A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

Chapter 107 I'll take the blame for this.

"Well, thank you so much."

As a public figure, it's impossible for Li Mu not to be moved by someone going to such lengths for him.

but----

"But this should only happen once. What if, as Li Bing said, I cause you trouble by talking nonsense outside?"

"No, it's not that bad. I've already said, the more debts I have, the less I worry. Don't worry, I'm very good at taking the blame; there's no blame in the world I can't handle!"

"Ha~"

Li Mu laughed and said, "I advise you not to be too confident. You really can't carry this burden."

Why?

"Because it's very simple. If I use you as an excuse again, my house will probably explode."

"What do you mean?"

Fan Bing didn't quite understand.

Immediately afterwards, she heard a sigh: "Sigh—to be honest, I've been pretty annoyed these past few days too."

"What's wrong?"

"Have you ever been on a blind date? — Hey, never mind."

As soon as Li Mu opened his mouth, he realized that his question was a bit stupid.

I've never heard of any celebrity going on blind dates.

But indeed, perhaps because the conversation had gotten carried away, he, who was already a little annoyed, continued, "Didn't I get promoted—?"

"Huh? You got a permanent position? When? How come I didn't know?"

Fan Taobing was taken aback.

Then I heard the time as "last Thursday".

Last Thursday? That wasn't it—

"You got your permanent position last Thursday?! I wanted to play chess with you the other day, and you said you had a dinner party—actually, it was your promotion dinner?!"

"Well----"

Seeing her voice suddenly rise, an embarrassed look appeared on Li Mu's face.

But he still nodded: "Yes."

"Then why didn't you tell me!?"

Looking at the girl in front of him with her head tilted back, Li Mu then noticed that her cheeks were puffed out.

Clearly, he's angry.

"This—it's not really a big deal, just a matter of being promoted from intern to full-time reporter. I could have done that a long time ago, and I don't think it's anything special—I'm sorry."

,

Fan Jiabing remained silent, simply crossing his arms and turning his head to the left, clearly indicating that he was ignoring him.

The atmosphere instantly turned awkward.

Fortunately, it didn't last long. Seeing that Li Mu was completely silent, she urged, "Say something! You have to make it up to me!"

"—What compensation?"

Before the words were even finished, a slap landed on my face.

Instead of slapping it on his face, she held it out in front of him: "Five meals! At least five meals! And each meal must have at least four dishes!"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Ha, deal."

"—Hmph, if you don't tell me next time something like this happens, it won't be so simple."

"Ha~"

"Go on, what happens after you get a permanent position? Isn't that a good thing? What are you worried about?"

"because----"

He told her that someone had arranged a blind date for him the very next day after he was officially hired, but to his surprise, Fan Bing nodded and said, "That's normal. Putting aside your other qualities, Brother Li, just from a normal perspective, you're a proper college graduate who quickly became a full-time employee at a newspaper, and you're also very handsome. You're definitely a high-quality catch, so it's normal for someone to arrange blind dates for you. But is that something to be bothered about? Blind dates are just a matter of etiquette; whether it's a good match or not, you go and meet them."

"You know a lot about this?"

"How novel! My parents were introduced by someone else, and I've seen this kind of thing many times since I was a child. My sister even took me to a blind date once."

Seeing that she had "experience," Li Muxin said that made things easier, and then said, "That's not what bothers me, it's my parents. Since you've been to blind dates before, you should understand the difference between blind dates in the city and blind dates in the countryside, right?"

"7

"Well----"

Following his train of thought, Fan Taobing went through the process and then looked up in surprise: "Could it be—Brother Li, your parents have also arranged blind dates for you?"

"It wasn't just a blind date, to be honest—it happened this morning."

After Li Mu briefly recounted what had happened that morning, Fan Taobing was now dumbfounded: "Wait a minute—Brother Li, you mean, your aunt and uncle—are planning to introduce you to a girl from your hometown who works as a clothing saleswoman in the Thirteen Factories of Guangzhou—and then have you two meet, and if it goes well, then—go back to your hometown on October 1st to discuss this matter, and then get married!?"

Li Muxin said, "You really know your stuff!"

I could tell how surprised you were just from your tone.

And as it turned out, she was indeed very surprised.

No way, what were these parents thinking? Brother Li is a millionaire, if not a millionaire.

Why would you send a multi-millionaire on a blind date with a girl who works as a waitress in the Thirteen Factories and whose family only works in the county government?

what?

ah?????

Even screenwriters wouldn't dare to be so direct; they'd probably have to design a chance encounter or love at first sight scenario.

How can reality be so absurd?

But then she seemed to realize something, paused, and looked at Li Mu, asking, "Brother Li, do your aunt and uncle not know how much money you can make?"

After asking the question, she saw Li Mu's expression under the streetlight and already knew the answer.

To be honest, she had always been very curious about where Brother Li got his wealth, which was absolutely disproportionate to his age, but she never asked.

not very convenient.

So she thought for a moment and said, "That is indeed quite absurd. How did you refuse?"

"My brother helped me push it off, meaning I've only just been promoted and still need more experience, so it's not suitable for me to get married so early. I guess you could say I escaped a disaster."

"But this is obviously not over yet, right? People in my hometown, especially in the countryside, well, let me make this clear, I'm not looking down on rural people, but it's true that compared to cities, parents in rural areas generally hope their children can get married and start a career early. It's not just you; in my hometown, there are people who get married in their teens. They're not even of legal age; they just have a ceremony, but they can't even get a marriage certificate."

"So this is what's bothering me—it's just ridiculous. If I had a girlfriend I'd been dating for a year or two and she wanted us to get married, that would be fine. But this is completely unplanned, and they're already telling me to meet her, saying that both sets of parents are quite satisfied, and that we should meet and go back to discuss things around October—it's just absurd."

"Ha~"

For some inexplicable reason, she let out a soft chuckle, then pointed to the right: "Brother Li, shall we go around and go back?"

The two of them walked to the crossroads again.

"it is good."

So they turned right, and at that moment, Fan Bing suddenly said, "Then next time Brother Li is troubled, just use me as a shield."

"----What?"

Li Mu was taken aback.

She shrugged: "This isn't really that troublesome; it's quite simple to handle. To put it simply, if people ask again, just say you have a girlfriend. If they don't believe you, then go for a more serious approach—just call me, and I'll cover for you, and it'll all be over. If it gets to the level of your aunt and uncle, you might as well just be direct and say—"

"Yes, we're dating. But they definitely won't believe it. Just call me, and I'll say I'm Fan Bingbing, Jin Suo—if they don't know what I look like, just rent a set of 'Princess Pearl' for them to watch!"

'

"

Li Mu's lips twitched, and he subconsciously blurted out, "And then?"

"And then? Then it's even simpler. Anyway, I'll make them believe we're dating."

"Wouldn't it be terrible if this caused a media frenzy?"

"No way, your aunt and uncle don't know your situation, so you just push everything onto me. You can say—I earn a lot of money a year, and I'm currently in the prime of my career, so our relationship has to be kept low-key and can't be exposed. So you can't tell anyone, and you have to ask them to keep it a secret too. Oh right—you can also say that I got someone to help you get promoted from intern reporter to full-time reporter—to put it bluntly, you can just attribute other reporters' abilities to me."

As she got more and more excited, she suddenly opened up: "But then there might be a situation where your aunt and uncle worry that I might abandon you in the future. Just tell them that it won't happen, that you like me so, so much—"

""

Li Mu felt there were so many things to complain about, but he didn't know how to express them.

"If they still don't believe me, just say—no matter what, I worked hard to get you a permanent position. Just for that alone, even if we break up, it's not a loss. Oh right, you can also say I give you money every month—"

"???"

No, sis.

How can you be so skilled?

They were dating just a moment ago, and now it's already become a sugar daddy/sugar baby situation?

"Just tell them I give you a lot of money every month, and you're saving it all up, so even if we break up, you won't lose out! Of course, your parents will definitely think you're a kept man, but that's even easier. Just say I pursued you, I like you so much, and I'm willing to spend money on you! That way, you can send money to your parents every month, and you'll have a perfectly reasonable excuse, right? See, problem solved!"

"6".

At this moment, Li Mu's mind was filled with only this one numerical evaluation.

You're really something!

It's all very logical and coherent. Most importantly, this plan might seem unreliable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it's incredibly meticulous!

seem----

"It seems to actually work."

"Of course. The hardest part of this plan is whether I can admit that I am your girlfriend. Once I admit it, everything else will go smoothly."

For some reason, she felt a sense of pride.

They seemed quite impressed that such a perfect plan could be devised so easily with just a few words.

He tilted his head back smugly: "How about that? See? It's solved, isn't it?"

"...

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Li Mu remained silent.

With a flicker in his eyes, he took a few steps forward.

From one streetlight, we moved on to the next.

"Then—if that's really the case—"

"I'll cooperate with you unconditionally. Don't worry, Brother Li."

"Well----"

While Li Muna was still struggling to say something, the girl under the streetlight raised her head.

Her bright eyes, hidden by the brim of her baseball cap, peeked out: "We're friends! Helping each other out is only natural, isn't it? I'll take the blame for this!"