Chapter 60 Chapter 60 "I slept with him."
Leaving the room quietly and closing the door, Lin Mo slapped her head in frustration. "There's no documentary evidence to support this. I don't know why I'm so persistent." Returning upstairs, she reapplied hand cream.
This matter has been put on hold since then, and life and work are going on as usual.
On a Thursday evening in mid-June, Lin Mo was reading literature and writing a paper in her study when she suddenly received a video call from Wei Wei.
On the screen, Wei Wei cheered excitedly, "Lin Momomomomomo—Mo! My business trip for the first half of the year is finally over! I'm going back to Shaofeng! Please free up all your weekend time for me! I want you to accompany me, shopping, singing, getting a spa treatment, and all kinds of fun!"
Lin Mo also stood up excitedly: "Great, what time is your flight tomorrow? I'll pick you up."
It had been three or four months since they last met. She couldn't wait to see Wei Wei and give her a big hug. After confirming the flight's landing time, Lin Mo quickly ran downstairs.
Lu Yanxiao was in the study downstairs.
Lin Mo knocked on the door, and after receiving a response from inside, she poked her head out and said, "Lu Yanxiao, excuse me."
Lu Yanxiao put down the capacitive pen and waited for her next words.
"My good friend is coming back from a business trip tomorrow, and I'm going to pick her up at the airport. So, I have to drive to the company by myself tomorrow, so you don't have to drive me."
"Okay." Lu Yanxiao nodded.
"Then you continue. I'm going upstairs." Lin Mo smiled sweetly. Just as she was about to close the door, Lu Yanxiao blurted out, "Your pilot friend?"
"right."
She thought carefully and realized she hadn't mentioned Wei Wei to Lu Yanxiao yet. So, she said seriously, "Her name is Wei Wei, and she's a very good friend of mine." After a few seconds of hesitation, she continued, "If there's a chance, I'll take you to meet her. Wei Wei said you two went to high school together, but she was three years older than you, so you might not know her."
A hint of surprise flashed across Lu Yanxiao's eyes, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."
Wei Wei's flight lands at 8 pm on Friday.
As always, whenever Wei Wei went on a long business trip, Lin Moruo would pick her up when she could, always with a little ceremony. Today, she'd specially bought a bouquet of red roses and fruit juice for the balcony—bright, bold, and warm, just like Wei Wei's personality.
The arrival time was just right. Lin Mo only waited at the arrival gate for a few minutes with the bouquet of flowers before she saw Wei Wei coming out pushing a luggage cart.
"Ahhh, Lin Mo, I miss you so much." Wei Wei ignored the luggage cart, loosened his hands, and ran straight towards her.
Lin Mo had no time to think. She subconsciously held the bouquet tightly and opened her arms to welcome her.
As expected, the next second Wei Wei jumped up with her legs dangling in the air, hugging her tightly. Lin Mo was also very surprised that she had actually caught Wei Wei and held her in the air steadily for ten seconds.
"You've lost weight." Lin Mo said.
"I haven't lost much weight. I weighed 100 pounds this morning." Wei Wei picked up the bouquet and smelled it. She liked it very much. "But my skin has become darker and rougher."
Lin Mo leaned in close to her face and took a closer look. "How could that be? It's not dark or rough, it's still the best looking. You set too high a standard for yourself."
"You love me too much and look at me with tinted glasses." Wei Wei pinched her cheek. "It's windy and dusty over there in Qiquan. I wish I could make ten face masks every day, but time doesn't allow it. And sometimes I'm too busy and tired to take care of it."
Lin Mo frowned with pity: "Let's go for a spa treatment tomorrow morning!"
"No, we have to go to the spa now!"
"Now?" Lin Mo turned on her phone and showed her the time on the screen. "Sister, aren't you going to eat?"
"No, skin care is the most important thing." Wei Wei was firm, her words were as clear as rain. "I'm going to make an appointment now, you must come with me?" After saying this, she realized that Lin Mo was now married, but she had thought she was married before. So, she added, "Can you do that?"
"No problem, I'll give you both days of the weekend." Lin Mo helped her push the luggage cart so that she could make the call with peace of mind.
When the two walked to the parking lot, the beauty salon responded that they had already made an appointment. Because Wei Wei was their super VIP, they could stay open until three in the morning for her.
Only then did Wei Wei feel at ease.
While he and Lin Mo were carrying the luggage into the trunk of the car, he asked nonchalantly, "How is your married life?"
Who would have thought that after just a few months of not seeing each other, her best friend would go from being single to being married, and the person she married was someone she had the worst impression of. During her business trip, she had limited time and energy, and it was inconvenient to see Lin Mo's facial expressions through the phone screen, so it was difficult to explain to her in detail. Now that they were face to face, she could finally look at her and ask her.
"Is there anything you want to talk to me about?"
Lin Mo smiled and nodded: "Yes."
Before coming, she had anticipated that Wei Wei would ask about her and Lu Yanxiao. She also had a long-standing problem, and she wanted to find someone close to her to confide in. This person could only be Wei Wei. In order to most effectively resolve her own concerns and to relieve herself of the burden of self-blame, after careful consideration, she decided to reveal everything to Wei Wei.
After getting in the car, Lin Mo didn't rush to start the car. She took out a stack of pages from her bag and handed them to Wei Wei: "This is what he wrote specifically for my family and me. It explains all the gossip and rumors point by point."
Wei Wei only flipped open the cover and opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Lu Yanxiao did it?"
No, Master Lu can do such a thing!!
Lin Mo nodded. "You mentioned to me before that he had a fight at the school gate, and he kind of explained it to me indirectly. The classmate was called Cheng Sheng, and he's in Australia now. I have a good relationship with him and we occasionally contact each other. We've even video chatted and said hello. So, even if there was a fight at that time, it shouldn't have been a big deal."
Various gossips and high school fights were the things that Wei Wei was most concerned about before. After Lin Mo finished talking about these two most important things, she looked at Wei Wei with stars in her eyes, waiting for her response.
"So, he treats you well? And your married life is good too?"
Lin Mo's cheeks flushed slightly: "Yeah, it's fine."
"You like him very much? No, it should be said that you love him very much?"
Lin Mo pursed her lips and nodded.
Wei Wei's eyes gradually showed joy, and the corners of her lips lifted up in a light laugh. She closed the paper and returned it to her: "I was prejudiced before. I believe I unconditionally support your choice."
Lin Mo was so moved that she couldn't help but hug her: "I knew you were the best."
"Oh, don't be so cheesy. Although my impression of your husband has changed a little, I still won't let him off if he dares to bully you." Wei Wei let go of her and said solemnly, "As long as he treats you well and you two are in love, I, as your wife, will be relieved."
"But, Wei Wei..."
Lin Mo paused before getting to the point. "Our marriage was actually a fake one. We only signed a three-year agreement."
"What did you say?!" Wei Wei thought she had misheard and tried to stand up excitedly, but her head hit the roof of the car.
Lin Mo hurried to help her check: "Don't get excited."
"What does fake marriage mean?"
"What the hell is this three-year agreement?!"
Lin Mo explained the whole process to her in detail.
"The problem now is that I've fallen in love with him, but I don't know whether he loves me back or not. I want to ask him, but I'm afraid he doesn't have that kind of interest in me. In the end, it'll be awkward for both of us, and we might end the agreement early. Let's not ask, and we..." Lin Mo looked away awkwardly, not daring to look at Wei Wei.
"What's wrong with you?" Wei Wei was anxious.
"We." Lin Mo lowered her voice unsurely, "What was supposed to happen has happened."
“!!”
Wei Wei gritted her teeth in anger, "He forced you? No, I have to beat him up. I have to find someone to beat him up."
"No, no." Lin Mo anxiously pressed down Wei Wei's hand that was about to make the call. "I took the initiative. He, he respects me quite a bit. It seems like I'm the one who takes the initiative every time."
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"every time?"
Wei Wei's expression turned inquiring. "Is that what I understood? Did you sleep with him?"
Lin Mo's mind flashed with those images that made her blush and her heart beat fast. She couldn't say exactly who slept with whom, after all, they hadn't reached the final step, but every time she tended to be the one being pleased, so it should be considered that she slept with him, so she hummed dejectedly.
"He seduced you?"
Lin Mo: "He is normal, I just couldn't help it."
"You were tempted by his beauty and couldn't control yourself? You threw him down?"
Lin Mo nodded guiltily and embarrassedly, her chin almost buried in her neck.
Wei Wei, however, seemed to have discovered a new world. The expression on her face changed rapidly, and then she burst into a hearty laugh: "Lin Mo, I didn't expect that. Well done!"
Lin Mo looked up in surprise.
"What's so embarrassing about this? We're all adults." After understanding the basic situation, Wei Wei said confidently without hesitation, "I think he definitely loves you. He loves you so much that he can't live without you."
Lin Mo's face was full of confusion.
"First, Lin Mo, you're incredibly talented and beautiful. You must believe that you're incredibly charming. You're the most charming girl I've ever met, and you're worthy of Lu Yanxiao's affection. In this regard, you must have absolute confidence in yourself. Secondly, Lu Yanxiao is the heir to the Lu family. If he simply wanted to arrange a marriage, he could have found anyone, but he chose you, which means he already had feelings for you. Thirdly, he has a physical attraction to you, and according to what you've said, he respects you very much. All of this fully proves that he loves you very much!"
In fact, she had thought carefully about the last two points Wei Wei mentioned, but in the end she rejected them.
There were probably many people Lu Yanxiao could have agreed to marry, but at the time, she happened to be introduced to him by Grandpa Lu, so he agreed to please him. As for physical impulses, she had some feelings for him even when she wasn't sure if she liked him. Who could guarantee that it wasn't just physical?
She wants love that is certain and without any ambiguity.
She wanted to hear expressions like "Lin Mo, I love you" or "Lin Mo likes you" clearly.
Wei Wei didn't think too much about it, but she couldn't refute Lin Mo's statement.
After knowing each other for a few years, she understood Lin Mo's growth experience. Although Lin Mo appeared to be calm and unconcerned on the surface, she knew that both her parents left her, leaving an indelible mark in her heart.
She was afraid of disappointing others.
She is even more afraid that the person she cherishes will not take her seriously at all and will leave her in the end.
Wei Wei thought for a moment and asked, "Will he be jealous of you? If he likes someone, he will definitely be jealous."
The first person Lin Mo thought of was Song Yue.
Previously, when Song Yue had taken his car for repair and asked her to drive him home, Lu Yanxiao seemed to be jealous, but what Lu Yanxiao said at the time was, "You are my wife in name only. If you are seen by acquaintances, it will cause unnecessary trouble." If you really look into this statement, it doesn't seem to be jealousy in the strict sense. Maybe he was just emphasizing that she should abide by the agreement.
Lin Mo shook her head: "I'm not sure."
"Well," Wei Wei sat up straight, her eyes sharp. "It's simple. Let's test him to see if he'll get jealous. I'll help you figure it out and try to get her to confess to you directly."
Lin Mo understood immediately.
The test that Wei Wei mentioned was to find a man who was excellent in all aspects. In front of Lu Yanxiao, she needed to express her appreciation for this man, so as to judge whether Lu Yanxiao would be jealous.
Lin Mo thought about it and decided it was feasible.
But the question is who to look for?
Wei Wei stroked his chin and analyzed, "This man must be outstanding enough to inspire Lu Yanxiao's desire to win. If he is too ordinary, he may not even take him seriously."
According to this standard, the two began to search through their respective mobile phone communications.
Suddenly, Wei Wei paused, her eyes fixed on her WeChat Moments: "Hey, I actually have someone suitable here."
Lin Mo leaned over and saw a video playing on the screen. The sea water in the video was deep blue, and a slender figure was swimming freely among the fish.
"Is it okay?" Wei Wei moved the phone in front of her.
"It's a very good shot." The person in the video was wearing a diving suit and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
"Wait, I'll find you a photo." Wei Wei searched for a long time before finally finding one that showed the man's face clearly. "Chen Qi, from Su City, about 1.85 meters tall. He was my college junior, but he didn't get into flying. He went back to inherit the family business. They're probably in the ceramics business. What do you think?"
Lin Mo glanced at the man in the photo. He was handsome, with a sunny demeanor, and he was considered a good-looking man. However, compared to Lu Yanxiao, he was somewhat inferior. To be fair, in terms of appearance alone, Lu Yanxiao was definitely the best, otherwise she wouldn't have lost control. Therefore, it was not easy to find someone of equal stature.
But she didn't want to waver in those little guesses anymore, and hoped to determine Lu Yanxiao's thoughts as soon as possible.
So, he said firmly: "I think it's okay, let's go with him."
The two of them acted immediately, and Wei Wei contacted Chen Qi immediately.
After a brief communication, we learned that the convention and exhibition center in the southern suburbs was recently holding an art exhibition with an environmental protection theme. In order to attract more audiences, the organizer also opened small exhibition halls for other works, such as oil painting exhibitions, sculpture exhibitions, ceramic exhibitions, etc. Chen Qi brought his own ceramic works to the exhibition.
The exhibition will last for half a month, but the organizer is actually mainly responsible for the specific matters during this half month. Chen Qi said that he is a free person and came to Shaofeng just for tourism.
Hearing Wei Wei's request, Chen Qi thought it was very interesting and agreed immediately.
He even boasted and offered suggestions: "Although I have so many charming points that I could count them all in a few days, but considering all factors, it would definitely be best to bring him to the exhibition. Don't think that I only exhibit ceramics. I am also familiar with other works in the environmental protection exhibition. I can say a few words about any of them. When the time comes, Lin Mo, you just need to praise me for my greatness, and you will achieve your goal."
"By the way, there are interactive activities in the exhibition hall's lounge every afternoon. Many of the games require male and female teams to complete them. When the time comes, we can team up and you can see firsthand whether he's jealous or not."
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After listening to Chen Qi's suggestion, Lin Mo and Wei Wei looked at each other at the same time.
It seems I found the right person.
"Okay, I'll make an appointment with him tomorrow afternoon." Lin Mo said to the other two.
Afterwards, the three of them rehearsed the possible scenarios that might happen tomorrow, the words they might say, and the activities they might participate in several times until they were sure there were no mistakes.
Tomorrow afternoon, just wait for Lu Yanxiao to fall into the trap.
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