Chapter 26: Poria Cough Lozenges
“She, Liu Rushuang, what did she mean, huh! What did she mean!”
“Isn’t it just that her chest is a bit bigger, what’s the big deal, acting like it’s some treasure. Isn’t it heavy? If it were me, I’d rather not have it!”
“Besides, it’s not like I don’t have anything at all, isn’t mine obvious? Mo, you tell me, isn’t mine obvious?”
As she spoke, Yuan Meng, who was driving, tugged at her collar hard, her tone becoming more and more anxious.
Just from those three consecutive sentences, it was clear that Miss Yuan was really triggered.
From initial doubt, to mocking sarcasm, and finally to the desperate need to prove herself—anyone could see that Miss Yuan was actually quite envious of Liu Rushuang’s figure.
But this kind of thing was just like family background. If one was born with it, then they had it. If not, then it was almost impossible to acquire later.
After all, this kind of thing was written in the genes. No matter how much effort one put in afterward, it could never beat natural gifts.
“Hey hey hey, watch the road, Sister Yuan, watch the road!”
Yuan Meng’s action scared Lin Mo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, into quickly reminding her. He had only gone out for a meal; he didn’t want to risk his life.
When he saw Yuan Meng finally look back at the road, Lin Mo continued:
“Sister Yuan, why are you comparing yourself to her? We can’t use our weaknesses against the opponent’s strengths. We should play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses!”
“Oh? Then tell me, what strengths do I have?”
Lin Mo: “Uh...”
Yuan Meng: “w(ﾟДﾟ)w ah”
“Yes, yes, yes! You’re holding the steering wheel!” Lin Mo clutched the seatbelt tightly, body stiff like a zombie.
“Then say it!”
“Sister Yuan, it’s not that I don’t want to say, the problem is I don’t know Liu Rushuang well, I’ve barely even met her, I don’t know her weaknesses. But Sister Yuan, your strengths? You have plenty.
Beautiful and kind-hearted, loyal and righteous, generous, cheerful personality, right?”
Lin Mo cleverly shifted the concept. Were those Yuan Meng’s strengths? Of course they were. But obviously, they weren’t the strengths Yuan Meng wanted to hear.
After all, he couldn’t just blatantly lie with a straight face and praise her figure as curvy and sexy, could he?
As a wealthy, pretty woman, Yuan Meng had plenty of strengths, and among girls, she was definitely top-tier. But unfortunately, the strengths she had, Liu Rushuang had them too. Both had delicate features, both came from rich families, both were rich ladies—just with different styles.
But then again, cuteness really was no match in the face of sexiness. Before, he never really felt this directly, but after meeting the two of them, the saying had become vividly real.
Hearing his compliments, Yuan Meng’s emotions temporarily stabilized, but she was still unhappy. Mainly because Liu Rushuang’s last words before leaving were too infuriating. She had some too, even if she squeezed—who was Liu Rushuang looking down on?
By the time Lin Mo returned home, it was already past seven in the evening. After a quick wash, he collapsed onto the bed.
He looked fine outside, but an afternoon of horseback riding had truly drained his energy. His thighs even ached faintly.
After applying some anti-hair loss solution, Lin Mo lay in bed feeling his scalp itch, like his brain was sprouting.
But he knew, that was the solution at work. In fact, he had noticed in the past two days that he was losing less hair while washing it.
If he kept using it, his hair would only grow denser. He never used to be anxious about hair loss—until he started work and saw some of the company’s senior programmers.
Picking up his phone, he saw that people were still chatting in the work group chat. At this hour, they still hadn’t finished work.
On Moments, Zhang Wei had liked a selfie of the finance girl working overtime.
He originally thought of posting about his trip to the stables, but after seeing his colleagues still working overtime, he gave up.
Actually, yesterday after he left, the company had recorded who stayed late. Dong Dawei already knew he hadn’t.
But considering that his internship period was nearly over, and that he often hung out with Yuan Meng, he was a little worried about being targeted.
It was just like how the dean of discipline in high school avoided seniors nearing their college entrance exams.
Back in his senior year, with only half a month before exams, the dean had almost disappeared from the school grounds—because once, a senior had beaten him up.
He didn’t know how it was resolved, but that senior still sat the exams smoothly, while the dean lost face.
Meanwhile, Liu Rushuang was on the phone with Su He, who kept gasping on the other end.
Basically, she said she had seen Lin Mo on horseback in the suburbs today, and then casually mentioned that the stable was very expensive. Finally, she said he had gotten into a rich woman’s luxury car.
This instantly made Su He think her cousin might be clinging to a sugar mommy, straying off the right path.
She was fine with Lin Mo dating, but clinging to an older rich woman? That was unacceptable.
So the two discussed it. Since tomorrow Su He had the day off, they’d invite Lin Mo to her house for dinner. She would probe a little, and Liu Rushuang would also come join in.
Yes—since Yuan Meng was guarding him so tightly, Liu Rushuang decided to go through Cousin Su He instead.
And everything she said? All true. She didn’t really believe Yuan Meng and Lin Mo were dating, but the fact that he had already met her parents? That was suspicious.
But either way, it gave her the perfect excuse. Absolutely flawless.
They finalized the details over the phone.
Time flew, and by midnight, Lin Mo checked his phone. The shopping platform had refreshed as usual.
【M65 grenades, one crate, 12 pieces; ￥4.43】
【Poria cough lozenges, two per day, clears lungs and phlegm, voice pure and clear; ￥1.99】
【Universal fish bait, guaranteed catches, never return empty-handed; ￥3.77】
【Mosquito repellent water, keeps away pests, sleep well; ￥1.78】
Sure enough, except for the first one, the rest were daily necessities. But the good thing was, everything here matched the product descriptions exactly, never useless.
Unlike the many online products that exaggerated or were just scams, his were different. Whatever they claimed, they really did. Like a miracle.
Now, he even wished the product descriptions were more exaggerated. The more like health supplements, the better. He had been hoping for that for a long time.
Grenades were out of the question—unless he wanted to go blast fish in the countryside. Fish bait too; that was for hardcore fishermen.
Between the mosquito repellent and the lozenges, the former would be useful, since mosquitoes were rampant this season. Especially after today’s trip to the stables, he had already gotten a few bites.
But thinking it over, he had survived all these years being bitten. What were a few more? At most, he could scratch a cross into the bump with his nail.
Mosquitoes and vampires both belonged to the bloodsucking family, so the cross could “seal them.”
After completing the payment, a white medicine bottle appeared in front of him.
Already used to it, Lin Mo opened it, poured two out, and threw them into his mouth.
“Ah ah ah—”
“No change? Is it because my voice is too soft?”
“Ah! Ah! Ah!”
The next second, a lion’s roar came from the building:
“Who the hell is screaming in the middle of the night? In heat or what? Even I don’t moan as slutty as you do!”
Lin Mo: ...
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