhiyan explained slowly.

Nan Xu just looked at Lu Zhiyan like that. He was different from others. Some men thought menstruation was dirty, but he was the only one who thought menstruation was a normal physiological phenomenon.

"So, do you experience menstrual cramps?" Lu Zhiyan returned to that question.

"It hurts occasionally." Nan Xu withdrew her gaze and looked ahead.

"I'll make you brown sugar ginger tea when I get back; it'll help relieve your menstrual cramps."

After a while, Nan Xu finally spoke, "Thank you, Lu Zhiyan."

Lu Zhiyan smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for? You should have married me sooner."

Nan Xu was somewhat moved, but after hearing this, she wasn't so moved anymore.

Was Nan Daozhi doing all this just so she could marry him sooner?
Nan Xu sighed softly.

Is it all fake? Is it all hypocrisy?
The two chatted casually for a while, and before they knew it, they were home.

Nan Xu pushed open the car door and got in with her things.

Lu Zhiyan watched Nan Xu's retreating figure, lost in thought. Ever since he told her to marry him as soon as possible, she had seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Does she really not want to marry him?

Lu Zhiyan took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.

The cigarette burned out quickly, and the embers that were near Lu Zhiyan's fingers even burned his fingers.

Lu Zhiyan snapped out of his daze, stubbed out his cigarette, and threw it into the trash can.

Lu Zhiyan wasn't thinking about anything and stepped inside. He still needed to make brown sugar ginger tea for Nan Xu.

Nanxu put the packed food into a plate and waited for a while before Lu Zhiyan returned.

Nan Xu was a little tired. Looking at Lu Zhiyan, who was changing his shoes in the entryway, she said, "The food is on the table. I'm too tired. I'm going to take a shower first."

After saying that, Nanxu carried her bag and went upstairs while holding onto the handrail.

Lu Zhiyan sat at the dining table and ate a little bit before going to the kitchen to make brown sugar ginger tea, adding red dates, goji berries, and two eggs to it.

Nan Xu didn't eat much for dinner, and he was worried that she would get hungry in the middle of the night.

Nan Xu finished showering and was getting her hair done in the bathroom when Lu Zhiyan put the bowl on the table, went into the bathroom, and picked up a hairdryer to dry Nan Xu's hair.

Nan Xu paused in drying her hair, then refused Lu Zhiyan's offer, saying, "No need, I can do it myself."

Lu Zhiyan insisted on helping her, saying, "Special times call for special measures, let me help you."

Nan Xu didn't insist, her expression remaining unchanged. She obediently sat in the chair and let him blow.

A gentle breeze blew through Nanxu's hair. Lu Zhiyan's movements were also very gentle.

Her hair was dried in no time. Lu Zhiyan gently patted Nan Xu's shoulder. "All done." Nan Xu got up and went straight back to her bed in the room, ready to pull back the covers and go to sleep.

Lu Zhiyan watched as Nan Xu returned to bed, ready to sleep, before speaking, "I made you brown sugar ginger tea."

"Where?" Nan Xu came out of the quilt again.

Lu Zhiyan sighed, walked to the table, picked up the bowl and handed it to Nan Xu, "Drink it quickly, I even put two eggs in it for you."

Just as Nan Xu was about to take it, Lu Zhiyan dodged her, saying, "The bottom of the bowl is still a bit hot. Finish your egg first before you drink." He then placed the spoon on the edge of the bowl so that Nan Xu could easily reach it.

Nanxu took the spoon. "Isn't your hand hot?"

After asking, I felt like an idiot. Lu Zhiyan is a person too, how could he not be hot?

"It's okay, it's not too hot anymore, go ahead and eat." Lu Zhiyan didn't care at all; if he couldn't even handle this, what kind of man would he be?

Nan Xu ate in small bites, and Lu Zhiyan watched her eat.

Happiness is nothing more than this.

"Youli? Youli? How could you drink so much?" Ling Shu kicked away the wine bottle next to the bed, barely managing to find a place to stand.

A man with disheveled clothes and a strong smell of alcohol was leaning against the bed.

Ling Shu tried to help Shu Youli up, but Shu Youli remained unmoved. Ling Shu tried for a long time, but Shu Youli didn't budge an inch.

Ling Shu wiped the thin layer of sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. He had no choice but to walk to the French windows, draw back the curtains, and, despite it being late at night, find the light switch by the moonlight. He turned on the light.
The room lit up instantly, revealing bottles and cigarette butts scattered all over the floor. Ling Shu was about to open the window to let in some fresh air.

The phone rang. Ling Shu looked at the caller ID; it was Shu Youli's mother.

"Hey, Aunt Zhang, Youli is with me." Ling Shu said, looking at Shu Youli who was leaning against the bed.

"Youli is drunk. Yes, I'm here, don't worry. Okay, I'll have him call you back when he wakes up."

"Okay, goodbye Aunt Zhang." After hanging up the phone, Ling Shu let out a long sigh of relief.

The room reeked of smoke and alcohol, assaulting Ling Shu's nose and mouth. Unable to bear it any longer, Ling Shu quickly opened the window.

It took Ling Shu a great deal of effort to lift Shu Youli from the ground onto the bed.

I grabbed a towel and dried Shu Youli off. Then he showered and went to sleep on the sofa.

Ling Shu wanted to go home, but he was worried about leaving Shu Youli alone there. Besides, he had already promised Shu Youli's mother.

After Lu Zhiyan finished washing up, Nan Xu was already asleep. Lu Zhiyan tucked Nan Xu in and turned up the air conditioner temperature.

The next morning, Nanxu had just woken up when she saw a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger water on the table, with two eggs still on it.

There was also a note next to it. Nanxu picked it up, and it read:

I'm going to work now. It should still be warm when you wake up, remember to drink it. If it's not warm anymore, ask Uncle Chen to warm it up for you.

Nanxu was still warm after washing up, and she only went downstairs after finishing her drink.

The same thing happened on the third day, and the same thing happened on the fourth day, until the end of this period.

Her period ended on the fifth day, but she didn't tell Lu Zhiyan, so Lu Zhiyan prepared seven days for her.

Nanxu held the spoon, drinking her last day's worth of brown sugar ginger water. A warm feeling filled her heart.

Lu Zhiyan manages the entire Lu Corporation all by himself. He has endless meetings and countless project contracts to review every day.

But these past few days he's been making it before work and coming home twenty minutes early to make it for her.

No man has ever treated her so well. It would be a lie to say she wasn't tempted.

After spending more than ten days together, she began to feel a little attracted to Lu Zhiyan.

(End of this chapter)