Lu Yunshu couldn't stay overnight.
After dinner, and sitting for a while longer, it was time for her to leave.
Jin Hanshuang grabbed her coat, "I'll walk you out."
Closing the door, the empty hallway held only the two of them.
Bright light fell from above, clearly illuminating their faces and their intertwined hands.
Lu Yunshu moved closer to Jin Hanshuang, resting her forehead against hers.
"I have to go back."
She had to, but didn't want to, her feet not moving an inch.
Facing her clingy puppy-like girlfriend, Jin Hanshuang smiled and gently kissed her cheek, speaking softly, "Alright~ Be safe on the way, and message me when you get home."
Lu Yunshu wrapped her arms around Jin Hanshuang's waist, "Come home with me, Hanshuang."
Jin Hanshuang: "Sure, open your bag, and I'll get in."
Lu Yunshu smiled and opened her handbag.
Jin Hanshuang put both hands inside.
Lu Yunshu closed the bag strap, "Let's go home."
They childishly took a few steps, then stopped.
Jin Hanshuang withdrew her hands and hugged Lu Yunshu around the neck.
They embraced again, sweet and affectionate.
Lu Yunshu lowered her eyes and couldn't help but kiss Jin Hanshuang's earlobe, "It's so nice."
"Hmm?"
"Now we don't have to worry about Shen Wenxin suddenly appearing."
Jin Hanshuang's beautiful eyes curved with a smile.
"Yes, no need to worry."
Lu Yunshu gently hugged Jin Hanshuang tighter.
Jin Hanshuang could hear Lu Yunshu's relieved breaths by her ear, and she patted her hair.
"Hanshuang, I'll be quite busy with work for the next few days."
"Alright, don't forget to eat, don't let yourself go hungry."
"When I'm busy, I might forget. Hanshuang, remind me then, come and pat me."
"Okay, okay, I'll pat you three times a day~"
"Thank you, Hanshuang, you're so good."
Lu Yunshu finished speaking and kissed Jin Hanshuang again.
She kissed her ear, felt it wasn't enough, then kissed her forehead, her cheek, and finally her lips.
The intense desire was restrained, and the kisses were light and gentle.
They looked into each other's eyes, full of tenderness and affection.
Lu Yunshu lifted Jin Hanshuang's long hair and gently caressed her face.
Jin Hanshuang gently rubbed her palm.
They didn't say anything, didn't need to say anything, just looking at each other made them happy.
At that moment, the door suddenly opened.
Shen Wenxin came out carrying a bag of trash.
She looked up and met two pairs of eyes.
"......"
Shen Wenxin: "Why are you still here?"
Seeing the two of them hugging so tightly, looking reluctant to part, it seemed like they were at the dormitory entrance.
Shen Wenxin was speechless.
"That's enough, you two."
......
Lu Yunshu arrived home.
The first thing she did after entering was to video call Jin Hanshuang.
"I'm home."
Jin Hanshuang looked at the person in the video and felt as if Lu Yunshu had always been by her side, never leaving.
"It's good that you're home. The weather is cold, go take a hot shower to warm up."
Lu Yunshu agreed, "See you later."
Jin Hanshuang smiled gently, "Okay, see you later."
Lu Yunshu hung up the phone and finally had time to open their four-person group chat and share some good news: [Shen Wenxin agreed for me to be with Han Shuang.]
In an instant, the phone screen was taken over by a white cake emoji.
[Le You]: Congratulations!!!
[Fan Jia]: Good good good good
[Le You]: Happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday
[Lu Yunshu]: ? Whose birthday is it?
[Le You]: Don't mind, this way the screen will drop things, making it look more festive.
Lu Yunshu: "..."
Alright, I got it.
[Xiao Fan Fan]: [Celebrate] [Celebrate] [Celebrate]
[Xiao Fan Fan]: Congratulations to our President Lu for finally realizing a long-time crush, wishing you happiness!
[Xiao Fan Fan]: Congratulations to Shen Wenxin for having to call mom now!
Fan Jia and Le You were there, sending celebratory emojis and birthday wishes, while laughing.
The sudden drop in seniority, having to call their arch-enemy "mom," was amusing to imagine.
Lu Yunshu shook her head with a helpless smile.
[She won't say it.]
[No more chatting, I'm going to take a shower, I'll treat you all to dinner next time.]
Jin Huan Shuang was also messaging Du Meng Ying.
[The meeting went smoothly, Wen Xin accepted it.]
[Du Meng Ying]: It's really not easy.
[Du Meng Ying]: Dating feels like being an undercover agent, finally able to be open about it.
Jin Hanshuang looked at the chat messages between the two of them, her eyes curved in a smile.
Yes, she and her little puppy could finally be open and aboveboard.
[Du Mengying]: I can take your family's President Lu to scare Xiao Liu to death.
Jin Hanshuang saw this message and thought of Qin Xiaoliu's enthusiastic expression earlier, which made her smile even more happily.
[That would probably be really scary.]
......
Lu Yunshu finished her shower, and the first thing she did was video call Jin Hanshuang.
She especially cherished the calm before the busy times.
Such a pleasant moment naturally had to be shared with the one she loved most.
The screen switched to show the ceiling.
Then, Jin Hanshuang appeared in the frame, her head lowered, busy with her hands behind her head: "Wait a moment, I'm clipping my hair."
She quickly finished clipping her hair, grabbed a pillow to prop herself up, and lay down.
Her eyes were gentle, and her smile was gentle too.
"Finished your shower?"
"Yes."
Lu Yunshu also grabbed a pillow and lay down with her.
"The first thing I did was call my girlfriend."
They lay on the bed, looking at each other through the screen.
Jin Hanshuang chuckled softly, "Childish."
Lu Yunshu asked, "Besides being childish?"
"Besides being childish..."
Jin Hanshuang propped her cheek with her hand, glanced up and down, and then her eyes curved into a smile.
"Adorable."
Jin Hanshuang's hair was clipped behind her head, with some loose strands falling by her temples.
The lighting on her side wasn't very bright, and in the dim light, her slightly smiling face looked even more charming. A strand of hair hanging down added a casual, lazy, and mature allure.
Lu Yunshu was entranced.
"Hanshuang."
"Yes?"
"You're really beautiful."
The little puppy's way of expressing love was still so direct.
Jin Hanshuang slowly moved closer to the camera, her smile blossoming like a flower: "Do you like looking? Then I'll get closer so you can see more clearly."
Lu Yunshu, very seriously: "Even more beautiful."
Jin Hanshuang smiled even more happily.
"Hanshuang," Lu Yunshu suddenly called her.
"Yes?" Jin Hanshuang responded.
Lu Yunshu said, "I have a question, I've been curious for a long time."
Jin Hanshuang put down her hand and lay back down, "Let's hear it."
Lu Yunshu was direct, "Why did you marry Shen Minghai back then?"
Jin Hanshuang raised her eyebrows.
Lu Yunshu had asked this question before, but she didn't answer at that time, saying she had crossed the line.
Now it was different.
Now, she could tell her everything about herself.
Jin Hanshuang opened her lips, her mood very calm, "Because I wanted a good life, and Shen Minghai could give me a good life."
"Yun Shu, you should know that I am just an orphan with nothing, right?"
No family, no money, after leaving the orphanage, she had to rely on herself for everything.
She also longed for a good life, longed to have a lot of money.
So from the time she started university, she worked harder than anyone else, studying and working part-time to earn money. She could endure any hardship to make money, support herself, and give herself a home.
She never really complained about anything.
Some things in life are destined, and she was destined not to have parents, not to have parents to give her love, and she couldn't force it.
They say luck is balanced.
Maybe she was very lucky in other areas?
For example, maybe one day she would win a big prize and become rich overnight?
She thought about these jokes, using them to comfort herself and then continued to look forward.
However, in some ways, fate was still generous to her.
For example, it gave her a very beautiful face.
After graduation, she relied on this face to get opportunities to appear in many film crews.
Although she was just an extra, she earned money.
She also did odd jobs in the film crews, doing anything that could earn money.
Then, Shen Minghai appeared.
At first, she didn't know Shen Minghai, only that he was a friend of the director.
Later, she found out that he was the founder of Minghai Jewelry and that he had invested in this film and came to take a look.
Let him look, it had nothing to do with her.
Their class differences were a barrier, making it impossible for them to connect.
Until one day, she was called to put on makeup, temporarily replacing a beautiful role.
She really liked that role.
Because the makeup artist made her look very beautiful.
She loved seeing her beautiful self.
Whenever she saw herself like that, she didn't feel that fate was cruel to her.
She saw her beautiful self, and Shen Minghai saw her too.
That day, Shen Minghai's gaze on her increased significantly.
She was quite happy at that time, happy and a little scared.
Happy that she was noticed, thinking that maybe she could get a good role in the future, at least earn a little more money.
She was afraid of being targeted by a man who could be her father, especially since he was an investor. What if he wanted to exploit her?
Then Shen Minghai really did come to find her.
They sat in a small teahouse and had a calm conversation.
Shen Minghai asked if filming was hard work.
She said it was hard, making money is never easy.
They talked about such things.
It was just casual chat, nothing strange, nothing unusual.
Shen Minghai sat opposite her the whole time, looking at her calmly, without any strange or lewd desires.
The only thing that couldn't be ignored was his authoritative demeanor.
Then they parted ways.
A few days later, Shen Minghai came to find her again.
This time, Shen Minghai asked, "Do you want to make money easily?"
She took a step back as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Mr. Shen, I don't understand what you're saying."
She was so scared.
How could she not be scared?
In front of Shen Minghai, she was as small as an ant, ready to be crushed at any moment.
But she still didn't understand, and would never understand.
Shen Minghai didn't approach, he chuckled lightly and said, "Don't overthink it, I'm not trying to take advantage of you, I'm not interested in you that way. I just want to ask you if you want to be the wife of the chairman of Minghai Jewelry."
"He's so direct?"
Lu Yunshu was puzzled.
"A bit inexplicable, what exactly does he want?"
Jin Hanshuang, tired of lying down, sat up and looked at her phone.
"He wants me to be his face."
"Face?"
"Yes, face. A beautiful, elegant, and always glamorous face."
Shen Minghai's words left her puzzled at that time.
Such a high branch suddenly extended in front of her, making her both excited and confused.
She asked, "Why me?"
Shen Minghai said, "Because you are beautiful enough."
She said, "There are plenty of wealthy daughters who are both beautiful and well-matched with you."
Shen Minghai didn't hide anything: "You are easier to control than them."
She was speechless.
Yes, those wealthy daughters have their families to back them up, but she had nothing.
Shen Minghai was truly arrogant and ridiculous, yet also very frightening.
She said again, "Mr. Shen, I like women."
Shen Minghai said, "That's even better."
She was confused: "?"
Shen Minghai stood straight, with an imposing manner: "I don't want to marry a woman who likes me."
At that time, she was completely puzzled.
This person is so strange.
Are all rich people this weird?
She thought for a moment and honestly said, "Mr. Shen, I have a physical problem, I can't have children."
Shen Minghai said again, "Even better."
She was even more confused: "?"
Don't rich people want to have descendants?!
Shen Minghai looked at her and said, "I want to marry you to be my face, and you need to act, to let everyone know that I have a beautiful and loving wife. How things are behind the scenes, I don't care, as long as it doesn't affect my reputation and Minghai Jewelry."
"Besides that, your living standards and lifestyle will be no different from other wealthy wives."
"Jin Hanshuang, don't you like this job?"
Returning to reality, Jin Hanshuang looked at her girlfriend on the phone and smiled, "I have to admit, his conditions really tempted me."
Being the wife of the chairman of Minghai Jewelry Group, how is that different from winning the lottery?
Lu Yunshu asked, "Weren't you afraid he was a pervert at that time?"
Jin Hanshuang said, "Of course I was. We even made three rules: he can't abuse me. I told him many things he couldn't do, all the tragic gossip I heard while working on set. After listening, he said I seemed more like a pervert."
Lu Yunshu suddenly said very seriously, "You're not. You're just protecting yourself well. Our Hanshuang did a great job."
Jin Hanshuang couldn't help but feel helpless, "You, how can you still praise me at a time like this..."
She continued, "But today, after hearing about the two of them, I finally understood why Mr. Shen was so obsessed with having a superficial wife back then."
He wanted to save face, couldn't face his own sexual orientation, and didn't want others to talk about his sexual orientation.
So, he needed a wife.
No love, just a subordinate, a wife who could present well in public.
Perhaps, her good luck was waiting for this opportunity.
She seized it.
She decided to take a gamble.
Fortunately, she won the gamble, and her life changed dramatically.
Shen Minghai was really not interested in her.
She dutifully played the role of his wife, attending various banquets with him as a loving couple, successfully integrating into the circle of wives around him, and building good relationships with others, which benefited Shen Minghai's business activities.
She also took good care of Shen Wenxin.
It could be said that every penny Shen Minghai gave her was well-earned.
She no longer had to do odd jobs everywhere, nor did she have to envy others for having a family.
She had everything.
Looking at Lu Yunshu again, the joy on Jin Hanshuang's face deepened.
She also had her.
They looked at each other.
"Thank you," Lu Yunshu said.
"Thank me for what?"
"Thank you for letting me meet you."
Jin Hanshuang smiled gently.
There would be someone in the world who felt fortunate to have met her.
Then, Lu Yunshu suddenly said, "This time, there were no boundaries crossed."
Jin Hanshuang nodded with a smile, "Yes, no boundaries crossed, you are already in my world."
Everything was the best arrangement of fate.