On Monday morning, when Wu Mangmang had just gotten up, she saw Li Tong from next door poking his head in and saying, "Mangmang, the handsome guy who came to your dormitory yesterday is here and is waiting for you downstairs."
To be honest, Wu Mangmang didn't expect Lu Sui to still be in City A, and come here so early in the morning. Wu Mangmang quickly washed up and ran downstairs.
It’s not that she was in a hurry to meet Lu Sui, but Lu Sui himself was a drama, and people could imagine all kinds of bloody stories when they saw him.
After two days of fermentation, the story of Wu Mangmang has basically unified into a mainstream plot, saying that she was the mistress kept by a certain boss, and there are many branch stories afterwards.
To put it more kindly, a certain boss felt that Wu Mangmang was his true love, so he came back to her after breaking up.
A more melodramatic story would be that Wu Mangmang absconded with the money and someone was chasing him, or that Wu Mangmang fell in love with a young hunk, so she decided to turn over a new leaf, but a certain boss refused to let her go.
Zeng Ruling told all these versions of the story to Wu Mangmang in a vivid way.
In fact, she was not sure what role Wu Mangmang played, but the so-called ex-boyfriend had too much aura. The talented girl from the dance department who was competing with Wu Mangmang for the title of campus beauty of University A even checked all of Lu Sui's clothes. Although there was no useful information, the limited edition Patek Philippe watch on his hand showed Lu Sui's financial strength.
Nowadays, if a rich man in his thirties is with a girl in her twenties, I'm afraid not one person out of ten thousand would think that they are in a relationship of true love. Power-for-sex transactions seem to have become the cover of this kind of story.
Although Wu Mangmang's clothes, shoes and bags are all good brands, her parents and relatives have never shown up. Although she is not short of money, she is definitely not a lavish person. This contradiction further proves that her family is ordinary and she relies on her sponsor to support her life. Without her sponsor, she will naturally be poor and have only clothes, shoes and socks to take with her.
“Mangmang, were you really…” Zeng Ruling asked cautiously, fearing to hurt Wu Mangmang’s self-esteem. After all, it was not a very glorious past.
But if Wu Mangmang is really someone's kept mistress, Zeng Ruling should keep her distance from her.
But in this kind of situation, even if Wu Mangmang said it wasn't true, no one probably would believe her.
Wu Mangmang did say "no" to Zeng Ruling, but everyone still looked at her with suspicion. Because besides Lu Sui, Ning Zheng and Shen Ting were both typical representatives of tall, rich and handsome men. The people who surrounded Wu Mangmang in the past really made people misunderstand.
Three people make a tiger, and gossip can melt gold. Wu Mangmang has had a hard time these two days. Even when he met Guo Xuefeng on the road, the other party avoided him as if it was an extremely shameful thing to have liked someone like Wu Mangmang.
I walked downstairs in the fog and saw Lu Sui.
Today Lu Sui was wearing sporty casual clothes, which was a bit different from his usual style, and was riding a bicycle.
Wu Mangmang took a glance at the bicycle and found that it was indeed the property of a wealthy and flashy man. The Ferrari-style bicycle was really dazzling. Wu Mangmang estimated that the bicycle would not be long from being stolen.
"Why are you here?" Wu Mangmang stopped three steps away from Lu Sui, with his hands in the pockets of his sweatshirt, as if to draw a clear line between the river and the Han River.
Lu Sui took out a thermos bucket from the basket and handed it to Wu Mangmang, "I'll bring you breakfast."
Wu Mangmang never expected that Lu Sui would be like this. She didn't reach out for help. Wu Mangmang knew Lu Sui too well. He would not do anything without a profit. So were his things so easy to get
"I don't want it." Wu Mangmang said with a cold face.
"I got up at five o'clock to make porridge for you, your favorite fish porridge." Lu Sui said, "And spring rolls and milk." Lu Sui handed Wu Mangmang a thermos cup, which contained the milk that Wu Mangmang was used to drinking at Lu's house.
When they were still together, Lu Sui said that he would take her to the ranch and milk the cows himself.
Unfortunately, Wu Mangmang is not a foodie, and this is not the Dongshan competition venue, so she is not so hungry that she feels dizzy.
"Lu Sui, I'm serious about what I say to you. Can't you find a woman? Don't waste your time on me." Wu Mangmang said.
"I don't think it's a waste of time." Lu Sui said lightly.
Wu Mangmang had no way to deal with Lu Sui who was "persistent" and could only start to mock him, "Oh, don't tell me that you realized I was your true love after we broke up and you couldn't live without me."
“That’s not the case.” Lu Sui smiled softly, his hands resting on the handlebars of the bicycle.
Wu Mangmang really didn't understand Lu Sui's mentality. She was not so arrogant as to think that Lu Sui would never find anyone better than herself in the world, so Lu Sui's attitude became even more questionable.
People like him, although not arrogant, but he is so humble when pursuing a woman. This is not Lu Sui's style.
But if it was retaliation, Wu Mangmang felt that Lu Sui shouldn't be so boring.
"If I tell you that after you left, I found that no matter how delicious the food was, it tasted like it had no salt, would you believe it?" Lu Sui said.
The reason why humans are higher animals is that they have emotions and higher-level needs. Those needs are no longer limited to the pursuit of survival and security. They need to be loved, respected, and needed, and pursue self-realization of the value of life.
For some people, these needs are sometimes even more precious than life.
I have heard of the classic fairy tale "As precious as salt".
"It's not a bad thing to eat less salt. The risk of developing high blood pressure increases as you get older. It's better to eat less salt." Wu Mangmang will not be moved by the man's sweet words.
Lu Sui leaned over and lowered his head to whisper in Wu Mangmang's ear: "Do you really think I'm old?"
The tone was gentle yet dangerous. Although Wu Mangmang felt that she would not compromise and only a fool would make the same mistake a second time, due to her instinctive fear of Lu Sui, Wu Mangmang did not dare to talk about Lu Sui's age. She had been tortured a lot on that wrong night.
Being threatened by Lu Sui like this, Wu Mangmang looked even more disgusted with him. She turned around and walked forward. She was still in a hurry to go to the classroom.
Lu Sui rode his bike at a moderate pace, following Wu Mangmang. Wu Mangmang turned around angrily and said, "Can you please stop following me? Do you know what I hate most about you? It's your nature of forcing others to bow down to you!"
"Do you know what I like about you?" Lu Sui asked.
Wu Mangmang didn’t know, but her curiosity had begun to bubble up, so she stopped.
Lu Sui smiled like an old fox, "I just like your enthusiasm to go against me, it's very interesting."
Where the hell did this lunatic come from? Wu Mangmang even suspected that Lu Sui had been transported through time and space and had a different body.
Lu Sui followed Wu Mangmang all the way to the bottom of the teaching building, and Wu Mangmang felt that Lu Sui was about to follow him into the classroom to sit in on the lessons, which made him feel unbearable.
Some people around have already started pointing and whispering.
"Can you please not be like this? My classmates have already spread bad things about us. They all say that I'm being kept by someone." Wu Mangmang said, stomping his feet.
Lu Sui frowned slightly, "The innocent will be innocent."
"You don't understand anything?!" As for Wu Mangmang, her mentality is not as strong as Lu Sui's. She may be able to face such ridiculous rumors with aloofness, but deep down she longs to be known that she is not that kind of person. She also does not want to lose classmates and friends like Zeng Ruling.
"Eat breakfast, I will take care of these things for you." Lu Sui handed the thermos bucket to Wu Mangmang again, "Mangmang, I know what you are afraid of. This time we can have a different way of getting along. I was too self-righteous before."
Wu Mangmang blinked her eyes. She was not afraid of Lu Sui's ridicule and ridicule her. What she was most afraid of was Lu Sui's gentle attitude, which was simply poison wrapped in sugar.
"Eat it. If you eat it, I won't make porridge for you tomorrow." Lu Sui said.
And tomorrow?! Lu Sui grabbed Wu Mangmang's seven inches, and Wu Mangmang could only take it obediently, "Then we have agreed that you are not allowed to bring me breakfast tomorrow."
"Yeah." Lu Sui responded and led Wu Mangmang to sit in the small garden in front of the teaching building.
Wu Mangmang tasted a mouthful of porridge. Lu Sui's cooking skills were always good. "Why do I feel like you are so familiar with our school?"
Lu Sui smiled and said, "Yes, I am quite familiar with him." He looked at his watch and said, "Let's eat. Class is about to start."
Wu Mangmang never saw Lu Sui again the whole day after that, but it was not a boring day for Wu Mangmang. In the afternoon and evening, the tutor and counselor talked to Wu Mangmang separately, telling her not to mind those rumors. They would not believe them.
As soon as Wu Mangmang heard this, he knew that Lu Sui must have gone to them to clarify the matter.
Even when Wu Mangmang returned to the dormitory, Zeng Ruling changed her aloofness from the past two days and came to greet him with a smile. She smiled at Wu Mangmang shyly, "I'll get some boiled water for you."
Just one sentence and all the past grudges were resolved.
In the evening, Zeng Ruling pestered Wu Mangmang and asked her about her and Lu Sui's story.
"I don't believe you despise Mr. Lu's age. He is only in his early thirties, which is the most charming age. Just that face can make you endure things that others cannot endure. If it were me, I would never break up with him even if you kill me." Zeng Ruling said.
The fog is silent.
"You don't like him at all?" Zeng Ruling asked, "Is that impossible?"
Wu Mangmang had originally made up his mind not to speak a word, but he couldn't stand Zeng Ruling's persistence and had to tell her his story.
"Don't you think he is too much? He actually deleted my equipment. I hate him so much. He controls me like my grandson. If you don't listen to him, he will always find ways to make you obey him. He won't beat you or scold you. Anyway, he will definitely find a way to make you give in. You don't know, when I had a fight with him, other people's love affairs always involve boys coaxing girls, but not us. I have to please him and say nice things to him. I can even publish a book called 'Collection of Love Letters'." Once Wu Mangmang started talking, he couldn't stop.
"Besides, their family is so hard to please. I'm like the ugly duckling that mixed in with a group of white swans. I don't do this right, I don't do that well, I have to learn this and that, my academic qualifications are not good enough, and I have never studied abroad in the top ten universities in the world. These are unforgivable shortcomings. It's really tiring. I feel that even if I am reborn, I will not be able to meet their expectations." Wu Mangmang said with his shoulders drooped.
Zeng Ruling listened silently, then asked, "Then do you tell Guo Lusui about your complaints?"
Wu Mangmang was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's no use telling him."
Zeng Ruling thought for a moment and said, "I think something is wrong with you, too, Mangmang."
Wu Mangmang immediately widened his eyes at Zeng Ruling.
The biggest characteristic of girls making friends is that they are emotional animals. They think "If you are my friend, you should support me unconditionally. No matter whether I am right or wrong, you have to stand on my side." This is called a best friend.
"Don't stare at me. Your eyes are so big and it's scary." Zeng Ruling raised her hands in pretend surrender.
"I'm just talking about the facts," Zeng Ruling insisted. "Think about it, you sentenced someone to death without even trying your best, and you're acting like a victim. This is definitely not right."
"How much harder can I try?" Wu Mangmang was unconvinced. "I've tried my best to listen to him, do whatever he tells me to do, and put his family first in everything. What else can I ask for? He even deprived me of my last right to play games. I can't tolerate it anymore." Wu Mangmang was so angry that he breathed out.
"Then have you ever thought that it is precisely because of your cooperation that Lu Sui might misunderstand that you are willing to do so. Of course, it is wrong for him to not let you play games, but his starting point is also for your physical health. Besides, you are just making excuses. I haven't seen you play many games after you broke up. It can be seen that these are all excuses." Zeng Ruling said.
"Hey, where are you from?" Wu Mangmang said angrily, "Little brat."
Zeng Ruling rolled her eyes. "Of course I'm on your side. Don't look down on my young age, but the truth is not something you understand more as you get older. You are a typical person who is confused by the situation."
Wu Mangmang didn't want to talk to Zeng Ruling anymore.
Zeng Ruling shook her misty arm and said, "I'm telling you from a bystander's perspective. After listening to your story, although I think Lu Sui is very strong, I at least saw his efforts. But you just endured it blindly. To put it nicely, you endured it, but to put it bluntly, you were passive, especially passive. You didn't work hard for your relationship."
"How can I try harder? I learn this and that, and still have to endure all the criticisms from his aunt." Wu Mangmang felt it was too unfair.
"Well, that's considered hard work, so why don't you think about why you are willing to learn? Mangmang, you don't know how lucky you are. You have someone you like, and he likes you too. But you don't want to communicate with him. I, a bystander, can tell how much he likes you. If he didn't like you, how could he marry you? When his aunt said bad things about you, he supported you without hesitation. I believe that as long as you communicate well with him, he will definitely help you. You like him too much, so you don't want his family to think you are bad, so you try hard to cooperate, right? Later, the pressure was too great, so you became a deserter. Poor Lu Sui didn't even know the reason, and you disliked his age. To be honest, you are so lucky that he can come back to pursue you again."
Although Wu Mangmang couldn't say that what Zeng Ruling said was wrong, it sounded a little weird, so he asked tentatively, "Were you bribed by Lu Sui?"
Zeng Ruling immediately became like a cat with its fur standing on end, "What are you talking about? I was kind enough to analyze the problem for you, but you actually thought of me like this. That's great, I wish you and Lu Sui were together forever, I'm still waiting in line for such a good man."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have misunderstood you like this." Regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not, Wu Mangmang apologized first because he really didn't want to lose a friend like Zeng Ruling.
"I didn't expect that you, at such a young age, can analyze emotional problems so clearly. How many relationships have you had?" Wu Mangmang asked with a smile.
Zeng Ruling was not convinced. "Although I haven't had many relationships, I have read a lot of books. Reading is beneficial. And I see that although you have had many relationships, you have always been confused."
Wu Mangmang lay on the bed, looking at the snow-white top of the mosquito net, and asked herself, had she really never tried