Li Suran and Shen Wanwan had grown up together. Since childhood, Shen Wanwan had always been the center of attention. Her family background was better than Li Suran’s, and she was more beautiful.
So she had always been the center of their small circle. Whenever they walked together, people’s eyes would always fall on Shen Wanwan.
Li Suran had long been used to it.
“You smooth talker! Don’t think I don’t know you like Shen Wanwan. Otherwise, why would you degrade yourself to be a substitute? You follow her around every day, taking care of her in every possible way. If that’s not love, then what is?”
Li Suran felt he was far too qualified as a substitute. No matter how excessive Shen Wanwan’s demands were, he could fulfill them.
“Don’t you think you’re pathetic?” Li Suran said sarcastically.
But deep down, she felt more unbalanced than anything. Sometimes, seeing how well Su Junmo treated Shen Wanwan made her want to experience what it felt like to be cherished by someone too.
Su Junmo listened to her barrage and shook his head. “This is my job. How is it pathetic? Don’t discriminate against working people. There is no hierarchy among professions.”
Li Suran laughed maliciously. “No matter how you try to justify it, I’ve caught you now. You actually stole Shen Wanwan’s signed photo and sold it.”
“What do you want, then?” Su Junmo asked helplessly.
“Well… beg me,” Li Suran said, her green eyes filled with teasing.
“Oh. I’m begging you.”
Su Junmo softened his voice. His eyes drooped slightly, making him look pitiful. Holding her wrist, their fingertips brushing, his handsome face curved into a smile that left Li Suran momentarily stunned.
“I’m begging you, Sister. You can do anything you want to me.”
His hoarse, pleasant voice sounded beside her ear.
Su Junmo watched as Li Suran’s ears instantly turned red.
No challenge at all.
Just as expected.
Li Suran felt as if her whole body was on fire. She jumped back and pointed at him. “You!”
Realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly adjusted herself, took a deep breath, and put on an arrogant expression. “If you want me not to tell Shen Wanwan, then agree to one more condition. Whatever price Shen Wanwan can offer, I can offer too.”
Her gaze lingered on his beautiful face. Her palm felt itchy. She raised her hand and pinched his cheek like Shen Wanwan did. “I’ll pay the same price as Shen Wanwan. You have to serve me the same way you serve her!”
Su Junmo was stunned by this unexpected stroke of luck.
Why jump straight to the highest price?
Seeing his silence, Li Suran immediately threatened him. “You’re not allowed to refuse! This is a threat. You must take the money. You must provide me with service!”
She spoke fiercely, but tears shimmered in the depths of her green eyes.
Sure enough, she had once again used despicable means to get the companionship she wanted. Someone like her could probably only rely on such methods to keep Su Junmo by her side.
Su Junmo sighed helplessly and took out a scented tissue from his pocket. “You’re the one threatening me. Why are you crying? If you cry anymore, you won’t look pretty. Here, wipe your tears.” You are reading on novelping dot com, the official source.
As he spoke, he stepped forward and gently wiped her tears.
Li Suran’s heart softened.
Being noticed, being cared for… it felt this good.
“I agree. But you have to promise me something too. You can’t cry so easily anymore.”
Su Junmo sighed.
As a veteran in this profession, how could he let a client cry in front of him? That would be completely unprofessional. His professional ethics could not be that low.
“Okay…” Li Suran wiped her tears. “Then you’re not allowed to go back on your word.”
Su Junmo immediately took out a document from his backpack. “Here’s the contract. Just sign it. Don’t worry. I won’t go back on my word.”
He had consulted a lawyer about this contract. It was an employment agreement. After confirming its validity, he printed several copies and carried them with him at all times. Only the name, amount, and date were left blank.
He could use it anytime.
Li Suran did not expect him to carry contracts with him. After glancing at it, she signed without hesitation.
She was just paying for companionship.
She did not lack money. She had plenty of money.
What she lacked was companionship and love.
“Alright. Now you belong to me too.”
Li Suran smiled in satisfaction. Then she saw Su Junmo put away the contract and give her a bright, beautiful smile.
“Sister, your shoelace is untied.”
Su Junmo slowly crouched down, held her ankle, and carefully tied her shoelace.
Li Suran was wearing a short skirt that only reached her upper thighs. When Su Junmo lifted his head, he could have seen certain secrets.
Her face flushed. She tried to pull her leg back, but when she looked down, she saw that Su Junmo had kept his head lowered the entire time. He never looked up.
His ears were red.
Su Junmo… was very gentlemanly.
“Is a bow okay?” Su Junmo asked. His fingers moved quickly, tying a perfect bow.
“Whatever,” Li Suran murmured. She looked at the neatly tied shoelace and blinked in amazement.
Since childhood, no one had ever tied her shoelaces for her. She usually just wrapped them randomly into knots. If she could not untie them later, she would throw the shoes away. If she could untie them, she would wear them again. This chapter was taken from novelping dot com without permission.
She did not know how to tie a bow.
Because her parents had never taught her.
Following her gaze, Su Junmo noticed the other shoelace, tangled messily. Combined with the artistic graffiti on her shoes, it looked strangely fitting.
“Is this some kind of art? Did I accidentally ruin it?” Su Junmo asked with a smile.
“The other one needs a bow too!” Li Suran suddenly said.
“Does Sister not know how to tie a bow? I can teach you, okay?” Su Junmo crouched down again, his voice gentle and affectionate.
From her reaction earlier, he knew Li Suran liked being called Sister.
Then he would call her Sister.
He had to pay attention to the client’s emotional needs at all times.
“No. I don’t want to learn. You can keep tying them for me forever,” Li Suran said matter-of-factly. On Su Junmo, she felt a long-lost sense of being cherished.
Her parents had a cross-national marriage. They divorced when she was five. Later, they each remarried and had their own children.
She was the only one left behind.
From the age of seven, she lived alone at an elite boarding school. Out of guilt, her parents gave her 150,000 yuan in living expenses every month.
But what was the use of that?
She did not care about money.
Growing up, neither her father nor mother had taught her how to tie shoelaces.
After tying her shoelace into a beautiful bow, Su Junmo said gently, “That won’t do, Sister. You have to learn to tie your own shoelaces. It’s very simple. I’ll teach you patiently.”
He stood up and took out a blue ribbon from his backpack. It was used for tying Shen Wanwan’s merchandise gifts.
Su Junmo tied the ribbon around Li Suran’s wrist. His warm fingertips brushed her skin again and again.
“Like this… and then like this… and then like this. That’s it. Sister, are you listening?”
He taught her patiently, over and over.
He lowered his gaze, smiling faintly. He was not used to talking about the future with others. This was a monetary transaction. What future was there to talk about?
He could not tie her shoelaces forever.
So he had to teach her.