The ground was wide and flat, and the off-road vehicle drove directly off the road, stopping beautifully right next to Nora Scott and the director.

It’s an expensive off-road vehicle; just the modification costs were worth as much as the base price of the car. Nora doesn’t enjoy driving in the city. She likes the thrill of speeding and is well-versed in off-roading. Even with just one glance, she can’t hide the surprise and excitement in her eyes.

She turned her head to see who it was, and as the car door opened, a familiar figure stepped down.

She raised an eyebrow.

Pedro Langley was dressed in casual attire, with a t-shirt and long pants, wearing a pair of Martin boots. The reserved demeanor of a business elite faded slightly, replaced by a rugged charm. The wind blew through, and standing casually in the vast openness, even his aura carried the wild, unrestrained vibe of the Northwest.

Nora’s lips curled into a small smile. She looked at him twice more and commented objectively, "Not bad."

It was unclear whether she was talking about the person or the car.

As he walked to the front of the car, Pedro propped an elbow on the hood and raised his other hand, tossing a set of car keys to Nora, tilting his head and asking, "Want to try it?"

Nora caught the car keys and asked with interest, "Yours?"

"A gift for you."

Pedro offered sincerely.

Unlike Nora, Pedro favors sports cars. Even though he doesn’t get to drive often, over 90% of his garage consists of sports cars. But when his girlfriend enjoys something, he’s more than willing to cater to her preferences.

Director: "..."

TV crew: "..."

No wonder Nora treats money like dirt; when someone gifts you a million-dollar car, why would you care about earning money from a single episode of a show?

The director stroked his jaw, deeply feeling the distance between people.

The newly modified car was right in front of her, and Nora was eager to try it out. With a break in her work, she played with the keys and nodded at Pedro, "Come on, I’ll take you for a spin."

Pedro lowered his gaze but then lifted it again, curving his lips into a smile, ignoring her newfound love for the off-road vehicle over her beloved boyfriend, and replied cheerfully, "Alright."

He seemed extremely good-tempered.

He opened the driver’s side door. After Nora got in, he even fastened the seat belt for her before going around to the other side and sitting in the passenger seat.

Nora hit the gas pedal, and the off-road vehicle roared away, leaving a cloud of dust behind.

A Buddha statue witnessed this, squawking as it spread its wings and caught up with the vehicle.

...

The TV crew watched the vehicle speed away.

"Is that rumored Schrödinger’s boyfriend of Nora?"

"...Very likely. Every move, considerate to the extreme. And damn, so rich. Envy, envy."

"This man is too perfect. Wealthy, gentle, attentive, and handsome. Standing next to a Heavenly Immortal, he doesn’t fall short at all."

...

The crew personally witnessed a huge piece of gossip unfold before them. Even those indifferent to gossip couldn’t resist getting involved in the conversation.

But then someone tentatively spoke up—

"Have you noticed that he looks a bit like Pedro Langley, the CEO of Fernwood Entertainment?"

"..."

The air froze for three seconds.

Then it exploded.

"Seems like it really is him!"

"Turns out it’s actually him!"

"I didn’t recognize him without the formal attire... Damn, this man’s style is ever-changing!"

...

Amid many discussions, someone speculated, "With Fernwood’s PR team, it’s easy to suppress rumors about Nora’s relationship. With so many true and false stories online, using friends of Nora and Mr. Langley as cover, Mr. Langley is playing a high-level game."

"..."

Everyone felt quite envious, extremely envious.

But after wrapping up, they all consciously stayed silent on the matter, not mentioning a word.

In this industry, saying less and doing more allows one to live longer.

*

In the off-road vehicle, watching the scenery rapidly passing by outside the window, Pedro was once again thankful for fastening his seatbelt.

Driving here, Nora truly was wild.

Unrestrained, carefree, and pressing the gas pedal all the way down, she was at full throttle.

Pedro had deeply experienced this in the past, but after not seeing it for years, Nora’s driving skills have only increased, making Pedro look at her with fresh eyes.

After circling a couple of times, Nora finally felt satisfied with the drive and remembered that her boyfriend was sitting beside her, "Why didn’t you say you were coming today?"

Nora still had some recollection of her phone call with Pedro last night. Judging by Pedro’s tone, he seemed to want to come here, but Pedro hadn’t mentioned when, and Nora didn’t know how long she’d be staying, not expecting that Pedro would really come.

Chuckling softly, Pedro reasonably said, "To surprise you."

Turning the steering wheel, Nora drawled, "The car was a surprise, but as for you..."

"Have a heart."

Pedro Langley subtly reminded.

Nora Scott timely corrected herself: "Just barely."

"Weren’t you missing me?" Pedro turned his head to look at her.

"Didn’t have time to miss you."

Nora didn’t even bother to lift her eyelids.

Grinding his teeth slightly, Pedro swallowed his frustration again and again, but couldn’t, and called out bitterly, "Nora."

"...Alright, maybe a little."

Nora turned her head, a light smile on her lips, her bright and stunning smile easily smoothing out Pedro’s bit of resentment.

However, Pedro seemed unsatisfied, resting his elbow on the armrest, leaning closer as a faint tobacco scent wafted to Nora’s nose, followed by Pedro’s low chuckle whispering in her ear: "Just a little?"

His voice was sexy and deep, wrapping around her in 3D surround sound, making Nora’s hand tremble, almost steering the off-road vehicle into a ditch.

— Damn, her illustrious reputation as a car god nearly ruined by this man’s great voice!

Voice allure is dangerous.

"Mmm," Nora quickly slowed down, gave him a sidelong glance, and added, "Miss you a lot. Can you buzz off?"

What should be sweet talk sounded more like harsh words coming from her mouth.

Pedro laughed softly again, the low chuckles reaching Nora’s ears, tempting her to glance at him with her peripheral vision.

Just then, Pedro suddenly reached out to pat her head, gently ruffling her hair. "I’m playing the cute puppy role today, just want to stick to you."

Nora: ?

She looked curiously at this man dressed in a wild, laid-back style.

With this aura, he could easily blend into any rough crowd with sunglasses on, but... he disgustingly decides to play the cute puppy role?

Nora got goosebumps.

She ground her teeth, suppressing her discomfort, and asked, "What, got possessed? Just say the word, and I’ll let you roll around on the ground to wake you up."

Pedro clicked his tongue, withdrew his hand, and lazily leaned back against the chair, "Don’t you like cute puppies?"

"Huh?"

Nora was utterly confused.

"Your great name is trending with Clement Winter right now."

Pedro leisurely pulled out his phone, checked the barely there signal, and opened the Weibo trending list.

Afraid Nora didn’t know, he considerately read the comments for her:

"Ah, ah, ah—"

A very emotionless and stiff recitation.

Listening to it made Nora’s scalp tingle, almost wanting to kick him out of the car.

By the seventh "ah," Nora thought she must have an outstanding mindset to put up with this dog of a man.

"Clement and Nora’s pairing is my ultimate ship!"

"Ying, ying, ying, keep going champ, one day you can kick the Schrodinger’s dog man behind the idol and successfully get your idol."

"Cute puppy uke with Heavenly Immortal seme, perfect match. I love this ship."

"Looking at the image on the phone case, I sincerely believe no dog man deserves our Heavenly Immortal. The Immortal should be self-sufficient, single and beautiful, without mingling with worldly dirt. Dog men are unworthy."

...

Fan comments, full of passion, coming from Pedro’s emotionless recitation machine mouth, have a strange taste, nothing technically wrong, yet everything feels off.

Nora’s ears were about to explode, glaring over, "Are you done yet?!"

"Not done. If you want, I can read it to you all day..."

Nora snapped, "Who wants to hear that?"

"Am I the Schrodinger’s dog man?"

Pedro enunciated each word slowly, dragging out the tone, each word tinged with displeasure.

Ever since the buzz from Escape Room, Nora had not publicly mentioned anything about having a boyfriend. Online, rumors spread of her breaking up and being single; or a third party intervening; or Nora finding a new boyfriend, and so on, all baseless yet plentiful, with Nora remaining silent.

Heartless to the extreme.

Originally, it didn’t matter, but now with Nora trending with Clement Winter, and Clement’s fans erasing Pedro’s existence, it made Pedro very unhappy.

— That simple-minded Clement who even needs to show off his idol’s phone case on Weibo should be blacklisted.

The overbearing CEO thought viciously.

"...It wasn’t me who said it." Nora felt unfairly blamed.

Pedro asked again, "How long has it been since you posted anything about us?"

Nora: "??? "

Which dog man insisted on keeping it underground?!

Taking a deep breath, Nora wanted to argue this with Pedro but instead, she saw a dilapidated adobe house appear in front of them, furrowing her brows, she decided to put the issue aside for now, stepping on the brakes and parking the off-road vehicle near the adobe house.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com