It took Jiang Yue a while to remember who Gu Chen was.

She thought about it carefully, then frowned slightly: "No."

She holds grudges!

Zhou Ji's two friends didn't like her either, and they looked her up and down with those condescending eyes. Why should she exchange pleasantries with them?

Zhou Ji took her hand; the warmth of his palm was comforting enough. He held her firmly without saying anything more.

The restaurant is not far from the hotel.

The drive takes less than ten minutes.

However, some reporters were taking photos on the street and accidentally turned on their flash, which was noticed by the driver and the bodyguards in the car behind.

The bodyguards pulled the reporters out from the shadows, made them hand over their cameras, and deleted the photos taken without their consent before letting them go.

Reporters, braving the freezing cold and getting themselves covered in dust in the dead of winter, certainly wouldn't leave empty-handed.

I didn't dare utter a sound in front of the stern-faced bodyguard. I deleted all the photos from my camera, but I still have backups that are constantly being sent to my phone.

Jiang Yue is currently very popular, her show is a hit, and she has many fans.

Her news articles all generate clicks.

The reporter set up a laptop by the roadside and immediately posted on his Weibo account: "[I ran into Jiang Yue and her husband on the Second Ring Road. They seem very affectionate lately~ Click to see more high-resolution photos of their intimate moments~]"

The reporter's choice of words was not malicious.

Jiang Yue's fans were also willing to give her face and quickly left comments.

The photo shows the two of them coming out of the hotel. Zhou Ji has his arm around her waist. She is still wearing his coat, her long hair is being blown by the wind, and the moonlight shines on her fair and delicate skin, making her look beautiful and noble.

The man beside her was aloof yet gentle.

"We saw our baby again! When we're not filming, it's like our baby has been hidden away, sob sob sob, we can't see anything."

"Okay, Mom, I saw a fairy."

"I'm so happy! I finally got to eat candy again."

Of course, there were also those who couldn't stand it and were envious, thinking, "She's still a bit far from being a fairy, okay?"

"Are the paparazzi fans trying to create hype for the female celebrity? The Second Ring Road is so big, how could you possibly bump into her?"

"Exactly, you got paid! The photos look like artistic portraits!"

After Jiang Yue got a fan club, her fans became incredibly fierce in defending her, relentlessly criticizing her with sarcastic remarks like "You're jealous of other people's good looks" and "You're getting impatient."

The paparazzi himself couldn't stand being wronged and rebelliously declared, "Fine, since you say I'm a fan, then from today onwards I'm Jiang Yue's fan!"

It made the haters so angry they were about to vomit blood.

On the other side.

Inside the Western restaurant, Jiang Yue was engrossed in enjoying the food in front of her. She quickly filled her stomach and looked up to see the man sitting opposite her staring intently at her.

He asked calmly, "Are you full?"

Jiang Yue nodded, and asked him a perfunctory question: "And you?"

Zhou Ji said, "I'm full too."

The man casually crossed his legs, his hands folded on them, looking completely unhurried. He then asked, "Would you like some more?"

Jiang Yue wasn't a starving ghost reincarnated; even beautiful women need to maintain their figures, and she usually only eats a little at a time.

After watching too many TV dramas, she became more wary of Zhou Ji.

I always felt he had ulterior motives, encouraging her to eat more, perhaps to fatten her up and make her lose her fans.

"No need, don't worry about it."

The man sincerely said, "Mrs. Zhou, I meant well."

Jiang Yue retorted softly, "You've never been this kind before."

Something unusual must be going on.

A faint light fell on his profile, outlining his features and making him exceptionally handsome.

Zhou Ji spoke softly and tactfully: "I'll need some energy later, so I'm a little worried."

Jiang Yue then realized the meaning behind his words. She had forgotten that he had mentioned booking a hotel earlier. He really was a cunning and treacherous man.

Even the most composed person blushed instantly.

However, she admitted that Zhou Ji was indeed physically strong, and being strong and healthy was better than being weak and sickly.

In the end, Jiang Yue didn't go to the hotel she had booked. It wasn't that she disliked hotels; she just wanted to deliberately go against Zhou Ji and didn't want to easily grant his wish.

Zhou Ji had no complaints about this, as if he had anticipated her fickle and unpredictable thoughts, and let her do as she pleased.

Jiang Yue took off her high heels in the car. When they arrived home, Zhou Ji carried her out of the car, who was drowsy again. Her feet were curled up inside his coat so she wouldn't get cold.

It was late at night when I got home, and the living room light was still on.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, snowflakes fluttered in the air, and the bright lights reflected the clear snow.

Zhou Ji placed her on the sofa. When he came in, he had casually grabbed a pair of fleece slippers for her. He then grabbed her restless ankle and forcibly put the slippers on her.

Only after finishing this task did he have time to look at his son, who was still awake at 11 p.m.

"Aren't you going to kindergarten tomorrow?"

Although Zhou Ji loves his child, he is also a strict father.

The butler stepped forward and said something in defense of the young master: "The young master just had a nightmare and was woken up in fright."

Zhou Zhengchu looked at his father with pleading eyes, then at his mother, and reached out his arms to hug her. He was probably really frightened; it had been a long time since he had made such a childish gesture.

Zhou Ji was nearby, so he picked him up without thinking. Even now, he doesn't quite understand who the child's clingy personality comes from.

He felt that he wasn't like that.

Jiang Yue is even less like it.

Zhou Zhengchu stayed obediently in his father's arms, but opened his eyes wide and looked at his mother: "Mom, did you have fun tonight?"

Jiang Yue thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's alright."

Zhou Zhengchu actually wanted to give his mother the handicrafts he made at kindergarten today, but he didn't want to go to sleep even though it was so late.

But now, he became timid again, feeling that his handicrafts were not very good-looking, or even ugly, and he didn't want to take them out.

Zhou Ji picked him up and stood up: "You should go to sleep."

The child seemed preoccupied, nodding sullenly. Before the housekeeper escorted him upstairs, he turned back and waved to his mother, saying, "Goodnight, Mom."

After a two-second pause, he waved to his father and said, "Goodnight, Dad."

*

at night.

He's an easy-going man, but also a bit of a maverick.

Jiang Yue was neither enthusiastic about nor disliked this matter.

She would sometimes see videos on her phone of shirtless men with muscular abs trying to seduce her, and she would get horny. In these situations, she usually wouldn't refuse Zhou Ji.

Since they are a married couple, they can each get what they need.

Although Zhou Ji looks thin and refined, his abdominal muscles are well-defined and feel firm to the touch.

After an unknown period of ups and downs, things finally calmed down.

Jiang Yue buried herself in the blankets and fell asleep immediately.

The following afternoon, the woman slowly woke up and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while. Her cheeks were rosy, and she exuded a languid feeling after being nourished.

She realized that the plot had inexplicably gone astray again, and she had summoned the useless little eunuch.

Don't you think the plot is a bit off?

The system seemed reluctant to admit it: "It seems so."

Jiang Yue was annoyed: "Then what should we do?"

The system scratched its head: [I don't know.]

Jiang Yue didn't care at all what would happen to the male and female leads. Whether they fell in love or broke up, it was none of her business.

All she cared about was her own fate: "If I can just live to the end of this book, then I've completed my mission, right?"

The system thought for a moment: "I think so."

Jiang Yue hummed in agreement. "So what about my reward for clearing the level?"

She also reads novels now, and in the end, there's always a reward, either a second chance at life or a return to the turning point in her destiny.

The system had fooled her before, but seeing that it couldn't fool her this time, it stammered, "[You might be given a second chance~]"

Fearing she might not understand, the system thoughtfully added: 【What if we went back to before you inexplicably died?】