Volume One, Chapter 13: How Dare You Refuse to Show Me Respect

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Ning Yuelan’s delicate brows furrowed slightly. Under the soft reading lamp in the bedroom, only the faint sounds of their breathing and heartbeats could be heard.

Finally, Ning Yuelan lifted her eyelids, her beautiful eyes tinged with a hint of confusion.

“Little brother, what are you talking about? What Minions?”

Hmm?

This time, Fang Mo was the one stunned.

Aren’t those three Minions on the windowsill the ones he had given her?

A flicker of hesitation passed through Fang Mo’s mind.

“Yuelan, don’t you remember? When I was a junior in college, Li Haowen and I went to the mall to play darts. We happened to run into those, and I thought the prizes were a bit cumbersome, so I gave them to you.”

“Those are the Minions, right?”

Fang Mo bit his lip and pointed to the windowsill.

“Your WeChat profile picture is also those same three Minions, isn’t it?”

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuelan pretended to ponder for a moment, holding her chin dramatically.

“Is that so? I had forgotten about that.”

“But I thought we hadn’t been in contact for years. Did you actually see me in the past two years?”

Yuelan forgot!?!

Was I just being delusional?

An awkward expression flashed across Fang Mo’s face.

Ning Yuelan gave a sly smile, sat up straight, and leaned a little closer to Fang Mo.

“Little brother, you don’t really think those Minions in my profile picture were a gift from you, do you? Silly, you’ve got it wrong. Those three toys were souvenirs I got when I went to the movies.”

“As for the profile picture, it just happened to be a photo I took outside at the time. Weren’t Minions all the rage for a while?”

She shrugged, a look of innocence in her eyes.

“Sorry, I barely remember you ever giving me Minions. I’ll check later. Maybe the style is different.”

Damn, how embarrassing!

At this moment, after Ning Yuelan’s explanation, Fang Mo felt he had been completely deluded. Was the courage given by Liang Jingru’s songs really that misleading?

To actually suspect the dream girl of twenty million men secretly admired me?

Hadn’t the wine from two nights ago worn off yet?

“Yes, Minions were once internet celebrities. Ahem, it makes sense that Yuelan would use them as her avatar.”

If the love coach Li Haowen were here, he would surely scold Fang Mo for being brainless. Ning Yuelan was obviously lying.

Who would use a casually taken photo as their avatar for two years?

Especially of a faded internet star like the Minions…

Ning Yuelan’s lie would have been exposed if pressed further.

Ask her about the plot and release date of the Minions movie—she would be clueless.

A cool, aloof female CEO without a boyfriend doesn’t have time to watch movies that don’t suit her style.

“Little brother.”

Ning Yuelan seemed intrigued by Fang Mo, resting her delicate chin on her hand.

“You look so serious just to ask me about this?”

“Nothing, I was just curious about your avatar. Just asking casually, ahem…”

Fang Mo’s toes almost tapped a three-bedroom apartment-sized hole in the floor from embarrassment.

Ning Yuelan grinned mischievously, refusing to let it go.

“Little brother, you don’t mean to say… you think I secretly like you, do you?”

Boom—

Her little scheme exposed, Fang Mo’s face flushed scarlet.

“Sister, I’m a bit tired. I’ll go rest first. You should sleep early too.”

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Having said that, Fang Mo dashed out of the bedroom as if escaping. As he slammed the door behind him, he felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

Damn, didn’t I run out like this last night too?

In the room, Ning Yuelan stared at the direction the young man had disappeared for a long while, then smiled.

“When he asked earlier, my heart started racing. Thankfully, he’s easy to fool, or else I’d have lost face.”

In front of her younger brother, admitting she had harbored a crush on him for thirteen years would never be on Ning Yuelan’s agenda.

At least she would wait until he was completely in love with her before revealing the truth.

“After all, men never cherish what comes too easily.”

…

The next morning, Fang Mo set his own alarm to wake up early. As Ning Yuelan was about to leave, Fang Mo hesitated then spoke up.

“Yuelan, can I borrow a car?”

Ning Yuelan was momentarily stunned.

“Borrow a car? Are you going out?”

“Yeah, I want to go to the bridal shop to help you remove the straps from your dress.”

The wedding gown they had picked had shoulder straps. Although it looked perfect on her.

But given the current situation, by the wedding day Ning Yuelan’s shoulder wound would have mostly healed, making the straps unnecessary.

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuelan’s lovely eyes curved enticingly.

“You’ve thought this through.”

“Can you drive?”

Fang Mo nodded immediately.

“I have a driver’s license.”

“Then take this Audi for now. I’ll buy you a better one later. Do you like sports cars? I’ll get you one by the end of the year.”

Ning Yuelan glanced at Fang Mo with a smile.

The young man shook his head vigorously. Sports cars were too flashy and impractical.

Besides, even if given one for free, he probably couldn’t afford to maintain it.

After Ning Yuelan left, Fang Mo devoured the exquisite breakfast Xiao Jie had prepared at the table, patting his belly and burping contentedly.

“Xiao Jie’s cooking is top-notch. No wonder she’s the housekeeper for Yuelan at such a young age.”

Receiving praise, the little housekeeper seemed pleased.

“Master, if you like it, eat more. You must have burned a lot of energy yesterday.”

She teased with a mischievous smile before tidying up and heading to the kitchen.

Fang Mo’s face darkened; he opened his mouth but decided against explaining.

Better not risk Xiao Jie telling Old Master Ning and exposing their charade.

After filling his stomach, Fang Mo headed straight to the mall he had visited before.

Soon, he carried Ning Yuelan’s wedding gown upstairs and stopped at the entrance of the suit store, clearing his throat.

“Hello, I’m the one from before…”

The female clerk was startled upon seeing Fang Mo.

“Ah, you’re Ning’s husband?”

“Master has arrived! Quickly, notify the mall’s men’s wear section to clear out. Because of last time’s poor experience for the Master in the suit shop, the men’s section will close after business hours today and reopen only after the Master leaves.”

Upon hearing this, many nearby shops began pulling out “Closed for the day” signs.

Fang Mo’s eyelids twitched violently.

“No, no, no. You can just operate normally. I’m not some emperor disguised as a commoner. You all do whatever you want…”

The clerk hesitated.

“But what if you have another bad shopping experience?”

Fang Mo forced a smile.

“That can’t stop so many of you from doing business. Besides, I’m not here to buy clothes. I just want to modify a part of Yuelan’s wedding gown.”

Clear the whole area?

As an ordinary person, Fang Mo didn’t want to cause such a grand scene.

Hearing this, the clerk nodded understandingly.

Since Fang Mo said that, she couldn’t force him.

The nearby men’s shops began taking down their “Closed” signs.

“Um, may I ask which shop Yuelan got her wedding dress from last time? I want to take it there…”

The clerk pointed toward the elevators at the other end of the mall.

“It’s that bridal shop, the most eye-catching one you can see clearly through the glass outside the mall.”

Fang Mo suddenly recalled when he came to try on the dress yesterday.

Right at the mall entrance, he had glimpsed a storefront through the luxurious decor, filled with dazzling white wedding gowns.

So that’s the place!

Fang Mo thanked her and carried the dress down the corridor.

The bridal shop clerk promptly agreed to the alteration request.

This mall was owned by CEO Ning; who would dare refuse a request for Ning Yuelan?

Moreover, the gown was soon to be worn by Ning herself…

No matter how picky Fang Mo’s demands were, the shop managers would comply.

He only asked to remove the shoulder straps and add a chest support design.

Otherwise, the dress would fall without the straps.

“Pick whatever you like. You don’t usually get to shop in places like this, but since this is my little sister-in-law’s shop, just treat it like home…”

The clerk took the wedding dress to alter it, while Fang Mo boredly sat somewhere playing Snake on his phone.

At that moment, a flashy voice reached Fang Mo’s ears.

He looked toward the source and saw a gaudily dressed young man leading three or four girls approaching, surrounded like a star in a sea of admirers.

The man’s expression showed he was clearly enjoying the attention.

Next to the bridal shop was a jewelry store, probably where the group had come to buy jewels.

Fang Mo glanced briefly and looked back down at his phone.

But two or three minutes later, a heated argument erupted next door.

“Am I giving you face or not? I told you to put it on my tab. My little sister-in-law will handle it. Do you not want to continue working in this mall? How dare you defy me?”

It was that flashy voice again.

Fang Mo caught a key phrase.

“On my tab?”

That meant running a tab, didn’t it?

He frowned.

A trembling female clerk’s voice came from the next store.

“Young Master Chen, your friends took things too valuable, especially the ‘Eternal Heart.’ It’s our store’s treasure, worth millions.”

“Also, last time you said to put it on the tab, but CEO Ning said if you use her name to swindle us without paying next time, we won’t serve you. Should I call her now?”

Smack—

Before she could finish, a slap rang out.

The flashy man’s voice rose even louder.

“Ning Yuelan is the daughter-in-law my Chen family has chosen. Sooner or later she’ll be my brother’s wife. Her things are Chen family property. How dare you not show me, Chen Kaixuan, respect?”