[World 7] Chapter 176

　　Facing Qin Che's questioning, Jiang Mu acted very calmly. She said, "I don't want to talk about this. Can you understand me? It was just an accident. After I broke up with you, I often got drunk, so that happened. It was only that time."

　　Qin Che's expression did not improve. It was his first time, but Jiang Mu had already done it with others.

　　Although he doesn't have a virgin complex, he still feels uncomfortable.

　　Moreover, Jiang Mu actually refused to remarry him. This was an idea he proposed out of her perspective, but Jiang Mu didn't seem to care at all and directly refused.

　　It made him very embarrassed.

　　What bothered him most was the fact that Jiang Mu had a relationship with someone else.

　　"Then why do you still want to do it with me?" If Qin Che had known this would be the case, he might not have had sex with Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu looked at him and said doubtfully, "Isn't this consensual? You didn't refuse. If you didn't want to, you should have kept your distance from me like before instead of coming into the room with me. I thought you were hinting that you wanted to have sex with me by coming in with me."

　　Jiang Mu spoke so seriously that even Qin Che began to doubt whether he had really acted as Jiang Mu said last night. In fact, he had had such an idea for a long time.

　　For a moment, he couldn't figure out what he was thinking, and his expression was confused and conflicted.

　　Jiang Mu looked at him tenderly, "Just consider it as confirmation that we once had a marriage. It was just in name only before, so now it's just to make up for a regret. What do you think?"

　　The muscles on Qin Che's forehead twitched twice, and his expression was very stiff, which showed that he was in a very bad mood.

　　But Jiang Mu continued to add fuel to the fire.

　　"I think it's fine like this. You don't need marriage, and I don't want to tie you down. We are both free now. You can do what you like and what you want, and so can I... But I will still keep a place for you in my heart."

　　…..

　　After Qin Che and Jiang Mu separated, Jiang Mu went straight back to City S, and the two did not contact each other for two consecutive days.

　　And the heroine of "Falling" was finally chosen, and it was her.

　　Lu Ran came to tell her the news in person.

　　To celebrate, Lu Ran said he would treat her to a meal.

　　The dinner time was set at seven o'clock in the evening, and Lu Ran took her to a private restaurant with great privacy.

　　It was already past nine o'clock when they're done with dinner.

　　At this time, Lu Ran suggested going to the movies.

　　Jiang Mu looked at the time and asked him what movie he wanted to watch.

　　Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Do you watch science fiction movies?"

　　Jiang Mu: "I haven't seen much, where can I go to see it?"

　　Lu Ran: "My home."

　　Jiang Mu hesitated for a few seconds after hearing this, and whispered, "Brother Lu Ran, it's late now, it's not good to go to your house."

　　Lu Ran said calmly: "What's wrong with that?"

　　Jiang Mu: "It's too late, just the two of us."

　　"I miss you." Lu Ran suddenly interrupted her.

　　Jiang Mu was stunned and looked at him blankly, "Brother Lu Ran."

　　"I've thought about it. If you haven't gotten over your previous relationship yet, I'm willing to wait for you, but you can't completely deny me, how about developing a relationship with me? And..."

　　Lu Ran paused for a second, leaned close to her ear, and said, "You are about to shoot "Falling". I read the script and there are several such plots in it. You don't have enough experience, so it will be difficult to satisfy the director. You can try more before joining the crew to get a feel for it. I don't mind acting with you."

　　Jiang Mu frowned, her ears felt itchy and hot from his blowing, "But..."

　　"But what, don't you believe me? I may not be talking to you, but I am also a professional, I studied directing, let me help you."

　　Lu Ran's voice is gentle and full of temptation. His voice is magnetic and every word is powerful.

　　Jiang Mu seemed to be a little moved, and her hesitation could be seen from her expression. "This is not good, Brother Lu Ran."

　　She secretly mocked in her heart, but her expression was innocent and simple.

　　Lu Ran put his hand on her shoulder and helped her make a decision, "Okay, let's go, that's it, I'll drive."

　　Jiang Mu seemed a little passive, and she didn't say a word along the way.

　　They arrived at Lu Ran's house again.

　　Lu Ran parked the car and saw that she didn't move, so he looked at her in confusion.

　　Jiang Mu's face and eyes had turned red at some point, as if she was crying silently.

　　She didn't say a word the whole way, could it be that she had been crying for a long time?

　　Lu Ran asked, "What's wrong?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Brother Lu Ran, why do you treat me like this?"

　　Lu Ran didn't expect Jiang Mu to react so strongly.

　　"Do you think I'm a casual person?"

　　Jiang Mu choked and cried, looking very pitiful, with accusations written all over her eyes.

　　Lu Ran: "I didn't think so."

　　"Then why do you treat me like this? What did I do wrong to make you feel..." As Jiang Mu spoke, she covered her face and started crying.

　　Lu Ran thought back to what he had just said. He really didn't mean what Jiang Mu said. But after Jiang Mu said that, it seemed that he did something wrong.

　　After all, he had no experience in pursuing girls. In the past, women always took the initiative to approach him, so he didn't need to put in any effort.

　　He reached out and grabbed one of Jiang Mu's hands to stop her from covering her face, and whispered, "I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing, but I didn't mean it that way."

　　Jiang Mu turned her head away and refused to look at him, "Don't look at me."

　　Lu Ran: "I was wrong, don't be angry."

　　Lu Ran rarely apologized like this, but he had made exceptions many times for Jiang Mu.

　　But Jiang Mu still had no intention of forgiving him. Instead, she stared at him and said with red eyes: "Please take me back."

　　Lu Ran frowned and said, "Okay."

　　Jiang Mu bit her lip, pulled her hand out of his, and told him her home address.

　　Along the way, the two didn't speak anymore. Lu Ran turned on the stereo and played a soothing music.

　　Jiang Mu kept looking out the window and didn't even look at him.

　　However, Lu Ran would look at Jiang Mu whenever he had the chance.

　　Her melancholy profile seemed to be covered with fog, clear and cold, like a crescent moon hidden in the night, exuding a lonely yet pure atmosphere.

　　Lu Ran felt a faint emotion passing through his heart, turning into a vine that wrapped around his entire heart.

　　He became more and more concerned about Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu rejected Lu Ran's suggestion to send her upstairs and let Lu Ran go back downstairs.

　　Her rejection did not make Lu Ran angry. Instead, Lu Ran seemed in a good mood and said he would come to see her again tomorrow.

　　Jiang Mu didn't say okay or don't.

　　The next day, when Lu Ran came, Jiang Mu was painting at home.

　　Lu Ran sent her a message before coming. Jiang Mu saw it, but didn't reply and pretended not to see it.

　　Lu Ran came over by himself.

　　As his agent, he certainly knew Jiang Mu's house number and even her home password, but he didn't just open the door and come in himself, but rang the doorbell.

　　It took Jiang Mu a long time to open the door.

　　Seeing Lu Ran outside the door, Jiang Mu showed a look of surprise, but quickly regained her composure.

　　Lu Ran said: "Didn't you read the news?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Well, I didn't notice."

　　Lu Ran saw that she was dressed casually, wearing a nude suspender dress with a thick knitted cardigan over it, her hair casually tied into a bun with messy bangs hanging down. This was the first time he had seen Jiang Mu look so lazy. She also had a faint scent of white tea on her body, which brushed across his nose and made his heart beat faster.

　　Jiang Mu pointed to the slippers on the ground and said, "The grey ones are men's slippers, you can wear whatever you want."

　　After saying that, she turned around and went back in.

　　When Lu Ran changed his shoes, his eyes were always following Jiang Mu's figure.

　　Jiang Mu walked into the study.

　　The house was newly bought, but it has been renovated and has a large study room. So when buying the house, Jiang Mu also bought a lot of painting tools. Today, she happened to have nothing to do and wanted to paint a picture. She hadn't painted for a long time, so her hands were a little rusty.

　　She painted for several hours, but she was still not satisfied with the result.

　　Lu Ran just happened to come.

　　Jiang Mu wanted to finish the painting she hadn't just finished, but after returning to the study and looking at the painting in front of her, she suddenly lost her inspiration and felt that this unfinished painting was so boring.

　　So she frowned, threw the paintbrush away, and sat in the chair to daydream.

　　Lu Ran stood behind her, "Did you draw this?"

　　The painting shows a naked girl lying in a pink and purple flower bed. Her body seems to blend into the flowers. Her body is painted beautifully, but the girl's face is not drawn, so it is unknown what it looks like.

　　Jiang Mu said lazily: "Yeah."

　　Seeing that Jiang Mu didn't seem to be ready to continue painting, Lu Ran asked, "Why don't you paint anymore?"

　　Jiang Mu frowned: "I don't feel anything anymore. I don't want to paint anymore."

　　After she finished speaking, she looked up at Lu Ran and saw that Lu Ran was looking at the painting seriously, as if he was very interested.

　　Jiang Mu raised her eyebrows, picked up the paintbrush on a whim, looked at Lu Ran, and outlined the woman's face in the painting.

　　Lu Ran watched carefully.

　　Half an hour later, he realized something was wrong.

　　The woman in the painting was clearly painted based on his appearance. Although she had long hair, her facial features were exactly the same as his.

　　Lu Ran frowned and said helplessly: "Jiang Mu."

　　Jiang Mu smiled. "How is it? Does it look good?"

　　She thought the painting was great. "I didn't expect you to look so good with long hair."

　　The more Lu Ran looked at it, the more uncomfortable he felt. What's more, there was a naked person in the painting. Even if the painting was beautiful, no man would be happy if he was painted as a woman.

　　Jiang Mu said regretfully: "It seems you don't like it."

　　Lu Ran looked at her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Jiang Mu, do you think I should like it?"

　　Jiang Mu blinked, and her mood suddenly became good. "Well, how about I draw a new one for you?"

　　Lu Ran: "How to draw?"

　　Jiang Mu raised her eyebrows. "Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to watch a science fiction movie? I'll play a science fiction movie for you. You can watch it, but don't move. I'll draw for you."

　　Lu Ran nodded, "That's fine."

　　"But you have to take off all your clothes." Jiang Mu said this in a natural tone as if she was talking about something very ordinary.

　　Lu Ran raised his eyebrows, "Why?"

　　Jiang Mu: "No reason, just answer whether you are willing or not."

　　Lu Ran thought about it and said, "It's not impossible, but I can't take off my clothes alone, right? It would be so embarrassing if I didn't wear any clothes. If you were with me, I might feel more comfortable."

　　Jiang Mu glanced at him indifferently, and her eyes were like a cool breeze.

　　Seeing Jiang Mu's stern face but obviously blushing, Lu Ran couldn't help but smile, "What do you think of this proposal?"