Lu Shijing wasn’t so much upset as he was annoyed. He seemed to have forgotten to tell her face-to-face that their age gap was three years, not four.

Then, a suspicion crept into his mind. ‘Does she not remember what happened last night?’

Just as he was starting to feel relieved, Lu Shijing received a call from Grandma Lu.

“Grandma? What is it?” he asked, his voice cold.

Grandma Lu retorted, “No… I call to give you a heads-up and this is the thanks I get? Let me tell you, you are one irritating child. How did I end up with a grandson like you? You’re frustrating me to death!”

“…” Lu Shijing decided it was best to just stay silent.

Grandma Lu was annoyed, but she still told him, “Shengsheng is going abroad to handle some things for the museum. You should check if your travel documents are expired! You’ll be able to follow her over there.”

But Lu Shijing replied, “I’m not going after her.”

Grandma Lu: ???

‘What? Has this boy lost his mind?’ ‘What is this nonsense?’ “What kind of rubbish are you spouting?” Grandma Lu demanded. “If you don’t make a move now, what are you waiting for? For her to be gone for good?”

Lu Shijing said, “I have my own plan, Grandma.”

“I know how to handle things with Shengsheng.”

Grandma Lu held back a string of curses she was dying to unleash. Instead, she just went silent, as if deciding she didn’t know this grandson of hers at all.

Grandma Lu hung up on him directly, then proceeded to curse him out at the silent phone.

Afterward, Lu Shijing brazenly waited for three days. For three whole days, he didn’t contact Gu Shengsheng.

He’d nearly caved several times, but he held back. He was waiting for Gu Shengsheng to contact him. After all, he had already decided to play hard to get.

But before this so-called strategy could even begin, three days had already passed. There wasn’t a peep from Gu Shengsheng. In fact, her days had been so packed that she seemed to have forgotten he even existed.

By the time a sense of crisis finally hit Lu Shijing, Gu Shengsheng was already on a plane, heading abroad.

Even Lin Kai couldn’t hold it in anymore. “Boss, what on earth has gotten into you? Miss Gu is leaving today, and you’re still acting like this?”

“You’ve been completely out of it, but you still won’t contact Miss Gu. Are you having a sulking contest with yourself?”

Lin Kai couldn’t think of any other explanation for his boss’s bizarre behavior.

In any case, his boss had been a mess for days—anxious, holding himself back from doing something, and stalking around the office all day with a thunderous expression that scared everyone.

‘Would a normal person act like this?’

Everyone at the company was on edge. Who wouldn’t think something was wrong? Lin Kai certainly thought so! And he was sure it had something to do with the Young Madam.

But the Young Madam’s life was proceeding as usual; her daily routine was completely normal. She’d had no contact with the boss whatsoever.

So the question was, had his boss just been moping by himself all this time?

‘Did he get angry… just for the sake of being angry?’ ‘Besides, what did the boss even have to be angry about?’ Lin Kai just didn’t get it.

Finally, Lu Shijing couldn’t take it anymore. He shot to his feet and ordered, “Buy me a plane ticket to Eagle Country for today.”

Lin Kai’s face lit up with excitement. “Boss, you’ve finally seen the light! Mrs. Lu already bought you a ticket. You can still make the flight if you leave now.”

He had to admit, Mrs. Lu was truly a master. When it came to things like this, she was the one to rely on.

Lu Shijing didn’t say a word, simply finishing up his instructions for the company. “I’m going to handle some business in Eagle Country,” he said. “We have a lot of operations there, so I should go check on them.”

In reality, he was just making an excuse for himself.

Then Lu Shijing asked, “Lin Kai, if the Young Madam liked someone, do you think she’d ever say it?”

Lin Kai shook his head. “The Young Madam’s heart is harder than steel.”

“It’s tough enough even when you’re the one actively pursuing her. You really expect her to come looking for you? Boss, I’m not trying to be harsh, but Miss Gu probably hasn’t even noticed that you haven’t messaged her.”

The words were a stab to the heart, but it was the truth.

‘You two are a real pair of geniuses. A perfect match.’

But he didn’t dare to speak such a blunt truth.

When it came to low emotional intelligence, it wasn’t entirely fair. The Young Madam handled her friendships and family relationships perfectly well. But when it came to romance, she had absolutely zero experience.

And what a coincidence, it was the exact same for his boss.

So, they were each other’s first loves, starting off in an expert-level game: a contract marriage where she was a substitute bride. I mean, with a setup like that… could the two of them ever figure it out?

Even Lin Kai, who considered himself an expert from reading countless romance novels, thought the situation was thorny.

So what hope was there for two complete rookies with zero experience?

Lu Shijing got the point. On the drive to the airport, he kept thinking that Jin Ran’s advice from that night must have been all wrong.

Lin Kai spoke with the gravity of a seasoned advisor. “Boss, when it comes to Miss Gu, you don’t need any special tactics. They’re useless. Your old method of just randomly doing things might actually work by accident. You get me?”

“Mm,” Lu Shijing nodded.

“Boss, once you get over there, it’s all on you. Besides, Miss Gu is a divorced woman now, and there are plenty of handsome men abroad. Who’s to say she won’t fall for someone else?”

Lu Shijing hadn’t really been thinking about that; he’d even thought it was a normal thing. But now that Lin Kai brought it up, his mood soured completely.

“Drive faster.” A certain someone was starting to get anxious.

Lin Kai continued to list all sorts of possibilities, piling on the anxiety for Lu Shijing.

Then he added, “Anyway, Boss, you have to keep a close eye on her over there. Get closer to the Young Madam. Don’t worry about the company. We’ll hold down the fort. Everyone will be just fine without you.”

The truth was, he hoped his boss would go on business trips more often. That way, there would be no meetings, and everyone back home could peacefully slack off. It would be like a mini-vacation.

After all, any day Lu Shijing wasn’t in the office was a holiday.

On her end, Gu Shengsheng arrived at the hotel and, with a clear conscience, promptly fell asleep.

By coincidence, Lu Shijing was staying in the room directly across the hall. Just as he used his key card and stepped inside, Gu Shengsheng came out of her room. They had just missed each other.

She was always one to have a clear goal. Since she was here, she might as well head straight to the Da Ying Museum.

Before she left, Gu Shengsheng had to give herself a pep talk. No matter how much prejudice she held against the place, today she was going simply to appreciate the artifacts. She absolutely could not lose her temper.

After mentally preparing herself, she arrived at the entrance of the Da Ying Museum.

Gu Shengsheng thought for a moment, then started a livestream.

The moment she went live, countless viewers flooded in. People had noticed her IP address had changed to Eagle Country and were waiting to see if she would stream. They never expected she actually would.

Her fans were ecstatic, flooding the chat with messages about how much they’d missed her streams.

Watching the comments fly across the screen, Gu Shengsheng smiled. “Don’t worry, I’m doing great. I’ll stream whenever I have free time from now on.”

Then, she headed inside, getting in line for the security check.

Gu Shengsheng hadn’t even made it through security when an alarm started to blare.

All sorts of noises erupted, and security began to cordon off the crowd.

Even inside the museum, movement was restricted.

An announcement came over the speakers in English, telling everyone to remain calm.

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