"N-no... I’m not. I’m out right now."
Xu Lu’s voice was clearly fragmented and rushed. Jiang Wan blinked her pretty eyes, instantly understanding what she was doing.
"Oh~ So you’re out right now."
A mischievous, devilish smirk played on Jiang Wan’s lips. She sat on the sofa, no longer in a hurry, and deliberately dragged out the end of each word to waste time, her tone filled with playful teasing.
"What are you doing out? You should have been off work a long time ago, right?"
"N-not... not doing anything."
Xu Lu’s tone was clearly anxious.
"Wanwan, if you don’t need anything, I’m going to hang up."
"Don’t be in such a rush. Of course I have a reason for calling you."
Jiang Wan asked with a grin.
"The clothes you bought for me arrived, right?"
"They’ve arrived! They’ve arrived!"
Xu Lu’s words were a clear double entendre. After a long sigh, she replied, exhausted.
"It’s on the desk in my room. You can go get it."
"Okay."
Jiang Wan said suddenly.
"Oh, right. Since you’re not coming back tonight, I’m going to let Lin Shen come up, okay? It’s the perfect chance to talk to him about your thing."
"I knew you knew all along!"
Xu Lu sounded flustered and exasperated, which made Jiang Wan break into a smile.
"The sounds on your end are so clear, how could I not know? Next time, remember to tell Chen not to work so hard, okay?"
"Aiya! It’s all your fault! You let Wanwan hear us!"
The embarrassed, angry rebuke on the other end of the line suddenly became muffled. After a moment of complaining, she brought the phone back to her mouth.
"I get it, Wanwan. You can let Lin Shen come up."
The two had actually agreed not to bring boyfriends home, but Xu Lu needed a favor from Lin Shen, so she had to turn a blind eye.
"Remember to put in a good word for me."
"Of course."
Jiang Wan agreed. After hanging up, she immediately walked into Xu Lu’s room and, sure enough, found a new, unopened package on the desk.
One of the bags contained the clothes she wanted.
Jiang Wan opened it and held it up to take a look. The real thing felt even more risqué than the pictures online, making her pretty face blush.
But then she recalled how touched she was by Lin Shen today. Not only had he picked her up from work with flowers, but he had even given her an expensive necklace.
This caused the shame in Jiang Wan’s heart to slowly morph into deep affection and a restless desire.
’This gift... Lin Shen will probably really like it, won’t he?’
Jiang Wan carefully hid the clothes in her room, then went downstairs to the door of the Jaguar XFL.
After Lin Shen rolled down the driver’s side window, Jiang Wan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said with a light laugh.
"Want to come up for a bit? You should find a place to park."
"Are you sure?"
Lin Shen raised an eyebrow. Seeing Jiang Wan nod, he parked the car. After getting out, he asked curiously.
"Xu Lu isn’t home?"
"She’s with her boyfriend."
Jiang Wan looped her arm through Lin Shen’s as they went upstairs. After some hesitation, she asked tentatively.
"By the way, Lin Shen, Xu Lu said she wants to help me run my Douyin account. What do you think?"
"Does she know how?"
Lin Shen asked, and Jiang Wan nodded.
"She knows a lot. She used to be an admin for a celebrity’s Super Topic on Weibo and managed his fan groups. She has a great sense of what’s trending online."
"Then just let her manage the account for you."
Lin Shen agreed so readily that Jiang Wan was taken aback.
"You agree?"
"Why wouldn’t I?"
Lin Shen retorted with a smile.
"After all, the account is yours, not mine. You can make the decision."