Chapter 378: Machiavellian Man

door.Fu Xiaoyao instinctively straightened her back and looked over. Lu Hanchuan stood at the door in a silver-gray suit, with Qiao Assistant behind him."What kind of dress were you just talking about...When she saw the direction of the living room bathroom, her eyes widened suddenly, and she was dumbfounded.

"You...you...what are you doing Why did you come out without clothes" Fu Xiaoyao trembled, pointing at Lu Hanchuan, then realized her mistake and quickly covered her eyes, turning her back.

Lu Hanchuan saw her surprised expression, calmly raised an eyebrow, "You've seen it before, what's there to be surprised about"

Fu Xiaoyao was angered by his words, "How can that be the same Before...that was..."

"What is it Speak up." Lu Hanchuan's lips curved into a slight arc.

Fu Xiaoyao couldn't tell he was teasing her on purpose, and she got so angry she stomped her feet. "I don't feel like talking to you," she said. "Just put your clothes on! This is someone else's house, so don't be too outrageous."

"I'm not wearing it." Lu Hanchuan refused outright.

Fu Xiaoyao thought she had misheard, her mouth twitched involuntarily, "Not wear You're just going to be naked"

"That clothes has a disgusting smell," Lu Hanchuan said disdainfully, with no intention of going shirtless.

Fu Xiaoyao furrowed her beautiful brows in confusion, "A stench No way!"

She didn't believe in ghosts and walked to the bathroom, taking out the bathrobe he had worn before and sniffing it. There was only a faint scent of men's cologne on it, nothing foul.

"You lied to me!" Fu Xiaoyao held up her bathrobe, looking angrily at Lu Hanchuan.

Lu Hanchuan was just sipping the white porridge she had freshly cooked. Hearing her words, he replied without raising his head, "To me, the smell of other men is stench."

"Uh..." Fu Xiaoyao choked, only then reacting that this man was a cleanliness fanatic.

"But you can't not wear it either, right" Fu Xiaoyao threw the bathrobe onto the sofa.

Lu Hanchuan hummed, "I've already had Qiao Mu send the clothes over."

"That's good then." Fu Xiaoyao let out a breath of relief.

She was really afraid he would just stay like that, naked.

But he can't go on like this!

Thinking about this, Fu Xiaoyao's eyes rolled around, went back to the room and took out a blanket, throwing it over him, "Use this to cover yourself."

Lu Hanchuan knew what she meant. He didn't have a preference for being naked, so he obediently wrapped himself in the blanket.

Fu Xiaoyao saw him do it and said nothing more. She walked to one side to get his medicine.

After he finished drinking the porridge, she handed him the prepared medicine, "Eat this, it's prescribed by the doctor."

Lu Hanchuan glanced at the colorful liquid inside the bottle, frowned slightly, then took the bottle and gulped down the medicine in one go.

Fu Xiaoyao was afraid he would choke, so she hurriedly handed him a cup of water.

Lu Hanchuan didn't take it, just took her hand and drank two sips of water like that.

Fu Xiaoyao rolled her eyes. "You really know how to enjoy yourself,"

"I'm the patient." Lu Hanchuan replied matter-of-factly.

Fu Xiaoyao was speechless. She set the water aside, "You're a patient, but you're not paralyzed."

"I have no strength." Lu Hanchuan looked at her and said again.

Fu Xiaoyao's temples slid down a few black lines, and she understood his meaning.

He's pretending to be weak on purpose so that she takes care of him.

He's really a sly one.

"Alright, whether you have the energy or not, Qiao's assistant will be here soon. You better go back with him obediently." Fu Xiaoyao cleared the dishes.

Lu Hanchuan pursed his thin lips, "Is that all you want, for me to leave"

"Didn't I tell you, this is someone else's home. It's not good for you to stay here too long, and besides, you broke one of their cups. All of this is going to cost me money to compensate for." Fu Xiaoyao interjected.

Lu Hanchuan narrowed his eyes, "I heard you rented a house outside yesterday"

Fu Xiaoyao's hand paused mid-wipe. She frowned and looked at him, "Who told you that"

Lu Hannan's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer.

But Fu Xiaoyao had already guessed what, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart, "You sent people to monitor me"

"It's just to protect you." Lu Hanchuan corrected.

Fu Xiaoyao let out a dry laugh, "Do I need to keep you updated on my every move for your protection Isn't that just like surveillance"

"Fu Xiaoyao, please don't make things difficult for me, okay Now is a very critical time for the Lu family and Lu Corporation. I have them report your whereabouts at any time, only to know where you are and if you are safe." Lu Hanchuan said with a solemn face.

Fu Xiaoyao's mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't say a word for a long time. After a while, she finally managed to organize her words, "Sorry, I overreacted, but you were wrong too. Who told you not to tell me at first."

Lu Hanchuan glanced at her indifferently, just about to say something when the doorbell rang.

Fu Xiaoyao had no choice but to open the door first.

The visitor was Qiao Mu, who came to deliver clothes for Lu Hanchuan.

Fu Xiaoyao thought about Lu Hanzchuan's current appearance, and it was inconvenient to see people, so she didn't ask Qiao Mu to come in. She just took the bag from his hand and let him wait outside the door.

Back in the living room, Fu Xiaoyao gave Lu Hanchuan the bag.

Lu Hanchuan glanced at her, then took the bag to her guest room to change.

After changing, Fu Xiaoyao was about to ask him to leave, but when she saw his clothes, the words she had prepared were stuck in her throat. "How..."

"What's wrong" Lu Hanchuan slowly fastened the belt of his robe.

Fu Xiaoyao took several deep breaths before calming down. She pointed at his clothes, "How are you wearing this This is the clothes Qiao Mu brought for you."

"That's it." Lu Hanchuan sat down, lazily answering.

Fu Xiaoyao was dumbfounded, "This... this There's nothing else"

"I only let him deliver this one. As for the others, I'll have him bring them over tomorrow morning." Lu Hanchuan smiled.

"Fu Xiaoyao's face turned pale, "You did it on purpose You just don't want to leave, do you"

Lu Hanchuan nodded and generously admitted, "Wasn't it you who told Auntie Song that I wouldn't be going home tonight Of course I'm fulfilling your wish. If I had gone back, the words you said would be difficult to take back, wouldn't it be embarrassing"

He didn't know she had told Auntie Song about this. When he woke up, it was dark, so he called Auntie Song and told her he would be back later.

Then Auntie Song told him that Fu Xiaoyao said she wouldn't be going back tonight.

He actually didn't want to leave in the first place. Since she had said this to Aunt Song, he naturally had to stay. That's why when he called Qiao Mu later, he only asked Qiao Mu to bring pajamas.

Seeing the man's concerned expression, Fu Xiaoyao felt a tightness in her chest. She pressed her hand against her heart, her face contorted in an expression worse than crying. "Who needs you to save my face Just leave, quickly! Qiao Mu is waiting outside. Even if you go back in pajamas, no one will see."

Saying that, she grabbed his arm, trying to pull him up from the sofa.

However, Lu Hanchuan was too heavy. She pulled several times before she managed to pull him up a little.

"It's useless, don't waste your effort. Qiao Mu is gone. I texted him when I was changing my clothes and told him to leave." Lu Hanchuan looked at her, a smile playing on his lips.

Since he'd already decided to stay tonight, there was no way he wasn't going to do something about it.

Fu Xiaoyao didn't expect that Lu Hanzchuan would actually drive away Qiao Mu in order to stay. She was completely taken aback and subconsciously loosened her grip on his arm.

Luchuan's body lost its support and began to fall backward.

But just as his body was about to fall onto the sofa, a sharp gleam flashed in his dark eyes. He then curled his lips into a smile, reaching out with one hand to grab Fu Xiaoyao's wrist, who was still stunned. With a forceful yank, he pulled her onto his chest and brought them both down onto the sofa together.

Fu Xiaoyao was taken aback by his sudden action, her heart nearly leaped out of her chest. She exclaimed, "What are you doing"ead." Auntie Song nodded.Fu Xiaoyao smiled faintly at her, then walked upstairs.After arriving at the room, she didn't even bother taking a shower, just collapsing on the bed and falling asleep.Today,...