Mnie remainedposed, not responding to Vi’s words. She looked at Eugene and asked, “When are we leaving?”


    Vi had tagged along with Eugene for a vacation. Eugene would not involve her in work matters but was willing to apany her during their leisure time.


    Eugene pampered Vi and was willing to spend time with her. As someone who was working for him<b>, </b>Mnie had no grounds to say anything about it. She would just focus on doing her job.


    Vi wanted to have lunch near a scenic area, and Eugene agreed with her. Mnie went ahead and started the car.


    As soon as Vi got into the car, she snuggled into Eugene’s arms andined softly about how he had gone out in the morning without her. Eugeneforted her calmly, saying, “It’s rare that you get a day off. You should get some more sleep.”


    Though his tone was not exactly gentle, there was a touch of consideration.


    Mnie tried concentrating on handling the vehicle, but without a partition in the car, she could still hear Vi’s coquettish words.


    They had arrived, but the restaurant was located quite far from the parking area due to it being in a scenic spot. Vi was afraid they might lose their reservation since they werete.


    She dragged Eugene along while saying to Mnie, “Mnie, Eugene and I will go ahead to secure our seats. Can you park the car and join uster?”


    Mnie was not oblivious. After she parked the car, she decided to have lunch at a different


    restaurant.


    She received nomunication from Vi and Eugene even after she was done with her meal. With some free time on her hands, she took out her phone and started browsing through it.


    With her work ount still active on WhatsApp, Mnie tapped into the Status section and happened upon a nine–grid photo that Vi had posted about her lunch with Eugene.


    Mnie noticed that the table reservation and the dishes were all for two people. It was then she realized that they hadpletely disregarded her.


    Mnie closed the app with a nk expression. Just when she was about to go out for a stroll, she received a call from Eugene asking her to join them. He mentioned a location on amercial street to her. When Mnie arrived there, she found Vi shopping in a jewelry


    store.


    Vi had her eye on a small pendant that was priced in the five figures. She furrowed her brows and asked Eugene, “Isn’t it too expensive?”


    Eugene replied, “If you like it, then I’ll get it for you.”


    Mnie nced at the pendant Vi was interested in. It was indeed of pretty ster quality. She then quickly averted her gaze and asked Eugene, “Why did you call me here?”


    “Mnie,” Vi spoke up before Eugene could. “Could you please apany me to buy clothes? Eugene doesn’t know how to appreciate clothes at all.”


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    This request seemed less about her shopping for clothes and more about her emphasizing her rtionship with Eugene in front of Mnie.


    Mnie gave a slight pause before replying, “I’m not good at choosing clothes either. You’d better ask Eugene; he’s more skilled at it.”


    This was, in fact, the truth. When Mnie first started dating Eugene, he had been the one who picked out her clothes. Even now, her style of dressing was still influenced by Eugene’s preferences.


    It was not that Mnie did not have her own preferences, but she had be ustomed to the current style and was toozy to change it.


    However, Vi just ignored Mnie’s refusal and dragged her along. Eugene followed behind them as he was responsible for paying the bills, which included the pendant Vi bought earlier. Mnie even noticed that he had paid for it without batting an eye.


    “Mnie?” Vi’s sweet voice rang in her ears. “Do you think this looks nice?”


    Following her gaze, Mnie saw her pointing at a set of matching hoodies, their blue and white colors bright and vibrant.


    “What do you think? It’s for Eugene and me,” Vi asked with a twinkle in her eyes. Mnie hesitated before replying, “Yo