◎ Exposure ◎

“Mrs. Lu, let me give you a check-up.”

After tidying herself up, Ren Lu appeared in the living room. The family doctor was already waiting. She obediently sat down and let him do whatever needed to be done.

Lu Sinian was nowhere to be seen, clearly unwilling to see her.

“Mrs. Lu, you’ve had something on your mind these past few days, haven’t you? Sleep deprivation, irregular heartbeat—you need to make sure you get enough sleep…”

Listening to the doctor’s instructions, Ren Lu nodded repeatedly. Only after finally sending the doctor away did she stretch lazily and completely relax.

The nervousness she had before entering had completely disappeared—not because the matter was perfectly resolved, but because it was completely ruined. Now she was just going with the flow.

She sat on the sofa in a daze for a moment, then resigned herself and went into the kitchen to start cooking sago.

It was too late at night to stew soup, but a simple version of mango sago cream dessert was still doable.

It had to be said, her mother-in-law’s methods of coaxing men were indeed somewhat worth learning.

“Knock knock—” Holding the dessert, Ren Lu knocked on the door.

But the study was silent. It was obvious that Lu Sinian was still angry and had no intention of responding to her.

Ren Lu twisted the doorknob, and the door opened a small crack.

She raised an eyebrow. The door wasn’t locked, which meant the man’s silent attitude still had room to ease.

“You’ve worked hard. Have something to eat and take a break.”

“I’m not eating.” He directly refused.

“Just have a little, I didn’t make it very sweet.” Ren Lu continued to persuade.

“Get out.” This time, not only did Lu Sinian refuse to eat, he also began driving her away.

He still kept a stony face, with no room for discussion at all. Ren Lu sighed lightly, drooped her head, and left dejectedly. Her back looked pitiful, as if trying to make the man feel sorry for her.

Unfortunately, until the door closed again, she did not hear any voice calling her back.

She kept up this dejected act until she entered the bedroom. Then she instantly changed her expression, becoming full of energy.

Whether Lu Sinian was happy or not, she didn’t care.

As for why she acted like she cared—that was only to satisfy President Lu’s desire for control.

Seeing the gift box on the table, she couldn’t help but curl her lips. This damned man had called her over purely to sleep together. He hadn’t even opened the gift she gave him. There was no way she could live well with him for the rest of her life.

Fortunately, he wouldn’t live long anyway. At such a young age, he already had the face of someone with a short life.

She just had to endure a little longer. Becoming a young, beautiful, and wealthy widow was just around the corner.

Ren Lu cursed in her heart. After venting her emotions, she happily applied a face mask, lay on the bed, and prepared to sleep for a while. She had been too tired recently.

Before sleeping, she even set an alarm for herself, planning to wake up later to act again.

After all, Lu Sinian was still angry. She had to appear like a pitiful little wife. He would be working in the study, and she wouldn’t dare disturb him, only staying in the bedroom, anxious and waiting.

The ideal was beautiful, but the reality was cruel.

She thought she wouldn’t sleep too deeply. After all, in the past few days, she hadn’t been able to sleep, tormented by those words like a frightened bird. But today, she unexpectedly slept extremely well.

When Lu Sinian entered the bedroom, he saw her sleeping soundly, the face mask on her face almost dry.

“Ring ring ring—” Suddenly, a burst of ringing sounded. He walked over and saw her phone ringing on the bedside table, displaying the words “Alarm Clock.”

Ren Lu’s originally peaceful sleeping face suddenly became wrinkled. It was obvious she was about to be awakened by the alarm.

He reached out and turned off the alarm. The surroundings returned to silence, and the woman on the bed continued being a Sleeping Beauty.

“Heh.” The man was angered into laughter.

Just now in the study, seeing her act that way, he had thought that after returning to the bedroom, she would certainly be restless. After all, in her mind, she always put him first.

In order to keep her from being immersed in unpleasant emotions for too long, he had decided to come back earlier. If she just said a few soft words, he could forgive and forget, and they could continue to relive a spring dream.

Yes, he still hoped to have some bedtime exercise—not because he was lustful, but because he had been taught from a young age to start what you finish. Tonight, their reunion as husband and wife was for the sake of this harmonious life exercise.

Moreover, her vomiting earlier had left him with a psychological shadow. He was afraid she would feel guilty, so he wanted to finish the exercise perfectly and let the matter pass.

Who would have thought that she felt no guilt at all, and instead slept like a well-fed pig waiting to be slaughtered.

If she knew his mindset right now, she would definitely curse in her heart: Truly the son of Lu Hui, a lecher.

Her comical sleeping appearance only made Lu Sinian more displeased the longer he looked. He directly took out his phone and snapped a photo for the record.

On impulse, he even posted the photo on his Moments.

***

Ren Lu slept until dawn. When she opened her eyes, she was still in a state of not knowing what time or day it was.

In the past few days, she had not slept well at all, but last night she had clearly entered deep sleep—dreamless and without worries.

She struggled to get up. After washing, she gave herself a carefully crafted “no-makeup” makeup look, blow-dried a fluffy goddess hairstyle, and only then slowly walked out.

After looking around, she didn’t see anyone.

In the end, she had to call on WeChat, and only then found him in the kitchen.

When she heard the word “kitchen”, her expression was one of complete disbelief. The sun must have risen in the west. President Lu was someone whose ten fingers never touched spring water. She had never seen him cook.

The man was wearing a shirt and an apron, standing with his back to her at the stove.

The lean back, broad shoulders, and strong waist—everywhere exuded handsomeness.

After admiring him enough, she walked forward and directly hugged his waist from behind.

Car salesmen had car models, and at this moment, the narrow-waisted, long-legged Lu Sinian was completely a pot model selling pots.

There was oil in the pan, and he was holding eggs in his hand—obviously about to make fried eggs.

“What’s going on here? President Lu is personally cooking. Stop cooking~” The latter half of her sentence was drawn out in a teasing tone, and the hands hugging his waist also began to misbehave, slowly stroking his abdominal muscles.

This was a blatant and naked indication and seduction.

People must pay for their actions.

For example, last night she failed to maintain her gentle and virtuous wife persona, the grand act she had prepared was never performed, and she even fell asleep. When she woke up in the morning and saw the folded facial mask placed at the head of the bed, she became completely awake, and her mood was truly unpleasant.

If the facial mask had been thrown into the trash can, she might still have thought she had tossed it away in a half-asleep state. But now, that mask had been folded neatly, with the edges aligned so precisely that it seemed the person who did it had obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Ren Lu’s stress instantly maxed out.

Even if she were sleepwalking, she could never do something so perverse and boring.

It was obviously done by Lu Sinian, using this silent method to express his dissatisfaction and give her enough pressure.

She had long said that a man with unfulfilled desires was very dangerous.

Last night, she indeed messed everything up. However, this was not a big problem.

At present, between her and Lu Sinian, there was nothing that could not be solved by sleeping together. If there were, then they would just sleep together a few more times.

Therefore, early this morning, she had dressed herself up beautifully just to make up for it.

However, today, this tactic was clearly not working.

The man firmly grabbed her misbehaving hand, turned away from her embrace, and pushed her shoulder a step away.

“Don’t disturb me while I’m doing a task.”

“What task?” Ren Lu asked curiously.

“The task given by the production team.”

Ren Lu: “…”

He happened to push her in front of the camera, and only then did Ren Lu notice that there were several cameras installed in the kitchen, filming from multiple angles.

It was obvious that the production team originally intended to film President Lu cooking, but they never expected that while cooking indeed happened, it was not for the mouth but rather a feast of intimacy between their husband and wife.

Once Ren Lu figured out the situation, her mind instantly went blank and practically shut down.

Last night, she had returned at Lu Sinian’s call precisely to coax him before the recording of the show, so that things would not get too ugly during the livestream.

But who could have expected that so many twists and turns happened last night, causing her to completely forget about the show and focus solely on coaxing the man.

A fine case of putting the cart before the horse, and now she had even done those things in front of the camera. Even with her thick skin, she found it a bit unbearable.

She could become a rich wife from being a secretary partly due to her ability to seduce, but that did not mean she wanted to be exposed in front of others.

Ahhh, she really did not want to live anymore. How would she attend social gatherings with wealthy wives in the future?

—— Damn, a restricted scene first thing in the morning?

—— My goodness, Ren Lu is so beautiful.

—— No wonder she could go from a little secretary to a pampered little wife. With that face and figure, tsk tsk.

—— She even deliberately wore a silk nightgown. Clearly, she came prepared. Who could resist that?

—— President Lu, why ruin the mood? Are you guarding against a group of blind people? We can’t see anything anyway. You are husband and wife, why care so much!

—— Don’t do it. The livestream must not be shut down. I still want to watch! The bed is definitely off limits, but you can still kiss!

—— Hahaha, look at Ren Lu panicking. Is she going to cry?

—— Hey, novels don’t write it like this. Usually, it’s the man who can’t resist, pushes the woman against the wall and kisses her, then accidentally gets caught on camera. Why is your couple different?

She recovered from her embarrassment, her expression showing defiance.

“Doing a task is fine, but I can’t even pinch your abs? I’m going to pinch!”

She said this righteously, but the flushed tips of her ears could not be ignored, proving how flustered she was inside.

What a sin. She did not actually care about being exposed as the one taking the initiative, but the trouble that would follow would be endless.

“Good morning, everyone.”

After covering her embarrassment, she greeted the camera.

“Where’s the task card?”

“On the coffee table.” Lu Sinian did not expose her fluster.

Ren Lu took the opportunity to escape the kitchen. What happened this morning was enough to become a black history engraved in her mind, and whenever she recalled it, she would lose sleep for several days.