Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

"Hmm, a little lower."

Ding Heng moved his hand down and pressed it back onto Lin Man's arch.

"A little lighter."

Ding Heng, lighten your grip.

"left."

Ding Heng moved to the left again and hooked the edge of the stockings with his fingers to adjust the position.

Long He watched the scene unfold before him, his back teeth clenching until they ached.

This was in front of her; if she weren't there... tsk tsk, I don't even want to think about it!

She had considered that her brother might have come into contact with this "Boss Lin" while researching information, but she never imagined that they would become this close.

They know each other so well that you can give them any order, even a foot massage.

Lin Man seemed to notice Long He's gaze, raised her head and smiled at her: "I'm sorry, I have a lot of quirks. When I'm out and about, I always need someone to take care of me, otherwise I feel very uncomfortable."

"You're joking."

Long He forced a smile: "Miss Lin, it's normal for you to have some little habits to have achieved so much at such a young age."

"By the way, Miss Longhe."

Lin Man then brought up the matter, saying, "I've inquired about your boss's situation for you."

Long He abruptly snapped out of his reverie.

"Huh? You..."

"Ding Heng once told me that you've always been curious about what kind of person your boss is."

Lin Man stretched her other foot into Ding Heng's hand, seemingly to massage it, but actually to let him play with it.

"I asked a few friends to help me check, but the result... is quite a pity."

"What's a pity?"

"He is no longer in Hong Kong."

Long He was stunned.

"Not in Hong Kong?"

"Hmm... I heard he just went to Europe last week."

Lin Man calmly stated, "It seems she went to handle business over there, and it's uncertain when she'll be back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Heng's grip tightened noticeably, causing Lin Man to gasp in pain.

She secretly cast a pleading look at him, her foxy eyes looking pitiful.

There was nothing she could do; Ding Heng had given her too much time, and she couldn't find a suitable candidate, so she could only give him a perfunctory response for the time being.

"However, this is his investment direction, and the structure including your company. You can take a look..."

To convince Long He, Lin Man handed him the documents she had prepared while staying up all night.

Longhe opened it and saw that it was a background investigation report on the investors of her brokerage contract.

The report portrays Longhe's brokerage firm as an investment institution controlled by an overseas trust, with the actual operators described as Chinese people aged between 30 and 50 with overseas capital operation backgrounds.

They prefer long-term investments, have a stable investment style, and are patient with short-term returns.

As for her signing, it was attributed to "optimism about the mainland music market," "the high-profile contract having brand benchmark significance," and "the decision-making level may have personal preferences," but it was noted that "there is a lack of direct evidence to support this, and it is for reference only."

Although Longhe is in the entertainment industry, it's still too much to ask her, who didn't graduate from high school, to understand such a report.

But it was enough to leave her completely stunned.

My boss is actually a Chinese man who operates overseas capital?

Furthermore, she prepared so many questions, only to find that the other party wasn't even in Hong Kong?

"so……"

Long He asked in confusion, "You didn't see him in person either?"

"No."

Lin Man shook her head: "I couldn't get an appointment with my friend either. It's quite a coincidence, his departure was rather sudden, like a last-minute decision."

"A last-minute decision?"

Longhe felt a pang of doubt again. Did the other party know that she had come to Hong Kong?

It's not impossible; one's own mother might have a warning and thus communicate with the other party to inform them.

"Then...when will he be back?"

"It's hard to say. Business in Europe sometimes involves staying for more than half a year."

"Are you familiar with his company's other businesses?"

"That would be considered a trade secret..."

Long He pursed his lips and didn't ask any further questions.

Lin Man raised her leg again, her toes lightly touching Ding Heng's shoulder.

"Your technique has improved again."

"As long as you're satisfied."

Ding Heng chuckled and released his grip, then gave Lin Man's thigh a hard pinch as a warning.

Lin Man's face contorted in pain, but fearing that Long He would notice something was wrong, she could only force herself to endure it.

But to Long He, it was more and more irritating and unsettling!

Bro, you've lost all your dignity these days?

Why didn't you tell me?

Lin Man stretched and said, "Miss Long He, don't worry! I'll keep an eye on your boss. Once he returns to Hong Kong, I'll have Ding Heng notify you immediately."

Long He smiled politely: "Thank you... Miss Lin."

The conversation temporarily ended, and Lin Man got up and went to the kitchen.

"It's still early, I'll go cut some fruit, Ding Heng, come and help."

"okay."

Ding Heng followed, leaving Long He alone in the living room for the time being.

Lin Man opened the refrigerator door and took out a box of strawberries and a few mangoes. Ding Heng leaned against the kitchen counter and watched her.

After avoiding Long He's gaze, Lin Man picked up a strawberry and fed it to Ding Heng.

"Boss, try it and see if it's sweet."

"It's quite sweet."

"Of course, they carefully selected these."

Just as Lin Man was about to feed him a second one, Ding Heng suddenly grabbed her wrist, flipped her over, and pinned her against the kitchen counter.

"Boss~"

"Don't think you can get away with being cute."

Ding Heng pressed his lips against her earlobe: "You really messed up this time!"

I left that stupid fox alone in Hong Kong for too long, and she managed to make such a big mistake. I have to teach her a lesson today!

Fortunately, my brother hadn't been corrupted by knowledge, otherwise no one would believe such a bullshit report.

The smile on Lin Man's face slowly turned sour.

"Is the boss going to punish them?"

"What do you say?"

Ding Heng hooked the hem of the skirt and gently stroked the seam of the stockings with her fingertips.

"Boss... have you thought this through? What if your brother hears the commotion and comes to investigate..."

"So keep your noise down, or I'll get angry!"

It was impossible to tell whether Ding Heng was serious or joking.

Lin Man could only bite her lower lip, brace herself on the edge of the table with both hands, and let Ding Heng's rough hands wander over her.

The two spent a full half hour cutting fruit. When they returned, Lin Man's hair was disheveled and her eyes were flushed.

Longhe asked tentatively, "So long?"

"Hmm... I cut a little too much."

Lin Man put down the fruit plate and turned to ask Ding Heng, "Are you staying tonight?"

Ding Heng glanced at Long He and said, "No, I'll take Long He back."

"Row."

Lin Man did not try to stop them. After chatting for a while longer, she prepared to see them off.

"Drive carefully."

Upon reaching the entrance, Lin Man reached out to straighten Ding Heng's collar and casually brushed away imaginary dust from his shoulder.

Long He's heart was bleeding!

"Ah."

Ding Heng and Long He walked out of the villa one after the other. After getting into the car, Long He remained silent.

"what happened?"

"nothing."

Long He turned his head to look out the window, his tone unusually calm.

Ding Heng looked away and didn't ask any further questions.