Chapter 012: Those Uncomfortable Days 

Scene 1: The Flirtation Game

"Pfft!" Li Xintian covered her smile with manicured fingers, feigning disgust. "Stop spouting cheesy lines! Are we in some idol drama?" Her exaggerated shiver made the Cartier bracelet clink against the car door.

Lu Yuan's lips twitched. The Eye of Insight revealed the truth:

Li Xintian's Disposition Update: Intimate (Level 6)

Women...always say the opposite of what they feel.

Scene 2: Banking on Desire

"Work's exhausting," Li sighed, adjusting her red cashmere scarf. "Our branch manager assigned me a five-million-yuan deposit quota this quarter." She batted lashes heavy with Lancôme Hypnôse mascara.

Lu Yuan's fingers drummed the Nappa leather steering wheel. "Consider it done."

Li's Gucci Sylvie bag slipped from her lap. "F-five million? But..."

"Friends help friends." His smile held wolfish undertones.

Scene 3: The Price of Favors

At the traffic light, Lu Yuan leaned in, catching whiffs of Diptyque Baies. "How will you...repay me?"

Li's pulse throbbed at her jugular. "W-what do you want?"

"Simple." His breath warmed her earlobe. "Treat me to hotpot."

"Y-you!" She swatted his arm, Rolex Datejust glinting. "Jerk!"

Disposition Update: Intimate (Level 8)

Scene 4: Public Display

The G500's arrival at "Old Sichuan Hotpot" drew stares. Li clung to Lu Yuan's arm like Cinderella at the ball, her blush rivaling the restaurant's chili oil.

"Private room," Lu Yuan ordered, tossing car keys to the valet.

Scene 5: Private Negotiations

Behind mahogany doors, Li fanned herself with the menu. "D-don't get the wrong idea! I just...had cramps earlier."

"Of course." Lu Yuan's smirk widened. "Every woman has...off days."