When Lu Yudong saw Jiang Ci, he glanced at his watch.

"Skipping work?" Lu Yudong's voice was always deep and magnetic, calm and unruffled.

"Director Xing asked me to deliver something to the tax bureau, so I don't need to return to the office," Jiang Ci replied, her tone somewhat nonchalant.

Grandpa had finished his noodles and said, "I'll go for a stroll outside, you two have a chat."

With that, Grandpa left with a smile.

Lu Yudong sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, and sized up Jiang Ci.

After washing the dishes, Jiang Ci came out of the kitchen, picked up her canvas bag from the coffee table, and was about to leave.

With quick reflexes, Lu Yudong grabbed Jiang Ci's arm, causing her canvas bag to slide on the table and nearly fall to the ground.

This was the second time Jiang Ci had sat on his lap; the last time was when they were play-acting in front of Yin Xuemo.

"Ready to leave?" Lu Yudong squinted, closely observing Jiang Ci sitting on him.

Jiang Ci looked annoyed, her face flushed, and her ears red.

She stared straight ahead with a righteous expression, "Didn't you tell me to move to the dormitory? I've seen Grandpa, so naturally, I'm leaving."

"You're that stubborn?" Lu Yudong teased with a smile.

Speaking of "stubborn," Jiang Ci recalled his bloodshot eyes; that was true stubbornness, wasn't it?

She laughed coldly, "Neither of us knows who's more stubborn."

"Competing with me?" Lu Yudong said, "Under normal circumstances, I have a very good temper."

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"Good?" Jiang Ci almost scoffed. Everyone in the company knew Lu Yudong was not to be messed with, always wearing a stern face that screamed "Stay away, or else." Yet he had the nerve to say he had a good temper.

"Not good?" This time, his voice was gentle, indeed showing a "good temper."

"I'll reserve my opinion."

"But when did you start listening to me so well? I tell you to go home, and you just go home," Lu Yudong asked her again.

"When did I not listen to you?" Jiang Ci faced Lu Yudong, starting to vent her recent frustrations, "If I didn't listen, wouldn't you have devoured me whole?"

Thinking of Lu Yudong's bloodshot eyes, Jiang Ci couldn't help but shiver.

"Devour whole? I wouldn't dare do such murderous things; it's against the law," Lu Yudong lowered his head slightly, joking.

"Of course, not literally devour whole. I meant in..." Jiang Ci started to argue but suddenly realized: How did she fall into his trap again? Every time, she let her guard down!

"Why aren't you speaking? In what?" Lu Yudong continued to press Jiang Ci.

Jiang Ci didn't respond, her face slowly turning red again.

"Where exactly?" Seeing Jiang Ci's reaction, Lu Yudong pressed on.

He wanted to push her to the edge.

"I've been feeling down these days, heartache and anxiety," Jiang Ci changed the topic, looking up.

Suddenly, Lu Yudong's hand rested on Jiang Ci's left chest.

Jiang Ci's heart jumped instantly, and she didn't dare move.

"Heartache and anxiety start with a heartbeat. Who's making your heart race?" His hand moved slightly on Jiang Ci's chest, as if testing her heartbeat.

Jiang Ci's heart was about to leap out; he was really pushing her to the edge.

Jiang Ci couldn't utter a word.

After a long while, she finally said, against her true feelings, "Certainly not for you!"

"Really?" Lu Yudong feigned surprise, "Not for me? Then I might just die from heartbreak."

"Then go ahead and die. If you do, I'm your primary heir, and I'll inherit all your assets," Jiang Ci said with a hint of smugness.

Lu Yudong laughed again, "I forgot about your status as my spouse. Indeed, plotting to murder your husband and seize his wealth is quite a drama you could pull off."

Jiang Ci lowered her head, her heart racing, her breath quickening.

"Are you two getting along now?" At that moment, Grandpa's voice echoed in the room.

Jiang Ci quickly jumped off Lu Yudong's lap, her face full of embarrassment, while Lu Yudong remained seated on the sofa, composed and unhurried.

He looked at Jiang Ci with a mischievous gaze.

Jiang Ci blushed and hurriedly said, "Grandpa, why did you come back so soon?"

"Didn't want me back? Right, I should give you two more time together. It's my lack of tact," Grandpa said with a laugh.

Jiang Ci had never seen Grandpa laugh so heartily. It seemed he wasn't in a bad mood despite the loss of the child.

But Grandpa's words still made Jiang Ci feel embarrassed. She left with a quick, "Grandpa, why do you always tease people?" and ran upstairs.

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