"I'll change from now on."
The person on the other side seemed to be fast asleep and didn't hear a single word.
Lu Yan didn't mind. At the moment he said it, he felt completely at ease.
It was a kind of relief that came from finally voicing what had been buried deep in his heart for many years.
"Good night, Miaomiao."
---
The next day.
Ning Anmiao took out Lu Yan's phone while he was away, holding her own phone in her hand. She opened the contacts.
She wanted to call Lin Chuluo.
After swiping the screen a few times, she found that all the contacts in Lu Yan's phone were work partners.
How boring.
Ning Anmiao continued to search. Suddenly, her finger stopped on a name.
All the other contacts in Lu Yan's phone were marked with their full names, except for hers. Her number was marked as "Miaomiao".
She thought that, according to Lu Yan's attitude and habits in dealing with the world, he would also give her a proper mark like "Ning Anmiao".
It seemed that she was still a bit special to him.
Suddenly, she had a little whim. She rolled her eyes slightly and casually changed her own mark.
After she finished, Ning Anmiao realized what she had just done. She couldn't help but stand there in a daze for a few seconds, then pursed her lips and smiled bitterly.
Why was she acting like a child?
She swiped down again and found Lin Chuluo's name.
She dialed the number.
"Hello?"
The call was quickly answered. Lin Chuluo's gentle voice came from the phone: "A Yan, what can I do for you?"
"Did you meet... um, Miaomiao yesterday?"
Lin Chuluo raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect "Lu Yan" to come and question him so soon: "Yes, I invited her to dinner. What's wrong?"
Since the other party asked so directly, there was no need for him to lie: "Does President Lu keep his wife on such a tight leash that she's not even allowed to have dinner with an old friend?"
Lin Chuluo said this in a joking tone: "Don't forget, Miaomiao is your wife, but she's also my friend."
"Then I'd like to trouble President Lin to figure out his own position as a 'friend'."
Ning Anmiao remembered how Lu Yan had lost control of his emotions yesterday. For some reason, she felt a little annoyed: "A friend's wife is off - limits, President Lin."
Lin Chuluo was stunned.
Had Miaomiao told Lu Yan everything that had happened yesterday?
He remained calm and even smiled: "A Yan, are you warning me?"
"Fine, I'll be straight - forward."
"I'm going to compete with you for Miaomiao, fairly and squarely."
Ning Anmiao's eyes widened.
Was this really Lin Chuluo?
She looked incredulous, thinking she had misheard: "What are you talking about?"
The other party didn't answer further. He just said softly: "Think carefully about the cooperation. I believe President Lu won't let his emotions affect his work."
After saying that, the call was cut off.
Ning Anmiao thought it was a bit absurd.
She stared blankly at the phone, never expecting that the always gentle and elegant Lin Chuluo in her memory could be so decisive and ruthless.
Was he declaring war on Lu Yan?
Moreover, what on earth did he see in her?
Just then, Lu Yan came back. As soon as he opened the door, he saw her holding the phone with a complicated expression on her face.
Subconsciously, he guessed that she had received a call. He casually took the phone from her and glanced at the call log.
"You called Lin Chuluo?" It wasn't a question.
Ning Anmiao: "Yes, I told him not to pester you anymore."
This was indeed the reason why she had called Lin Chuluo.
Lu Yan didn't expect her to say this. He lifted his chin slightly and said in an unexpectedly calm tone: "And then?"
"He said he's going to compete with you fairly for you. Oh no, for me." She realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself.
Seeing Ning Anmiao's flustered look, Lu Yan couldn't help but smile.
"Is that all?" Lu Yan asked, trying to hold back his laughter.
"Yes, that's all." Ning Anmiao shook her head. "I'm just surprised. Why did Lin Chuluo suddenly do this?"
She wasn't stupid. She could feel that Lin Chuluo had treated her differently before.
However, she also knew Lin Chuluo's personality. He wasn't the type to force others. But this phone call told her that her previous impression was wrong.
He wasn't gentle and polite at all. He was clearly a wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Well, it's a good improvement that you can recognize what kind of person he is." Lu Yan didn't seem to care. Instead, he smiled.
Ning Anmiao looked at his calm face and hesitated before asking: "So, what should we do next?"
"Respond to changes with constancy." Lu Yan raised his eyes. Everything seemed to be under his control. "Since he wants to compete, let him."
"Anyway, you're my wife. He can't take you away."
The last sentence made Ning Anmiao's ears turn red. She turned her head away awkwardly: "I'm your wife for now, but it may not be the case in the future."
"As long as you're my wife for one day, he can't take you away for that day."
Ning Anmiao: "..."
She now noticed that Lu Yan was becoming more and more glib.
Did artificial intelligence update its system so quickly these days?
" Oh, right." Ning Anmiao suddenly remembered something. "Just now, Lin Chuluo said that I should think carefully about the cooperation."
"Is Xinghe still planning to cooperate with Yanyun?"
Since Lin Chuluo had declared war on Lu Yan, the best choice would be to reject this cooperation. Out of sight, out of mind.
"Yes." Lu Yan's answer was the opposite of what she expected: "I've read their newly designed script. It's quite good. We can indeed give it a try."
"But..." Ning Anmiao still wanted to object. She didn't want anything to go wrong while they were in each other's bodies.
Lu Yan was never one to back down from a challenge. His tone turned cold: "He won't give up until he hits the wall. Since he insists on doing this, I'll give him the chance."
Ning Anmiao was speechless.
She could tell that Lu Yan's competitive spirit had been aroused.
Sometimes, the competition between men was just like this.
---
Lin Chuluo acted quickly. He sent the newly drafted contract to Xinghe the same day.
Looking at the terms in the contract, Lu Yan's face grew darker and darker.
"What, are these unfair terms?"
Seeing his bad expression, Ning Anmiao wanted to take the contract and have a look, but Lu Yan quickly put it away.
"This is company confidential information. It can't be leaked."
Ning Anmiao rolled her eyes in annoyance: "At this time, you're still being so secretive. You're such a stingy person."
Lu Yan didn't bother to argue with her. He quietly put the contract at the bottom of the drawer and locked it with a key.
"Life is life, and work is work. They can't be mixed up."
Ning Anmiao snorted: "Fine, if you don't let me see it, I don't want to see it anyway. You're such a child."
Seeing her pouting in anger, Lu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly. Remembering what he had seen on the phone just now, he felt like teasing her.
"Are you angry?"
Ning Anmiao hadn't really taken it to heart at first, but when Lu Yan asked, she suddenly got annoyed and said sarcastically: "How dare I be angry? Everything should be centered around President Lu's work."