Qin Mu caused it.
Su Xingyu secretly blamed herself for being too careless. She did not even notice that she actually accidentally exposed such an apparent wound to Lu Shifeng.
She did not want to waste her breath explaining the past, so she pretended not to care and retracted her hand. "Nothing. I accidentally bumped into something."
Lu Shifeng's eyes darkened. "If it was an accident, why would there be a fingerprint?"
She looked down reflexively and saw that the bruise on her hand was indeed the shape of a fingerprint. It was obvious that someone had pinched it. She wanted to cry but had no tears. She wondered why Lu Shifeng's eyesight was so good. He caught the main point of the problem that she did not even notice. She laughed dryly and racked her brain to think of an excuse.
The lights in the living room were dim. Lu Shifeng stood in front of her quietly. "I don't like to hear lies."
She wanted to wail. Was this person done? It was just a handprint. What was the big deal!
At the thought of this, she gave up on herself. "When I was working at the magazine agency, I met Su Xingqi and Qin Mu. That's my half-sister and her boyfriend. We accidentally got into a conflict and Qin Mu had a grip on my hand."
He should be satisfied with this answer, right?
She looked up and saw that Lu Shifeng's expression was still dark and unreadable.
"Give me your hand," he said.
"What are you doing?" She looked at him warily.
He didn't want to waste time talking to her. He turned his head and called, "Aunt Gui."
An elderly maid walked over. "What instructions does the Young Master have?"
Lu Shifeng said, "The medical box."
Aunt Gui knew what to do. She quickly took out the medicine box and brought it over.
Lu Shifeng took it and knelt before Su Xingyu at the sofa. Placing the medicine box on the floor with one hand, he took out a white porcelain bottle, opened it, and picked out some ointment. Using his other hand, he grabbed Su Xingyu's injured wrist and smeared the ointment on her wound.
Su Xingyu was scared out of her wits. H-He actually knelt down in front of her?!
Wasn't he someone with straight man cancer? Why was he so nice to his wife?
She stared blankly at the man in front of her. Her entire body stiffened, and her hair stood on end. He was really tall. Even if he knelt in front of her, he was at the same level as her sitting on the sofa. From her angle, she could see his sharp and long eyes, his straight nose bridge, his beautiful thin lips… Every detail was like a carving of a knife, simple and clean.
His shadow shrouded her petite body, and she did not dare to speak or move.
It was up until his voice woke her up. "Do I look good?"
She almost jumped up in fright and looked at him in shock.
He stared at her, a hint of a smile in the depths of his eyes. "You looked at me for so long without moving. Do I look good?"
She hurriedly shook her head, nodded, then shook her head, and spoke incoherently, "I-I-I'm not looking at you!"
She shrank back and looked at Lu Shifeng nervously.
There was still a smile in Lu Shifeng's eyes. "This is an ointment specially used to treat the swelling and bruises. I've applied it for you now and you'll be fine tomorrow. Alright, now come and help me remove my tie. Let's go to sleep."
Only then did she realize that the wound on her wrist felt cool. So, he had applied the medicine for her.
He was still half-kneeling in front of the sofa, waiting for her. It was a very casual posture, but it seemed to hold an oppressive pressure.
Her scalp went numb, and she trembled as she moved closer to help him remove his tie.
This man was really petty. He clearly said that it was okay if she did not welcome him home once or twice, but the next moment, he insisted on her helping him remove his tie. Her mind was in a mess. It was a simple knot, but she had to untie it several times. The silver-gray tie slid down her fingertips, bringing with it his warmth and a feather-like delicate touch.
He caught her hand, pulled her close, and pressed a kiss to her lips.
She did not dare to move and let him take advantage of her. Her entire body was weak as he carried her.
"W-What are you doing?!" She blushed and struggled. "I can walk myself!"
He pressed her down. "Don't move. Save some strength for later."
She realized what he had meant, and her face turned as red as blood. "You… I won't!"
"Do you have the right to say no?" There was a tinge of ambiguity in his voice, but his footsteps were loud. "Su Xingyu, you lied the moment you saw me tonight. Do you think that you can do whatever you want just because I'm too accommodating towards you?"
"I… You!" Su Xingyu was embarrassed, angry, and flustered at the same time. She did not know what to say at all. He was too accommodating towards her?! How so?!
The moment he put her on the bed, she had already chopped Lu Shifeng into pieces in her heart. Then, she closed her eyes resignedly and endured a long night…
The next day, she held onto her waist and almost couldn't get out of bed.
Thinking about how Lin Weilong had asked her to rush over early to reshoot the photos from yesterday, she gritted her teeth and got up.
She picked around in the closet and found a set of clothes that could cover her entire body. She had no choice. Last night, he must have been angry and tortured her too much. Now, indescribable marks covered her body. What a petty person. Wasn't it just a tiny lie? Was there a need to hold a grudge?
Su Xingyu ate her breakfast unhappily and went to Dream magazine agency.
Lin Weilong did not arrive.
Su Xingyu waited for him for an entire morning before he appeared at the magazine agency in the afternoon. Behind him was a skinny girl.
Su Xingyu sized up the girl's height and weight and guessed that she was a model. She could not help but feel a little strange. "Didn't you say that you're going to reshoot Su Xingqi's photos from yesterday?"
Lin Weilong burst out laughing. "Su Xingqi? She wants to be a model with that kind of qualities? Those people who made her famous are probably blind. See, karma comes quickly. Yesterday, she was just being unreasonable here, but today, the higher-ups removed her from the role. We don't need to film the new styles. We have replaced her." As he said this, he pushed the skinny girl beside him forward. "This is Jiang Zhenzhen, the new model."
Su Xingyu was shocked. She was well aware of how popular Su Xingqi was. Although she was far from being an international supermodel, she was still one of the top models in the country.
On the other hand, Jiang Zhenzhen looked somewhat uneasy standing at the side. She was probably a newbie.
Had a newbie taken over Su Xingqi's place?
"What's going on?" She felt a little dizzy.
Lin Weilong was gloating. "Who knows what happened? She probably offended someone. The brand said that they didn't want her."
Two types of models modeled branded clothes and accessories. The first type was the spokesperson they had been working with for a long time and could not be easily replaced. The other type was much more casual. It was just a last-minute shoot for an advertisement, and they could use anyone. Unfortunately, Su Xingqi belonged to the second type. As long as the brand's person-in-charge said something, they could remove her anytime.
Su Xingyu was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a bold thought flashed across her mind. Could it be that Lu Shifeng had done something?