Chapter 201

☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 176: A Place

"Is there anywhere you're uncomfortable?"

"..." He Lele looked at the slightly frowning Qin Zhixiu and shook her head for the Nth time, "I'm really fine."

Ever since he found out her period had arrived in the morning, he had been asking her this question. She had already told him that her period today had nothing to do with his insatiable demands last night, but he still looked guilty, which made one... feel sorry for him instead. Plus his infectious voice and concerned, gentle words, someone who didn't know might even think she was his lover.

"So beautiful..." Fascinated, she looked at the boundless blue sea and sky outside the room, feeling as if her whole person was about to melt into this sea area...

She only knew that Mu Wei and Qin Zhixiu were going to the seaside for location shooting, but she didn't know they were going abroad. Mu Wei said he had already greeted Shentu Mo, and she really wanted to see the sea she had been thinking about since she was a child, so she followed them out. As a result... after flying for a day, there were inland flights and speedboats, and finally, they arrived here—an absolutely luxurious presidential suite on the sea. How much did this trip cost? Were they sure they were here to work and not to vacation?

"Tired, right?" Mu Wei walked into the living room with a smile, casually draping his jacket over the back of the sofa. His sturdy upper body was wearing a grass-green silk shirt, reflecting a soft silver light in the ample light of the living room. His outstanding, straight long legs were wrapped in goose-yellow suit trousers. The fresh color scheme had a unique, elegant luxury.

Letting the butler take the luggage of the three to their rooms, Mu Wei looked at Qin Zhixiu, who was sitting on the armrest of the sofa, with a smile in his eyes, and hugged He Lele from behind, resting his chin on her small head.

"First time seeing the sea?"

"Mm!"

"Do you like the sea?"

"... I can't even describe it with 'like'!"

"Then do you like me for bringing you to see the sea?"

"..." He Lele heard this, restrained her gaze, turned around, looked up at Mu Wei's deep and sexy face, and glanced at Qin Zhixiu on the side.

Regarding Mu Wei, she could only say that she was destined to owe him in this life. "I said it, as long as you want it, as long as I have it. But..."

"But feelings cannot be forced. I understand..." Mu Wei lowered his head and kissed her lips, "Before you give your heart to other men, I just hope you leave a place for me by your side. Maybe one day you'll suddenly fall in love with me?"

French passion and confidence, Chinese detachment and elegance, a charming man who attracts the world's attention like a light source... How simple it is to fall in love with him, but what happens after falling in love with him? Become a mistress who can't see the light? Be the third party in someone's marriage? Or fantasize about one day being able to marry him and be his legal wife?

She wasn't Cinderella, nor did she envy those princesses loved by princes. She just wanted a peaceful, secure life. For this, she would wait patiently, wait for his interest in her to fade, wait for her to slowly repay everything she owed.

Gently kissing her eyes, Mu Wei knew what she was thinking. This girl... was so desireless and demanding that it made one feel powerless. Money, power, beauty, love—these things that could make ordinary women crazy couldn't stir up any ripples in her eyes. She always ignored all temptations with extreme clarity, so rational it made one bitter. Yet, it was precisely this kind of her that magically made people's hearts pure and soft because of her. As long as one stayed by her side, irritability, anxiety, world-weariness, anger... those painful emotions disappeared like darkness meeting warm sunshine, leaving only joy rippling in the chest.

Sorry, he was a devil who was selfish and cruel by nature. Having tasted the joy and peace, he didn't want to return to that dirty and disgusting world, so—he was willing to give her the whole world as a sacrifice, the only thing to bury the pure land she wanted.

"Go take a shower and change your clothes, we'll go eat in a while."

"Mm."

He Lele entered the bedroom on the east side of the living room, took out her clothes, and walked into the bathroom. There were two suites in total, she and Mu Wei were in one room, and Qin Zhixiu was in his own room. Regarding this arrangement... she had no right to say no.

Sunset, evening glow, beach, almost no one could be seen on the whole island, it was as quiet as another world. The sunset fell below the sea level, and various lights began to compete with the starry sky.

"Can I walk around by myself?" He Lele asked suddenly on the way back to the room after dinner.

"... Go ahead." Mu Wei stopped, a smile of indulgence on the corner of his mouth, watching her walk away from them step by step.

Her pace wasn't fast, but it was steady, as if she would never return—Qin Zhixiu shifted his posture.

"If you follow her now, what about the future?" Mu Wei said flatly.

Moving his gaze away from He Lele's back, Mu Wei turned slightly and rested his arms on the railing of the sea corridor. The sea breeze blew, lifting his short hair and bringing a bit of coolness.

"You are far smarter than Zhai Feiyun, Ruan Lin, and the others, so you should be able to see that among us, no one can monopolize her."

"..." Looking at her figure gradually disappearing into the tree shadows, Qin Zhixiu's painting-like eyebrows and eyes seemed to freeze as he stared.

"You... don't want to lose family again, right?"

Author's Note:

Master Mu has started to lure people...

Late again... *cough*... It's really inefficient to organize the gift box on the laptop~ I'll switch to the desktop tomorrow and continue...

Thank you girls~ Love you all!!

☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 177: Taboo Desire

Shooting started at sunrise. Other staff members arrived in the middle of the night and had to start working immediately after resting for a few hours. Moreover, for this kind of location shooting, to save costs, one person often held multiple jobs, but as long as Mu Wei made a gesture, everyone operated in an orderly manner. Most of the time, they didn't need to speak to each other to adjust to Mu Wei's requirements, and occasional pauses were mostly because... they were captivated by the "beautiful scenery."

Qin Zhixiu under the lens had fair skin that made all the women in the world jealous, eyebrows that were appropriately thick and thin and as straight as swords, black and white eyes that were full of charm and moving, a straight nose with a round and soft tip that wasn't wide or narrow, and pink lips that were as small and red as a woman's. His features were exquisite and beautiful, but the curve of his chin had a sexiness that belonged to a man... Since ancient times, Pan An has been used to describe handsome men, but what kind of man can be called beautiful, beautiful without being effeminate, beautiful without being demonic? Seeing Qin Zhixiu, one probably found the answer.

Through the camera's viewfinder, meeting Qin Zhixiu's clear and bright eyes, He Lele almost forgot to press the shutter.

"Alright, welfare time," Mu Wei put down the camera and commanded with a teasing smile.

While the staff went up to change Qin Zhixiu's clothes, Mu Wei walked to He Lele's side to check her shooting results.

"You applied sunscreen to Qin well this morning, right? If he gets sunburned, Zhai Feiyun will kill someone."

He Lele lowered her head slightly, finally not blushing. He had held her to sleep very early last night, but in the morning he handed her a bottle of sunscreen and asked her to help Qin Zhixiu apply it all over his body, saying that since they were at the seaside, they must take some welfare photos. She didn't understand, so she asked the meaning of "welfare," but Mu Wei smiled and said—