Lu You turned and walked out of the bar, her steps unsteady, whether from the alcohol or from her troubled mind, it was hard to tell.

Cheng Zhou immediately grabbed her coat and bag and quickly followed.

"I'll take you back."

This time, Lu You did not refuse.

The car stopped in front of Lu Rang's villa. Cheng Zhou got out of the car, opened the door for Lu You, and carefully draped his coat over her shoulders.

Lu You glanced at him with mixed feelings, said nothing, and turned to walk towards the door.

However, she froze as soon as she reached the door.

Lu Rang was dressed in his pajamas, arms crossed, leaning against the door frame, watching them with a leisurely air.

Clearly, he saw it all.

Lu You suddenly felt a pang of guilt, as if she'd been caught doing something wrong, especially since her lips were probably still a little swollen...

She quickly stepped forward, trying to cover it up: "Ah Rang, why aren't you asleep yet? What are you doing standing at the door?"

Lu Rang's gaze fell on her face, then swept over the car behind them that hadn't yet driven away, and he spoke slowly.

"While handling some work, did you hear the car noises and have some fun?"

Lu You felt even more guilty and grabbed his arm, pulling him into the house.

"What's there to be happy about? I'm exhausted! Come inside, it's cold outside!"

She practically dragged Lu Rang into the house, then slammed the door shut, cutting off Cheng Zhou's view from outside.

Lu Rang, being pulled along by her, raised an eyebrow: "Cheng Zhou brought you back? You two..."

"Why are you asking so many questions!"

Lu You immediately interrupted him, her eyes flashing, and quickly changed the subject, with a hint of deliberate intent.

"But you, didn't you go to pick up A-Wu? Why are you back so early? In the middle of the night, you really let A-Wu and that Mark alone in the studio? I think the way Mark looked at A-Wu wasn't innocent. You're too carefree, aren't you?"

The moment Shang Wu and Mark were mentioned, Lu Rang's attention was immediately diverted.

He frowned, his face darkening. "She's not done with her case yet. I came back to handle an urgent one."

Seeing this, Lu You immediately added fuel to the fire: "Oh? Really? What's more important than your wife than work? What if that Mark takes the opportunity to fawn over you, or uses discussing work as an excuse... tsk tsk, A-Wu is so beautiful and easy to talk to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Rang could no longer sit still.

He originally intended to come back and finish his work before picking them up, but after Lu You reminded him of Mark's previous thoughts, he suddenly felt that he couldn't let them be alone together for even a second.

Lu Rang's face was gloomy as he picked up his car keys and went straight out.

Watching the departing figure in a hurry, Lu You breathed a sigh of relief.

We finally managed to fool them.

She smiled slightly, turned around and went upstairs, feeling inexplicably much better.

However, after Lu You finished showering and was about to go to sleep, her phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, her good mood vanished instantly.

Lu You took a deep breath, answered the phone, and regained her usual calm tone.

"Dad, is something wrong so late?"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Zheng's voice was unreadable, and he directly gave the order: "Xiao You, there are two suitable candidates here. One is the eldest son of the Zhao family, and the other is the only son of the Xi Li family. Their family backgrounds are comparable to yours. Take a look at their information and arrange a time to come back and meet them."

Lu You blinked.

She suddenly realized that she had recently agreed to a marriage alliance with Lu Zheng, asking him to find a suitable candidate.

Lu You remained silent for a moment, her fingers unconsciously clenching the corner of her pajamas, but her face remained expressionless.

After a few seconds, Lu Zheng asked, "What, you're not going to arrange the marriage?"

"Now that you're in charge of the Yu family, if you don't arrange a marriage to stabilize the family business, I'll have to do everything I can to bring Lu Rang back. You begged me personally not to bother him, you only wanted him to be happy and free, and now you've changed your mind?"

Lu You paused, completely sober.

"Okay. I'll be back the day after tomorrow. You can arrange the time to meet."

After hanging up the phone, Lu You sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the deep night outside the window, and remained motionless for a long time.

The slight ripples that had just arisen because of Cheng Zhou were now overshadowed by a sense of inertia and powerlessness.

A brief moment of indulgence and fleeting infatuation is ultimately nothing more than a mirage.

She took a deep breath, suppressed all her emotions, turned off the light, and lay down as if nothing had happened.