Takeaway and skincare products arrived one after another, so she decided to apply the skincare after eating.
While eating, she chatted with Zhan Bei Jue.
"Let me tell you a story. Help me analyze it."
"What story?"
"It's a love story, in a way."
"A love story? Am I good at analyzing that?"
"Whether you're good at it or not, you'll definitely have thoughts after listening. Just tell me your most honest thoughts then."
Zhan Bei Jue nodded.
Jiang Nan Fang conjured up a friend.
"I have a friend, a woman, who was in love with a man, but they broke up for various reasons."
"Years later, they met again, and the man had become her superior. My friend said that man often gave her trouble."
"He even assigned her the most remote and arduous work to drive her out of the company."
"Do you know the deserts of Northwest China? He sent my friend there to develop the land."
Zhan Bei Jue frowned almost imperceptibly, seeming to find it a bit excessive. Jiang Nan Fang continued.
"Life there was very hard. Dust flew everywhere, the sun beat down mercilessly, and transportation was inconvenient. Getting supplies was harder than climbing to heaven."
"My friend, being a young woman, was afraid of her skin getting ruined if she stayed there too long. Just as she was planning to buy some skincare products, the company sent raw materials and gave everyone a set."
"Yours, of this brand. Exactly the same. Everyone got a set."
"And then?"
"Then my friend used it and continued working. Unexpectedly, the weather changed dramatically, from blazing sun to overcast skies and rain."
"The place they were staying had no medical facilities. My friend fell seriously ill, and when she felt like she was dying, her superior appeared and took her to the hospital."
"The superior said he happened to be passing by and took her to the hospital. What do you think, should my friend thank him?"
Zhan Bei Jue swallowed the food in his mouth and looked at Jiang Nan Fang calmly.
"Finished? Why did they break up back then?"
"Perhaps out of stubbornness, like us."
"Your friend must also be a very strong-willed person, right?"
"How do you say that?"
"Good at not saying what she means, inconsistent in her words and actions, and competitive with men."
"Pretty much."
"I think perhaps the superior still loves her, but because of your friend's uncooperative nature, he's forced to clash with her to promote interaction between them."
"Otherwise, why would there be so many coincidences? Whatever she needs just appears out of thin air."
"Oh, so that's how it is. According to you, that man is also insincere, inconsistent in his words and actions, and actually loves my friend dearly."
"If you insist on me understanding it this way, then this is how I understand it."
"Thank you for your analysis."
Jiang Nan Fang was in a great mood and happily put a piece of meat on his plate.
"Eat more."
After eating their fill, Jiang Nan Fang applied her skincare products and then snuggled into Zhan Bei Jue's embrace.
"Can you shave your beard? I'll help you with your face. Look at your ears and neck, they've turned reddish-brown."
Zhan Bei Jue had his reservations.
If he shaved his beard, he would no longer resemble Benjamin Button at all. What if the negotiations about leaving the program fell through...
Besides, couldn't Jiang Nan Fang stay a little further away from him?
Didn't she think that in their current state, being this close was a bit too much?
"No need. You can apply it to yourself."
Afraid of another reaction, he shifted slightly to the side.
Jiang Nan Fang deliberately acted unrestrained in front of him, using a 'beauty trap' to charm him, but the result...
Was she that unattractive?
Or was he lying, and did he truly have another woman in his heart?
With a determined glint, Jiang Nan Fang took her things back to the bathroom.
After fiddling with something inside, she called out to him.
"A Jue, come in and help me get something."
Zhan Bei Jue obediently stood up and walked over.
At the doorway, before he could even speak, Jiang Nan Fang grabbed his clothes and pulled him inside.
Then, she locked the door and leaned against it.
Zhan Bei Jue was immediately flustered.
She was wrapped in only a short bath towel, her shoulders exposed above and legs bare below.
Her skin was dazzlingly white, making it impossible for him to know where to look.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Apply body lotion."
"If you're applying it, then apply it. Why did you call me in?"
"There are some places I can't reach myself, you have to help me."
"..."
"But I think your hands are dirty. Go wash them, then help me apply it."
She had already turned on the faucet.
Steam rose from the bathtub.
"I can only wash if you go out."
"You don't want me to see? You weren't like this before, you couldn't wait for me to join you."
"..."
"Alright. Hurry up. You already have several children, what's there to be shy about?"
Saying that, Jiang Nan Fang reached out to pull his clothes.
Zhan Bei Jue took a step back uncomfortably.
"Don't do that, I can't accept it yet."
Rejected again, Jiang Nan Fang was very annoyed.
"Why can't you accept it? Because you have someone else in your heart?"
"No. I told you, I just feel she is very pitiful and owes me a debt of gratitude..."
"Then there's no problem at all. I'm looking at my own husband. Who can stop me?"
"Hurry up. Stop being so hesitant, don't force me!"
With that, she wrapped her arms around Zhan Bei Jue's back and threw herself into his embrace.
She cupped his chin, forcing him to meet her gaze.
"Kiss me, A Jue. You promised me before you left that from now on, you'd tell me you love me every day, kiss me well, and cherish me well."
"You owe me for half a year, and I want it all back today. Kiss me quickly!"
She was really so fair.
So fair that the blue capillaries on her forehead were visible.
Her features were so delicate, and her hair, freshly washed, gave off a faint, lingering fragrance.
She looked truly like a piece of warm jade.
That urge returned.
Zhan Bei Jue averted his eyes.
"Are you so sure I am your husband? Aren't you afraid I've had my identity swapped, specifically sent to infiltrate your side to attract your attention?"
"Whether it's true or not, one kiss to get the feel of it will tell."
Seeing that he was still hesitant to act, Jiang Nan Fang tiptoed and leaned in herself.
A delicate current surged through her limbs and into her scalp.
That familiar touch, that familiar psychological feeling, those familiar reactions, were something no one else could replace.
Jiang Nan Fang became even more certain.
He was Zhan Bei Jue.
Even if his face had been swapped, based on this reaction, she could confirm it!
"Zhan Bei Jue is unique in this world, no one can imitate him. Even if someone did, and imitated him this well, if I'm fooled, I'll accept it."
Jiang Nan Fang's eyes were glistening, and she held his chin.
"I want to wash with you, do you agree?"
Zhan Bei Jue looked at her rosy lips, and below them, her small, white teeth, pointed and so adorable they were hard to look away from.
His throat bobbed a few times, and he finally couldn't resist pulling her into his embrace.
The feeling wouldn't lie, his heart wouldn't lie, he accepted it too.
"Alright. Even if you've mistaken the person. And I've let Min'er down, let it continue like this."
"A hero can't resist a beauty. Even a bear isn't an exception. Let's wash together."