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A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Lunar New Year is getting closer and closer, with the festive atmosphere on the streets becoming stronger and stronger.
The black paint on Luo Shimiao's face had all come off, and she happily dragged her best friend out shopping.
After their shopping spree, the two went to a coffee shop.
Seeing that she was staring blankly at the passersby outside, Luo Shimiao reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"What's wrong? You seem distracted. Did something happen?"
While shopping, she noticed something was wrong.
Li Man withdrew her gaze, gripped the blanket with both hands, feeling its warmth, and sighed: "I don't know what's wrong with your third brother lately, he seems to be intentionally avoiding me."
“We haven’t seen each other for a week. Maybe I’ve been so busy with work that I’ve neglected his feelings and he’s angry with me and deliberately avoiding me.”
"As you know, the branch office has only been established for a short time and there are many things to do, so there's nothing I can do about it."
Luo Shimiao's eyes flashed: "He'll be angry with anyone but you, don't worry."
“He might be busy too. When I came home today, I saw that he took a lot of cardboard boxes from my study. I don’t know what he’s going to do with them. He won’t tell me when I ask him.”
Li Man picked up her coffee and took a sip: "I hope so."
She used the handle of the coffee spoon to mess up the exquisite latte art, thinking to herself, "It's been a week since I last saw you. It seems that Third Brother hasn't seen his beloved concubine because of her face."
But her intuition told her that things weren't that simple; judging from his stammering manner that morning, there must be something else going on.
She glanced subtly at her absent-minded best friend, who seemed to feel guilty. She thought it best to take this opportunity to surprise her third brother.
The two hadn't seen each other for a week and must have missed each other terribly. Thinking of this, a sly smile crept onto her red lips beneath her mask.
"My dear consort, men can be easily coaxed, especially a silly but handsome guy like my third brother, he's easy to coax."
"Do you have any good ideas?" Li Man's spirits immediately sank when she thought about not being able to see anyone.
"I never imagined a man could have such a huge influence. These past few days at work, his face, his back, his..." keeps popping into my head.
Luo Shimiao picked up a purple macaron and stuffed it into her mouth: "Stop, I don't want to hear the rest!" She stood up, ran to the seat next to her, and whispered in her ear.
After she finished speaking, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "How's my plan?"
Li Man tapped her fingers rhythmically on the table: "Let's do it this way!"
Having achieved her goal, she returned to her seat: "He won't escape your grasp today!"
"Miaomiao, how can you drink coffee and eat dessert without taking off your mask?"
"Watch me." Luo Shimiao picked up a bronze fork and scooped out a piece of Basque cake.
Li Man saw that the mask, which had been intact, suddenly had a hole in the middle, and the cake was put into her mouth.
He gave her a thumbs up: "I admire you more than anyone else."
"Oh, by the way," she looked at her with a suggestive expression, "did you use the gift I gave you?"
"Cough cough..." Luo Shimiao choked on her words, pulled down her mask, and gulped down half of her coffee.
Li Man took out a tissue from her bag and handed it to her: "Why are you so excited? Is it because you're recalling those censored, blood-pumping scenes?"
She took a tissue, wiped the water stains from her lips, pulled up her mask, and said, "No, you guys are playing too fancy games, I can't do them."
"It's not being used on you, what are you afraid of?"
"Huh?" She stared wide-eyed, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention to them, lowered her voice and said, "You used those ropes and chains on Luo Jianxing?"
Li Man blinked her left eye, which was considered an answer to her question.
Luo Shimiao lowered her head in thought. If Gu Nian, that fox, were to take out those things, she would bet she would use them on her in the end.
"No, no, absolutely not, I can't ask for trouble."
"Is this still the same fearless little devil I know?"
"Sister, my back is very tired."
Li Man stuffed a piece of pastry into her mouth: "Call her Third Sister-in-law."
She chewed on a sweet pastry and mumbled, "Third Sister-in-law."
"So good." Li Man thought of Luo Jianxing again: "Just as good as your third brother."
"Huh? Isn't that so-and-so?" Luo Shimiao saw a couple walking towards her through the glass, holding hands and behaving intimately.
"Your friend?"
"No, it's one of Gu Nian's senior classmates. She used to provoke me, acting like she wouldn't give up until she got Gu Nian. I didn't expect her to have a boyfriend so soon."
The two chatted and laughed, and even kissed as they passed Luo Shimiao. Perhaps they were too engrossed in their conversation to notice their gazes.
Luo Shimiao thought of the senior brother Gu Nian had mentioned last time and murmured, "Could this be the senior brother Gu Nian mentioned who has liked Lin Jianan for many years?"
"This man looks like a playboy, but he probably isn't. Someone who can get her darling to praise him wouldn't be like this."
Li Man: "Miaomiao, what are you muttering about?"
"Nothing, do you want to eat more?"
"I'm not eating anymore."
Luo Shimiao stood up and went over to pull her: "Then let's go back and carry out the plan."
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