Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 74: Finally, the goods were delivered!

The tactic of provoking, a strategy passed down from ancient times, is simple and crude, yet exceptionally effective.

Of course, Professor Mu wasn't trying to provoke him at all; she simply felt that Wang Chuxu was utterly incompetent.

On the contrary, it was Director Wang who was provoked. You can say I'm fat, but you can't say I'm weak.

"No, aren't you tired?"

After Professor Mu left, Director Wang was somewhat discouraged when he saw Lin Mo, whose forehead was covered in sweat but whose legs were not shaking at all. He hadn't expected the gap to be so large.

"Not bad. I was only slightly better than you a couple of days ago. It seems the training has been quite effective. I just didn't expect you to be so weak. Even the old lady is stronger than you," Lin Mo laughed, completely forgetting his own self-doubt when he was also crushed by the old lady.

Now he can stand for about ten minutes straight, mainly because he has gradually mastered the technique.

"I'm weak? How could that be? I just had an upset stomach last night and I'm feeling weak. You wait until tomorrow when I'm all better, and I'll show you what a man of iron looks like!" Director Wang sat on the ground, his legs twitching every now and then, looking rather comical.

"That iron-willed man shouldn't rest anymore. Let's go have breakfast and bring some back for Chuanmei." Lin Mo reached out, pulled Wang Chu up from the ground, and helped him walk towards the cafeteria.

Along the way, Director Wang seemed like Wu Lao Er who had suffered a stroke, his legs wouldn't obey him.

Inside the cafeteria, the two found an empty seat and sat down. Director Wang must have had an empty stomach last night, because his breakfast was noticeably larger than usual.

"Speaking of which, I never would have guessed that this man was as tough as iron, but his gluttony is completely on full display," Lin Mo said with a laugh, looking at the amount of breakfast the two had.

Wang rolled his eyes at him: "If you also had diarrhea for two hours like me, you'd eat a lot too."

The two chatted idly for a while when Zhao Tingting appeared not far from them with a tray of food.

They both saw it, shut up at the same time, and then looked at each other.

Last night, that incident happened, and Director Wang was even forced to go and pray to Mazu. He finally decided to give up, but then they met again. To be honest, even Lin Mo, an outsider, felt a little awkward.

"Morning!"

On the contrary, Zhao Tingting greeted everyone in a very open and generous manner, without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Yes, good morning," Lin Mo nodded in reply.

Director Wang simply nodded without saying a word, then lowered his head and continued eating.

Seeing Wang's reaction, Zhao Tingting also felt a little awkward, and then took her tray to an empty seat in the distance.

"Wow, Wang Chu, you're so decisive! You gave up just like that. Mazu is truly amazing!"

After Zhao Tingting walked away, Lin Mo spoke softly, impressed by Director Wang's performance. After all, she was a girl he had liked for three years. If it were him, he didn't know if he could have been so decisive.

“Mazu is one aspect, but more importantly, I thought about it for a long time before you came out last night, and I smoked almost a whole pack of cigarettes.”

You don't smoke, so you don't understand. When a man sits there smoking incessantly, he has already made a major decision about his life when he gets up.

Unlike the impulsiveness of drinking, decisions made after smoking are always well thought out, and so was mine.

So, I should cut my losses decisively to avoid future suffering. Even the Goddess Mazu hinted at it to me, so naturally I have to stand up for myself!

While eating his steamed bun, Wang Chu spoke calmly.

"It's great, but it's a pity about the gift you bought yesterday. It must have cost at least several hundred yuan. You should have treated me and Chuanmei to a nice meal!" Lin Mo said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Director Wang laughed loudly: "A few hundred yuan is still a price? I'm the one who made a profit!"

"That's true," Lin Mo paused for a moment, then agreed with Director Wang's idea.

After all, if things really come to fruition, considering the conditions Zhao Tingting had with her previous boyfriends, Wang would be making a huge sacrifice, which would indeed be a bargain compared to the few hundred yuan.

After the two finished eating, they packed some food for their roommate, a girl from Sichuan. When they returned, the girl had a new father that day. Lin Mo came back, washed up, changed his clothes, grabbed a book on massage and bone setting, and some health supplements, and headed straight to the library.

After taking the medicine and replenishing his brain, Lin Mo found that his memory had improved again compared to yesterday.

You can remember the gist of the book after just one quick glance; it's practically a godsend for humanities students.

Having already grasped the basics of massage and bone setting, he was no longer in a hurry. He leisurely read books, knowing that he would master it sooner or later, and there was no need to spend the whole day in the library like he did yesterday.

At noon, the students in the library got up one after another to go to the cafeteria for lunch, and Lin Mo also prepared to take a break.

But just as he stood up to leave, Zhao Tingting's voice rang out beside him:

"Lin Mo, are you going to the cafeteria? Want to come along?"

Lin Mo was taken aback when he saw it was her: "You're here too?"

He didn't notice whether Zhao Tingting was there or not; as long as she didn't bother him, that was fine.

"Hmm, I'm here to look up some information."

The two continued talking without stopping and soon left the library.

"By the way, are you free tonight? Would you like to have dinner together? I'll treat you this time as an apology for what happened last night," Zhao Tingting suddenly said as they left the library.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo remained expressionless and calmly said, "No need for an apology. It's not your fault. Besides, even if someone were to apologize, it should be to Wang Bo. What do you think?"

Zhao Tingting seemed a little flustered upon hearing this, managing a slightly awkward smile. Seeing this, Lin Mo continued:
"We all know about the message you sent to Wang Bo yesterday. You should know that he's interested in you, right?"

"I just found out too. I explained last night, please don't misunderstand, I..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Tingting quickly explained, but Lin Mo raised his hand to interrupt her:

“I know, that’s why I have no opinion about you. If you had known all along that Wang Bo liked you, and you had no interest in him but still invited him to your birthday party and brazenly accepted his gift, I would have despised you.”

Although we weren't in the same class, we were classmates in the same major for three years, so there are some things I don't want to say too bluntly. Things will be the same as before, don't you think?

As he said, you can't really call Zhao Tingting bad, after all, she hasn't done anything really bad, at most she's just a little cunning.

As for her deliberately seeking out men with good prospects to date, that's her skill. There's no reason to dislike her based on that alone.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tingting looked somewhat awkward. Clearly, with her high emotional intelligence, she understood what was being said and realized that Lin Mo had no romantic feelings for her.

"Oh, okay, I got it. I just remembered I have something to do in the dorm, I'll be going now!"

After saying that, Zhao Tingting ran off. Lin Mo stood there and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, it was all done.

After lunch, Lin Mo returned to his dormitory. He didn't mention Zhao Tingting's matter, as he had to consider Director Wang's feelings.

In the afternoon, after much coaxing from the Sichuan girl, he drove the two of them to a real estate agency to look at apartments.

Before you know it, an afternoon has quietly passed.

At midnight, looking at the shopping page on his phone, Lin Mo's hands trembled with excitement.

[AWP sniper rifle; 10 rounds; Get ready, my sniper rifle; ¥0.79]

Electric nose hair trimmer; one charge lasts for one year; ¥1.8

[Tri-fold phone; Tri-fold, it looks good no matter how you fold it; ¥7.6]

[Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Wan (80-year-old) *2; ¥10.8]

"Damn, it finally shipped!"

(End of this chapter)