Chapter 161 : Zhao Yun
Chapter 161: Zhao Yun
“No, what did you do to my cousin? Didn’t you say you were just going for a meal? You old man eating tender grass—fine, eat all you want—but did you really have to ruin him like this?”
At her cousin’s place, Su He was helping her younger cousin straighten his messy clothes. His already loose T-shirt was now crumpled and sagging, with the collar even slightly torn open.
Through that collar, Su He even spotted a very clear bite mark on her cousin’s shoulder—a bright red patch, obvious at a glance, with two neat rows of teeth imprints. She didn’t need to think twice to know whose bite it was.
Those who knew the situation were aware the two had only gone out for a meal. Those who didn’t might have thought Liu Rushuang had dragged her cousin into a bandit’s den.
Eating a meal and ending up with clothes in such a state—this was Su He’s first time seeing something like it. It really opened her eyes.
“Still, it’s fine—at least his face wasn’t hurt, so it won’t affect his future dating prospects. Now, tell me—what exactly did you two do?” Cousin Su He tidied up his shirt, looked him over from head to toe, and nodded.
Hearing that, both of them looked guilty. Lin Mo certainly knew what he had done. The Imperial Armor appearance was one thing—that was at Liu Rushuang’s own request—but before leaving, he had mischievously tied the Empress Rushuang’s shoelaces together.
Naturally, the consequence was severe. She had caught up to him and given him quite a beating, even biting him once.
Liu Rushuang, too, felt guilty now. She couldn’t exactly say she had been flirted with by Su He’s cousin. She had just managed to get her emotions under control, only to realize she had been pranked!
How humiliating! She was Liu Rushuang—the Rushuang Empress. In stories, she was always the one playing with others’ feelings. Since when was it her turn to be played? She’d die before admitting it!
Besides, if Su He found out, it wasn’t about whether she’d get angry—she’d laugh at her!
“Ahem… we really just had a meal, nothing else!” Liu Rushuang explained.
Hearing that, Su He shot her a look, shifted her body aside, revealing Lin Mo behind her. “Nothing else? Then can you explain to me how my cousin ended up looking like this?”
“That’s because he was acting weird and teasing me!”
Liu Rushuang quickly adjusted her tone and explained everything that had happened, emphasizing Lin Mo’s ridiculous antics and his prank on her.
Su He’s face darkened as she listened. These two together—could they be any less reliable?
“Seriously, the two of you don’t even look like a couple. Did she believe it?”
Liu Rushuang didn’t seem to care. “Whether she believed it or not doesn’t matter. I got what I wanted. And I could tell her emotions fluctuated—she didn’t look too happy when she left.”
“By the way,” Lin Mo asked, “why doesn’t Sister Yuan’s cousin have the surname Jiang but Zhao instead?”
Liu Rushuang rolled her eyes. “Your cousin’s surname is Su, and it’s not the same as your grandpa’s, is it?”
Lin Mo: …
His brain short-circuited before it clicked. Sure enough, Liu Rushuang continued, “She’s Yuanyuan’s aunt’s child—her relationship to Sister Yuan is like Su Su’s relationship to you.”
Cousin Su He poked Lin Mo’s forehead hard. With that brain of yours, you’re still pretending to be someone’s boyfriend?
“But after that meal, aside from her emotions seeming off when she left, I didn’t notice anything strange. Couldn’t you have mistaken something?” Lin Mo asked curiously.
Because he really hadn’t noticed anything suspicious. No matter how they interacted, Zhao Yun hadn’t shown any clear displeasure on her face.
“You still say that? She tested you multiple times during the meal—didn’t you notice?” Liu Rushuang said incredulously.
Lin Mo: ???
“She did?”
Liu Rushuang smacked her forehead, suddenly feeling utterly exhausted, and then broke it down for him.
For example, when Zhao Yun deliberately pointed out Liu Rushuang’s good conditions and high standards—it was actually a probe into Lin Mo’s own background and family situation.
And when she asked about his university and major, it was to highlight the academic gap between them and create psychological pressure.
After all, Liu Rushuang was not only a top student from a prestigious domestic university but had also earned a degree overseas—her credentials were impeccable.
But Liu Rushuang had deftly handled it all, though she hadn’t expected Lin Mo to remain completely oblivious.
As for when they discussed their daily interactions, there were even more subtle tests—but since Liu Rushuang had mentioned from the start that they’d only recently started dating, and most of their daily interactions were based on truth, they had gotten away with it.
Lin Mo was dumbfounded after hearing this. While I was still saying “Maca Baca,” you two were already playing mental chess for several rounds?!
“Sis, are all women’s minds this complicated?” Lin Mo turned to his cousin helplessly.
Su He chuckled. “That’s nothing! When you get a girlfriend someday, watch The Legend of Zhen Huan a few times—it’ll help raise your emotional intelligence. If that sly fox next to you hadn’t been with you today, you would’ve been exposed in minutes!”
Lin Mo was deeply shaken. He felt his IQ could easily get toyed with by people like this. Now he was praying that something to boost intelligence would show up on his shopping page—otherwise, hanging around these people felt like trying to squeeze through a doorway he could never quite fit through.
Afterward, Lin Mo ate a bowl of noodles at his cousin’s place before Liu Rushuang drove him home.
He hadn’t eaten enough at the western restaurant—most of the dishes were off-limits due to his herbal medicine regimen, and he’d only managed to eat a single steak.
“Oh, by the way, what does Zhao Yun do?” Lin Mo asked in the car.
Hearing this, Liu Rushuang smiled. “Why, are you interested? How about you try chasing her? If you can get her, I’ll finally be safe—and I’ll even give you a big red envelope as a reward.”
“Not that. She just looked capable, with an unusual aura,” Lin Mo said after thinking.
The woman had an exaggerated figure, but she radiated strength.
She looked tall and slender, but the muscle lines on her arms were clearly real—definitely not a delicate woman.
“Yunyun used to be a soldier—of course she’s capable. She later switched careers and now works as a criminal police officer in our city. I heard she was excellent in the military, especially in hand-to-hand combat. Honestly, with your small frame, you might not be able to handle her,” Liu Rushuang said, glancing at him with a teasing smile.
Lin Mo: …
What kind of feral words were those? She just said the woman was a cop—did she expect him to fight her? Was she trying to get him killed?!
“A criminal police officer? Wouldn’t that make me an accomplice to perjury?”
“Of course! Once you’re aboard my ship, there’s no getting off,” Liu Rushuang said proudly.
After all, once a lie was told, countless others were needed to maintain it. If Zhao Yun ever kept following up, she could always drag Lin Mo into the picture—it would save her a lot of trouble.
Lin Mo: “I helped you this much—how do you plan to repay me? Otherwise, I might have to report you!”
Liu Rushuang: “Repay you? How about I get you a ticket?”
“What ticket?”
“A 9.9 yuan ticket—just bring your ID card.”
Lin Mo: …
Good grief. He was just greedy for her money, and she wanted his life! A 9.9-yuan ticket? If he really went, she’d get mad anyway. Was she just teasing him for fun? At least buy me some sunflower seeds if you’re gonna make me the clown!
“I said repay, not body pay!”
Liu Rushuang: ???