Gu Nanjiao, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by a roar. She rubbed her sore eyes, stretched, and felt aches and pains in her back and waist. Serving others was really tiring.

Lu Yanzhao's eyes seemed to spit fire, his black eyes filled with a hint of humiliation, like a trapped little beast.

Gu Nanjiao's heart skipped a beat. She scrambled out of bed and stammered an apology: "I...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to tie you up. I tied you up because I was afraid you would wake up in the middle of the night and go crazy, pinching me and tearing your rare book. I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you another day. You...you promise you won't pinch me again."

Lu Yanzhao's gaze sent a chill down her spine; his fierce expression made him seem like he could devour her. She was afraid of death; she was a coward!

"Untie me right now." Lu Yanzhao gritted his teeth, staring at her opening and closing mouth, wishing he could gag her.

I never realized she was such a talkative person before.

"Oh, oh, here I come. Then promise you won't pinch me!!" Gu Nanjiao stared intently at Lu Yanzhao, hoping to get his promise.

She didn't want to be pinched again; the feeling of being on the verge of death was unbearable. She knew she had torn up Lu Yanzhao's rare copy because of her ignorance, and she felt guilty and was willing to make amends, but that didn't mean she wanted to die.

Lu Yanzhao felt very uncomfortable being stared at. He felt that Gu Nanjiao was different now. What was she like before?

She's domineering, unreasonable, and prone to lunging at him.

The girl in front of me still had those curved willow eyebrows, fair skin with a rosy glow, and red lips, but the eyes beneath her eyebrows had become clear and bright, sparkling like stars.

Lu Yanzhao's blatant scrutiny made Gu Nanjiao feel uneasy, but she quickly calmed down.

“Lu Yanzhao, because of my ignorance, I entered your room. I apologize to you and will find a way to compensate you with a copy.”

"Oh-"

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Yanzhao gave a mocking sneer, "Compensation? You make it sound so easy. You ruined my exam eligibility, and now you've torn up my books. How are you going to compensate me?"

I……

Gu Nanjiao was speechless for a moment.

It was indeed her fault for tearing up someone's rare book without prior notice. Gu Nanjiao secretly regretted her momentary lapse in judgment; why had she impulsively entered Lu Yanzhao's room? How was she any different from the original owner of this body? But now, besides apologizing and promising to make amends later, she really didn't know what other way to make Lu Yanzhao let go of his prejudice against her.

"Hurry up and untie me." Lu Yanzhao's expression turned impatient.

"Then you promise not to pinch me, and I promise I will never enter your room casually again. If I see you, I will get as far away as possible."

Lu Yanzhao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. The woman's actions today were truly beyond his expectations; she actually apologized and even tried to negotiate with him.

Is this her new tactic of playing hard to get? Or...?

He couldn't believe that someone could change so drastically all of a sudden.

In order to be free from this predicament as soon as possible, he nodded in agreement.

Gu Nanjiao walked over and untied his belt.

I came across this knotting method for tying people up in a video I watched online. I found it quite novel, so I specifically learned it. I never imagined that it could be put to such good use.

Lu Yanzhao looked at Gu Nanjiao in front of him. The morning light illuminated her face. She was very beautiful, especially when she smiled. Her smile was as bright as the stars and seemed to have the power to heal everything.

How come I never noticed how beautiful she was before?

Gu Nanjiao, who was looking down and untying her belt, did not notice that Lu Yanzhao was looking her over.

"Okay." As soon as Gu Nanjiao untied her clothes, she immediately ran to what she considered a safe spot, far away from Lu Yanzhao.

"It's a promise, you're not allowed to pinch me, or I'll yell and let Mom know you're hurt."

Lu Yanzhao gave Gu Nanjiao, who was in a bad mood, a slight smile playing on his lips. Without saying a word, he pushed open the door and walked out.

As he came out of the house, he encountered Lu Xiaomei, who was about to enter. Lu Xiaomei looked at her brother, then at Gu Nanjiao's house, with an expression that said, "I knew it."

Lu Yanzhao was extremely embarrassed and gestured for Lu Xiaomei to be quiet, hoping she wouldn't make a fuss.

The next second, Lu Xiaomei ran loudly towards the kitchen, shouting as she ran:

"mother-

"My brother slept in my sister-in-law's room last night."

Lu Yanzhao...

Hearing the noise, Lu's mother poked her head out from the kitchen and waved to Lu's younger sister.

"What are you yelling about? Come here right now. How can you be an aunt if your brother doesn't sleep in your sister-in-law's room?"

Lu Xiaomei was confused: "What does this have to do with me being an aunt?"

Lu's mother: You're just a kid, don't ask so many questions.

Lu Yanzhao...

When Gu Nanjiao arrived at the kitchen, Lu's mother had already prepared breakfast.

Lu Yanzhao and Lu Xiaomei were already sitting on the stools.

Today's noodles were a bit extravagant; not only was scallion oil added, but each person's bowl also had an egg poached in it.

However, there was nothing in Lu's mother's bowl.

With a smile, Lu's mother brought Gu Nanjiao a bowl and said:

"Jiaojiao, you must have been tired last night. Come on, eat something to nourish yourself."

"Ah Zhao, you should eat more to nourish yourself." After saying that, Lu's mother added another egg to Lu Yanzhao's bowl.

"Hmm?" Gu Nanjiao was very puzzled. Could it be that Lu Yanzhao had told him about his mother being injured and taken care of overnight?

That's not right. If she found out her son was injured, Lu's mother wouldn't be so happy.

"Mom, I can't finish this." Looking at the full bowl of noodles and two tender white eggs, Gu Nanjiao scooped one into Lu's mother's bowl.

At this moment, Lu Yanzhao did the same thing as Gu Nanjiao, putting the egg into his mother's bowl. Coincidentally, their chopsticks bumped together.

Have you ever seen chopsticks fighting? This is exactly what's happening right now.

Gu Nanjiao blushed, quickly put her chopsticks away, lowered her head to eat her noodles, and ate them very fast.

At this moment, Lu Yanzhao was doing the same thing as Gu Nanjiao, burying his head and eating quickly.

Looking at the two of them, Lu's mother revealed a long-lost auntie smile. Her expression was as if she saw her eldest grandson waving at her.

Seeing the beautiful weather, Gu Nanjiao decided to cut up the radishes she bought yesterday and dry them into some dried radish.

They called over Lu Xiaomei to help wash the radishes.

She peeled the radish herself, cut it into strips about the thickness of a thumb, marinated it with salt for an hour, and then dried it after the moisture was released.

While they were pickling radishes, Lu Xiaomei came over, looking quite gossipy.

"Sister-in-law, am I going to be an aunt?"

“I saw my brother come out of your house today,”

“My mother said that I will become an aunt soon.”

What??

Hearing Lu Xiaomei's words, Gu Nanjiao recalled Lu's mother's strange behavior that morning. No wonder! She misunderstood that I and her son had done *that*. Last time, at Lu Yanzhao's door, Lu's mother had shown the same smile.

Gu Nanjiao sighed and rubbed her forehead. Lu Yanzhao didn't like her at all, and the two might even get a divorce in the future. The misunderstanding between Lu's mother and Lu Xiaomei was really embarrassing.

"Why are you asking so many questions, you little kid? Your brother doesn't like me, and I don't like your brother anymore either."

"You're not going to be my aunt after all," Gu Nanjiao said casually to Lu Xiaomei.

Lu Yanzhao, who was just about to leave, happened to hear this.

Gu Nanjiao doesn't like me anymore?