You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 76 Call Me Wife?

One week later, in Shanghai.

Lu Ran arrived at the airport an hour early.

He specially changed into a slightly more formal outfit today, which made him look even more handsome.

Shen Yuege's flight arrived at 3 PM.

Lu Ran waited at the arrivals gate, watching the flight information scrolling on the screen, and suddenly felt like laughing.

This scene looks just like a boyfriend picking up his girlfriend.

At 3:10, Shen Yuege appeared at the entrance of the passage.

She was wearing sunglasses and a mask, but Lu Ran still recognized her at a glance.

That tall and slender figure, that gait.

Most importantly, those long, shapely legs felt amazing; he was so familiar with them.

Shen Yuege also saw Lu Ran, paused for a moment, and then quickened her pace to walk over.

"Have you been waiting long?" She took off her sunglasses, revealing faint dark circles under her eyes, indicating that she had indeed been busy lately.

"No, I just arrived too." Lu Ran naturally took her suitcase, and for a moment they really did look like a couple.

"You've been on the plane for so long, didn't you get any sleep?" Lu Ran asked, seeing Shen Yuege looking sleepy as soon as she got off the plane.

"Yeah, I didn't sleep on the plane." Shen Yuege rubbed her temples. "I have to record three shows and attend a brand event over the next two days. The company has Jingjie packed my schedule full."

Chen Jing is Shen Yuege's manager and one of the few people who know the true nature of her relationship with Lu Ran.

The two chatted as they walked toward the parking lot.

Shen Yuege was dressed casually today, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans, with a khaki trench coat on top, and sunglasses and a mask on.

Even so, several passersby still turned around frequently.

After all, the diva's aura is very strong, and it's hard to hide it.

"Has someone recognized me?" Lu Ran whispered.

"I'm used to it." Shen Yuege said calmly, but she was wrapped up quite tightly, and it would be difficult for anyone who wasn't a true fan to recognize her at a glance.

"Let's go back to the hotel to drop off our luggage first, and then I'll treat you to dinner? It'll be a way of thanking you for coming all the way to pick me up," Shen Yuege said to Lu Ran.

"Okay, what do you want to eat?" Lu Ran asked.

"I want to eat what you make," Shen Yuege blurted out, then smiled.

Lu Ran looked at Shen Yuege speechlessly: "Is this how you treat someone to dinner?"

"I'm really tired of eating fast food all the time, and I want to eat something home-cooked." After saying that, Shen Yuege added, "I'll buy the ingredients, so consider it a treat."

"Alright then, I'm going to rip you off." Lu Ran smiled as he put Shen Yuege's luggage in the car and headed straight for the Slim Donglai Shopping Plaza.

As the car entered the city, Shen Yuege leaned back in the passenger seat, closing her eyes to rest.

She hadn't had a proper rest for so many days, so sitting in the car, she felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.

Sunlight streamed through the car window onto her face, casting soft shadows under her eyelashes.

Lu Ran glanced at Shen Yuege's sleeping profile; her trembling eyebrows were incredibly charming.

Lu Ran turned the music down and turned the air conditioner temperature up a bit.

"Lu Ran," Shen Yuege suddenly spoke, but her eyes were still closed.

"Um?"

"How's the preparation for your 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' coming along?"

"It's alright, the actors are all in intensive training. Director Chen Ke is strict, but the results are good," Lu Ran said. "Tan Yu has made particularly great progress; it seems he's really putting in the effort."

Lu Ran had talked to Shen Yuege about their previous work, so Shen Yuege also knew about Tan Yu.

She knew a thing or two about not only Tan Yu, but also about the Star F4.

"That kid seems to be falling in love lately, he's really putting in the effort."

"Oh? Whose daughter is she?" Shen Yuege asked curiously.

"That girl's name is Xu Manxue, she's an actress we recruited before," Lu Ran said truthfully. "That name is quite similar to your old rival, Xu Manlin."

"Xu Manxue?" Shen Yuege opened her eyes upon hearing the name. "What does she look like? How tall is she?"

"Oh? You know her?" Lu Ran asked, noticing Shen Yuege's sudden curiosity about Xu Manxue.

Shen Yuege nodded.

"When I first came to Legend Entertainment, there was a music trainee in our company named Xu Manxue."

"Originally, my signature song was prepared for her, but she damaged her voice due to over-practicing, so the song ended up with me."

"And she is the younger sister of pop diva Xu Manlin."

After Shen Yuege said that, Lu Ran suddenly understood why Xu Manlin was targeting Shen Yuege like that.

It's not just about vying for Shen Yuege's fans and competing for the title of queen of pop.

It's likely that a large part of the reason was to avenge her sister.

However, Lu Ran couldn't understand why, when it was clearly a company problem, he ended up taking his anger out on Shen Yuege.

However, based on his observation, this Xu Manxue was not such a sharp-tongued person. Lu Ran felt that if she was really the Xu Manxue that Shen Yuege mentioned, he could write a few simple songs to make up for her and also to compensate for her regret about not being able to sing.

Of course, we'll definitely have to charge a fee; we'll ask Tan Yu, that sycophant, for it.

"Hmm? This Xu Manxue is very tall, about 1.7 meters, and slim."

"I'm a little less attractive than you, my legs aren't as nice, and my...things aren't as big as yours."

Lu Ran was still recalling Xu Manxue's appearance when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm.

Shen Yuege was already desperately twisting his arm.

"Don't talk nonsense like that!" Shen Yuege said angrily. "You've never even seen her, how do you know she's not as big as mine?"

"I'm a science and engineering guy. Can't I just deduce it from the Pythagorean theorem, Newton's first law, and atmospheric pressure?" Lu Ran joked, grinning.

"Screw you, you STEM guy." Shen Yuege released her grip. "Do you think I don't know which school you graduated from?"

I secretly thought to myself, "You might not even know which school I graduated from."

In my past life, I was a science and engineering student, and that was also a science and engineering student.

The two chatted on and off.

Shen Yuege felt that this feeling was actually quite nice.

When Shen Yuege arrived at Lu Ran's apartment, she was stunned as soon as she entered.

"You even tidied up?" She looked at the neat living room, somewhat surprised.

Although the villa wasn't messy before, it's now noticeably tidier, with even the chairs showing signs of careful arrangement.

"Knowing you were coming, I tidied up a bit." Lu Ran placed his suitcase against the wall. "Have a seat, what would you like to drink?"

"Water is fine." Shen Yuege sat down on the sofa and looked around.

Lu Ran poured some water and handed it to her, saying, "You rest for a while, I'll go cook. It'll take about forty minutes."

"Let me help you." Shen Yuege stood up.

"No." Lu Ran pressed down on her shoulder. "I don't want the kitchen to be ruined again."

Shen Yuege glared at him: "Can't I even help out?"

"No way," Lu Ran refused firmly. "Miss Shen, please just sit here and wait to eat."

Shen Yuege was pressed back onto the sofa by him, feeling both annoyed and amused: "You've gotten quite bold now, huh? You even dare to call me Miss Shen now."

"Then what should I call you? Wife?"

Both of them were stunned by these words.

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