Humiliated by my mother-in-law, I married into a wealthy family with my son four years later

The door was gently closed, and Lu Jie lay on her side on the bed, a smug smile curling up the corners of her delicate lips. This man was too easy to fool. She changed to a more comfortable position and gradually fell into sleep.

Zhou Rou stood outside Lu Jie's door and knocked, then looked at the bodyguard beside her. The bodyguard immediately took out his key and opened the door. She pushed the door open and walked into the room. The window was wide open, and a rope made of bed sheets stretched out of the window. Where was Lu Jie?

A dark red rage flashed in Zhou Rou's eyes. She turned around abruptly and slapped the bodyguard behind her hard!

The bodyguard didn't dare to resist, and bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, we weren't paying attention. We thought the lady..."

"Go and bring him back to me!" Zhou Rou shouted angrily.

"Yes!" The bodyguard responded and left.

Lu Jie slept from early morning until dusk. Zheng Xuan paced anxiously in the living room on the first floor.

Several times he put his ear to Lu Jie's door, listening for any noises inside. However, apart from the sound of shallow breathing, there was nothing else.

Isn't this too much to sleep like this? Zheng Xuan felt like there were a dozen little white rabbits jumping around in his heart, making it impossible for him to calm down.

It was almost dark when Lu Jie woke from her dream. She opened her heavy eyelids and stretched lazily in bed. Her fingertips accidentally touched something warm.

Her eyes fell on the bedside table, where she saw a bowl of steaming porridge. Lu Jie's heart softened, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up. She propped herself up, half-sitting on the headboard, and reached for the bowl of porridge.

Zheng Xuan heard the noise and walked in from outside, his voice full of uncontrollable surprise, "Are you awake?"

Lu Jie didn't bother to reply, just gave him a lazy glance. Zheng Xuan sat down on the bed and took the bowl of steaming fish porridge. "Are you hungry?" He carefully blew on the porridge to cool it down and brought it to Lu Jie's mouth. All of this happened without any sense of incongruity!

Lu Jie was a little drowsy from sleep. She opened her mouth obediently and swallowed the porridge. She looked at him and asked, "Did you make this yourself?"

Zheng Xuan nodded, looking as if waiting for praise, "How did you know?"

Lu Jie twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and said disdainfully, "It tastes burnt."

When Zheng Xuan heard this, he immediately frowned and stood up. "Then don't eat it. I'll go make another bowl."

"Hey—" Lu Jie quickly grabbed his wrist and asked him to sit next to her. "You have too high standards for yourself! It's just a little fuzzy, but you still eat it!"

She picked it up and ate it in just a few bites. Zheng Xuan's tightly pursed lips relaxed, and he glanced at her. He reached out and wiped the rice grains stuck to the corners of her mouth, saying, "Isn't it dirty?"

Lu Jie curled her lips, then frowned, and said awkwardly: "Um...I want to take a shower."

"Take a shower?" Zheng Xuan's expression fell on Lu Jie's ankle, which was still in plaster, with a slight hesitation.

Lu Jie caught a glimpse of the hesitation in his eyes and quickly said, "I'm really fine on my own. I rolled around in the mud yesterday and now I feel uncomfortable all over. I urgently need a shower!"

Zheng Xuan was silent for a moment, then a playful smile appeared on his lips: "You can take a shower if you want, but you have to let me help you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jie quickly covered her chest with her arms, staring at him in disbelief with her eyes wide open: "Zheng Xuan, are you kidding? I don't want to be alone with a man and a woman! I can do it myself!"

Zheng Xuan chuckled, his eyes wandering over her: "What's the big deal? You're my girlfriend now. Besides, it's not like I haven't seen it before..."

Lu Jie's cheeks instantly flushed red, and she kicked him in frustration: "Hey! I'm pretending to be your girlfriend! It's fake! Do you understand?"

Zheng Xuan snorted, "With your short temper, it depends on my mood whether you want to correct me."

Lu Jie rolled her eyes and insisted on taking a shower.

In the end, Zheng Xuan had no choice but to compromise.

In the bathroom, Lu Jie lifted one foot high, soaked it in the warm water, and closed her eyes comfortably.

After taking a bath, she wanted to get out by herself, so she tried to stand up on one leg and then stepped out of the bathtub...

However, her foot slipped and she fell to the ground.

Outside the door, Zheng Xuan heard the shouting and rushed in immediately.

Lu Jie lay on the cold ground, her whole body stiff and unable to move.

The hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer. She blushed with shame and shouted loudly, regardless of the pain: "Don't come in!"

Zheng Xuan was extremely worried, but he was frozen outside the door by her shouting. He could only anxiously ask, "Xiao Jie, what's wrong with you?"

"I...I fell down." Lu Jie wanted to cry but had no tears. She knew there was no way she could get up now.

When she thought about being seen in such a miserable state by Zheng Xuan, she would rather lie here forever.

Zheng Xuan said anxiously: "I'll come in and help you right away!"

Lu Jie widened her eyes and was about to refuse when the bathroom door was suddenly opened.

The next second, Zheng Xuan quickly reached out and turned off the light.

In the darkness, she felt herself tightly wrapped in a soft bath towel, and then her body lightened and was carefully held in Zheng Xuan's arms.

His actions made Lu Jie feel warm. She subconsciously grabbed his collar with both hands, lowered her head shyly, and her body trembled slightly.

Zheng Xuan gently placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you." Zheng Xuan felt distressed when he saw Lu Jie's pale face. He gently brushed the hair away from her face. "You twisted your ankle, and I left you alone in the bathroom."

Lu Jie lowered her eyes, feeling somewhat guilty: "It's none of your fault. I was careless."

Zheng Xuan hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke awkwardly: "Can you let me see where you are injured?"

Lu Jie quickly moved her body, blushing and shaking her head: "No!"

He looked at her helplessly, stood up and walked out of the room.

After a while, a female doctor in a white coat walked in.

Zheng Xuan introduced: "This is Doctor Lin, let her check you out."

Lu Jie was stunned for a moment, then nodded. She looked at Zheng Xuan, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

Half an hour later, the examination was complete. Fortunately, it was only a minor sprain and nothing serious.

"Your foot will need another three or four days to recover before you can walk," Doctor Lin instructed Zheng Xuan. "Try to stay out of water during this time."

"Okay, thank you, doctor." Zheng Xuan said gratefully.

After sending the doctor away, Zheng Xuan immediately returned to his room.

Lu Jie leaned on the soft pillow, watching his busy figure, and couldn't help but smile.

Zheng Xuan happened to turn around and caught her smile: "What are you laughing at?"

Lu Jie blinked: "You're always hanging around me. Don't you have to work?"