Xia Lin blushed and felt a bit annoyed at the same time. This was the living room! The servants could come in at any time. What if others saw them during the daytime?
"Let's talk about it... at night. I'm hungry. Can we have dinner earlier?"
Half an hour later, at 5:30 p.m., at the dinner table, Xiao Jinyu said, "Xia Lin, I'm going on a business trip the day after tomorrow. It'll probably take about half a month to twenty days before I come back. You should take good care of yourself when I'm away."
Xia Lin was stunned for a moment but quickly understood. Xiao Jinyu was the chairman, so it was normal for him to go on a business trip abroad.
"Don't worry. I'm not a child anymore. Of course, I can take care of myself. Besides, there's the butler and so many servants in the mansion."
Xiao Jinyu picked up some dishes for Xia Lin. Actually, what he was more worried about were Mi Shu and Duan Xue. But before he left, he would give detailed instructions to the people secretly protecting Xia Lin to prevent Duan Xue from getting close to her. As for Mi Shu, he would talk to her tomorrow. Although Mi Shu hadn't done anything during this period, Xiao Jinyu didn't believe that she had really given up. He still had to be on guard, all for Xia Lin...
After a passionate night, Xia Lin fell asleep exhausted. Xiao Jinyu went to the top floor alone. Standing in the night breeze, he dialed one phone number after another.
Two days later, Xiao Jinyu left on his business trip. When Xia Lin came back at night and didn't see him as usual, although she had been mentally prepared, she still felt a bit disappointed.
While she was indulging in her own emotions, Xia Lin heard footsteps. It was Mi Shu. She came downstairs and sat on the sofa in the living room, playing with her tablet, ignoring Xia Lin.
Xia Lin was already quite used to Mi Shu's ignoring her. After all, Mi Shu had often sneered at and ridiculed her before.
Although she felt a bit uncomfortable, since dinner was about to be served, Xia Lin didn't plan to go upstairs at this time. She would go up after dinner.
Just when Xia Lin thought that she and Mi Shu would remain silent until dinner was over, Mi Shu spoke up, "Xia Lin, I have something to ask you for help."
Xia Lin was confused but didn't say a word. Instead, she looked at Mi Shu, indicating for her to continue.
Mi Shu showed a troubled expression, as if what she was going to ask was really difficult for Xia Lin. Well, it was indeed so. When she finished stating her request, Xia Lin wanted to refuse right away.
"Ask me to act as your boyfriend and go mountain - climbing with you and your girlfriends?"
Xia Lin had a look of "Are you kidding me?" on her face. Was Mi Shu really out of her mind? Why would she make such a request to her?
Mi Shu let out a bitter laugh and explained, "It's a mountain - climbing activity with a couple theme. The other three pairs are all real couples. Before this, I lied to them for the sake of face that I also had a boyfriend, and he was a very handsome one. Now, in order to cover up my lie, I have to find a man to act as my boyfriend. This man has to be good - looking and know me well, or else it'll be obvious. "
Xia Lin was speechless. The explanation seemed reasonable, but why did she always feel something was off?
"Don't you have other male friends?"
Mi Shu sighed. "Yes, I do have male friends. But they're either my girlfriends' boyfriends or they also know my girlfriends. So I can't... I originally wanted to ask Brother Jinyu for help, but he's on a business trip. So after thinking it over and over again, I can only ask you. I admit that my previous behavior was really excessive. I'm sorry. Please forgive me and help me. Otherwise, I'll be so embarrassed!"