Saving the male protagonist in the dungeon only resulted in him becoming cannon fodder.

She was holding a book, engrossed in reading it. Curious, Lu Ze approached and discovered it was a romance novel. Seeing Bai Mengmeng's absorbed expression, Lu Ze couldn't help but laugh.

Bai Mengmeng was completely engrossed in her romance novel when she suddenly heard a noise. Startled, she jumped up and cried out in a panic, "You walk so quietly!" Looking at her exasperated expression, Lu Ze couldn't help but smile slightly and teased, "I wonder who was so absorbed in their reading that they didn't even notice me coming?" Bai Mengmeng was speechless with anger and turned to leave. Lu Ze immediately realized he had interrupted her reading and hurriedly chased after her.

"Sweet Mengmeng, I didn't mean to scare you. You were just so engrossed in that romance novel that you didn't notice me coming. I promise I won't do it again next time, don't be angry~" Lu Ze said, trying to grab Bai Mengmeng's hand, but she dodged it.

Bai Mengmeng glared angrily at Lu Ze, gritting her teeth as she said, "Lu Ze, you're finished! No matter how you try to coax me today, I won't forgive you!" However, Lu Ze didn't seem to care and continued to tease her, "Oh, okay, don't be angry. Tell me, what exciting scene did you just see? Was it the male lead carrying the female lead in a princess carry?"

Before Bai Mengmeng could even react, she felt herself being lifted into Lu Ze's arms. Lu Ze looked at her smugly and threatened, "If you move again, we might be on the news." Hearing this, Bai Mengmeng immediately stopped moving and obediently let Lu Ze hold her.

The surrounding employees witnessed this scene and all wore envious expressions. They thought to themselves, "Isn't this the real-life version of 'The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me'? Now I can feel more immersed in the novels I read!"

Bai Mengmeng was carried to the car by Lu Ze, which wasn't unexpected, since the incident had already been posted online. Li Yan was furious when he saw this, "I'm here working myself to the bone to investigate the truth, and you two are putting on a love story." Of course, Bai Mengmeng and Lu Ze wouldn't hear any of the complaints.

Lu Ze arrived at the supermarket quickly, trying to cheer Bai Mengmeng up the whole way. Bai Mengmeng seized the opportunity to make a scene, refusing to give him a way out. This infuriated Lu Ze, but both of them knew it was just a pretense of an argument. Once at the supermarket, they made up as if nothing had happened.

Bai Mengmeng put all the novel and unfamiliar snacks into her shopping cart. Lu Ze, looking at the cart full of snacks, kindly reminded her, "Mengmeng, have you forgotten what we came here for?" Bai Mengmeng forgot for a moment and immediately pushed the cart back to buy hot pot ingredients.

Fortunately, Lu Ze had called a bodyguard to wait at the checkout counter when they were about to leave the supermarket, otherwise they might have been crushed to death.

After returning home with bags and packages, Lu Ze immediately began preparing dinner, while Bai Mengmeng was still engrossed in studying her newly chosen snacks. Lu Ze worked quickly and efficiently, preparing a sumptuous dinner in no time. He looked at Bai Mengmeng sitting amidst the pile of snacks, smiled indulgently, and gently lifted her out, saying, "Sweetie, go wash your hands first, then we can eat!" Bai Mengmeng obediently complied. Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Ze quickly tidied up the snacks and other clutter scattered on the floor.

Witnessing all this, Bai Mengmeng couldn't help but exclaim, "President Lu is indeed diligent and efficient in his work!" Lu Ze couldn't help but recall that he wasn't like this before; it was only after experiencing that upheaval that he began to become so frugal and thrifty. Bai Mengmeng noticed that Lu Ze had suddenly fallen into deep thought, so she reached out and gently patted him, "What are you thinking about? Stop daydreaming and come eat!" Lu Ze came back to his senses, looked at Bai Mengmeng in front of him, and then at the warm and cozy dinner on the table, a feeling of indescribable happiness welling up in his heart.

Lu Ze didn't intend to hide his thoughts from Bai Mengmeng. He frankly said, "I just suddenly thought of those tough days from the past." Bai Mengmeng quickly comforted him, "Oh, it's all in the past. Things are slowly getting better now." Lu Ze knew in his heart that without Bai Mengmeng, he might never have been able to escape the shadows of the past.

Bai Mengmeng noticed his expression gradually turning dejected, so she comforted him, "Eat up, what can't you get over?"

The dinner was very enjoyable; everyone chatted and ate in a very harmonious atmosphere. Lu Ze, in his good mood, drank quite a bit of wine and eventually decided to stay overnight at Bai Mengmeng's house.

Only then did Bai Mengmeng remember her original purpose for coming to this instance—to save the male protagonist. After spending so much time together, she realized that she had fallen deeply in love with Lu Ze.

However, Xiaobai did not appear during this period.

"Xiao Bai, are you there?" Bai Mengmeng asked in her heart.

Xiao Bai responded groggily, "What is it?"

Bai Mengmeng asked curiously, "Why haven't you been around all this time?"

Xiao Bai realized he hadn't shown up for a long time and scratched his head sheepishly. "To be honest, I'm a little sorry about that. We went on vacation recently."

Bai Mengmeng's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "How could you...?"

Since it wasn't convenient for Xiaobai to explain in detail while in the instance, he simply replied, "We have our own world. You'll understand once you complete the quest and return to the real world."

Bai Mengmeng nodded in understanding. Then, she turned to look at Lu Ze, who was fast asleep, her heart filled with warmth and happiness.

At this moment, everything is so beautiful, as if all their troubles have left them far away.

Bai Mengmeng didn't want to think too much about it. "Never mind," she thought, "it hasn't come to that yet." She reasoned that the game wasn't over yet.

The two slept soundly that night, only getting up when the phone rang. Lu Ze reached out and answered the phone: "Mr. Lu, something terrible has happened!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ze immediately stood up, hurriedly put on his clothes, and then ran outside while asking, "What exactly happened?"

The secretary replied anxiously, "Qi's new product and our new product are promoted in the same way!"

Lu Ze was shocked, his heart sinking. This new product launch was crucial for them, and now this unexpected incident had occurred. Moreover, the launch event was fast approaching; if this problem wasn't resolved in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He asked angrily, "Who leaked our plan? Have you found out?"

The secretary replied with a guilty look, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, we haven't found the person yet."