The room was dimly lit, with a hint of a cool breeze.
The young girl's soft body was pressed against the transparent glass of the bathroom, her reddened lips slightly parted, as alluring as a rose inviting to be plucked. The sound of rushing water and the man's passionate gasps filled her ears.
"Beast!"
"After meeting you, I don't want to be human anymore..."
The girl's voice was soft and melodious, a coy resistance that only made the man behind her treat her more recklessly.
The romantic scene made Su He's entire body feel feverish, and she woke up from her dream again. She panted heavily, trying to calm the impact the dream had on her.
Damn it!
How could she, a shut-in who had never even touched a man's hand, have such a shameful dream! What made it even harder to accept was that everything in the dream felt too real, as if she had personally experienced it.
It was utterly ridiculous!
It must be because I've been rushing my manuscript lately and gotten too obsessed, she muttered.
Su He was an art major, occasionally taking on freelance work on online platforms, drawing manga or illustrating novels. The recent manuscript she took on was a bit risqué, with a desire for a more provocative art style.
As the saying goes, you dream of what you think about during the day. Su He pondered, this must be why she was having such colorful dreams.
Returning to bed, she glanced at the clock on the wall. It was three in the morning.
Su He couldn't help but curse.
*
Two hours later, Su He was once again woken by a phone call.
It was her best friend, Jiang Xiaoxiao.
"Meow Meow, wake up, stop sleeping!"
Su He rolled over, her eyes still closed. "If you weren't my best friend, I'd climb through the internet and kill you!"
"Can you let me finish before you do? Something big has happened!" Jiang Xiaoxiao roared into the phone.
"Did your favorite idol's persona collapse, or did your crush's filtered image shatter, revealing their true face?" Su He yawned, teasing.
"It's your scumbag husband who's trending! Go check it out quickly, lots of people are cursing you in the comments!" Jiang Xiaoxiao shouted.
Hearing the word "husband," Su He finally showed signs of waking up. "What did he do this time?"
"It's hard to explain in a few words, you'll have to see for yourself. I've sent you the link." Jiang Xiaoxiao hung up after speaking.
Su He, confused, opened her chat application and clicked on the link Jiang Xiaoxiao had sent.
It was a video, two and a half minutes long. The protagonist of the video was none other than her husband, Lu Jingyang.
In the video, he was as handsome as ever. His white suit made him look tall and well-built, and the red Ferrari he was driving showcased his wealth. In front of the camera, he was spirited and charismatic, causing countless girls to swoon.
Ironically, it wasn't her legally wedded wife who was smiling sweetly in the passenger seat in the middle of the night, but the popular actress, Song Yan.
The two gazed at each other affectionately, as sweet as could be.
Su He calmly scrolled through the comments below the video. Most of them praised how well-matched the couple was.
Even Su He had to admit that!
Both of them were good-looking, one sunny and handsome, the other delicate and beautiful. They did make a pleasing pair.
"Yan Yan, my wife, is so beautiful! Young Master Lu, you must treat her well!"
"The man is handsome, the woman is beautiful, a match made in heaven!"
"I heard they've been together for five years. So dedicated! I'm so envious!"
The preceding comments were normal enough.
Su He started getting cursed after a comment like this:
"You guys probably don't know Lu Jingyang is married, do you? Song Yan, knowing he's married, is acting so intimately with him. This is being a mistress knowingly!"
Then, a flood of fans started defending Song Yan.
"Yan Yan is not a mistress, you guys figure it out first! The one who is not loved is the mistress!"
"Exactly! Our Yan Yan was with Young Master Lu since college. They were already planning to get married. It was this Su He who interfered and broke up their fated love!"
"Young Master Lu has never acknowledged Su He as his wife!"
"They are just a marriage of convenience between families, there's no emotional basis at all!"
Then, the blame shifted to Su He.
"Young Master Lu doesn't love you at all. It's useless for you to hold onto the title of Mrs. Lu! It's better to be forthright and fulfill their happiness with Young Master Lu and Song Yan!"
"That's right! You're just hogging the spot without doing anything. What thick skin!"
"Su He, please be a human!"
Seeing these comments, Su He found them rather amusing. It was as if she was the one breaking them up!
Lu Jingyang had his reasons, why didn't he resist!
If he loved Song Yan so much, why did he reluctantly register their marriage? After getting married, he felt he had failed Song Yan, so he put his wife aside and paraded around with Song Yan.
He was still trying to build a persona of a devoted lover. It was ridiculous! Why wasn't anyone calling him a scumbag for being with two women at once?
What was even more outrageous was that Song Yan's fans were spreading rumors, saying she was a country bumpkin who never even went to college, ugly, and not worthy of Lu Jingyang at all. Some even slandered her as a fallen woman engaged in illicit professions.
This was truly unbearable!
Su He finally understood why Jiang Xiaoxiao had called her in the middle of the night.
It was too much!
Angrily, Su He logged into her alt account and left a comment below: "Why do you guys like a freeloader and love-struck fool like Lu Jingyang? Isn't a domineering CEO like Lu Yanbei more appealing?!"
After typing the sentence in one go, Su He hit send without thinking. "Let's see you two lovebirds show off!"
The name Lu Yanbei indeed worked wonders!
Before long, Su He's comment had garnered tens of thousands of likes and became a top comment, successfully pinned to the top.
"Hahaha, what's the comparison! These two are not on the same level at all!"
"The OP is just speaking the truth!"
"Who doesn't love Lu Yanbei?! Sugar Daddy, look at me! I can be a lady in the parlor and a cook in the kitchen, change light bulbs, and beat up thugs!"
"I love domineering CEOs! CEO, please take care of me!"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't get led astray by her!"
Seeing netizens unanimously praise Lu Yanbei and forget about Lu Jingyang, Su He's mood instantly became cheerful.
*
At the same time, Lu Yanbei, who was attending a prestigious summit abroad, saw his phone screen light up as soon as he finished his speech.
His phone was meticulously clean; only his special contacts would trigger a notification.
Lu Yanbei took off his earpiece and picked up his phone on the table. In front of the camera, his eyes were lowered, concealing his sharp edge, his chiseled profile intriguing.
His shirt sleeves were rolled up slightly, revealing his well-defined hands. His long, clean fingers casually glided across the screen, exuding a hint of effortless sexiness.
This close-up shot was a treat for hand fetishists.
Lu Yanbei clicked on the notification. It was the comment Su He had posted a minute ago.
With the added attention, the likes had already surpassed one hundred thousand.
This was thanks to Lu Yanbei's influence!
Lu Jingyang was at most mentioned as a third-generation rich heir, appearing in gossip columns of entertainment news. Lu Yanbei was different; he was a regular in the business section and a frequent subject of media coverage.
Not only was he the cream of the crop among the younger generation of the Lu family, the next in line to lead the family, but he was also the boss of the Sifang Group. A true super-rich individual with a golden halo.
"Tsk... she really knows how to leverage others." Lu Yanbei's brow furrowed slightly, and the corner of his lips curved into a faint arc.
However, using him would come at a price.