We've been in a marriage of convenience for three years without sleeping together. Why am I goi

Pei Yi, with a cold face, coaxed softly, "Then replace him."

Lu Zhi shook her head: "No good."

Although she was drunk, she still remembered that she had played the role of Mrs. Gu for three years in exchange for the Jingyuan Garden.

As she said this, Lu Zhi's hands were not behaving properly, touching his face all over.

The man frowned slightly, but still indulged her behavior.

With permission, Lu Zhi touched it a couple more times.

Pei Yi's brow furrowed deeply, his voice bitter, "Is it no other than him?"

"You don't understand, you've never truly loved someone." Lu Zhi placed the bottle on the bar counter and leaned over it.

"You're not me." Pei Yi's lips twitched. "How would you know?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi laughed, gazing absently at the man in front of her, and muttered softly, "Stop fooling around. A handsome guy like you can't just be won over with a snap of your fingers."

"It will take a lot of effort to pursue them."

Even when drunk, Lu Zhi still maintained a good eye for art.

The dim bar lights added a touch of allure to the man, and it seemed to her that his dark eyes held a deep affection, even if it was just her imagination.

Lu Zhi blinked and remarked, "Your eyes look so affectionate even when you look at a dog."

Pei's translation: "..."

He seemed to think Lu Zhi was drunk, so he reached out and snatched the bottle away. "Don't drink anymore, it's not safe on the way back."

"No, I can still drink."

Lu Zhi took another big gulp of water. "He doesn't care about my safety. All he cares about is... that Shen Luoyao."

The woman's amber pupils appeared even darker in the dimly lit bar, making even her sadness seem so obvious.

Silent tears fell.

A hand gently stroked it, as if to comfort it.

The unusual touch immediately made Lu Zhi realize that she had lost her composure and she became alert.

To casually open one's heart to a complete stranger one has just met.

It's a very dangerous thing.

She picked up her Hermès bag and said, "I have something to do, I'll be going now."

-

On the way out of the bar, the sky was overcast and not yet fully light.

Lu Zhi hailed a taxi at random.

While waiting for the bus, the tipsy Lu Zhi keenly sensed a malicious gaze.

She instinctively pulled her coat tighter, covering herself up even more thoroughly.

Take precautions.

This posture, however, only fueled the man's malice.

A burly man moved closer, his eyes lecherous. "It's so late, it's hard to get a taxi. Why don't you come with me? I'll give you a ride."

Seeing that he wouldn't give up easily, Lu Zhi frowned: "No need."

"I don't mean anything by it, I just want to get to know you." He stretched out his hand, ready to grab him.

Lu Zhi instinctively tried to back away, but a tall figure blocked her way.

It exudes a powerful aura.

She stood there stunned, not having time to react, when the burly man tried to pull her away, grinning, "Brother, that's not fair of you, I was the one who took a liking to this woman first."

"Is that so?" In that instant, Pei Yi grabbed him tightly and threw him over his shoulder.

It was very powerful.

The burly man appeared to be strong and thick-waisted, but his muscles were all flabby. He had just bumped into the road and a large bruise appeared on his face.

"Spare me, spare me!" Seeing how fierce Pei Yi was, he didn't even bother to brush the dust off his pants before staggering away.

A breeze blew through the air.

Pei Yi's hair was a little messy from the wind, but he still stood there with ease.

Lu Zhi noticed the bloodstains on his hands, took out a tissue from her bag to wipe them, and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Zhizhi, is this because you care about me?"

Those eyes, dark yet gleaming, were full of anticipation.

It was filled with too many inappropriate emotions.

Lu Zhi's hand froze.

Pei Yi raised an eyebrow and explained casually, "It's okay, if you don't want to wipe it, you don't have to. It's all that bastard's blood."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi realized what she had just been about to do.

She gently wiped the blood off Pei Yi's hands, wiping them several times until the skin color showed through his well-defined knuckles.

The skill is excellent.

Even some battle bruises are hard to conceal.

"Zhizhi, are you feeling sorry for me?" Pei Yi chuckled.

Like a fox, very alluring.

Lu Zhi's heart suddenly started racing. She pretended not to care and turned her face away, saying, "No."

"Saying one thing and meaning another." The man's lips curled slightly, unrestrained and carefree.

In the end, Lu Zhi was worried that something unexpected might happen on the way, so she did not refuse his invitation to give her a ride home.

-

As soon as Lu Zhi stepped into Chengyuan, she pushed open the iron gate outside and saw that the lights on the second floor were still on.

A sudden warmth welled up in my heart.

No matter how wild Gu Yizhi is playing outside, he still remembers to come home.

Even if there is no longer any love between the two.

Stepping into the villa, Lu Zhi held the keychain and stood on the second-floor escalator.

A woman appeared in her line of sight; Shen Luoyao was standing in the corridor.

The small figure was illuminated by the lamplight.

It looked like a ghostly figure.

It engulfed me until I vanished completely, leaving only endless chill.

Lu Zhi's entire body trembled uncontrollably.

"Uh, you're back too?" Shen Luoyao looked puzzled, as if she knew nothing about it.

Lu Zhi's lips curled into a bitter smile. "This is between him and me..."

house.

The rest of the words.

She couldn't bring herself to say it, and she couldn't find any reason to.

After all, they didn't get a marriage certificate, they only held a banquet.

Lu Zhi also harbored a selfish motive; he didn't want to expose his embarrassing situation to the woman.

Shen Luoyao looked up and said, "Xiao Wu, who was driving, had to take leave due to some urgent matter. Yi Zhi was worried that I might get into an accident if I went home too late."

"You probably won't mind, will you?"

Her soft voice carried a hint of provocation.

Lu Zhi saw through it at a glance, but didn't expose it, her face turning pale.

As if he had lingered too long in the stairwell, a figure emerged from inside. Gu Yizhi asked, "Why did you take so long?"

A large bathrobe was draped over his body, with ambiguous red marks on the slanted collar.

It's obvious; you can see it at a glance.

Lu Zhi's eyes turned red with rage.

What chilled her to the bone even more was that Shen Luoyao could make a man miss her after only a few minutes away.

Shen Luoyao said coquettishly, "I ran into Zhizhi, say hello."

"There's no need." Gu Yizhi didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he treated her as if she were invisible.

Lu Zhi's face froze.

A silent pain was spreading; she wanted to grab his collar and question him loudly.

Thinking of the three-year agreement.

She pressed her lips down, deciding to forget about it.

Seemingly noticing Lu Zhi's worried expression, Shen Luoyao awkwardly said in a coquettish tone, "Zhizhi is at home, so it's inconvenient for me to go first."

Goodnight, remember to dream of me.

Gu Yizhi: "I don't want to."

"You're bad."

Gu Yizhi: "I can see you during a video call."

"Damn it, all they do is play games."

The sounds of flirting and teasing were so sharp in the quiet night; Lu Zhi tried to shield her ears, but they continued to spread quietly.

Gu Yizhi returned to his room.

After seeing Shen Luoyao off, Wang Ma sighed, "It's a good thing you came back in time, Madam, otherwise she would have succeeded."

The tone was that of someone catching their lover in the act.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi felt a pang of pain in her heart.

is it?

Compared to Shen Luoyao, her existence is even more laughable.

They had a simple wedding banquet and didn't even register their marriage.