Both Sides Take Initiative, Choose One of Two

Or perhaps, Wang Ran had only noticed a tiny clue.

And she wanted to test Lin Yu's tone to verify her suspicions?

If it was the latter.

Then she was definitely observing Lin Yu's every move right now.

The more this was the case.

The more he could not show even the slightest hint of abnormality.

He had to steady his mindset so he wouldn't give himself away.

"What? What do you mean by that, Auntie?"

"Are you suspecting that I have other women on the side?"

"Don't speak nonsense without evidence. You definitely know how Lei Siren's recording came about, right?"

While responding, Lin Yu didn't forget to throw in a minor threat.

Wang Ran didn't seem surprised at all, not even tilting her head.

She drove steadily, keeping her eyes on the road, and said:

"Don't be nervous. Whether it's true or not has nothing to do with me."

"What rightfully belongs to Weiwei won't be lost just because she has one more or one less boyfriend."

"You can pass that message on to her."

Lin Yu: "..."

The struggle between two women was truly hard to figure out.

Was there something they couldn't just say to each other face-to-face?

Did she really have to make him pass it on?

He had originally wanted to threaten Wang Ran a little, but she countered with the ultimate weapon of sincerity.

It made Lin Yu look small-minded in comparison.

"Next time I see Weiwei, I'll definitely pass it on for you."

"About today... thank you."

Lin Yu retracted his arrogant posture and expressed his gratitude to Wang Ran.

Looking at her from the side.

Wang Ran was clearly smiling smugly.

...

Back in the apartment.

Aunt Qimeng and Aunt Ruxue were both not home.

In a day or two at most, Aunt Ruxue would be leaving Pingchuan.

During this rare time together, the two aunts spent almost every moment clinging to each other.

With the cat staying in the apartment as a "hostage,"

Lin Yu knew very well that Aunt Ruxue would return at any time.

This kind of temporary separation wasn't something he needed to worry about.

The first thing Lin Yu did upon returning to his bedroom was to rush into the bathroom for a shower.

He had been interrupted far too hastily at the Xia family's house.

At that time, he had only taken a quick rinse before hurrying downstairs to meet the guests.

Now that he was finally back.

He had to wash up properly.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

"..."

While he was showering, his phone kept chiming non-stop with WeChat notifications.

Back at the Xia house, Lin Yu hadn't even dared to turn his ringer on.

For fear that the constant messages would attract too much attention.

After his shower, he finally had the time to check his phone.

Being paid a lot of attention by a girl who likes you is a happy thing.

But being paid attention to by multiple girls who like you at the same time is quite exhausting.

Looking at the six glowing red notification dots on his phone, Lin Yu began to review them one by one like an emperor reading memorials.

The topmost message was still from the relentless Huang Feiya!

[Huang Feiya: Do you still have time to grab dinner together tonight? If not, tomorrow is ok too.]

It had been sent just two minutes ago.

He hadn't contacted her all day, yet she was still waiting for him to have some free time.

He had to admit.

She was truly patient.

Her patience was several times greater than that of Teacher Yan Miaozhu.

Ever since he ignored Yan Miaozhu the day before yesterday, she hadn't taken the initiative to send a message in almost two days.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Even so.

Lin Yu still wasn't in a rush to reply to Huang Feiya.

Even though they had an agreement giving her a chance to pursue him.

Lin Yu had already told her in advance yesterday that he had things to do today.

It was highly likely he wouldn't have time to come out for a "date."

Since he gave her a heads-up, she couldn't exactly blame him for being heartless, right?

As for why he didn't accept Huang Feiya's invitation.

It was because right below her message, there was another one from Chi Qingchi.

Chi Qingchi: Xiao Lin, are you free tonight?

Chi Qingchi: E'e'e and I have nothing to do. Want to play some console games together?

An invitation from two cute gamer girls...

It was just too hard to refuse!

Just to be safe, however.

Lin Yu decided to read through all of his messages to see if there was anything more important he needed to do.

Ye Mengfu: Blue or white, which color do you prefer?

Huang Feirong: Da Yu, thank you so much for your help! Things at the bank are looking up again. I definitely have to treat you to a huge meal to show my gratitude!

...

...

He scrolled through the messages one by one.

It turned out that only two people had actively asked him out for tonight: Huang Feiya and Chi Qingchi!