flstandardbreds Chapter 145 Can you pretend to be my girlfriend?
Chapter 145 Can you pretend to be my girlfriend?
Lu Yining took the notebook and carefully signed her name on it. Her handwriting was decisive and powerful, and just looking at it made one feel extremely comfortable.
Jin'an exclaimed with delight, "Oh! Yes!"
She finally got Empress Ningning's autograph! When she gets home tonight, she's definitely going to take a picture and post it in the group chat to show off, making everyone in the group green with envy! Hehehe~
Outside the hall, it was bustling with activity. Inside the kitchen, Lu Yunchen and Li Manrong were washing vegetables and preparing seasonings in an orderly manner, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.
Hearing Jin'an asking Lu Yining for an autograph, Li Manrong was a little puzzled, but seeing that the group got along well, she felt much more at ease. At first, she was worried that these children with such different personalities wouldn't get along.
"It seems that Jin'an really likes your sister; she keeps pestering your sister for an autograph."
"I guess he's a fan of my sister."
"Your sister's...fans?" Li Manrong, who was making seasonings, stopped what she was doing, looked up, and asked with a puzzled look in her eyes, "What is your sister's profession?"
She suddenly recalled the first time she met Lu Yining; the child had covered herself from head to toe, as if afraid of being recognized.
She found it a bit strange at the time, but seeing that Lu Yunchen was also covered up from head to toe, she thought that maybe they both had colds and didn't want to infect others, so they dressed like that.
But now it seems that things are not as she thought.
“Celebrity.” Lu Yunchen said these two words with unusual pride, and then recommended to Li Manrong, “There was a very popular variety show a while ago called Wilderness Escape, and my sister was a guest on that show.”
"Wow, that's amazing." Li Manyong's eyes lit up, and she said with admiration, "I've watched some variety shows about living in the wilderness before, and my impression of them is that it's very tough, extremely tough. There's nothing in the wilderness, and it's easy to go hungry."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunchen's expression became somewhat ambiguous: "No... no."
"Ok?"
"My sister is incredibly skilled. She can easily catch tiger meat, crocodile meat, and mutton. There's so much meat that we can't finish it all. In the end, we shared most of it with the staff and even packed some to take home. Luckily, my sister is in the same group as my third brother. Otherwise, my third brother, who has no skills whatsoever, would probably have starved to the bone before he went home."
Uh... is it really okay for you to be so biased and disparaging? If your third brother heard this... wouldn't he hit you?
Li Manrong thought to herself.
"Your third brother is a celebrity too?"
“Yes.” Lu Yunchen nodded: “My third brother and fifth sister are both celebrities.”
"Although I haven't met any of your family members except your fifth sister, I can sense that your family atmosphere is quite good."
As she said this, a look of envy appeared on her face, and even her eyes shone with longing.
"Yes, my parents and grandfather are very open-minded. They often joke with us and support our careers. No matter what we do, they always support us silently from behind. I often feel very lucky to have been born into such a family."
Yes, a hint of disappointment flashed in Li Manrong's eyes. Who wouldn't want to be born into such a loving and warm family?
Unlike her family, which was so terrible...
Before she could think further, Lu Yunchen's voice continued.
"Manrong, are you coming to my house next week? It's a family gathering next week. Anyone who's free has to come home to attend. We'll all get together, chat, and have a simple meal."
"My mom has given me a death order: I absolutely have to bring a girlfriend home for dinner this time. Could you... help me pretend to be her?"
Li Manrong's mind went blank with a "boom." She stared blankly at Lu Yunchen, stammering, "Pretend...pretend...what? Girl...girlfriend?"
"Yes." Lu Yunchen said calmly, "Can you pretend to be my girlfriend?"
Despite his calm and composed demeanor, his hands were actually sweating profusely.
"Is this... okay?"
Li Manrong was also a little nervous, a blush creeping onto her cheeks. Her eyes darted around, and she hesitated to look up at him as she spoke.
"Do you want to?"
She glanced up at him quickly, then lowered her eyes again, nodded shyly, and whispered, "Mmm."
As soon as he heard that, Lu Yunchen felt a sense of relief. He smiled and spoke quickly, as if afraid that the person in front of him might change his mind: "Then I'll come pick you up."
"Okay." Li Manrong felt like her head was a complete mess, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't clear it up.
What exactly is going on with them?
She had once asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend when she needed his help in an emergency. After that incident, she thought that they would never cross paths again.
Unexpectedly, she's run into him again, and they're business partners now, seeing each other frequently. And... and now... he wants her to pretend to be his girlfriend?
Li Manrong felt her heart was in turmoil, and an inexplicable emotion was growing within her.
She absentmindedly picked up a head of lettuce and tore off the leaves one by one. Lu Yunchen next to her wasn't much better off; his mind was in turmoil, his eyes sometimes clear and sometimes glazed over, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
Meanwhile, Lu Yining, who had just read the latest gossip, was speechless. She glanced sideways at the kitchen and couldn't help but start complaining.
[I'm speechless! How can you be such a coward! Pretending to be her girlfriend... Couldn't you just tell Sister Manrong directly that you like her? Why resort to this roundabout way of testing the waters...]
Actually, Sister Manrong also likes Big Brother. If Big Brother had been more direct and told her directly, she would definitely have agreed.
Lu Yunchen: "..."
You think I don't want to be direct? It's just that I'm so stubborn, I just can't bring myself to say those words!
Everyone seemed rather distracted during tonight's hot pot meal. The only ones who seemed to be enjoying themselves the most were Lu Yining and Jin An, who seemed to have no worries at all.
The two ate and drank, chatted from time to time, and Jin'an was so overwhelmed by the close encounter with her idol that she couldn't help but think that she would like to be able to have such close contact and chat with Empress Ningning again in the future.
……
Meanwhile, after Guan Junhao had finished everything, he sent Lu Yunchen a message: Report! The task assigned by the organization has been completed, over, over!