The question slipped out of Lin Shuang’s mind when she heard Gu Mang’s hoarse and nasal voice. She instinctively asked, “What’s wrong with your voice? Did you catch a cold?”


  Gu Mang kept silent for a moment and then licked her lips and replied, “Yeah. Tell me what you’ve found out about Lu Chengzhou.”


  Snapping back to her senses, Lin Shuang told her, “It’s easier to find information on his family than Lu Chengzhou himself. There’s very little information about him. All we could find is that he’s a member of the No. 14 Research Center as well as the head of Red Scorpion. Although Lu Zhan appears to be the person-in-command, he passed his duties to his son a long time ago.”


  During the month-long military training, Gu Mang had only been to Lu Chengzhou’s office a few times. His position as Chief Instructor was an honorary title, which gave him free access to the reserve base. He did not spend much time there, though. In fact, his buddy, He Yidu, only appeared on the last day of military training. Most of the time, it was just Qin Fang and Lu Chengzhou around. They appeared to be pretty busy back then. The trio even discussed Red Scorpion’s matters at the Lu Manor last night.

  “Not to mention, that idiot He Yidu……” Lin Shuang was annoyed to even mention his name. “just refuses to cooperate and go through the proper procedures. Yun Ling already told him that we won’t accept his mission if he doesn’t state his reason for requesting the Miracle Doctor, but he just ignored us and continued raising the price.”


  Gu Mang pursed her lips and did not say anything for a while. It prompted Lin Shuang to ask, “So, what’s your plan?

  “No plans,” answered Gu Mang, expressionless. “We’re not accepting the mission.”


  Lin Shuang, who did not expect to hear such a flat refusal, was momentarily struck dumb. It took her some time to find her voice to ask, “Regardless of the amount of money they’re offering?”


  “That’s right,” replied Gu Mang.

  Lin Shuang understood what she meant. “You don’t want others to find out that you’re the Miracle Doctor?”


  As Gu Mang hummed an acknowledgment, she pulled the blanket off of herself and got out of bed.

  “Alright, I get it.”


  After ending the call, Gu Mang tossed the phone on the bed and headed to the bathroom. As she stood in front of the mirror, she narrowed her eyes slightly at the numerous marks on her clavicles. She raised a hand to touch them, thinking, ……

  When Lu Chengzhou was done cooking the porridge, he turned off the fire and stepped out of the kitchen, intending to go upstairs to wake his fiancée up. He saw Gu Mang coming down the stairs dressed in an oversized short-sleeved shirt when he arrived at the hallway. He approached her and took her hand in his. “You’re awake?”


  She shot him a deep, meaningful look before saying a couple of seconds later, “Mm. I’m a little hungry.”


  He lifted his chin in the direction of the dining room. “Go take a seat.”


  She replied okay before heading over in the aforementioned direction. As soon as she sat down at the dining table, Butler Lu came over to serve her a cup of honey water. “Miss Gu.”


  “Thank you,” she replied politely.

  “You’re welcome, Miss Gu.” With mixed emotions, the butler glanced at the kitchen, where his young master was currently filling a bowl with the chestnut porridge he had cooked.

  Gu Mang had almost drank half the cup of honey water when Lu Chengzhou brought two bowls of porridge over.

  Finding it quite hard to get over this scene, Butler Lu quietly retreated from the room. He happened to run into Lu Yī, who had just returned from his other duties, in the hallway, so he asked him, “Since when did Young Master Lu know how to cook?”


  Lu Yī instantly understood what the butler was talking about and knew very well how the man must be feeling right now, having gone through the same experience. He took a glimpse at the dining room and said insipidly, “That’s not all. He also knows how to go to the supermarket to shop for snacks like chocolates and lollipops.”


  His reply rendered the butler speechless……

  Sitting across Gu Mang, Lu Chengzhou rolled up his sleeves several times before unbuttoning one of the collar buttons. As he did so, Gu Mang’s gaze lingered on him. She saw scratch marks all over his arms and teeth marks on his collar bones.

  Noticing her gaze on him, he looked up and asked teasingly, “Do you like biting me that much?”


  “You’re the one to talk.” She cocked an eyebrow and hooked her shirt’s collar with a finger, pulling it so he could see. “Look.”


  The sight of the marks made his eyes darken. Slowly, he let out a laugh. “Wasn’t there a spot where I bit really hard?”


  When she did not respond, his gaze lowered even further as he licked his lips and teased, “Let me take a look at it later.”


  She did not bother to answer him and simply picked up a spoon to eat the porridge. Ever since they had returned from Country K it seemed like a seal on Lu Chengzhou had been broken, allowing him to indulge in his brazen, arrogant, and shameless nature.