A single hair

The man's voice was full of contempt, every word cutting.

"Whether it's Lu Kuo or Fu Ting'an, remember that you're still Mrs. Lu. If you dare cheat on me, I'll castrate that man myself!"

Light from outside the car swept across his face, illuminating his sinister, ruthless gaze.

In that instant, Xia Zhi firmly believed the villain would keep his word. If she betrayed him, he really would dare do it.

But...

Hadn't he come back this time to discuss divorce?

Wouldn't her "affair" work in his favor?

The villain could take the opportunity to leave her with nothing in the divorce. He should have been happy, but his expression looked nothing like happiness.

Fair enough. No one would be happy about being cuckolded.

But he clearly hadn't cared before. Could the original owner's memories have been wrong?

That had to be it.

She had found it strange before, too. How could the villain not mind the original owner flirting with someone else? Now it seemed the original owner had misunderstood. His expressionless face simply hadn't betrayed his emotions.

What man could stand his wife cheating on him?

It had nothing to do with liking or loving her. It was a matter of pride. The villain was the president of the Lu Group, after all. Wouldn't people laugh him to death if his wife cheated?

Fortunately, she had been clever.

When she went to the birthday party that night, Xia Zhi had prepared not only a stun gun but also a recording watch. She had turned on the recording as soon as Fu Ting'an followed her outside. Wherever and whenever necessary, she could prove her innocence.

Lu Heng gave Xia Zhi a suspicious look. A recording watch?

This woman actually carried a stun gun and a recording watch to Xiaojing's birthday party?

What was she planning?

Still, when he heard that Xia Zhi could prove her innocence, Lu Heng's expression eased slightly. "I did receive those photos Lu Kuo mentioned."

"I'm giving you one chance to explain."

Honestly, Xia Zhi was curious, too. Just how indecent were those photos for the male lead to make a special call to warn her?

Were they photos in bed?

Lu Heng's heart suddenly clenched. There were photos in bed, too?

Xia Zhi thought that image manipulation was so advanced nowadays that even fabricated bed photos would hardly be surprising.

"Could you let me see the photos?"

Lu Heng didn't answer. He only stared at her coldly.

His icy, fierce gaze sent Xia Zhi's heart pounding with fear. "I swear I've never done anything with Fu Ting'an."

"If I'm lying, may my son be born without an anus!"

Lu Heng was so furious that he nearly strangled the stupid woman. Cursing herself was one thing, but she actually cursed his son!

Lu Heng's face darkened. "I'll show you when we get home."

Hearing that, Xia Zhi let out a small breath of relief. Did this mean the villain believed her a tiny bit?

She didn't have the recording watch on her anyway, so she could play it for him once they got home. Then everything would become clear.

Phew.

That idiot of an original owner only flirted with Fu Ting'an because she listened to Tang Green Tea's instigation. Hopefully, the villain could forgive her. That would make my work later on much smoother, too.

Lu Heng frowned. What Tang Green Tea?

Listening to their conversation in the back seat, Jiang Cheng couldn't help being amused.

President Lu might not even have noticed his own change in attitude toward Xia Zhi. In the past, never mind flirting-even if she had actually slept with someone, he wouldn't have so much as frowned.

But now...

Jiang Cheng felt that these two probably wouldn't be getting divorced.

The car was going so fast it practically felt like low-altitude flight. Xia Zhi was terrified. "Assistant Jiang, we're really not in a hurry. Please drive slower."

She had absolutely no desire to die in this world alongside the villain.

Lu Heng's mood had only just improved a little, but hearing Xia Zhi's disdainful words soured it again.

"Just because you're not in a hurry, does that mean no one else is? Do you think everyone's as idle as you?"

Xia Zhi immediately fell silent.

Poor Assistant Jiang. Working for such an overbearing workaholic of a boss must be incredibly stressful.

Lu Heng shot her a cold sidelong glance, then told Jiang Cheng, "It's too late tonight. Take half a day off tomorrow."

Jiang Cheng was delighted. "Thank you, President Lu."

Although working for President Lu earned him an enviably high salary, he also worked year-round without a day off and had to be available whenever called.

Xia Zhi thought, Who knew this damn pervert could be considerate of others? What a rarity.

Lu Heng gave a cold laugh and stopped looking at her, leaning back against the seat and closing his eyes to rest.

He had been constantly on the move for a week, and the latter part of his itinerary had been compressed further. Now he was utterly exhausted and wanted only to lie down and get a solid night's sleep.

Watching the villain doze off, Xia Zhi was still forced to keep looking at him...

What a torment.

[Minor, didn't you mention some system shop before? Does it have anything that can undo the Immobility Spell?]

Little Sponge seemed to search for a while before replying in delight, [It does.]

*[!!]*

[It even has that?]

She had only asked casually, never expecting it to have something so bizarre. Curious, she asked, [What is it?]

Little Sponge replied, [A book. It has instructions for undoing the Immobility Spell.]

[Huh? It looks like it doesn't just explain how to undo the Immobility Spell. It also unlocks all sorts of other positions... Aaaah! What did I just see?]

[What did you see?]

Little Sponge blushed. [Anyway, it explains how to undo the Immobility Spell.]

Xia Zhi hurriedly said, [Tell me how to undo it!]

Little Sponge replied, [But host, you don't have any gold coins.]

Xia Zhi was speechless. [Are you stupid? You just saw it. Can't you simply tell me?]

Little Sponge hurriedly shook its head. [No, that's cheating. I'm a first-generation little system. If I'm punished, I'll be reset to factory settings. I still want to level up.]

[Right, didn't you say last time that there were tasks I could do? I'll do them!]

Little Sponge asked, [Are you sure, host?]

[Cut the chatter. Give me a task.]

Little Sponge immediately pulled out a spherical machine with numbers constantly tumbling inside. [Pick one, host.]

The numbers made Xia Zhi's eyes blur. [Eight, then.]

Eight, eight, eight. Prosper, prosper, prosper.

Her lucky number.

Little Sponge opened it and carefully read out every word. [Collect one hair from the male lead.]

*!!*

Xia Zhi nearly fell out of her seat. [The male lead??]

[Why not the villain?]

Little Sponge replied, [Because this is the male lead's world. The villain has a smaller role, so you're more likely to draw the male or female lead. Since the female lead hasn't appeared yet, it'll most likely be the male lead.]

[By hair, you mean things like hair from his head or eyebrows, right?]

It didn't seem all that difficult.

Besides, surely the male lead shed a hair now and then. She might even be able to steal one right off his clothes.

[Cutie, how much will I get for completing the task?]

Little Sponge checked. [Ten gold coins, host.]

[Sounds good, sounds good.]

Little Sponge said, [Host, there are also task instructions here. First, you have twenty-four hours to complete it, starting the second you confirm the task.]

[Second, if you fail to complete the previous task, you cannot start the next one.]

Xia Zhi thought it over. She could use returning the male lead's car tomorrow as a pretext to pluck a hair from him.

Tsk, tsk.

Once again, Xia Zhi marveled that the male lead truly was the male lead. Even a single hair was worth so much.

I really want to pluck a few more.