Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 431 Finally fooled

Liu Ruyan had originally wanted to call it a love nest, but she swallowed it back in front of Su He. She couldn't help it; she always felt a natural sense of guilt when it came to messing with her friend's younger siblings.

The main reason is the age gap between the two, plus her relationship with Su He always makes her feel embarrassed about this older woman dating a younger man, especially since it's her friend. Isn't this just handing over something to Su He?
Fortunately, the two of them didn't have any mutual friends, and they had lost contact with their college classmates. They had even lost touch with the other two roommates. Otherwise, if Su He had said anything, Liu Ruyan could have declared herself socially dead.

Nevertheless, Liu Ruyan is now very cautious when facing Su He, trying her best to stabilize this ticking time bomb.

It's definitely going to explode, it's only a matter of time, but it's better to do it later. First, she'll have time to prepare, and second, she can find a way to minimize the explosive force.

Therefore, Liu Ruyan was incredibly obedient in front of Su He at this moment.

"Come on, little brother, try this braised pork knuckle that your cousin made especially for you. You are what you eat, it's full of collagen. Let me tell you, if it weren't for your injury, I wouldn't bother coming over to serve you."

Cousin Su He placed a large, tender braised pig's trotter into Lin Mo's bowl, then looked at Liu Ruyan and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Huh? I... I just saw that my younger brother had no one to take care of him, so I thought I'd come and check on him. I didn't expect to see you here. By the way, didn't you go to the hospital?" Liu Ruyan asked curiously.

Hearing this, her cousin Su He rolled her eyes and spat, "Of course I went! I only came here because there was no one there. No, my brother was discharged from the hospital. You should have told me, right? I, his own cousin, didn't even know, and you just took him away? He's my second aunt's only son. Now you're making decisions for him without my knowledge. What are you trying to do?"

It was obvious that Su He said this on purpose, in order to make Liu Ruyan feel nervous.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's face showed a guilty expression: "Well, don't accuse him wrongly. He was kidnapped by his friend. In my opinion, I was going to let him stay in the hospital for a couple more days."

“That’s right, cousin, this isn’t Ruyan’s fault,” Lin Mo explained from the side.

This is his girlfriend. Of course he would speak up for her in this situation. Everyone feels sorry for their girlfriend. If it were before, he would have been gloating and watching the show from the sidelines, but not now.

"Shut up and go eat your pig's feet!" Su He glared at her cousin and spat.

"We've only been together a short time, and now I, your cousin, am already an outsider? I took care of you for three years of college, and now you dare to talk back to me on behalf of a woman after less than three months? That's incredibly arrogant!"
At this moment, Su He was really annoyed with Liu Ruyan. As expected of the vicious second female lead, Liu Ruyan, her ability to seduce men was really strong. Wasn't she trying to sow discord between us siblings?

Lin Mo pursed his lips at this and continued eating his braised pig's trotters. There was nothing he could do; he, as a man, couldn't get a word in edgewise between women.

In particular, Liu Ruyan stepped on his foot under the table, signaling him to shut up.

You were already feeling guilty, and you still came up to me to show concern and speak up for me. Are you afraid that your sister won't realize our relationship?

"Oh, I thought you were old enough to be my brother now. Alright, hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, hurry back. It'll be dark soon. I'll take care of my brother here," Su He said calmly, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's eyes widened immediately: "Huh?"

"What are you 'huh' about? My brother only needs me, what are you doing here?" Su He said deliberately.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's bright, peach-blossom eyes began to dart around, and she quickly came up with an explanation:

"No, look how hard you're working all by yourself. What if something happens to your brother? You can't handle him by yourself. Let me stay and help you. Besides, tomorrow's Saturday, no work. It's the same wherever you are. It'll be dark soon, and it's dangerous to drive home at night. Safety first."

This reason is so perfect that it's almost flawless. If the two weren't having an affair behind Su He's back, this reason would be absolutely convincing.

But Su He had already seen through the situation. All of Liu Ruyan's words were like a clown's performance in front of her, ridiculous and laughable.

"Really? It's still light outside. Hurry up and eat, we should be able to get back before dark, right?" Su He said with a smile.

Liu Ruyan shook her head repeatedly at this, saying, "No, no, I eat slowly, you know that. Chewing slowly is good for your health, right?"

Seeing how quickly Liu Ruyan backed down, Su He didn't press the issue further. She knew that too much pressure was never good enough. She only needed to keep putting pressure on Liu Ruyan. The later she revealed their relationship, the greater her gains would be.

"By the way, is that pig's feet soup in your thermos? Where did you buy it?" Liu Ruyan asked.

She also heated up the pig's feet soup that Liu Ruyan brought, which shows that the two of them were thinking the same thing.

"Nonsense, that was made by my mom. My mom taught me how to make it, and I stewed it for a long time!" In her haste, Liu Ruyan almost blurted out the truth.

Lin Mo:
So, what I thought was my girlfriend's lovingly made pig's feet soup this morning turned out to be my future mother-in-law's cooking?
"Tch, I don't believe you. Do you think I don't know what you're like? You've never even been in the kitchen, and you're cooking? If you could really cook, why would you keep coming over to my place to freeload? And now you're even taking care of my cousin. If you were taking care of him, you two would either have to order takeout or starve to death," Su He said with a look of disdain.

That kind of nonsense might fool that young cousin of hers. Trying to fool her? Good heavens!
We're both ancient foxes, do you think I don't know how many tails you have?

"Don't look down on me like that. You're making me sound like a good-for-nothing. Wait here, I'll go to the kitchen and make you a cold dish!" With that, Liu Ruyan got up and went to the kitchen. Seeing this, Lin Mo quickly raised his hand, about to refuse, but was stopped by his cousin Su He: "Hey, what are you doing? If she wants to make it, let her. I want to see what she can make!"

"Cousin, you don't understand. It's not that I don't want her to do it, but..."

Before Lin Mo could finish speaking, a series of crashing sounds came from the kitchen as dishes shattered.

Su He: ? ? ?
Lin Mo:
"Let me tell you, my legs aren't very strong right now. If you make her clean, the kitchen will be useless in a minute!"

Upon hearing this, Su He quickly got up. Ten minutes later, the two sat back down at the table. However, Su He's face was flushed with anger, while Liu Ruyan lowered her head and began eating without saying a word, her previous ambition completely gone.

Finally, thanks to Liu Ruyan's dawdling, the three of them didn't finish their meal until 8 p.m., and since it was already dark, Liu Ruyan naturally didn't need to go back to drive home and stayed behind.

After dinner, Lin Mo, limping on one leg, helped his cousin with the housework. He had no choice but to let Liu Ruyan do it, otherwise she would break all the pots and pans in the house.

When he came out of the bathroom, he saw his cousin Su He curled up on the sofa scrolling through her phone, while Liu Ruyan was feeding her fruit.

"Whoa, what's going on? My sister has something on you?" Lin Mo asked in shock.

From his perspective, his cousin Su He and Liu Ruyan had a good relationship, but neither of them needed to curry favor with the other. Now, however, the difference in their social classes was all too obvious.

His cousin Su He was like a rich young lady, while Liu Ruyan was the one serving him. It was like the opposite of what was expected!
"Nonsense, it's just that I didn't help with the housework earlier. In order not to seem so superfluous in this family, I have to please Su Su a little. Otherwise, will you cook breakfast tomorrow morning or should I?" Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at him and then put a grape into Su He's mouth.

Lin Mo:
Okay, you're right, but Liu Ruyan is clearly using this excuse to curry favor with her future sister-in-law.

Before, when the two of them were together, she often bullied Su He, and the two of them often fought. Now, looking at it now, Liu Ruyan realized that she had been too unruly before. She was ignorant before, but now she had to be sensible!

"Susu, is it delicious?"

"Hmm, not bad. I'll buy some cherries next time; I want to eat some!"

“No problem, cherries, strawberries, durian, just tell me what you want to eat, and I promise I’ll buy it for you. Hey? Su Su, what are you looking at?” Liu Ruyan agreed repeatedly at first, then asked with some curiosity.

Hearing this, Su He's lips curled up slightly; she had finally fallen for it.

"Ahem, looking at online shopping, huh? The Double Eleven shopping festival is coming up soon, and I'm thinking of buying some clothes, some accessories, and some daily necessities. Sigh, there are just too many things I want, and my salary is only so much. I'm so conflicted. How should I choose?" Su He said, feigning distress.

Today is November 9th, and the day after tomorrow is the so-called Singles' Day, also known as Double Eleven Shopping Festival, an event organized by online shopping platforms to boost consumption.

Su He had only planned to choose something worth two or three thousand yuan to make do, but she never expected her cousin to give her such a big surprise.

You've already taken advantage of my brother, so it's not unreasonable for me to ask for some compensation, is it?

Although you don't have to give a bride price, I am still considered a matchmaker. Without me, you two would never have met, and even if you did, you wouldn't have gotten together. What's wrong with me, the matchmaker, asking for some benefits?
If I don't fight for my own interests now, it will be too difficult for my sister-in-law, Liu Ruyan, to control her in the future.

Two or three thousand isn't enough; two or three hundred thousand would be more like it.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan immediately felt that her chance to shine had come. Without even looking at it, she waved her hand and said, "Hey, it's just a shopping cart. I'm in a good mood today, so I'll clear your Singles' Day shopping cart."

"Oh? Really? There's a lot of money in my shopping cart!" Su He pretended not to believe it.

To this, Liu Ruyan scoffed, "Who are you looking down on? Do you think I need your pittance? How much money could you possibly have in your shopping cart? I can just go out and eat whatever I want. What kind of junk costs over 270 million? Wait a minute!"

Before Liu Ruyan could finish speaking, she saw the payment amount on Su He's mobile shopping cart page, which startled her.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was stunned for a moment. She hopped over on one leg and sat down on the sofa. She tilted her head and saw that her cousin was really daring to do something like that.

"No, it's just a foreclosed house for 188 million, a Q7, a set of furniture, a few clothes, a few bags, and some snacks, hehe!" My cousin Su He grinned, her smile sly and mischievous.

Lin Mo: "That's all? A Q7? Wait a minute, when did online shopping become a way to buy cars and houses? Has online shopping gotten this big now?"

Liu Ruyan: "Sister, I can accept blood, but you're slashing my carotid artery like that? Cars are one thing, but you even dared to list a foreclosed property? Are you crazy?!"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
What the heck? What do you mean by "car"? Is this something a normal person would say?
(End of this chapter)