When Lu Chengzhou saw that she had entered, he sat up slightly and handed her the milk on top of the bedside table.

  He smirked, “Young Lady, I’m here to serve you.”


  Gu Mang said nothing in response. She walked over expressionlessly and took the milk.

  Lu Chengzhou held her hand and pulled her over to sit beside him. Then, he wiped her hair for her. Gu Mang took her phone and slid her fingers across the screen to unlock it.

  Jiang Shenyuan and Ji Heng’s team created a group chat and Gu Mang was included in the group as well. The messages were all about the core operations of the various financial groups.

  Gu Mang crossed her legs and sat by the side of the bed. She sipped on the milk slowly and scrolled through the messages. It was exceptionally quiet in the room. Lu Chengzhou could only hear the soft sound of her hair being ruffled as he wiped her hair. The atmosphere was rather strange.

  Ever since they left Base 102, she had not spoken a single word to him.

  When her hair was half dry, Gu Mang finished her milk. Her attention was still on her phone.

  No one knew how many messages Ji Heng, Jiang Shenyuan, and other people sent in the group chat. It had already been five minutes and yet she was not done reading them. When she was done, Gu Mang received a WeChat message from Yu Mufeng. He said that all the data from the experiment had been sent to Yu Zhongjing.

  Gu Mang found it rather strange that Yu Zhongjing had not asked her for money for quite some time. But she did not ask him about it. She put down her leg and slipped her feet into the cotton bedroom slippers. Then, she walked to the computer and called the bank with another phone.

  She sent five billion yuan to Yu Zhongjing’s research funding account.

  Gu Mang rested one hand on the back of the chair and held the phone in the other as she spoke to the other party with a cold voice.

  Lu Chengzhou watched in silence as she acted like he was not there. His jaw tensed up a little and he got up to go to the bathroom.

  When Gu Mang saw him get up, she turned around to glance at his back. There was a smile in her eyes.

  But her voice was still rather cold as she said to the person on the other end, “That’s all.”


  She hung up after a while, she received a message from Yu Zhongjing.

  [Master, I’m definitely following you for life!!! You are just like my reborn parents!!!]

  Gu Mang replied, […]

  Lu Chengzhou walked out of the bathroom and his face returned to its original state. Their positions seemed to have flipped over at this moment.

  Gu Mang was leaning slightly against the bed while he was standing at the entrance of the bathroom. The only difference was that when he heard that she had come out, he would look at her. Meanwhile, she was looking at her phone…


  Lu Chengzhou stood in place for three seconds, then he suddenly strode over and threw the phone out of her hand. He grabbed her wrists and pushed them down on both sides. Then he leaned his head down.

  Gu Mang had not responded yet but he had already bit her hard as if he was venting his anger.

  The pain was excruciating. It was as if he was trying to prove his existence.

  After a short while, Lu Chengzhou let go of her and stepped away. He stared intently into her dark, black eyes.

  Gu Mang looked at him, suppressed by his actions.

  Lu Chengzhou spoke with a low voice. “Gu Mang, it has only been over a month. Have you already run out of things to talk to me about?”


  Gu Mang was also staring at him, but she still stayed silent.

  “If you feel that we’ve grown distant, I can make you feel close with me again right now.” Lu Chengzhou said unhurriedly. He sounded like he was clenching his teeth.

  Gu Mang was speechless.

  Lu Chengzhou grabbed her chin. “I wasn’t even mad that you hypnotized me before escaping, yet you’re mad at me for coming to Jijing Island without your knowledge?”


  “I’m not,” Gu Mang finally said in a serious tone.

  “Aren’t you?” Lu Chengzhou laughed. “Then why are you ignoring me? You stayed silent even when you knew it was me.”


  Gu Mang glanced at the obvious bite mark tattoo on his collarbone and then her eyes met his. “You were the one who wanted to act along with me. I am not obliged to cooperate with you.”


  Lu Chengzhou was speechless.

  It was his fault now?