Playing the male antagonist in a melodramatic novel is fine for a bit of fun.

Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, a hint of unease flashed across his gentle face.

"No, not really. The company has been quite busy lately, so I'm a bit tired."

After explaining for a moment, Wenrou continued, "I saw your post on WeChat Moments that you returned to China today. I was thinking of asking you out for dinner tonight, but I didn't expect you to be hospitalized, so I rushed over."

Chen Zhou nodded slightly.

Although I am not as skilled as a cultivator who specializes in medicine, treating a mortal is still quite simple for me.

"Let's meet up for dinner after I'm discharged from the hospital. I'll also take this opportunity to see how everyone is doing."

Her gentle gaze remained fixed on Chen Zhou. Although Chen Zhou was wrapped up like a mummy, his otherworldly aura still lingered.

That essence of being integrated into the mundane world yet not being mundane in essence has always been very attractive to gentle people.

I really want to…

I really want to…

I really want to imprison him!

Chen Zhou also sensed that something was wrong with Wenrou. The way Wenrou was looking at him now was just like when he was being targeted back in the cultivation world.

Just then, a soft, panting voice rang out: "Sister Wen, so you were in such a hurry to leave the company to visit a friend?"

In an instant, Wenrou's face darkened, and she said sharply, "Get out!"

Chen Ya's face darkened, and she said coldly, "Wenrou, if you want to play the substitute game, do it at home. Don't bring this androgynous thing out here and embarrass yourself."

Chen Xin's expression darkened: "You're not welcome here, get out!"

Chen Zhou sat up and saw a handsome man dressed in a Taoist robe.

Furthermore, this man's appearance was somewhat similar to his own.

Chen Zhou couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Wenrou, you're quite the player."

Wenrou was taken aback, then looked at Chen Zhou with a grim expression.

Chen Zhou's tone, aside from being joking, showed not a trace of embarrassment.

This means that, at this moment, Chen Zhou felt no anger whatsoever at having found a substitute for him.

This also means that Chen Zhou has absolutely no feelings for himself.

Wenrou suddenly lunged at Chen Zhou's bedside, bracing her hands on the edge of the bed, and roared in a slightly defensive voice, "I found a substitute for you, don't you have any thoughts about that?"

In Wenrou's heart, Chen Zhou's reaction, even if not jealousy, should have been anger or sadness, which would indicate that Chen Zhou had feelings for her.

But Chen Zhou's reaction was one of watching the show with amusement.

Chen Zhou sat up straight and activated his Eye of Truth.

Sure enough, Wenrou and the man who resembled her so much also had a hint of golden light about them.

However, the golden light emanating from that man was even fainter than that from Qin Yi.

The gentle golden light, on the other hand, was on par with Liu Ruyan.

Without a doubt, she had become the white moonlight of the female lead in a melodramatic stand-in novel.

He looked at Wenrou earnestly and said, "I will give you a big red envelope when you get married."

In an instant, Wenrou felt dizzy and her heart ached as if it were being squeezed.

That's not how it should be; things shouldn't have turned out this way.

Upon seeing this, the man in the Taoist robe quickly said, "Young Master Chen, Sister Wen came to see you out of kindness. How can you say that?"

In reality, he was secretly delighted.

Everything he has in the entertainment industry now is thanks to the money and manpower provided by the eldest daughter of the Wen family, so naturally he doesn't want to let go.

He felt a sense of panic after learning that Miss Wen's childhood sweetheart had returned to the country.

As an actor, he had no acting skills or education, and lived a life of poverty before meeting Miss Wen.

He didn't want to go back to that cramped room where he only spent two hundred yuan a month, and he didn't want to smell the stench of that public toilet anymore.

He finally met Miss Wen, a rich and beautiful woman who was willing to spend money on him, because he looked like someone else. How could he possibly let her go!

I was worried that Miss Wen's childhood sweetheart, Young Master Chen, would rekindle their old flame, but now it seems that Young Master Chen is very indifferent to Miss Wen.

This is good.

If you just provoke them a little more, a stand-in might just be able to take the place of the real person!

Thinking of her gentle face and figure, the man in the Taoist robe couldn't help but feel a surge of desire.

For three years, Miss Wen doted on him, but she never even gave him a chance to hold her hand. Instead, she dressed him up as a Taoist priest or a deity.

Now it looks like there's a chance to eat it!

If I win over Miss Wen, then the Wen family's resources will be mine.

However, to Tu Ming's surprise, Wenrou glared at him fiercely: "Tu Ming, you have no right to speak here, get out!"

Tu Ming was taken aback, his mind seemingly blank for a moment before he spoke, "Sister Wen, I'm doing this for your relationship with Young Master Chen..."

She suppressed the throbbing pain in her heart, her expression tinged with disdain: "She's just an actress. Have I been too kind to you?"

In the past, when Chen Zhou was abroad, she could only see him through Tu Ming.

No matter how she dressed Tu Ming up, Tu Ming would never exude that ethereal, otherworldly aura.

Now that Chen Zhou has returned, this contrast is even more pronounced.

Moreover, Wenrou hates it when someone with a similar appearance to Chen Zhou speaks in such a green tea-like way.

Tu Ming wanted to say something more, but was silenced by Wenrou's deadly gaze.

Although Tu Ming is a manipulative woman, he knows one thing: the reason he can be so manipulative is because Wenrou is backing him up.

Before he could truly win Wenrou's heart, if he angered her and she withdrew all her support, the people he had offended in the past would be enough to give him a hard time.

After a moment of silence, Tu Ming left the ward.

"Oh, Miss Wen, are you done acting?" Chen Xin said sarcastically.

Chen Ya looked at Wenrou with the eyes of someone looking at trash: "My brother just returned to the country, and you're already disgusting him like this? How shameless!"

In their eyes, Chen Zhou and Wenrou grew up together and had a very good relationship.

Therefore, they never told Chen Zhou about the matter of Wenrou raising a substitute, for fear that Chen Zhou would find it disgusting.

But unexpectedly, Wenrou and that scheming woman suddenly appeared right in front of me.

In the past, because of the relationship between the Wen and Chen families, they had always chosen to turn a blind eye to the fact that Wenrou was supporting this Tu Ming.

But now it seems better to just kill him, so he won't bother his younger brother/older brother again later.

Her gentle eyes instantly welled up with tears, and glistening droplets dampened her long eyelashes.

She shook her head, her voice choked with sobs, and said, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't intend to bring him here, I was even planning to give up on promoting him."

After learning of Chen Zhou's return date, Wenrou began to withdraw resources from Tu Ming.

She knew that Chen Ya and Chen Xin wouldn't tell Chen Zhou about these things.

If she handles it well, it's as if nothing happened.