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

Chapter 83 Return to the capital next week

Hearing Lu Zhiyan's anxious voice, Nan Xu's smile deepened. "Alright, just kidding. I should be able to return to the capital next week."

"So fast? Wasn't it supposed to take two or three months?" Lu Zhiyan's voice was filled with doubt, but even more so with joy.

They no longer have to be separated.

At this point, Nan Xu felt a little embarrassed, realizing that her understanding of the entertainment industry was still too one-sided.

She couldn't help but recall her conversation with Zhang San on set that morning.

Nanxu leisurely played with her phone in one hand while holding a coffee in the other on a recliner.

During the break, Zhang San went over to Nan Xu and chatted with her.

"We don't need to have Boss Lu come next week." Zhang San took out a handful of sunflower seeds from somewhere and chatted with Nan Xu while cracking them open.

Nan Xu placed the coffee on the table beside her, adjusted her sunglasses with her finger, and frowned slightly. "What do you mean?"

Is it now not even allowed for a manager's boyfriend to visit them on set?
What kind of film crew needs to keep things so secret?
“What I mean is, Song Jiaqi will finish filming all her scenes next Wednesday. After that, you can go back to Beijing with Sang Tingwan after the wrap party.” Zhang San pulled out a handful of melon seeds from his pocket and gave them to Nan Xu.

Nan Xu shook her head. She didn't like eating sunflower seeds; she felt they caused her to get a sore throat from eating too many.

"Isn't it said that filming takes two or three months? How come you have so few scenes to film tonight?"

"You wouldn't... have cut her scenes, would you?" Nan Xu narrowed her eyes, staring at Zhang San, trying to find a flaw in his flawless face.

Zhang San rolled his eyes. How come Nan Xu, who has only been in the entertainment industry for a short time, has learned the ways of capital so well?

"What nonsense are you talking about? Big productions only take three or four months, and our little web series takes three months? That's all budget, we can't afford to burn it."

Nan Xu chuckled twice.

"What? Are you disappointed? Did you keep a mistress at home?" Nan Xu said jealously.

Keeping a mistress in a gilded cage? How could that be?

"Stop overthinking things. Are you leaving again this time you're back?"

"I'm not leaving. I think I can finish filming my scenes next Wednesday, and then there will be a wrap party and such. I should be able to return to Beijing around Friday or Saturday."

The two hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Nan Xu still needs to call Shu Youli to get to the bottom of things.

Shu Youli emerged from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her lower body, her clothes damp and her hair still dripping wet.

He picked up his vibrating phone from the bed, looked at the caller ID, and his smile deepened.

He and Nanxu hadn't spoken on the phone for a long time.

"Ah Xu, you're still up so late?" Shu Youli asked with concern as he sat on the bed.

Nan Xu cleared her throat. "No, there's something I want to ask you."

Shu Youli replied without hesitation, "Alright, just tell me what's on your mind."

Nan Xu didn't intend to play tricks, and Shu Youli wasn't just anyone; he didn't have many ulterior motives.

"Did you hire someone to set fire to the Lu Group's warehouse in Hualan District? Or do you think you knew about it?" Nan Xu's voice was indifferent, as if devoid of any warmth.

Shu Youli was completely baffled. How could he possibly know? What did this have to do with him?
He knows Nanxu very well, and Nanxu knows him very well. How could she doubt him so easily after more than ten years of relationship?

"What do you mean by that? Do you suspect me? Or is it that Lu Zhiyan suspects me, so you suspect me too?" Shu Youli was a little angry, her voice full of accusation.

Nan Xu realized she had misspoke; she shouldn't have been so direct and blunt, causing Shu Youli to misunderstand her meaning.

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to know if this has anything to do with you." Nan Xu's voice softened as she carefully explained her meaning.

Hearing Nan Xu's words, Shu Youli calmed down.

"I'm sorry, I acted too impulsively. I was unaware of this matter and knew nothing about it."

"Okay, I understand," Nan Xu said calmly.

For a moment, both sides fell silent.

"Why did you think of asking me?" Shu Youli's voice was low and tinged with helplessness. "It was Uncle Shu who came to me. He said it was someone from the group's employees who did it, and later he said it was... his mistress. He wanted me to plead for Lu Zhiyan for Aunt Zhang Run's sake." His voice trailed off as he spoke, and Nan Xu knew that Shu Youli was feeling bad.

My father has been having an affair for years and has three sons outside the marriage. My mother is indifferent to these matters and doesn't react much to them. If he doesn't fight for it, he probably won't leave anything behind.

Nan Xu told Shu Youli everything.

Upon hearing this, Shu Youli clenched her fingers.

Shu Hechun is truly shameless now. He can't even handle his extramarital affair, yet he still dares to give Zhang Run face.

Shameless and utterly disgusting!

"You agreed to his request?" Shu Youli asked in a calm voice.

"No, I asked that because I wanted to know if you had joined in. Luckily you didn't." Nan Xu breathed a sigh of relief after saying that.

"That's good. By the way... I haven't seen you in the capital for a long time. Aren't you in the capital?" Shu Youli asked cautiously, afraid of offending Nan Xu.

"Yes, I'm currently on a business trip in Yaocheng."

"That's it."

"Well, it's getting late. I have things to do tomorrow, so I'll rest now." Nan Xu got up, opened the wardrobe door, and took down her pajamas from the hanger.

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Shu Youli's eyes darkened further.

Shu Hechun has now stopped hiding this shameful secret about having an illegitimate child and has even let Nan Xu find out.

Then what are he and Zhang Run?
A wife and son who exist in name only?
Since he is ruthless and unjust, then don't blame him for being cruel and ruthless.

Nanxu is important, but not as important as his mother who gave birth to him and raised him.

Ning Xiu looked at the closed study. An hour had passed and there was still no movement. Could it be that the matter hadn't been resolved?
Impossible. Although Shu Hechun is not considered one of the top wealthy families in Beijing, it is not far off.

Otherwise, with so many wealthy young men at the time, why did she choose to become Shu Hechun's mistress?
"Go and make a cup of Biluochun tea for the master," Ning Xiu instructed the maid behind her.

The maid nodded, and soon brought out a cup of brewed Biluochun tea from the kitchen.

"Madam, the tea is ready."

Ning Xiu got up, took the tray from the maid, and swayed her hips as she walked to the study door.

After knocking on the door, Ning Xiu spoke in a coquettish voice, "He Chun, I made you a cup of tea. May I come in?"

Shu Hechun was flirting with the company's new secretary on his mobile phone.

Hearing Ning Xiu's voice coming from outside the door, he frowned.

What a troublesome woman.

Shu Hechun stood up, zipped up his pants, and straightened his suit until it looked perfectly normal before slowly saying, "Come in."

Ning Xiu smiled and gently opened the study door. "He Chun, you've worked hard for the children. Have some tea and get some rest." After saying that, she closed and locked the study door.

How about having some tea and getting some rest?
If everyone's drinking tea, how can they rest?

Shu Hechun frowned, but his brows quickly relaxed. He couldn't afford to disrespect Ning Xiu; she could really cause a scene when she got angry.

"Okay." Shu Hechun's smile vanished in an instant.

Shu Hechun took the teacup and sipped the tea, only to be badly burned.

Ning Xiu quickly pulled out a tissue and handed it to Shu Hechun, her beautiful eyes full of apology. "I'm sorry, Hechun, I didn't mean to."

As she wiped, Ning Xiu pressed herself against Shu Hechun's body. "Hechun, we haven't done it in so long. Have you found some other little vixen outside?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You know what kind of person I am." A hint of panic flashed in Shu Hechun's eyes as he quickly denied it.

Ning Xiu then shared some intimate conversations between husband and wife, which aroused Shu Hechun to no end. The two then engaged in passionate lovemaking in the study.

(End of this chapter)