While thinking, Chen Yan looked towards Lu Man.

Lu Man was indeed sitting there expressionlessly, half-leaning on the sofa. No emotional changes could be seen.

Chen Yan hesitated for a moment before he began to persuade, "Man Man, you have been a celebrity for so many years. You should know that as a public figure, receiving negative reviews is very normal."

"Especially for a beautiful girl like you, there are even more jealous people."

"All their comments, aren't they just sour grapes?"

"So, you really shouldn't care about it."

Lu Man turned her head to look at Chen Yan and then spoke indifferently, "But... I think what they're saying is correct."

"Moreover, this matter originally had nothing to do with me, right?"

Her tone gradually became higher, as if she was suppressing the anger and sadness in her heart, "Chen Yan, I'm not someone with grand ambitions."

"Although I want to become a superstar... it's like all kids wanting to go to Tsinghua or Beijing University."

"It's just a dream."

"You know my personality too. I'm actually quite content with my circumstances."

"So, being able to act in a movie that grossed 4.5 billion, participating in the number one movie in history, I'm already very satisfied."

"But now, because of your remarks, I've taken on such huge pressure..."

"I really, can't bear it."

As she spoke, Lu Man's tears started "pitter-pattering" down, and then she hugged her knees and began to cry.

Seeing Lu Man like that, Chen Yan felt a bit heartbroken and went over to hold her.

Lu Man's body swayed left and right, struggling a bit. But Chen Yan hugged her even tighter.

Only then did she stop moving, lying in Chen Yan's arms, continuing to cry.

Chen Yan gently patted Lu Man's back while beginning to reflect on his own actions.

Although he knew the future and wasn't worried about it, Lu Man didn't.

Bearing the doubts and pressures of the whole world, her breakdown and discomfort were quite normal.

Although his intentions were good—to help establish Lu Man's prestige and public image—he admittedly hadn't considered everything thoroughly.

It also made him reflect on whether the success of recent times and the increasing number of women around him had begun to make him easily overlook others' feelings.

While thinking so, Chen Yan couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, he had realized it now. So he sincerely apologized, "Stop crying, Man Man. I really handled this matter poorly. I..."

Midway through his sentence, Lu Man suddenly popped her head out of his embrace.

She was originally extremely beautiful, and having just cried, her eyes were red, making her look pitiful yet charming.

At just one glance, Chen Yan was somewhat dazzled.

However, before he could fully admire her beauty, Lu Man suddenly "pfft" laughed, then looked mischievously at Chen Yan and said, "Chen Yan~ How about my acting?! Has it improved?"

"I'm telling you, I really feel my acting talent has grown recently."

"Before, to cry, I needed to use eye drops and onions."

"Now, I just take a short minute to gather emotions and can easily cry!"

Saying this, she couldn't help but wrap her arms around Chen Yan's neck, smiling and saying, "And I feel like I'm getting better at controlling my expressions now."

"I'm simply an actor born for acting! Wahahaha~"

Chen Yan at that moment: …

He was a bit dumbfounded and asked, "You... were pretending just now?"

Lu Man still proudly elbowed Chen Yan and then said cheerfully, "How was it, was I convincing?"

Chen Yan: ...

Chen Yan rubbed his temples.

This…

He asked, "So, you aren't angry?"

Lu Man countered Chen Yan, "Why would I be angry?"

She leaned softly against Chen Yan, her hand hooking around his neck, happily saying, "Didn't you say the movie would definitely surpass 4 billion? I trust you."

"Moreover, it's so interesting to be at odds with the whole world!"

Lu Man let go of Chen Yan's hand, then with one hand on her waist and the other pointing to the sky she said,

"They mock now, they disbelieve. But seven months from now, they will be astounded by our performance!"

"And I, King Lu Man, will eventually subjugate everyone under my pomegranate dress!"

Chen Yan: ...

Indeed, one should never try to guess a fool's heart.

Because their ideas are always unlike others'.

But ultimately, it's a good thing: Chen Yan didn't have to blame himself for upsetting Lu Man.

Yet, it also brought about a new issue... the dice predicting fortune wasn't quite accurate.

It was said to be a minor misfortune, but Lu Man was just joking around and wasn't angry; does that count as a minor misfortune?

Chen Yan was a bit puzzled.

Perhaps because he was lost in thought, suddenly silent, Lu Man couldn't help but raise her head to look at Chen Yan.

Seeing Chen Yan frowning and lost in thought, Lu Man "pretended" to be cautious, looking at Chen Yan and then asked, "Why aren't you talking? Are you angry?"

Hearing Lu Man's inquiry, Chen Yan came back to his senses, "Oh, oh," he said, "No. I was just thinking about something else."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Lu Man couldn't help but smile seductively and said, "You actually zone out when you are with me, that's a bit disrespectful~~"

While saying that, she reached her hand down.

Chen Yan just felt a shiver run through his body, then suddenly felt a bit weak.

And Lu Man also pressed on, directly sitting on Chen Yan's lap, hugging him and saying cheerfully, "Chen Yan, this afternoon's battle hasn't ended yet."

"You better not escape~~"

Saying that, her cherry lips pressed against Chen Yan's, launching the attack first.

Was Chen Yan the type to escape?

Of course not!

So, he also rose to the challenge, facing Lu Man's attack and began his charge.

Both were no longer the naive boys and girls they once were, so facing the initiatives of their beloved, they gradually started making requests.

Thus, clothes fell one by one to the ground, and the two crazily clung to each other.

And just when everything was about to reach a dazzling culmination, suddenly, Lu Man propped herself up on Chen Yan's body and said breathlessly, "Wait, wait a minute, Chen Yan."

Chen Yan, his eyes slightly red, asked breathlessly, "What's wrong?"

Lu Man looked at him, biting her lips, revealing a pitiful expression, then said, "Actually... my period started. I can't go on."

Chen Yan: ??

Chen Yan pushed her pale arms away and said, "Stop joking. We fought this afternoon."

Lu Man propped herself up again on Chen Yan, then with a wronged expression nodded her head, "Yeah. It started in the evening."

Chen Yan gradually calmed down.

He looked at Lu Man, "Really?"

Lu Man by then had already removed her upper garments.

She dropped her hands and while pulling down her trousers, she pitifully said, "You can check if you want."

If it were Yu Qiao Qiao saying this, Chen Yan definitely wouldn't check.

After all, Yu Qiao Qiao would rather suffer herself than put Chen Yan at a disadvantage and wouldn't lie about such a matter.

If it were Zhao Ying saying this, Chen Yan wouldn't check either.

Because Brother Ying's mind, doesn't lie.

If it were He Mengxue saying this, Chen Yan also wouldn't check.

After all, He Mengxue thinks about how to seduce Chen Yan every day. If she denied him during such an occasion, it must be due to some unspoken reason.

But… the person in front of him was Lu Man!

Hadn't Chen Yan been tricked by Lu Man numerous times?!

So, Chen Yan really did check as suggested by Lu Man, and then...

He sat baffled on the sofa, disbelievingly staring at Lu Man, "It's actually true?!"

Lu Man grabbed a few garments to hold in her arms, looked pitifully at Chen Yan and said in a wronged tone, "Do you believe me now?"

Seeing her like that, Chen Yan said in annoyance, "Then why were you so proactive just now?"

Lu Man touched her two index fingers together, looking down and said, "Of course it's…"

Suddenly, her wronged expression turned into a mischievous grin, "To make you suffer~! Hahaha."

Saying that, she laughed and clutching her clothes, then ran upstairs.

While running, she turned her head and made a face at Chen Yan, "That's for posting on my Weibo without asking. Lalala~"

Chen Yan: ??

What the heck.

So, she was getting her revenge after all!

Chen Yan, frustrated, chased after Lu Man upstairs.

He also had other ideas, and while chasing, he said, "Man Man, I've thought about it. I don't have to suffer."

"You can't enjoy it, but there are other pleasures, right?"

"Come on. Let's continue the battle."

Just like that, one chasing and one escaping, they played around for over half an hour.

Eventually, Lu Man refused Chen Yan's "unreasonable request" due to not feeling well. Moreover, she gave Chen Yan a good idea: to let Yu Qiao Qiao solve it for him.

Chen Yan was a bit shocked, then couldn't help but asked, "You're actually pushing me away? Telling Qiao Qiao to help me out?"

By then, Lu Man was all dressed and holding a hot water bottle to warm her stomach.

While eating, she rolled her eyes at Chen Yan, "What do you mean pushing away, you originally belong with her."

"And…"

She swallowed a mouthful of food, "It makes me feel quite involved too. Hehehe."

Chen Yan: ...

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man's mischievous smile, always feeling that this fool had some crooked idea in mind...

At last, Chen Yan genuinely left Lu Man's house holding it in.

Walking on the road, Chen Yan suddenly realized something: It turns out, this "minor misfortune" corresponded to this incident.

After all, he asked Lu Man, and they'd agreed to battle five hundred rounds.

And the prediction from the eight-sided dice was "minor misfortune," and indeed this incident was a minor misfortune: unsuccessful and somewhat frustrating.

Chen Yan couldn't help but feel this dice was actually quite accurate.

While pondering, Chen Yan mulled over where to go next.

He definitely couldn't do as what Lu Man said: she stirred up the fire and let Qiao Qiao solve it.

That would be too unfair to Qiao Qiao.

So, Chen Yan decided to stick to the original plan and go talk to Yang Rou.

As for his own problem, he could solve it himself after chatting.

Thinking this, Chen Yan hailed a taxi and headed straight home.

On the way, Chen Yan felt a bit bored and wanted to play with his phone.

So, he reached into his pocket to fetch it.

But when he reached in, he touched the "Lucky Eight-sided Dice."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly had a strange thought: why not... try predicting the situation at Yang Rou's house again?

It wasn't anything important anyway. Just testing his abilities?

Once the idea emerged, it lingered in Chen Yan's mind.

He hesitated for a moment, then took out the eight-sided dice, closed his eyes, visualized going to Yang Rou's place, and then threw the dice onto the seat next to him.

The dice left his hand and spun rapidly.

Round and round it went.

In a moment, its speed began to slow, then slower and slower.

Finally, it came to a complete stop, first the "Great Luck" side facing up, then it slightly jumped and turned into...

"All Things Go Smoothly."

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