Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

There is a hotel.

The man was fast asleep under the covers, seemingly having a dream, a smile playing on his lips, looking a bit silly.

The sudden ringing of his cell phone pulled him from his sleep. With his eyes still closed, he reached under his pillow for his phone, pressed the answer button, and held it to his ear. Without opening his eyes, he said in a low, hoarse voice, "Feed."

A voice, filled with exasperation and scorn, came from the other end of the line: "Lu Jinnan, I sent you to the hotel to pursue Xiaoxue, not to have some fun! Get up right now! Look at the time! You haven't even managed to bring your wife and kids home yet! How dare you sleep like that?"

It was already 2:30 pm. As soon as Lu's mother heard her son's half-dead voice, she knew he was still in bed. She was so angry that she couldn't help but scold him.

I waited a few seconds.

There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of his son's even breathing.

Lu's mother was speechless. If her son were there, she would beat him to death with a feather duster.

She suspected that Lu Jinnan had been trapped and died in a coma in his past life.

Enraged, Lu's mother hung up the phone immediately.

About five minutes later, the hotel doorbell rang incessantly, and the room's landline also rang at the same time. The knocking and ringing of the phone made it impossible for Lu Jinnan, who was having a pleasant chat with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with sleep), to fall asleep.

He sat up irritably, scratched his messy hair, and cursed, "Who is it, disturbing my sleep so early in the morning? Are they looking for trouble?"

The person outside the door must have heard the cursing inside. The knocking and phone ringing stopped abruptly the next second. Lu Jinnan was already half awake and sat on the bed with his eyes closed, trying to get out of bed.

It took me a while to open my eyes, and my mind was filled with a thousand "Damn it!" thoughts.

I vaguely remember my mother calling him, what did she say?

Oh, I seem to have forgotten, it vaguely mentioned something about pursuing Xiaoxue.

Forget it, calling back will only get me yelled at. Passing the probation period is more important.

He picked up his phone from the bedside and glanced at the time. He should have looked, because he was shocked. Damn, it was 2:35 PM. It wasn't morning, it was afternoon. What about his girlfriend's lunch?

He hurriedly dialed the number pinned to the top of his contacts, addressing it as "Grandma," and put it on speakerphone while taking off his pajamas, waiting for the call to be answered.

The phone rang and eventually hung up automatically without being answered. Undoubtedly, his great-aunt was angry; they had kissed in the morning and it was over by the afternoon.

He sighed silently. Just when things were starting to look up, everything was back to square one.

He quickly dressed, went into the bathroom to wash up, glanced at the pink shirt on the bed which was no longer wearable, grabbed a beige shirt and a pair of jeans from the closet, put them on, and hurried out the door.

He drove to the hospital entrance and went straight into Su Xue's consultation room. Finding it empty, he anxiously went to the front desk to ask, "Excuse me, is Dr. Su not working this afternoon?"

Seeing how handsome Lu Jinnan was, and since she saw him every day, the receptionist nurse said enthusiastically, "Your Dr. Su has two surgeries this afternoon. She should still be in the operating room right now, but she'll be out soon. Why don't you wait in her office for a while?"

Hearing this, Lu Jinnan breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, thank you. The doctors and nurses at your hospital are really nice."

The nurse was a little embarrassed by the compliment, forcing a smile, thinking that Dr. Su's boyfriend was really good at chatting.

Lu Jinnan turned around and went to the consultation room. He sat on the stool opposite Su Xue's office chair, glancing at his phone from time to time. He felt a little anxious and uneasy, unsure of how to comfort her.

I'm a little annoyed now. Why didn't I buy a bouquet of flowers first? I was so careless.

Forty-five minutes later, Su Xue turned her neck and pressed her waist as she walked past the front desk, when a nurse called out to her, "Dr. Su."

Su Xue stopped in her tracks on her way to the office, leaned against the reception desk, and stared at the nurse with a puzzled look, asking, "What's wrong?"

The nurse spoke mysteriously, with a hint of gossip in her voice, "Dr. Su, your boyfriend is waiting for you in his office. He's been waiting for almost an hour. You should go and see him."

Su Xue was surprised. Her boyfriend, whom she had been trying out, had arrived. Humph, he dared to come! He promised to bring her delicious food every day, but after only a few days, he had already stopped. Men's words are indeed deceiving. On the surface, she smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you. Your lipstick looks really nice today."

Nurse: You two really are like family, you're both so sweet-talking.

Su Xue stood at the door, composed herself, and her face quickly turned cold. She told herself that she must not be bombarded by Lu Jinnan's sweet talk and that she had to endure it.

Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm.

She walked into the consultation room with a cold face, as if she hadn't seen Lu Jinnan at all. She went about her own business without even glancing at him, and completely ignored him.

Lu Jinnan: Okay, he's gone invisible.

Su Xue's blatant disregard for him clearly showed that she was angry; it was as if the words "I'm very angry" were written all over her forehead.

He hurriedly got up and went over, turning her body to face him, and said apologetically, "Grandma, I was wrong, I was really wrong, please forgive me just this once, just this once, there will definitely be no next time."

He sincerely clasped his hands together in apology, waiting for Su Xue's reply.

Su Xue still ignored him, pushed his hands away, and turned to tidy her desk. This made Lu Jinnan anxious. His probation period wasn't over yet, and he didn't want to be fired immediately. It was all because of Ji Shao's loose tongue; whatever he said came true.

He followed Su Xue wherever she went, like a little tail, constantly nagging and apologizing, "Grandma, I was really wrong. You can tell me how to punish me, anything is fine, just don't ignore me. I get anxious when you ignore me. We agreed that it's okay to be angry, but we can't end the trial period halfway through. That's not right."

Su Xue's heart was already a little relieved. At least Lu Jinnan was afraid that she would end their relationship because of this. Could it be understood that Lu Jinnan actually wanted to continue with her and liked her?

But I still need to maintain a certain air about him, otherwise, if he keeps apologizing for every mistake he makes, and I forgive him every time he apologizes, it'll just be a never-ending cycle. So I asked in a lukewarm tone, "What did you do wrong?"

Lu Jinnan was secretly pleased to see that Su Xue was willing to talk to him, and said truthfully, "My mistake was that I overslept and didn't bring my fairy girlfriend lunch on time."

Then he added, "I promise this is the last time, there will absolutely be no next time, and I also promise that there will be meat and shrimp at every meal from now on."

Su Xue was amused. This silly girl, "Alright, I'm in a good mood because I delivered two babies this afternoon, so I'll give you a chance for now. Look at how thoughtful Young Master Ji is, changing Yao Yao's diet every day."

Lu Jinnan disagreed, retorting, "Can he put in as much effort as I do? He paid someone to give it to him, while I did it all myself. Miss, can't you see which one put in more effort?"

Su Xue thought about it and realized that it seemed like Lu Jinnan was the one who should put in more effort.

Lu Jinnan continued to generously admit his mistake, "I was wrong today, so punish me and make me bleed. How about I take you shopping at the Imperial Capital Mall after get off work? You pick out the gifts and I'll pay with my card, okay?"

Su Xue remained silent for a long time without answering, seemingly deep in thought.

Lu Jinnan continued to coax him step by step, "Grandma, my credit card is a bit full recently, please help me use some of it."

This was the first time Su Xue had heard such a ridiculous reason. If he wanted to buy her something to apologize, he should just apologize. Why come up with such a ridiculous excuse? Wasn't he stupid? But she was already in a great mood, and the corners of her mouth were turned up. "Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll spend a little money for you. No need to thank me too much."

Lu Jinnan quickly said, "I thank you on behalf of my whole family."

These words sounded really mean, and Su Xue's face darkened. "Are you insulting me?"

This wasn't meant to be an insult; it was the truth. If her mother knew Su Xue was willing to spend his money, she'd be overjoyed and probably even give Su Xue a gift card to ask if it was enough. "I'm not insulting you; your comprehension skills are probably what your gym teacher taught you."

Su Xue put her hands on her hips, having just forgiven him a second ago, and was now smug. "Lu Jinnan, are you asking for a beating? Did you come here to apologize?"

Seeing his girlfriend's bad expression, he was filled with a survival instinct: "I was wrong, I was wrong, let's not argue about the words, you sort it out and I'll wait."

Su Xue glared at the shameless man with annoyance, but she was still in a pretty good mood.

After that, Lu Jinnan kept an eye on Su Xue, watching her busy herself while he waited quietly on the side, showing great patience.