Chapter 369 Surprise

No matter what Qin Mu thought, Ji Lan listened to it.

Although Meng Anran's method is a bit despicable, it has to be said that using men as one's own resources is indeed the fastest and most covert way for one to get involved in business.

My reputation isn't that good anyway, so why not make it even worse?

"I understand, thank you." Ji Lan accepted Meng Anran's suggestion frankly, and was already thinking about how to put it into action - who to choose as his target.

"And a third suggestion." The elevator door opened, and Meng Anran followed Qin Mu out slowly, her steps as gentle as her voice: "Change your seductive ways and be honest occasionally. Maybe you'll gain something different."

Ji Lan was silent for a moment, as if she didn't expect Meng Anran to let her use her feelings and be sincere at the same time.

Sincerity... How long had she lost this virtue?

Her life is like a never-ending play, always on the go. Whether it's love or friendship, she seems to have not found her inner self for a long time.

And rarely do they reveal their true selves to others.

"I..." Ji Lan paused, took a deep breath, and uttered the second half of the sentence: "I will try to change."

"You don't have to tell me that. I'm just giving you some advice. It's up to you to decide what to do." Meng Anran walked into the house and threw her bag on the sofa. "Let's stop here. Good luck."

After hanging up the call, she threw her phone onto the sofa and went into the bathroom to wash her hands.

When I came out again, my phone was on the table and my bag was gone.

Qin Mu sorted out the things in her bag, disinfected it, and put it back in the closet. After finishing all this, she came out of the bedroom.

I went straight into the kitchen and made a pot of honey grapefruit tea.

"I thought you hated Ji Lan." He poured two cups and walked into the living room, handed one to An Xiaoran, and sat down next to her.

Meng Anran held the glass in both hands and drank slowly. Upon hearing this, she raised an eyebrow and looked at him in confusion, "Why would you hate someone you don't even know?"

Qin Mu was stunned for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered that An Xiaoran was the type of person who never wastes his feelings on irrelevant people.

To her, whether like or dislike, love or hate, they are all precious things. Emotions consume the mind, so she never gives her feelings easily.

"But," he hesitated and said, "Ji Lan was pestering your brother before, and I thought you wouldn't have a very good impression of her."

"I do have a bad impression of her, but it's not to the point of hating her."

Meng Anran drank the grapefruit tea slowly and leisurely. The slightly sweet taste spread in her mouth, making her mood better.

She leaned over and kissed Qin Mu's lips, her smile sweeter than honey.

"Let's not talk about other people's business. I'll go get the gift I prepared for you." She put down the cup, stood up excitedly and walked towards the room.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Qin Mu was about to get up and follow her. She turned her head away from him and said, "You sit here and wait for me. No peeking!"

Qin Mu was touched by her threatening expression and nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Meng Anran ran into the room mysteriously.

Qin Mu sat on the sofa, so expectant that he didn't even know what the honey grapefruit tea he drank tasted like.

I have been with An Xiaoran every day during this period, and I am very curious about when she prepared the surprise.

About five minutes later, Meng Anran came out with her hands behind her back, taking small steps and looking at Qin Mu with a meaningful smile.

"What is it?" Qin Mu also looked at her with a smile, the doting in his eyes was like an ocean, making people indulge unconsciously.

Meng Anran stretched out his left hand, holding something in his fist.

Under Qin Mu's expectant gaze, she opened her hands, and in her palm lay a colorful candy - exactly the kind that Qin Mu gave her.

"Have a candy first." A hint of cunning flashed in her eyes.

It was as if he was taking revenge for the fact that Qin Mu had given her a ring box some time ago, but there was a candy inside, which had ruined her expectations.

Qin Mu felt helpless and amused. He took the candy, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.

It’s very sweet. Even though I bought the candy myself, the one given by An Xiaoran is especially sweet.

He suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Before Meng Anran could react, her red lips were blocked and the soybean-sized candy was passed in.

Qin Mu obviously didn't intend to stop there. He put his big hands around her waist and with a little force, he hooked her whole body onto his legs.

The kiss became deeper.

A hint of heat burst out in the air, and as their breaths entangled, Meng Anran's brain gradually became deprived of oxygen.

Without noticing, Qin Mu's other hand reached directly for the thing that she had been hiding behind her back in her right hand.

"What is this?" Qin Mu stepped back slightly, his nose touching hers, his ambiguous eyes filled with undisguised desire, as if he wanted to take a step further.

He held her right hand, but did not forcefully snatch the things she had prepared. He just kept a very close distance and asked her in a low voice.

Meng Anran became more conscious and glared at him unhappily.

She immediately stretched out her right hand, and the glass jar in her hand was clearly a candy jar.

Inside was something wrapped in candy paper, which jingled in the glass jar as it was shaken.

"The candy you just ate was the last one." Meng Anran said, and put the jar into his hand, "It's a gift for you."

Qin Mu stared blankly at the contents of the jar, and roughly guessed what it was just by its shape.

He poured out the contents and opened the candy wrapper. It was indeed a ring - the men's ring that was pressed by the candy wrapper in the iron box of her bag.

"This was made at a DIY ring shop. It can be considered a couple's ring." Meng Anran picked up the ring and put it on the middle finger of his left hand. The size was just right.

She curled her lips in satisfaction and glared at him with amusement: "The ring finger is reserved for wedding rings. You idiot, staring at Ke Nai and Ming Jing's hands."

Qin Mu was overjoyed when he received the silver ring made by An Xiaoran himself, even happier than seeing the news of the mine's harvest.

He leaned forward and pecked her lips, his face almost blooming with smiles.

"I like it, thank you baby."

What made him more excited than the silver ring was the empty candy jar—

This means that An Xiaoran is mentally prepared to accept his proposal and is willing to take the relationship to the next level!

"So..." Meng Anran leaned over and put her lips against his cold ear bone, "I like the sea."

Qin Mu lifted her hips and stood up, walking towards the bedroom. His voice was clear and charming: "It will take time to prepare. Let's do something else first."

"Qin Mu! It's daytime now!"

"It's a good opportunity to appreciate the ring you made yourself..."