Became a vicious male mother

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"Mrs. Li?"

It was as if he saw Gu Xinglan looking utterly bored.

A petite girl sat down next to Gu Xinglan, her voice gentle and soft: "May I speak to you in private?"

As the torrential rain outside pounded down, the indoor temperature gradually dropped. Gu Xinglan rubbed her arms and quickly turned her body to the other side.

From a physiological perspective, the hippocampus in a woman's brain is relatively larger than that in a man's brain, which makes her better at remembering details.

If you get closer, you might discover that he's a genuine man.

In particular, his ability to fake his voice is even more convincing than a voice changer on a mobile phone. He can fool burly guys, but he can't fool meticulous girls.

And she's a female reporter.

……

The lady of the Li family was exquisitely beautiful from head to toe, exactly as the investigation had revealed; she truly was a celestial being descended to earth.

But his personality... is a bit off; he's not approachable, nor does he have the down-to-earth quality of someone from the grassroots.

She looked at the woman in the red dress on the sofa, sitting elegantly and completely ignoring her.

Was it genuine arrogance? Or was he forced to ignore her?

The female reporter, receiving no response, slowly shifted her gaze.

He glanced at the captain and the head of the Li family, who were kicking the ball back and forth in the main seat, and then at his young and fashionable colleague not far away, and gave him a silent wink.

"Madam Li."

A clear, male voice rang out.

The newcomer had a perfect figure, sported a trendy perm, and wore a small diamond stud in her right ear. Not to mention her outstanding features, she was almost the most fashionable among the reporters. Her facial expressions seemed to have been trained, knowing exactly which angle of smile looked best and was most appropriate. She said, "You're so young, shall I call you 'sister'?"

It's a very simple halo effect.

Good-looking people have a natural advantage. Their eyes will form a good first impression of the other person and they will subconsciously regard the other person as a safe and trustworthy person.

From an evolutionary psychology perspective, this is very similar to the mechanism in primitive environments for quickly determining whether a stranger is a "friend" or a "threat".

but……

He's a man... Gu Xinglan quickly turned her head, her fingers secretly curling up.

It's likely that these people's initial target wasn't Li Taihe.

Now they're resorting to using their good looks to seduce him.

"Sister, my name is Jiang Chuzheng. You can call me Xiao Jiang or Xiao Chu."

“Mrs. Li,” the female reporter said with a smile, picking up where the male reporter left off, “this person is one of our colleagues who was awarded the title of outstanding reporter. He enjoys taking photos, and his photos are on par with those of internationally renowned portrait photographers.”

Gu Xinglan: "..."

The first part felt like a typical scam used in "pig butchering" scams, but now it feels more like a sales tactic commonly used in marketing.

System: [Host, don't worry, trust your current appearance; no one will suspect you have an extra organ.]

"stop."

Gu Xinglan cleared her throat, frowned, and asked, "When are you finished and leaving?"

It seemed as if they were already annoyed by the reporters' arrival.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two people next to him stopped.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Was the voice too rough? It startled Gu Xinglan so much that she didn't move.

"Hey, miss, I'd like to chat with you a little longer. Would you be willing to do an interview?" The male reporter scratched his head, his brows furrowed, looking youthful and energetic, as if he were saying, "I got this wrong" or "Can you teach me how to do this problem?"

The female reporter then said, "Mrs. Li, actually, when Mr. Li and you got married, the newspaper wanted to interview you. We had a great liking for you and were very curious about you. Would you be willing to be interviewed by us?"

One of these two people was incredibly friendly and outgoing, while the other showed ample respect while maintaining appropriate boundaries. Their balance was just right, making them hard to refuse.

[Just answer my question about us flying together...]

Li Taihe's words echoed in my mind.

"Okay, I don't like wasting too much time. Don't ask unnecessary questions."

His voice was unusually harsh, carrying a chilling coldness.

The new wife of the Li family... has an extremely arrogant and haughty personality.

The two reporters, who hadn't been treated like this in a long time, paused again.

The female reporter was the first to react, saying, "Thank you for accepting our interview invitation. Let's begin now."

After saying that, the male reporter picked up a pen and then a notebook.

Seeing the special mark on the pen cap, Gu Xinglan, whose proud expression was like that of a little rooster, froze.

This pen is a hidden recording pen. He knew this because his senior and fellow student's favorite brand of recording equipment was this one.

They modified the most common fountain pen into a compact recording device.

Compared to mobile phones, professional recording equipment can not only capture sound better, but also reduce the interviewer's wariness to a certain extent.

In his past life, his senior brother often encountered many different types of patients at once, and he bought recording equipment because of special needs, so that he could better record the symptoms and prescribe the right medicine.

It would be difficult for someone who hasn't paid special attention to recording equipment to notice the hidden marking on the pen casing.

"May I ask what you do for a living?"

"..." Gu Xinglan: "Let's ask another question."

"What are your hobbies? Is it convenient for you to..."

"It's inconvenient," Gu Xinglan interrupted.

Two reporters who had been polite one after another were treated this way, which made him frown.

"...Could you tell us how you and your husband met?"

At this point, the person on the sofa suddenly sat up straight, as if they had a thousand words to say.

"It was love at first sight for us..." Gu Xinglan's face flushed, she blinked, her eyes sparkling, and said, "He fell in love with me first... He said I was a rose that suddenly bloomed in his barren heart, that he was a deep night sky and I was the most dazzling shooting star, that the two of us were destined to be intertwined, and that my smile was like the warm spring sun, capable of melting all the ice and snow in his heart..."

Having used almost all her brainpower, Gu Xinglan blushed and lowered her head shyly.

The two reporters exchanged glances upon seeing this scene.

Turns out, she's a hopeless romantic.

Next, the two of them seized on the topic of Li Taihe and asked him questions.

When the question got to the heart of the matter, the female reporter casually asked, "Were you with President Li last night as well?"

At this point, Gu Xinglan stopped mechanically moving her mouth, her mind quickly processing what she was saying, and she realized, "Well, I wanted to go on our honeymoon together, to see St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, but he always refused me because of work. So, I left by myself yesterday, but who would have thought! He actually dropped everything to come find me! He even promised me that he would give me an amazing honeymoon trip..."

A perfect lie requires detailed filling, logical coherence, and emotional resonance.

Gu Xinglan finished speaking in one breath, feeling utterly exhausted.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Li Taihe not far away and realized that it wasn't over there either.

The questions this person is asked are definitely more challenging and incisive than his.

He could use his temperament and personality to skip over questions he didn't want to answer, and he could even make up stories to some extent.

But the other party cannot; they must not only respond with a perfect attitude and skillful words, but also with precise expression.

Gu Xinglan couldn't help but laugh at the thought that Li Taihe would have to rack his brains to come up with some random excuses to fob off the reporters.

To be honest, I was secretly quite pleased.