Shen Wanci perfunctorily said, "Take it off first. When you take it off, I'll kiss you."

If he were Bo Jingzhou, she would kiss him. If not, she would throw him out.

Lu Yanchi pursed his lips: "No, you're lying to me. If you don't kiss me, it proves you're not my girlfriend."

Shen Wanci smiled, her voice gentle. Compared to Lu Yanchi's sincere gaze, she felt like the Big Bad Wolf coaxing children: "I really am your girlfriend..."

"Wait a moment," Lu Yanchi suddenly interrupted her with a serious face, opening his phone's recording function: "Repeat what you just said."

Shen Wanci: "..."

Well, his patience was finally worn thin by her persistence.

She stopped talking nonsense with him and directly reached out to pull down Lü Yànchí's pants.

His movements were too big, and he accidentally pulled up most of his shirt. Although I knew he had injuries, I didn't expect there to be so many.

Shen Wanci trembled as she reached out to touch the fresh scars. Her fingers traced across his skin, feeling the uneven texture. “How did you get these wounds?”

She didn't dare to think about how much it must have hurt when these wounds were inflicted. Lifting her clothes, she saw that there was hardly a patch of unbroken skin.

At this moment, she wished Lu Yanchi wasn't Bo Jingzhou.

Lu Yanchi obediently answered, "I was beaten up. They didn't give me food and locked me in a pitch-black room."

"Who hit you?"

Just hearing about this is suffocating. His wounds look very fresh, and it's said that Lu Yanci was brought back to the Lu family last year. He was injured like this even in his own home, "Could it be that someone from the Lu family did this?"

Shen Wanci was quite angry.

Lu Yan stared at her blankly, shaking his head. "I don't know, I don't recognize her."

"Does it hurt?" Looking at this face so similar to Bo Jingzhou's, Shen Wanci transferred all her emotions towards him onto Lu Yanchi. Her eyes were red with discomfort.

She felt that Lu Yanchi was Thin Jingzhou, otherwise why would he buy her so many things for pregnant women, but a voice in her head was telling her he wasn't.

When Bo Jingzhou was drunk, he wasn't this well-behaved. He didn't go on a drunken rampage, but he also didn't talk much. He was quiet and sullen, like a silent gourd. Later on, he would use alcohol to act coquettishly and even become aggressive.

Shen Wanci didn't rip his pants off again: "Lu Yanci, are you Bo Jingzhou?"

A brief silence fell over the living room.

He looked at her, his dark eyes deep and unreadable, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly: "You can think of me as him."

"As if," Shen Wanci pushed him down on the sofa with a fierce glare, Lu Yanchi didn't resist, easily being held down by her.

He held her waist with one hand, preventing her from falling off him, and carefully cradled her with the other, afraid that a sudden movement would hurt her belly: "Is it formed already?"

Shen Wanci was intently unbuckling his belt, not hearing clearly what he was saying. She only sensed from his tone that he was asking her a question and perfunctorily replied, "Yeah."

"Have you had an ultrasound yet?" He had been researching a lot lately and knew that at three months, he needed to have a prenatal checkup and file for his medical records. "Where do you plan on giving birth?"

Shen Wanci's movements stopped, she looked up at him. Lu Yanchi's eyes were bright, reflecting the light like a dazzling star in the night sky.

Her heart skipped a beat, her voice raspy as she asked, "You care about this child?"

“…” The man tilted his head slightly and pursed his lips: “I have a relative who runs a hospital. If you haven’t filed...”

It is true that the Lu family owns hospitals, which are high-priced private hospitals.

Shen Wanci's eyes dimmed: "Does Mr. Lu not let go of this amount of money? How about it? Introduce someone who also gets a commission?"

Lu Yanchi let out a hum from his throat, "En."

“...”

Lu Yanchi held onto Shen Wanci's hand as she unbuttoned his pants, looking into her eyes with clarity. There wasn't a hint of intoxication there: "Think it through, do you really want to take off my pants? Be my girlfriend?"

Lu Yanchi wore a nonchalant expression, not feeling the slightest awkwardness. He said, "Once you start it, you have to take responsibility. You yourself ignited the fire, and you are responsible for putting it out."

Shen Wanci: "Good."

If not, she'll kick him out.

Lu Yanchi saw through her thoughts at a glance, "If that were the case, Miss Shen's reputation for sleeping with men and then turning her back on them would be well-known throughout society. Would you prefer a Western or Chinese wedding? I have already made preparations."

“...”

This man is threatening her.

Lu Yan chi half-supported his body, leaned close to her ear, and whispered in a low voice, "There's a 50% chance. Miss Shen, do you want to take a gamble? Even if you lose the bet, with me as your boyfriend, you wouldn't be at a disadvantage. But I don't like that kind of secretive relationship, so we'll hold a press conference tomorrow and publicly announce our relationship."

Seeing Shen Wanci's silence, he abruptly loosened his grip and, following her movements, unbuttoned his trousers.

Shen Wanci got up from him, using both her hands and feet. "President Lu, since you're not drunk, please leave. I'm a single woman, it's inconvenient to keep a stranger."

Lu Yanchi's eager look seemed to have taken it for granted that she would lose, so she backed down. If he had even the slightest hesitation, she might have gambled.

Lu Yanchi's expression seemed a little disappointed: "When you brought me back, it wasn't like this. You said you were my girlfriend and coaxed me to take off my pants for you to see."

"You've seen it, you've touched it, and you're still not taking responsibility."

"Bang."

Shen Wanci slammed the bedroom door in his face, and she couldn't listen anymore; she was afraid she would lose control and throw him out.

Lu Yanchi looked at the tightly shut room door, the corner of his lips couldn't help but rise, one hand rested behind his head, and he slowly lay back down.

This is Kyoto's CBD district, bustling with activity during the day and quiet at night. Shen Wanci lives on a high floor, so apart from the whooshing of the wind, there's no other sound.

Li Yanchi was in this rare tranquility, almost with an attitude of enjoyment. He didn't need to wear a mask, didn't need to be insincere, and didn't need to be on guard at all times.

As his mood relaxed, both the feeling of intoxication and drowsiness gradually crept up on him. Lu Yanchi closed his eyes and fell asleep after just a few minutes.

After washing up and applying moisturizer, Shen Wanci waited until she was ready before opening the door to see if Lu Yanchi had left. She didn't seem to have heard the sound of the door closing just now.

The lights in the living room were still on. On the sofa, a tall man with long legs was huddled pitifully, his eyes closed and breathing deeply, already asleep.

Shen Wanci originally wanted to chase him away, but seeing that familiar face, her heart softened at once.

She walked over lightly, looking down at him. The man was closing his eyes, long eyelashes casting large shadows beneath his eyelids.

Warm lighting, young men and women, a peaceful scene of tranquility.

Shen Wanci slowly squatted down in front of the sofa, and after a long silence, she whispered, "Bo Jingzhou, is it you?"