Changes in Body and Life

For the past two weeks, Lu Zhiyu had barely gone out except to attend Cai Jiajia's private lessons and visit her home. Only after coming out this time did he realize there was a problem. Everyone he passed along the way turned to look at him, and several times, he caught people secretly taking pictures of him with their phones.

"He's so handsome! Did he walk straight out of a comic book?"

"Could he be a celebrity? He has such an incredible presence!"

"He kind of looks mixed-race. He's so beautiful, and his eyes seem like they can shoot electricity. Oh no, I'm done for—he looked at me!"

All sorts of strange thoughts kept flooding into Lu Zhiyu's mind along the way. When he looked at himself, he had only thought he was fairly handsome and hadn't paid it much mind. But in other people's eyes, the change seemed far more terrifying.

When he went to a restaurant to eat, a waitress had actually slipped her phone number into his hand. Quite a few girls found all sorts of excuses to ask for his contact information. Lu Zhiyu felt something was off. Even if he was handsome, it shouldn't have been this outrageous.

After they finished eating at the restaurant, Cai Jiajia glanced toward the seats on their left. Lu Zhiyu immediately asked, "What is it?"

The corners of Cai Jiajia's lips curled up. "There's a girl over there who's been secretly watching you the whole time. You're pretty charming, huh? But you've changed a lot lately. Hmm, since I've been with you all this time, I didn't really notice it, but compared to when I first met you, you really have changed a lot. The way you are now is simply astonishing!"

Lu Zhiyu immediately teased, "Have I become more handsome?"

Cai Jiajia touched her crimson lips. "You could say that, but it doesn't feel like that's all. It's more like there's an aura coming off your body. No, not an aura—a scent. It smells really good. It's very alluring!"

Lu Zhiyu froze. "A scent?"

He immediately sniffed himself. "I don't smell anything."

Cai Jiajia immediately laughed. "It's a scent only women can sense—the scent of a man, the scent of hormones!"

Lu Zhiyu laughed, but he remembered Cai Jiajia's words. Could it really be that, after he adjusted his body to its perfect state, it began giving off some special scent that caused this phenomenon?

After dinner, Lu Zhiyu naturally went to Cai Jiajia's home. After taking a bottle of red wine from the car and having a couple of drinks, Cai Jiajia looked at Lu Zhiyu and said, "I almost thought I was going to die!"

Lu Zhiyu immediately said, "I'll be more careful next time. You really scared me just now!"

Cai Jiajia shook her head. "But it really felt too good. Lu Zhiyu, you're the most perfect man I've ever met!"

Cai Jiajia lay in Lu Zhiyu's arms, rubbing against his chest like a kitten. Only then did she say, "Lu Zhiyu, let's end our relationship here!"

"Huh?" Lu Zhiyu didn't understand why things had suddenly changed like this. He was about to use his mental power to probe Cai Jiajia's thoughts, but she spoke first.

"My boyfriend came back. He found me and talked to me about a lot of things. He hopes I can go back to him!" Cai Jiajia looked at Lu Zhiyu with complicated, unfocused eyes, as though she were making an incredibly difficult choice.

Lu Zhiyu held Cai Jiajia close and said, "What? Is he better than me?"

Cai Jiajia shook her head. "He isn't as handsome as you, and he isn't as charming as you. From every angle, he can't compare to you. But he loves me!"

Lu Zhiyu immediately said, "Don't I love you?"

Cai Jiajia smiled faintly. "Do you?"

Lu Zhiyu was speechless. After sitting there for a while, he slowly got up and put on his clothes. Then he kissed Cai Jiajia on the forehead. "I'm sorry. The time I spent with you was truly happy. I won't come back to disturb your life again. I also wish you and your boyfriend a long life together."

Cai Jiajia looked at Lu Zhiyu, her eyes filled with longing and reluctance. But Lu Zhiyu could see just how resolute she was inside. She had already made up her mind.

Sitting in the car, Lu Zhiyu felt somewhat empty. He felt that his actions had been a little despicable, but fortunately, the outcome wasn't bad. His story with Cai Jiajia had come to an end, his cancer had been cured, and he now had a perfect body.

Everything he had experienced recently left Lu Zhiyu deeply moved. He decided to do things that interested him, to live for his own interests and passions rather than living like a dog as he had before.

After driving home, it was already midnight. Once Lu Zhiyu parked the car and prepared to open his front door, he saw a figure crouching by the entrance. It gave him such a fright that he jumped.

"Who is it?"

Lu Zhiyu slowly approached and realized the figure looked familiar. It was a girl, crouched on the ground with her head buried between her knees like an ostrich. He nudged her shoulder and softly called out, "Xia Fan?"

Xia Fan raised her head and looked at Lu Zhiyu through tear-filled eyes. She cried hoarsely, "Lu Zhiyu, where did you go? Why weren't you home in the middle of the night?"

Lu Zhiyu pursed his lips. "How was I supposed to know you'd be squatting outside my door in the middle of the night? Come in. It's windy outside!"

Only after Xia Fan took a hot shower did she emerge from the bathroom. She came out wrapped carelessly in a bath towel, her hair still dripping wet, then flopped down onto the sofa.

Lu Zhiyu immediately said, "What's going on with you? You didn't even dry your hair!"

Xia Fan kept her head lowered without saying anything. Lu Zhiyu took out a dry towel and began drying her hair for her. Only then did Xia Fan say through her sobs, "I got dumped!"

"Oh."

Xia Fan immediately became extremely dissatisfied and abruptly raised her head. "Could you show a little sympathy? I got dumped! Can't you comfort me a little? You..."

Halfway through, Xia Fan suddenly stopped. Her mouth fell open as she stared at Lu Zhiyu. "Who are you?"

Lu Zhiyu took out a hair dryer and plugged it into the socket. Indifferently, he said, "Who else could I be? Lu Zhiyu, of course."

Xia Fan kept shaking her head. "Impossible. The Lu Zhiyu I know definitely isn't this handsome. Tell me the truth—what kind of monster are you disguised as?"

"..."

"Hair dryer. Dry your own hair. It's the same room as last time. Go to sleep early after you're done."