To be honest, from the bottom of her heart.
In Liu Yuanyuan's eyes, Xue Tao was the kind of boyfriend who was utterly impossible to show off.
"Presentable" was a rather mystical concept in a girl's view of romance.
It did not mean he absolutely had to be handsome, but his overall appearance and bearing had to be good enough that outsiders would not think, "She must be with him for money. For money, she has endured far too much!"
For example, if a pretty female college student was "dating" a fat, greasy construction contractor from outside the school.
Perhaps she would flatter him to the utmost in front of him.
But she would never happily post a photo of the two of them together on her Moments.
That was right. The vast majority of girls, when it came to romance, wanted it all.
They wanted tangible benefits, and they wanted vanity in front of others.
Of course, such good fortune was rare, so ordinary girls had to settle for the next best thing.
Xue Tao was the next-best choice Liu Yuanyuan had settled for. Since she enjoyed material benefits from him, she naturally had to endure the gossip of her friends, especially her female friends.
After all, Xue Tao really was pathetic.
He was short, ugly, and carried the air of a low-class demolition-relocation nouveau riche.
So Liu Yuanyuan tried to delay all the intimate acts that couples were supposed to have.
Things like kissing, hugging, and lifting her up—she would put them off as long as possible.
As for getting a room, which Xue Tao had been hinting at all along...
Liu Yuanyuan had already decided to use "I'm a traditional girl" as an excuse to refuse to play poker with Xue Tao.
It was perfectly normal to