Chapter 205
By the time Xu Lin got home, it was already 10 o’clock. He realized he had forgotten to call his parents and would probably get scolded.
But just as he opened the door, a lovely girl in an apron came out.
“Welcome back.”
“Oh... I’m back.”
Why does this feel so much like a Japanese drama? However, looking at Ji Yun, who seemed like a little wife, Xu Lin indeed felt a sense of homecoming.
“Auntie and Uncle are already asleep, keep your voice down,” Ji Yun said, putting a finger to her lips.
“Okay, they went to bed so early?”
“Yeah, give me your clothes... Hey? Did you put on some medication?”
Ji Yun sniffed and detected a strong medicinal smell.
Xu Lin smiled awkwardly. He was afraid his parents would find out, so he changed back into his school uniform, but still got noticed.
“It’s nothing.”
“Hmm?” Ji Yun gave him a look that said she would get angry if he didn’t explain.
“Alright, I was having dinner with Teacher Su today, and when I was heading home, I caught a thief who had a knife and got scratched.”
“Is it serious?” Ji Yun asked, grabbing his hand with concern, and Xu Lin could feel her hand trembling.
“No big deal. If it were serious, do you think I’d be able to come back on my own? It’s just a scratch, no big problem.”
“Really no big problem?”
“Really, you can ask Officer Qin, she handled the case.” Xu Lin lifted his shirt to show the bandage on his abdomen.
“Okay, I’ll believe you for now. Have you eaten?”
“Yeah, I have. Why do you think I haven’t?”
“After all, meeting the future in-laws could make you too nervous to eat.”
Hearing Ji Yun also start to sarcastically tease him, Xu Lin laughed. At least it was better than her being silently angry.
“It was just an ordinary meal... By the way, I should tell you, Teacher Su is now my girlfriend.”
“You’re kidding, right?”
“How do you know?”
Xu Lin thought he hadn’t told her about this yet. Only Qin Yunhe knew.
“Because I once asked other teachers, and they said Teacher Su had a boyfriend. Teacher Su also mentioned it last time, so I figured it out.”
“But if you two were really together, Teacher Su wouldn’t have just said that. She would have come down on us hard.”
“...” Xu Lin didn’t expect Ji Yun to deduce so accurately. Is this some kind of passive skill girls have?
He didn’t know what set Teacher Su off today; her emotions just exploded suddenly.
“But do you know why we’re pretending to be a couple?”
“Hmm~ It must be related to Teacher Su being forced to go on blind dates, right?”
“Class monitor Ji, you’re amazing.”
“After all, that’s how you and Teacher Su got involved in the first place.”
“Girls are really scary sometimes...”
“Just a bit of observation and you can figure it out. But you can’t generalize this to all girls. We only get serious when necessary.”
“Yes, yes. By the way, I actually have something I want to talk to you about.”
Ji Yun stretched, and Xu Lin noticed she had matured not just mentally.
“How about we go on a trip during winter break?”
“How many people?”
“Just the two of us.”
“No way, I don’t want everyone else to direct their hostility at me.”
Although it sounded nice, facing everyone’s hostility was a no-go.
“How about we all go together?”
“We could, but aren’t you afraid we’ll end up fighting while playing?”
“You’re all good girls.”
“Quickly choose one, don’t let the good girls be heartbroken.”
“Then I choose you.”
“Tell me that when you truly mean it.”
Ji Yun rolled her eyes at him and then walked towards the kitchen.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Washing the dishes.”
“Let me help.”
“No need, you go rest.”
“Together?”
“Together what?”
“I also want to sleep in the bed~”
Xu Lin really didn’t want to sleep on the sofa anymore, not because he wanted to sleep with the girl.
“Then I’ll sleep on the sofa.”
“How can I let you sleep on the sofa?”
“Well, I can’t sleep with you either.”
“Why not?”
“I said no, so no. Then I’ll go home.”
“Then go home.”
“Xu Lin...!” She wanted to shout, but thought of her uncle and aunt, and held back.
“Just kidding, I’ll go take a shower first.”
“Hmph!”
Hearing the bathroom door close, Ji Yun took a deep breath and suddenly thought.
He won’t suddenly attack me at night, will he? I must lock the door...
But come to think of it, if any of us in this group initiated a seduction attempt, could Xu Lin really resist?
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