Ning Xiaoyu didn’t think that Lu Jingdu needed saving. She watched from a distance and it seemed he had no intention of taking that glass of wine.

She reasoned with the childish love system, “Have a little more faith in your movie king.” He wouldn’t make it this far if he were someone who could fall easily into other people’s traps.

The love system had a look of resentment. 【Girl, the movie king played 《Wake Up》 for you yesterday and now someone is trying to take advantage of him. Can you bear not to help him?】

Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t understand the connection between the two.

The love system continued, 【Don’t you think playing 《Wake Up》 to coax you out of bed is very pampering? You should know that the composer of this song specially composed it to coax his four-year-old son to wake up every morning.】

Ning Xiaoyu shook her head. “I don’t think so.” Soon after, she added, “Can it be that he wants to be my father?”

However, she would never agree.

There were so many songs to make people wake up, why did Lu Jingdu play that one?

Unfortunately, the love system couldn’t provide the answer to this question. Only the person concerned knows why.

【Love System: ……】

【Love System: Girl, where is your girlish heart?! Where has it gone?!】

Ning Xiaoyu was too lazy to respond.

It gave Ning Xiaoyu an idea. 【I have a feeling you will choose C, but I really want to suggest you choose B.】

Ning Xiaoyu glanced at option B. “’Brother doesn’t like to drink’, this b*tch-like style?”

【Love System: Girl, what do you suggest then? The system still uses an old version of the database and it may indeed be a bit behind the trend.】

Ning Xiaoyu has been in the entertainment industry and has seen a lot of green tea. The essence of green teas lies in their sophistic and misleading nature.

She contemplated casually.

‘You weren’t like this last night’— This was a statement that was extremely likely to cause misunderstanding. In fact, she and Lu Jingdu just had dinner together last night and all twelve guests were also present. And last night, the movie king didn’t drink and seemed uninterested in alcohol.

‘Yesterday, you C’ed me’— In actuality, he just played two piano pieces yesterday, helping Ning Xiaoyu to get on the trending search. But the word C was very spiritual. It could mean ‘carry’ or that word^[1]cǎo – f*cked.

Otherwise, why else would people say that the Chinese language was broad and profound?

Anyway, with a little guidance, some sentences could easily mislead others. And a simple, ‘You’re overthinking it, what I mean is……’ or something like that could be dispatched.

The love system was so excited that it turned into a screaming chicken. 【Girl, you’re obviously good at it! Say that later! Let me have a sugar rush! There are less than six seconds left in the countdown. Girl, choose B!】

Ning Xiaoyu lingered on option B for a few seconds……

Then, amidst the excited voice of the love system, chose another unexpected option.

The scream of the love system came to a screeching halt. 【?】

Recently, the tasks assigned by the love system were too frequent. Ning Xiaoyu didn’t say anything on the surface, but it’s not like she didn’t have any thoughts inside.

She stirred up the love system’s interest and then let its wishes be completely dashed.

Let it know that salted fishes have a temper too!

As for the love system actively guessing her moves, that’s even more unnecessary.

Because she never played by the rules.

When Ning Xiaoyu was walking towards Lu Jingdu’s side, the socialite said sadly with reddened eyes, “Just treat it as giving me face, Brother. You won’t even drink a glass of wine I offered?”

Lu Jingdu remained expressionless and said nothing. He turned around to leave.

Holding the wine glass of wine, the socialite reached out to grab him. At that moment, Ning Xiaoyu took the glass from the other party’s hand, and before the other two could react, she gulped the wine down.

It’s good. The taste wasn’t bad. It’s sweet and leaves a lasting aftertaste.

Anyway, there would be no other side effects and she could take the opportunity to hide for a while. Actually, option A…… wasn’t bad.

Seeing that the wine she specially prepared for Lu Jingdu was drunk by someone else, the socialite’s mind, which had been somewhat fuzzy due to alcohol, instantly awakened.

She was so frightened that she stammered, “You— That wine’s been added with—”

Ning Xiaoyu had already known about it and didn’t react at all, but Lu Jingdu, who was on the side, heard those words and his footsteps paused. His brows knitted. “What did you say?”

The socialite pursed her lips, unsure whether to say it or not.

Lu Jingdu’s tone turned cold, “What did you say you added to the wine?”

The socialite looked jittery. “I just added a little…… That kind of thing.” Then she quickly added another sentence, “But I also drank it myself. It doesn’t matter even…… if you don’t do anything. The effects will pass in an hour or so.”

She was doing something bad for the first time and was timid. Afraid that things might get out of control and end up in a disaster, she chose the safest one to use. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare drink it herself, as well as give it to Lu Jingdu.

Lu Jingdu grabbed Ning Xiaoyu’s arm. “Let’s go.”

At this moment, Ning Xiaoyu didn’t feel anything except a little heat. She asked, “Where are we going?”

Lu Jingdu pulled her along and kept walking. “To the hospital.”

He dared not believe everything Xu Yan said. Who knew if she was telling the truth? She even resorted to such a dirty trick. This time, even if Xu Yan’s brother came in person, Lu Jingdu would never let the matter go lightly.

———pr


By the time they reached the car, Ning Xiaoyu wasn’t only feeling hot but was also a bit itchy. She scratched the clothes around her heart, unable to sit still.

Lu Jingdu’s expression was ugly, and when he noticed her movements, he turned his head, asking her how she was, “How are you feeling?”

Ning Xiaoyu contemplated for a few seconds, then said honestly, “It’s not bad, I just want to—”

Lu Jingdu hummed and interrupted. “I know. You…… put up with it for a bit.”

Ning Xiaoyu was originally resting in the back seat of the car with her eyes closed, but when she heard those words, she subconsciously opened them.

He knows? What does he know?

For the first time, Lu Jingdu felt a bit out of words. The space in the car was small, and if one breathed carefully, one could notice the faint smell of alcohol.

He tugged on his tie, finding the moment a little stuffy. He asked, “Why did you drink the wine?”

There are a few reasons.

One, the love system guessed that Ning Xiaoyu would choose option C and hoped that she would choose option B. She’s doing some kind of reverse psychology so that the love system couldn’t guess her routine. She mixed truth with falsehood to mislead it, lest future tasks become increasingly difficult and beyond her expectations and capabilities.

Two, out of curiosity. Unknown things always make people want to explore.

Of course, the main reason was still the former. Plus she knew there would be no side effects. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have risked her own well-being.

However, she couldn’t say those reasons in front of Lu Jingdu.

So she said casually, “It’s free. I’m not asking anything in return for helping, I’m just trying a good wine in passing.”

Most people would emphasize the words ‘free’ and ‘not asking anything in return’ to use a long line to catch a big fish^[2]a long-term plan for major returns and make the other party relax their vigilance for greater schemes and interests. But when Ning Xiaoyu said so, it gave people the impression that it was really what she was thinking.

In any case, Ning Xiaoyu did help him out.

As time passed, Ning Xiaoyu became increasingly restless inside the car.

Lu Jingdu pursed his lips tightly. “Is it uncomfortable?”

Ning Xiaoyu nodded. It’s indeed uncomfortable.

The driver in the front attempted to be invisible and did not dare to say a single word. However, his ears were perked up, following the movements in the back seat with interest.

A lone man and woman, and one of them were even drugged— this thing was really a bit difficult to handle at the current moment. However, the driver was also curious about the developments.

Lu Jingdu pinched the center of his brows. “You……” Lu Jingdu originally wanted to tell her to bear it a little longer, however, the current Ning Xiaoyu obviously couldn’t take it anymore.

He couldn’t help but ask the driver, “How long until we get to the hospital?”

The driver broke out in a cold sweat. “It will probably be in another three-quarters of an hour.” The hot spring resort was built in a mountain valley, so transportation wasn’t very convenient. It couldn’t be helped, the resort covered such a large area so it could only be built in the outskirts.

Ning Xiaoyu decided not to hold back anymore. “Can we get something to eat first?”

Lu Jingdu thought he had heard wrong. “What?”

Ning Xiaoyu licked her lips. “I’m so hungry I can’t stand it.”

Lu Jingdu: “……”

Driver: “???”

———pr


Only when Ning Xiaoyu drank milk tea and ate fried chicken did she feel that the itch in her heart subsided a lot. How should she put it? She was so hungry just now, it was really uncomfortable.

Now, her whole body was energized.

Ning Xiaoyu had picked up a lot of food from the buffet table, but she unfortunately went to protect Lu Jingdu’s ‘innocence’ without eating a single bite. Although she felt that the other party didn’t need her help, she still put in a lot of effort.

Hadn’t she been hungry for so long that she couldn’t stand it?

After eating and getting back into the car, the driver in the front seat couldn’t help asking, “How do you feel now?”

Ning Xiaoyu rubbed her full stomach. “I feel good. Satisfied.”

With that, she put both hands on her stomach, closed her eyes, and entered salted fish time.

The driver still wanted to continue to gossip. This ‘salted fish time’ was inexplicably reminiscent of the ‘sage’s time^[3]the period of relaxation after doing the deed’. But didn’t she only eat fried chicken and drink milk tea?

In the end, the driver pushed down his curiosity and drove single-mindedly to the hospital.

———pr


By the time she arrived at the hospital and did a series of examinations, the effects of the medicine on Ning Xiaoyu’s body were almost gone. She acted quite calmly during the whole process.

At first, when she said she was uncomfortable, Lu Jingdu thought it was……

He didn’t expect that it was because she was so hungry that she felt uncomfortable and her heart was having palpitations. There was no reaction at all to being drugged as one might expect.

The doctor happened to be Lu Jingdu’s old classmate, so Lu Jingdu was unable to help himself and asked about Ning Xiaoyu’s condition, “How is she?”

The doctor looked at the medical report and replied, “She’s okay.”

Lu Jingdu frowned. “But she drank wine laced with something.”

The doctor nodded. “It’s like how some pimples can be treated with birth control pills. What I mean is that what Xu Yan used isn’t a proper aphrodisiac and the main effect of the drug isn’t that.

Of course, it can be used as a stimulant, but it’s safe and has no side effects. The most important thing is that the effect of the drug varies from person to person.”

“What does that mean?”

“It literally means old p’s^[4]perverts are easily affected. If the only thing on your mind is eating and drinking, and is abstinent, then the influence is minimal.”

Thinking of how at the beginning, Ning Xiaoyu looked uncomfortable in the back seat of the car, but after eating the fried chicken and drinking milk tea, she looked contented and didn’t feel restless at all, Lu Jingdu suddenly understood what his friend meant.

He had misunderstood.

In the end, this was all?

After this incident, Ning Xiaoyu’s character became more distinct in his heart. Probably, in her mind, he wasn’t even as good as a fried chicken. For Lu Jingdu, this kind of experience was the first time in his life. It was a little unexpected and absurd.

The doctor chuckled and teased, “Looks like your charm has waned.” After that, he said seriously, “Alright, don’t worry, she’s fine. But something has to be done with that girl from the Xu family.”

Right now it was drugging someone, but who knows what she might do in the future?

Lu Jingdu raised his hand and straightened his cuffs. “I’ll have a good talk with her brother.”

———pr


After Ning Xiaoyu and Lu Jingdu returned to the hot spring resort, she received a notice from the director that she would be given half a day off tomorrow.

It meant she could sleep comfortably until noon.

For others, this might be punishment as they wouldn’t appear in front of the camera during an off day, but for Ning Xiaoyu, it was a considerable benefit.

Midway, someone came over to inquire about the situation and asked her what happened during dinner.

Mu Jiajia also came over to gossip on Ning Yuwei’s behalf. “Why did Movie King Lu suddenly pull you out to leave? Why are you out for so long?”

Xu Yan wouldn’t be foolish enough to tell others she added something to the wine, and Lu Jingdu wouldn’t disclose it either. He chose to solve it in private.

Naturally, Ning Xiaoyu would keep quiet.

So the other guests were in a state of confusion about what transpired that evening.

Ning Xiaoyu shrugged. “It’s nothing.”

Seeing that she couldn’t get any substantial information out of Ning Xiaoyu, Mu Jiajia could only leave in frustration.

Shen Yueyue also came over to inquire, but she wasn’t gossiping about what happened between Ning Xiaoyu and the movie king, she went to ask if there was something wrong with Ning Xiaoyu.

Ning Xiaoyu was moved and patted the other party on the shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

———pr


The next day, when Ning Xiaoyu woke up naturally, it was already noon.

She washed up and went to the dining room to have brunch.

The hot spring resort has first-class amenities, first-class food, and first-class services. It would be great if the show could stay there forever.

As she was thinking that, the love system suddenly spoke up, 【Girl, a good thing is coming your way. Do more love tasks and act more. When you earn enough money, can’t you stay here for as long as you want? Girl, hurry up and go for it!】

Good thing?

Every time the love system says so, trouble follows.

Ning Xiaoyu would rather nothing good happen.

Sure enough, she guessed right. She had just sat down to enjoy two full plates of food when she suddenly received a business card.

“Ms. Ning, hello, I’m Director Gong’s assistant. This is his contact number, please take it. Director Gong is very interested in your performance yesterday. If you have any intention of cooperation, you can contact Director Gong at any time.”

Following the words of Director Gong’s assistant, the whole dining room instantly became completely silent.

Many of the guests present eyed the card being handed to Ning Xiaoyu. The most obvious being Ning Yuwei.

Ning Xiaoyu subconsciously looked up and was met with Ning Yuwei’s ugly expression.

Ning Xiaoyu accepted the business card. “Okay, I understand.”

Seeing that Ning Xiaoyu, a relatively unknown actress, received an olive branch from Director Gong and still acted so nonchalantly, the assistant couldn’t help but give her an extra glance.

He had seen Ning Xiaoyu’s performance yesterday.

He speculated that because Ning Xiaoyu was acting like herself, her performance shone and it didn’t look fake. The entire performance was very natural, and among the female guests of the show, hers was the most unique.

The others acted either as elite professionals or as scientific researchers, but she was the only one who portrayed a purely hedonistic character.

The characters themselves were neither good nor bad, they just didn’t conform to the setting of Director Gong’s script.

It can only be said that Ning Xiaoyu was lucky and coincidentally caught Director Gong’s eyes.

If she could get a role in Director Gong’s new drama, it’s not impossible for her to become an overnight sensation.

Finally, after waiting for the assistant to leave, Ning Xiaoyu was able to eat and enjoy the food to her heart’s content.

【Love System: ……】

When she was drugged yesterday, she could remain as still as a mountain in front of such a movie king, having only food in her heart. What’s more, she had just received an olive branch from Director Gong, but she didn’t even say a word about whether she wanted to play a role or not.

What more could the system expect?

It just hopes that its host could quickly be enlightened and send out more sugar!