I, the wanderer of the universe, love making friends

Chapter 408 As long as you work hard to prove
Wang Xueqin and Lu Mengping stared at each other in shock. Shen Lang's absurd words echoed in their ears like a sharp devil's sound, stirring up chaos in their minds.

After a while, Wang Xueqin was the first to come back to her senses. Her cheeks flushed red with anger. She glared at Shen Lang fiercely, and the anger in her eyes seemed to devour him.

"Mr. Shen! You are absolutely shameless!" Her voice was so sharp and shrill with anger that it almost broke. "It's already this late, and you're still trying to fool us with these ridiculous words!"

Her chest heaved violently as she recalled her past with Shen Lang, from the initial heartbeat to being toyed with like this. Her heart was filled with a mixture of regret and anger.

In addition to anger, there was a hint of confusion and helplessness in Lu Mengping's eyes.

She bit her lower lip so hard that it turned white, and her hands were tightly gripping the reins, her knuckles turning white and almost transparent.

"You...how could you say such a thing?" Her voice trembled, tears welling in her eyes. "I was so sincere to you, and all I got in return was this humiliation from you!"

Her tears burst out again, flowing freely down her cheeks, making her carefully applied makeup even more mottled.

At this moment, she had lost all her former arrogance and aggressiveness, and was left with only the fragility and despair after being severely hurt by the one she loved.

Shen Lang, however, acted as if nothing had happened, with a faint smile on his face.

"Why, isn't what I said the truth? This relationship is complicated. I'm just giving you a way to sort it out." His tone was relaxed and casual, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter, completely ignoring the anger and sadness of the mother and daughter in front of him.

Wang Xueqin was so angry that she was shaking all over. "What do you think we are? Dolls? You're letting me tease you like this!"

There was deep despair and unwillingness in her voice, and she secretly cursed herself for being deceived by this man.

Lu Mengping looked at Shen Lang's nonchalant look, and the grievance and anger in her heart reached its peak.

She suddenly raised the whip in her hand and lashed at Shen Lang fiercely, shouting, "You bastard! I'm going to fight you today!"

The horsewhip drew a sharp arc in the air, with a whistling sound, and whipped straight towards Shen Lang.

Shen Lang slightly turned sideways and easily avoided the whip, but the smile on his face became more and more obvious.

"Miss Lu, why are you so impulsive?" His voice remained calm, yet tinged with an irritating indifference. "We're just playing along, so why take it so seriously?"

Wang Xueqin felt sad when she saw Shen Lang's shameless behavior.

The anger in her eyes gradually turned into deep disappointment.

"Mr. Shen, I really misjudged you." Her voice was low and hoarse, as if she had aged a lot in an instant. "I thought you were someone worthy of trust, but I didn't expect you to be just a heartless and ungrateful playboy."

Lu Mengping threw away the whip in her hand, covered her face with her hands, and lay on the horse's back crying loudly.

"Why? Why do you do this to me?" Her cries echoed in the empty wilderness, carrying endless sadness and despair.

Shen Lang looked at the crying Lu Mengping and the disappointed Wang Xueqin, but he did not feel the slightest bit of guilt in his heart.

He shrugged and said, "Alright, alright. Crying won't solve the problem. We're all adults and should know how to cut our losses in time. Let's just treat what happened today as a dream."

After saying this, he turned his horse around and prepared to leave.

"Stop!" Wang Xueqin shouted, "Do you think you can just walk away like this? You must give us a reasonable explanation!"

Shen Lang turned his head, looked at Wang Xueqin, and said with a smile: "Madam Lu, what else do you want? Do you want me to marry you and your daughter at the same time? I'm afraid that's not very realistic."

His tone was carefree, "Why don't we just part ways amicably? It won't be too awkward when we meet again in the future."

"No, I can ignore what's going on between us, but you can't do that to Mengping." Wang Xueqin still wanted to insist.

Shen Lang held the reins thoughtfully, his posture as if he was weighing a very important matter.

"Well, I, Shen Lang, have always been a trustworthy person in Shanghai. Since you two insist on holding me responsible, I naturally cannot pretend that nothing has happened and pretend that I know nothing about all this." His voice was unhurried, with a certain calmness, but also a hint of indifference.

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope instantly ignited in Wang Xueqin and Lu Mengping's originally dim eyes. As if grabbing a life-saving straw in the dark, the two looked at Shen Lang eagerly, their eyes full of expectation and uneasiness.

Shen Lang deliberately paused for a moment, whetting the appetite of the two, before slowly speaking: "But..."

The drawn-out ending seemed to leave a ripple of suspense in the air.

Lu Mengping sniffed, tears still lingering in her eyes. She said anxiously and resolutely, "But what? Are you trying to say you're already married? I don't care!"

In her opinion, it was common for anyone with a little power or status in Shanghai to have three wives and four concubines.

Take my father Lu Zhenhua for example, he also married nine wives.

Although my father had some reputation in the past, he was only slightly better off than ordinary families in today's Shanghai. Compared with a figure like Shen Lang, there was a world of difference.

If she could marry Shen Lang, it would be a great honor for the Lu family and it would be a great opportunity for the Lu family to marry above their station.

"That's not a big deal." Shen Lang shook his head slightly and continued, "What I want to say is that although you two are quite pretty, in this bustling and noisy Shanghai, if I'm willing to spend time looking for women like you, I can easily find hundreds of them in half an hour."

"With my wealth and status, it's easy for me to find a woman to accompany me. So, you have to let me know what else you can bring to me besides the identities of Miss Lu and Mrs. Lu."

His eyes swept back and forth between Wang Xueqin and Lu Mengping, as if he was examining two commodities for sale.

"What do you mean?" Wang Xueqin frowned, her eyes full of confusion and uneasiness. She had a vague feeling that Shen Lang looked down upon her, but she was not quite sure what his intentions were.

Lu Mengping also looked bewildered. She tilted her head, a trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, and she muttered softly, "Yeah, what does this mean?"

Shen Lang curled his lips into a cold smile and continued slowly, "I'm saying, apart from these two identities, what value can you two bring to me? Is it your outstanding business talent, or some other superb skills?"

He straightened his back slightly, folded his hands across his chest, and his superior attitude became more and more obvious.

"Think carefully, why are you following me? Where does your own value lie? Compared to others, what are your shining points and advantages?"

Shen Lang's voice became increasingly sharp, like a sharp blade, piercing deep into the hearts of Wang Xueqin and Lu Mengping.

The two were speechless.

I never expected that this seemingly perfect man would say such hurtful words.

"Frankly, I haven't seen you develop any understanding or reflection on your own values. Have you ever formed your own unique way of thinking? You need to make it clear to me why you two are with me? Wouldn't it be possible for someone else to do the same?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes as he continued, "Mrs. Lu, Miss Lu, I'm sure you all know that business talent and superb bed skills are something you can find easily in Shanghai, not to mention the whole of China."

After Shen Lang finished speaking, he looked at the mother and daughter in front of him who were lost in thought with an expression of confidence.

His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Wang Xueqin and Lu Mengping's hearts hard.

The two of them suddenly stood there in a daze, their minds in chaos. They began to subconsciously dig deep into their own values, trying to find the shining points that would make Shen Lang look at them differently.

They really want to prove that they are valuable.

If Shen Lang discovered that I was not even worth being used by others, I probably would have no future.

Seeing that the two were speechless, Shen Lang said, "But I'm not the kind of person who keeps people at a distance. As long as you are willing to prove your worth to me, are you afraid that I won't fall in love with you?"

After a pause, he added with a hint of meaning: "Besides, you two are mother and daughter. As long as you work hard, I will definitely fall in love with you..."

(End of this chapter)