Chapter 269 Competing for Favor

"Miss Wen Ni, this is something I specially prepared before I left home. Do you see if there's anything you like to eat?" Hua Zhuo presented a plate of high-end sushi, pizza, and fried chicken to Wen Ni's car window as if presenting a treasure.

Before Wen Ni could say whether she wanted it or not...

Lu Jinye raised his hand, and Qin Yuan, accompanied by a row of bodyguards, each carrying a plate of food!

"Chinese food: roast chicken, roast duck, roast goose, stir-fries, stews. Western food: pizza, pasta, steak, sashimi—we have it all! Miss Wenni, which would you like?"

"No? When did you prepare this?" Wen Ni was genuinely confused.

"Our Master Lu specifically instructed us to go and buy these things before he set off!" Qin Yuan craned his neck and looked over at Hua Zhuo, his smile as smug and obnoxious as a eunuch in a TV drama. "Obviously, the things Young Master Zhuo prepared don't look as fresh as ours, and they even seem a little cold?"

“I bought this before I left.” Hua Zhuo’s eyes narrowed slightly. “It’s alright. If it gets cold, I’ll have someone heat it up for Miss Wen Ni.”

"We don't need to heat these up, we can eat them right away~"

That's enough.

Wen Ni slammed the car door shut. "I'm not eating anything, let's keep going!"

"..."

Lu Jinye and Hua Zhuo's eyes met, sparks flying.

Eight hours of chaos and disorder.

The story ends with Hua Zhuo changing his route to Gotham City!

Wen Ni had never ridden in such a noisy and miserable car before.

Fortunately, we finally arrived in Nancheng without incident.

Their accommodation in the southern part of the city was a luxury suite in a star-rated hotel that Lu Jinye had booked in advance! It offered excellent privacy and was spacious enough!

"Miss Wen Ni, Xiao Wu and I are going to discuss work and security matters. Could you please keep an eye on Master Lu for me? His wound needs a dressing change!" Qin Yuan said to Wen Ni as she walked out while answering the phone.

The suite door closed slowly.

Wen Ni turned her gaze to the half-closed door of Lu Jinye's bedroom.

When she pushed the door open, Lu Jinye had just taken off his clothes. There were gauze and medicine next to him, and he was feeling the wound on his back with his hands behind his back.

"I'll help you."

"……Um."

The disinfectant swab was gently applied around his wound, causing a tingling, itchy sensation that made his eyelashes flutter.

The temperature inexplicably rises in the space where I'm alone!

"Ring ring ring..." The sudden ringing of the telephone broke the space that belonged to them!

Wen Ni changed the cotton swab to apply the medicine to him, while answering the incessantly ringing phone with her other hand.

"Hello? Beacon Tower? What's wrong?"

"Boss, I just saw the news about you winning the international racing competition! That's amazing! No wonder you went to the North City!" Feng Sui's voice was always full of energy and sunshine. "Could you come to the South City while you're at it? I heard Tang Zi has a performance here. I happen to be in the South City on a mission right now. Shall we get together when we have some free time?"

“Okay, I’m already in Nancheng. Let’s wait until Tang Zi’s performance is over before we get to the party.” Wen Ni replied while still applying medicine to Lu Jinye.

"Hiss... Ha..."

"Ugh...it hurts..."

"Tsk..."

"??"

Wen Ni paused in applying the medicine, her brows slowly furrowing.

That's strange, she wasn't using any force. What's he yelling about here?

Feng Sui heard the voice clearly on the phone and instantly lost his temper and went into berserk mode!

"Boss! I heard a man's voice? You're not with Lu Jinye, are you? If you're together, why is he making such strange noises? Where are you? What are you doing?"

"We are at the hotel."

Wen Ni had only spoken half a sentence when the cotton swab in her hand fell. She was so busy turning her hand to get a new cotton swab that she dropped it.

Little did he know, Feng Sui's expression on the other end of the phone had completely turned to stone, his face contorted in disbelief!

"W-what? A hotel?"

"Fengsui, I have other things to attend to. Let's talk in detail when we meet in a few days."

Wen Ni did not receive a response from the beacon tower after she finished speaking.

Maybe the signal is bad on his end?

Thinking this, she hung up the phone first and then treated the rest of Lu Jinye's wounds!

Strangely enough, after she hung up the phone, no matter how much medicine she applied to him, he stopped groaning in pain.

"You did this on purpose?" Wen Ni suddenly realized.

"Huh? What?" Lu Jinye's eyes were clear and bright, and he asked knowingly, "Deliberately what?"

"asshole!"

Wen Ni held back for a long time, only managed to utter two words of curse, then picked up the gauze and threw it at his face before turning around and walking away angrily!

Lu Jinye, leaving behind her, removed the gauze hanging from his head, his eyes filled with barely concealed laughter...

Day 2

South City

There are three hours until the start of the large-scale outdoor international art and music festival.

All staff members responsible for the music festival and the invited performers arrived early. The backstage corridors were bustling with activity, a vibrant and lively scene!

"Wen Ni!"

Anxi.

As soon as Wen Ni passed through the security checkpoint, she was given a big bear hug by An Xi who rushed over! This caused the staff passing by to frequently turn around and look.

"I knew it, Wen Ni, you would definitely come to see my first stage performance!"

"How are the preparations going?"

"Don't worry, the bag's fine!" Anxi patted her chest confidently. "Come on, I'll show you our waiting area! Sister Tang Zi arrived early and is waiting for you!"

"Um."

They chatted as they walked.

As we approached the location, we saw that the waiting area was bustling with people and extremely lively.

And a clearing was automatically created in the middle of the crowd!

Tang Zi, dressed in a pink petal-patterned tutu, stood in the center, her delicate face, made up like a peach blossom, smiling as she spoke to the person in front of her.

Then look at the person in front of her

Tall and slender, he wore a sharp, stylish silver-white suit. He lowered his head slightly, his expression calm and ordinary, but his deep-set eyes showed that he was listening intently to Tang Zi.

"Lu Jinye is actually in the same frame as Tang Zi!"

"Is this their first time appearing together since the garage scandal was clarified?"

"Clarify? I doubt it can be clarified cleanly! Don't forget that Tang Zi was fired by her original company, and it was Lu Jinye's company that signed her in the end!"

"Even this time, Lu Jinye, who usually dislikes participating in these kinds of entertainment activities, actually agreed to accept the invitation to come to the music festival to help out! If you ask me, their relationship is more than just casual!"

"But didn't Tang Zi publicly say she has a boyfriend? Is that just a cover-up?"

"What are you all doing?" Assistant Xiao Wu walked over, making her signature delicate pinky gesture, and rolled her eyes. "Alright, alright, stop making wild guesses! None of you are busy, are you?"

"They're all gone! They're all gone!"

Qin Yuan, with a serious and unapproachable expression, appeared and chased away all the jeering onlookers from his sight.

Wen Ni and An Xi, standing behind the pillar, heard all the discussions.

"I didn't expect these staff members to be so gossipy?" Anxi peeked around and nudged Wen Ni with her shoulder. "Speaking of which, don't you think Tang Zi and Lu Jinye look like a perfect match?"

“They are quite a good match.” Wen Ni said seriously, rubbing her chin as she echoed.