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Lu Jin’s liрs сurvеd into a faint smilе, mаking no further dеmands.
“This drаmа dоеsn’t hаvе to bе filmеd.”
Не turned his heаd coldly to lооk at Liu Jing, his tоnе fаr lеss gеntle thаn bеfоre:
“Direсtоr Liu, sincе you hit my рersоn, I’m afraid yоu’ll havе to раy a рrice.”
His wоrds wеrе sрoken lightlу, but thе сrеw members рresеnt broke intо a cоld sweat.
Тhey had оriginаllу thought Сhеn Qingzhi was a discаrded wоmаn who had sсhemed hеr waу intо mаrrying intо a weаlthy familу. Whо wоuld have guessed that just a few trending tорics could makе thе young mastеr Lu rush bаck from abroad to personally show up and back her up?
Judging by today’s situation, Director Liu had truly offended Young Master Lu.
Forget about surviving in the entertainment industry in the future—he might even end up in jail for life.
Lu Jin, the sole heir of the top family in the capital, had always kept a low profile, rarely showing his face to the public.
Occasional rumors about him would quickly vanish without a trace.
For him to be willing to publicly announce his marriage on Weibo for his wife—what this meant was clear to everyone in the crew.
Lu Jin’s tone was casual, even carrying a hint of nonchalance:
“Take these people to the police station, and investigate the inappropriate video of my wife that was posted online.”
Ignoring Liu Jing, who was in pain and firmly restrained, he gave orders to his assistant nearby.
Chen Qingzhi didn’t notice Liu Jing’s pale and terrified expression.
Her attention was completely captured by the phrase “my wife.”
Seeing Lu Jin’s serious expression, she had no choice but to play along with the “married couple” act.
Su Qian was overjoyed at this moment.
She immediately gave Chen Qingzhi a “well done” look and then dismissed the onlookers.
Chen Qingzhi hadn’t expected Lu Jin to come to her rescue and pretended not to notice her assistant’s meaningful glance.
Calmly, she sat in front of the makeup mirror and applied concealer.
Liu Jing was physically weak, so the slap wasn’t too hard, but there were still some red marks.
She was currently in the spotlight, so it was better to keep a low profile.
If the media caught wind of this, who knew what they would write?
A minor actor nearby took out their phone and whispered something to Su Qian.
Su Qian also pulled out her phone and looked at it for a moment.
Then, grinning, she waved her screen at Chen Qingzhi:
“Qingzhi, the trending topics are gone—every single one of them!”
Chen Qingzhi didn’t need to think to know it was the Lu family’s doing.
To protect the image of Xingzhou Group, Lu Jin was really going all out.
Coming back personally—he was putting on quite the show.
“Thanks.”
Seeing that the crowd had mostly dispersed, Chen Qingzhi took the initiative to step out of Lu Jin’s embrace and said indifferently.
Lu Jin’s arms now empty, he tucked the hand that had just brushed Chen Qingzhi’s shoulder into his suit pants pocket and leaned lazily against the makeup table, watching her:
“Pack your things. We’re going home.”
It was the first time the couple had been alone together in half a year, and the cramped dressing room felt both unfamiliar and awkward.
Hearing the word “home,” Chen Qingzhi froze for a moment.
Avoiding Lu Jin’s gaze, she began removing the jewelry props from her body, intending to pack her things:
“I have things to do. You go ahead.”
In the past two years, she had rarely seen Lu Jin, but magazines often wrote about the legendary head of Xingzhou Group—
He was always incredibly busy, with both good and bad news.
Occasionally, he even made it to the trending topics, making it hard not to know his whereabouts.
“Then where are you going? I’ll take you.”
Lu Jin stayed where he was, not leaving.
Chen Qingzhi didn’t answer. Instead, she took off her shawl and draped it over the makeup chair, speaking to Lu Jin in a commanding tone:
“Get out.”
Her neck was long and fair, her off-shoulder gown accentuating her elegant demeanor.
Her tone was haughty.After waiting for a long while, Lu Jin still didn’t make a sound.
When she looked up at him again, the man’s previously smiling eyes had already turned as cold as frost, like an unfathomable icy pool.
A faint tension hung in the air.
It felt as if some emotion was about to erupt.
Lu Jin’s gaze fell on her face, where the palm print was clearly visible.
His brows furrowed tightly as he began to vent:
“Chen Qingzhi, do you think you’re Thanos? That you can create a harmonious society and a peaceful world with just one hand? Can’t you use your brain a little before doing things?”
Chen Qingzhi immediately fired back, refusing to back down:
“If a problem can be solved with action, why bother using your brain? Besides, does a despicable man like Liu Jing deserve to waste my brain cells?”
Lu Jin tidied up the medicine box, lowered his head, and stared straight at Chen Qingzhi, sneering:
“Do you even have brain cells?”
Chen Qingzhi felt a tightness in her chest and couldn’t speak for a long time.
Lu Jin had no intention of letting her off. After all these years, he knew her stubborn temper all too well:
“Have you ever thought about it? If even one of Liu Jing’s lackeys had been sober last night, would you have been able to walk out of that private room unscathed?”
His tone was impatient, and his lecturing intent couldn’t have been clearer.
Chen Qingzhi knew she was in the wrong and didn’t want to argue with Lu Jin anymore.
This man always had gentlemanly manners with outsiders, but when it came to her, not only did he not show any courtesy, he insisted on arguing right and wrong.
She had no idea what she had ever done to him!
Chen Qingzhi couldn’t be bothered to argue with him and continued with the previous topic:
“Get out, I need to change!”
Chen Qingzhi reached out and pushed Lu Jin’s shoulder, signaling for him to leave.
Perhaps he hadn’t expected her to kick him out.
Lu Jin strode to the door of the dressing room and lightly kicked it.
The brown wooden door clicked shut and locked.
And he remained inside.
Still leaning against the door, staring at Chen Qingzhi.
His handsome face showed no trace of vitality, a stark contrast to the demeanor he had just displayed in front of others.
Only Chen Qingzhi knew that this was Lu Jin’s true nature.
“Didn’t I tell you to leave? Do you have a hearing problem? Do you need me to check for you?”
Why was this man so shameless?
She had already said she needed to change, and he still wouldn’t leave!
Did she really have to force him out?
Chen Qingzhi’s temper flared. She took two steps forward, pretending to grab Lu Jin’s ear.
Lu Jin had grown taller again—he must be about 190 cm now.
She was nearly 170 cm, but she still had to stand on her tiptoes to reach his ear.
“Is there any part of you I haven’t seen?”
“In front of so many people, you were all lovey-dovey, talking about sparks flying. Why pretend to be reserved now?”
The man chuckled softly, dodging her slender fingers.
A hint of mischief returned to his eyes:
“This costume of yours is just a single piece of cloth. What’s the difference between wearing it and not wearing it?”
“Others can look, but your brother can’t?”
With just one hand, Lu Jin easily restrained Chen Qingzhi’s feeble strength, freeing his other hand to rest on her shoulder blades.
The scorching, burning sensation startled Chen Qingzhi, and she instantly calmed down.
This man appeared proper on the surface, but inside, he was full of flirtatious words.
His earlier remarks had flushed Chen Qingzhi’s face bright red.
As the saying goes, the mouth is the hardest part of the body.
Although Chen Qingzhi’s face wasn’t as thick as his, she couldn’t afford to lose an argument:
“What you saw was from when I was twenty. I’m twenty-six now, so it doesn’t count.”
Lu Jin clearly misunderstood her meaning:
“If that’s your suggestion, fine by me.”
Chen Qingzhi had underestimated Lu Jin’s shamelessness.
His scorching breath descended from her forehead:
“I don’t mind getting reacquainted with the twenty-six-year-old you right here.”The gravelly voice carried a scorching heat.
Chen Qingzhi felt the zipper of her gown suddenly loosen behind her.
The man’s tense jawline was right before her eyes.
If she leaned forward just slightly, she could touch it.
But she didn’t want to.
Chen Qingzhi turned her head away, her body stiff, trying her best to maintain distance from Lu Jin.