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

Lu Ci had also taken Muay Thai, Sanda and other martial arts classes since he was a child. In addition, he had three cousins who were in the army to practice with him. Even though he had a weak body, he still had the ability to protect himself.

He held his breath, stepped heavily on the man's toes with his flat shoes, and threw another elbow to break free. When he turned around, he raised his foot and kicked the man hard in the crotch.

The three actions were completed almost at the same time, without any delay and with ruthless force.

The man fell to the ground, covering his lower body, and his screams of pain echoed throughout the entire floor.

Lu Ci also looked down at him, with a biting coldness in his eyes that he had never seen before.

"Rubbish." He was so angry that he kicked the man in the stomach several times.

There was quite a commotion, and many people opened their doors to check.

Looking at this scene, a tall, muscular man walked over and pinned the man to the ground with his backhand.

"Miss, please call the police. I'll help you send the person to the police station."

Lu Ci's expression softened and he smiled, "Thank you, but no thanks. My boyfriend will be here soon."

Speak of the devil, the elevator door opened again and Xie Xingran walked out.

Seeing this scene, she was shocked. She held Lu Ciye's shoulder with one hand and looked him up and down.

"What happened? Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"I'm fine, but he is." Lu Ci also raised his chin and explained the situation in a few words.

Xie Xingran breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the man on the ground with a cold expression.

If they hadn't been swapped, she would have been the one being followed and knocked unconscious today. Who knows how many bad things this scumbag had done before her? He must be severely punished.

...When I came out of the police station, it was already around three in the afternoon.

Walking on the road, Xie Xingran's face turned pale.

The scumbag just now is a habitual criminal who has been in jail twice. He loves to rape women.

He just got released this time, but he still hasn't changed his bad habits and dares to commit crimes again so soon.

Noticing that she looked unhappy, Lu Ci also comforted her generously:

"What are you afraid of? It's me in your body now. I've practiced this before.

But whether you change it back tomorrow or not, you can go learn some martial arts, or hire a bodyguard if you’re really scared.”

"Yeah." Xie Xingran responded. He also thought so in his heart. It would never hurt to learn some self-defense skills.

Now that everyone was out, Lu Ci suggested taking a walk around the area, and Xie Xingran had no objection.

They walked into an ancient street, where there was a wide variety of food, toys, and jewelry.

Lu Ci is also a CEO, and he is extremely interested in these things, looking around with sparkling eyes.

"Hey, don't you think you'll look good wearing this?" Lu Ci also ran excitedly to a jewelry stall, picked up a hairpin and said to her.

The base of the hairpin is black, with two bright green flowers at the end, and a few beads inlaid on it. The pendant is only five or six centimeters long.

Xie Xingran looked at it and his thoughts drifted away.

She remembered that before her grandmother was still alive,

She was so vain at that time that she always begged her grandmother to use flowering branches as hairpins to style her hair.

If her brother messed up her hair, she would cry and ignore him all day.

After my grandmother passed away, no one ever did her hair again.

"Miss, your boyfriend's hair is too short. It won't look good on him wearing a hairpin. I think it will suit you. Your hair is like satin. It will look great in a bun."

The girl selling the hairpins was a young lady. After hearing what Lu Ciye had just said, the corners of her mouth twitched violently.

Lu Ci also realized that he had let something slip, so he coughed secretly and forced himself to explain:

"It's not just that he looks better than me. He'll definitely look good with a wig and a hairpin."

As he spoke, he looked up at the face that originally belonged to him. When he met a speechless gaze, he pretended to wink playfully.

Xie Xingran: ...

The little girl covered her mouth, and her ambiguous and playful eyes moved back and forth between the two of them.

Lu Ci also picked and chose with great interest, trying out various hairpins on his head.

Before the age of three, Mrs. Lu often dressed Lu Ci up as a little girl, with beautiful skirts and hairpins, and she never got tired of it.

It was not until she went to kindergarten and the teacher told her that she should establish a correct consciousness about gender that Mrs. Lu stopped.

So Lu Ci is not opposed to men dressing up as women, but that's just not the case. It is impossible for him, a grown man, to wear women's clothes.

But... now she is a "woman", she has clothes on, so she doesn't need these jewelry.

"Do you think this looks good on me?" He looked at her and asked with an expectant smile.

At this moment, it seemed as if Lu Ci was the real Xie Xingran, and she was just a fake one.

"Hello? I'm asking you." Seeing her in a daze, Lu Ci was also dissatisfied.

Seeing that there were not many jewelry in her suitcase, he wanted to buy her some.

His thoughts returned, Xie Xingran's eyes fell on the hairpin in his hand, and he took it after two seconds.

"It looks good. Let me help you with the tattoo." She pushed the man to sit on the stool.

Lu Ci also sat down obediently and asked her, "Can you do your hair in a bun?"

Xie Xingran: "Well...I think so."

Hearing this uncertain tone, Lu Ci also raised his eyebrows slightly:

"You haven't just watched other people do their hair, have you? Are you trying it on me? Then you better be careful, because it's your hair that's falling off."

Xie Xingran hummed, ignoring his teasing.

It turns out she's a bit talented at this, and she finished it in less than two minutes.

Lu Ci also took a mirror and looked around, grinning: "Not bad, it's so good for the first time."

Xie Xingran also smiled and said, "My grandma taught me how to make it, and I only learned the basics."

Lu Ci was also surprised: "You still have grandma's?"

I never heard her mention it when we exchanged family information before. She only said that she had an older sister who depended on her for everything.

Xie Xingran looked away and said softly, "It was a long time ago."

Lu Ci also realized instantly that her grandmother had passed away a long time ago.

"I'm sorry," he said.

Xie Xingran shook his head slightly to indicate that it was okay, and asked, "Is this the only one you're buying? Do you want to buy any others?"

Lu Ci didn't want to poke fun at her sad story, so he took the opportunity to divert her attention.

"The hairpin is done. Let me take a look at other jewelry... Hey, what do you think of this red rope? You, no, my wrist is so thin and white, it will definitely look good with a red rope."

Xie Xingran felt a little embarrassed after being indirectly praised. Was he trying to dress her up with his own hands?

Then she suddenly remembered the two red ropes in the suitcase.

Ever since Sister Ayan died, she put the two red ropes in an iron box and forgot to take them with her when she moved and put them in her suitcase.

You have to get it back when you get back.

At the same time, Lu Ci also happened to say:

"By the way, I see there are two red ropes in your suitcase. How about you and I each get one?"

Xie Xingran subconsciously refused: "No."

That was a token of love between her brother and sister Ayan. No one else could wear it, not even herself.

Hearing her stern refusal, Lu Ci curled his lips and said, "Tsk, stingy guy, I'll buy it myself."

In the end, Lu Ci also bought two red ropes and gave one to her.

He said that he paid for it, so it can't just be her wrist that gets the benefit, he should have one on his wrist as well.

Xie Xingran looked at the black rope that was forced to be worn on his wrist, and it was hard to describe the train of thought in his mind.

These two black and red ropes are for couples, right?

What's the point of wearing them together?

We walked around until dinner, and it was already dark when we returned to the hotel.

As they were getting on the elevator, Lu Ci suddenly exclaimed, "My phone's out of battery."

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Xie Xingran jokingly said:

"That's pretty sensible. He knows he can't run out of battery while you're shopping. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing not being able to pay."

After saying that, she glanced at the bags of stuff in his hands and sighed again, saying that he could buy more than her.

Lu Ci also nodded seriously:

"Yeah, that makes sense. I'll reward it with a 200W charger when I get back."

Xie Xingran was inexplicably amused by his serious words and laughed out loud.

As a result, the rewards had not yet been redeemed. Not long after returning to their rooms, the power in the entire hotel building went out...