So what if I only have a junior college degree? It won't stop me from marrying the bureau chief

"Speak up, are you mute?"

Seeing that Jiang Wan remained silent for a long time, Lin Mu chuckled and rested his chin on his hand.

"What...what's it to you?"

Jiang Wan turned her head away, trying to appear calm.

"You can't say that. We've worked together before, and I've also interacted with your father. It wouldn't hurt to ask around."

Lin Mu's expression suddenly changed, and he wiped his mouth meaningfully.

"Or are you hiding something from me?"

After listening to Lin Mu's words, Jiang Wan pursed her pink lips and fell into deep thought.

"If I tell Lin Mu that Lu Ming is a girl, he'll definitely laugh at me... That's secondary, though. Given Lin Mu's character, what if he causes trouble for Lu Ming after school starts?"

"Wait... since Lin Mu is a scoundrel, then I can use scoundrel methods too..."

Jiang Wan's eyes lit up, and she raised her head again.

"To tell you the truth, Lu Ming is actually me..."

"etc."

Just as Jiang Wan was about to lie and say that Lu Ming was a Western Regions netizen she met online, Lin Mu suddenly interrupted her.

Lin Mu glanced at Jiang Wan, then smiled and patted her on the shoulder.

"Wanza, although I no longer have a crush on you, I don't want you to get involved with other people."

Before Jiang Wan could react, he pinched the soft flesh on her shoulder.

"If I hear you're involved with anyone again, I'll tell you what's going on!"

Hearing Lin Mu's words, Jiang Wan was slightly taken aback. Although she didn't understand what "truth" meant, she could roughly guess that it wasn't something nice.

After realizing what was happening, Jiang Wan felt a sharp pain in her shoulder and saw Lin Mu standing close by. She immediately turned to the side.

"What's it to you? And don't touch me. Don't you know you shouldn't have physical contact with girls?"

Jiang Wan immediately began to condemn Lin Mu.

"Can't you be a little more gentlemanly?"

"I'm not a gentleman, what use would I have for that thing?"

Lin Mu withdrew his hand and looked out the window again.

"I'd like to see how you'll handle things when I actually meet Jiang Luming."

At 1 p.m., the bus stopped at a station not far from Jiang Wan's house.

Jiang Wan got out of the car first. Just as she turned around to say something harsh to Lin Mu, she saw that Lin Mu also got out of the car.

"Why did you come down here?"

Jiang Wan blinked in confusion.

Lin Mu walked up to Jiang Wan on his own, then turned around and grinned.

"What? You can act like a tyrant in my house, but I'm not allowed to come to yours for a bit?"

Jiang Wan shook her head.

"No, my dad's home. Are you sure you want to go?"

"…Don't go, bus! There are still people who haven't boarded!"

Lin Mu turned around and ran towards the bus.

Seeing this, Jiang Wan sighed disdainfully.

"Lin Mu, you're such a coward."

After seeing Lin Mu off, Jiang Wan turned and went home.

Once home, she tiptoed into the living room.

She peeked out and looked around the living room.

Just when she thought Jiang Lin'an wasn't home, Jiang Lin'an's voice suddenly came from the study.

"Xiao Wan, you're back."

Upon hearing her father's voice, Jiang Wan froze.

Jiang Lin'an walked out of the study with a stack of invitations in his hand and no expression on his face.

"Hey, Dad's home."

Jiang Wan chuckled awkwardly as she changed into her slippers, pretending to be nonchalant as she headed back to her bedroom.

"Where's that kid?"

However, before Jiang Wan could reach the stairs, Jiang Lin'an suddenly called out to her.

"Haha... Dad, what are you talking about? What boy? There's only your precious daughter here."

Jiang Wan blinked obediently, her face showing an innocent expression.

"well……"

Jiang Lin'an pointed to the sofa in the living room.

"Xiao Wan, shall we talk?"

"oh."

Hearing Jiang Lin'an's words, Jiang Wan nodded listlessly. She clenched her fists and carefully walked to the sofa to sit down.

Jiang Lin'an sat down, picked up his teacup, swirled it, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, he put down his teacup and looked at his daughter, who was holding her little hand, with a complicated expression.

"Xiao Wan, you went to Lin Mu's house, didn't you?"

Jiang Lin'an took a deep breath and subconsciously wanted to smoke a cigarette, but remembering that Jiang Wan was still there, he ultimately just picked up his tea and drank it all in one gulp.

"Why did it take you so long?"

"Ah... I... I had a meal at his house, so..."

Jiang Wan stammered, not daring to look Jiang Lin'an in the eye.

"If it were just a meal, it wouldn't be a problem, but..."

Jiang Lin'an hesitated, then finally sighed, shook his head with a wry smile.

"Dad, we just had a meal, we didn't do anything else, Aunt Zhou was there too."

Seeing Jiang Lin'an's hesitant expression, Jiang Wan quickly spoke up to explain.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I won't be in a relationship before I graduate from university! And I definitely won't be dating Lin Mu!"

Seeing Jiang Wan's confident expression, Jiang Lin'an breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Dad was mainly worried that you were too young and might be blinded by sweet talk. Since you know what you're doing, then it's fine. Go back to your bedroom now."

"oh."

Jiang Wan nodded, stood up, greeted Jiang Lin'an, and then quickly walked back to the bedroom with her head down.

In the living room, upon hearing his daughter close her bedroom door, Jiang Lin'an took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer, silently lit one, and left it.

Not long after he finished one cigarette, he took out another and lit it. Soon, the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.

"Lin Mu..."

Jiang Lin'an stubbed out his cigarette with a complicated expression, then took out his phone and made a call.

"Hey, Minister, about my promotion... I'd like to think about it some more. I have some family matters to take care of lately."

……

Meanwhile, in Jiang Wan's bedroom.

Jiang Wan buried herself in the pillow, her delicate brows furrowing thoughtfully.

"Dad, you've misunderstood that Lin Mu and I have something going on? But I don't know how to explain..."

As she was thinking, her swaying legs suddenly stopped.

"Wait, have I been acting too strangely lately? I wasn't like this before..."

After her conversation with Jiang Lin'an, Jiang Wan calmed down considerably.

For the next hour, Jiang Wan fell into deep self-reflection.

"It must be because my mindset isn't stable enough!"

Jiang Wan gritted her teeth and came to a conclusion.

For the first eighteen years of her life, everything went smoothly for her, and she hardly encountered any setbacks. But since Lin Mu changed her personality, she has run into a lot of obstacles.

Finally, she turned over and sat up in bed.

She moved to the computer, opened QQ, and started chatting with "The Wolf Hunting Outside".

If you're unsure what to do, ask your best friend.

Deer hibernating at home: [Deer's cry, do you have a way to calm your mind (a source of distress)?]

Soon, my reliable best friend replied.

The wolf hunting in the field: [My dear girl, what happened to you?]

A deer hibernating at home: [What does "闺闺" mean?]

The wolf hunting in the field: [This means a best friend. Let's get down to business first.]

Deer hibernating at home: [Okay, remember the guy I mentioned to you before? Ever since he started harassing me, I feel like my mentality isn't as stable as before. Of course, it could also be because he's too shameless. Anyway, I want to toughen up my mentality. Do you have any good methods? (troubled)]

The wolf hunting in the field: [From what I can tell, you've fallen for him!!!]

Meanwhile, at Weida Internet Cafe.

Lin Mu smiled smugly and continued typing on the keyboard.

The wolf hunting in the wild: [Look directly into your heart and confess your feelings!]