Lu Liruan pouted, her eyes stinging under his gaze.

Even though Lu Liruan felt she didn't really care, and had even enjoyed lunch earlier.

But in reality, when a sudden, unprovoked wave of malice comes crashing down from the sky, it will still have an impact.

I don't feel it when I'm battling someone, nor do I feel it when I'm angry or furious.

But when someone thinks of you, cares for you, and looks at you with gentle, trusting eyes, feelings of grievance and bitterness well up inside.

Cheng Nianzhi should be on set today; he shouldn't be here.

Lu Liruan's mind was in a mess, but her body seemed to have its own will. After getting up, she ran towards the door without even putting on her slippers!

As Lu Liruan rushed into Cheng Nianzhi's arms, who looked surprised but still quickly opened them, her last thought was: The camera wasn't on, was it?

Oh, right. It's not open.

Because of concerns about too many messy comments today, the director decided to shut down the cameras in the villa for a day and resume the live broadcast tomorrow when things have calmed down.

"I'm wet..." he said, but Cheng Nianzhi's embrace of Lu Liruan was very solid. He arched his back and wrapped his arms around her, as if he were enveloping Lu Liruan in his body.

The rain-dampened ends of her hair fell onto Lu Liruan's warm neck, the coolness making her shiver, but her arms tightened around Cheng Nianzhi's waist.

Cheng Nianzhi didn't smell of perfume, just a faint, cool, and refreshing scent that was very soothing.

Lu Liruan knew something was wrong, but at that moment she just wanted to let her mind wander.

Cheng Nianzhi didn't look as thin as he appeared under his clothes.

Well-proportioned and supple muscles covered the skeleton, making it very comfortable to hug. Lu Liruan lowered her face, adopting an ostrich-like attitude of "shamelessness is invincible".

Cheng Nianzhi casually tossed her bag aside, and the two of them, still in a hugging position, slowly moved to the edge of the sofa like conjoined twins.

Lu Liruan heard Cheng Nianzhi's low laughter from above her head: "Will you hug me again after I sit down?"

Lu Liruan couldn't keep up the act any longer. She coughed lightly and prepared to put her hand down.

Before she could make a move, Cheng Nianzhi gently pressed her back into his arms.

Cheng Nianzhi rested his chin on Lu Liruan's shoulder: "I'll comfort Liruan a little longer..."

Lu Liruan wanted to retort, saying, "I didn't ask you to comfort me a little longer, so why did you make this decision on your own?"

But Cheng Nianzhi's embrace was so reassuring and without any hint of aggression that Lu Liruan chose to keep quiet.

By the time the two sat down on the sofa, Lu Liruan had already suppressed the tears in her eyes.

“You didn’t need to come back specifically.” Lu Liruan was certain that she wasn’t just imagining things.

Cheng Nianzhi shook his head: "I wanted to come back and be with Li Ruan. I didn't want you to face this alone. Li Ruan was able to hug me, which made me feel like I was sharing some of her burden, so I was very happy." He smiled.

Lu Liruan's face flushed. "You're the only one with a mouth, and you still have to say it out loud!"

As Lu Liruan spent more time with Cheng Nianzhi, she discovered that although he didn't talk much, he was very direct.

Expressing one's thoughts and feelings directly and frankly seems... to be a very natural thing.

Lu Liruan didn't know that Cheng Nianzhi didn't actually understand what it meant to feel ashamed to talk about something.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Cheng Nianzhi tilted his head and stared at the silent Lu Liruan.

“Actually, I don’t need to share anything. I haven’t suffered any injustice. I was prepared for them to smear me, so I collected evidence.” Lu Liruan sniffed.

"I am very touched that everyone is speaking up for me. I don't know how to repay them," Lu Liruan said honestly, mimicking his words.

Hurt sometimes doesn't make people weak, but being moved can, seeping into people's hearts subtly and deeply, making them feel a tingling, bittersweet feeling.

Lu Liruan herself didn't realize that her vision was already blurred by water vapor.

Cheng Nianzhi got up from the sofa, squatted down in front of Lu Liruan, rested his elbows on Lu Liruan's knees, and looked up at her face, which was covered by her hair.

He cupped her cheeks with his palms to prevent her from turning away, and gently brushed his thumb across Lu Liruan's eye corner, leaving water stains on Cheng Nianzhi's hand as her wet eyelashes glistened.

"No need for repayment, because it's what everyone wants to do," Cheng Nianzhi said calmly.

"Although it is..."

"When Li Ruan helps take care of others, has she ever thought about what kind of reward she will receive?" Cheng Nianzhi asked softly.

You've come to me, but is there anything you want from me? It seems not… I don't know what you want.

"how come……"

“You deserve their voice, their support. Because you’re a… good girl? That sounds a bit strange.” Cheng Nianzhi wanted to say “good person,” but changed the word at the last minute.

Lu Liruan was amused by him, her shoulders shaking. She reached out and touched Cheng Nianzhi's soft, fluffy hair, which was resting on her knees: "So, why are you helping me like this? Are you a good young man? Hahahaha, how corny."

Cheng Nianzhi sat down beside her, letting her tousle his hair.

If you like, I will always do this well in front of you.

"By the way, won't this be too much trouble for you?" Lu Liruan thought of the lawsuit that Cheng Nianzhi had helped her with: "How about I handle it myself?"

Cheng Nianzhi raised an eyebrow: "Have you chosen an agency for Li Ruan yet?"

"Huh? Not yet..." In recent days, many companies have come to Lu Liruan one after another, but Lu Liruan is still considering it in order to prevent herself from falling into the tiger's den after just getting out of the wolf's den.

"Why don't you sign Li Ruan with my studio? That way, you can work more directly with the legal department," Cheng Nianzhi suggested casually.

Lu Liruan knew that Cheng Nianzhi had his own studio, so how could the young master of the Cheng family be wronged?

"Come on~ I'll be good to Li Ruan~" Cheng Nianzhi turned to the side and affectionately rubbed his face against Lu Li Ruan's hand like a little animal, interrupting Lu Li Ruan's thoughts.

Lu Liruan found Cheng Nianzhi's words very reasonable and agreed to it in a daze.

Just as she was about to come to her senses, the person next to her changed the subject: "Why don't you come out with me tomorrow, Li Ruan? Let's go out and have something delicious."

"Okay." Lu Liruan thought it was just part of the filming and agreed without asking any further questions, forgetting her earlier thought.

Completely unaware that all her thoughts and decisions were unfolding exactly as Cheng Nianzhi had planned.

When He Yujin heard Cheng Nianzhi talking to her, she looked at his indifferent face and began to think about it a little more.

"What...what are you doing?"

Cheng Nianzhi glanced at him, her fingertips twirling the hair that Lu Liruan had casually ruffled that afternoon: "That way, I can occupy a larger place in her life~"

He Yujin shuddered when she saw his sudden, almost sweet smile: she really didn't know if his brain had gotten better or worse.

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