New East Group was far from the school, so for convenience, Jiang Ci rented a two-bedroom apartment near the company with someone else.

Jiang Yi was currently living alone in their mother's house.

Saturday. Ten in the morning.

Lu Yudong picked up Jiang Ci at her apartment complex.

At Lu Yudong's request, Jiang Ci dressed appropriately in a white T-shirt, a red short skirt, and white sneakers, looking youthful and energetic. Young people always look good no matter how they dress.

This time, Lu Yudong didn't drive himself. He sat in the back with Jiang Ci.

When Jiang Ci got in the car, Lu Yudong just glanced at her without saying anything.

As the car hit the highway, Jiang Ci suddenly remembered something: Did their contract marriage include that?

She hadn't clarified this before signing the agreement in a daze, driven by her desperate need for money.

Since they were putting on a show for Grandpa, and they were about to arrive at his house, they would definitely have to stay together overnight. Would he expect that?

With this thought, Jiang Ci suddenly felt a shock.

Not knowing if the driver was aware of her contract marriage with Lu Yudong, and afraid he might hear, she sent Lu Yudong a WeChat message: "Mr. Lu, does our agreement include that?"

Lu Yudong only picked up his phone slowly after hearing the notification, scrolling to WeChat.

Jiang Ci sat upright, but her peripheral vision told her that Lu Yudong was responding to her message with extreme nonchalance.

Jiang Ci clutched her phone tightly.

Soon, the phone screen displayed "1 contact sent 1 message."

She unlocked her phone and opened the chat with "Passerby A."

"Which one?"

Jiang Ci's head was about to explode. How could he play dumb with such a serious question?

Was he really unaware, or was he pretending not to know?

"The one."

A moment later, Jiang Ci's phone beeped, and she quickly unlocked it with her face.

"What do you think?"

Jiang Ci was about to go crazy looking at the reply, speechless.

As Jiang Ci's fingers fumbled on the keyboard, unsure of what to write, she suddenly heard his voice, "Am I Passerby A?"

The sudden question made Jiang Ci shiver. She hadn't expected Lu Yudong to ask this. Turning her head, she saw him looking down at her phone with slightly narrowed eyes.

And on Jiang Ci's chat record, it showed she was chatting with "Passerby A."

"Huh?" Jiang Ci responded in confusion, but then quickly said, "It's just a code name. I was afraid if I wrote Mr. Lu, others might find out and expose our relationship."

With this, Jiang Ci also clarified to Lu Yudong that she hadn't been telling everyone about their relationship. On the contrary, she was keeping it very secret.

Lu Yudong couldn't be bothered to talk to Jiang Ci and turned his head to look out the window.

Jiang Ci thought: Why is Lu Yudong so evasive? Why can't he just answer a question properly?

Since he wouldn't answer her on WeChat, she decided to ask directly. Whether the driver knew or not, she didn't care anymore.

"Mr. Lu, did you bring protection?" Jiang Ci asked Lu Yudong directly, very seriously.

She absolutely couldn't get pregnant. She wanted to become a CPA, a strong woman, make money, and couldn't let a child hold her back.

Hearing Jiang Ci's question, Lu Yudong turned his head, slightly frowned, and scrutinized her, as if saying: How can a girl be so forward?

"I didn't bring any." After saying this indifferently, Lu Yudong turned his head back to the window.

Jiang Ci swallowed nervously.

However, Jiang Ci thought: Maybe not bringing protection means he doesn't intend to do anything. After last time, he probably thought this intern was a burden and regretted it. Now that he's so clear-headed, how could he fall for it again? Besides, as the president of New East International, how could he let a mere intern have his child?

With this thought, Jiang Ci breathed a sigh of relief.