Perfect Lover
Lin Shu, this friend of yours is severely absolute1
Shen Man got into the car, a light smile revealing itself at the edge of her lips.
She picked up that slip of paper with the phone number written on it and tore it to shreds, bit by bit.
After sitting in the car for a while, Shen Man started the car and drove toward the direction of Lin Shu’s home.
Arriving downstairs at the residential compound, she parked the car in a conspicuous spot, so Lin Shu could see it at a glance.
Shen Man closed the car door and went upstairs, looking relaxed.
Entering the house, she changed her shoes, walked to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and pondered over the dishes to make for the evening.
Having decided on the menu, Shen Man turned on her mobile phone.
Looking at the fifty percent battery on it, she casually opened a video, selected the clearest picture quality, adjusted the volume to the maximum, and turned the brightness to the highest.
After doing all this, Shen Man revealed a satisfied smile.
She put on an apron and began preparing dinner leisurely.
While cooking, Shen Man looked outside from time to time.
Finally seeing Lin Shu’s car enter her line of sight, she raised her eyebrows in a smile, walked to the living room, and picked up her phone.
The phone had already turned off automatically.
Shen Man put the phone into her bag, entered the kitchen, and worked on the final soup.
Lin Shu stopped the car and saw Shen Man’s car not far away; her expression changed.
Ni Shuang noticed this expression and asked with a smile, “Lin Shu, what’s wrong with you? Suddenly changing your face, you gave me a jump.”
As she spoke, she puffed out her chest and patted it.
There was not the slightest bit of fear in those smiling eyes.
Lin Shu had no time to pay attention to her; frowning, she said, “I’m making a call. You sit in the car for a while.”
“We’re already downstairs, just go up and call,” Ni Shuang said in a delicate and charming voice.
“Sit properly,” Lin Shu said seriously.
“Okay, great beauty,” Ni Shuang put on a pitiful and aggrieved expression, then laughed at herself after speaking.
Lin Shu got out of the car and walked a certain distance away.
She stopped and dialed Shen Man’s phone, receiving only the cold automated message stating the phone was turned off.
Lin Shu bit her lip in some annoyance, stood thinking for a while, and walked to the side of the car.
She said to Ni Shuang, “We are going out to eat now.”
“I want to go take a shower first, then go eat,” Ni Shuang said. She sniffed the clothes on her body and made a tsk of ‘disdain’. “From the moment you picked me up from the airport, I wanted to shower. As a result, you had to go busy yourself with work, threw me into a hotel near your company, and paid no attention to and asked no questions about me; it is truly heartbreaking.”
“Why didn’t you shower when you were at the hotel?” Lin Shu asked, with an imposing manner of demanding an explanation.
“This person2 was just focused on playing; I was just thinking about washing up at your place tonight.” Ni Shuang pouted her lips, lowering her voice to act pettishly, “I am already homeless; you must take me in.”
“Anyway, there are two rooms. You sleep in one, I sleep in one.”
“I don’t have a place for you to live here. You live in a hotel,” Lin Shu said quickly, her words allowing no discussion.
Ni Shuang was not the least bit afraid of her tough and indifferent attitude. She said aggrievedly, “I’ve already followed you here, are you still going to drive me away?”
“Baby, how have you become so heartless? I am so heartbroken…”
Lin Shu curled her lips, too lazy to pay attention to this clumsy performance. Her small face serious, she said, “It was you who said you wanted to come see the place I live, so I brought you.”
“If I knew you wanted to live at my place, I wouldn’t have brought you.”
“Since this person has already come, you should just let me go up and sit for a bit. I guarantee I’ll only sit for a while, I definitely won’t touch things randomly.” Ni Shuang guaranteed seriously, holding up her fingers to swear an oath.
Lin Shu refused to back down and persisted, saying, “Now, either go eat or go to the hotel.”
“Choose one of two, which do you choose?”
“I want to go up,” Ni Shuang said aggrievedly, blinking her eyes, a face full of innocence. “My good baby, just take me up.”
Lin Shu was unmoved and said coldly, “I’ll send you to the hotel.”
“No!” Ni Shuang immediately refused loudly. She wiped away nonexistent tears and said pitifully, “I choose eating.”
Lin Shu let out a cold hum and opened the car door.
“Shushu, you’re back.” A gentle voice came from behind, carrying a few points of pleasant surprise.
Hearing the voice, Lin Shu froze in place, astonished.
“I’ve already made dinner. Hurry up and go up to eat,” Shen Man said with a smile, carrying a bag of garbage in her hand.
Lin Shu opened her mouth, wanting to speak.
But her tongue seemed to be tied in a knot; she could not speak.
Seeing the situation, Ni Shuang looked in Shen Man’s direction.
She immediately revealed an expression of surprise, waved at Shen Man, and revealed a perfect smile. “What a coincidence, to actually see you here.”
“You guys know each other?” Lin Shu returned to her senses, lowering her eyes to stare at Ni Shuang, her eyes ice-cold.
“Lin Shu, this expression of yours is so scary,” Ni Shuang said with a face full of charming coquettishness, then asked back, “You guys know each other?”
Hearing their conversation, Shen Man walked over and gave a gentle smile. “Hello, my name is Shen Man. I am Shushu’s friend, temporarily living at her place.”
“Shen-jiejie3, hello.” Ni Shuang suppressed her voice, squeezing out a sweet and greasy vocal line. “My name is Ni Shuang, everyone calls me Shuangshuang4.”
The last two characters, she dragged out the syllables; her voice carried a vague ambiguity.
“Shuangshuang.” Shen Man called out with a light smile, a look of apology revealing itself in the bottom of her eyes. “I am carrying a garbage bag in my hand, it is inconvenient to shake hands with you. I hope you do not take offense.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine.” Ni Shuang waved her hand hurriedly and smiled enchantingly. “Shen-jiejie’s voice sounds truly good; my bones feel like they’re going crisp5.”
“If you have osteoporosis, then supplement more calcium!” Lin Shu said coldly, interrupting their conversation.
Hearing this, Ni Shuang cast a look at Lin Shu of not understanding wind and sentiment6.
“Shushu, is this your friend? Come up and eat together,” Shen Man said with a smile, looking at Ni Shuang. “Apologies, I didn’t know you were coming; I only made enough food for two.”
“It doesn’t matter, I eat very little.” Ni Shuang laughed happily and opened the car door to get out.
Her eyes stared unblinkingly at Shen Man, the smile on her face continuous.
Lin Shu watched, and a stream of nameless anger surged in her heart.
She glared fiercely at Shen Man once and questioned coldly, “Why is your phone turned off?”
“Is it turned off?” An expression of surprise appeared on Shen Man’s face. She thought for a moment and said, “I was in the kitchen cooking the whole time and didn’t notice the phone had no electricity.”
“I’ll charge it when I go up.” As she spoke, she gave a soft and gentle smile.
Hearing this explanation, Lin Shu had a belly full of fire that she could not vent.
Her heart was even angrier; suppressing her voice, she asked, “Did you not see my message?”
“What message?” Shen Man asked back in confusion, speaking slowly. “I saw your assistant come out right after I replied to your message.”
“I took the key and left.”
Hearing this, Lin Shu almost wanted to knife Shen Man with her eyes.
“Later when I go up, I’ll charge the phone, then look at the message,” Shen Man said as if to remedy the situation.
“What use is looking at the message later?” Lin Shu cast a sideways glance of indignation and lifted her foot to walk toward the stairwell.
Ni Shuang followed behind, turned her head, looked at Shen Man with a face full of smiles, and blew a kiss.
Shen Man gave a light smile and turned to throw away the garbage.
Lin Shu went back into the room. Smelling the aroma of the food, her stomach let out a rumble, failing to live up to expectations.
Hearing the sound, Ni Shuang covered her lips and laughed. While changing her shoes, she said, “Lin Shu, this friend of yours is truly virtuous. Looks good, and can also cook.”
“And is a CEO; simply a Perfect Lover.” As she spoke, she let out a laugh of exclamation.
“What Perfect Lover?” Lin Shu hurriedly refuted, speaking loudly. “She is just temporarily living here to cook.”
“My meaning is, she is so excellent, she completely fits the standard of a Perfect Lover in this circle of ours.” Ni Shuang explained with a smile, raising her eyebrows at Lin Shu. “I can tell, she is a person of this circle.”
Lin Shu was speechless, unable to refute this sentence.
The main door was opened.
Shen Man walked in, looked at the two, and said softly with a smile, “You guys wash your hands, let’s eat.”
“I’ll go to the kitchen to prepare the tableware.” After finishing speaking, she turned and walked toward the kitchen.
Ni Shuang stared at that graceful and slender figure, an excited smile appearing on her face.
Walking to Lin Shu’s side, she whispered, “I used to always feel that wearing an apron didn’t look good and affected one’s temperament. But this friend of yours, her body is absolutely unique; she overturned my view.”
“I announce, I love aprons!”
“Can you restrain your flower-infatuated7 smile?” Lin Shu frowned, rebuking her without politeness. “Don’t see a woman and wish you could pounce on her.”
“Don’t speak as if I have no taboos regarding meat and vegetables8.” Ni Shuang defended herself aggrievedly, but very quickly raised a triumphant smile. “My requirements are very high; I won’t look at average people.”
“But this Shen-jiejie, I can! I can even lie flat9 for her.”
“Call her Shen Man!” Lin Shu said sternly, using her hand to pinch Ni Shuang’s arm. “At my place, you are not allowed to be a flower-idiot, and not allowed to seduce people. Eat your meal properly, and I will send you back to the hotel.”
Ni Shuang winced in pain and nodded with a pitiful face. “I know, don’t be so fierce.”
“I won’t be a flower-idiot; looking is okay, right?”
“Not allowed to look randomly either; watch your eyes,” Lin Shu said coldly, making a motion to pinch her.
Ni Shuang dodged to the side, refuting with a grin, “I’m not a blind person; leave a great beauty there and not look at her?”
After she finished speaking, she moved quickly and ran to the side, dodging Lin Shu.
Lin Shu was endlessly annoyed, and an aggrieved look could not help but emerge in her eyes.
She looked up and saw Shen Man coming out of the kitchen, and her face immediately fell.
“Shushu, Shuangshuang, come over and eat,” Shen Man said with a smile, setting out three sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table.
Ni Shuang sat down, looked at the dishes on the table, and exclaimed in praise, “Shen-jiejie is not only beautiful, but the food made is also absolutely unique; just looking makes one’s appetite open wide.”
“I recall a phrase, beautiful color capable of being a meal10; I don’t know if using it here is appropriate?” As she spoke, she looked at Shen Man with a charming smile.
“Shuangshuang overpraises; taste the flavor first, I hope you like it.” Shen Man said with a light smile, turning her head to look at Lin Shu. “Shushu, it’s time to eat.”
“I know, no need for you to say,” Lin Shu said ill-humoredly, walking to the side of the dining table and sitting down.
Ni Shuang tasted a mouthful of meat; a spicy taste immediately filled her mouth.
She had not yet swallowed it down when she was choked by it, hurriedly covering her lips and coughing.
“Was it too spicy?” Shen Man considerately handed over a cup, her face full of concern. “Apologies, I didn’t know you couldn’t eat spicy food.”
“These dishes were all made according to Shushu’s tastes.”
Hearing this, Lin Shu’s heartbeat missed a beat.
She pursed her lips and said coldly, “You live at my place; making dishes according to my tastes is the proper thing to do.”
Shen Man nodded submissively.
Ni Shuang took the cup, her fingertips brushing past Shen Man’s fingers, intentionally or not.
Seeing this situation, a stream of anger rose in Lin Shu’s heart.
She grabbed the cup abruptly and placed it heavily in front of Ni Shuang. “Now, you can drink.”
Ni Shuang, listening to the warning tone in the words, picked up the cup aggrievedly.
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