Xie Linyu returned to the car, his face so gloomy it could drip water.

With a loud bang, he slammed the car door shut, making Xiao Chen shrink back in shock.

The hovercar started quietly, the atmosphere inside the cabin was oppressive, with only the low hum of the engine.

Xie Linyu leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and pressed his right shoulder, which was throbbing slightly, with his left hand.

The physical pain was nothing compared to the intense burning, suffocating feeling in my chest.

Fu Ciyan.

The man appeared calm and composed, but every word he uttered was like a cold arrow aimed at him.

That damn scheming man!

Only a fool like Lu Yao could not see that Fu Ciyan was scheming and even cooperated with him.

"Brother..." Xiao Chen cautiously observed his expression through the rearview mirror and tentatively asked, "Is your shoulder hurt? Should we go straight home or go to the medical center?"

"Go home." Xie Linyu squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth, his eyes still closed.

Xiao Chen didn't dare to ask any more questions and silently adjusted the navigation route.

After a long while, Xie Linyu suddenly spoke, his tone hesitant and tentative: "Xiao Chen, do you think I performed poorly today?"

Xiao Chen's heart jumped. He glanced at the back seat and confirmed that, apart from his usual aloofness, Xie Ge's handsome face did indeed show a rare hint of self-doubt.

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This is truly a miracle! Even Xie Ge, who was always so arrogant and overconfident, has a day when he's struggling with this.

"Uh, bro," Xiao Chen carefully chose his words, "actually, you behaved quite well today, well, you were pretty classy!"

Xie Linyu frowned, clearly dissatisfied with this perfunctory answer: "Speak like a human being."

Xiao Chen shrugged and said, "Brother, I'll just be blunt. You were a bit too passive today, like you were being led by the nose by General Fu."

Xie Linyu's face darkened even more, but he didn't interrupt him, signaling him to continue.

Xiao Chen swallowed hard and said cautiously, "Look, from the moment he walked in, General Fu has been in control of the pace. He's cooking, serving food, and cleaning up, acting like the master of the house. When you mentioned work, he immediately said he would unconditionally cooperate with Miss Lu Yao's schedule. Then he emphasized the matching tasks. In every confrontation, he not only always controlled the pace but also managed to turn disadvantages into advantages. General Fu is quite impressive, brother. No wonder he became a federal general at such a young age."

Hearing the admiration in Xiao Chen's voice, Xie Linyu snorted coldly: "I was just... just careless, unlike him who came prepared!"

"I know you underestimated your opponent a bit, but I think you performed very well today. At least I think Miss Lu Yao didn't think that much about it." He even felt that Lu Yao might not have noticed the undercurrents between Fu Ciyan and Xie Linyu.

Upon hearing this, Xie Linyu remained silent for a long while before speaking again.

"You're right, I was led by the nose by him today." Xie Linyu finally admitted, his voice low. "From the very beginning, he didn't treat me as an ordinary guest, so every step he took was to block my way and assert his dominance."

Xiao Chen nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved that his brother Xie had finally seen the situation clearly.

However, he did not expect that Fu Ciyan would be so possessive of Miss Lu Yao, and that she did not seem to be just a simple match.

In that case, if Brother Xie really wants to develop a relationship with Miss Lu Yao, he really needs to work hard, otherwise, given Miss Lu Yao's "slowness," it will probably be very difficult.

"Let's not go home first, let's go to the hospital." Xie Linyu thought it over and over and decided that he still had to hurry up and solve the problem with his arm. After all, he couldn't delay the filming of "Temptation of Wife". He had a feeling that this would be his opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he had wanted to persuade Xie Linyu to go to the hospital for another check-up for a long time.

*

After Xie Linyu left, Lu Yao wrote the script for a while until it got dark outside the window.

During this time, Fu Ciyan did not disturb him and stayed in the living room doing his own thing.

They didn't come to call her for dinner until it was time to eat.

After dinner, it was time to complete the daily task again. With yesterday's experience, Lu Yao felt inexplicably nervous about tonight's task.

Fu Ciyan, however, said quite naturally, "What are we waiting for? Let's take a bath."

Lu Yao glanced at him quickly: "You go ahead and wash up. I still have some writing to finish. I'll wash up after I finish."

As she was about to get up and go back to her room, Fu Ciyan hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear, "You should know that you can't escape the daily tasks. What are you worried about?"

Lu Yao smiled casually, "Ha, of course I know. What am I worried about? Am I worried?"

"Hmm, my heart is beating very fast," he said, placing his hand on her chest.

Lu Yao's heart raced even faster at his touch, but before she could give him a chance, Fu Ciyan had already picked her up: "Let's shower together, you can write after we're done."

This means that from the very beginning, they were not going to give him a chance.

As she entered the bathroom, Lu Yao quickly said, "We don't need 'good' tonight, 'pass' is enough, right?"

Fu Ciyan reached out and pulled off her clothes as he said, "Are you already proud of yourself after just achieving 'Good' once? If you don't consolidate it, what if you don't get 'Good' again in the future? We need to work together more, learn from our experiences, and maybe one day we can even achieve 'Excellent,' don't you think?"

She didn't want to talk about being "excellent" or anything like that. She didn't have that much ambition or drive. She felt that what she had was enough.

As Fu Ciyan pinned her against the wall, she spoke up, reminding him, "Fu Ciyan, don't forget we agreed that we were just partners in a fake relationship. I don't covet your excellent genes, and you can't take this too seriously!"

Upon hearing her words, Fu Ciyan paused slightly, but quickly regained his composure and whispered in her ear, "Even if we did, so what? Doesn't Miss Lu Yao want to enjoy it too?"

"Fu Ciyan!" Lu Yao was startled by his words and hurriedly tried to turn around to confirm, but Fu Ciyan didn't give her the chance. "I'm here, Yao Yao. Instead of worrying about so much, why don't you just enjoy yourself?"

After that, Fu Ciyan didn't give Lu Yao a chance to speak again. He lowered his head and kissed her, silencing all her voices.

When it was over, Lu Yao was carried back to her room. Fu Ciyan kissed her ear and reported to her, "As expected, this method can reliably achieve a 'good' rating, but if you want to achieve 'excellent', you'll probably need to study it more deeply."

"Slap!" Lu Yao raised her hand and gently slapped Fu Ciyan's face. "That's enough. Please, stop being so ambitious. Think about your excellent genes; how can you waste them on me!"

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