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

The next day, Lu Ci didn't wake up from his deep sleep until almost noon.

He rubbed his temples and reached out to touch the side, only to find that he was alone on the large bed.

Lu Ci entered the living room and saw Jiang Xinyue sitting on the sofa, looking down and fiddling with several brand-new clothes.

Several shopping bags bearing the logos of accessible luxury brands were scattered around her feet.

"You went shopping this morning?" Lu Ci walked over, sat down next to her, and picked up the water glass on the table to take a sip.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Xinyue looked up and picked out a pure white T-shirt from the pile of clothes.

She leaned closer, held the T-shirt against Lu Ci's broad chest for a moment, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Your clothes from yesterday got completely soaked by the rain, and it's not convenient to wash them here," Jiang Xinyue said matter-of-factly. "Aren't you going to perform at the music festival this afternoon?"

You can't go wearing wrinkled clothes, can you? So I took some time to pick out a few outfits for you. I can't make it to the event today, so you have to wear this outfit I bought you to the stage.

Lu Ci looked quietly at the woman in front of him.

Although the madness of last night in front of that floor-to-ceiling window and on that sofa is still vivid in my mind, now, under the bright sunlight...

Jiang Xinyue remained calm and composed, still the shrewd and capable senior female student she always was, showing no trace of the desperate and pitiful kitten-like appearance she had displayed the night before.

That's the unspoken understanding between adults; often, there's no need for excessive pretense.

Jiang Xinyue stuffed the stack of clothes into Lu Ci's arms and pointed to them: "Go and try them on first, the sizes should all fit."

When I went out to buy things this morning, I was still wearing the same wet, dried dress from yesterday; it was so uncomfortable clinging to my skin. I bought myself a new outfit while I was there; I'll go take a shower and change first.

As she spoke, she stood up, grabbed her clothes, and headed for the bathroom.

"Let's do it together." Lu Ci casually tossed the clothes onto the sofa, stood up, and followed him, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. "It'll save time if we wash together."

Jiang Xinyue turned around, giving him a charmingly disdainful look, a blush finally appearing on her usually calm cheeks: "Dream on! No way! I was still walking awkwardly this morning..."

She strode into the bathroom and turned to close the door.

Just as the door was about to close, Lu Ci placed one hand directly on the door panel.

He lowered his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the slightly flustered pretty face peeking through the crack in the door: "If you won't let me in, then I'd like to ask... how did you know my size without even bringing a ruler?"

Hearing his suggestive and risqué words, Jiang Xinyue's face instantly turned bright red to her ears. She glared at him angrily, "Be serious! Don't come in!"

Lu Ci not only didn't back down, but instead exerted a sudden burst of strength and pushed the door open.

He precisely grasped Jiang Xinyue's slender waist with both hands and lifted her up using his arm strength.

"ah!"

With a short gasp, Jiang Xinyue was lifted into the air and placed steadily on the cool marble washbasin.

She instinctively placed her hands on Lu Ci's broad shoulders, and looking at the handsome face so close to her, her heart trembled uncontrollably.

Recalling last night, Jiang Xinyue swallowed hard, her eyes filled with complex emotions as she posed the soul-searching question: "Lu Ci... are you really twenty-nine years old?"

Lu Ci braced his hands on the washbasin on either side of her body, completely trapping her between himself and the mirror, and slowly moved closer, his nose almost touching hers.

"Genuine, guaranteed authentic..."

……

An hour later.

Lu Ci changed into the outfit Jiang Xinyue had bought for him: a pure white T-shirt, a thin linen shirt jacket over it, and black casual pants. He looked fresh and upright.

He dressed neatly and walked into the master bedroom: "Xiao Wei called to urge me, I have to go now. What time did you book your flight? When are you going back to Shancheng?"

On the large double bed, Jiang Xinyue curled up in the middle of the bed, wrapped tightly in the blanket like a ripe shrimp.

If you look closely, you can even see that the thick quilt is trembling uncontrollably from time to time.

"Afternoon...afternoon." Jiang Xinyue's faint voice came from under the covers.

Lu Ci stepped forward, bent down, and gently placed a kiss on her forehead, which was covered with fine beads of sweat.

This gentle touch seemed to trigger some kind of switch, causing Jiang Xinyue's body to tremble violently once again.

She peeked out from under the covers with a pair of unfocused, still dreamy and dazed peach blossom eyes, clearly still so disturbed that her soul hadn't quite returned to its place.

"Send me a message when you get back to let me know you're safe. I'm off now."

"well……"

……

As Lu Ci walked out of the resort and arrived at the main gate, he saw Xiao Wei's eye-catching pink Porsche already parked on the side of the road.

The afternoon sun was quite harsh.

The old gatekeeper, wearing a white vest, sat on a small stool in the shade at the entrance of the temporary housing, happily munching on half a chilled watermelon.

"Good afternoon, sir." Lu Ci walked over and greeted him with a smile.

The old man looked up, saw it was the owner, and waved with a smile, enthusiastically pointing to a low table beside him: "Oh, good afternoon! Come quick, this melon has just been chilled in water, it's very sweet, come and have a piece to cool off!"

Lu Ci didn't stand on ceremony. He walked over, picked up a slice of watermelon, and started eating it while mumbling, "Thanks, sir. I'm in a hurry to get to work, gotta go!"

"Alright, alright, take care!" the old man said with a smile.

……

As I opened the car door and got inside, the cool air conditioning inside instantly dispelled the summer heat outside.

As Xiao Wei turned the steering wheel, she glanced at Lu Ci with some surprise: "Boss Lu, you didn't go home last night?"

"Hmm." Lu Ci pulled out a tissue to wipe his hands. "Last night it was pouring rain and I couldn't get a taxi, so I just stayed in this guest room for the night."

Xiaowei is a thoughtful girl.

She could tell at a glance that the outfit Lu Ci was wearing today was definitely not the one he wore during yesterday's rehearsal.

However, upon further reflection, she realized that the entire resort belonged to someone else, so it seemed reasonable to provide changes of clothes and private accommodations.

So, instead of delving into the matter, she suddenly seemed to remember something extremely exciting, her eyes lighting up: "That's right, boss! I have some amazing news! Guess what it is!"

Lu Ci smiled helplessly at her impatient look: "Stop keeping me in suspense, or I'll flick your forehead if you don't tell me."

"Oh, I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

Xiao Wei was so excited that she gripped the steering wheel tightly: "This morning, the music festival organizers suddenly sent me a notice saying that there has been a major change to the performance schedule for the first day! Your performance order is no longer the opening act, but has been moved directly to 10 pm!"

Xiao Wei raised her voice: "Boss, 10 PM! That's prime time after Zhang Yuan's closing performance! We're scheduled right after him!"

Upon hearing this so-called good news, Lu Ci was initially taken aback.

Then, he immediately understood the intricacies of the situation and couldn't help but let out a sneer:

"Ha, this kid, so young, but he's got quite a temper."

Xiao Wei glanced at Lu Ci with a puzzled look: "Boss, why aren't you happy at all? This is such a great thing!"

At 10 PM, there were tens of thousands of audience members present—that was the busiest time of the entire music festival!

Lu Ci turned his head, looking at the river scenery rushing past the window, and said calmly, "Xiao Wei, why am I, an unknown internet celebrity, suddenly promoted to appear behind a top-tier prince?"

"I'm standing behind him, bearing the brunt of the most excited and demanding emotions from his fans after they've just heard their idol sing. What if I go up and sing mediocrely, or fail to command the stage?"

Lu Ci turned his head: "Those fans will probably tear me apart."

Xiao Wei's eyes widened suddenly as she finally understood what was going on.

Xiao Wei slammed her hand on the steering wheel in frustration, "How could these people be so mean! He's already so famous, why do they still have to bully a newcomer?!"

"Don't have any filters on so-called celebrities."

Lu Ci said calmly, "Strip away that layer of packaging, and in the end they are just a group of ordinary people with emotions and desires."

Especially for child stars like him who have been pampered by capital and fans since childhood and have become popular smoothly, they absolutely cannot tolerate the slightest disobedience.

"After you insulted his voice to his face, it's not surprising he retaliated in this way."

"Then... what should we do?" Xiaowei panicked a little: "Cyberbullying is terrifying."

Lu Ci smiled and said, "That's a good thing."