Chapter 46: Sweetness 3

Qin Ruyan couldn’t argue with him.

After all, she cared about her reputation.

“Let’s just watch the movie, and neither of us will speak.” If they kept talking, they wouldn’t be able to watch the movie.

Without Qin Ruyan noticing, Lu Jingchen raised the corner of his lips and smiled.

For the next hour or so, neither of them said a word.

During that time, Lu Jingchen got up and went to the living room to get a glass of ice water. He then went back and made her another cup of honey water, this time only adding half a spoonful of honey.

This time, Qin Ruyan gave him the courtesy of drinking the whole cup in one go. She smiled at Lu Jingchen.

He was taken aback.

This was the first time she had smiled at him so happily, like a child.

He lowered his head, leaned in close to her, his face facing hers, and then reached out to touch her cheek, gesturing to her.

After Qin Ruyan realized what he was doing, she kissed him on the cheek.

It was a simple kiss, devoid of any romantic tension, yet both of them felt happy.

Lu Jingchen whispered in her ear, “I’m going to the study to take care of something. I’ll come back to keep you company later?”

Qin Ruyan nodded nonchalantly, “Go ahead, go ahead.”

He smiled, reached out to ruffle her hair, and then left the bedroom.

Study.

Lu Jingchen opened his laptop, pressed a few keys, and a video call invitation popped up. The other party hadn’t answered yet, but he wasn’t in a hurry. He held a pencil in his hand and drew on a piece of paper.

A minute later, the other side answered.

“Teacher,” Lu Jingchen said respectfully.

“What brings you to contact me today?” The other party was an elderly man in his sixties or seventies, with blue eyes and slightly graying hair.

“I’d like to ask you to help me look into something,” Lu Jingchen stopped drawing, “I’ve been investigating secretly, but some channels aren’t as convenient as yours.”

He was referring to Qin Ruyan’s parents.

Lu Jingchen had invested in Chinatown before and knew his teacher.

He was a very mysterious person, and the two of them didn’t contact each other often. His teacher often traveled around the world and was hard to find. He was just taking a chance today, and unexpectedly, his teacher was online.

On the other side, the elderly man sitting in front of the computer was stunned.

“Even you can’t find out?” His disciple’s cunning, if not number one in the world, he dared to say third, no one dared to say second. He had both money and power, and even he couldn’t find out? It seemed like things weren’t simple.

His expression turned serious as well.

“Send me the relevant information first, I’ll take a look and get back to you. Even you can’t handle it, it seems like someone has some skills.”

Lu Jingchen nodded, “Thank you, teacher.”

The old man shook his head, “Don’t be so polite with your teacher.”

Lu Jingchen smiled, and the two of them chatted casually about their current situation before ending the video call.

F City.

After hanging up the phone, the old man took out his phone and made a call.

The call connected, and he spoke concisely.

“Have the head of the intelligence team come see me, your senior brother needs their help.”

After hanging up the phone, he wiped his face and then clicked on the game on his computer.

He had made too many enemies in his youth, and his wife and children had died because of him. It was Lu Jingchen who pulled him back when he was about to give up on life and follow them.

The two of them could be considered to be close friends, but Lu Jingchen insisted on calling him Master.

Since he had agreed, he had another reason to live. Because there was someone else in this world who he cared about and who cared about him.

After Lu Jingchen hung up the video call, he continued to refine his drawing.

He looked at the drawing and was satisfied. He took out his phone and pressed the shortcut key number 2.

Chen Zhong, who had been left in Hangzhou to handle the branch office affairs, returned to the capital city without stopping.

The boss was on his honeymoon, but he couldn’t take a break. He still had to continue working as an assistant to the boss’s father.

He was having a hard time.

At this moment, Chen Zhong, who had just finished a meeting, was about to leave the conference room when he received a call from Lu Jingchen.

“Mr. Lu, are you coming back?”

He used to think that nothing could be harder than working under Lu Jingchen.

Until he met the retired Chairman Lu, at this moment, he truly missed his Mr. Lu.

“No.” Lu Jingchen sent a drawing to his computer while talking on the phone.

Chen Zhong sighed in low spirits.

Lu Jingchen didn’t pay attention.

“I sent you a drawing. Use the 500 million pink diamond from the last auction. I’ll give you the size tomorrow.”

He hung up the phone after speaking.

On the other side of the phone, Chen Zhong stood there in a daze.

So, now he not only had to listen to Chairman Lu, but also handle things for Lu Jingchen?

But he had been by Lu Jingchen’s side for three years, so his ability was undeniable.

After all, Lu Jingchen, that “money-grubbing” man, wouldn’t do anything that wouldn’t benefit him.

Chen Zhong hung up the phone and began to focus on handling Lu Jingchen’s instructions. After all, Chairman Lu was just filling in, and his salary was decided by Mr. Lu.

After dealing with these matters, Lu Jingchen closed his computer, took a sip of water from the desk, and then got up to go to the bedroom.

Qin Ruyan was watching a movie, feeling drowsy and falling asleep, almost collapsing onto the blanket.

Lu Jingchen quickly walked over.

Her complexion wasn’t good, a bit pale. He called out to her.

“Ruyan, wake up?”

Qin Ruyan was half asleep and subconsciously responded to him.

“Lu Jingchen, it’s all your fault.” She mumbled something, and Lu Jingchen leaned closer to hear clearly.

He reached out and touched the bruised marks under her eyes, reflecting on himself. Was he that excessive last night? Wasn’t it all within normal time? Besides, how could he control himself around her?

But the person in front of him was clearly uncomfortable, and he subconsciously coaxed her.

“Yeah, it’s my fault. I won’t bully Mrs. Lu like this anymore.”

Qin Ruyan stopped responding and fell asleep again.

He watched for a long time before lifting the blanket, standing by the bed, looking at the unconscious person on the bed, his brows furrowed tightly.

For a while, he lifted the blanket at the foot of the bed, checked it, and then covered it again.

Was she too delicate? Or was he really too much of a beast? It was all bruised.

He went to change clothes, took his car keys, and then worried that she wouldn’t find him if she woke up in the middle of the night. He went to the study, took a piece of paper, left a message for her, placed it on the bedside table, and then went out.

Lu Jingchen arrived at a pharmacy near his home. He bought a tube of ointment, paid, and then bought her a cup of milk tea before heading back.

At Yujingyuan, not long after Lu Jingchen left, she woke up.

She opened her eyes and looked around. No one was beside her, and there was a piece of paper on the bedside table.

She shifted over, but before she could reach the paper, she gasped. It really hurt.

She pursed her lips, giving up on struggling. She didn’t think about why Lu Jingchen wasn’t there.

She looked at the ceiling, sighed, took out her phone from under the pillow, and then opened the browser, typing in the question she wanted to search.

“What to do if you can’t get out of bed after your first time? Is it normal?”