Chapter 16 The Manta Rose's seductive charm didn't work on me, so you can take a cold shower...

Chapter 16 The Manta Rose's seductive charm didn't work on me, so you can take a cold shower...

So this is what indigestion is.

Because of her childhood experiences, coupled with dieting to lose weight after entering the entertainment industry, she has no interest in food. As long as she doesn't starve, she can go without eating.

Hunger makes her feel alive.

"You're not treating your sister-in-law like a child, are you?" Kuncheng asked, glancing sideways with disdain on his face.

That's right, Lu Yanzhou admitted without any hesitation.

Xia Weiwei swallowed back her denial.

"You don't know, she's harder to feed than a baby. I had to feed her bite by bite."

This is a fact, and it cannot be denied.

Kun Cheng was taken aback and looked at Xia Weiwei, whose gaze was fixed on the curtains. He then looked at Lu Yanzhou.

Lu Yanzhou's arrogant expression was tinged with shame.

He was too anxious, afraid that the baby would tire out A-Yue.

"Don't just look. When will A-Yue get better? Don't delay her filming tomorrow."

"You're so poor now, you need your wife to support you?"

Lu Yanzhou sneered, his gaze falling on Xia Weiwei, who remained silent.

"You can't be discharged even if you want to. You'll have to stay for observation tomorrow. You're pregnant now, so this is a very special situation!"

"Honey, did you hear that? This time it's not that I don't want you to act."

What? In the end, wasn't it him who fed her?

Xia Weiwei glared at Lu Yanzhou, but then smiled sweetly at Kuncheng.

Lu Yanzhou let out a loud sigh, which drew the attention of Kuncheng and Xia Weiwei.

"You don't get angry with the doctor, but you get angry with your husband. Do you know your husband has a good temper?"

Xia Weiwei only knew Lu Yanzhou in bed. Kuncheng was two years older than Lu Yanzhou and had known him since Lu Yanzhou was three years old. How could he not know what kind of person he was?

Lu Yanzhou has been a tyrant since kindergarten. He is always surrounded by people wherever he goes. If he says one thing, no one in the class dares to say another.

"Fine, what can I do? I only have one wife. It's just a tantrum, nothing serious."

Lu Yanzhou walked over and ruffled the girl's hair, leaving Kuncheng dumbfounded.

Despite Lu Yanzhou's womanizing ways, his close friends know that he never brings girls into his private life. In his eyes, men and women are the same, and neither has any special privileges.

The last time Lu Yanzhou was kind to her, he thought it was because of the child in her belly.

To be able to sleep with Lu Yanzhou, have his child, and be a top celebrity in the industry, one's methods must be quite formidable.

Now it seems that Lu Yanzhou was the one chasing after the other person, but the other person didn't even bother to look at him.

When Kuncheng's gaze fell on Xia Weiwei again, Xia Weiwei clearly sensed that his eyes had changed.

Kuncheng began to respect her somewhat.

Xia Weiwei tried to decipher the meaning in Kuncheng's eyes, but Lu Yanzhou positioned himself between them, blocking her view.

"Since you know about my wife's condition, please have Dr. Kun prepare the medication."

Lu Yanzhou emphasized the words "my wife," his possessiveness not being too obvious.

Kuncheng saw through his intention to drive people away and sneered. He never expected that one day he would actually fall in love with a girl.

Kun Cheng waved his hand and took a step away.

Xia Weiwei took vitamin C, but she still felt food stuck in her throat and her complexion was not good.

Lu Yanzhou walked over and sat behind her. His hand slid across the hem of her clothes and landed on her navel. She instinctively flinched away and turned her head to meet the man's deep eyes.

Then, the man laughed.

What do you think I'm going to do?

Touching breasts was the prelude the two used to do.

Xia Weiwei didn't say anything, but Lu Yanzhou remained calm and patted her belly button with his palm.

The crisp sound echoed in every corner of the room, just like every time she was stuffed full.

Xia Weiwei blushed slightly, feeling the man's palm resting only on her navel.

Gently massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction, centering on the navel.

Round and round.

The air was quiet, and she could feel Lu Yanzhou's hot breath on her neck.

In the relaxed atmosphere, Xia Weiwei couldn't help but relax.

"I'm sorry, Yue." Lu Yanzhou's voice was deep, his hair standing on end.

He even looked somewhat dejected.

"I swore I would take good care of you, but now..."

But he ended up in the hospital. Thinking about it, Lu Yanzhou slapped himself in the face.

Caught off guard, Xia Weiwei was caught off guard.

One slap wasn't enough, and when she was about to slap herself a second time, Xia Weiwei exclaimed in surprise and quickly stopped Lu Yanzhou's hand.

How could he rub her stomach when he was hitting himself?

He's amazing.

"It's alright," the girl said softly. She wasn't trying to comfort her, but it was also her first time experiencing indigestion, and she was being fed by someone, so it was quite novel. "It's really alright."

"After this lesson, you definitely won't dare let me eat more again. I've turned misfortune into blessing."

The girl smiled radiantly, and a halo of light spread out behind her.

Lu Yanzhou glanced at her, then wrapped his large arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.

"How can you be so kind?"

Is she alright?

She and Lu Yanzhou usually argue fiercely, but now he's actually praising her.

If he knew why she approached him, would he still say that?

Xia Weiwei thought for a moment, then realized what was happening and forcefully pushed Lu Yanzhou away.

You're taking advantage of me.

Before he could finish speaking, Kuncheng returned.

"A-Zhou, your grandfather asked me to ask you..."

Lu Yanzhou quickly pulled her back. When Kuncheng came in, he saw the two of them hugging, especially Lu Yanzhou, whose head was lowered, clearly indicating that they were about to kiss.

He quickly turned his back, and Xia Weiwei pushed Lu Yanzhou between the two of them with her arm. Lu Yanzhou's large hands directly grabbed her two slender wrists.

"Don't move. Kuncheng is my grandfather's informant. If he notices anything, my grandfather will know that our marriage is fake."

Xia Weiwei listened to his words and didn't move. She even raised her neck. Lu Yanzhou's eyes flashed with triumph, and he pressed his lips against the girl's lips.

Kuncheng cursed inwardly: You beast! Your sister-in-law is pregnant. Have you no shame?

But he was afraid of disturbing them, so he closed the door very quietly, without making a sound.

After a long while, Xia Weiwei heard no sound behind her. She moved her lips slightly and asked, "Has he left?"

Lu Yanzhou shook his head, and Xia Weiwei closed her eyes again.

Under the incandescent light, he could see the fine hairs on the girl's face.

At twenty-five, she still has the youthful collagen in her face, making her irresistible.

“Ah Yue”.

"Hmm?" Xia Weiwei responded with her eyes closed.

He moved closer and opened his mouth.

Xia Weiwei obediently opened her lips, and her tongue touched the foreign object. She suddenly realized that kissing in front of strangers was too open.

Xia Weiwei suddenly opened her eyes, Lu Yanzhou turned his face away, and a semi-transparent thread stretched between their lips and tongues.

The man exuded desire, and Xia Weiwei stared at him with a fluttering heart, then turned to look at Kuncheng.

The man cupped her face in his hands, preventing her from turning around.

"Kuncheng is two steps away from leaving the room."

Xia Weiwei saw the glistening on the man's lips, and her face instantly turned red. She even shifted her body slightly to cover Lu Yanzhou's face.

If outsiders saw the marks she had made on Lu Yanzhou's lips, she really wouldn't want to live anymore.

"Have they left?" she asked impatiently.

Lu Yanzhou nodded as if nothing had happened: "Okay, I'm leaving."

Xia Weiwei breathed a sigh of relief and slumped onto the bed. The man took out a tissue from the bedside table and wiped her lips.

She had them on her lips too?!

Xia Weiwei belatedly realized she wanted to die even more, so she took the toilet paper from Lu Yanzhou's hand, and Lu Yanzhou didn't refuse.

As Xia Weiwei wiped her lips, she saw the man sitting with his legs crossed like an old man, hanging high in the air.

“Ah Yue, Grandpa and Mom will be coming this Sunday, July 18th. You can’t avoid showing affection in front of them, so you can’t be as shy as you are now.”

Lu Yanzhou's tone was almost like giving an order.

For a moment, Xia Weiwei felt like she was his subordinate.

Xia Weiwei didn't respond, and the man got up in displeasure, moving closer to her.

"I understand." Xia Weiwei nodded without much interest.

Lu Yanzhou stared at her intently for a while, then there was a knock on the door, and he got up.

Xia Weiwei watched Lu Yanzhou's retreating figure, then heard his phone chime. She turned around to look; the previous messages had disappeared, leaving only the information he had found on Baidu.

What physical methods can relieve indigestion?

Massaging the lower abdomen and using Bazhen powder combined with hawthorn and other medicinal herbs can help with digestion.

Xia Weiwei remembered him massaging her lower abdomen; had he just learned that?

"Drink this porridge."

Lu Yanzhou returned, opened the exquisite packaging box, and a sweet and sour smell wafted from directly in front of her.

Xia Weiwei noticed small pieces of red hawthorn in the porridge.

Isn't this the medicine list he just looked up on Baidu?

"Why are you looking at me with such a touched expression? You don't actually think I ordered this especially for you, do you?"

Xia Weiwei didn't say anything.

Lu Yanzhou scoffed.

"You really dare to think that way."

He said casually, "Don't forget, we're just business partners."

Xia Weiwei watched him perform until she was tired, then expressionlessly picked up the bowl and sipped her drink, a smile playing on her lips.

"However, I'm such a good person, it's only natural that you would like me. For the sake of the baby, I'll allow you to like me."

Xia Weiwei paused for a few seconds, then turned around and returned the phone he had left on the bed to him.

"Your phone rang just now, and I saw what you searched for."

“Lu Yanzhou, we’re just a fake couple. Don’t take it seriously. After the birth and the transfer of benefits, we’ll get a divorce. I don’t want to be bothered by people after that.”

He speaks clearly, but his words are cold and indifferent.

Lu Yanzhou looked at the few little tufts of hair sticking up on her forehead. He had kissed her too lightly just now. If he had kissed her a few more times, he didn't know she would have said such harsh words.

He coldly took the porridge from her bowl.

Xia Weiwei looked up in confusion; she quite liked this bowl of porridge.

"You're having indigestion again, aren't you? This time, it's not my problem."

Lu Yanzhou didn't indulge her and took the bowl back.

Feeling nauseous, Xia Weiwei didn't drink.

[Sister Yun: Gu Qianyue gave the endorsement of your True Love perfume to a young actress. I'm trying to talk to her and get the perfume back.]

Xia Weiwei frowned as she looked at Liang Yun's words.

Gu Qianyue is trying to subtly undermine her endorsement.

Her little face quickly fell down.

True Love Perfume is a small domestic brand. She chose to be its spokesperson after her debut because she believed True Love had the capability and only needed someone to give it a helping hand.

She became a benefactor, and her love story went viral online within three months, eventually leading to the expansion of international sales channels.

[Weiwei: What's the reaction from your true love's side?]

If true love listens to Gu Qianyue and does not resist, she will give up true love and do everything she can to destroy it.

[Sister Yun: True love, of course, means wanting to cooperate with us]

Xia Weiwei felt a little relieved; thankfully, she hadn't been abandoned by her true love.

The female celebrity that Gu Qianyue wanted to promote was Qiao Yuan, who had made things difficult for her at the Hong Kong awards ceremony.

Qiao Yuan is 29 years old this year and has been in the entertainment industry for ten years, but her career has been lukewarm.

Does Gu Qianyue really think that if she's willing to spend money on her, she'll become famous?

Frustrated, Xia Weiwei put down her phone and saw Lu Yanzhou sitting in a chair handling official business.

He sat upright, his eyes focused intently on the screen.

Is he really capable of handling his family company's official business?

Don't bankrupt his family.

Xia Weiwei poked his back, but the man didn't react. She simply got up, squeezed between him and the computer, crossed her legs over the man's legs, and plopped down on his lap.

"Honey, you made me have indigestion, you have to make it up to me."

The girl's voice was soft and sweet, and the pad of her middle finger rested on the man's Adam's apple.

What's with him hitting himself? Does he think it's a big deal for him to get slapped?

"Your belly is small, and you're blaming me?"

How heartless!

A flame flashed in Xia Weiwei's eyes. Seeing him tilt his head, wanting to look at the computer screen, she held his face firmly with both hands.

"What are you looking at? Now, you're only allowed to look at me!"

"You have to make it up to me!"

She was angry, her cheeks flushed with a youthful, apple-red hue.

She was clearly not the type to be considered naive or inexperienced.

Lu Yanzhou also gave up struggling, leaning back with a languid look in his peach blossom eyes.

This is the true face of Lu Yanzhou, a spoiled brat.

Then, Xia Weiwei heard Lu Yanzhou utter each word clearly.

"I'm having a video conference now."

Xia Weiwei's face froze instantly, then flushed red as if it had exploded.

This scene was pleasing to Lu Yanzhou's eye.

The right shade of red now is the alluring red of a ripe apple.

Just like the first night, she stood in the corridor, wearing a black tight-fitting lace dress, with big waves cascading down her shoulders, her red lips smiling, and beckoning to him.

He knew about the poisoned apple in the witch's hand, but he ate it and it tasted wonderful.

"Let's call this meeting for now. I need to comfort my wife."

"Yes, Mr. Lu!" A series of elite male and female voices emerged, one after another, totaling nearly a hundred people.

I listened to the voices of Lu Yanzhou's subordinates for five minutes.

She pressed her forehead against the man's chest and died again.

"What's there to be shy about? They only think that we are a loving couple and that you are very capable, able to make me willingly be tied to you."

Xia Weiwei's lips twitched. If it weren't for this baby, she wouldn't have married him. She was the one who was tied down, okay?

"Don't be shy, you'll be meeting them as the president's wife from now on."

after……

Xia Weiwei looked up, her face flushed, her eyes filled with confusion.

She was so pure, so alluring, that he wanted to ravage her.

"Tell me, what do you want your husband to do?"

Xia Weiwei wanted to think about it more deeply, but the man's question brought it up again.

"I want to reclaim the endorsement rights for True Love perfume."

She got straight to the point.

With Lu Yanzhou around, why couldn't she take advantage of his influence?

Besides, Lu Yanzhou is her husband in name only, so she can use his resources.

Xia Weiwei's thoughts were straightforward, but would Lu Yanzhou agree?

She became uncertain, her brows furrowing as if shrouded in an unyielding cloud.

No, Lu Yanzhou had no choice but to agree. Xia Weiwei even tried to force him. His fingers landed on her brow, gently smoothing out the bump.

"Just this little thing?" he said lightly.

This is no small matter!

True Love perfume has expanded its international sales channels and is no longer the small insect that could be easily crushed. Its market value is now three or four hundred million.

"Understood, the endorsement of True Love perfume will only be yours."

Xia Weiwei was still hesitating when the man stood up and picked her up in his arms.

"Ah Yue, have you forgotten what I promised you back then?"

Xia Weiwei blinked, her mind blank.

“I told you that I would guarantee that you would not miss a single endorsement contract during your pregnancy.”

She remembered and watched as Lu Yanzhou put her on the bed.

"Therefore, there's no need to use your beauty to seduce me."

Xia Weiwei: "!"

"I'm not buying it."

Xia Weiwei's toes curled up, wishing she could bury herself on the spot. She pulled the blanket over herself and slowly heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.

She lifted her misty eyes from under the covers, but he wasn't having any of it and went to take a cold shower.

...

The next day, Lu Yanzhou watched her finish breakfast before receiving an urgent call from the company, requiring him to return immediately.

but……

Lu Yanzhou's gaze fell on her.

What do you mean? Does Lu Yanzhou think she can't take good care of herself?

Xia Weiwei waved her hand, signaling Lu Yanzhou to leave.

Lu Yanzhou kept turning back to look at himself, and Xia Weiwei couldn't help but tease him: "Mr. Lu, if you keep doing this, I'll really think you're deeply in love with me."

Lu Yanzhou's thoughts stirred slightly, and his expression turned into a half-hearted smile: "You really have a vivid imagination."

Xia Weiwei shrugged, her eyes defiant, as if to say, "You're not going to prove it to her, are you?"

Lu Yanzhou walked out of the room, and Xiaoya happened to arrive. He glanced at the door and gave Xiaoya a few more instructions.

"She needs to drink a 400ml glass of warm water in ten minutes. If I can't be back by noon, I'll have someone bring her lunch. Set the air conditioner to 25 degrees Celsius during her nap..."

Lu Yanzhou made seven or eight requests, which gave Xiaoya a headache. President Lu had spoiled Weiwei rotten.

Finally, someone can take good care of Vivi.

After Lu Yanzhou finished speaking, he added one last thing: "Call me if you need anything."

Xiaoya has been contacting Lu Yanzhou more frequently than Xia Weiwei lately.

Lu Yanzhou moved aside, and Xiaoya entered the room.

Xia Weiwei's stomach was much fuller, and she no longer felt nauseous. The two chatted about things related to the film crew.

Lu Yanzhou was rich and didn't care about spending money. He was overjoyed that the director could slow down the pace of filming. The other actors were happy because every extra day meant an extra day's pay.

Gu Qianyue was the only one who was unhappy and called Yun Jie several times to urge her to resume work.

“I told Sister Yun yesterday that if Gu Qianyue keeps urging me, I'll have her come to me directly.”

"Didn't Sister Yun say anything?"

Xiaoya shook her head: "Sister Yun feels sorry for you."

"Your agent really cares about you; he even kept it from me about your hospitalization." Gu Qianyue's voice came from the doorway, and Xia Weiwei and Xiaoya looked over at the same time.

Gu Qianyue wore a dress from Xiangxiang's shop, her face full of disdain.

"Xia Weiwei, if you don't want to film, just say so. There's no need to pretend to be sick."

"We at Shangxing Entertainment don't support useless people."

She glanced around the ward; it was a VIP suite with pale purple manta flowers on the coffee table, and the room was fully equipped with furniture and a bathroom—it must cost a lot of money just for one night.

"Xia Weiwei, you're so extravagant with yourself. You're pregnant out of wedlock, which is immoral and scandalous. Aren't you ashamed to stay in such a nice room?"

"Are you still living in the Qing Dynasty?" Xia Weiwei asked indifferently.

But the more indifferent she became, the angrier Gu Qianyue would get; she just wanted to see Xia Weiwei angry.

Gu Qianyue was furious, but seeing Xia Weiwei's natural expression, she realized that she couldn't be angry; Xia Weiwei was doing it on purpose.

"I'm about to get engaged to the Lu family in Hong Kong. Do you know the Lu family in Hong Kong?"

Xia Weiwei nodded: "My biggest hater, huh?"

"Heh, I bet you secretly tried to seduce Lu Yanzhou, but he didn't fall for it and saw through your true colors, turning into your hater, right?"

Gu Qianyue thought that although she asked Lu Yanzhou if he liked Xia Weiwei, and Lu Yanzhou said he didn't, it was possible that Xia Weiwei liked Lu Yanzhou.

Xia Weiwei smiled and said, "Of course I did, otherwise how would the baby in my belly come about?"

Xia Weiwei remained silent for a long time, and Gu Qianyue became anxious: "You are really fickle. Like mother, like daughter."

"Your mother rose to power through her pregnancy, and so did you..."

Before Gu Qianyue could finish speaking, she was slapped hard across the face.

Gu Qianyue covered her slapped face and lunged forward, but was stopped by Xiaoya.

"You can't speak properly, huh? As your older sister, I'll teach you how to speak."

"Xia Weiwei, you dare! If you touch me again, I'll expose your pregnancy to the media!"

"Go ahead and explode!"

Xia Weiwei's fearless demeanor truly frightened Gu Qianyue.

Crazy woman!

She broke free from Xiaoya, ran to the door, and stopped: "Xia Weiwei, since you're so awesome, my parents will meet on July 18th. You bring your man."

She asked Liang Yun who Xia Weiwei's husband was, but Liang Yun refused to tell her no matter what.

She's definitely not a presentable person, yet she's still eager to marry someone like that.

Xia Weiwei looks exactly like her mother.

She wanted Xia Weiwei to attend her engagement party, to make Xia Weiwei jealous of her, and to let her father know that Xia Weiwei was of no use, so that Xia Weiwei could be ruined.

“I will go, but won’t you see Lu Yanzhou before your own engagement party?”

“What do you know? We are a wealthy family, we don’t even meet each other. We follow our parents’ arrangements. Unlike you.”

She even spat into the room before leaving in disgust.

However, she heard Xia Weiwei say that she and her husband's parents would also meet on July 18th.

So what? Her father will definitely attend the meeting between her parents and her parents.

Oh, and she announced the change of spokesperson for her True Love perfume at her own banquet.

Gu Qianyue left the hospital gate, and Lu Yanzhou saw her just after parking his car.

He didn't know Gu Qianyue, but his grandfather had confused Gu Xianyue and Gu Qianyue, and Xia Weiwei wouldn't let him clarify, so he investigated Gu Qianyue.

When it was lunchtime, Xiaoya was wondering why the delivery person hadn't arrived yet when she saw Lu Yanzhou come in carrying the food.

By the time President Lu had resolved the company matters so quickly, Xiaoya had finished cleaning the floor.

“I’ll take care of Weiwei. You’ve worked hard. Zhang Quan will give you lunch.”

Xiaoya nodded, tactfully leaving the two of them some space.

Today's lunch is braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, broccoli and shrimp, crab roe soup, scrambled eggs with flowers, and hawthorn and white sugar porridge.

When dining with Lu Yanzhou, the standard meal consists of four dishes and a soup.

This time, there was a clear increase in vegetarians.

"Everyone is saying that I'm engaged to the Gu family's daughter."

In the pleasant dining atmosphere, Lu Yanzhou suddenly brought up this.

Xia Weiwei had guessed it; after all, he was from a century-old wealthy family in Hong Kong, and whoever he married would cause a sensation.

She gave a soft "hmm" and continued eating with her chopsticks.

Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it, Lu Yanzhou asked again, "Did anyone come by while I was away?"

"No," Xia Weiwei replied without hesitation.

Gradually, she noticed that Lu Yanzhou hadn't eaten, so she looked over.

"Xia Weiwei, are you using me?" The man sat up straight, and Xia Weiwei, as if remembering something, also put down her chopsticks.

Seeing that she wasn't eating, Lu Yanzhou picked up his chopsticks and put a shrimp in her bowl.

"Xia Weiwei, no one can take advantage of me. Anyone who tries to take advantage of me will suffer a terrible fate."

A chill ran down Xia Weiwei's spine as a cold glint appeared in Lu Yanzhou's eyes.

Driven by a survival instinct, she nodded subconsciously, easing the tension. However, she had already taken advantage of Lu Yanzhou.

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