Han Lie’s brain buzzed suddenly, as if it had been struck by lightning, completely fried inside. All his ntal constructs and image designs were blasted to smithereens.
The problem lay here, in feelings!
He opened his mouth, then closed it again, at a loss for words for a mont.
The flaw was simply too big. Even level-eight bluffs wouldn’t work! These two girls were just too clever. Alone, they were smart but had weaknesses. Together, they were a bug...
"I..."
Han Lie, looking at their synchronized cold sneers, suddenly steeled his heart, deciding to sacrifice soone of sufficient weight.
"Sigh!"
The scoundrel sighed deeply, rebuilding his ntal image, and started another round of acting and bluffing.
"Sorry, I have indeed been sowhat neglectful of my two beloved concubines lately..."
Two beloved concubines?!
Pan Ge and Xi Luting—one with willow-leaf eyebrows raised sharply, the other sneering—were about to retort, but Han Lie preempted them.
"But I really had no choice!"
Raise the volu! Be indignant even when looking for sympathy!
"You know, right? My company’s performance last week was so good it attracted widespread attention in the industry. Uncle Pan arranged six drinking sessions for over the weekend. Even on workdays, I wasn’t left alone; I was constantly eting one person after another, drinking so much my head swelled!"
Huh?!
Pan Ge raised an eyebrow, while Xi Luting looked at her suspiciously.
Han Lie ignored their internal strife and continued his lant.
"Never mind the eating and drinking, but do you know how demanding those old n are? At proper dinner parties, we don’t discuss anything serious at all—it’s all just idle talk! After eating, I have to accompany them to the next event: KTVs with hostesses where we party until midnight, and then to a bathhouse for a soak and a steam bath. It’s not until I’m lying on the massage bed, sobered up and exhausted, that we can finally start talking business... Oh man, you won’t believe this—in just over a week, Uncle Pan took to all of the top ten business KTVs in Magic Capital!"
Xi Luting’s mouth ford an ’O’ as she looked at Pan Ge in shock.
Pan Ge frowned tightly, feeling very uneasy.
My dad... Could he really do sothing like that?
Seeing their reactions, Han Lie stifled a laugh and pressed on. "I truly didn’t an to neglect you both, but I just had no energy to think about anything else. Those rich old n are so high-maintenance! I even ntioned to Uncle Pan if I could bring Pan Ge along. But Uncle Pan just waved his hand and said, ’Why bring her? She’ll spoil the drinking mood for us bros. No, no!’ And so, I’ve been drinking heavily three tis a day, right up until now... Good grief, I’m not even twenty, and I almost couldn’t outlast your dad—my ’Brother Pan’! If you don’t believe , just think about it: what ti has your dad been coming ho lately?"
Han Lie glanced at the sowhat dazed Pan Ge and instantly felt more confident. Great, Old Pan really hasn’t been ho much lately! Keep it up, keep it up! Master Han, you’re about to conquer these two little pushovers!
"Luckily, Second Sister Jin organized a gathering last night. When I saw it was for people in the entertainnt and literature circle, I thought, Anything’s better than being hamred by Uncle Pan again, right? So I went and chatted with them. At least I didn’t have to drink until the wee hours this ti. Then I got up around eight this morning, went to the company to arrange so work, and hurried back to campus to see you both... Otherwise, why would I co back to campus when the market is open? Isn’t it because I missed my two beloved concubines so much?"
System notifications cascaded down the screen.
[You have successfully portrayed an extrely aggrieved, hardworking young entrepreneur. Acting Skill 10,086]
[Your bluffing skill has reached perfection, a true role model for today’s youth. Experience 10,010]
[You have successfully layered armor on your face. Defense 1 1 1 1...]
As the experience points scrolled by, Pan Ge and Xi Luting were dumbfounded. Although being called ’two beloved concubines’ was particularly repulsive, they had no inclination to address it; they were too busy questioning their life choices.
The two exchanged a look—
Xi Luting: "Your dad actually took Han Lie to KTVs with hostesses?"
Pan Ge: "I don’t know! Don’t look at !"
Xi Luting had initially been skeptical, but upon seeing Pan Ge’s guilty and submissive expression, she instantly believed it one hundred percent. The fragile alliance between the two ’sisters’ imdiately showed signs of breaking.
"Seriously, what’s wrong with your dad?" Xi Luting frowned, looking down at Pan Ge with dissatisfaction. I’ve never seen such an unreliable elder!
"Huh?" Pan Ge blinked, trying her best to look innocent. "My dad... he probably just can’t afford to lose face, right? His friends are involved in all sorts of things; they have more money than our family, more power than our family. It must be quite trying for him when he has to socialize with them outside..."
PFFT!
COUGH, COUGH!
Han Lie almost couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.
Poor Panzi... Sigh, so aggrieved! Every ti he goes to those KTVs with hostesses, he gets roasted...
By the ti they reached the cafeteria, their tightly clasped hands finally parted. Pan Ge sat obediently opposite Han Lie. Xi Luting, after buying so food, plopped down next to Han Lie, feeling intense resentnt towards the scheming ’white lotus’. Of course, she didn’t give Han Lie a pleasant look either.
Having a grand ti at those KTVs with hostesses, were you? Hmm?!
Now, Brother Lie was completely fearless, his mood perfectly stable, as he looked at Pan Ge with a smirk. "Hey, don’t go complaining about to Uncle Pan when you get ho, okay? Uncle Pan can be pretty unreliable when he’s drunk, but he’s really great when he’s sober. He introduced to many important clients and really went out of his way to help. I’m very grateful to him."
TSK TSK. Playing the good guy after pulling a dirty trick—our Brother Lie really knows how to play the ga!
Smart as Pan Ge was, she was clueless about her father’s affairs outside, so she could only take Han Lie at his word.
She rolled her eyes, her tone sarcastic as she said, "You two seem to have such a great relationship, much better than mine. I feel pretty redundant here, don’t I?"
"That’s not true." Han Lie chuckled. "Old Pan wants to be my father-in-law, and isn’t it all because of you? Honestly, it’d be quite awkward if I didn’t marry you after graduation."
SWISH. Xi Luting suddenly lifted her head.
This was the first ti Han Lie had expressed his intentions so clearly in front of her. Even though it sounded like a joke, like a test, it had, to a certain extent, declared one thing—she had no chance at all. Damn!
Xi Luting’s mood instantly soured. With a THWACK, she pushed her plate forward, no longer eating.
Han Lie glanced at her and continued without changing his expression, "But I made it clear to Uncle Pan that from a personal feelings standpoint, I prefer Ting Ting. To my surprise, he didn’t get angry. He just patted on the shoulder with a smile and said, ’It’s perfectly normal for a young man to have a few girlfriends. No worries.’ Hey, Pan Ge, what exactly does your dad an by that?"
Pan Ge and Xi Luting both looked up, not at Han Lie, but at each other.
That look... It wasn’t exactly crackling with lightning, but there were definitely so sparks flying.
Two seconds later, Pan Ge was the first to look away. She whispered to Han Lie, "I’m not stopping you from playing around. If you haven’t had enough fun, just keep at it!"
This statent seed clear, but was, in fact, exceedingly vague.
Xi Luting snorted coldly, lashing out at Han Lie with wounded pride, "I don’t have ti to play house with you! If you can’t marry , then stay away from !"
Brother Lie didn’t believe a word of it, smiling without saying anything.
Things were different now. Before, the two of them were united as one, forcing Han Lie to desperately explain, try to clear his na, and look for a breakthrough. Now that I’ve managed to drive a wedge between them, what’s there to be afraid of? You two can just go ahead and fight it out yourselves!
The scoundrel, smugly confident and relaxed as if fishing with ease, was gloating inwardly when his phone suddenly rang.
Han Lie pulled it out. A WeChat notification popped up at the top of the screen; it was a ssage from Second Sister Jin.
"From now on, I’m your girlfriend! Oh, I’m so happy! Hee hee, I’m so thrilled I’m rolling around on the bed!"
What the hell?! Brother Lie was utterly baffled. Did I make any promises to you yesterday? Weren’t we just two adults caught up in a mont of passion? This is ridiculous!
Cursing inwardly, Brother Lie was about to discreetly put away his phone when Second Sister Jin imdiately sent a second and then a third ssage.
"Hubby, hubby, hubby~~~ MWAH!"
The urgent notification sounds piqued Xi Luting’s curiosity. She instinctively turned her head, and with her exceptional eyesight, she instantly saw the simple line of text—
"Hubby, my whole body aches..."
Hmm?!
Already frustrated, Xi Luting didn’t even think twice before climbing onto Han Lie’s lap to face him directly, snatching the phone from his hand.
Brother Lie was scared stiff in that mont. Not good! The Paladin is about to explode!
*****
Stuck at ho eating dirt every day, how’s everyone doing?
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