Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

To be honest, after hearing their cousin Su He's account of the blind date, Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan became genuinely interested. They were willing to spend some money to see what kind of outcome their conversation would lead to.

I'm even more curious to see just how bizarre this person can be. Here comes your "forced" act. He looks pretty good, but he insists on doing such greasy things. He's truly one of a kind.

Logically speaking, if a man is good-looking, has a good family background, and a decent job, he shouldn't lack female admirers. So why does this guy seem to have some inexplicable disconnect? It's like a loser meeting a beautiful woman and trying to show off how great he is, saying, "I'm great, you should date me!"

Of course, Lin Mo had his doubts, so he asked, since it was just the three of them and there were no outsiders.

"Wait a minute, that guy is a bit odd, but he's not bad looking either. Why does he look like a loser? I don't believe he's never had a girlfriend, or even more than that!" Lin Mo said.

If this happened to Director Wang, he wouldn't be surprised at all, because that guy doesn't know how to date, and he only managed to get a girlfriend through a class monitor's coercive confession.

If he were on a blind date, he might do something stupid, but a good-looking man like him would definitely have some dating experience.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan rested her chin on one hand and laughed, "Silly little brother, don't you know why?"

"Why?" Lin Mo was taken aback, then asked.

Even her cousin Su He, who was standing next to her, was a little curious.

Then Liu Ruyan pointed her finger at Su He's face: "Of course, it's because she met a great beauty and wanted to show off."

"Performance? Could it be that he's not simply sick?" Su He touched her face, somewhat uncertainly.

To put it bluntly, among the three people present, neither the facial cleanser nor the hand cream that came later had the least effect on Liu Ruyan.

Because she is already very beautiful, there is little room for improvement. This product can only make her skin better than before, but it doesn't significantly improve her overall appearance.

But Su He is different. She used to be just one of the average beauties, a class beauty, but definitely not a department beauty or even a school beauty. But now...

Standing in the crowd, she was already an outstanding beauty.

Her overall appearance has improved significantly, which has led to the same situation as Lin Mo: she doesn't have an accurate concept of her own looks.

Unlike Liu Ruyan, who has been beautiful since childhood and is aware of her beauty, this is just a minor issue of achieving a huge improvement in appearance in a short period of time.

Although more people have shown interest in her and asked for her contact information in the past six months, Su He has always felt that she is just a little fairer than before. Her appearance has improved, but she is only slightly prettier than before.

But in fact, she is now a stunning beauty with outstanding temperament, the kind of woman who attracts attention frequently when she walks down the street.

As for Lin Mo, he never cared about improving his appearance, especially after having Liu Ruyan as his girlfriend, he became even more indifferent.

I already have cheat codes, why would I care about looks? I've already found a girlfriend, and she's a stunning beauty, why would I care about being handsome?

If he didn't need to go out, he wouldn't even want to wash his face.

"How could that be? They're not stupid. Based on the information you gave me, I can tell that this guy has always been in a dominant position in his previous relationships."

Perhaps it's because he's good-looking, has a decent job and family background, and his previous dating experiences give him a sense of superiority.

But when he suddenly saw your appearance, he was moved. However, if a person is always in a superior position in a relationship, then when he meets someone who is even more outstanding than himself, he will not know what to do because he has no experience in pursuing people," Liu Ruyan analyzed.

Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded first, then shook his head and said, "What you said makes some sense, but it's still not right. Since you said he likes my sister a lot, why didn't he pay a penny? He made my sister treat him to a meal, but he wouldn't even pay for a piece of fruit."
If I had a crush on a girl, I would definitely try to win her over!

“So you’re just an ordinary person in the vast majority of the world,” Liu Ruyan said with a smile and shook her head. Then she continued, “What if he had always relied on his good looks, job, and family background to get girls to spend money on him in his relationships?”

As for your comment that he doesn't take out any coins, well, there's a saying that goes something like this: the more shrewd a person is, the more stingy they are; the richer a person is, the more stingy they are.

But this guy isn't rich yet; he's just average among ordinary people.

My family runs a supermarket outside the residential area, and I currently earn more than 20,000 yuan a month, which is quite impressive in your Nancheng area. Even in Jiangning, this income is not low.

But who is Su Su? Her current income is higher than that man's, so she suddenly feels a sense of loss.

He wanted to show off his own abilities, but at the same time, he also wanted to figure out how to win over this high-quality girl with minimal effort, and ideally, conduct a compliance test to make Su Su admire him.

You could say he's just used to taking advantage in relationships and has very little willingness to give anything in return, but you can't say he's stupid. He's not stupid at all; he's quite shrewd.

Otherwise, how could he possibly let Su Su manage his money in the future? It's a distorted manifestation of male chauvinism; he just wants to maintain his superior position in the relationship!

Lin Mo and Su He were dumbfounded as they listened to Liu Ruyan's analysis.

Well, it makes sense logically, but I can't understand it. After all, Lin Mo never seemed to be in a dominant position in the relationship; he and Liu Ruyan were always equals.

Of course, in the environment he has grown up in for more than 20 years, the couples he has seen around him are usually in a dominant position in the relationship, and it is rare for the man to be in a dominant position. He doesn't have much experience in this area!

After all, he had never actually seen a super handsome guy in real life who was constantly pursued by all sorts of beautiful women.

Even if one or two girls take the initiative to pursue a man and spend money on him, that's an exception. Another woman would still not give him a second glance. He has never seen a man who has always been in a high position.

"Is that so?" Su He asked, somewhat uncertainly.

Lin Mo shook his head: "I don't know, I have no experience!" Just as he finished speaking, his cousin Su He's phone beeped with a message notification.

Su He frowned as she took out her phone and looked at it.

"What's wrong, Su Su?" Liu Ruyan asked.

Upon hearing this, Su He showed her phone to the two of them: "He added me back, asking why I deleted him, and also asking if I went to that fruit shop to buy durian!"

Lin Mo:
Liu Ruyan:
"You'd better not go. I'm afraid if you go, he'll think you still have feelings for him."

"Pah! I'm giving up durian from now on. I'll never eat it again. It's such bad luck!" Cousin Su He spat and then blocked him.

Just kidding, she paid for all the meals so she wouldn't have any further contact with this man, and she even ate durian.

The three of them stayed in the milk tea shop for a while before getting up to go shopping at Wanda Plaza and catch a comedy film during the Spring Festival to relax.

When she got home that evening, as soon as she entered the door, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but groan, "That feels so good."

Lin Mo knew that the "Safe Travel" charm was working. He had noticed it when he left home that morning, for only a brief moment.

He didn't make a fuss about it, and Liu Ruyan thought it was because it was too cold outside and warm inside.

Of course, his mother and aunt Zhou Hui knew about the outcome of his blind date.

With him and Liu Ruyan as witnesses this time, Auntie surprisingly reflected on herself.

The next day, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, at noon, after having lunch, Su He came to his house to see Liu Ruyan for a moment, and then drove back to Jiangning.

At the same time, Director Wang and the squad leader couldn't contain themselves and ran straight back. Miss Yuan was overjoyed and personally drove to the city to pick them up.

She was so bored during this time, and now that her friend was finally back, she naturally wanted to celebrate.

She also gave the two of them an invitation to her brother's engagement, and then told Xiaoyue to come back quickly, as her wingman had played an indispensable role and deserved to be seated.

Soon, time flew by and it was already the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. On that day, Lin Mo was called out by Lao Wan in the morning. When he returned home in the afternoon, he saw Liu Ruyan lying comfortably on the sofa, wearing the same blue pajamas as her mother.

He was completely unreserved and unceremonious, even crossing his left foot over his right, holding a remote control in one hand to change TV channels, and eating fruit in the other.

Beside her was her mother, Zhou Min. The two lay together in the same position, wearing the same clothes, and occasionally feeding each other fruit. They looked very comfortable, which was in stark contrast to when she came to his house on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

It was as if the two of them were the mother and daughter, and Liu Ruyan was the biological daughter who had grown up in this family, while he was just an outsider.

For a moment, Lin Mo stood at the door, stunned.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and close the door, or all the heat will escape," Liu Ruyan said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo instinctively closed the door, and asked in confusion, "What...what's going on?"

"Watching TV? Can't you tell?" Liu Ruyan said.

Lin Mo shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I meant when did you two become so close!"

"What kind of talk is that? Is it wrong for me to have a good relationship with Yanyan? If it weren't for the fact that my first child was a boy like you, I would have insisted on having a daughter. Now look how great it is, I got a daughter for free!" His mother, Zhou Min, rolled her eyes at him.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan giggled. Sure enough, what you can't have always seems more alluring. Her mother had the same expression when she liked her son.

She used to think that all families preferred sons, but after seeing her boyfriend's mother, she realized that people only like what they don't have.

Being such a smart person, she naturally sensed over the course of a few days that Ms. Zhou genuinely liked her, so she became less reserved and her relationship with her boyfriend's mother improved significantly.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Alright, there's no food at home. If you're hungry, go eat outside. Okay, you can leave now. This house is mine now!"

Lin Mo:
Do you want to listen to what you're saying? What makes you think this place is your home? I've lived here for so many years, and you've already taken over my place in just a few days?

Lin Mo: "This is my home, this is my mom!"

Liu Ruyan: "No, this is my home, my mother! Go back to Jiangning and find Ms. Cheng, that's your mother!"

Zhou Min: "Yes, go ahead. I declare this Yan Yan's house now. You can go there to find your mother. When you two get married, my family will be marrying off our daughter, and his family will be taking in a wife. We'll still be in-laws, and you'll still call me Mom!"

Liu Ruyan: "Hey? That's a good idea! I'll call and ask my mom later to see if she agrees to change it!"

Hearing this, Zhou Min, the mother, burst into laughter, feeling extremely happy. Although they weren't officially married and hadn't changed their address, the other person had just acknowledged her as her mother, which made her incredibly pleased. Even her son seemed less appealing.

Lin Mo:
He only realized now how different his girlfriend's first visit to his home was from her nth visit.

(End of this chapter)