Chapter 9: Chapter 005: I Was Forced

In order for the upcoming scene to proceed smoothly, even though she detested Zhu Yong, she could not allow Helian Jue to injure him. In this entertainment industry, rumors spread like wildfire, and she didn't want to end up on the headlines tomorrow because of this.

Although Helian Jue was unwilling, he still followed her words, lifting his leg to release Zhu Yong, and then stood by Tong Nuanxin's side.

Zhu Yong slowly crawled up, finding it difficult to stand, and the pain radiating through his body caused him to stumble.

Tong Nuanxin immediately reached out, wanting to support Zhu Yong, but he recoiled in fear. The moment she extended her hand, Helian Jue's gaze, cold as thousand-year-old ice, chilled him from head to toe.

Thinking that Zhu Yong was angry, Tong Nuanxin said with a smile, "Brother Yong, please don't be angry. He didn't do it on purpose. He doesn't know you and might have mistaken you for a hooligan. Please don't be mad!"

On the surface, Tong Nuanxin was apologizing, but in her heart, she was cursing Zhu Yong's ancestors for eighteen generations. If Helian Jue hadn't been there, there was no telling what might have happened tonight!

Helian Jue's hair-raising gaze made Zhu Yong feel cold to his very core; he didn't dare utter a single word of protest.

"Nuanxin, I'm fine. I was just playing a joke on you, nothing more." As Zhu Yong spoke, he took several steps back to distance himself from Tong Nuanxin, lest he be attacked by Helian Jue once again.

"Brother Yong, I didn't mean to blame you. But what about you, are you hurt? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?" Tong Nuanxin asked with concern. After all, they had scenes to film tomorrow and would be working together in the future.

If they became enemies because of this incident, it would bring her nothing but harm.

"No need, no need. It's just a small matter. Nuanxin, it's getting late, you should get some rest! I won't chat with you any longer." After saying this, Zhu Yong turned around, the smile on his face instantly vanishing, replaced by a face contorted in pain.

That fall from Helian Jue made every cell in his body ache. Although no bones were broken, the pain was excruciating. It seemed the man beside Tong Nuanxin was a trained fighter.

Seeing Zhu Yong limping away, Tong Nuanxin couldn't help but want to laugh, but she desperately suppressed her urge to burst out.

Calling out from behind him, she said, "Brother Yong, can we act as if tonight's incident never happened?" Tong Nuanxin understood that without a guarantee from Zhu Yong, there was no telling what would happen when dawn broke tomorrow.

"Of course. Did you even see me tonight?" Zhu Yong said without looking back. The cold aura behind him made him quicken his pace to leave; he got into his car and sped away.

"Hahaha..." Once Zhu Yong's figure had disappeared, Tong Nuanxin could no longer hold back and burst into loud laughter, laughing until her eyes grew moist.

This Zhu Yong had taken quite a few liberties with her while filming; today was truly satisfying!

"Is he your man?" Helian Jue asked expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Tong Nuanxin suddenly stopped laughing. She turned to look at Helian Jue's furious gaze, and in the next second, she burst into laughter again.

Laughing, she said, "He's not worthy! Which eye of yours saw him as my man?" She truly couldn't understand; a lecher like Zhu Yong clearly wasn't anything good, yet this man actually thought he was her man. Wasn't that a massive joke?

Upon hearing this, the first smile appeared on Helian Jue's face—a smile so beautiful it made Tong Nuanxin daze for a moment.

But his smile lasted only a second. The next moment, his face hardened as he asked, "Then why was he hugging you?" This was what he cared about most.

"Didn't you see? I was forced!" Tong Nuanxin said loudly, then strode toward the stairs.

Helian Jue followed closely behind, remaining silent, but his sexy thin lips slowly curled upward, clearly indicating his mood had improved.

Entering the house, Tong Nuanxin turned on the living room lights. "Sit wherever you like! Don't be polite." She tossed her bag onto the sofa and headed straight for the kitchen; her stomach was growling with hunger.

Helian Jue closed the door and scanned the living room. In the center sat a sofa with a pastoral pattern, with a matching coffee table in front of it.

Opposite the sofa was a flat-screen TV. The living room decoration was simple and clear, but his gaze stopped on a poster on the wall behind the sofa.

The poster featured a young man in his twenties. The man possessed a commanding aura and was incredibly handsome, especially those peach-blossom eyes, which could only be described as soul-capturing.

No matter how hungry she was, Tong Nuanxin still poured a glass of water for Helian Jue and walked out from the kitchen carrying it.

Seeing Helian Jue staring at the poster, she said with a smile, "That is the most popular male celebrity right now." After saying that, she handed the water to him and turned back into the kitchen.

Helian Jue's gaze followed Tong Nuanxin's movements. He realized that she was different from the other women he had met since arriving in this world, which allowed him to lower his guard.

"Do you eat instant noodles?" Tong Nuanxin's voice drifted from the kitchen, pulling Helian Jue's attention back.

"I'll eat whatever you eat." A guest follows the host's lead—this was an eternal truth, even if he had no idea what instant noodles were.

Helian Jue walked over and sat on the sofa, wondering to himself who the man on the poster was.

A moment later, Tong Nuanxin emerged from the kitchen carrying two large bowls of instant noodles. "Noodles are here."

She placed one bowl in front of Helian Jue and then began to eat heartily, disregarding her image.

Looking at the full bowl of noodles topped with two fried eggs, Helian Jue's stomach let out a protesting growl. He remembered that he had secretly left the Triad in the morning and hadn't had a drop of water since.

Although he didn't know what instant noodles were, seeing how delicious they looked as Tong Nuanxin ate, he picked up the bowl without hesitation. After one small bite, he found the taste quite good, and soon the bowl was turned upside down.

"Is there more?" Helian Jue asked unceremoniously, looking at Tong Nuanxin, who had only eaten half of hers.

Tong Nuanxin looked at him and had no choice but to cook another bowl for him.

After the meal, Tong Nuanxin sat on the sofa with her eyes closed to rest, waiting for Helian Jue to finish his shower. After all, she was the one who had bumped into him; she should be a bit kinder to him.

As time passed minute by minute, Tong Nuanxin leaned tiredly against the sofa and fell asleep.

But just as she entered a dream, a loud *thud* from the bathroom startled her awake. In the next second, Tong Nuanxin scrambled up and rushed toward the bathroom.

"Heavens, he didn't faint, did he? If I had known, I should have insisted he stay in the hospital," Tong Nuanxin muttered as she opened the bathroom door.

Seeing Helian Jue forcefully pounding on the showerhead with his hands, Tong Nuanxin immediately rushed forward in alarm.

"Mr. Helian, what are you doing?" Tong Nuanxin immediately pulled him away to prevent him from breaking her showerhead.

Helian Jue did not answer, but his eyes remained fixed on the showerhead's outlet. He clearly remembered that back at the Triad, his subordinates released water this way; why couldn't he make this thing produce water?

But if he were to tell Tong Nuanxin that he didn't know how to use it, he simply couldn't bring himself to say it.

The quick-witted Tong Nuanxin saw his confused gaze and understood. Knowing he was prideful and too embarrassed to ask her, she felt even more guilty. Not only had she bumped into him, but she had also caused him to lose his memory, and now he couldn't even use a basic faucet.

"Actually, this is very easy to use. I'll teach you," the attentive Tong Nuanxin said with a smile.

She then took Helian Jue's hand, guiding him step-by-step, and said gently, "First, turn on the switch, and then..."

After she explained it once, Helian Jue learned it. This made her breathe a sigh of relief; it seemed his intelligence was quite high, and he should be able to learn anything she taught him quickly in the future.

Even though she had taught him, Tong Nuanxin was still uneasy. She adjusted the water temperature to just right and said softly, "You can wash now. I'll head out first."

With that, Tong Nuanxin turned to leave. After spending a few hours with Helian Jue, she found that he was quite good in most aspects, except for being taciturn. Just as she was about to walk out of the bathroom, Helian Jue's voice rang out.

"Wait." Seeing Tong Nuanxin turn back, Helian Jue waited for her to hear his next words.

Finally, gathering his courage, he said, "I don't know how to take off these clothes." To him, this was a most shameful matter; if he weren't forced by necessity, he would never have asked Tong Nuanxin for help.

Tong Nuanxin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She thought to herself, *Heavens, I've actually caused him to forget how to even take off his clothes.*

Her heartfelt feeling was that Helian Jue was truly pitiful. If she had been bumped into like this, she might as well have died.

Thinking this, Tong Nuanxin turned around without hesitation, walked up to Helian Jue, and once again meticulously taught him how to unbutton his suit and take off his clothes.

Having been used to being served, Helian Jue had never considered undressing to be an issue, but now he was learning seriously because he understood that in this world, if he couldn't even master these basics, he likely wouldn't survive.

When Helian Jue appeared before her after removing his top, Tong Nuanxin was mesmerized by his muscular physique; even his abdomen was defined by abs that looked like small stones.

Tong Nuanxin couldn't help but say, "Wow, your physique is amazing. It's several times better than those male models. How did you train to get such muscles?"

As she spoke, she even reached out, wanting to feel those legendary muscles.

But before she could touch him, Helian Jue caught her hand. "Now you should teach me how to take off my pants." He was not used to being touched by others, even if the person bore some resemblance to Cen Xue!

Tong Nuanxin lowered her head, blushing. *Heavens, what was I just thinking? He won't think I'm some kind of loose woman, will he?*

Looking at the waistband of Helian Jue's pants made her hesitate. After all, she had never undressed any man before, let alone his pants.

But on second thought, since Helian Jue remembered nothing, she would just treat him as a patient.