Humiliated by my mother-in-law, I married into a wealthy family with my son four years later

Chapter 375 Just Helping You Apply Medicine

Zheng Xuan turned to look at her, "Xiao Jie, let's go upstairs and rest."

"We?" Lu Jie was stunned, but he didn't give her time to react and held her arm firmly.

He looked at Zheng Rui, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, frowned, and said, "You go back."

Zheng Rui raised her tearful eyes and looked at him, "Ah Xuan..."

"After all, I am your brother, so just call me brother from now on." Zheng Xuan didn't look at her again, tightened his arm around Lu Jie's shoulders, and went back to the room without looking back.

Zheng Rui's heart was filled with hatred at this moment. She stared fiercely at Lu Jie's back. At the same time, she secretly swore in her heart that she would make her pay back a hundredfold, a thousandfold, for the hurt and humiliation she had suffered today!

It was already late at night when Lu Jie returned to Zheng Xuan's bedroom. However, she was completely sleepless, her mind full of the "we" Zheng Xuan had just mentioned.

What did he mean? Could this fake couple have to go this far?

She stood in front of the bathroom sink, cleaning the traces of the fight. She looked at herself in the mirror and suddenly curled her lips into a meaningful smile.

I haven't fought for a few years, so my skills are indeed a little rusty, but I am still more than capable of dealing with a little girl like Zheng Rui.

"What are you dawdling about in there?" At this time, Zheng Xuan's slightly urging voice came from outside the house.

Lu Jie blushed and quickly turned around to push the door open. She saw Zheng Xuan lazily lying on the sofa, pretentiously holding a book in his hands, his eyes glancing at her vaguely.

She forced herself to calm down, crossed her arms, and asked casually, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Zheng Xuan gently put down the book in his hand, thought for a moment, and then asked, "For example?"

"Like an apology." Lu Jie frowned slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone. If Zheng Xuan hadn't forced her to pretend to be his girlfriend, she wouldn't have been retaliated by that crazy girl Zheng Rui!

"Apologize?" Zheng Xuan laughed. "But it seems to me that you're the one taking advantage, right?"

When Lu Jie heard this, she was immediately furious. She walked up to Zheng Xuan and showed him the wound on her wrist. "Look carefully, I was just trying to scare the little girl. She's much more ruthless than me."

Zheng Xuan just smiled without saying anything, then suddenly reached out and yanked her away. Lu Jie felt dizzy, and when she came to her senses, she was already pinned down by Zheng Xuan, unable to move.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly. Zheng Xuan's face was so close, and his warm breath sprayed on her face. Lu Jie's cheeks instantly turned red. She gently reached out and pushed Zheng Xuan's chest, her voice a little panicked: "I'm just pretending to be your girlfriend temporarily, please don't push it too far."

"Did I?" Zheng Xuan's deep voice sounded, reaching her ears like a temptation. "Anyway, what's the point of it happening?"

When Lu Jie heard this, her expression suddenly turned cold. She struggled and threatened, "If you come any closer, I'll be rude to you." He had already seen her methods, so Lu Jie didn't mind demonstrating them again.

Zheng Xuan chuckled softly. He leaned down and closed the distance between them. "If that's the case, I'd love it."

His face gradually grew larger within her field of vision, and Lu Jie's heart was in a state of panic. Several images flashed through her mind, and before she knew it, she had closed her eyes as if possessed by some mysterious force...

After a long pause, another sneer was heard. Lu Jie suddenly lifted her eyelids and saw Zheng Xuan looking at her with a mischievous smile: "I was just trying to apply the medicine on you, and look at you, what have you been thinking about?"

A surge of resentment rose in Lu Jie's heart. She glared at Zheng Xuan fiercely, pushed him away, and sat up. Zheng Xuan, however, paid no attention to her anger. He took the medicine box, carefully picked out the ointment to reduce swelling, and applied it to her wound with extremely gentle movements.

Even though his movements were very gentle, Lu Jie still let out a soft hiss. Zheng Xuan looked up at her and said soothingly, "Bear with it."

Lu Jie calmed down and looked at the man's extremely serious expression in the dim light. A warm feeling inexplicably surged in her heart.

Suddenly, Zheng Xuan paused and whispered, "But I should still thank you for what happened tonight."

"Thank me?" Lu Jie was confused. "What do you want to thank me for?"

Zheng Xuan said calmly, "I can see that you really hate Zheng Rui."

"It's obvious that she hates me!" Lu Jie answered in her heart, but she said nothing and looked at him quietly.

"If you had told the secret in a hurry just now, I'm afraid we would all be finished." A trace of embarrassment appeared on Zheng Xuan's face. He really found it difficult to talk about what happened between Zheng Rui and him.

Lu Jie chuckled: "If I tell you, won't you kill me?"

"Is it because of this?" For some reason, Zheng Xuan felt a sudden wave of disappointment. It turned out that the reason she had concealed the truth from him was because of the nude photos.

Lu Jie raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at him strangely: "Yes, what else?"

"Nothing." Zheng Xuan's eyes dimmed. He quickly applied the medicine, closed the medicine box, and stood up.

Lu Jie yawned: "Then I'll go to sleep first."

She lay down without saying anything and soon fell into a deep sleep. Zheng Xuan stood there, watching her as if she was alone, her breathing gradually becoming deeper, as if she had actually fallen asleep too.

Her skin, as white as cream, reflected a soft glow under the dim light. Her small, straight nose and long, thick eyelashes made Lu Jie look like an exquisite doll.

A strange idea suddenly popped up in Zheng Xuan's mind: Wouldn't it be better if they could get to know each other normally?

He was frightened by his own thoughts and shook his head hastily. After putting the medicine box back in its place, he lay down on the sofa beside the bed with his clothes on, but his heart could not calm down for a long time.

The next morning, Lu's company was bustling with activity.

Zhou Rou had just entered the office and was sitting at her desk, processing a mountain of official business. Suddenly, the phone rang rapidly, interrupting her thoughts.

She raised her hand gently and picked up the phone. The secretary's sweet voice came from the receiver: "Mr. Zhou, there is a girl named Zheng Rui at the front desk who wants to see you. She said she doesn't have an appointment. Would you like to see her?"

Zhou Rou frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, looked at her watch, and said calmly, "Give her fifteen minutes."

"Okay, Mr. Zhou." The secretary responded and hung up the phone.