At that time, the school was full of beautiful girls, but the reason I pursued Lillian Clark so persistently was because a girl with an independent personality and her own decisiveness is always exceptionally dazzling wherever she goes. In school, Lillian Clark was not only the student council president, but also excelled academically. Compared to someone like me who quietly received scholarships, she was much more in the spotlight.

“Look! Such a simple student look, how pure and attractive! She’ll definitely get extra points for her appearance and will surely pass the interview!” My flattery didn’t win Lillian Clark over; she just rolled her eyes at me. I immediately got the hint, obediently went over, put my arm around her slender waist, and swaggered off.

The company Lillian Clark was applying to was a well-known private enterprise in the city. Heh! I never said there was any inside connection. When I encouraged Lillian Clark to apply to this company, my slogan was: “Instead of going out to develop, why not first gain some experience at home? Once we’re a bit more financially comfortable, we’ll be more confident venturing out into the world.” I never mentioned that I was a local and had no intention of going to another city to suffer.

When we arrived at the company, the receptionist was quite polite and asked us to wait in a meeting room. There were quite a few applicants today. The company’s publicized annual profit was 1.8 billion, and the employees’ salaries were among the best in the city. Although not as high as in the capital or Shanghai, it was still two to three thousand yuan, and the other benefits were quite comprehensive.

I was sneakily eyeing the receptionist’s alluring thighs under her uniform skirt when Lillian Clark gave me a smack. What can I say, I’m just honest—I’ve never hidden the fact that I’m a bit of a lecher. If it weren’t for this bad habit, I wouldn’t have had to chase Lillian Clark so hard, eventually signing countless ambiguous, humiliating, and unequal “treaties” before finally winning the beauty’s heart.

There were about ten young people in the meeting room, both men and women, all seemingly fresh graduates. If I were the company supervisor, I wouldn’t hire any of these losers. Look at that girl over there—she’s quite pretty and has a good sense of style, but the snack wrappers she tosses around show a lack of responsibility. And that guy, dressed smartly in a suit worth eight or nine hundred yuan, but underneath the jacket is a stained shirt—personal hygiene clearly relates to diligence. And then…

Just as I was silently criticizing everyone, the receptionist came in with the resumes and called out, “Lillian Clark! It’s your turn for the interview.”

Lillian Clark once again turned my head away from the direction of pretty legs, then confidently stood up and followed the receptionist out of the meeting room.

“Tsk! I have to say, I really have an eye for picking girlfriends. Even though skinny jeans flatter the figure, no matter how you look at it, my girlfriend Lillian Clark has a better figure than that receptionist!”

“Um… and are you Mr. Wang…? Please come with us as well.”

Lost in my daydreams, I didn’t expect that the receptionist with the beautiful legs would come back so soon. She had a file in her hand with a high-resolution photo of me on it—there was no way I could deny it.

“Damn! What’s going on? I never submitted my application to this company! How do they have my job application and resume?”

When I looked up, I saw Lillian Clark standing at the door, her clear, bright eyes blinking at me. I immediately understood—this girl must have thought it was safer to keep me by her side, so she just submitted my resume along with hers.

“I told her long ago, my family already arranged a job for me, so why is she still worrying about this?” But I’m not ungrateful—at this moment, “listen to the Party, follow the wife” is the best choice.

When I appeared before the interviewers, as expected, I caused a bit of a stir. I followed behind Lillian Clark with a silly grin and said cheerfully, “Um… I’m here for the interview with my girlfriend. It’s fine if the company doesn’t want me, but you must hire my girlfriend! Preferably a job that’s easy and pays well… no overtime! She has to cook for me every day…”

“Whoa! That was a sweeping kick!” I ducked my head just in time as Lillian Clark’s spinning kick swept over it. “That move—so beautiful and sharp!” Uh… look where my mind’s wandering again!

The gust from her kick even made my hair fly up, letting me know she was truly angry. Wait! I forgot to mention, Miss Lillian Clark is a martial arts expert. Back in freshman year, she dominated both the north and south sides of campus, a real tough character. When I was pursuing her, I suffered a lot. Luckily, I’m smart—I found a martial arts school supposedly run by an authentic Shaolin monk, and trained hard for four years. I won’t brag, but at least I’ve learned to spot the signs before Miss Lillian Clark makes a move, fake a dodge, and run away in time.

Just as Lillian Clark was about to chase after me, she remembered this was an interview and let me off for now. But this young lady is not the shy type—she nodded slightly to the interviewers, grabbed me, and was about to leave. Clearly, she didn’t want this job anymore; what she really wanted was to go home and deal with me…