With All the Women Helping, Lin Yu Was Left Alone

Hearing Lin Yu's words,

Du Miaomiao instantly realized

that the timing of her earlier "challenge" wasn't quite right.

Xia Yiwei had already cautioned her on the way here.

To avoid unnecessary complications,

she was only moving in as a temporary guest. Aside from knowing Xia Yiwei,

she had to pretend not to recognize anyone else in the apartment.

And the main person she was supposed to "not recognize"? Naturally, Lin Yu!

"Hello, Lin Yu."

"My name is Du Miaomiao, but my nickname is... Cat."

"I might be causing some disturbance over the next few days."

Cat reacted quickly,

switching gears smoothly to introduce herself.

Du Miaomiao—her real name.

Surprisingly,

she hadn’t hidden her true identity when moving into the shared apartment.

It seemed

she must have discussed it beforehand with the two Xia family members, deciding how she would present herself during her stay.

Cat observed Lin Yu’s natural yet assertive demeanor,

feeling quite surprised.

When Xia Yiwei had introduced Lin Yu earlier, she’d only mentioned that they were roommates in a shared apartment.

But she hadn’t said anything about Lin Yu being the "man of the house" here.

Cat had also asked Xia Yiwei about it.

The owner of the apartment was an auntie named Chen Qimeng, in her thirties.

Clearly,

at that age, she couldn’t be Lin Yu’s mother.

So then…

What was his relationship with Chen Qimeng?

Recalling Lin Yu’s online persona as "ZerO," and the crude insults he’d hurled at her…

Then looking around at the bedrooms, dining area, bathroom, table, stove…

[Ding!]

[Masterful move! The host’s role as the man of the house has left the new outer sect apprentice utterly shocked and wildly speculating!]

[Reward: 20 Spirit Stones]

Lin Yu: "???"

"Utterly shocked" made sense.

But "wildly speculating"?

What nonsense was this Monkey King Cat cooking up in her head?

Judging by her expression, it definitely wasn’t anything decent.

Hearing the commotion of moving,

the other roommates still at home came out to see what was happening.

Chi Qingshui, who lived on the first floor, was the first to arrive in the hall.

She stood by the staircase, keeping a slight distance.

Ye Mengfu from the second floor, dragged along by Mo Shangying from the third, followed downstairs to join the excitement.

Most unusually, Shen Buyao—who lived on the first floor but rarely made appearances—even wandered out, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

Her hair was messy, and she wore a silky beige pajama set,

clearly having just woken up from a nap during her reversed sleep schedule.

Shen Buyao stretched and yawned as she reached the stairs:

"Haaah…"

"Good morning, ladies."

"All this banging and clattering—someone new moving in?"

Among the girls,

Shen Buyao was the oldest. Seeing her appear, everyone greeted her with a "Sister Yao."

Chi Qingshui, looking toward the entrance, said:

"Seems like Sister Wei is helping move stuff in. Wasn’t that her in the nurse uniform just now?"

Mo Shangying, feigning ignorance, remarked:

"I didn’t hear about any spare rooms. Is the newcomer staying in the storage space?"

"Heh, should we help carry some things?"

Ye Mengfu stayed silent, adjusting her glasses.

Xia Yiwei directed the movers inside.

Seeing everyone gathered, she cheerfully introduced:

"Ah, so many of you are home! Perfect timing for introductions."

"This is my little cousin, Du Miaomiao. Just call her ‘Cat’—that’s what we all do in private."

"She’ll be staying with me for the next couple of weeks."

"Little Lin Yu, could you help introduce her to everyone?"

Lin Yu had just finished declaring himself the man of the house,

so naturally, the task of facilitating introductions fell to him.

Cat herself had excellent manners,

though her courage was only slightly greater than Little Fufu’s—which wasn’t saying much.

Listening to her slightly rushed self-introduction,

it was clear how nervous she was facing the group in the shared apartment.

Fortunately, the girl’s appearance and personality were quite endearing, and she spoke gently (when not in a competitive mood),

making it easy for everyone to accept her.

As the group gathered,

Lin Yu could distinctly sense the occasional "special glances" from each of the girls.

It was as if they were reminding him not to forget his "promises" with each of them.

Everyone had their own little secrets with Lin Yu,

and none of them knew about the others.

Tsk, tsk.

Being at the center of this storm, Lin Yu had quite the unique feeling.

No one missed the excitement of a new member moving in,

and naturally, the task of helping with the move didn’t fall solely on Lin Yu.

With many hands making light work, all the belongings were quickly settled.

......

Inside Xia Yiwei’s not-so-spacious room:

Shen Buyao: "Little sister sure has a lot of stuff. The finer details are up to you two."

Chi Qingshui: "Cat, your daily essentials box didn’t have a spot, so we left it in the bathroom."

Mo Shangying: "Those hard drive cases are all on the table."

Ye Mengfu: "U-um… good luck…"

Lin Yu: "That should be everything, right? Sister Wei, you two can handle the arranging and tidying up. We’ll head back first."

Xia Yiwei clasped her hands together, shaking them gratefully as she addressed the group:

"Thank you all so much!"

"If it were just the two of us, who knows how long it’d take to get everything settled."

"I’ll treat everyone to a meal when I get the chance."

"Little Lin Yu, could you stay a bit longer?"

"There’s still some ‘junk-clearing’ manual labor that might need your help~"

Lin Yu: "..."

Used to Xia Yiwei’s bold and brash demeanor,

her sudden shift to an innocent, harmless act was genuinely unsettling for him.

He knew full well

that Xia Yiwei wasn’t keeping him behind for "junk-clearing."

Oh well.

He was the one who’d pulled her into this in the first place.

Might as well handle the aftermath.

"No problem, I’ll help out."

"Everyone else can head back and rest. I’ll stay."

Lin Yu agreed readily.

Chi Qingshui: "..."

Ye Mengfu: "..."

Mo Shangying: "..."

Shen Buyao: "Haaah…"

He answered a bit too cheerfully.

The subtle shifts in the girls’ expressions were… telling.

......

Thud!

Once the door closed,

Lin Yu immediately dropped the smile and demanded irritably:

"You hired movers, yet you still called me into your room?"

Xia Yiwei grinned:

"They’re just movers, not my husband. Why wouldn’t I call you in?"

Cat: "..."

Lin Yu: "..."

"Heh, I just didn’t want outsiders seeing my room in its… slightly messy state."

"Thanks for your hard work, little master. I’ll treat you properly this afternoon!"

"Speaking of which…"

"You didn’t secretly keep a couple of my clothes as souvenirs, did you?"

As she spoke,

she even made a show of checking Lin Yu’s person.

Lin Yu scowled:

"Too busy clearing junk to clear you out, huh?"