Chapter 85 - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Before she could wallow in the joy of revenge, her cell phone rang.

She thought that it was Wen Yun, but it turned out to be Mo Yuanxiu. This man rarely called her on his own accord, especially at crucial moments.

At the crucial moment, Mo Yuanxiu did not take the initiative at all!

She felt that she might really be angered to death by him one day.

Thankfully, she didn’t love him.

She picked up the call. “Mo Yuanxiu.”

“Do you like this gift?”

“What?”

“The news,” Mo Yuanxiu said calmly.

Lu Manman immediately understood what was going on.

It meant that this piece of news was caused by Mo Yuanxiu! Did he prepare it in advance? And how did he know that Wen Yun would appear in the garden and that he would turn around and leave when he saw them kissing?!

So Mo Yuanxiu really had plans for her last night?!

This man was too two-faced!

Lu Manman kept her emotions under control as she calmly said, “Mo Yuanxiu, this isn’t what we planned. Don’t do things to catch me off guard.”

“I thought you’d like it.” Mo Yuanxiu did not seem bothered at all. “I thought you would agree to marry me when you’re happy.”

Lu Manman was speechless. She impatiently said, “I’m hanging up.”

She wanted to read the comments.

News wasn’t important most of the time. What mattered was the reaction of the netizens.

She hung up and continued browsing the news. She then opened the comments section.

“Is Wen Yun even a man? The woman he likes is being kissed by someone else, but he won’t do anything. I wonder if this is true love?!”

“Wen Yun looks pitiful, but there’s something hateful about him. If I were Lu Manman, and I was forced to kiss by someone, I would remarry anyone if he doesn’t step in to stop it!”

“Lu Manman, don’t hang yourself on an adulterous man! Who knows? A scumbag like Mo Yuanxiu might really have a change of heart. He might even be a hundred times better than a scumbag like Wen Yun!”

“I really don’t want to see the news of Wen Yun anymore. There’s nothing interesting about it, and I feel like puking. I couldn’t help but click on it just now, and sure enough, I’m going to throw up…”

A lot of people were slandering Wen Yun.

Based on Mo Yuanxiu’s character, he would surely hire fake reviewers.

But there were tens of thousands of comments all at once, and it was impossible that they were all fake reviewers. Hence, most of them still hated Wen Yun to the core.

With so much negative news surrounding Wen Yun, it was hard for him to have a chance of making a comeback, unless he did not develop in the city.

She felt good just thinking about it.

She got off the toilet happily, her legs numb from sitting too long.

After a quick wash and rinse, she got into the car and headed to work.

Wen Yun actually did not call her the whole morning.

If it had been in the past, Wen Yun would’ve called her by now, even if he had to resort to sweet nothings or tantrums. But this time, something unexpected happened. It had been a while since he last called, and this caught Lu Manman by surprise.

The more composed he was, the more difficult it was to control his behavior.

When she got to work in the afternoon, she held a departmental meeting to analyze this month’s performance and metrics. After the meeting, which lasted until four-thirty, she found out that there were two missed calls from Wen Yun.

She returned to her office and looked at her cell phone, furrowing her brows as if in thought.

She actually did not understand why Wen Yun was calling her at this point. What was his motive? After all, he was no fool. It would not be long before he realized how hypocritical she was.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she called back.

It was said that one could win a hundred battles if they knew their enemy well.

She had to know what he wanted to do.

The call went through, and there was no trace of unhappiness in the gentle voice on the other end. “Manman, are you busy?”

“A little.”

“I want to have dinner with you tonight,” Wen Yun said.

Lu Manman narrowed her eyes.

He did not mention what happened last night. Why did he invite her for a meal?

To let the media see that they were on good terms?!

“I’m sorry, Yun. I have a dinner appointment tonight, and it has to do with work. I can’t reject it.” Lu Manman found an excuse.

“Oh, it’s alright. Work is important,” Wen Yun said kindly.

Lu Manman increasingly felt that there was something wrong with Wen Yun’s attitude today.

“I’ll wait for you, no matter how late it is,” Wen Yun added.

“How about another day? I’m worried that you might have to wait a long time.”

“Manman, do you care about what the public thinks of me now? Do you also want to know why I chose to leave when I saw you and Mo Yuanxiu kissing?”

Lu Manman bit her lip.

“I really don’t have any other thoughts, and I don’t intend for the media to whitewash our distance. I simply want to have a meal with you. If you’re afraid that I’ll get a reporter to take photos of me in secret, I’ll wait for you at KTY Bar tonight. You know that I can’t tolerate my appearance at the nightclub being reported by the media,” Wen Yun said very sincerely. “I just have a lot to discuss with you. We haven’t met in private since my accident. Can you give me a chance?”

Lu Manman tightened her grip on her cell phone.

What was Wen Yun planning?!

Her first thought when he asked her out for a meal was that Wen Yun would surely ask her to make an issue out of it through the media. But since Wen Yun said to meet at KTY, he definitely wouldn’t get the media to screen him appearing in the nightclub. If that wasn’t the case, she really couldn’t figure out what he was plotting!

All he wanted was to have a meal and talk to her about a lot of things. He seemed so deeply in love with her, but she doubted that he would really be sincere with her.

She pursed her lips, suddenly a little lost.

“Is it so difficult?” Wen Yun asked gently. “If it is, I won’t bother you anymore.”

“Yun.” Lu Manman stopped him. “It might be a little late, but I’ll try to reach KTY.”

“I’ll be waiting for you,” Wen Yun said excitedly.

Lu Manman smiled. “I’ll hang up then. See you tonight.”

“Bye.”

He hung up.

Lu Manman thought about it.

What was Wen Yun trying to do?!

She felt that she would have to go before she would know. She had always felt that if she did not receive a blow, she would never know how to counterattack!

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

She wanted to see what Wen Yun could do to bring himself back to life!