You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

After seeing Shen Nian off, Lu Ci tidied up the leftover food, put it back in the food cart, and pushed it outside the room.

The hotel will send a waiter over shortly to take it away and handle it.

When Shen Nian left, she took the rest of the cake with her, saying she wanted to take it over and share it with her sister, Shen Man.

Lu Ci was bored, so he took out his physics study guide and started studying.

During his student years, he excelled in physics out of the three science subjects.

In his memory, his high school physics grades were very stable, and he never scored below 85 points in any test, big or small.

Therefore, Lu Ci decided to complete the physics task first.

……

Meanwhile, in the same hotel, in Shen Man's suite.

Shen Man was sitting elegantly on the sofa, her long, straight legs crossed, eating the cake her younger sister had just brought her with a fork in her hand.

However, her mind wasn't on the sweets at all. Her almond-shaped eyes were now scrutinizing Shen Nian, who was sitting opposite her.

Shen Man's gaze first fell on Shen Nian's fair and slender wrist.

Looking at the watch, Shen Man paused slightly in her cake-eating motion, her red lips pursed in a hint of resentment.

In those eyes, there was sometimes an overwhelming sense of resentment, and sometimes an undisguised envy.

In the past, Lu Ci would always prepare thoughtful gifts for himself during holidays, but now he was giving that treatment to his younger sister...

Then, Shen Man's gaze slowly moved upwards and landed on Shen Nian's face.

The little girl was resting her chin on her hands, her peach blossom eyes staring blankly at the marble tabletop, a sweet smile that she couldn't hide on her lips.

A faint, unnatural blush now tinged her originally fair and delicate cheeks.

The red hue had faded somewhat, resembling blush.

Shen Man put down her fork and said softly:

"Niannian, what happened to your lipstick?"

Hearing the sound, Shen Nian's delicate body trembled and she came back to her senses.

She blinked nervously, looking a little guilty, and nervously tugged at her skirt with her small hands.

"Oh? I wiped it off while eating."

Shen Man naturally didn't believe it. She knew very well what girls were thinking. When eating in front of the man she admired, she would definitely maintain her image, afraid that her makeup would be ruined or her lipstick would be smudged.

When you eat, you want to break the food into small pieces and nibble at it. How could you possibly wipe off your carefully applied lipstick at the dinner table?

Meeting Shen Man's resentful gaze, which seemed to see through everything, Shen Nian felt a prickling sensation on her back.

She didn't dare meet her sister's jealous gaze at all, and quickly got up to look away.

"Sis, I'm going back to my room to rest now..."

Shen Man felt as if she had eaten a lemon, and the sourness was unbearable.

In her mind, the reason why the lipstick could disappear began to surface...

Seeing that Shen Nian was about to slip away, Shen Man came to her senses, took a deep breath, and spoke up to stop her:

"Niannian, you can sleep here with me tonight. I'll take you to the airport to go back to school tomorrow."

Hearing this, Shen Nian's little hand holding the doorknob stiffened slightly, and she turned her head to look at her sister with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

Seeing Shen Man's unquestionable gaze, Shen Nian could only resignedly lower her head, and after washing up, obediently lay down on the bed in the second bedroom.

However, to her utter surprise, just as she was drifting off to sleep, the door was pushed open with a "click".

Shen Man walked in, lifted the corner of the blanket, and lay down directly next to her.

Shen Nian's body tensed up instantly, and even her breathing paused for a moment due to tension.

In her memory, she first met Shen Man, the eldest daughter of the main wife, when she was eight years old and was brought back to the Shen family by her father.

For more than a decade, the two sisters had always been polite and distant, with little interaction between them.

Ironically, since Lu Ci and Shen Man divorced, she has been communicating more with her sister.

Although their conversations were mostly about Lu Ci, and the two sisters were jealous of each other, for some reason, as they spent more time together, they developed a deeper affection for each other.

When Shen Nian was a child, she actually envied and admired Shen Man very much.

My older sister is incredibly beautiful, and all the elders in the Shen family dote on her.

Sometimes, when she was young, Shen Nian would muster up the courage to follow Shen Man from a distance like a little shadow, hoping that her older sister would turn around and play with her.

Although Shen Man had a cold personality at that time, she never drove her younger sister away.

Shen Man always let her follow behind. Although she didn't talk to her all day, every time Shen Man bought snacks or toys, she would always give Shen Nian the exact same one with a cold face.

This was the first time in their lives that the two sisters had slept so intimately in the same bed.

Shen Nian swallowed nervously, her body stiff as a board.

On the other side of the bed, Shen Man initially just covered herself with the blanket and turned her back to Shen Nian.

But a moment later, she seemed to be tormented by jealousy and was wide awake.

Shen Man took a deep breath, turned over in the darkness, and stretched out a fair, jade-like arm to pull Shen Nian into her arms.

Shen Nian's body tensed up even more instantly.

However, before she could even ask, she was horrified to discover that Shen Man's hands were starting to move rather restlessly.

"Sister... what are you doing...?"

Shen Nian's pretty face instantly turned bright red in the darkness. She murmured shyly, twisting her body as she tried to break free.

After calculating some data, Shen Man withdrew her mischievous little hands, folded her arms as if hugging a large plush toy, and childishly buried her long wavy hair and forehead in Shen Nian's thin shoulders.

In the deathly silence of darkness, the multi-billion dollar CEO of the Shen Group, like a frustrated little girl whose toy had been taken away in kindergarten, whispered resentfully into his younger sister's ear:

"...He's only slightly older than me. What do I lack compared to you? Why won't that bastard even give me a second glance...?"

Hearing her sister's complaint, which was full of resentment, Shen Nian's long eyelashes trembled in the darkness, and her pretty face was so hot it could almost be used to make a pancake.

She stared at the ceiling in silence.

……

the next day.

The winter sun pierced through the somewhat gloomy sky of Hengdian. In the northwest corner of the film set, under a parasol, Lu Ci moved a chair and sat down.

A folding table sat next to him, piled high with snacks and drinks brought by the film crew.

However, Lu Ci had no interest in those sugary milk teas and coffees, only occasionally taking a sip of hot tea.

As for the snacks on the table, they were all eaten up by Gu Xiaowei, who was sitting on the other side.

The assistant was wearing a fitted white turtleneck sweater with a short down jacket over it.

She was curled up in the folding chair, her two beautiful legs dangling slightly as she ate a bag of potato chips while sipping milk tea. Her cheeks were bulging, making her look like a little hamster storing food for winter, and she looked adorable.

As she ate, Xiao Wei craned her neck curiously and glanced at the open book in Lu Ci's hand.

When the assistant saw that it was full of physics formulas, she pouted slightly in disdain.

"I don't know why you study high school material so hard, and you're not taking the college entrance exam. You could use this time to rest for a while."

Hearing Gu Xiaowei's complaints, Lu Ci smiled bitterly to himself.

He knew, of course, that his current behavior seemed absurd to others.

But in order to complete the mission, he couldn't be in two places at once, so he had no choice but to use the spare time on set to review.

Lu Ci continued to write and draw in the book.

Gu Xiaowei, sitting across the table, caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from the film set entrance. Her brows furrowed instantly, and she spoke in a sour, almost vinegar-like tone:

"Oh, look, that CEO sister is here right on time to bring you your 'love lunch'."

Oh dear, my little assistant, I'd better not be here making a nuisance.

Hearing the sarcastic tone in her voice, Lu Ci looked up at her and teased:

"Gu Xiaowei, have you been itching for a workout these past couple of days? Do you want me to loosen your skin?"

Upon hearing Lu Ci's words, Gu Xiaowei's fair oval face flushed crimson in an instant.

She quickly looked around and, finding no one paying attention, breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Xiaowei glared at Lu Ci, bit her delicate red lips, kicked Lu Ci's shoe under the table with her small foot, and spat in a low voice:

"You shameless scoundrel!"

Lu Ci smiled at her contrasting appearance.

He appears upright in public, but once he's in private, he can be so lewd that even Lu Ci can't resist him.

Lu Ci stopped smiling and turned to look.

Shen Man walked over carrying several insulated bags. She took the lunch boxes out of the bags and arranged them neatly on the table.

Shen Man smiled gently at Lu Ci and said softly:

"I just dropped Niannian off at the airport and bought this on the way. Eat up."

Looking at the table laden with a dazzling array of dishes, Lu Ci's expression remained impassive: "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Shen. I just ate a boxed lunch."

The unfamiliar address of "President Shen" caused Shen Man's gentle smile to stiffen slightly for a moment.

Sitting to the side, Gu Xiaowei's eyes flashed with a sly glint.

She picked up her chopsticks and said with a smile:

"Since the boss isn't going to eat it, we can't just let it go to waste, so I won't be polite!"

After saying that, Gu Xiaowei picked up a piece of Wagyu beef and stuffed it into her mouth, letting out a satisfied sigh.

Shen Man rolled her eyes at Gu Xiaowei, who looked like a provocative little vixen.

Shen Man suddenly realized something, and with a smile, she waved her wrist in front of Lu Ci's eyes: "Does it look good?"

Lu Ci glanced at her and saw a watch on her fair arm. It looked familiar; it was exactly the same as the one he had given to Shen Nian last night.

Shen Man took off her watch and handed it to Lu Ci: "I just bought this myself, can you put it on me?"