The Best Excuse...

Sitting on the sofa, Lin Yu held his phone in one hand, scrolling absentmindedly.

His other arm was wrapped around the Little Bean Bun beside him. He had something on his mind but hesitated, not knowing how to bring it up.

Figuring he had to say it sooner or later, Lin Yu made up his mind, took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Tang Manman who was resting against his chest, and called out softly,

"Manman."

"Hmm?"

Hearing his voice, Tang Manman tilted her face up. Her watery eyes sparkled slightly. Her focused expression hid a deep affection, making her look as adorable as a little puppy hearing its owner's call.

All she was missing was a tail to wag vigorously.

Faced with Tang Manman's undisguised affection,

Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt when he thought about what he was going to do.

He subconsciously reached up and rubbed the tip of his nose. Thinking of his grand revenge plan, Lin Yu gritted his teeth, braced himself, and said,

"Well, um."

"I have something to do tomorrow and need to go out for a bit. Be a good girl and stay at home, okay?"

"Where are you going?"

Tang Manman's expression became visibly anxious. She pouted slightly, and her arms around Lin Yu instantly tightened, hugging him fiercely as she asked pitifully.

"I'm going over to Qing Mo's place."

"I have some business to take care of."

Lin Yu didn't hesitate to use Qing Mo as his shield.

He had no choice; he had to find an excuse to brush Tang Manman off.

And Qing Mo was the most suitable excuse!

She lived far away, and she wasn't the kind of close sister who chatted with Tang Manman about everything.

Furthermore, if he used her as an excuse, he wouldn't have to worry even if he hadn't cleaned himself up perfectly when he got back.

He could just push all the blame onto her!

He could even use this excuse multiple times in the future.

Yes.

The perfect excuse!

"You know she's been really busy lately and under a lot of stress. Now that she's finally not as busy, I'm going to keep her company for a bit."

Lin Yu hugged Tang Manman in his arms and explained softly.

Just as Lin Yu expected, upon hearing Qing Mo's name, Tang Manman loosened her grip on him slightly, and a hint of disappointed compromise appeared in her eyes.

But soon, things took a turn that Lin Yu hadn't anticipated.

She suddenly looked up again, her eyes sparkling with a desperate resolve, and said earnestly,

"I'll go with you!"

"Cough!"

"Cough, cough!"

Caught off guard, Lin Yu choked on his breath and started coughing at Tang Manman's words.

Tang Manman quickly sat up to pat his back and soothe his breathing.

"Cough, you, you shouldn't go."

Lin Yu felt a bit guilty, and even his voice dropped significantly.

"I'm not going there for a long stay."

"Tomorrow is Sunday. I'll go in the morning. Even if I don't come back at night, I'll be back by the early hours of the next day."

"There's no need for you to make the trip with me."

"Just stay at home like a good girl."

"Be obedient, okay."

As he spoke, Lin Yu reached out and gently stroked Tang Manman's head, over and over.

This trick worked very well on Tang Manman.

Not the head patting, but the words 'be obedient'.

Generally speaking, whenever he told her to be obedient, she would choose to listen.

Very well-behaved!

"Well, alright then..."

Tang Manman looked a bit disappointed, but just like always, she obediently chose to listen.

"Mhm."

"Good girl."

"I'll bring you back something delicious to eat."

Lin Yu reached out and pulled Tang Manman back into his arms, coaxing her softly as a form of compensation.

Tang Manman was a sucker for this. She narrowed her eyes in enjoyment, and her slight unhappiness quickly vanished...

...

Sunday.

Early morning.

Lin Yu woke up full of energy.

Yes.

Because Tang Manman knew he was going to see Qing Mo today, she deliberately let him go to sleep early last night and didn't do anything.

Such a considerate wife.

Emmmm...

But why would such a considerate wife sometimes become so terrifying?

Lin Yu subconsciously thought of Tang Manman on that snowy night.

Although almost half a year had passed, whenever he recalled her expressionless face beneath the silver moon, Lin Yu still couldn't help but shudder.

He thought about it.

Lin Yu sighed softly in his heart and came to a conclusion.

Perhaps he had pushed the honest, beautiful girl too far.

Even a cornered rabbit will bite.

Under Tang Manman's seemingly indifferent but actually very reluctant peripheral gaze, Lin Yu left the rental apartment and took the elevator downstairs.

After leisurely leaving the residential complex, Lin Yu waited by the roadside for a bit and soon hailed a taxi.

Opening the door and getting into the backseat, Lin Yu looked up, just about to tell the driver his destination, but paused in slight surprise.

Oh ho.

It's a female driver.

That's quite rare!

With a glance, Lin Yu frowned in confusion.

It's the middle of summer, what is she trying to do wrapping herself up so tightly?

Although the female driver in the front seat was wearing the taxi company's standard blue short-sleeved uniform, the "accessories" on her body were clearly a bit abnormal.

She wore cooling arm sleeves, a face mask, and sunglasses. Hardly two inches of skin were visible on her entire face.

What?

Is her face a state secret?

Is she that afraid of being looked at?

Although the driver's outfit looked a little weird,

Lin Yu wasn't bored enough to scrutinize a driver's attire, so he lowered his head, took out his phone, and said:

"To the airport."

As for which airport, Lin Yu didn't need to specify.

Because N City only had one airport.

The taxi driver in the front seat didn't say a word. She silently started the car and merged the taxi into the flow of traffic.

Lin Yu sat comfortably in the backseat, looking at his phone and swiping through some mindless short videos.

After quite a while, Lin Yu subconsciously turned his head to glance out the window, then casually withdrew his gaze and continued looking down at his phone...

...

Wait!

Lin Yu became alert.

Turning his head to look out the window again, Lin Yu quickly realized something was wrong.

Is this the road to the airport?

Although he hadn't lived in N City for long, over the past few months, he had been dragged around by Tang Manman to play everywhere every day.

He had also become familiar with some of N City's landmark buildings.

This was clearly not the road to the airport; instead, they had arrived in the downtown area!

Turning to look at the driver diagonally in front of him, Lin Yu frowned.

You punk.

Could it be that she noticed my accent was different, took me for an out-of-town sucker, and started taking a detour?

"Hey, is this the way to the airport?"

Lin Yu questioned in a very impolite tone.

"Why go to the airport?"

The driver spoke softly, her voice faint and cold, uttering an extremely unprofessional sentence.

Generally speaking, as a driver, wherever the passenger asks you to go, you should obediently follow their instructions.

How could you take matters into your own hands and try to change the passenger's destination?

The driver in front of him was clearly highly incompetent.

However, Lin Yu, sitting in the backseat, was no longer in the mood to care about that.

Hearing this familiar voice, Lin Yu's heart began to pound wildly, and the pressure was so great that even his breathing became somewhat unsmooth.

At this moment, the driver in front had already raised her hand, using her slender white fingers to push down the sunglasses on the bridge of her nose. A pair of cold eyes filled with teasing was exposed in the spotless rearview mirror as she asked faintly:

"Didn't you say."

"That you were going to keep me company today?"