[World 7] Chapter 177

　　Lu Ran thought Jiang Mu would refuse, but Jiang Mu just lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "Brother Lu Ran, do you think this will make you comfortable?"

　　Lu Ran smiled and said, "Yeah, I feel uncomfortable being alone, but it's much better with you here. Otherwise, it would be awkward for me to sit there."

　　Jiang Mu sighed, "Forget it then."

　　"Why?" Lu Ran felt that Jiang Mu was not so determined to disagree.

　　Jiang Mu hesitated for a few seconds and expressed her thoughts: "Brother Lu Ran, if you don't want to, just say you don't want to. Why do you have to bargain with me? I don't like this."

　　After saying that, she pretended to put away her painting tools, but Lu Ran frowned and stopped her, "Wait."

　　Lu Ran: "Okay, I agree."

　　Jiang Mu looked at him doubtfully, "Really?"

　　Lu Ran: "Yeah."

　　"Why did you agree again?" Jiang Mu asked.

　　Lu Ran: "Nothing, I just don't want to disappoint you."

　　Jiang Mu looked at him thoughtfully.

　　Lu Ran said generously: "Do you want to take it off now?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Well, let's sit outside."

　　The two quickly moved to the living room. Jiang Mu directed Lu Ran to sit on the sofa, asked him to take off his clothes, watch TV naturally, and strike a posture that he felt comfortable, and then he was not allowed to move.

　　Lu Ran was actually still not used to it. Being naked in front of Jiang Mu with nothing covering his body, he felt uncomfortable in any posture. He tried many different positions before finding one that felt good.

　　Jiang Mu was not in a hurry. She started thinking on the drawing board first, and only started when Lu Ran was ready.

　　After entering the state, Jiang Mu's expression and aura changed. She looked at Lu Ran with cold eyes, as if she was appreciating a work of art. When her eyes fell on Lu Ran, Lu Ran could feel that subtle feeling, like raindrops falling on him, cool and stimulating his skin, making him unconsciously get goose bumps, and he subconsciously wanted to shrink himself.

　　Jiang Mu looked at him, suddenly stopped painting, frowned, stared into his eyes, and said slowly: "Relax."

　　This sentence made Lu Ran even more nervous, and he even felt a little hot. This heat was not external, but came from the inside to out, as if there was a fire burning in his body.

　　Lu Ran said helplessly: "It's hard for me to relax when you look at me like this."

　　Jiang Mu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but... you should restrain yourself a little."

　　Lu Ran glanced down and found that his reaction was quite obvious.

　　"I can only say that this is a normal physiological reaction."

　　Jiang Mu stopped talking.

　　Lu Ran smiled and secretly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

　　Although Lu Ran couldn't sit still and moved a few times afterwards, he was generally honest.

　　After painting for several hours, she still hadn't finished. However, Jiang Mu saw that he was very tired, so she said that they should stop here for now and she would finish the rest herself.

　　Hearing this, Lu Ran's tense body relaxed a little, "It's finally over."

　　When he agreed, he didn't expect it would be so tiring. Sitting for hours without moving is really hard.

　　But Lu Ran didn't watch TV the whole time, but was observing Jiang Mu.

　　Jiang Mu was really pleasing to the eye when she was drawing seriously. She had an artistic and cold aura. When Lu Ran looked at her, what came to his mind was the scene of Jiang Mu not wearing any clothes either.

　　The picture was sacred. Her snow-white skin, seaweed-like long hair, and cold and proud eyes made her look like a blood-red rose with thorns. One look could make people surrender subconsciously. They dared not touch her, but yearned for her in their hearts.

　　Lu Ran didn't know how many sides Jiang Mu had. Every time Jiang Mu would show something different in front of him.

　　At the beginning, Lu Ran had no interest in Jiang Mu, but he was slowly attracted to her and discovered her shining points little by little. Even after getting her, he still wanted to possess more of her, or even all of her.

　　Jiang Mu looked at Lu Ran and asked, "Why don't you get up?"

　　Lu Ran moved his feet, frowned suddenly, then leaned down with an ugly expression.

　　Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment, then stood up and walked over, "What's wrong? Are you having a cramp?"

　　If you maintain one position for a long time and then move suddenly, you will get cramps and numbness in your legs.

　　Seeing him in so much pain, Jiang Mu subconsciously thought he was having a cramp.

　　Lu Ran nodded with difficulty, seeming to be unable to speak due to the pain.

　　Jiang Mu squatted down, lifted his legs with both hands, and gently massaged him, "Don't move yet, I'll help you massage, it will be healed soon."

　　A smile flashed in Lu Ran's eyes, but it was only for a moment and soon disappeared. Jiang Mu lowered her head and didn't notice it.

　　Lu Ran stared at her intently, feeling her soft and warm little hands kneading his calves, which was very comfortable.

　　"How are you? Are you feeling better?"

　　Lu Ran whispered, "Well, it still hurts a little."

　　Jiang Mu nodded, "Then you take a rest."

　　Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, "Are you not going to press it anymore?"

　　Jiang Mu looked up at him and blinked, "Do you still want me to press it?"

　　Lu Ran: "Well, it feels much better after pressing it."

　　Jiang Mu thought about it and said, "Okay then."

　　She sat up and asked Lu Ran to put his feet on her legs.

　　Upon hearing this, Lu Ran immediately did as he was told.

　　Seeing that his movements were not stiff at all, Jiang Mu laughed secretly in her heart.

　　After he put his feet up, Jiang Mu pressed hard on the acupoints on the soles of his feet.

　　Lu Ran's face turned pale in an instant. He wanted to pull his foot back, but Jiang Mu didn't let go. "Wait, just press it a few more times. Just bear with it."

　　Lu Ran was shaking with pain and looked at Jiang Mu. Seeing that she looked natural, he couldn't guess whether she knew that he was pretending.

　　Jiang Mu pinched him to death and said, "If it hurts, it means the blockage is blocked. If it is unblocked, it won't hurt. I'll press it a few more times and you'll be fine."

　　Lu Ran: "…"

　　Lu Ran could only bear it. Jiang Mu asked him to stand up and walk around after the massage. "Stand up and try. If you still feel uncomfortable, I'll give you a couple more massages. This is something I learned from a master. It works."

　　As soon as the words fell, Lu Ran stood up immediately, "I'm fine, it really works."

　　Jiang Mu smiled and said, "That's good. Put on your clothes."

　　Lu Ran looked down at his brother, who had already stopped fighting and was no longer making any noise. He didn't have any extra thoughts at the moment. The pain from those two blows had made him feel cold all over, and he was no longer warm.

　　Jiang Mu seemed to have no idea what he was thinking. She picked up the clothes and handed them to him, "Wear them here. I won't look at you."

　　Lu Ran said: "I want to see what you drew me like."

　　Jiang Mu: "It's not finished yet, you can't see it."

　　"I'll just take a look."

　　Jiang Mu thought about it and said, "Okay then."

　　Lu Ran walked up to it and looked at the unfinished painting with some surprise.

　　Although it was unfinished, the basic outlines had been drawn, and only the background and body details needed further processing and coloring. However, this unfinished product was enough to surprise Lu Ran.

　　It certainly didn't take Jiang Mu a short time to be able to paint like this. Why haven't he heard that Jiang Mu can paint before?

　　Lu Ran didn't think much about it, he just felt that Jiang Mu was like an endless treasure, and the more he dug into her, the more he discovered her virtues.

　　He became a greedy treasure hunter, wanting to possess all the treasure and even unwilling to let others discover the treasure.

　　It's a pity... Jiang Mu is his artist. As her agent, he has the responsibility to help Jiang Mu develop better and reach a higher position.

　　Since he had promised it before, he had to do it, even if he regretted it now.

　　"Jiang Mu."

　　Lu Ran suddenly called Jiang Mu's name.

　　Jiang Mu looked up at him, "What's wrong?"

　　Lu Ran: "Are you still in touch with Qin Che?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Well, it was his mother's birthday a few days ago, and I met him."

　　Lu Ran frowned, "Why didn't you tell me?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Didn't I tell you now?"

　　The agent cannot ask the artist to report every detail. There is nothing wrong with what Jiang Mu did. It is her own private matter.

　　But when Lu Ran heard that she was meeting Qin Che, he did feel a little strange.

　　"Yeah." Lu Ran put on his clothes and followed Jiang Mu with a vague look.

　　Jiang Mu put the painting in the study. She planned to wait until Lu Ran left and then continue painting when she had time.

　　After she came out, she sat down on the sofa.

　　Seeing Jiang Mu coming out, Lu Ran asked: "How are you and Qin Che now?"

　　The question was not clear because Lu Ran himself did not know what he wanted to know.

　　Jiang Mu asked back: "What?"

　　Lu Ran: "Will the old love between you two rekindle?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Why do you ask?"

　　Lu Ran: "As your agent, of course I have to understand your relationship status."

　　Jiang Mu thought, just pretend. As an agent, this is a good excuse.

　　Jiang Mu: "I never thought about reconciliation."

　　She hadn't thought about reconciliation, but she did it a few days ago.

　　Lu Ran didn't need to know the second half of the sentence.

　　"You haven't thought about reconciliation, what about him?" Lu Ran felt that all men were cheap, and there were many cases of men cherishing something only after they lost it. What's more, Jiang Mu was much better now than before. Maybe Qin Che regretted it and wanted to remarry.

　　Lu Ran guessed correctly.

　　Jiang Mu: "I don't know about him."

　　"Then let me change the question. If he wants to reconcile with you, will you consider your old relationship?" After Lu Ran finished speaking, he stared into her eyes, observing every change in her expression.

　　Jiang Mu frowned and fell into deep thought.

　　Lu Ran's heart also began to lift.

　　"Does it need to take that long to think?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Maybe I still have a place for him in my heart. After all, I have always loved him for so many years, but I will not be with him anymore. There will be no good result between him and me."

　　Lu Ran felt unhappy when he heard Jiang Mu say that she still had him in her heart. He wanted to know, if she still had Qin Che in her heart, then did he have a place in her heart?

　　Lu Ran couldn't ask this question.

　　Jiang Mu: "Okay, do you have anything else to ask?"

　　Lu Ran: "Nothing."

　　Jiang Mu: "By the way, you haven't told me why you came to see me today?"

　　Lu Ran: "Nothing, I just came to see you because you're going to join the group in a few days."

　　Jiang Mu nodded, "Well, I'm almost done packing, do you have anything else to do?"

　　These words were like an order to leave. If Lu Ran said that he was fine, then he should leave too.

　　Lu Ran felt very uncomfortable seeing that she didn't care about him.

　　"Have you told Qin Che about our affairs?"

　　Jiang Mu looked at him suspiciously, and asked knowingly, "What's our business?"

　　Lu Ran thought she had forgotten, his face became even uglier, and he felt angry, "What we did."

　　Jiang Mu was stunned for a moment and said, "I told him, he knows."

　　This answer was beyond Lu Ran's expectations.

　　"He knew it was with me?"