Wu Маngmаng dесisively hung uр thе рhоnе and then turned it оff.
Shе stuck out hеr tongue аt thе рhоnе аnd made а funny face.
When Wu Mаngmаng walkеd baсk, shе hеаrd Lu Sui stand uр аnd sау, "I'm gоing to tаke a showеr."
Рerfеctly normаl words, but as Wu Мangmang wаtсhеd Lu Sui's rеtrеаting figurе, she felt sоmеthing was оff. Аftеr thinking it ovеr, she rеаlized it must havе bеen Lu Sui's еxpressiоn—it seemed slightlу tеаsing.
Wu Mаngmang couldn't hеlр but rеcаll thе high-dеfinitiоn саmerа in Lu Sui's bеdroоm.
Damn high-tеch villa, is thеre nо рrivаcу оr humаn rights lеft?
So Wu Mangmаng couldn't resist shouting aftеr Lu Sui, "You didn't install cаmeras in thе bathrооm, did yоu?"
"There are no blind spots in this villa," Lu Sui replied.
Wu Mangmang was instantly defeated. Did that mean her habit of singing in the bathroom was also exposed?
She nearly lunged forward to kick Lu Sui to death.
Wu Mangmang roared fiercely, "Hand over the recordings!"
Lu Sui couldn't help but laugh. "All cameras in your room were automatically deactivated when you moved in. You can set them yourself."
Wu Mangmang patted her chest, feeling that living here was incredibly unsafe.
So much so that she even changed her habit of sleeping naked.
In the morning, when the bright, gentle sunlight shone on Wu Mangmang's face, she couldn't help but take a deep breath of the air filled with negative oxygen ions, stretching all her muscles and bones before brushing her teeth, washing her face, tying her hair into a ponytail, and skipping downstairs to get some milk.
As Wu Mangmang drank her milk, she turned her head and saw Lu Sui walking in from outside, wearing wet swimming trunks. He walked while drying his hair with a towel, looking like something straight out of a paid channel.
Lu Sui walked over to Wu Mangmang, leaned over to open the refrigerator door, and she could even smell the scent of water droplets on him.
Lu Sui gave Wu Mangmang an appreciative glance, lingering on her legs for a moment.
Wu Mangmang blushed and tightened her legs, using the motion of lowering her head to drink milk to steady her breathing.
But the sight of his well-defined abs nearly blinded her.
Indeed, the foundation of male-female relationships lies in the attraction between the sexes, and it's a mutual force at that.
After breakfast, Lu Sui went fishing, and Wu Mangmang expressed no interest in such an old-person activity.
Lu Sui said, "You can sit next to me and play on your phone."
Wu Mangmang couldn't understand the logic. Wouldn't it be better to sit on the indoor sofa and play on her phone? Why go to the water's edge to feed mosquitoes?
"Because I'll turn off the indoor signal," Lu Sui replied.
You win!
Wu Mangmang gritted her teeth, craving meat. Lu Sui's method of controlling the internet signal was exactly the same as Ms. Liu's method of controlling her allowance.
Wu Mangmang had no choice but to compromise and sit next to Lu Sui. She just didn't understand—even if she sat there, the two of them wouldn't talk, so what purpose did she serve?
The dating patterns of older people were really perplexing.
So Wu Mangmang had to find something to do. "Can I tell them you're my boyfriend?"
She waved her phone at Lu Sui.
"Up to you," Lu Sui didn't even open his eyes.
Wu Mangmang thought about how to introduce Lu Sui naturally. If she suddenly announced it in the WeChat group for no reason, she'd probably be mocked for being a toad lusting after swan meat.So Wu Mangmang asked again, "Can I take a picture of your profile? There's only the sea and trees here, it won't reveal any secrets of your island, and I can blur the background."
"Don't post it on Weibo," Lu Sui said.
Behind Lu Sui, Wu Mangmang clenched her right fist in a "yes" gesture, then pulled out her selfie stick, determined to capture Lu Sui at his most handsome.
Having such a photogenic boyfriend was truly a blessing. Wu Mangmang couldn't resist taking a few more shots and showed them to Lu Sui for him to choose from, even pushing her luck by saying, "If I could take a picture of you swimming, they'd be so jealous of me."
Lu Sui deleted all but one of his photos from Wu Mangmang's phone and took the opportunity to browse through her selfies. This girl even remembered to take a picture of herself while brushing her teeth.
Lu Sui flipped through them one by one, chuckling as he looked.
Wu Mangmang thought every photo of herself was beautiful and was happy to let Lu Sui admire them.
She never kept her beauty to herself.
So Wu Mangmang quietly indulged Lu Sui in this behavior, picking up the remote control to play around. Having C-3PO shuttle back and forth delivering juice and fruit salad was quite amusing too.
But Wu Mangmang forgot that in a narcissist's phone gallery, there are always a few photos that shouldn't be seen by others.
For example, the one she took in the bathroom wearing a white cropped T-shirt and a black lace camisole.
The photo where her hand slipped under the T-shirt, touching her own "cream bun" in a state of bliss.
Actually, it was just an imitation photo, meant only for personal collection and appreciation.
By the time Wu Mangmang remembered this and tried to retrieve her phone from Lu Sui without alarming him, she peeked over his shoulder, and a herd of mythical beasts stampeded through her heart.
Because Lu Sui had already seen an even earlier photo.
He was browsing them one by one, which meant he had already seen the one with the white cropped T-shirt.
The one he was looking at now was called "The Temptation of Wetness."
It was a photo of Wu Mangmang wearing a white shirt, standing under the showerhead, taken with her selfie stick.
Wu Mangmang snatched her phone back, flustered and angry, saying, "How can you just go through someone else's phone?!"
"Sorry," Lu Sui apologized gracefully.
Wu Mangmang didn't dare look at Lu Sui's expression; she felt utterly embarrassed.
Mortified.
Fortunately, Lu Sui immediately stood up and walked forward to pull in the fishing rod. Wu Mangmang watched his back and sighed in relief, cooling her face with her hands.
Wu Mangmang pulled up the rare photos she had treasured in her phone, intending to delete them immediately, but after several attempts, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
The photos saved in her phone were all carefully selected, able to withstand the test of time.
Absolutely stunning.
The lighting, angles, and composition were all perfect, on par with magazine-quality shots.
Wu Mangmang was troubled.
"If you can't bear to delete them, then don't," Lu Sui said, turning back.
Wu Mangmang remained silent.
"But keeping such photos on your phone is too unsafe. Let me help you find a way to store them," Lu Sui said.
In the end, Lu Sui gave Wu Mangmang a USB-sized storage device.
"Set your own password. If anyone tries to force their way in, it will activate a self-destruct program."
So advanced? It could be in a movie.
Wu Mangmang took the storage device. "But what if I want to look at them anytime?""Just look in the mirror," Lu Sui replied.
Haha, what a lame joke.
Wu Mangmang slumped her shoulders and sneered.
"If only we could install a backdoor in these photos, some kind of virus that would automatically destroy them if they were leaked, then we wouldn’t have to worry," Wu Mangmang said.
Lu Sui raised an eyebrow. "Not a bad idea."
But because of this little episode, Wu Mangmang completely forgot about the matter of announcing her relationship with Lu Sui.
Besides, she wasn’t in the mood anymore.
In the afternoon, the helicopter finally arrived, and Wu Mangmang breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Ms. Liu called, demanding that Wu Mangmang come home immediately.
Lu Sui drove Wu Mangmang all the way to her home halfway up the mountain. As soon as she said thank you and tried to get out of the car, Lu Sui refused to unlock the central control.
Wu Mangmang turned her head to look at Lu Sui, wondering to herself—was he waiting for a goodbye kiss?
Feeling helpless and perfunctory, she leaned over and quickly kissed Lu Sui on the cheek.
But when she saw the surprise in Lu Sui’s eyes, she immediately realized she had misunderstood.
Talk about reading too much into things.
"Goodbye kiss," Wu Mangmang quickly explained.
Lu Sui nodded. "Shall I pick you up after work tomorrow?"
"Sometimes I might have to work overtime if there’s a lot to do," Wu Mangmang said.
"Then call me when you finish work?" Lu Sui added.
Wu Mangmang nodded, and this time the car door finally unlocked. She quickly jumped out.
"You should have waited for me to open the door for you," Lu Sui said, walking around the front of the car to stand before her.
Wu Mangmang hurriedly waved her hand. "We’re so familiar now, there’s no need for that, right? I’m going in."
She had already walked a few steps away when she heard Lu Sui call her back.
She turned to look at him and saw Lu Sui leaning against the car door. "Mangmang, do you know my phone number?"
Discovered!
Wu Mangmang suddenly realized and slapped her forehead. "Oh, I completely forgot I don’t have your number."
"Give me your phone," Lu Sui extended his hand.
Wu Mangmang hesitated for a moment before unlocking her phone and handing it to him.
Lu Sui entered a string of numbers, dialed his own phone, and then handed it back to her.
As Wu Mangmang entered the Wu residence, she let out a deep sigh.
Being with Lu Sui, for some reason, always gave her the illusion of a eunuch serving the emperor—she hardly dared to breathe, and whatever the emperor said was always right, requiring careful attention.
Although having a man like Lu Sui as a boyfriend was quite satisfying for her vanity, beyond that, she always felt a bit empty.
As soon as Ms. Liu saw Wu Mangmang, she began scolding her. "Do you even know what restraint means? Spending the night at a man’s house on the first meeting—do you think he’ll treasure you?"
Wu Mangmang hugged a cushion and said nothing.
Ms. Liu stepped forward and pulled at Wu Mangmang’s collar, startling her into repeatedly asking, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
"I thought you looked so listless that you might have been abused," Liǔ Lèwéi said.
"You have too wild an imagination," Wu Mangmang said, snatching her sweater collar back from Ms. Liu’s hand.
"Tell me, who is this person that made you throw yourself at him like this?" Liǔ Lèwéi pressed.
"He has a car, a house, and both his parents are dead," Wu Mangmang shrugged and sighed."Where does he work? Does he run his own company? How big is the company? What's his annual income? How many girlfriends has he had? Does he plan to get married?" Liǔ Lèwéi fired off a barrage of questions.
This wasn’t entirely her fault. When Liǔ Lèwéi had asked Shen Ting’s aunt to introduce Wu Mangmang to someone, his aunt didn’t have any suitable men on hand at the time, so she turned to others for help. The request passed through several hands before the time and place were finally set, and only then was Liǔ Lèwéi informed.
To show her trust in Shěn Jìngméi, Liǔ Lèwéi felt too embarrassed to ask too many questions and simply agreed.
So Ms. Liu actually had no idea what Wu Mangmang’s blind date was like.
Where did Lu Sui work? Wu Mangmang truly didn’t know. In her impression, Lu Sui was the kind of person who didn’t work at all.
What was the name of the God of Wealth’s company? Unknown.
"I don’t know the company’s name, but it’s probably not small. I didn’t ask about his annual income, and I know nothing about his past relationships. As for marriage plans—yes, he has them." Wu Mangmang said.
Liǔ Lèwéi pressed further, "Will he hand over financial control to you after marriage?"
"How could that be possible?" Wu Mangmang immediately retorted, hardly daring to imagine such a thing.
"You don’t know anything about him, so what exactly do you see in him?" Liǔ Lèwéi said irritably.
"I don’t see anything in him—it’s him who’s interested in me," Wu Mangmang replied just as sharply.
Liǔ Lèwéi gave Wu Mangmang a long, searching look. She knew her daughter well enough to understand that the other party must be extremely domineering, completely overpowering Wu Mangmang.
Someone introduced by Shěn Jìngméi couldn’t be too bad.
But there’s a saying: "A high match is not a good match." Ms. Liu didn’t expect Wu Mangmang to become a "first lady." She only hoped her daughter would find a reliable man to marry. As for financial status, as long as it was decent, that would be enough. When Wu Mangmang got married, she would naturally provide a generous dowry.
"I think it’s better to forget it. A man who’s too domineering isn’t a good thing. If you don’t know how to refuse, I can ask your Aunt Shen to explain on your behalf," Liǔ Lèwéi said.
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