A few minutes later.

Lu Jingci handed over the warm honey water, "Try it."

Xu Wuning lay on the sofa, chatting animatedly with the drunk Su Wanyue, occasionally bursting into laughter.

She put down her phone, took the glass of honey water, and drank it all in one gulp.

She didn't forget to praise him: "Lu Mianhua, you're such a nice person, such a warm-hearted man."

Xu Wuning placed the cup on the coffee table, picked up her phone again, opened Su Wanyue's chat window, and chatted enthusiastically.

"Yueyue, you've drunk so much, you're starting to talk incoherently. You've had too much to drink, so you should go to sleep early. Aren't you sleepy?"

Lu Jingci stood there, watching her.

Gradually, Xu Wuning felt sleepy, her head was a little dizzy, and her hand holding the phone was a little unsteady, so the phone fell onto the sofa.

What happened? She didn't drink that much today.

How come you asked Su Wanyue if she was sleepy one minute, and then you said you were sleepy the next?

Lu Jingci clearly noticed her unusual behavior. He crouched down to be at her eye level, his gentle voice full of concern: "What's wrong?"

"I feel a little sleepy, Lu Mianhua?"

Xu Wuning hugged his neck, shook her dazed head, and slowly lost consciousness.

Lu Jingci said gently, "It's normal for you to get sleepy easily after drinking too much. Shall I carry you back to your room to rest?"

Xu Wuning nodded.

The moment she was picked up, she completely lost consciousness and fell asleep in Lu Jingci's arms.

Looking at the person in his arms, Lu Jingci glanced at the honey water on the table and chuckled wickedly.

The voice was affectionate and tender, yet it sent chills down one's spine in the pitch-black night: "Ningning, look at you, how did you suddenly fall asleep?"

……

inside the room.

Lu Jingci placed Xu Wuning on the bed, then lay down himself and held her tightly in his arms.

His eyes, beneath his eyelashes, were filled with a deep, sickly darkness as he stared at her, "Ningning..."

The fingertips gently caressed her collarbone, slowly moving downwards.

A long, lingering, sinister laugh echoed, "You're mine..."

Why insist on going to someone else?

His voice was light and airy, but his words were insane: "I've already sent Li Chuan to warn him that if he wants to stay in Beijing, he should stay away from you. If he dares to come near you again, I'll kill him."

"Ningning, anyone can have this gentle and refined appearance, right? Jiang Xu'an can, Liang Mochen can, anyone can, isn't that right?"

His fingers slowly tightened, and suddenly, a thick chill filled his deep, melancholy eyes.

"Ningning, don't you like me? Then keep liking me, okay?"

"If you change, I'll lock you in the bed. We'll be together forever, even in death, okay?"

In the endless darkness outside the window, he suddenly laughed again, a low laugh that sent chills down one's spine. "It's still early, Ningning."

"I'll give you one more chance. Don't mess with me again, or you'll stay with me forever..."

It was cloudy tonight, and a strong wind suddenly picked up outside. Then, the drizzle turned into a downpour.

A bolt of lightning struck, and the pitch-black room was suddenly illuminated.

On the phone screen by the bedside, the images reflected by the hidden cameras all around the room were from the shadows.

"It was you who insisted on living here, Ningning, it was you who insisted on living right under my nose..."

He turned off his phone, unbuttoned his shirt, and gently kissed her lips.

Half of his face was hidden by the night, the other half filled with a haunting obsession and tenderness, "Ningning, you are mine..."

-

Xu Wuning slept very soundly and had a very strange dream.

The reflections of two people were shown in the floor-to-ceiling window.

Her hands were held captive and she couldn't break free. She sobbed softly, pleading, "No more, please... I beg you."

But the person behind her didn't let her go; instead, he became even more ruthless.

She tried desperately to escape, but couldn't. "Crazy man, stop..."

"Who are you? This is my home. Where is Lu Jingci? Lu Jingci, save me... Lu Mianhua."

The man's warm breath, like a viper's hiss, pressed against her earlobe, his voice carrying a perverse pleasure: "Ningning, look closely, who am I?"

Outside the villa, amidst the torrential rain, a bolt of lightning struck, and in the flickering light, she could see the madman's face.

That's—Lu Jingci!

Xu Wuning suddenly woke up with a start.

It was already noon of the second day outside the window. It had rained all night, and today was a foggy, overcast day.

She sat up in bed and rubbed her temples.

Why would she have such a dream?

Given her personality, how could she possibly be bullied like that? It should be the other way around.

Besides, given Lu Jingci's temperament and personality over the years, it's impossible for him to have become like that.

I always have nightmares after drinking, so I've stopped drinking for a while.

She shook her head, got up, and went to wash up.

Looking in the mirror, she saw two red marks on her collarbone and paused. "Were there mosquitoes tonight?"

If Lu Jingci didn't always appear abstinent and celibate, she would have suspected that she had been stolen a kiss at night.

As she came down from the second floor, Xu Wuning immediately spotted the man in a suit and tie at the dining table.

She raised an eyebrow curiously: "Lu Jingci, why are you having lunch at home today?"

"And another thing, isn't the environment in your villa terrible? Do you know how many mosquitoes there are at night?"

Seeing her come down, Zhang Ma smiled and said, "Miss Xu is awake? There are mosquitoes over there. Did you get bitten? Let me take a look."

Xu Wuning walked over and tugged at her collar: "It's on my neck, Aunt Zhang, look."

Lu Jingci's eyes flickered, and he handed his bowl to Zhang Ma, interrupting their conversation, "Zhang Ma, give me another bowl."

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

Zhang Ma quickly took it and then turned and went into the kitchen.

Lu Jingci's kind gaze fell on Xu Wuning's neck, and he said gently, "Come here, let me take a look at you. Zhang Ma is busy."

Xu Wuning smiled mischievously: "You really want to see?"

As she spoke, she leaned closer and said, "Then you should have a thorough check-up."

Lu Jingci lowered his head to check, and was about to speak when suddenly, warm lips landed on his forehead.

Xu Wuning chuckled, her whole demeanor resembling a cat that had just stolen some fish, and took a few steps back.

She looked at him smugly and said, "I kissed you again, didn't I?"

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