Lu Meili didn't know what to say about her mother. She shouldn't be serious, right? Perhaps she was only joking around and would be back after a few meters?

Mu Zhichen heard Lu Meili's loud shout and rushed to check on her.

He was puzzled when he saw her standing there, looking dejected. Lu Aotian's car disappeared into the distance.

'Interesting.' He thought.

"What happened?" He asked her.

Lu Meili looked extremely wronged. "Mommy simply drove off and left me here. Does she not care about me anymore? I cannot hail a cab here."

A smile slowly creeped onto Mu Zhichen's lips. His mother-in-law was helping him out. No, to be exact, she was helping herself become a grandmother sooner.

He would be an idiot if he didn't utilize this opportunity. "If you follow her home, she might just lock you out. You are aleady very tired. Why don't you sleep in my house tonight?"

Lu Meili tilted her head to ensure she had heard him right. "How can you be so shameless? You want to take advantage of me although we are only engaged?" .

Mu Zhichen had an innocent expression. "What are you thinking about? It's just sleeping. You can sleep in a different room. If you are still uncomfortable about that, I can spend the night elsewhere."

Lu Meili realized she had overreacted. She awkwardly shook her head. "You don't need to. Sorry, I thought too much just now." He wouldn't blame her, right? After all, one could only think of one thing if a man invited a woman to spend the night at his house.

"Don't worry about it." Mu Zhichen smiled.

___

Later, Lu Meili took a bath in Mu Zhichen's house.

Wan Jia had sent over a change of clothes.

How evil.

Only the last bit of humanity left in Wan Jia made her choose a conservative night wear.

Heaven knew she could have sent over a nightdress that wouldn't even have the right to be called that.

Heaven also knew that the conservative wear was bound to make Mu Zhichen more restless.

The girl went downstairs when she was done.

"Whitey! Brownie? I got something yummy for you."

As though waiting for her to call for them, the cats dashed towards her and jumped onto her playfully.

Lu Meili caressed their fur lovingly and carried them to their playroom, pouring some cat food onto their bowls.

"Yummy, right?"

The cats ate to their fill before jumping onto her to play.

Lu Meili's mood was lifted. She went to the living room with the pair in her arms, petting them fondly. Nothing was more fun than playing with pets. She was intending to let them sleep beside her tonight.

Mu Zhichen watched the cute trio with a gentle expression. She looked so happy.

Before he met her, this was nothing different from a cold mansion. But after adopting two cats and making their owner his fiancée, it suddenly had the warm feeling of a home.

"Are you having fun?" He came over and sat beside her.

"Mmh." Lu Meili cast a glance at him, becoming concious of the fact that she was spending the night at a man's house.

"You were wearing high-heeled shoes tonight. That means your ankle is alright now so are you going to resume filming?"

"Yeah. There's only a few parts remaining."

Her heart was beating fast. Without needing anyone to tell her, she knew that her face must be scarlet.

It was already a huge deal that she was spending the night in this man's home. Did he also have to be so damn handsome?

In that moment, the official Mu Zhichen was replaced by a seductive man . He was wearing a set of blue pajamas that exposed his neck, collarbone and a sliver of his chest.

It was more taunting than if he left his whole chest bare.

His hair looked slightly damp - he wanted it to dry on its own. His eyes were especially alluring, that deep gaze making her want to move closer to him.

He was so sexy there was no cure of it.

Like any other woman, she was drawn to his charm, almost unable to resist it.

"I.. I'll go to bed now." She stood to flee.

But she wouldn't expect Whitey to suddenly jump at her feet at that moment. She lifted her leg to avoid stepping on it but from the sudden impact, she landed right smack on the space next to her - Mu Zhichen's lap.

This...

She stood up, but because she had not steadied herself, she fell right back onto him.

Erm... Cupid, can we have a chat? What are you doing?

This time, she was not the only one who blushed. His ears were red too.

Not only that, a certain part of his body seemed to have fun rousing itself every time she was this close.

The girl stood up and dashed for her room.

...

Mu Zhichen was quite thoughtful. He had prepared a room next to his own and changed the bedsheets. He must have secretly asked Lu Xian Yu about her preferance because the room was styled in warm tones, just the way she liked it.

Actually, this didn't look like something he had simply come up with when Wan Jia made her stay in his house tonight. He must have already done it beforehand, preparing for the day she would stay here.

Although it was a foreign room, she adjusted to it suite fast and fell asleep.

...

The next morning, Mu Zhichen took the morning hours off work.

Lu Meili had been exhausted the previous night so she woke up later than usual

As soon as she left her room, the enticing aroma from the kitchen wafted into her nose. She slowly went over to peer.

As though it had made a prior arrangement with him, her stomach grumbled.

Lu Meili blushed in embarassment. It was actually loud enough for him to hear.

"You're awake. Breakfast will be ready soon." Said Mu Zhichen, who had an apron draped on him.

He resumed cooking, as though nothing in the world would distract him from it. He treated the food he was cooking the same way he treated his business - fast, accurate and efficient.

Every movement of his exuded of elegance and charm.

She couldn't manage to deny it, he looked extremely handsome right now. Gazing at his back like this brought her more satisfaction than any food could.

Of course, her stomach grumbled to prove her wrong. Food was still important.

Mu Zhichen finished up quickly and served her breakfast.

"I didn't know Young Master Mu can actually cook." Her awe was written all over her face.

"Growing up, I was a picky eater. I had to learn to cook since no one could match up to the standards I wanted."

Lu Meili took a steamed bun and put it in her mouth. "You have the right to be a picky eater."

How could a simple steamed bun be this delicious? No wonder no one could match up to his standards.

Mu Zhichen sighed in relief. As the young miss of the Lu family, what delicacies had she not tasted?

He was afraid the meal he cooked for her would be too tasteless in comparison. He was glad that she liked it.

He didn't know that Lu Meili was currently thinking about that one time she had cooked - the day her sister berated her cooking skills. On second thought, they couldn't have identical takents, right?

...

When she was done eating, he finally broke the news cautiously. "Someone posted news about you this morning. More strictly, It's about us."

Lu Meili felt a headache coming on. What was it about this time?

In the entertainment industry, everyone knew that she was the precious gem of HL Entertainment. No one had the courage to create any scandals about her.

From Mu Zhichen's tone, however, it had to be a scandal.

Who was it that hated their life so much as to create a scandal about her?

She took her phone quietly and searched her own name. Then she took a look at the headline.

[The nation's little beauty, Lu Meili, is actually a promiscuous woman who plays around with two men at the same time. Is this the meaning of a national angel?]

Added, were horrible insults about how unfaithful she was, a person of loose morals and that she should stick to one man or she would be no different from those women who used their bodies to make it in the entertainment industry.

Someone had even posted an insult. [What do you mean she will be no different from those women who use their bodies to make it in the enntertainment industry? She is obviously one of them, alright? A sl*t like her only knows to decieve men with her innocent face and scam them into giving ehr resources and boosting her fame.]

Anyone with a little knowledge would know that this was Annie Lan in disguise. She was taking advantage of this to push Lu Meili deeper into the ditch. Turns out, idiots don't learn their lessons too easily.