But the next second, when Wu Mangmang saw Lu Sui’s car driving into the back entrance of the concert hall, she felt she must be blind to have believed a man’s words.

Wu Mangmang hadn’t even put away her phone after hanging up—she was still gripping it tightly in her hand as she marched aggressively toward Lu Sui’s car in her high heels.

“Knock, knock, knock.” Wu Mangmang bent down and tapped on the car window.

After the window rolled down to reveal Lu Sui’s face, she knew she hadn’t mistaken him!

Wu Mangmang smiled sweetly and said, “You’re really amazing. I didn’t even tell you, but you knew to come here to pick me up?”

This was obviously talking nonsense with eyes wide open.

Lu Sui got out of the car and said, “Came to see a friend.”

“Didn’t you just say you were coming to pick me up for late-night snacks? How did you suddenly turn to see your friend?” Wu Mangmang put on the appearance of wanting to fight.

“Just saying a word or two, it won’t delay picking you up for late-night snacks.”

Wu Mangmang felt that Mr. Lu’s face was really thick—caught lying red-handed, he could still act so calm and indifferent.

“What friend? Is it convenient for me to meet them?” Wu Mangmang pretended to be curious, feeling a bit of the thrill of catching someone in adultery.

“Come along then,” Lu Sui said.

Really? Wu Mangmang looked Lu Sui up and down uncertainly, but he didn’t seem to be retreating to advance.

For a moment, Wu Mangmang couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for Wang Yuan.

Today’s Miss Wang was indeed tomorrow’s Miss Wu.

“Never mind, I came with Ms. Liu. You go see your friend, I’ll go home first,” Wu Mangmang said.

Although she wanted to catch Lu Sui’s mistakes, she really didn’t want to ruin the “explanation meeting” that Wang Yuan was eagerly anticipating.

Why should women make things difficult for other women? Wu Mangmang had unconsciously categorized Wang Yuan into the “sympathy sisters” category.

As written by Mr. Qian Zhongshu, men who simultaneously liked the same woman but couldn’t have her could be called sympathy brothers—this also applied to women who simultaneously liked the same man.

“Mangmang.” Just as Wu Mangmang finished speaking, she heard Ms. Liu calling her from behind.

She turned around to see Ms. Liu, Lu Lin, and Wang Yuan standing behind her, watching her and Lu Sui.

Wu Mangmang truly experienced what it meant that “if you don’t seek trouble, trouble won’t find you.”

At this moment, she didn’t dare look into Lu Sui’s eyes, only hearing him say mockingly, “The late-night snack you wanted to eat tonight was vinegar, wasn’t it?”

Wu Mangmang looked up and glared at Lu Sui. This man was really too shrewd—with just a little bit of information, he had guessed everything behind it.

Wu Mangmang felt herself becoming even more lowly.

If she hadn’t messed with Lu Sui, she could have hidden in the back and watched the show, but now she was probably forced to enter the play.

When Lu Sui left Wu Mangmang and walked toward Lu Lin and Wang Yuan, Wu Mangmang had secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But who knew that after Lu Sui took three steps, he suddenly turned back and said, “Mangmang, go wait for me in the car. I’ll say a few words and then come take you for late-night snacks.”

Wu Mangmang looked awkwardly at the three ladies—each person’s expression was somewhat amusing.

Ms. Liu was so shocked her mouth couldn’t close, Lu Lin looked incredulous, Wang Yuan’s face was embarrassingly red, and Wu Mangmang scratched the back of her head—she was quite embarrassed too.

In this situation, even playing dumb was impossible. Wu Mangmang silently walked aside with Lu Lin and Ms. Liu to leave private space for Lu Sui and Wang Yuan.

Once Lu Sui and they were out of sight, Wu Mangmang was directly sandwiched between Lu Lin and Ms. Liu—escape was impossible.

She could only sigh helplessly, “Well, last time, the blind date you arranged for me was Lu Sui.”

Lu Sui looked at Wang Yuan, sighing inwardly that women were troublesome. Even Lu Lin, who had come out, was still a thorough woman.

Wang Yuan tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled, “Your girlfriend is very young and beautiful. When you get married, don’t forget to send me an invitation.”

Lu Sui didn’t respond to Wang Yuan’s probing.

Wang Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed—she had said this hoping to hear Lu Sui deny it.

Facing Lu Sui’s indifference tinged with impatience, Wang Yuan’s eyes reddened. Years of heartache now surged to her heart. “I’m sorry, I asked Sister Lu Lin to do this. I’ve never been able to let go these past few years. I don’t know what was wrong with me, so I haven’t dared to start another relationship. Lu Sui, it’s been several years now. Can you tell me your real thoughts from back then?”

“Yuanyuan, what I said then was my real thoughts,” Lu Sui said.

Perhaps the call of “Yuanyuan” awakened Wang Yuan’s past memories, and tears immediately flowed out. “I miss you, I’ve always missed you. We were so good together back then. At that time, you would come to every one of my recitals, I…”

“Those few times, I just happened to be on business trips to those cities. I didn’t fly there specifically,” Lu Sui said.

Those years, both were very busy. How could anyone specifically fly across oceans just to see a recital?

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly. Now Lu Sui wouldn’t even bother to placate her.

“But I don’t understand. Before you said we should break up, we had just spent the most wonderful night together. How could you turn around and…” Wang Yuan smiled bitterly.

Music, food, flowers, sharing the most intimate physical pleasures—everything was so perfect, she was still dizzy from it.

“Did you break up with me because you got me, so you just let go?” Wang Yuan said.

Some women’s thinking was always strange.

“Yuanyuan.” Lu Sui frowned disapprovingly.

“Was it because I wasn’t a virgin?” Over all these years, Wang Yuan had considered every possibility.

Lu Sui was almost speechless. “No.”

“Then why exactly? We were clearly so happy…” Wang Yuan’s voice faded under Lu Sui’s gaze. She suddenly realized that what she considered perfect and happy might not be the same in Lu Sui’s eyes.

Was her technique bad? Was she like a dead fish in bed? Was her body not perfect enough?

“Yuanyuan, I did have feelings for you then, but those feelings weren’t enough to support a marriage. We weren’t suitable, so there was no need to continue,” Lu Sui said.

“But we never lived together. How could you be so certain?” Wang Yuan was somewhat agitated. “You didn’t even give me a chance to adapt to you.”

Lu Sui looked at his watch. “Why bring up the past only after several years?”

Wang Yuan was immediately speechless, not knowing how to speak.

Lu Sui waved his hand—he didn’t really want to know the reason behind it. “I’m leaving first.”

Lu Sui had just walked down the steps when he heard Wang Yuan’s breakdown crying behind him, but his departing footsteps didn’t hesitate even a bit.

For a woman to reach Wang Yuan’s current position was naturally quite difficult, but her pain was no longer within Lu Sui’s concern.

Naturally, a woman like Wang Yuan would never fall down easily either.

“Mr. Lu.” Liu Lewei was the first to see Lu Sui approaching.

“Auntie can just call me Lu Sui,” Lu Sui said, walking to Wu Mangmang’s side and putting his arm around her waist.

Liu Lewei couldn’t adjust to the change in status for a moment—she really wasn’t used to calling him Lu Sui.

Lu Sui turned to Lu Lin and said, “Let’s go to the mountain villa tomorrow. Mangmang and I invite you for lunch.”

Lu Lin looked at Lu Sui coldly, knowing this wasn’t the time to talk. She nodded and said, “I’m leaving first.”

After Lu Lin left, Lu Sui asked Wu Mangmang, “Where do you want to go for late-night snacks?”

Compared to eating late-night snacks, Wu Mangmang would rather face Ms. Liu’s interrogation. “I don’t want late-night snacks. I want to go home first.”

Lu Sui didn’t make things difficult for Wu Mangmang, just escorted her and Ms. Liu to the car, gentlemanly opening the car doors for them. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning.”

Wu Mangmang nodded.

As soon as they got in the car, Ms. Liu couldn’t wait to begin her interrogation.

“You little brat, why didn’t you ever say that the person you went on a blind date with was Lu Sui?” Ms. Liu roared.

Wu Mangmang stubbornly mocked, “You arranged it, but you don’t even know who it was? Besides, you never asked his name either? You only investigated his wealth.”

Liu Lewei was so angry at Wu Mangmang she fell backward. “If I don’t ask, can’t you tell me?”

“What’s there to tell?” Wu Mangmang said.

“You brat, I really don’t know what Lu Sui sees in you.”

“Don’t old men just like my youth and beauty?” Wu Mangmang snorted.

“What old? Lu Sui is only thirty-four, thirty-four—that’s when men are at their best.” Liu Lewei couldn’t help but pat Wu Mangmang.

“He’s almost a full round older than me. When others told you about a thirty-four-year-old back then, didn’t you also say he was a bit old? Double standards,” Wu Mangmang mocked Ms. Liu.

Liu Lewei was left speechless.

Wu Mangmang continued, “I didn’t tell you for your own good. Do you think Lu Sui and I can last? Do I really have the ability to be his true destiny? Stop dreaming. He’s just playing around because I’m young.”

Liu Lewei slapped Wu Mangmang’s back. “If you know he’s just playing around, why are you still rushing toward him?”

Wu Mangmang said, “When he’s playing with me, can’t I play with him too? His figure is quite good too. It’s just dating—haven’t I dated enough before?”

Liu Lewei couldn’t understand this young girl’s mentality and could only say, “Don’t tell your father about this yet.”

Wu Mangmang’s heart moved, and she looked up at Liu Lewei. “Mom…” She had thought Ms. Liu would force her to “seduce” Lu Sui, but she hadn’t expected that a real mother was still a real mother. She had judged a gentleman’s heart with a petty person’s mind.

Liu Lewei rubbed Wu Mangmang’s hair. “That Lu Sui is dating you shows you have something that attracts him. You need to work harder yourself—after this village, there won’t be this shop. Do you think you’re still young? You’re already twenty-five and starting to go downhill.”

Wu Mangmang immediately deflated and had no mood to speak.

“I’m talking to you, did you hear?” Liu Lewei had been gentle for half a second before showing her tigress nature again.

“When two people get along, just be tolerant and everything will pass. Can you really find someone better than Lu Sui?” A mother knows her daughter—Liu Lewei could see at a glance that Wu Mangmang wasn’t that invested in Lu Sui.

“I’ll tolerate my ass. Didn’t they say finding an older man would be caring? Then he should be the one giving in to me.” Wu Mangmang said dissatisfiedly. Ms. Liu’s heart had already sided with Lu Sui before anything really happened.

Liu Lewei simply couldn’t reason with Wu Mangmang, this little girl still in her romantic fantasy period. “You think your mom is very mercenary, right?”

Wu Mangmang didn’t speak.

Liu Lewei sighed deeply—she had actually gone through the same thing back then. “You’ll understand in the future. No matter how much you love the man you find initially, in the end you still have to rely on yourself.”

“Do you have to be so blunt, Ms. Liu?” Wu Mangmang couldn’t help but laugh, leaning toward Liu Lewei. “You’re thinking about divorce and relying on yourself before we’re even married. So you’re not optimistic about him and me either, right?”

Wu Mangmang began complaining, “You say he’s not old, but I think his mentality is older than Dad’s. His hobbies are actually reading, reading newspapers, drinking tea, and fishing. My God, he could really get along with Grandpa.”

Liu Lewei pushed Wu Mangmang away. “You take care of yourself. But I advise you—rather than getting bloody from unreliable love, it’s better to grab what you can grab.”

“Alright, alright, I understand everything.” Wu Mangmang waved her hand. “From now on, I’ll make divorcing Lu Sui my ultimate goal, okay? You better hurry and find a lawyer to draft a tight prenuptial agreement so I don’t end up with nothing when we divorce.”

Liu Lewei rolled her eyes—she was completely helpless with Wu Mangmang. “I’m not telling you to aim for divorce!”

But Wu Mangmang felt that the purpose of Ms. Liu introducing her to these elite men was so she wouldn’t have to pay compensation when they divorced, wasn’t it?

Early the next morning, Lu Sui was already outside the Wu residence. Wu Mangmang was still dreaming at the time. After answering the phone, she squinted and got up to wash.

She slowly went downstairs first to find her cold milk to wake up.

Ms. Liu was older and couldn’t sleep in, so she was already up. Seeing Wu Mangmang come downstairs, she asked, “Why are you up so early?”

Wu Mangmang yawned and said, “Lu Sui is waiting outside.”

In the next twenty minutes, with Ms. Liu’s repeated “don’t keep Lu Sui waiting,” Wu Mangmang was quickly packaged and pushed straight out the door.

She was standing in front of Lu Sui’s car before she had fully come to her senses.

She hadn’t eaten breakfast or put on makeup. Although she was naturally beautiful, she hadn’t reached the point where rouge and powder would taint her natural color. Wu Mangmang opened the car door somewhat irritably.

It felt like being pushed out by a madam to serve customers.

“Greetings, sir. I’m Number Twenty-Four. I’m very happy to serve you. Did you order the full-service package?” Wu Mangmang looked at Lu Sui with a fake smile.