Lu Jin half-lowered his head as he sat listlessly on the sofa.
Half of his body was hid in the shadows, and the expression on his face could not be seen.
Huo Shaoheng thought that it was a good thing that Lu Jin had another person he couldn’t resist, and that person was Nianzhi.
If only Nianzhi asked him, Lu Jin probably would not lie to her.
The two of them did not speak and just sat quietly in the living room.
When dawn broke, the two of them had dozed off.
Lu Yuan woke up in his room with a splitting headache.
Having a hangover truly made him ill.
However, he hadn’t been drunk in so many years. He was really very happy yesterday, so he indulged himself with alcohol.
But as he remembered what he had done when he was drunk after indulging himself, he couldn’t help pounding his head despite the headache.
He could only hope that Huo Shaoheng had helped him put away his pencil sketches in time so that Gu Nianzhi and Lu Jin would not see them.
However, when Lu Yuan also remembered who he had drawn and if Huo Shaoheng had really put the sketches away, his face instantly paled.
It was over. He was too ashamed to face anyone.
Lu Yuan did not want to get out of bed at all. He wished he could dig a hole to bury himself and never wake up to face these people.
It was so embarrassing.
It was already nine o’clock in the morning when Gu Nianzhi woke up.
She washed up and came out of the bedroom. She found Huo Shaoheng and Lu Jin still sleeping on the sofa with their bodies tilting sideways.
Gu Nianzhi let out a long sigh.
It was great to have Lu Jin and Huo Shaoheng by her side.
They were the two most important men in her life.
She took out two blankets and gently covered them.
Lu Jin was really asleep. When Gu Nianzhi covered him with a blanket, he was not aware of it at all. He just changed to a more comfortable sleeping position.
Huo Shaoheng had woken up the moment when Gu Nianzhi came out after pushing the door open, but he still kept his eyes closed and did not move.
When Gu Nianzhi covered him with a blanket, he gently kissed her cheek that was leaned closer.
Gu Nianzhi blushed and pinched Huo Shaoheng’s muscular waist with her hand under the blanket.
Huo Shaoheng was in pain, but he didn’t utter a sound. He just narrowed his eyes and looked at her with a winsome smile.
Gu Nianzhi curled her lips and didn’t say anything. She got up and went to the kitchen to take a look.
It was all the dishes she didn’t know how to cook. She might as well wait for Lu Yuan to cook breakfast.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it and took the pencil sketches that Lu Yuan had drawn yesterday. She went to Lu Yuan’s apartment and rang the doorbell.
Initially, Lu Yuan didn’t want to get up. But when he saw from the security camera that Gu Nianzhi was ringing the doorbell, he nevertheless got up and opened the door.
“Good morning, Nianzhi.” Lu Yuan, who was wearing casual clothes, smiled as he opened the door. “You’re up so early?”
“I just came to see if you’re feeling better, Director Lu.” Gu Nianzhi smiled as she hid the pile of sketches behind her. “I didn’t disturb your sleep, did I?”
“I’ve been awake for a while.” Lu Yuan went to the kitchen to get a bottle of milk for Gu Nianzhi, warmed it in the microwave oven, and also brought her two small pieces of crackers.
“Thank you, Director Lu.” Gu Nianzhi smiled with her eyes curved. “How did you know that I am hungry?”
Lu Yuan couldn’t help laughing. “If you weren’t hungry and didn’t come to find someone to make breakfast, why did you knock on my door?”
Gu Nianzhi made a face. “Director Lu, you’re wrong.”
She leisurely took out the pile of pencil sketches. “I actually came to return these to their rightful owner.”
She slapped the pencil sketches onto the mahogany dining table in front of her. Lu Yuan’s expression changed slightly.
Gu Nianzhi held her tongue and slowly drank the milk.
Looking at the pile of pencil sketches, Lu Yuan’s mind went blank.
He had never expected that Huo Shaoheng had failed to put these things away and they had, instead, fallen into the hands of Gu Nianzhi.
But on second thought, it was better than falling into the hands of Huo Shaoheng, wasn’t it?
After all, Huo Shaoheng’s mother was Song Jinning and Lu Yuan was the biological older brother of Huo Shaoheng’s father. This relationship was too messy and complicated.
Lu Yuan did not know what Huo Shaoheng thought about him.
Now, the pencil sketches were in the hands of Gu Nianzhi. Even though she was Huo Shaoheng’s fiancée, she did not know that this Peter was in fact Huo Shaoheng. So there shouldn’t be any problem, right?
However, she knew Song Jinning, who lived in the opposite world. So he had to chew over the explanation of this problem.
Gu Nianzhi finished the bottle of milk and after enjoying Lu Yuan’s expression, she deliberately asked, “Director Lu, who is this girl? She’s so pretty.”
Lu Yuan raised his head to look at her and said frankly, “You don’t know her. She’s someone I like. I haven’t seen her for many years.”
“Oh? Really? She also looks like someone I know.” Gu Nianzhi pretended not to know Lu Yuan’s secret. “It could be that we know the same person, couldn’t it?”
Lu Yuan put away the pencil sketches in a calm and composed manner and said, “Really? Who is it?”
“But that person is in the opposite world.” Gu Nianzhi asked curiously, “How did you come to know the people in the opposite world?”
“The person I know is in this world, not in the opposite world,” Lu Yuan said without hesitation. “Maybe she is her counterpart.”
Gu Nianzhi raised the corners of her mouth. She thought to herself: if it wasn’t for that bowl of fried rice with mixed seafood, I would have really believed you.
“Is that so?” Gu Nianzhi picked up the crackers on the white porcelain plate and said smilingly, “Let me meet her when you have the chance. It turns out that Director Lu truly has a second romance.”
Lu Yuan shook his head with a smile. “Don’t listen to your father’s nonsense. I don’t even have a first romance. Where does the second romance come from?”
“Oh? So it turns out that this is your first romance,” Gu Nianzhi said meaningfully as she stood up. “Okay, Director Lu, you do have time to prepare lunch for us, don’t you? There’s no need for breakfast. My father and Peter are still sleeping.”
Lu Yuan had no idea that so much had happened overnight.
He nodded. “I’ll go wash up first, then I’ll go over to your place to cook.”
“Thank you, Director Lu.” Gu Nianzhi beamed with delight. She turned to leave, but was stopped by Lu Yuan.
He took out a red packet and handed it over. “Nianzhi, this is your New Year’s money.”
Gu Nianzhi took it, pleasantly surprised. “It’s a real red packet! I also have New Year’s money!”
This was great!
She used to be a guru in red packets on the Internet, but now she no longer really gave out red packets.
She opened it on the spot and saw that it was a stack of brand-new RMB, and they were of the highest denomination.
Gu Nianzhi kissed the red packet and said with a smile, “Thank you, Director Lu. This is the best gift ever!”
Lu Yuan smiled as he patted her head. “It’s good that you like it.”
He was as caring and protective as an elder to a younger generation.
Gu Nianzhi was in a terrific mood. She hummed her song of magical tune and returned to her suite located opposite.
At this time, Huo Shaoheng was no longer on the sofa.
Lu Jin was sitting alone on the sofa. His body was still covered with the blanket, and he was panic-stricken.
Gu Nianzhi walked over and sat next to him. She asked in a low voice, “Dad, are you okay?”
As she spoke, she used her hand to check Lu Jin’s forehead temperature. She was worried that he had a fever and was sick.
Lu Jin was extremely touched. He raised his hand to hold Gu Nianzhi’s hand that was checking his forehead temperature. His voice was almost choked with sobs. “Nianzhi, I’ve made you worry. It’s Dad’s fault.”
“Dad, don’t say that.” Gu Nianzhi brought Lu Jin a bottle of water. “Drink some water. Diector Lu will cook lunch for us later.”
Lu Jin lifted the blanket and sat up straight. He asked with concern, “Nianzhi, have you had breakfast?”
“I had milk and a few pieces of small crackers at Director Lu’s place.” Gu Nianzhi looked at Lu Jin and said sternly, “Dad, can you tell me why you went to Dunhill Hotel in the middle of the night yesterday?”
She could see clearly from the GPS that Lu Jin had gone to Dunhill Hotel.
Lu Jin looked away and mumbled, “Had I known earlier, I would have canceled the GPS first.”
He had originally thought that Gu Nianzhi would certainly have gone to bed on New Year’s Eve. He would still have time to cancel the GPS on Gu Nianzhi’s mobile phone after he had dealt with the matters.
However, he hadn’t expected that Peter would interfere blatantly. Gu Nianzhi had been “monitoring” his movements from beginning to end.
It was all a strange combination of circumstances.
Lu Jin had a sweet feeling and was proud of Gu Nianzhi, but he also felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
The godsend GPS. What a double-edged sword!
“What did you say about GPS?” Gu Nianzhi raised her voice. Her sharp gaze didn’t allow Lu Jin to dodge. “You’re not trying to trick me, are you?”
Lu Jin shook his head hastily. “No, no! Of course not!”
“That’s good.” Gu Nianzhi sat up straight and asked seriously, “I read the news. An ‘international murder case’ occurred at Dunhill Hotel yesterday. What the heck was that? Please don’t tell me it’s related to you!”
Lu Jin thought awkwardly. It was indeed related to me.
His gaze wandered, and he just didn’t dare meet Gu Nianzhi’s gaze.
Gu Nianzhi’s heart sank. “It really is related to you. What exactly is going on?”
Seeing that Lu Jin wasn’t going to say anything, she simply picked up her mobile phone and started searching for information about the “International murder case” at Dunhill Hotel.
After a night’s development, the news about Ishihara Beisan had finally spread online.
As she read all the news which made headlines and those which did not, Gu Nianzhi’s already large eyes widened even more.
She blurted out, “What? Ishihara Beisan has committed seppuku again?”
Lu Jin was immediately curious. “Why did you say ‘again’?”
