Chapter 28: Are you coming to my house to drink and enjoy the company of beautiful women?

"Second wife? Glancing over, even in an oversized fit, the Empress Ruyan's stunning figure couldn't be concealed. Lin Mo had to admit she had a point!"

"Screw you! You're the second wife! With my figure and looks, I'd be the legal wife at the very least!" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at Su He and spat.

Su He, on the other hand, laughed without a care: "Your looks are fine, but the key is your name—sounds like a mistress or a homewrecker through and through!"

That one sentence silenced the Empress Ruyan. This had been Liu Ruyan's biggest sore spot in recent years. She didn't know which damn authors loved using her name so much, and they always cast her as the villainess who abandons her husband and child.

It pissed her off so much she sometimes wanted to change her name.

After putting the fruit in the fridge, cousin Su He called the two of them to help bring dishes from the kitchen. They were all family, so there was no talk of "guests."

Soon, eight simple but well-balanced dishes—meat and vegetables—were on the table, all made by Su He herself. This cousin of his had a bit of taste in life; her favorite pastime on holidays was cooking a few exquisite dishes at home and having a few drinks.

"Go on, sit to the side!"

Su He pulled Liu Ruyan, who was sitting next to Lin Mo, away and sat down herself. This woman had come with ill intentions today; she had to be on guard.

Before Lin Mo arrived, she had thoroughly dissected Liu Ruyan's calculated outfit. She hadn't expected Liu Ruyan to pick an oversized T-shirt this time—her upper body was covered, but now she was showing leg.

"Come on, Little Mo, eat more. You've gotten thin. Work's not easy, right? All Liu Ruyan's fault. If she'd come back earlier, I'd have made her arrange a cushy position for you no matter what."

As soon as she sat down, Su He started piling food into her cousin's bowl.

Liu Ruyan, shoved aside, rolled her eyes and said: "Blame me, huh? Want me to look after our little brother? It's not too late now. But someone won't even let me sit next to him—who are you guarding against, huh?"

"Guarding against fire, theft, and female best friends. You tell me." Su He didn't back down an inch. "Who am I guarding against? Don't you know in your own heart?"

"Sis, I'll do it myself. I'm doing fine at the company, work's not tiring, and in three more days my probation period ends." Lin Mo smiled awkwardly. Eating with his company boss like this always felt a bit awkward.

"I meant for Little Mo to join the company directly and not go back to school. Once the company's matters settle, I'd arrange a new post for him—high pay, low workload. But Little Mo didn't agree; he said he wants to go back to school first and wait for graduation." Liu Ruyan spread her hands helplessly.

Hearing this, Su He couldn't help but look over. She was a veteran; she knew the final year of university was basically useless unless you were prepping for postgrad exams. Otherwise, getting out to work early was a solid choice, especially with Liu Ruyan's connections.

"Sis, Second Boss Liu did say that, but I still want to graduate first." Lin Mo smiled wryly.

Right now he had the Shopping Page [System/Ability], and the most important thing was to find a place to lie low and develop, not leave school to be a wage slave. But he couldn't exactly say that.

"You're so eager to go back to school—don't tell me you've got a girlfriend?" Su He's eyes spun, ready to pump him for info first.

"Nope. I'd love to, but nobody wants me." Lin Mo smiled wryly.

He was telling the truth. Logically, he used to look decent enough. But the girls he liked didn't like him, and the ones who liked him he didn't like. That's how he ended up like this.

"Nonsense. If this was the old you, I might've believed it. But with your current looks? If you're not dating ten or eight at once, this big sister feels ripped off for you. Listen here, the new semester's starting soon—go hit on the freshmen."

*Cough cough cough*

Before she could finish, Liu Ruyan's coughing cut her off. Su He snapped back to what she was doing.

*Cough cough.* "Anyway, I heard from Ruyan you seem to be dating someone? She said yesterday you went to a suburban racetrack with them, and the other person's loaded—picked you up in a luxury car?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but glance at Liu Ruyan, puzzled. Did she think he was dating Miss Yuan?

"No such thing. That's a colleague, a good friend I get along with well. She takes good care of me at the company." Lin Mo explained.

"Really?"

Su He looked skeptical.

"Of course. We're good bros. Gaming buddies, you get it?"

Su He nodded, then asked a few more things about Yuan Meng. Learning the other party wasn't old and knew Liu Ruyan, Su He realized she might have been misled by a certain someone.

She thought her cousin had gone off the rails and didn't want to work hard anymore.

But Lin Mo was right there; she couldn't just say it to his face, or she'd expose her own thoughts.

She could only glare fiercely at Liu Ruyan and tell Lin Mo: "Actually, rich women aren't all that great. Look at the one in front of you—she's a rich woman too. Don't let that dignified surface fool you; who knows if she sneaks off to clubs to hire male models in private."

At Su He's slander, Liu Ruyan instantly flared up: "Hey hey hey, don't slander me! When have I ever hired male models? With me? I just crook a finger and plenty of men volunteer!"

"See? She admits it herself. Once you're with her, she might run off with someone else any day. Liu Ruyan, don't you know? She's got plenty of 'White Moonlights'!" Su He pressed the advantage.

Liu Ruyan: *speechless*

As the chat went on, the three at the table gradually loosened up, the atmosphere heating up. Su He brought out the booze; the three drank and talked, and the room filled with laughter.

Lin Mo couldn't hold his liquor well and got a bit tipsy, but luckily he kept control—it was just right.

Right when Su He went to the bathroom, Liu Ruyan suddenly leaned over, draping a hand over his shoulder, her face drawing close to whisper in his ear

"Little brother, tell Sister—what benefits did Yuan Yuan give you? Sister'll double it. Don't deny it. Aunt Jiang told me you brought the stuff."

As she spoke, Liu Ruyan's other hand extended a finger to lift Lin Mo's chin. The whole vibe was pure vixen.

Lin Mo felt the heat rise again. His ear tickled, and he could faintly sense an astonishing touch on his arm.

"I... I didn't."

"Mhm, little brother, you better think it over. Your cousin will be out any minute. If she sees us like this... not too good, yeah?" Saying this, Liu Ruyan placed her straight, slender leg onto his.

Lin Mo: (ω)

Seeing Lin Mo still wouldn't talk, Liu Ruyan slowly pulled her oversized T-shirt up, revealing more and more of her snow-white thighs.

Lin Mo felt like he couldn't breathe; his whole brain short-circuited.

"Stop—I'll talk!"

Hearing the toilet flush from the bathroom, Lin Mo hurriedly spoke up. This erotic tension was a no-go!

Liu Ruyan succeeded and laughed, then yanked her T-shirt back down, revealing the safety shorts underneath: "What are you thinking? There's bitter tea seeds inside. Come drink with Sister."

Lin Mo:...

When Su He came out of the bathroom, she saw Liu Ruyan hugging her cousin, making him feed her wine. She immediately shouted

"Old cucumber, you come to my place to drink flower wine?!"