Wenjing Garden, outside Building 3.

8:00 PM.

A solid black Jaguar XFL slowly approached from a distance, then came to a smooth stop by the roadside.

"Lin Shen, thank you for dinner. See you at Hongqiao tomorrow at 6 AM!"

After getting out of the passenger seat, Jiang Wan made a point of running over to the driver’s side. She tucked her hair behind her ear, leaned down, and gave Lin Shen a peck on the cheek.

"Go get some rest. You’ve been working hard these past few days."

"You too. Good night."

"Good night~"

After watching the Jaguar XFL drive away, Jiang Wan went upstairs, the corners of her mouth turned up in a slight smile as she hummed a little tune.

When Jiang Wan opened the door, Xu Lu took one look at her happy, cheerful expression and knew exactly what had happened.

"Well, well! Someone’s happy. Did Lin Shen drive you home?"

"Yep." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Jiang Wan changed into her slippers with a grin.

"Oh, by the way, Xu Lu, I have to go out of town tomorrow."

"Where to?"

"Qin Island."

Huh?

Xu Lu froze, and the potato chips she was chewing suddenly lost their flavor.

"With Lin Shen? How come you never mentioned this before? This is so sudden!"

"It was a last-minute decision."

Jiang Wan’s voice drifted from the bedroom, laced with a hint of unconcealable excitement.

"It’s like they say online—time for a spur-of-the-moment trip!"

"That’s amazing!"

Xu Lu walked over to Jiang Wan’s doorway and leaned against the frame, her face full of envy.

Honestly, she really envied her best friend’s life right now.

She had a stable, full-time job as a counselor with good benefits. Outside of class, she not only got to fully experience the youthful atmosphere of university life, but she could also make extra money filming for TikTok.

And to top it all off, her boyfriend, Lin Shen, was an exceptionally outstanding guy for his age.

Looks, body, family background, personality... he had no weaknesses!

"It must be nice."

Xu Lu sighed.

"Lin Shen’s probably already financially independent, right? When will I be able to stop working and just travel everywhere like him?"

...

Jiang Wan, with her high emotional intelligence, chose not to respond. Any attempt at consolation would likely just upset Xu Lu more.

The best solution was to stay silent.

Or change the subject.

"What kind of swimsuit do you think would look good on me at the beach?"

Jiang Wan pulled a light blue, one-piece swimdress from her closet and held it up to her body, which made Xu Lu click her tongue and shake her head.

"Wanwan, are you still in elementary school? You’re going to wear a swimsuit that conservative on a trip with Lin Shen? He’ll just end up checking out other pretty girls."

"You know why."

Jiang Wan feigned innocence with a blink.

"If I wore any other style of swimsuit, everyone would probably be staring at me."

"Damn! Are you trying to show off?"

Xu Lu couldn’t help but curse, her eyes darting to Jiang Wan’s chest. She was filled with a potent mix of envy, jealousy, and bitterness.

’Wanwan was right!’

’If she wore any other style of swimsuit with that spectacular pair, wouldn’t she capture the attention of every single man on the beach?’

"But I think you have a point, Lu."

Jiang Wan asked Xu Lu after a moment of thought.

"I remember you have other kinds of swimsuits, right? Can I borrow one?"

"Of course, no problem. But are you sure you want to wear it?"

A mischievous smile played on Xu Lu’s lips. She immediately turned and went back to her room, rummaged through her closet, and finally pulled out a swimsuit.

A white string bikini.

"Here, try it on."

"Oh, this..."

After trying it on, Jiang Wan stood in front of the full-length mirror and did a little spin. It just felt a bit too awkward.

There was already a significant difference in their ’assets,’ and on top of that, a bikini like this had very little fabric.

As a result, Jiang Wan looked incredibly sexy in the swimsuit. They even jiggled with every step she took, looking like they could pop out at any moment.

"Isn’t this a bit much?"

Jiang Wan crossed her arms over her chest, starting to back out, but Xu Lu gave her a very firm thumbs-up.

"It’s great! Honestly, you don’t need to worry about what other people think. All that matters is that Lin Shen likes it."

"But I’m afraid he’ll get jealous."

Jiang Wan said worriedly, but Xu Lu offered a suggestion.

"Then just take a picture and send it to Lin Shen right now. Let him have a sneak peek. Ask him if the swimsuit fits well and see how he reacts."

...

Jiang Wan thought about it for a moment, then shook her head.

"Forget it. I’ll just wear this one. I’ll wear a light jacket over it to cover up."

"What? Planning to give Lin Shen a big surprise?"

Xu Lu’s lips curved into a slight smile. As her best friend for many years, she knew exactly what Jiang Wan was thinking right now.

"You’re not thinking of seducing him with the swimsuit and then getting up to some... unspeakable things at night, are you?"

"Isn’t it perfectly normal for a couple to do things like that?"

This time, Jiang Wan didn’t argue out of shyness. Instead, she stated firmly with a grin.

"Lin Shen has helped me a lot these past few days, and it’s been really tough on him, so I plan on giving him a gift."

"So, the gift is... you?"

Xu Lu raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised.

After all, she had never seen Jiang Wan be so forward.

Usually, she was always very gentle and kind in her dealings with people.

But in reality, she had very strong personal boundaries.

People around her could usually only maintain a superficial relationship with her; it was very difficult for anyone to get truly close.

Let alone getting her to take the initiative like this.

"Lin Shen’s Charm is really something else."

Xu Lu teased, then suddenly grew serious.

"Wanwan, are you sure he’s the one? I know he’s perfect in every way, but I just feel like he’s too perfect to be real. After all, everyone has to have some flaws, right?"