Chapter 96 Last night, you and Lu Xubai...
Chu Ruofu fell into a deep sleep at some point, and when she woke up, she found herself being held in someone's arms.
The man's body was burning hot, his large hands tightly gripping her slender waist, as if he were holding a beloved treasure, not allowing anyone else to peek at him.
The air she breathed through her nose was icy cold, yet her body was burning hot, sweating profusely and feeling sticky all over.
For a moment, Chu Ruofu was confused, wondering if she was dreaming. Otherwise, how could she have slept with Lu Xubai?
She made a mistake again, this time during the filming of a dating reality show.
Feelings of guilt, fear, and remorse filled her heart. She was thankful that there were no security cameras in the attic, and that this rendezvous was in a completely private space.
Chu Ruofu struggled to get out of the man's arms, bent down to pick up her clothes from the ground, and quickly put them on, trying to escape the scene.
She had just finished putting on her dress when a strong, powerful arm pulled her around and held her in its embrace.
A deep, hoarse voice came from his shoulder: "Where to?"
Chu Ruofu had her back to the man, and her slender back felt the man's bare chest, the heat making her feel hot all over.
Uncontrollably, she recalled being pinned down on the bed last night, his forceful devouring her like a surging sea pulling her into an abyss.
Every step forward pushes her limits.
"I..." her voice trembled slightly, "I have to go back."
She couldn't face the scene at all; her head was lowered, and her delicate body was trembling.
Lu Xubai noticed that something was wrong with her, so he reached out and turned her around. Looking down at her pitiful appearance, he frowned slightly and said with complicated emotions, "I'm sorry, I thought you were willing."
The two of them did indeed lose control; for some reason, the alcohol tonight made them particularly unable to control their senses.
She needed relief from the heat, and he went along with it, yearning to get closer to her.
"No..." Chu Ruofu covered her face with shame and said in a low voice, "It's my own fault."
As the effects of the alcohol wore off, she couldn't resist the temptation and succumbed to the passion he brought her.
This cannot be blamed on him alone.
Lu Xubai frowned deeply; her regretful and ashamed expression pierced his heart.
He, who was usually sharp-tongued, was at a loss for words and did not know how to comfort her. Her attitude tore his heart apart.
Lu Xubai said in a low voice, "It's not your fault, it's my responsibility. Don't blame yourself."
Chu Ruofu pushed his hand away, turned around and got out of bed, hurriedly putting on her shoes to grab her coat.
Lu Xubai grabbed his clothes and put them on. Before Chu Ruofu left the room, he grabbed her arm and said, "It's too late, I'll take you home."
The castle was too big and pitch black; it wouldn't be safe for her to go back alone at night.
Chu Ruofu twisted her arms but couldn't break free.
Lu Xubai reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying in a deep voice, "Calm down first. We can solve any problems slowly."
Having spent these days together, he knew Chu Ruofu's obedient and timid nature well, and worried that if she ran back like this, she wouldn't be able to process her chaotic emotions.
He carried Chu Ruofu back into the room. She refused to sit on the messy bed, so Lu Xubai had to put her on a chair. He pulled over another chair and sat opposite her.
At this moment, Lu Xubai's luxurious shirt was full of wrinkles, the buttons were not fully fastened, revealing part of his chest, and there were fine scratches on his full muscles, the red marks creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
Chu Ruofu looked up and saw these marks. Her eyes darted away, and she felt utterly ashamed.
She never imagined that something like this would happen between her and Lu Xubai. It crossed her moral bottom line too far, and she couldn't think about the future at all.
Seeing that she had calmed down a bit, Lu Xubai asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Chu Ruofu pursed her lips and remained silent.
Lu Xubai took out a tissue and wiped her cheeks, saying, "Let's talk now."
Chu Ruofu was afraid he would say something about making her take responsibility, so she tensed up and blurted out, "There's nothing to talk about. Let's just pretend nothing happened."
She's said this so many times that it's become second nature to her.
Lu Xubai felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart again. She looked gentle, but in reality, her heart was as hard as stone, and no matter what he did, he could not pry it open.
"Okay." He retreated to advance: "Tonight was an accident, nothing happened between you and me."
Chu Ruofu was surprised by Lu Xubai's good attitude, even though he was the coldest and most domineering among the male guests.
Lu Xubai met her suspicious gaze and said, "You don't believe me?"
Chu Ruofu quickly replied, "I believe you."
While the two were still filming the variety show, the fact that the guest didn't return home all night would raise suspicions. Lu Xubai said, "It's getting late, I'll take you back to your room."
Chu Ruofu stood up, hand in hand with him, and they left the room together.
The castle was quiet in the dead of night, the corridor lights were off, and Lu Xubai used his phone flashlight to guide her to the bedroom door.
Just as Chu Ruofu was about to go inside, Lu Xubai pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her deeply, saying in a low voice, "You can pretend it never happened, but I won't give up."
After saying that, he released her.
Chu Ruofu rushed back to her room as if fleeing, hurriedly closing the door behind her, her heart pounding wildly.
Upon entering the room, she didn't dare turn on the light, quietly returned to bed, and lay down under the covers.
However, I had just lain down inside.
"You're finally back." A voice came from beside my ear.
Chu Ruofu was startled and stared through the darkness at Xia Yuqing: "You're not asleep yet?"
Xia Yuqing yawned and said, "I slept for a while, then woke up again."
She snapped on the light, picked up her phone to check the time, and said, "Why are you only coming back now? I've been waiting for you. It's already three o'clock. What were you and Lu Xubai talking about for so long?"
Chu Ruofu's eyes darted around guiltily, and she stammered, "We didn't talk about anything."
She changed the subject: "Why were you waiting for me?"
"I'm leaving tomorrow, and I'm going to miss you. I want to chat with you." Xia Yuqing blinked and smiled, "We've known each other for a while, so we're friends, right?"
Chu Ruofu nodded. She knew that after the recording ended tomorrow, Xia Yuqing would leave the production team to study abroad.
Xia Yuqing looked a little reluctant: "First of all, congratulations on successfully finding your match in the end. If you become a big star in the future, don't forget me. I'll come back to China to visit you when I have time."
Chu Ruofu agreed.
The two chatted with the lights on.
Xia Yuqing started talking about the male guests: "Can you tell me in advance who you will choose in the final episode? Is it President Gu? I see that your relationship with him is developing the best recently."
Chu Ruofu initially planned to be with Gu Junsheng, but tonight she got entangled with Lu Xubai again, and she felt that she could no longer be devoted to Gu Junsheng.
"I have no idea……"
Xia Yuqing said, "I really envy you. All the male guests like you."
Chu Ruofu frowned slightly: "I wish they were all uninterested in me."
"Stop being so extreme," Xia Yuqing said. "Isn't it good that all the male guests on dating shows like you?"
Chu Ruofu said helplessly, "No good."
"Are you annoyed by their jealousy and rivalry?" Xia Yuqing asked.
Chu Ruofu hummed in agreement.
Xia Yuqing: "Let them fight it out, just enjoy it. What's there to worry about? As long as they don't hurt you, let them fight it out. Just be nice to whoever you like."
"If someone makes you unhappy, just stay away from them and don't care about their feelings."
"Just treat men like dogs. If they obey, give them a little treat; if they disobey, kick them out. They're much easier to train than dogs..."
Chu Ruofu listened to Xia Yuqing's teachings with some doubt. Xia Yuqing said she had never been in a relationship, so where did she get such strange "relationship experience" from?
As she listened, Chu Ruofu became too sleepy and fell asleep. Xia Yuqing turned off the light when she saw that she was asleep.
the next day.
Chu Ruofu woke up early in the morning, hurriedly washed up and packed her luggage. Usually, others would leave first, but this time she was in a hurry to leave.
She was afraid to face four men.
Lu Xubai was too rough last night, and she had many marks on her body. She could only barely cover them by wearing a high-necked undershirt. She was not good at pretending and was afraid that someone would notice something.
She pulled her suitcase through the hallway, glanced around the living room, and only dared to go downstairs when she saw that it was empty.
Just as he was about to leave with his suitcase, Song Yi came over with a coffee: "You're leaving already?"
Chu Ruofu nodded and said, "Sister Song, I have to rush to my schedule and go back to Haicheng first."
Song Yi said goodbye to her and watched her leave the castle.
As soon as Chu Ruofu left, Gu Junsheng came downstairs. He was wearing a black suit jacket over a long woolen coat, and he was tall, slender, noble and elegant.
Song Yi greeted her, "You're leaving so early too?"
Gu Junsheng was the busiest of all the guests, often leaving right after filming. This time, however, he was unusually eager to wait for Chu Ruofu to go back together. He was just about to wait for her in the living room when he heard Song Yi say this.
He politely asked, "Who left first?"
Song Yi: "Chu Ruofu, she's in a hurry to go back and catch up on her schedule."
Gu Junsheng frowned slightly, then picked up his phone to send a message to Chu Ruofu, but received no response for several minutes.
He grabbed his suitcase and hurriedly left the castle.
Chu Ruofu boarded the boat at the seaside, and just as she stepped aboard, a tall, slender figure appeared on the shore.
"Chu Ruofu." Gu Junsheng's cold voice came.
Chu Ruofu looked back and thought to herself, "What a coincidence! I was already early enough, but I still ran into Gu Junsheng."
Gu Junsheng boarded the ship and asked, "What announcement is so urgent?"
Ruofu was pretending to be rushing to a job; her real intention was to leave the castle and not see them. Not being good at lying, Chu Ruofu said, "It's an advertisement."
Gu Junsheng hadn't had much time to spend alone with her these past few days, so he said, "I'll go back to Haicheng with you."
Chu Ruofu was stunned, and immediately said, "No need, no need, I can go back by myself, you don't need to come with me."
She asked in a panic, "Don't you have work to do?"
Gu Junsheng no longer wanted to hide anything and said, "I changed my itinerary."
Chu Ruofu looked at him in surprise, but Gu Junsheng grabbed her hand, held it tightly, and led her to sit down.
The two sat side by side.
Seeing Chu Ruofu getting close to other men for the past two or three days, Gu Junsheng was extremely jealous, but he couldn't say or do anything about it, especially after seeing her dancing with Lu Xubai and going on a secret rendezvous last night.
He wanted to declare directly that she was now his woman and tell all the male guests who were eyeing her to get lost.
After leaving the island by boat, the two took a car from the film crew to the airport. Once they were out of the filming area, Gu Junsheng's pent-up emotions finally burst forth.
"Last night, you and Lu Xubai..."
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