Are you still pretending to be confused?

Qiu Mang's anger flared up instantly, her cheeks flushing red: "You wait! I'll show you something!"

She angrily pulled her phone out of her bag, her slender fingers swiping rapidly across the screen, trying to show him Xu Jingyan's WeChat Moments.

But when she opened Xu Jingyan's Moments, her fingers frantically scrolled up and down, but she couldn't find that photo anywhere.

Seeing the girl's sudden panic and helplessness, Lu Yanting's heart stirred slightly, and he couldn't help but ask, "What? What do you want to show me?"

Qiu Mang kept tapping her phone screen, muttering to herself, "I saw it yesterday, how could it be gone? That can't be..."

Seeing this, Lu Yanting stretched out his long arm, gently took her phone and placed it on the table beside him. He then pulled her into his arms in one swift motion, before lowering his head slightly, resting his chin affectionately on the girl's shoulder. His voice instantly became as gentle as water, as if capable of melting ice: "Be good, stop making a fuss, let's make up, okay? I haven't seen you for days, I've missed you so much..."

Qiu Mang stubbornly turned her head, her eyes full of obstinacy, and said loudly, "No, this matter must be made clear today. I clearly saw a photo posted by Xu Jingyan on her WeChat Moments. In the photo, you appeared in her room in the middle of the night. How do you explain that?"

Lu Yanting raised an eyebrow, a faint smile curving his lips, with a hint of amusement: "Oh? Have you noticed that you look just like a little woman questioning her boyfriend?"

Qiu Mang bit her lower lip lightly, her eyes slightly red: "I'm not joking, Lu Yanting, do you remember what we agreed before? As long as you decide to get married, or rather, have a proper girlfriend, it will be over between us!"

Lu Yanting slowly released her, his posture upright and his gaze intense: "Yes, so now you want to tell me whether I have a girlfriend or I'm getting married?"

Qiu Mang was completely enraged by his shameless reaction. Her chest heaved violently, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Lu Yanting, you're clearly with Xu Jingyan, so why won't you let me go? Why do you put me in such an awkward situation?"

Lu Yanting's lips curled up slightly, forming a wicked smile: "When did I get together with her?"

"That photo—you were in her room in the middle of the night. Isn't that enough proof?" Qiu Mang raised her voice and questioned.

Lu Yanting seemed not to hear her, and slowly approached her step by step. He casually loosened the tie under his neck with his slender fingers, and then neatly took off his shirt, revealing his firm and well-defined muscles.

He lowered his head slightly, his gaze meeting hers directly, a hint of provocation hidden deep in his eyes. He parted his thin lips slightly: "Is this how I look in the photo? Hmm?"

“If not, then there’s nothing wrong between us, nothing happened, so don’t make unfounded assumptions.”

Lu Yanting's voice was somewhat hoarse, echoing softly in the air.

Qiu Mang's eyes widened slightly, her face filled with disbelief: "You clearly... you two were alone in a room together, yet you keep saying that nothing happened..."

“That day, I was planning to go see you, but Xu Jingyan suddenly fell ill and had a bad cough. I had to take her to see a doctor first, and then take her home.”

She said she was a little scared to be alone, so I stayed there, handling official business while keeping her company…

Qiu Mang narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly disbelieving.

Seeing this, the man sighed helplessly, reached for the computer next to him, and quickly tapped a few keys on the keyboard with his slender fingers, opening a chat window with Lucy abroad.

“There was a problem with Lu’s business in Australia, so that night I spent the whole night communicating with Lucy about the project plan. All the chat logs are here. If you don’t believe me, I can show them to you.”

Qiu Mang approached with some skepticism, and indeed, as the man had said, he had been working all night.

"Now you should believe me, right?" The man turned slightly to the side, his gaze filled with expectation and doting as he looked directly at her.

Just as Qiu Mang was about to respond, the man suddenly leaned forward, showering her with warm, delicate kisses like raindrops, carrying an irresistible force.

"Believe me, there's nothing between her and me..."

The man murmured, his words filled with deep affection. Then, his kiss grew even more passionate, as if he wanted to prove his feelings to her through his actions and make her completely let down her guard.

Qiu Mang, however, forgot to defend himself under his offensive.

When Lu Yanting woke up the next day, he stretched contentedly. Seeing that the person beside him was still asleep, he quietly got up and made a phone call to Yan Kai.

Before long, Yan Kai brought breakfast.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the sheer curtains, and Qiu Mang opened her eyes slightly. Seeing Lu Yanting changing his clothes, she remembered what had happened last night.

"Come have breakfast, I'll take you home later!" Lu Yanting said while buttoning his shirt.

"Okay." Qiu Mang hurriedly got up and changed her clothes. She remembered that when she went out to eat last night, she told Qiu Li that she would be back before she went to sleep and would tell her a bedtime story. She didn't go back last night and didn't know if the little girl would be willing to go to sleep.

After the two finished breakfast, Lu Yanting drove Qiu Mang back to Qiushui Residence.

As soon as I entered, the little girl ran over excitedly, and her eyes lit up when she saw Lu Yanting behind Qiu Mang.

"Big brother!" Qiu Li was originally running towards Qiu Mang, but when she saw Lu Yanting, she immediately changed direction.

Qiu Mang felt somewhat helpless.

Lu Yanting casually took out a beautiful princess headdress from his pocket and gently placed it on Qiu Li's head.

The little girl was so excited that she didn't dare to blink, and then she quickly ran to the mirror and looked at herself again and again.

Qiu Mang looked at the busy auntie and asked, "Auntie, I didn't come back last night. Is Ali sleeping? Did she cry or fuss?"

Qiu Li walked over while touching the headdress on her head. "No, sister, I didn't cry or make a fuss. Big brother called me and said you weren't coming back tonight and told me to go to sleep. He said if I behaved well, I would get a gift the next day. Sure enough, big brother didn't lie to me!"

Qiu Mang pursed her lips and turned to look at Lu Yanting, "When did you call her?"

"When I got off the plane," Lu Yanting said.

Qiu Mang remained silent.

Then, Qiu Mang suddenly remembered something and looked at Lu Yanting, "By the way, Yan Kai hired a housekeeper because I was sick. Now that I've recovered, why don't we let Aunt Zhou go back?"

Lu Yanting frowned. "It's okay. Having an extra helper will make things easier for you. I'll still pay Aunt Zhou a salary every month. If you don't feel it's necessary, you can give her a few more days off yourself!"