Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

The three of them had a simple dinner. Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan were fine; they ate quite heartily, mainly because neither of them had eaten dinner.

Because the dishes tasted exceptionally good tonight, Liu Ruyan's appetite increased considerably. Every time she ate dishes specially prepared by Lin Mo, she felt a sense of happiness.

However, the two of them ate with great relish, while their cousin Su He, standing to the side, found her food tasteless.

"Hey Su Su, eat up! Your little brother's cooking smells so good!" Liu Ruyan said as she ate, her little mouth bulging out like an auntie, which was actually kind of cute.

Hearing this, Su He sighed and asked again, "By the way, was that thing I just used really worth eight million? You two aren't lying to me, are you?"

"More or less. Although it hasn't officially started selling yet, my mom said there shouldn't be any major problems. Oh, you've already used it, why are you thinking so much!" Liu Ruyan said.

Lin Mo laughed and said, "Alright, cousin, we're family, there's no such thing as a price. We can't just give everything to outsiders just because it's expensive, can we? Otherwise, we'd get nothing but money, wouldn't we?"

He was quite open-minded about this. He only cared about a few people, so if he had to calculate whether it was worth it, what would be the point of living?
He even left a copy for his mother. If she found out, she would never dare to use it. Her first thought would be to sell it for money and keep it safe.

He had the same thought when he first got the shopping page, but fortunately, over time, perhaps because he wasn't short of money, he became much more open-minded about it.

No matter how much money you have, it's just a string of zeros. Only people are the 1. Without the 1, the string of zeros after it is meaningless.

As the person who facilitated his relationship with Liu Ruyan, his cousin Su He deserved to use this item.

"That's true, but 8 million... I feel like I've lost 8 million. Sigh... If it were 100,000, I could accept it with my current income, but 8 million is enough to live comfortably for most of my life," Su He said, lying on the table, feeling utterly hopeless.

If she hadn't known the price, it wouldn't have been a problem, but now that she did, she felt like she'd been ripped off.

She may want a beautiful appearance, but she wants money even more.

"Relax, you need to think about it from a different perspective. Men are attracted to beauty, and women admire strength. In the marriage market, a woman's greatest asset is her appearance. If you improve your appearance now, you might be able to marry into a wealthy family and become a rich wife, living a life of comfort and ease. Anyway, improving yourself is never a bad thing," Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Su He picked up her chopsticks and said, "Whether I'm wrong or not is no longer important. Since that's the case, let's eat first."

"By the way, bro, next time you buy something nice for your cousin, tell her how much it's worth first. If it's expensive, she'll ask for cash immediately!"

Now that things have come to this point, there's nothing she can do even if she's feeling terrible. At least she's become much fairer and her skin is incredibly hydrated, which is a huge benefit.

Besides, the money comes from the sheep anyway. If we miss out this time, we can always get it back from Liu Ruyan next time.

After dinner, Su He pulled Liu Ruyan to look at the remaining porcelain vases, and they immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"So, these things are actually worth tens of millions?"

"Of course, but this requires my mom to contact those rich women around her. You know, rich women aren't short of money!"

"So, Xiao Mo is going to make a fortune?"

"No, we've struck it rich! You can congratulate us now!"

Su He:
"I'm not a brigade commander, why are you being so wary of me?"

"If I don't guard against you, who should I guard against? What if you congratulate my brother on his fortune and make him treat you to a meal? But I'm not afraid. Congratulate him all you want, since I've always been making money!" Liu Ruyan said.

Su He was furious: "Oh my, you haven't even gotten your marriage certificate yet, and you're already in such a hurry to become a housekeeper!"

"It's my business if I want to do it," Liu Ruyan retorted.

Upon hearing this, Su He scoffed and said, "Others may not know what you, Liu Ruyan, are like in private, but do you think I don't know? You're having a hard time pretending, aren't you? Should I tell Xiao Mo what you really are?"

"you dare!!!"

Hearing their conversation, Lin Mo suddenly spoke up: "By the way, cousin, does Sister Ruyan have a QQ account? I asked her before, and she said no, but I don't believe her!"

“Yes, of course she has! Her QQ space still has her non-mainstream photos and all sorts of non-mainstream sad captions. Let me look for it!” Su He said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo quickly walked over, wanting to see a side of Liu Ruyan that no one else knew.

"Aaaaaah~~ I'll fight you to the death! Stop it~~ Stop it now!"

Liu Ruyan's pretty face flushed red at a visible speed, her eyes filled with panic as she desperately tried to snatch the phone from Su He. In the past, Liu Ruyan was always the one who got beaten up by Su He, but this time, perhaps facing the threat of social death, she snapped. After a fierce struggle, she finally managed to grab Su He's phone, then ran into her room and slammed the door shut.

"There's nothing we can do this time," Lin Mo said with some regret.

The next second, Su He snatched his phone away: "I'll log in with your phone, just keep your voice down!"

Soon, the two of them furtively logged into their accounts.

“This is Liu Ruyan’s QQ account,” Su He said, pointing to an avatar with an English letter nickname.

Lin Mo glanced at it and realized that his girlfriend was quite narcissistic, as she actually used his own photo as her profile picture.

As Su He opened Liu Ruyan's QQ space, Lin Mo's eyes widened in surprise.

The latest update appears to have been around Liu Ruyan's sophomore year.

The content is a selfie taken in a library, showing her profile. Liu Ruyan in the photo has a high ponytail and exudes youthful energy. Sunlight shines on her face, making her seem to glow. The caption reads, "Hiding alone in a corner, crying until I smiled."

"Crying and smiling? What kind of expression is that? What happened to her at the time?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

Su He: "How would I know? Back when Liu Ruyan was in school, she was often sentimental. She could cry her eyes out while watching a movie and loved to act all artsy!"

Lin Mo:
Scrolling down further, just as his cousin had said, it was all the kind of copywriting with youthful angst, accompanied by photos, some of which were selfies, and some were casual landscape photos.

How to put it? It's a little bit artsy, a little bit pretentious, and a little bit affectedly profound, which makes you want to laugh.

Until he flipped to an earlier one.

The biggest downfall in a person's life is someone you don't even recognize.

The accompanying picture is a photo of a hand, which appears to be Liu Ruyan's hand.

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"What is all this writing?"

Upon hearing this, his cousin Su He glanced at him disdainfully and said, "You don't even recognize Martian language? Oh right, you're too old to have ever encountered this stuff. Let me see!"

What she wrote was that the biggest mistake in life is not appreciating the person in front of you.

I told you she was just playing the sentimental card, it's disgusting!

"Why does she look like she's heartbroken? Hasn't she never been in a relationship before? I can speak to that," Lin Mo asked, puzzled.

Hearing this, Su He smiled and said, "Do you know what it means to force yourself to act? If nothing unexpected happens, she's probably trying to convincingly portray herself as a 'real woman' somewhere."

Looking at the time, it should be during her high school years, probably because she graduated or a friend transferred schools!

How come I never noticed how fun her QQ space was before! Let me take another look!

Just as the two were about to continue, it suddenly showed that Penguin Space had been forcibly shut down.

Liu Ruyan followed her out and saw the two of them holding their phones with excited expressions. He immediately knew that his secret had been exposed.

"Aaaaaah~~ You...you guys, I'll fight you to the death!"

He ran over and pressed Su He down onto the sofa.

"Tell me, what did you all see?"

Faced with Liu Ruyan's fierce gaze, Lin Mo waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I didn't see anything!"

"I saw it, so what? The biggest mistake in my life was not appreciating you in front of me. And you're even using Martian language. Who are you going to cherish, the one in front of you?!" Su He, who was pinned down on the sofa, provoked.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo noticed that Liu Ruyan's forehead was covered in sweat, and her pretty face was as red as a monkey's bottom: "Let's die together!!! We all have to die!!"

(End of this chapter)