Actually, Wu Mangmang’s voice was very clear, but at this moment everyone in the dining room doubted they had misheard.

Lu Sui put down the knife and fork he had just picked up again. Old Peter and Annie exchanged glances and silently retreated from the dining room.

“Say it again,” Lu Sui said, looking at Wu Mangmang.

Wu Mangmang closed her eyes, took a long breath, turned to Lu Sui and said, “I said, I want to break up.”

“Just because I won’t let you play games?” Lu Sui said with slight mockery.

Wu Mangmang felt that Lu Sui’s tone was full of malice, as if saying “You want to break up with me over such a trivial matter, is there water in your brain?”

This was exactly what annoyed Wu Mangmang most about Lu Sui.

Things that seemed very important to her appeared insignificant to Lu Sui, things that could be erased with a wave of his hand.

Wu Mangmang didn’t answer Lu Sui’s question.

Lu Sui sighed lightly, “I think I did go too far with today’s matter. I apologize to you. I’ll have your game data restored immediately, okay?”

Wu Mangmang hadn’t expected Lu Sui to say this. After a moment of silence, she lowered her head.

Some words, when spoken aloud, turned out to be not as difficult as she had imagined.

Wu Mangmang raised her head again to look at Lu Sui.

This man was undoubtedly extremely handsome, every gesture full of charm, elegant and noble.

Enormous wealth, a brilliant mind, and rich experience had given Lu Sui countless golden edges.

The Lu family was the top social stratum that ordinary people yearned for.

Wu Mangmang was actually very grateful to Lu Sui. She hadn’t expected that in the vast sea of people, Lu Sui would pick her up and make her feel like she had become a pearl.

And after dating for so long, Lu Sui had treated her extremely well. Wu Mangmang knew all of this.

So she was overjoyed, yet also apprehensive and fearful, carefully following behind Lu Sui, afraid that some action would displease him and cause him to withdraw his affection for her.

Despite such anxiety about gains and losses, Wu Mangmang still cherished the warmth Lu Sui gave her.

She was unwilling to leave voluntarily, so she had long forgotten her original intention for taking the graduate entrance exam. Even though Lu Jianan didn’t like her, she still shamelessly tried to curry favor with the elders.

But at this moment, Wu Mangmang suddenly felt like a little dog awakened by cold water.

When she was disobedient, Lu Sui would take the bone away from her plate. Seeing her rarely lose her temper, he would tease her by throwing the bone back onto her plate.

Wu Mangmang had actually realized her own flaws long ago, but she still couldn’t help wagging her tail and begging for mercy from all her masters. This was probably just innate servility.

Before it was her parents, but wagging her tail didn’t have much effect.

Later, when she grew up, she met that person and exhausted all her love. Even though she made herself look like a pitiful fool, she still couldn’t save the relationship.

Now, she seemed to have met a good master, but…

But Wu Mangmang was afraid.

The pain from when she was eighteen had already passed seven or eight years ago. Wu Mangmang had been doing particularly well, rarely remembering it, but recently she frequently recalled the past and couldn’t help comparing Lu Sui with him.

This made Wu Mangmang feel irritated and afraid again.

Afraid that she could no longer suppress what had been buried back then.

It’s fine if a person remains muddled throughout, but the most frightening thing is being half-asleep and half-awake, unable to live yet unable to die.

Lu Sui reached his hand across the table toward Wu Mangmang.

Wu Mangmang paused, but still placed her hand in Lu Sui’s palm.

“But this compromise of mine is the first time and also the last time, Mangmang. In a relationship between two people, you can’t threaten the other with breaking up. What if I also lost my rationality and agreed to break up with you?” Lu Sui asked Wu Mangmang.

Actually, which ordinary person hasn’t experienced breaking up and getting back together, then getting back together and breaking up again? It’s just quarreling too fiercely, needing a brief cooling-off period. Many people regret it the next day.

But Lu Sui was naturally different – his standards were higher, he was strictly self-disciplined. As the ancient saying goes: a good horse doesn’t eat the grass behind it, and he regarded this as his guiding principle.

A breakup was a breakup.

Wu Mangmang still kept her head down, while Lu Sui withdrew his hand and said, “Let’s eat. The food is getting cold.”

Wu Mangmang didn’t move and said quietly, “I’m serious. I want to break up.”

Lu Sui put down his knife and fork again, this time hitting the plate with a slight sound – for him, this was already an expression of great anger.

“Are you sure?” Lu Sui asked.

This was like a game show host asking a contestant, “Are you sure of your answer?”

Unconfident people might change their answer, while confident ones would persist.

Wu Mangmang bit her lip and nodded.

“Do you know what this means?” Lu Sui asked unnecessarily.

The first faces that appeared before Wu Mangmang’s eyes were Boss Wu and Ms. Liu, and she immediately hesitated.

“Mangmang, don’t make decisions when you’re angry, because you’ll regret it later. If you feel tired, you can go back to your room to rest first,” Lu Sui said.

“Annie…” Lu Sui called for Annie to escort Wu Mangmang back to her room.

Wu Mangmang placed her hand on Lu Sui’s arm, stopping him from calling Annie.

Wu Mangmang knew herself well. If she went upstairs to sleep, she probably would never have the courage to leave again.

Fear of disappointing Boss Wu and Ms. Liu was one thing, and attachment to this kind of condescending charitable love was another.

“No need, I know what I’m doing,” Wu Mangmang stood up and looked at Lu Sui calmly.

Lu Sui’s eyes were deep and gloomy, gradually forming a thin layer of ice. Wu Mangmang knew she was being somewhat ungrateful, but having come this far, there was no turning back.

“Fine, then tell me your real reason for wanting to break up. If it’s reasonable, we’ll break up,” Lu Sui said calmly.

Even though he was somewhat angry, he remained rational enough. Wu Mangmang felt a tiny bit of disappointment in her heart. Unfortunately, even at the end, she still couldn’t successfully shake Lu Sui’s emotions, which made Wu Mangmang, as a woman, feel somewhat defeated.

Not being able to successfully conquer such a man was naturally regrettable.

As for reasons for breaking up, there were too many.

Given that this was a peaceful breakup, Wu Mangmang didn’t want to make the situation too tense. She just lowered her head and answered, “I think you’re a bit too old.”

He really was a bit old, so the generation gap was too large. They couldn’t be a couple fighting together in games. Seeing other couples riding horses side by side and conquering the virtual world, Wu Mangmang was incredibly envious. But for Lu Sui’s sake, Wu Mangmang had always kept her distance from Warm Sun, and this pursuer’s patience was nearly exhausted recently.

Because he was a bit old, they didn’t meet each other at the beginning. His passion had long been exhausted, and now it was just deceptive embers, gradually cooling in temperature, practically the walking dead.

Also because he was a bit old, and since Chinese people’s average lifespan was higher for women, Lu Sui would very likely die before Wu Mangmang. Losing one’s spouse in old age was a very desolate and lonely thing.

Wu Mangmang’s thoughts were very realistic.

After Lu Sui heard this, he was simply speechless. His age was indeed much greater than Wu Mangmang’s.

“Then why didn’t you mind my age at the beginning?” Lu Sui retorted.

Wu Mangmang blinked and was at a loss for words.

“Can’t I satisfy you?” This was an old man’s first reaction.

Of course not! Wu Mangmang shook her head vigorously, “You’re very good, it’s me…” Originally Wu Mangmang wanted to plagiarize the popular rejection line, “It’s that I don’t deserve you.”

This was a phrase her many previous boyfriends often used when dumping her.

But when she saw Lu Sui’s eyes, Wu Mangmang knew this kind of excuse wouldn’t work on him.

She really didn’t deserve him – he had always been condescending, so this wasn’t an excuse.

“You’re very good, it’s just that you’re not suitable for me, and I’m not suitable for you,” Wu Mangmang said honestly with her head down.

Incompatible personalities – this was an even more classic breakup line.

Lu Sui didn’t speak. Wu Mangmang stole a glance at his expression – it was relatively calm.

What great fortune.

But low pressure surrounded them, making Wu Mangmang shiver a bit. “I’ll go upstairs to pack my things.”

Actually, there wasn’t much to pack. All her clothing, food, and daily necessities at the Lu residence were paid for by Lu Sui. Wu Mangmang only took her documents and cards, carrying just a handbag as she came downstairs.

Lu Sui was still sitting on the same sofa, supporting his forehead with his hand, motionless in thought.

Wu Mangmang walked over quietly, “I’m leaving.”

Lu Sui heard the sound and looked up at Wu Mangmang, uttering only two words: “Won’t see you off.”

Wu Mangmang turned and walked outside, only daring to breathe deeply with relief when she was outdoors. Lu Sui’s expression just now immediately reminded her of the first time she met him.

The same distant and cold indifference, looking at her with faint contempt.

Such contempt – the last time it was because she had mental problems, this time it was probably because she was ungrateful.

Since they had already broken up, Wu Mangmang didn’t take Lu Sui’s attitude to heart. After walking a few steps, she remembered this was the lake district where only the wealthy lived, and taxis would never come to this area to solicit business.

It was already dark, and Wu Mangmang turned back somewhat deflated. How embarrassing.

“Could you arrange a car to take me back?” Wu Mangmang asked Lu Sui with her head down. At least she and Lu Sui had broken up peacefully – he wouldn’t lack even this much gentlemanly courtesy.

Lu Sui looked up and said to Old Peter, “Take Miss Wu back.”

After speaking, Lu Sui got up and went upstairs. Wu Mangmang stared at his back for a second and sighed almost inaudibly.

Even after breaking up, Lu Sui’s masculine charm still attracted Wu Mangmang. He really was a top-quality man, but unfortunately she had indigestion. What a pity.

Returning to her little nest, Wu Mangmang had a wonderful sleep, sleeping until she woke up naturally. Then she got up, washed, contacted her advisor at A University, booked plane tickets, and prepared to start her graduate student career early.

After lunch, Wu Mangmang slowly turned on her computer and habitually logged into the game. That magnificent goddess Mangmang had restored her former glory.

All equipment and warehouse contents had returned – this was the digital age, where data could be restored.

Wu Mangmang sat quietly in front of the computer for three minutes, then reached out and clicked the “Delete Character” button.

The matter of Wu Mangmang and Lu Sui’s breakup, though both parties remained silent, was not without traces to follow.

Wu Mangmang had deactivated her Weibo account and never logged in again. This Weibo, like Mangmang in the game, was in Wu Mangmang’s view just a prop from the previous script.

When a popular big V’s Weibo hadn’t been updated for a month, naturally followers kept asking for reasons.

Then insiders revealed that Lu Sui had attended recent banquets without a female companion, so rumors of the golden couple’s breakup began spreading wildly.

Lu Qingqing was the first to call and ask.

“Did you break up with my uncle?” Lu Qingqing’s tone wasn’t surprised. “What happened?”

Wu Mangmang played with the pen in her hand and complained, “You don’t know how perverted Lu Sui is.”

Lu Qingqing immediately expressed that she had moved a small stool to sit down and listen attentively to Lu Sui’s secrets.

“Do you know he has to go to bed at nine o’clock every night? And at six in the morning he forces me to get up and exercise. I can’t stand this elderly lifestyle,” Wu Mangmang said. “Don’t you think he’s perverted? Who goes to bed at nine o’clock nowadays?”

Lu Qingqing disappointedly said “Mm,” “I thought it was something actually perverted. How boring.”

She had thought there would be some juicy bedroom gossip to hear.

This phone call lasted nearly thirty minutes. Wu Mangmang and Lu Qingqing’s friendship, which had gradually grown distant, seemed to instantly recover and even surpass what it had been before.

Lu Qingqing asked for Wu Mangmang’s address, saying she would fly to A University to see her in a few days.

Other close friends naturally used every possible means to try to get inside information from Wu Mangmang, all regretting behind her back that they knew this news too late and couldn’t witness the entire process of Wu Mangmang’s heartbreak, especially the breakdown in the first two days. What a pity.

But what surprised Wu Mangmang most was that Lu Jianan actually called her, expressing regret about her breakup with Lu Sui and saying that if she ever needed help in the future, she could call her.

Wu Mangmang politely thanked her.

Time flew by, and by the end of August, Ms. Liu and Boss Wu returned from America with Wu Dandan. Learning that Wu Mangmang still hadn’t reconciled with Lu Sui, they finally called in exasperation.

In earlier days, Ms. Liu had remained quite composed. Which young couple didn’t quarrel and threaten to break up? So although she had heard about Wu Mangmang and Lu Sui’s breakup, she pretended not to know.

Liu Lewei had even secretly mocked those gossip-mongers. Those people called her long-distance just to watch the drama. When Wu Mangmang and Lu Sui got back together, it would naturally slap those loose-tongued people in the face.

But over two months had passed, Wu Mangmang and Lu Sui showed no signs of reconciliation, and at Lu Corporation’s anniversary celebration in September, Lu Sui’s female companion was no longer Wu Mangmang.

Now Ms. Liu could no longer sit still.