Bai Xiaonian and Lin Nuan were next to each other in front of the makeup mirror, looking down at the documents. Suddenly, they heard the makeup artist exclaim, "Oh, dear...... Sister Nuan, what's wrong with your neck?

Bai Xiaonian looked up at the mirror and noticed the faintly visible red mark on Lin Nuan's neck. She turned to look at her neck and smiled. "Hey... The imprint I left last night hasn't gone yet?

Lin Nuan suddenly thought of the man who left the red mark, and the red mark suddenly burned like fire.

She clenched her fists and replied, "yes."

No one was stupid in those days. She can fool a child and say that the mark comes from a mosquito, but what about a twenty-year-old adult?

Lin Nuan's explanation of this mark seems very contrived. But if she doesn't explain, who knows how bad the rumors that started with these two makeup artists will become.

When they heard this, they were stunned.

"What's the look on your face?" I'm straight, okay... As a woman, I am only attracted to men! Bai Xiaonian seemed to laugh out loud, "It's a gathering of friends, and we're playing Truth or Dare." That's why I suck on her neck. But I have to say that it feels good to warm your neck. Remember to cover it up with concealer, so that no one in the country can see that they don't know what their master, Lin Nuan, was doing last night......

Lin Nuan looked down at the document in her hand, but her mind was occupied by this person she tried so hard to ignore.

She looked at the news documents, but all she could see was that Fu Huai'an pressed her on the bed last night, and the scene was ...... And the gentle words he said in the bathroom.

Her heart was beating so fast that she blushed uncontrollably again. She lowered her head and shook the papers in her hand, pretending to remember. "Don't do anything wrong. Memorize your script correctly.

Hearing Bai Xiaonian's explanation, the two makeup artists suddenly seemed to understand everything. They smiled softly and said that Lin Nuan was really not thick-skinned.

After they left, Bai Xiaonian immediately put the documents in front of the mirror. She pulled the chair in front of Lin Nuan, pulled her white collar open, and examined the kiss marks that looked inconspicuous because of the concealer.

"Do you want to tell me yourself, or do I need to ask for it the hard way?"

Lin Nuan's ears turned red. She slung the press file to her lap and tugged at her collar to hide the marks.

"Fu Huai'an?" Bai Xiaonian guessed correctly in an instant. "You two... Slept together again last night?

Lin Nuan didn't hide anything. "Almost."

"How close? Have you been interrupted by Tuan Tuan? Bai Xiaonian smiled in his eyes.

Thinking of what happened when Tang Zheng confronted her last night, Lin Nuan couldn't sit still. She briefly told Bai Xiaonian about the events of last night, omitting what happened in their bathroom later that night. She just said that Fu Huai'an went upstairs to the toilet and gave her a bracelet when she left.

"Then towards Fu Huai'an... How do you feel? Bai Xiaonian asked.

Lin Nuan didn't hide her feelings, because her good friend for many years had already asked directly. "I don't know. My heart is in turmoil. He himself said that I had not broken any promise not to marry him. I should have a clear line between us, but the harder I tried, the more complicated it became.

"Bang..."Bai Xiaonian turned Lin Nuan's chair to face her. I need to congratulate you first. You must have crossed the fatal pit of Wen Moshen because of Fu Huai'an, and now you have feelings for him.

Lin Nuan grabbed the news document in his lap. She didn't deny it, but she didn't admit it either.

They say that when you get lost inside, your feelings will tell you what you need to know.

Not only did she feel a lack of repulsion towards him – her heart raced when they kissed. Even when he was with Wen Moshen, he had never had such a strong feeling.

When she thought of Fu Huai'an, her ears turned red.

She didn't know if such a reaction was just a mature woman's natural reaction to a grown man's raw pheromones.

Seeing that Lin Nuan didn't respond, Bai Xiaonian took her hand, thought about it and said, "I've seen Fu Huai'an before. The two of you seem compatible when you're together, even more so than when you're with Wen Moshen. But did he explain that side message to Su Manman?

Lin Nuan did not answer Bai Xiaonian. Her brows twitched, and her voice softened, "Are you trying to convince me to confess to Wen Moshen?"

Bai Xiaonian took out the document under Lin Nuan's hand and put it in front of the makeup mirror. "At that time, I thought you still had Wen Moshen in your heart. But now... Obviously, you have developed feelings for someone else. I will encourage you without thinking about it to confess to someone you have left.

"Men like Fu Huai'an make me feel insecure." Lin Nuan frowned angrily and lowered her usually bright voice, "Have we seen fewer rich and good-looking men like him?" Which of them is not a player out there with all the proper packaging? I even thought that the reason why Fu Huaian wanted me to be his wife was because he felt that there was nothing between us, so he felt that other women could close their eyes when I interfered in his business! There are many wives who look so in love in public, but they are not happy with a string of lovers in private and are always looking for new hookups.

"Lin Nuan, why are you so timid?" Bai Xiaoyoung laughed and looked at Lin Nuan's annoyed face seriously. "You value relationships too much! What are you afraid of? For an illustrious man like him, the woman who wants him in Ocean City is more than enough. If you're in a relationship with him, dump him as soon as you realise he's a player. However, if you don't even have the courage to try to fall in love with him, aren't you afraid that you will miss the Lin family's rich, handsome, and decent man like your father? Or do you want to be loyal to a crush that isn't even your first love for the rest of your life? Fu Huaian has no wife and children, he doesn't just want you to accompany him to lie in bed. As long as the Sumanman affair is explained well, you have nothing to lose.

Lin Nuan did not respond. She had no way to tell Bai Xiaonian the scene she had seen in Father Lin's office.

She turned her head and lowered her voice. "I can't take any risks and I can't give up my faith easily. I know very well what it feels like to have Winmoshen in my heart since all these years! I know that our society is as open as it is now. I'm not traditional, and I'm not afraid...... I'm just worried that if I let him in, it won't go anywhere.

"You still don't admit that you have feelings for him?" Bai Xiaonian asked confidently.

Lin Nuan was choked by Bai Xiaonian's words. She paused, and then said, "Just like Song Yao said." We are no longer young. Before Wen Moshen came back, I liked him for eight years...... But I didn't have the luxury of spending eight more years on him like this. When Gu Hanyan asked me to go to Fu Huai'an, I had already made plans to be with him, but I didn't fall in love and marry him. At the time I thought of it as a deal – once we did, then no one would owe each other anything. Then I will find a normal man to marry. He doesn't have to be handsome, as long as he looks comfortable. And he doesn't need to be too rich, as long as our salary allows us to live decently and travel abroad twice a year. Well, if we are respecting and being loyal to each other all our lives, that is enough.

"So would a normal man be loyal? I've seen ugly poor men marry rich and beautiful women and still shamelessly have affairs! You can't make these sweeping assumptions!

Bai Xiaonian urged Lin Nuan in a low voice...

"Just like Elder Xue in this industry, Xue Zhiren. He was a standard handsome rich man in his youth, and despite having no children, he managed to maintain a loving, faithful marriage with his wife for many years. I'm not even as pessimistic as you, I've been hurt by a bastard!

"In relationships, I am not only pessimistic, but also cowardly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the courage to confess to Wen Moshen and let Gu Hanyan snatch him away. Lin Nuan felt tears rolling in her eyes as she spoke.

She struggled to hold back tears so as not to mess up her makeup. "The second year when I had feelings for Wen Moshen was when he was with Gu Hanyan. Since then, my heart has felt like a needle has been inserted – every heartbeat is pierced and bleeding constantly. During the four years of his disappearance, my heart also disappeared with him, leaking out of the air...... It's always cold inside. I didn't have the courage to confirm that Fu Huai'an was a decent man, I was just willing to be with him because of desire.