Lu Jinglun opened his mouth, unhurriedly: "This is the kind of problem that a legal wife can solve. What man would rather call a doctor and look foolish at ho? I guess Ah Lie would rather take a cold shower and punish himself than call a doctor."
She asked in surprise: "You know what’s going on with him?"
The other party admitted without hiding it: "Of course, I was the one who spiked his drink."
"You... aren’t you his friend? Why would you do this?"
"Ah Lie publicly announced your marriage in front of everyone today. It shows how determined he is to be with you. He’s gone this far already, and you’re not moved at all?"
Wen Ran frowned, "What do you an by that?"
Lu Jinglun’s voice seed more serious than usual: "You’ve been married for a while now. Your relationship needs to take a step forward. Ah Lie doesn’t want to force you, so I’m giving things a little push. But don’t worry, the effects of the drug aren’t too strong. It’ll be uncomfortable to endure, but given Ah Lie’s willpower, he can get through it. Whether or not sothing worse happens, I can’t say."
"Why are you telling this?"
"You’re well aware of Ah Lie’s status in Jiang City, and the Fu Family is an elite, century-old aristocratic family. Little White Rabbit, if we’re being honest, being with Ah Lie is no loss for you; it’s a huge win. Why not seize this godsend opportunity and secure your position as Mrs. Fu?"
Wen Ran reminded him, "You might not know, but we have a marriage agreent."
He dismissively retorted, "So what? If emotions could be suppressed by a piece of paper, wouldn’t that be utterly boring?"
She said nothing.
Lu Jinglun continued to coax her: "Trust , having Ah Lie in your life ans endless wealth and resources. You’ll never regret it."
"I don’t care about that."
"Then what do you care about? That his heart is with soone else?"
She fell silent.
But this silence was as good as acknowledgnt.
Lu Jinglun, always skilled with words, pressed on: "There are plenty of won in Jiang City who would kill to climb into Ah Lie’s bed, yet he’s always kept his distance and never given anyone the chance. Who can guarantee that if you take advantage of this opportunity tonight, he won’t wake up tomorrow feeling love for you from this intimacy?"
"I don’t understand why you’re trying so hard to persuade ."
"I’m just trying to match you two up, that’s all."
Wen Ran stared at the master bedroom door of the Huan Island Villa, her red lips slightly parted: "But you know very well that the person in his heart is Jiang Wan Ning."
"Little White Rabbit, there’s no need for you to dwell on Jiang Wan Ning. Just the fact that Ah Lie publicly acknowledged you at the party tonight puts you in a position of absolute advantage. I don’t believe you’re completely indifferent to Ah Lie, but you have to understand that so opportunities need to be seized."
"I’m not manipulative, and I despise relying on physical intimacy to keep a man. If he likes , he’ll like even if we don’t share the sa bed. If he doesn’t, no matter what I do, it won’t make him like ."
Lu Jinglun clicked his tongue: "You really don’t understand n."
Wen Ran glanced at the closed bedroom door and indifferently tossed two words into the phone: "Is that so?"
"n are prideful creatures. Even if Ah Lie likes you, if you don’t step up and support him when he needs it, it’ll chip away at that affection. n need a response, confirmation that the person they care about feels the sa for them. Once they realize it’s one-sided, they’ll pull back in ti to avoid getting further entangled."
"That sounds so pragmatic."
He chuckled faintly, his tone ambiguous as he concluded: "I’ve said all I need to. The choice is yours."
With that, he was about to hang up the call.
At that mont, Wen Ran heard the sound of running water from the master bedroom’s bathroom. She instinctively said to Lu Jinglun, "He... he seems to already be taking a cold shower. Will he really be okay?"
"At best, he might catch a cold. At worst, he could be completely wrecked. There’s no third outco."
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