Yuan Xu's romance is always so unique; while others give flowers and jewelry, he gives bacteria.

"Find a pretty glass bottle, put it in the study," she instructed the housekeeper, her fingertips lightly touching the edge of the insulated box. "Tell Yuanxu to thank him for the 'flowers'."

After the butler withdrew, Rong Shenghan walked over and looked at the strangely shaped mycelium: "He really is using you as an experimental field."

“He was just sharing what he thought was the best.” Yu Jiuyuan put away the note, her tone unusually warm. “This is much more sincere than those insincere attempts to please.”

Rong Shenghan did not respond.

He knew that Yuan Xu was special.

In Yu Jiuyuan's heart, Yuan Xu was probably the only one who didn't need to be "trained" because he had willingly given up all the initiative from the very beginning.

Even he was somewhat envious of this purity.

After dinner, Yu Jiuyuan received a call from Xie Zhecheng.

"I've sent you the transportation directions to the exhibition to your phone." His voice was as cool as ever, yet carried a subtle, meticulous quality. "Saturday morning at nine o'clock, shall I pick you up from the villa?"

"No need, I can go by myself." Yu Jiuyuan leaned against the fireplace, her fingertips fiddling with the firewood. "Lin Yanran will be going too, should I have him go with you?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then Xie Zhecheng's calm voice came through: "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Jiuyuan looked at the route map Xie Zhecheng had sent on her phone screen. Congested sections and alternative routes were marked with different colors, making it as detailed as a business plan.

"The romance of a perfectionist." Rong Shenghan appeared behind her at some point, his tone slightly teasing.

"It's better than some people who just talk the talk." Yu Jiuyuan turned around and tossed him her phone. "Take a look and learn something."

Rong Shenghan took the phone, looked at the almost perfect route map, and suddenly laughed: "Can't learn it."

He reached out and pulled her into his arms, then lowered his head to kiss her lips. "I will only do 'imperfect' things to Miss."

His kiss was passionate and irresistible, as if he wanted to devour her whole.

The crackling fire in the fireplace cast flickering light on the intertwined figures of the two.

Yu Jiuyuan could clearly feel the tension in his body, and the possessiveness hidden in his kiss that was almost overflowing.

This man is always like this.

One second he's as gentle as a spring breeze, the next he can transform into a ferocious beast, declaring his ownership in the most intense way.

Yu Jiuyuan didn't push him away. She raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck, responding with equal enthusiasm.

The moment their tongues touched, she could taste the slight astringency of the red wine from dinner, mixed with the aroma of ebony and bergamot on his body, creating an intoxicating scent.