If you're going on a blind date, do it properly, don't confiscate my property!

Crack!

Xu Lang lit a cigarette, the embers burning brightly. He took a deep breath, the rich nicotine filling his lungs, swirling around, and then exhaling through his mouth and nose.

"Has your stomach ever been in an accident?"

hum!

The air froze instantly!

Qin Lanfang's gaze suddenly turned cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar; if looks could kill, Xu Lang would have already been executed by her by a thousand cuts and his bones crushed to ashes.

The uncontrollable twitching at the corner of her mouth betrayed the magnitude 10 earthquake she was experiencing inside.

Her gaze further confirmed Xu Lang's suspicions; his guess had hit the bullseye.

Taking advantage of her momentary lapse in judgment, Xu Lang pressed on with his question:

"How much does your nationwide flying job pay per trip? Is it paid by the hour or per trip?"

Qin Lanfang's face turned deathly pale instantly, then flushed a deep liver color; her carefully applied mascara-covered eyes—

Shock, shame, and anger mingled together, almost making him burst into flames.

"Xu Lang! You..."

She was so angry that she was trembling all over, her finger shaking as she pointed at Xu Lang, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

She never expected that this seemingly honest and even somewhat dull programmer would see through her carefully crafted socialite persona at a glance!

Not only did they see through it, but they also described her side business in such a blunt, crude, and offensive way!

His honesty and dullness were all an act; he was actually a shrewd person who was very good at disguising himself!

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Xu Lang leaned back in his chair, a cold smile playing on his lips, his eyes full of mockery.

"What? Did I guess right?"

"You...you're shameless! Vulgar!" Qin Lanfang finally found her voice, her scream almost piercing Xu Lang's eardrums:

"You actually investigated me?!"

"Investigate you?" Xu Lang couldn't help but laugh out loud, as if he had heard the funniest joke.

"Miss Qin, you overestimate yourself. Do you think I need to investigate your little exploits? Do you take me for a private investigator?"

He pointed to his head, his tone dismissive:

"All I need is this place to analyze you perfectly."

"A monthly salary of 3,500, and you're traveling the world? Do you think you're Warren Buffett's illegitimate daughter?"

"You spend four years in college having an older man support you, and then you're supporting yourself with part-time jobs after graduation? Are you working as a personal translator for the UN Secretary-General?"

"Also, how many surgeries have you had for uterine fibroids? I see you've had several dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures, haven't you?"

Xu Lang's words, one after another, were like heavy hammer blows, slamming into Qin Lanfang's persona and leaving her utterly devastated.

"You...you..."

Qin Lanfang was speechless after being rebuked, her face turning pale and then red.

Her PUA techniques, learned in the socialite training class, were utterly useless against Xu Lang; they were nothing at all.

"Why did you stop acting?" Xu Lang picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

"Didn't you just say you wanted to settle down with me and carry on the family line? What? You've already given in?"

Qin Lanfang took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently, as if she were trying to suppress a wild beast about to break free of its cage.

She knew she had kicked a hornet's nest this time, and it was the kind of diamond-hard iron plate with barbs.

The man in front of her was not one of those naive and innocent girls she had previously taken advantage of, but a high-IQ hunter who saw through everything and had been playing along with her for so long.

"Xu Lang, you're so smug, aren't you?" She stared intently at Xu Lang, her eyes filled with venom.

"You think you're so smart? You think you've won just because you exposed my lie?"

"Let me tell you, I've seen plenty of people like you! Self-righteous, arrogant, thinking you've grasped the truth, but you're just a pathetic wretch!"

"You're just a programmer, spending all day typing code in front of a computer. Your life is dull and boring. Besides money, what else do you have? Do you have any taste? Are you romantic? Can you take me to see the world?"

"Let me tell you, someone like you only deserves to find a woman who's just as boring, and live a life you can see the end of the road before you even begin!"

"And I, I'm going to live a wonderful life! I don't rely on men, I rely on myself!"

"I travel to broaden my horizons; I work part-time to realize my self-worth. I'm a modern, independent woman. What do you know? You're like a frog in a well, you have no idea!"

After her impassioned speech, Qin Lanfang seemed to have just received an adrenaline injection; her whole body was trembling, and her eyes revealed a tragic sense of "I am a victim."

She thought her powerful remarks would hurt Xu Lang.

However, Xu Lang listened quietly, a faint, cold smile always on his face.

After she finished speaking, Xu Lang slowly opened his mouth:

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!"

"Miss Qin, with your brainwashing skills, it's a real shame you're not involved in pyramid schemes."

"Relying on yourself? Relying on yourself to sell your body in exchange for so-called travel and broadening your horizons, is that your understanding of an independent woman?"

"That's not independence, that's self-degradation! And you say I lack romance and charm?"

Xu Lang stood up, straightened his collar, and looked at him with pity.

"Miss Qin, true romance is watching the sunrise and sunset together, it's the quiet, enduring love in the everyday moments of life, not the kind of touristy, check-in-the-box kind of thing you do."

"You've been to so many places, how many place names do you remember? How many cultures have you learned about? Your so-called worldly experience is nothing more than a superficial glance."

"Even if you were thrown to the moon, you'd only complain about the lack of Wi-Fi and not being able to post on social media."

"you……!"

Qin Lanfang was once again rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Because she sadly discovered that every word Xu Lang spoke was like a precise scalpel, directly dissecting her vain, insecure, and greedy heart.

"Alright, Miss Qin."

Xu Lang scanned the code to pay and turned to walk towards the door.

"This meal is on me; consider it...a thank you for giving me a vivid sociology lesson."

"However, I have to remind you that you'd better quit your part-time job as soon as possible. Otherwise, don't blame me if you get involved with something unclean someday."

"Also, next time you go on a blind date, remember to find a more reliable script. Your script is full of loopholes and the acting is terrible. It's a real waste of my time."

After saying that, Xu Lang walked out of the private room without looking back, leaving Qin Lanfang standing there alone, her face as pale as paper and her whole body trembling.

boom!

The door to the private room was closed!

"Ahhhhh—"

The silence lasted for three seconds, then a piercing scream exploded in the private room, almost penetrating the soundproofing.

Qin Lanfang staggered a few steps and fell into a chair. Her carefully styled hair instantly became messy, and she grabbed her hair like a madwoman.

Anger, resentment, humiliation, and overwhelming anger—

She thought she was a master of men's psychology, but in their eyes, she was nothing more than a clown.

"Waaaaah... Why? Why are you saying that to me...?"

Her makeup was ruined by crying, her face was covered in snot and tears, and she looked completely disheveled.

"Do you even know my past? Why are you attacking me like this? Everything I've done is so I'll never have to go back to those desolate mountains again..."

"Am I wrong? I was born in a poor area, I just wanted to climb up the social ladder, am I wrong?"