Su Mianmian knew that if she accompanied him for a walk, he would taking her shopping. He brought her to a bicycle shop to pick out a bicycle.
He was interested in a silver MTB mountain bike. From the way he studied the bike, it seemed that he was quite knowledgeable in this area.
"You know how to ride this? Don't tell me you bought it to practice?" Su Mianmian was skeptical of him. He knew how to fly a plane, so there was no doubt about it. However, a young master like him didn't know how to ride a bike.
"What could be so hard about it?" He lightly shook her hand, giving her a look as to say, ' go sit in the back seat'.
Su Mianmian crossed her arms and made a gesture of refusal.
"I looked at the map last night. There's no bus there. Either we go there on foot, or we ride it." He tilted his head and explained to her seriously.
Su Mianmian felt like she was riding a tiger.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? I still have a choice now, don't I? Why should I go to the wild with you? I'm going back."
Lu Xiangdong immediately raised his conditions. "You don't have to go, but your bonus for next month is all gone. Believe it or not, it's all up to you."
Su Mianmian turned around and glared at him.
"Are you threatening me?"
He shrugged. "I have this privilege. You don't have to take the bonus."
She relied on the bonus to earn a living every month. If she didn't take the bonus, her salary would barely be enough. How could she support herself? She didn't like to rely on men for her meals. It was better to rely on herself than on men. That had been Su Mianmian's theory.
"I finally see what kind of person Captain Lu is. He's a black-bellied superior who bullies his underlings and exploits them."
Lu Xiangdong smiled indifferently. "It's good that you know. There's not much time left. If you continue to dawdle, it'll be dark by the time we reach there. Steward Su, please pay."
"Pay? Hey, I didn't bring any money out." She wasn't stupid enough to really pay for him. Besides, she had unintentionally glanced at the bike's price tag. It was 70,000 or 90,000. Her salary wasn't even this much in half a year!
Lu Xiangdong was only joking with her. He knew better than anyone how much her monthly salary was. He walked to the checkout counter, took out a unionpay card, and let the cashier swipe the card.
Su Mianmian felt speechless. He was willing to spend tens of thousands of yuan on a bicycle. The market was just better than hers.
Lu Xiangdong walked out of the shopping mall with the bicycle and let her sit in the back seat.
Su Mianmian was skeptical of his riding skills. Did he really know how to ride a bicycle? He wouldn't learn it on the spot, right?
"Su, I can even control a plane. Do you think I can't ride a bicycle?" He sat on the bicycle and turned his head to say to her.
Su Mianmian felt that what he said made sense.
"My life is in your hands. If there is any emergency, remember to inform me. I will be the first one to jump off." She jumped into the backseat, hugged his waist from behind and joked.
Lu Xiangdong rolled his eyes at her.
He stepped on the pedal and the bike lurched forward.
He usually took the bus or his BMW when he went out, and was used to a fast speed. But the bicycle was actually quite good. Along the way, he could enjoy the beautiful scenery and feel the freshness of the nature outside. It was much better than staying in the house.
She could not help but take a deep breath and looked up at him. They had been riding for almost an hour, but he did not seem to be panting at all. She did not expect the honorable captain to be so carefree when riding a bicycle. Her fingers poked at his sweaty shirt.
"Captain Lu, you have good stamina! It shouldn't be a problem to ride for a few more hours, right?"
Knowing that she was deliberately provoking him, Lu Xiangdong said calmly, "As long as you lose some weight, it shouldn't be a problem to ride for half an hour."
Su Mianmian pursed her lips. "Captain Lu, can't you just admit that you can't do it? You have to say that your standard figure is beyond standard. Don't confuse black and white."
Lu Xiangdong smiled.
The winding road ahead was getting more and more rugged. Lu Xiangdong broke and shift gears, all the time his movements remained smooth.
"We're here, get off." He stopped the bicycle on the road beside him.
Su Mianmian got off the bicycle and looked around.
"Where is this place? The scenery is average, the air is cold, and there's no one here."
Lu Xiangdong walked forward and explained as he walked, "If it was a crowded place, the downtown area would be fine. There's no need to go through so much trouble to come here."
That was true, but there were gravel everywhere, and there were many weeds- some taller than people! Su Mianmian did not think that there was anything fun to come here for.
"If you walk down from here and up again, you will definitely achieve your goal of training. Stewardess Su, do you feel that this trip was worth it?"
"Captain Lu, I think that you are more suitable to be a village cadre in the countryside. You walk through mountains and rivers every day, and you can ask for orders for the people. You will definitely be more respected here than you are now."
The corner of Lu Xiangdong's mouth twitched.
"Aren't village cadres all elderly people? Are they as young as me?"
"You're thirty, right? Just right." She smiled.
"So you want to be the wife of a village cadre?"
Su Mianmian didn't have time to be cheeky with him. She wasn't serious.
"Lu Xiangdong, don't say that I'm jinxed. Looking at the weather, it seems like it's going to rain. Are you sure you want to go down?" Su Mianmian was trembling from the wind at the foot of the mountain, but she gritted her teeth and followed behind him.
Lu Xiangdong took out his phone to check the temperature and wind direction. He frowned and said, "You're finally right about one thing, but it's troublesome. I didn't bring my umbrella out. Let's see if there's a place to shelter from the rain."
Su Mianmian sneezed, rubbed her nose, and complained, "It's not easy to have a day off, but I still have to accompany you to this kind of place to suffer. I'm really speechless."
Lu Xiangdong stood where he was and pointed to a boat parked in the middle of the lake below. He comforted her, "Look, the boat will straighten itself out when it reaches the bridge. We're saved."
Su Mianmian followed the direction of his finger and looked over. She found a boat parked in the middle of the lake. How could there be a boat in such a desolate place?
Lu Xiangdong explained to her that it was probably the fisherman who deliberately parked the boat in this place so that he could go out to fish.
What kind of fish could there be here? There were probably fish, but she thought they'd be the kind of small, thin fish.
Fortunately, they found shelter on the boat. After they sat in it, it started to rain. The rain was very heavy, and water dripped down from the shelter.
"Are you feeling cold?" He saw her rubbing her face with her hands. He was worried that she would catch a cold, so he took off his shirt and draped it over her.
"What are you doing? You took it all off. Aren't you cold?" Su Mianmian wanted to return the shirt to him, but he held her hand and let her wear it first. He had found a lighter.
"What are you doing with a lighter?" she asked confused.
Lu Xiangdong walked behind her. He squatted down and picked up a fireplace. He turned around and said, "It seems that the fisherman had expected that it would often rain here. He even prepared a fire."
Su Mianmian nodded.
With a fireplace on the boat, it did not seem so cold anymore. Su Mianmian leaned against the railing and felt that this scene had a different flavor.
"Actually, it's not so bad here. Captain Lu, do you think this boat can sail?" she suddenly asked.
Lu Xiangdong looked for the engine.
"It can sail, but we don't know much about this area. Its heavily raining now, so it's not suitable for the boat to sail in." Lu Xiangdong's analysis was reasonable. The sky was covered with dark clouds, making the sky look gloomy. It looked as though it was night.
"It's not a good idea to just sit here. Lu Xiangdong, why don't we play a riddle? The loser has to answer the other party's question." Su Mianmian deliberately set a trap for him to jump. The riddle was fake, she did this to get information from him.
Lu Xiangdong looked at her. "You know how to play a riddle?"
"Of course. Do you want to go first or should I go first?" Su Mianmian said with a smug smile.
Lu Xiangdong did not ignore her malicious smile.
"Ladies first."
Su Mianmian cupped her chin and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she thought of something. "Goalkeeper, guess one word."
When Lu Xiangdong heard the question, he instantly felt that she was not smart enough for this. She was overestimating herself to think that she could defeat him with such an easy and idiotic riddle.
"If I'm right, you can tell me how you feel when I kiss you. Do you feel comfortable or do you like it?" He rubbed his chin and smiled very craftily.
Su Mianmian's face turned red and she scolded angrily, "Don't answer the hooligan's question."
"The answer to the riddle is to dodge. Am I right, Stewardess Su?"
Damn! He had actually guessed the answer so easily. Su Mianmian instantly realized that he knew everything. He knew how to fly a plane, ride a bicycle, guess riddles, and flirt. He was good at everything.
Seeing her look of defeat, Lu Xiangdong felt that he was playing a prank on her. This woman did not have any good intentions. He knew that she just wanted to get something out of him.
"Stewardess Su, is it my turn to ask questions now?"
Su Mianmian said unwillingly, "Go ahead."
He leaned against the railing and crossed his long legs. When he met her gaze, he asked without blushing, "Do you like me above or below?"
Su Mianmian almost gave him a slap.
He wasn't even wearing any clothes right now. If she said above, it would seem like she was molesting him. But if she said below, it meant that she cared. No matter what her answer was, he was definitely going to eat her up.
"Um..."
"Steward Su, you're taking too long to consider. Do you need me to show you what's below?"
Su Mianmian glared at him. "Up."
"You like up? I'll let you touch me." He leaned over to her, grabbed her hand, and pressed it against his chest.
Su Mianmian's heart pounded wildly, and her face turned red.
"..."
"It's a return favor. Do you want to lend me your hand to touch it too?" Lu Xiangdong was addicted to teasing her, so he placed his hand on her chest.
Su Mianmian realized that he had tricked her. She jumped up and pushed him away. She panted and said, "Stay away from me, pervert."
He sat up straight and smiled at her. "Su Mianmian, with your height, your iq is only 250."
Su Mianmian rolled her eyes.
Lu Xiangdong saw the change in her expression and stopped. He started to change the topic. "It looks like the rain won't stop. We're going to spend the night on this ship."
Su Mianmian ignored him.
He continued, "Su Chengwu, the company is going to implement a new reward policy next month. Want to know what the amount of reward will be?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll leak the news if you tell me about this in advance?"
"Are you angry?"
"Who cares if I'm angry?"
Lu Xiangdong walked to her seat and sat next to her. He put his arm around her waist and sighed. "Are you hiding something from me? I don't like to be lied to."
Su Mianmian's heart skipped a beat. Had he discovered something? Or had he picked up her USB drive? There was nothing on the USB drive, so even if he had picked it up, she knew that there was nothing to worry about.
"Lu Xiangdong, don't beat around the bush. If you have something to say, just say it."
"It's nothing. Just enjoy the scenery." He smiled as if nothing had happened. He put a hand on her shoulder. This was a different person from the serious person he had been just now. Su Mianmian pushed him away unhappily.
"Get lost!"
A sudden sound from came from below the boat, startling Su Mianmian.
Lu Xiangdong quickly ran to the side of the boat and bent down to see what was going on.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the boat?" Su Mianmian asked nervously.
Lu Xiangdong's expression was quite grave. "There seems to be water under the boat. We have to get off the boat quickly."
"What?" Su Mianmian was stunned.
"Get off the boat, quickly." Lu Xiangdong saw that she was still stunned. He pulled her hand and pulled her down.
"Ah! It's raining so hard!" Su Mianmian hid behind him, shivering from the cold. Lu Xiangdong was not any better.
"Don't stand there like a fool, look for a place to hide from the rain." Lu Xiangdong had to admire his endurance. He was so kind to her even when he felt close to the point of breaking.
Su Mianmian snorted unhappily. "It's your fault for not being able to see the road clearly. You had to drag me to this godforsaken place. Now that I'm caught in the rain, are you happy?"
Lu Xiangdong did not have time to bicker with her. He focused on checking if there was a place to hide from the rain.
"Chengwu Su, where did your calm spirit go? Don't just focus on lecturing me. Think of a way to find a way out."
Su Mianmian remembered that he had given her his only shirt. If she continued to be unreasonable, she would be taking things a little too far.
"Stop Looking. I know where to hide from the rain."