It's terrible. Mr. Lu is too clingy.

[This situation makes me feel like I went out fooling around and got caught by my husband when I got home... Oh no, it should be my wife. Uh, that's not right, I shouldn't have this kind of illusion.]

Xie Xingran: ...divine gold.

"Mr. Lu, can we talk?" she said, raising her chin towards the single sofa opposite.

Lu Ci also put down his small bag and sat down cross-legged without any image. He was now becoming more and more familiar with this body.

[It's over. This is probably about marriage. Talking about marriage with a woman I've known for less than two weeks is too embarrassing.]

His mind was in turmoil, but he pretended to be calm on the surface.

"You can tell me whatever you think."

Xie Xingran was not shy and said:

“Although we signed a confidentiality agreement, this obviously does not allow us to fully trust each other.

Getting married can indeed reduce a lot of risks, but I think we can find a solution from the root cause.”

Lu Ci also picked up a pear and started to eat it, and asked vaguely: "What is the root method?"

Xie Xingran glanced at him sideways, somewhat annoyed by his lack of seriousness when talking about serious matters.

Suppressing these slight dissatisfactions, he continued:

"Since the first day we swapped, I've been thinking about how to switch back. We swapped while unconscious in the water, and I thought holding my breath underwater might be the solution.

But... I've been afraid of going into the water since I was a child. I think we can first ask a master to take a look, and if that doesn't work, then use this method, okay?"

"Sure." Looking at her pleading eyes, Lu Ci answered subconsciously, handed her a pear, and asked, "Would you like some pear?"

"No, I'm brushing my teeth." Xie Xingran continued.

"It just so happens that I asked someone these days and found out there's a temple on Yuanguang Mountain. It's said that the abbot there is very powerful. We can go and ask him to take a look.

If I could just exchange it back, then everything would be solved, without sacrificing our marriage. It’s just that the journey is a bit long, and I still need to climb a mountain…”

Lu Ci no longer cared to listen to what she said, and only had one thought in his mind:

She really didn't like me.

"Am I not taller, richer, and more handsome than her ex? More importantly, I definitely wouldn't cheat... Humph, it's definitely her loss if she didn't fall for me!"

Hearing his inner thoughts, Xie Xingran paused and looked at the person opposite with complicated eyes.

She's not a flower maniac, so how could she fall for someone else right after a breakup?

And what does he mean by this?

You don't really want to marry her, do you?

Lu Ci also noticed her gaze, clenched his fist and coughed twice, pulling himself back to his senses.

"I think so too. Let's go to the temple you mentioned tomorrow."

Xie Xingran didn't think any more and nodded:

"Then remember to bring enough clothes. We'll be there for at least two days, and this temple can only be reached on foot."

"Oh, okay." Lu Ci also responded perfunctorily.

After finishing his business, Xie Xingran stood up and left, "Then I'm going to rest first, you should also rest early."

Lu Ci also nodded while biting the pear, not looking at her, with his eyes lowered, thinking about something.

How can I get her to pretend to be my girlfriend?

Xie Xingran staggered for a moment and almost fell to the ground, his eyes widening in disbelief.

She turned around and looked at him, but Lu Ci didn't notice her abnormality.

[Alas, because of my dad's affairs, my grandma is always worried that I won't be able to enjoy happiness, so she urges me to get married quickly. Now she is even more convinced that Secretary Xie and I are destined to be together.

If she were to be replaced tomorrow, her long-cherished granddaughter-in-law would be gone, and this blow would surely become another source of worry for her.

[Does happiness only come from having a wife, children, and a warm bed? Tsk, that's so hard.]

Xie Xingran breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't like her.

As for Mrs. Lu’s worries... when I get it back, I’ll introduce a few more blind dates to Mr. Lu. There’s always someone he likes.

—

At seven o'clock the next day, the morning light filled the earth.

After breakfast, Xie Xingran and Lu Ci also took a taxi to their destination.

The road was winding and bumpy, and even though Lu Ci leaned on someone's shoulder and dozed off as soon as he got in the car, he still vomited halfway.

[What a waste! My breakfast was wasted! My poached egg was only on the stove for less than two hours.]

Lu Ci also squatted on the side of the road, his eyes moist, and he almost couldn't help crying.

Xie Xingran felt extremely guilty. He handed over the water and tissue, then took the bag of filth and threw it into a distant trash can.

When she came back, she saw that he looked unhappy and was squatting, so she walked over and helped him up.

"Still feeling uncomfortable?"

Lu Ci was completely exhausted, so he leaned into her arms, his eyes empty as he said, "There's nothing left to live for."

Xie Xingran's body was stiff, still not used to his occasional closeness without any sense of distance.

But thinking that every time it was because of her, I didn't push her away.

She hesitantly raised her hand, put her arm around the man, and gently patted his back.

"Hold on a little longer, there are only two hours left."

Lu Ci also sighed, then suddenly looked up and asked hopefully, "Is there any way to cure motion sickness?"

"This seems to only alleviate the symptoms but not cure them." Xie Xingran replied.

Lu Ci also tilted his head and fell down again: "I want to die."

Xie Xingran was knocked back half a step, steadied himself and swallowed.

...If he doesn't change it back this time, then when her period comes in a dozen days, he will probably want to die again.

After getting off the car near their destination, the two found a hotel to stay in, planning to go up the mountain early the next morning.

Their rooms happened to be right across from each other, and Lu Ci didn't want to have lunch so he just wanted to take a nap.

But thinking of his stomach problems, he still forced himself to go downstairs with Xie Xingran to a restaurant for dinner.

After lunch, Xie Xingran returned to the hotel and was about to enter the elevator when his cell phone rang.

"You go upstairs first, I'll take a call and then come up," she said.

Lu Ci didn't care, "Okay."

Xie Xingran turned around and passed by a man entering the elevator.

There were only two of them in the elevator. Lu Ci had already pressed the floor button, but the man next to him did not.

Lu Ci also became alert and asked casually, "Brother, are you on the same floor as me?"

The man said with a simple face: "Yes, it's quite predestined. Are you here for tourism?"

Lu Ci also curled his lips and squinted his eyes, "Well, my boyfriend and I came here to play. Big brother, do you have any recommendations for places?"

The man's eyes flickered, and he quickly chuckled, "I'm a tourist too, and I haven't made any plans yet. Eh? Where are you and your boyfriend going?"

Lu Ci also moved away from the crowd. "I don't know. I'll just follow my boyfriend's arrangements. I'll go wherever he goes."

The man saw his wariness, smiled and said, "What a wonderful relationship," and said nothing more.

In the image projected from the front of the elevator, the muscles of the man and woman were in stark contrast.

In the quiet and small space, an inexplicable tense atmosphere rose rapidly.

The elevator door opened and the man walked in the same direction as him again. There was a cold look in Lu Ci's eyes.

He deliberately walked in front.

Sure enough, the next moment, the person behind him quickly covered his mouth and nose with a towel soaked in medicine...