Mu Jinyu, hearing Gu Xiyan badmouthing him, felt utterly baffled. Why would he indulge her in slandering his reputation? He immediately retorted angrily, "How am I spouting lies now? I just told... told..."
Not knowing Yu Linglong's name, Mu Jinyu felt awkward for a moment and then corrected himself, "The things I just told your BFF, they were all true, okay? It's the same for you. If you have any issues, like minor ones such as menstrual discomfort or needing an abortion, you can come to me, one million yuan per visit, cheap and affordable. And if you accidentally contract cancer, AIDS, or something, you can also come to me, ten million yuan per visit, fair and charitable..."
After Gu Xiyan listened, "..."
Originally, she had planned, no matter how Mu Jinyu tried to weasel out or explain things to her later, she would persist in arguing with him unreasonably.
But what kind of explanation was this from Mu Jinyu?!
She almost choked with rage!
What menstrual discomfort, abortion, AIDS...
You, you, you...
How do you dare to spew such nonsense without any scruples?!
How can you have the audacity to say these things to us, absolute beauties like us? Aren't you afraid of being impertinent?
Gu Xiyan was so angry that her chest heaved dramatically, and her fair, delicate face also flushed red. Her hands gripping the steering wheel tightened.
Taking a few deep breaths, Gu Xiyan suppressed her feelings of embarrassment, indignation, and discomfort, turned around, and glared angrily at Mu Jinyu, saying, "You, shameless!"
"What's shameless about me?" Mu Jinyu replied discontentedly, feeling increasingly that Gu Xiyan was being unreasonable.
"You dare to say such dirty and vulgar words?" Gu Xiyan fumed.
Mu Jinyu confidently said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's as if you don't get periods. The most important thing for people is not to conceal illnesses from doctors. I'm a doctor, and when I practice medicine, I don't discriminate between genders. My words were just to remind you that if you ever contract AIDS, syphilis, or something, you can come to me. I absolutely..."
Before he could finish, Gu Xiyan had already grabbed a cushion and thrown it at him!
"Go to hell!"
The moment her furious words fell, Gu Xiyan slammed on the brakes, and with a screech, the car stopped by the roadside.
Gu Xiyan wanted to open the door, run to the back seat, and fight Mu Jinyu tooth and nail. Seeing that things were going south, Yu Linglong quickly held her back while gently patting her back with her hand, trying to calm her down.
At the same time, she pleaded, "Don't be angry, don't stoop to his level..."
Initially, Yu Linglong also felt very annoyed and embarrassed by the nonsense Mu Jinyu said to her.
But later she realized that Mu Jinyu wasn't intentionally insulting her; he was just young, probably fresh out of society, probably not very knowledgeable about these matters, which is why he dared to blabber. So she subdued her feelings of embarrassment.
He didn't understand that telling a woman she might get AIDS in the future is a kind of humiliation.
For a woman, especially a beautiful one, being told she might contract AIDS in the future is essentially being called promiscuous, isn't it?
If it were anyone else, intentional or not, she definitely wouldn't let it go easily!
But with Mu Jinyu, for one, she considered that he was just speaking without understanding, and two, they were in need of his help; therefore, she could only suppress her anger for the time being and settle the score with him later!
Mu Jinyu watched the two women's actions from the front, shook his head helplessly, sighed, and said, "Ah, women..."
"You?!"
Gu Xiyan listened and grew even more furious, her tiny fists creaking as she clenched them.
She felt that Mu Jinyu, as always, was absolutely shameless!
Mu Jinyu shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't do business with you guys. Hurry up and drive. After meeting that... what's-his-face, Trotsky, I need to find a doctor."
"It's Trotsky, and don't you start yelling the wrong name later," Yu Linglong hurriedly reminded him.
"What do I care what his name is?" Mu Jinyu said, unconcerned.
Yu Linglong, feeling hopeless, didn't persist.
She thought to herself, thankfully, after finding Mu Jinyu yesterday, they were afraid his bad attitude and potential poor conversation with Trotsky would lead to a failed cooperation. So they informed Trotsky in advance that they had found the owner of the boxer shorts, and that he was willing to meet. After that, they successfully signed a cooperation contract with the luxury brand company behind Trotsky.
Now, it didn't matter. After all, it was Trotsky who wanted to meet Mu Jinyu. If he was disgusted, it was not their fault.
Finally, the car was back on the road. Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong, after enduring Mu Jinyu's infuriating remarks, had no wish to speak with him and possibly make the atmosphere even more amiable.
Mu Jinyu didn't care whether they wanted to chat or not. He settled down in the back seat and happily started playing a mobile game.
"Screech!"
The car stopped, and Gu Xiyan said coldly, "We're here, get out!"
"That was quick," grumbled Mu Jinyu, still holding his phone, as he had just started a round of Deadman's Pesticide.
Gu Xiyan turned back to give Mu Jinyu a cold look.
Seeing this, Mu Jinyu reluctantly closed the game, not caring if his teammates would curse him out for leaving them in the lurch.
When he had promised to help someone, he always tried his best to see it through.
So even if he was engrossed in the gaming world like never before, he had to cut himself off and go with Gu Xiyan to meet this so-called Trotsky.
He got out of the car and followed the two ladies, Gu Xiyan and Yu Linglong, to the entrance of a high-end, elegantly decorated Western restaurant.
As they were about to enter, the greeter noted Mu Jinyu's disheveled appearance, which didn't fit the restaurant's style, and thought about stopping him.
Seeing this, Gu Xiyan, though reluctant, took Mu Jinyu's arm and said flatly, "He's my boyfriend."
The greeter assessed the value of Gu Xiyan's outfit, stepped back, and welcomed them, "Please enjoy your meal."
Gu Xiyan, with Mu Jinyu in tow, walked inside, while Yu Linglong followed quietly, her eyes stealing glances at their joined hands, a playful smile on her lips.
Now that he was inside, Mu Jinyu whispered to Gu Xiyan, "Why do you keep using me as a shield? Really now."
"Me? Using you as a shield again?!"
Gu Xiyan, hearing Mu Jinyu's complaint, was so frustrated she could barely contain herself. She had only taken his arm to help him get into the upscale restaurant. Yet, in his interpretation, it became her taking advantage of him, using him as a shield?!
If it weren't for the need to take him to meet Trotsky to fulfill their agreement, Gu Xiyan would really like to scold him and storm off right now!
Pushing down her anger, Gu Xiyan ignored Mu Jinyu and led him towards a window-side table inside the restaurant.
There, sitting at the table were several people, including Trotsky and his group.