The wealthy military officer spoils his wife excessively

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Suwen was worried that her hangover would show on her face and cause gossip on set, so she put on light makeup early in the morning and didn't wake Lu Zheng.

Hearing the noise, Lu Zheng groggily opened his eyes. The bed was empty beside him, and a trace of warmth remained. Hearing the sounds from the bathroom, he slightly curled his lips, got up, and the belt of his bathrobe hung loosely on both sides, revealing a whole expanse of honey-colored chest and firm abdominal muscles.

Suwen was bending over in front of the mirror, applying dark eyeshadow to her eye sockets. There was a dark blue ring under her eyes that she couldn't cover with concealer, so she had to try to use heavy eye makeup to distract from the dark circles. She usually went out without makeup in private, and Lu Zheng rarely saw her doing her makeup by herself, so he didn't say anything. He just stood there with his pajamas collar open, arms crossed, leaning against the bathroom door, watching with great interest.

Suwen was startled by a sudden tightening around her waist, causing her hand to tremble and the cotton swab to fall into a crack in one of the tiles on the floor.

"Don't bother me, I'm busy." She was a little grumpy from waking up so early.

One of his hands, which was wrapped around her waist, was freed up at the right moment to take out another cotton swab from the eyeshadow palette and hand it to her.

"I apologize to Miss Nie. I wonder if Miss Nie can forgive me?"

Suwen then turned to look at him, and seeing Lu Zheng's slightly smiling face, she finally smiled as well: "Why are you up? It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."

He kissed her lips: "I'm not going to sleep anymore, I'll come downstairs with you for breakfast."

Su Wen thought she and Lu Zheng were early arrivals, but she didn't expect there were others even earlier. As soon as they entered the restaurant, they saw Yan Bei waving at them, and sitting at the same table with him was none other than Director Wei!

Director Wei beamed when he saw them: "Mr. Lu, Xiao Nie, come and sit with us."

Suwen was pondering what was going on when Lu Zheng patted her shoulder and said, "Go sit down. What would you like to eat? I'll get it for you."

When Suwen walked to the dining table, Director Wei even pulled out a chair for her, and as she sat down, he whispered in her ear, "Please thank Mr. Lu for me."

Su Wen was taken aback, but then she saw a knowing smile, as if to say "everyone understands," appear on Wei Liao's shrewd face. She glanced at Yan Bei, then back at Lu Zheng, who was getting her food. What had he done that made Director Wei want to thank him?

Just as I was wondering, Director Wei said again, "Xiao Nie, you should also thank Young Master Yan. The endorsement fee he offered you this time is over eight figures. Just that pigeon egg ring you wore in the movie is worth tens of millions. Endorsing such a top-tier brand can also boost your status and value."

Once this precedent is set, any future brands that want her to be their spokesperson will only offer higher endorsement fees than this.

Endorsement fee...

Eight digits...

Tens of millions...

Well, she is indeed more sensitive to numbers than that fact.

Su Wen stared blankly at Yan Bei across the table, who was clearly still half asleep. What was going on? When did she sell herself? How come she didn't even know?

Yan Bei's eyelids were practically drooping. He'd been drunk all night too, and hadn't even stayed at the same hotel as them. This morning, someone called him down to sign a contract—trying to please a beauty like that, is it? No one cares about the opposite sex anymore?!

Just then, Lu Zheng returned, handing her a plate of tuna salad and a cup of yogurt. Su Wen quickly pulled him aside, repeating Director Wei's words and asking him what was going on.

Lu Zheng could tell what she was concerned about just by looking at her starry eyes, and immediately extinguished her little sparkle: "The ring isn't for you, it's just for you to wear while filming."

"That eight-figure endorsement fee is just too much..." Eight figures a year is an incredible surprise for a newcomer like Su Wen, but for Lu Zheng, it's definitely worth it.

First of all, isn't his woman worth eight figures?

Moreover, Wei Liao's reputation as a director speaks for itself. As soon as this movie is released, the ring on Su Wen's hand will definitely be the focus. At that time, jewelry will be indispensable on the red carpet at film festivals, both domestically and internationally. The Yan family's jewelry will then be able to easily appear in major newspapers and magazines around the world along with Su Wen. Therefore, eight figures are definitely worthwhile.

Yan Bei glanced at Lu Zheng silently. His brother had personally spoken, saying it was for his sister-in-law; how could he possibly give less?

Suwen was still a little confused: "When did I sign the endorsement contract? I have no recollection of it at all?"

Lu Zheng smiled calmly, remaining silent. Yan Bei could only rack her brains to explain, "Sister-in-law, you drank too much last night, so I had to show the contract to Lu Zheng. He looked at it and thought it was fine, so he signed it for you."

Su Wen turned to look at Lu Zheng in disbelief, but he reached out and helped her tidy her hair: "You were hesitant to say something last night, was it about this?"

The key prop that had been weighing on Director Wei's mind was finally resolved.

She can also earn an astronomical eight-figure salary a year.

Could she tell Lu Zheng that this wasn't what she meant to say?

In such a happy situation, she cannot.

Ever since Xiao Yuan unilaterally denied the rumors in the newspaper, leaving Su Wen completely confused in front of the reporters, she has made it a habit to have Xiao Ai collect the newspapers of the day and tell her the news related to her after reading them.

After filming a scene that day, Xue Shaofeng was changing into a suit. While waiting, Suwen took the vegetable juice that Xiao Ai handed her, looked up and asked her, "Why have you been so quiet lately? It's been a while since I've heard you gossip with me."

Compared to the various rising stars and popular actresses in China, Suwen actually has relatively few news stories. It was only recently, with her being embroiled in a high-society love triangle and news about Director Wei's new film, that made her seem to be constantly in the headlines. Now that things have quieted down, there's not much to see. However, Xiao Ai is a restless person; after reading something, she can't help but gossip with Suwen about other celebrities' scandals. This sudden quiet has made Suwen feel uneasy.

Seeing that there was a newspaper in Xiao Ai's bag, he smiled and said, "Let me take a look."

Xiao Ai hesitated for a moment, flipping through the pages of Suwen to the entertainment section, her relaxed smile gradually freezing on her face.

She pointed to the full-page report of the car accident in the newspaper and frowned: "When did this happen?"

Xiao Ai stammered, "Around midnight on the 29th... on the way back to Hengdian the night we had dinner together..."

Suwen's heart sank as a powerful sense of guilt gripped her.

Every newspaper reported on Zhou Xiaochuan's car accident. The accident occurred on the Jiaxing section of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway, which was the only route he could take from Shanghai back to Hengdian. That night, both the driver and Zhou Xiaochuan had been busy with announcements all day and were driving while fatigued, which led to the accident.

The agency has currently imposed a news blackout on Zhou Xiaochuan. He was secretly sent to Hong Kong for treatment, and there are many conflicting reports about his injuries. The only known information so far is that a woman in the same vehicle and Zhou Xiaochuan's assistant died at the scene despite attempts to resuscitate them. This demonstrates the severity of the accident!

Lately, she has been so engrossed in the sweetness brought by Lu Zheng's visit to the set that she has not paid any attention to entertainment news. Xiao Ai also seems to be intentionally keeping it a secret, so much so that even though such a big thing has caused a huge uproar outside, she is completely unaware of it.

Su Wen felt guilty. If she hadn't made that phone call inviting Zhou Xiaochuan to dinner, he could have returned to Hengdian sooner, avoiding the accident while traveling at night and ultimately paying the price with his young life. Zhou Xiaochuan's current condition hasn't been publicly announced by his agency, but based on the scene, most people speculate that he may be disfigured.

Suwen has seen many handsome men; this industry is never short of good-looking men and women. Zhou Xiaochuan is indeed a very charming handsome man. When they worked together on a film before, everyone would get up early in the morning to prepare for makeup. Male makeup is not as complicated as female makeup. After Zhou Xiaochuan finished his makeup, he would always hang around in front of the actresses, occasionally smoothing his flowing long hair in front of the mirror and narcissistically muttering to himself, "Look, this face is so handsome." Back then, it was still okay. But now, if he really gets disfigured, it is very likely that his acting career will be ruined as well. Suwen would really be to blame.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Suwen looked at Xiao Ai with self-reproach.

Xiao Ai also felt wronged: "I saw how much you were suffering from the previous filming delays, and it's rare that you can be happy for a few days after Lu Shao came, and even the filming went smoothly. I really couldn't bear to tell you. Besides, even if you knew, what could you do? Huanqiu has kept the news so tightly under wraps, you couldn't possibly visit him in the hospital."

Suwen felt a lump in her throat, opened her mouth as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent. Actually, Xiao Ai was right. Even if she knew, so what? Was she supposed to abandon the film crew to visit her in the hospital? Who was she to him? They were complete strangers; would he even let her see him?

But she just couldn't get over it. How could she only find out about something so serious now? While her best friend was enduring the greatest pain of her life, she was laughing heartlessly. She felt guilty and ashamed. Actually, she was angry at herself, but she took out her self-blame on Xiao Ai.

Xiao Ai saw through her thoughts at a glance and whispered, "Actually, I felt sad when I saw it too. I thought that if I hadn't asked him to stay for dinner that night, maybe this wouldn't have happened. But in this world, natural disasters and man-made calamities are not something you can avoid. At least among the three people in the same car, he was lucky enough to survive. Isn't that incredibly fortunate? As for the others, as long as they are still alive, there is still hope. Instead of blaming yourself, you should think about how you can help him in the future. Anyway, I'm just a small assistant, and my words carry no weight. There's nothing I can do, but it's different for you, Su Wen."

Xiao Ai glanced meaningfully at Lu Zheng sitting on the sidelines. Su Wen followed her gaze and, in a daze, caught a glimpse of his clean and handsome profile framed by the light and shadow. Yes, overcoming the pain was Zhou Xiaochuan's own responsibility, but recovering and returning to the court was something everyone could help with.

After filming that day, Suwen hugged Lu Zheng's arm and told him about the recent big news. He seemed to have seen it too, since now when you turn on the TV or read the newspapers, everyone is talking about Zhou Xiaochuan's car accident.