Cheng Xi ended up driving Lu Chenzhou inside, for no other reason than his ultimatum. “It’s quite a long walk from here. Either you get out of the car and I’ll drive myself in, or you can do so.”

Cheng Xi’s only reasonable choice was to drive him in.

Of course, Lu Chenzhou hadn’t lied to her. The front entrance was indeed quite a long distance away from the front door. The path was tortuous, so much so that when Lu Chenzhou finally said, “Okay, this is the place,” Cheng Xi was almost about to faint from dizziness. 

At almost the exact same time that...