Chapter 1193: Chapter 1193: Extra Story of the Eel 30

Su Man raised her arm, twisting her whole body around to reach for the gift box on the back seat—

She opened it and, as expected, it was a set of jewelry!!!

A platinum necklace, earrings, and bracelet! Inlaid with tiny diamonds, sparkling beautifully under the dim light.

Su Man’s temples throbbed furiously!

Her emotions were no longer just anxious—she was angry!

She hated being forced or sweet-talked into accepting gifts!

Su Man immediately took out her phone and called Lu Yuwen, but before the call could connect, someone lightly tapped on the car window.

The hotel valet politely reminded her, “Excuse me, miss, you can’t park here.”

“I’ll leave right away.” Su Man said irritably, holding her phone. “Let me finish this call first.”

“Sorry, miss…” The valet looked troubled and motioned for her to look behind her.

Behind her SUV was a long line of cars, unable to pull up to the hotel entrance because she was blocking the way.

Su Man had no choice but to hang up the call and drive away.

She couldn’t find a parking spot nearby, circling around for quite a while, and by the time she parked again, fifteen minutes had passed.

The flash of anger she’d felt earlier had also slowly subsided as time went on.

She mentally replayed her date with Lu Yuwen from start to finish. Although she wasn’t as angry anymore, she still felt it necessary to make things clear to him: she absolutely couldn’t accept this gift.

No matter how sweetly he tried to talk her into it, she simply couldn’t accept it!

Sitting in her car, Su Man silently organized her thoughts and then seriously dialed Lu Yuwen’s number.

—No one answered.

She called eight times in a row! Lu Yuwen didn’t answer a single one!

She couldn’t help but suspect he was avoiding her on purpose.

“What’s wrong with him?!”

Su Man smacked the steering wheel in frustration!

It was already late; the streets were empty, and she had to wake up early tomorrow to deal with morning traffic. If she didn’t head home now, she’d barely have any hours left to sleep.

Su Man bit her lip, feeling agitated, and finally started the car to drive home.

…

After pulling into the garage, she got out of the car, grabbed the pile of shopping bags and the box of jewelry from the back seat, and walked inside, her thoughts heavy.

The house was empty, dark.

She turned on the lights, dumped everything onto the sofa, then sat down, staring blankly at the pile of items.

… To be honest, even though she was kind of angry, in her heart there was also a trace of… a trace of delight.

Maybe it was vanity—receiving expensive gifts from a man was undeniably thrilling, and even she wasn’t immune to it.

Sigh…

She sat in the lonely, empty living room and let out a soft sigh.

The ringtone of her phone suddenly interrupted Su Man’s thoughts.

She picked up her phone and saw that it was Lu Yuwen calling. Her already complicated emotions became even more tangled.

Su Man pressed the answer button—

“Manman, is something wrong? I just saw your missed calls. Sorry, I was taking a shower…”

So, he was showering…

That made sense; coming back to the hotel, of course, he’d shower and relax. Turned out, she’d misunderstood him.

“About… the jewelry.” She pursed her lips and said in frustration, “I can’t accept it. I’ll return it to you tomorrow.”

There was a pause on the other end of the line, and then she heard Lu Yuwen ask, “Are you upset?”

His tone was cautious, with a hint of nervousness.

Even if she really was angry, hearing that tone made it impossible for her to stay mad. So, she replied sulkily:

“I’m not angry… Look, I already felt bad enough about you spending money on clothes for me today—how can I accept another gift like this?”

“Didn’t you treat me to dinner, too?” Lu Yuwen said.

Su Man couldn’t help but roll her eyes, thinking, “That meal didn’t cost nearly as much as this, okay?”

Then she heard Lu Yuwen ask her over the phone, “Manman, are you upset because I gave you a gift, or… because the gift was too expensive?”