The story begins with the protagonist picking up her older sister's best friend, who turns out

Jiang Wanqiu kept her eyes looking out the window, seemingly uninterested in their conversation.

In fact, she was very interested in the way the siblings got along and the topics they discussed, and listened very attentively.

However, seeing that Lu Wang was shifting the blame onto her, she had no choice but to make a statement.

Between my best friend and that jerk, which side should I take?

A: In the middle.

"Well... I think that living expenses shouldn't be too much or too little. If it's too much, it's easy to develop bad habits like being extravagant and wasteful. But if it's too little, it's also easy to run into trouble."

Her words were impeccable, leaving no room for criticism on either side, creating an extremely ambiguous atmosphere in the car.

Lu Wang cast a grateful glance at her, but Jiang Wanqiu lowered her head and refused to look at him.

Both of them must protect this shared secret; otherwise, Jiang Wanqiu doesn't know how she will face her best friend.

In the blink of an eye, we arrived at the restaurant, and the chicken hot pot had been replaced with teppanyaki.

Lu Wang had little oil in his stomach, but he ordered a whole table of sashimi and Wagyu beef. The number of plates in front of him was more than that of the two beauties, Lu Yao and Jiang Wanqiu, combined.

"No way! Are you a pig? You think you'll have nowhere to eat after this meal?!"

Lu Wang stuffed the food into his mouth as much as he could.

"Sis! This is a buffet! You two, one ordered udon noodles at the start, and the other grabbed a roasted sweet potato. Without me, how are we supposed to get our money's worth?!"

Lu Yao smiled helplessly, but her eyes softened.

Although my younger brother is often annoying, he can be quite adorable at times. He's the kind of little boy who always seems to be going against you, but you just can't bring yourself to hate him.

A sly glint flashed in his eyes as he said he was going out for a bit. When he returned, he had a box of cake and an unopened iPhone in his hand.

Lu Yao smiled.

"You got a haircut; you look much more mature and capable. You'll be nineteen after midnight tonight. Here, the phone I promised you. Happy birthday, Wang."

Lu Wang immediately put on a Sichuan opera face-changing act, smiling obsequiously and massaging Lu Yao's shoulders and back.

"Oh dear, sister, you're so forgiving. It was I who was a bit presumptuous just now."

Lu Yao smiled smugly, thoroughly enjoying Lu Wang's service.

Jiang Wanqiu's fingers tightened slightly, and for a moment she even felt a little resentful towards her best friend.

So she came here specifically to celebrate the little rascal's birthday...

It's not that she's jealous, but it's really awkward that this wasn't mentioned beforehand and she wasn't prepared at all!

No matter what, Jiang Wanqiu is a respectable person.

The personal feud was between her and Lu Wang, but Lu Wang also had another identity: the younger brother of her best friend. She felt very awkward now that she was empty-handed.

He shoveled rice into his mouth, his head bowed, refusing to lift it again.

Lu Wang was captivated by the latest Apple phone and smiled as he returned to his seat.

"Don't worry, sis. If I ever get a girlfriend, I'll definitely tell you right away."

Lu Yao gave a haughty snort.

"That's more like it. Now let me ask you, if I were to argue with your girlfriend in the future, whose side would you take?"

Cannibals are soft and short.

Lu Wang immediately expressed his opinion.

"Then I must stand next to my beautiful, kind-hearted, and gentle sister. If you pull your hair, I'll help you pull your clothes."

"~~~"

Lu Yao was pleased to hear this. In fact, she sometimes felt that her brother was too strict with her, and even had a somewhat morbid possessiveness.

He thought to himself.

"It would be great if this little rascal never found a girlfriend in his life. Heavens above, please grant me immense wealth and let my brother stay single forever!"

Jiang Wanqiu listened from the side, pondering to herself.

"Being a daughter-in-law in the Lu family is too miserable. I wonder which foolish woman will end up in their house someday. Anyway... it definitely won't be me..."

……

……

After blowing out the candles and asking the staff to play "Happy Birthday," the meal was finally over.

Jiang Wanqiu returned to her office, but one thing remained on her mind.

It's my little rascal's birthday, should I give him a gift or not...?

My colleague Yan Jing's words suddenly came to mind.

"Hey, these kinds of young boys are the easiest to handle. Just give them a 5090 graphics card, and they'll be clinging to your leg and calling you 'Mommy.'"

She hesitated until 3 p.m., and luckily, she didn't have her last class, so she picked up her bag and drove directly to the computer mall near the school.

"Boss, give me a 5090 graphics card."

She looks like a young boy secretly buying toilet paper for his girlfriend, turning his head away guiltily, afraid of being seen by his students.

The boss was the same guy who sold Lu Wang and Su Mo gaming PCs before. He grinned, revealing two big gold teeth.

"Hey beautiful, are you planning to buy this for your boyfriend? Just a graphics card won't do! I also have the hottest EV63 Silver Samurai keyboard, Alienware headphones, and Edifier speakers in stock!"

Jiang Wanqiu just wanted to escape this place as soon as possible, and she didn't bother to explain. She simply took out her salary card.

"Put everything you like in the cardboard box, swipe your card!"

That's incredibly extravagant!

The boss hadn't seen such a naive and innocent customer in a long time. After packing the boxes, Jiang Wanqiu spent a total of 50,000 yuan.

However, this amount of money was nothing to Jiang Wanqiu. Although her family was not as powerful as the Lu family in Jiangcheng, her grandfather's generation was quite wealthy.

However, my father's generation abandoned business for literature and became university teachers. But the family was still quite wealthy. They hired professional managers to invest, and each month they received 100,000 from trust funds.

The boss enthusiastically helped this big customer load the car, but Jiang Wanqiu was troubled again on her way back.

I just impulsively made a purchase in a moment of irrationality…

But how am I supposed to give this to Lu Wang?!

If a young girl like Liu Chun were to offer herself to Lu Wang willingly, it would be better to just kill her.

After thinking for a while, I stopped by the roadside and took out my phone.

She removed "carrying an umbrella but not a knife on a rainy night" from the blacklist. It's a one-way blacklist, which is very convenient.

The message Jiang Wanqiu sent was very simple.

Wanqiu sighed: [Come to my office after class; I need your help moving some teaching materials.]

She put her phone away, her heart pounding, afraid that Lu Wang would send some more irrelevant messages that she wouldn't be able to respond to.

buzzing...

Jiang Wanqiu immediately stared at the screen.

Carry an umbrella but not a knife on a rainy night: [Received!]

"what?"

So well-behaved…

Jiang Wanqiu felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be because he was grateful to Lu Yao for speaking up for him in the car at noon and getting her to increase his allowance?

"At least they have some conscience, so I'll add... ten points!"

Sitting in her private office, the seconds ticked away, but Jiang Wanqiu felt a sense of unease, never before had time seemed to pass so slowly.

Finally, at 5:10, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Wanqiu immediately adjusted her posture, smoothed her hair, and changed her tone to her usual aloof one.

"Enter!"