Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

A high-end Western restaurant in Xiamen has a romantic atmosphere with soothing music playing in the background.

Lin Rongrong and the young manager were eating steak.

The young manager poured Lin Rongrong a small glass of red wine, and the two gently clinked glasses.

The young manager took a sip and said gently, "Rongrong, why don't you stay home this year? Come spend the New Year at my house!"

Lin Rongrong smiled and said, "I've already booked my plane ticket. I definitely need to go back for the New Year. Besides, what excuse would I have for visiting your home?"

The young manager's eyes burned with desire: "You can go as my girlfriend, Rongrong. You know how I feel about you. Be my girlfriend!"

In his view, Lin Rongrong was sending him a signal, encouraging him to perform even better.

Men should take the initiative!

As the young manager spoke, he took a jewelry box out of his pocket, opened it, and inside was a gold necklace.

Lin Rongrong was slightly taken aback, a complex expression flashing across her face: "This, yes, I'm sorry, this is too sudden, I wasn't mentally prepared!"

"I understand, everyone needs time to adjust. You don't need to rush to agree. I know you like four-leaf clovers, so I specially had one custom-made at a jewelry store. Let me help you try it on!"

The young manager picked up the necklace and stood up to put it on Lin Rongrong.

Lin Rongrong quickly waved her hands, "This, this isn't right, how can I accept your things? What kind of behavior is this? You should put them away right away!"

"Rongrong, I know you have feelings for me, otherwise you wouldn't have moved out for me. I just want to give you a stable home. You're not mentally prepared yet, but that's okay, I can wait for you!"

The young manager insisted on putting the necklace around Lin Rongrong's neck.

The principle of pursuing a girl is to listen to her words in reverse!

As long as a man is thick-skinned, there is no woman he can't win over. If he still can't win her over, then maybe his wallet isn't thick enough!

Lin Rongrong couldn't refuse, and had no choice but to let the young manager put the necklace around her neck.

That's all we can do for now. This is a public place, and she doesn't want to cause too much of a commotion and become the center of attention.

I'll return it to him when I have another chance.

The young manager, like a victorious rooster, couldn't help but smile.

After putting on the necklace, he quickly kissed Lin Rongrong on the cheek.

"Ah, what are you doing!" Lin Rongrong exclaimed in surprise.

But the young manager had already returned to his seat.

"Rongrong, you're so beautiful!"

"If you keep doing this, I'll get angry!" Lin Rongrong said, somewhat annoyed.

"Okay, okay, I was being presumptuous. I'm sorry, I'll punish myself with a drink!" The young manager hurriedly apologized with a smile, then picked up his glass and took a small sip.

This apology felt like he was just trying to appease a girlfriend; it was superficial and lacked any sincerity.

Lin Rongrong took a deep breath: "I'm really not mentally prepared. Right now, I just want to focus on my work and don't want to be in a relationship. Let's just stick to our previous colleague relationship!"

Lin Rongrong's expression was very unnatural.

"Okay, no problem, I'll give you a period of adjustment, you'll gradually accept me!" The young manager said nonchalantly.

In his opinion, it was just that the girl was shy.

If you've already accepted the necklace, what else can't you get? That necklace weighs over 10 grams and costs around ten thousand dollars!

Practice makes perfect.

No girl could resist his intense romantic advances.

Lin Rongrong lowered her head and drank water to ease the awkwardness of the situation.

"Rongrong, don't worry, we can afford a villa with our own hard work. We're both in management at the company, with such high salaries and housing fund contributions, buying a villa is definitely achievable!"

The young manager started making grand promises to Lin Rongrong.

Of course, it might not be just empty talk, after all, they can afford a BMW 5 Series.

A car like that costs three or four hundred thousand yuan, so your family probably has some money too!

The young manager chuckled: "Huang Dong's wealth is nothing more than the compensation money from his family's demolition. A poor man suddenly becomes rich; the compensation money will eventually run out. He probably won't even be able to pay the property management fees then!"

Lin Rongrong felt a little uncomfortable and didn't want to continue the conversation.

She shook her head: "Huang Dong and I are nothing. I've said before, we're just roommates. I don't want to talk about him!"

The young manager smirked slightly: "I'll listen to you. I just wanted to say that only a life earned through one's own hard work can be called a life without regrets!"

Just then, someone at the next table shouted, "Holy crap, they're really fighting? Are live streams this wild these days?"

The young manager was about to spout some more profound principles when he was shouted at, and the words caught in his throat, instantly ruining the atmosphere.

He couldn't help but feel annoyed. Damn it, this is a Western restaurant, what kind of behavior is this, shouting like this?

"What kind of live stream is it?" a girl asked.

"There's fighting in the Southern Border! Look at the first trending live stream!" the boy exclaimed excitedly.

"What's going on? They're fighting?" the girl asked, still somewhat confused.

"Fighting the Japanese devils! Look, look! This kind of live stream is rare and could be shut down at any time. I have to record this right away. I'm going to show off to my godsons when I get back!" The boy's voice was filled with excitement.

Lin Rongrong was also trying to distract herself when she heard the boy say that. Somewhat puzzled, she picked up her phone and opened it to take a look.

"Rongrong, what's so interesting about this? Let's eat our steak first, it won't taste good if it gets cold. After we finish eating, I'll take you to see a movie before we catch our flight!" The young manager chuckled.

However, after Lin Rongrong turned on her phone, she couldn't hear what the young manager was saying anymore.

She stared at her phone screen in disbelief, her hands trembling slightly, and her face seemed to have turned pale.

She felt confused, enlightened, incredulous, and regretful... In short, she didn't know what kind of mood she was in right now.

"Dong, Dongzi—" Lin Rongrong murmured, her lips trembling.

The person fighting in the southern border at this moment was none other than Huang Dong, whom she knew all too well!

She naturally recognized the other person, Huang Longtian. Since the two appeared on the screen at the same time, there was no possibility of mistaking one for the other!

How did they get to the southern border? And why did they fight with the Japanese?!

Looking at Dongzi's resolute and bloodthirsty eyes, and his imposing figure as he held the fire...

Lin Rongrong suddenly felt dazed, her mind buzzing.

How could this be? How could this happen? Why?

The words Dongzi had said to her before flashed through her mind.

"Rongrong, I have a stable job and can give you the life you want!"

"Rongrong, I'm serving my country, this is my identification!"

"Rongrong, I really didn't lie to you, this is a real document, I didn't forge it!"

"I'm coming clean..."

Lin Rongrong recalled Dongzi's words and suddenly understood.

She understood; Dongzi had been telling the truth all along...