Ten Liu Menghans Wouldn't Be a Match for Her

Liu Nian watched her aunt hurriedly hang up the phone.

Her face was flushed crimson, her full chest rising and falling, her breathing quick and shallow. Even the hand holding her phone trembled slightly.

Liu Nian was utterly speechless!

Last night, her aunt had sworn she'd win over Uncle Lin Ao. Liu Nian had thought her aunt must be pretty impressive.

But this was it?

All it took was making dinner plans and changing how she addressed him, and she was already like this. How was she supposed to compete with Sister Gu?

If she traveled back in time and became a concubine in the emperor's harem, she wouldn't even know how she'd died.

"Auntie... you really have... no experience at all, do you? Didn't you say that in your memories, you and Uncle Lin Ao had dated?"

Liu Nian looked utterly incredulous, frustrated that her aunt was such a lost cause.

"Well... in the past, Uncle Lin Ao was always the one who made the first move. I didn't have to do anything. I just had to say yes..."

Liu Menghan felt embarrassed. In the previous timelines, Lin Ao had always been the one to take the initiative. All she'd had to do was let him flirt with her. She'd thought that this time it would be her turn to flirt with him, but she'd barely started before she'd fallen flat on her face. She hadn't expected flirting to be so difficult.

Liu Nian slapped her forehead. Fine, fine, there was no saving this woman.

If she'd known Liu Menghan thought what she'd just done counted as flirting, she would've thrown in the towel right then and there. There was no helping her with this.

"Auntie, you can't go on like this. If you get nervous around Uncle Lin Ao, why not start with someone close to him?"

Liu Nian thought of a roundabout way to make progress: Li Wanyu.

"Huh? Who? Who close to him should I start with?"

Liu Menghan was a little confused. She had a goal, but no plan.

"Use Grandma Li as your breakthrough. I'll say I miss her, and then you can take me to see her. That'll give you a chance to spend time with her. It's much easier to win an older person's affection than Uncle Lin Ao's. Once you're familiar with each other, you'll naturally get to see Uncle Lin Ao, too."

Liu Menghan's eyes lit up when she heard that. Right! She could use Li Wanyu as an excuse to go straight to Lin Ao's house and see him. It would seem perfectly reasonable and wouldn't be awkward.

"Strategist! I'm counting on you!"

Liu Menghan picked up little Liu Nian and kissed her. Her little niece was so dependable!

"Then from now on, you'll follow my orders, Soldier Number One!"

Liu Nian lifted her chin, her eyes shining with wisdom!

"Soldier Number One reporting for duty!"

At that moment, a raging fire of determination blazed in Liu Menghan's heart!

"Ding-ding-ding~ Lin Ao, I'm here~ What do you think~ Is this little dress pretty? I even wore the black stockings you like~"

Gu Wanqing arrived at the Lin Family Manor right on time that evening to pick up Lin Ao.

Lin Ao's breathing quickened at the sight of the enchantress before him. She was... quite alluring. The little dress showed off her long, shapely legs to perfection, while its snug fit accentuated her curves. Paired with those alluring black stockings, they left her most tempting secrets half-concealed, half-revealed.

"Gulp—!"

"It... it's all right. Let's hurry up and go. We shouldn't keep your parents waiting. Why didn't you just send me the location so I could go there myself? You didn't have to come pick me up!"

Lin Ao answered Gu Wanqing against his better judgment.

"I just wanted you to see my new outfit as soon as possible~"

Gu Wanqing didn't mind his half-hearted answer one bit. The panel told her everything.

[Character's current state/thoughts: Gulp—! What an enchantress. She's absolutely bewitching.]

[H-Index: 80]

Gu Wanqing flashed him a charming smile, walked over, and linked her arm through his, deliberately pressing herself against him.

[H-Index: 90]

Hehehe~ Little man, still acting all serious, are you? I'll squeeze you again. And again. And again!

Gu Wanqing's combat prowess was such that even ten Liu Menghans wouldn't be a match for her.

Soon, they arrived at Hongfu Restaurant in Jianghai City.

"Dad~ Mom~ Lin Ao and I are here~"

Gu Wanqing's parents were good friends of Lin Ao's parents, and their families had been close for generations. When they invited Lin Ao out to dinner, he really couldn't refuse.

"Uncle Gu, Aunt Zhao, it's been a long time. I brought you a gift."

They'd said there was no need to prepare anything, but Lin Ao had brought a gift anyway. He still had to observe the proper courtesies as a junior.

"Oh, you child! Didn't I tell you not to bring a gift? Why are you still being so polite?"

The speaker was Gu Wanqing's mother, Zhao Ya. Like Lin Ao's mother, she was kind and gentle.

"We're just having a casual dinner. It's been so long since we last saw you, so we asked Wanqing to invite you. You two are about to get engaged, too. Have you decided on a date?"

The energetic middle-aged man was Gu Wanqing's father, Gu Jianfeng.

In the previous timelines, after Xiao Fan had crashed Gu Wanqing's wedding, she had openly called off the engagement. The shock had landed both her parents in the hospital. After that, they'd locked Gu Wanqing up at home to keep her away from Xiao Fan. Lin Ao hadn't paid much attention to what happened next. Hadn't they inexplicably died?

The unfilial daughter. What an unfilial daughter. They could have discussed the broken engagement properly this time, but she just had to insist on doing things her own way. Lin Ao really didn't understand.

"Ahem~ We're still young, and we're still discussing it~ There's no rush. I want to give Wanqing a grand engagement ceremony."

Lin Ao knew he was telling a little lie. He still didn't have enough power. Once he was ready, he would trigger the engagement plotline.

Because once the engagement and wedding scenarios were triggered, people other than Xiao Fan would also start inexplicably appearing from all sorts of places.

If Gu Wanqing hadn't seen his panel, she really would have believed Lin Ao.

She rolled her eyes at Lin Ao but didn't call him out. He couldn't escape her grasp anyway. Dream on!

"Hahaha~ Good! Young people have their own ideas. We old folks won't meddle!"

Gu Jianfeng laughed heartily. He'd always been quite pleased with Lin Ao. Setting aside the fact that he was the Lin family's only heir, Lin Ao's business acumen was second to none among Jianghai's promising young talents.

He'd thought the young man was a little cold and quiet before, but he seemed different today. Marriage must have helped him mature.

"All right~ Let's eat first and talk while we eat~"

Zhao Ya told the waiter to serve the dishes. She was also very pleased with Lin Ao's answer.

Recently, she'd noticed that her daughter had been smiling a lot more. It must have had something to do with Lin Ao, so she'd invited him over to see for herself.

Sure enough, he'd changed quite a bit. He wasn't as cold as he used to be, and Zhao Ya couldn't help feeling happy for her daughter.

Xiao Fan sat in the stadium, looking impatient.

There had been a concert here that afternoon, performed by the nation's goddess, Xia Qiange.

And it was Xia Qiange whom Xiao Fan had asked to meet him.

He'd thoroughly enjoyed the show that afternoon. Xia Qiange had radiated boundless charm onstage, and the entire audience had cheered for her.

Xia Qiange had the purest baby face, sweet dimples, and a captivating smile. Every part of her seemed to radiate a healing warmth.

At the same time, she had a devilishly good figure, like a spring bud unfurling. Her form was elegant and voluptuous, radiating an enticing rhythm. Every inch of her skin seemed to have been meticulously carved, smooth as jade.

She was a peerless beauty among the flowers, fair as a celestial maiden.

After the performance, Xia Qiange received a text from her best friend.

"Qiange~ I'm in a bad mood today. Come out and have dinner with me at Hongfu Restaurant."