Morning.
While in the middle of a dream, Lin Yu suddenly felt someone shaking him and calling his name, but wrapped in immense exhaustion, he turned over and muttered:
“Stop messing around… let me sleep a little longer…”
Xia Yanran put her hands on her hips, pouted, and had a puzzled look on her face.
‘Lazy in bed?’
‘It would be normal if this happened to her, but for Lin Yu, it was incredible.’
‘She knew very well that her childhood sweetheart had a very regular routine. She wondered how he formed such a habit.’
‘If a young person doesn’t stay up late, can they even be called young?’
‘Now that it was vacation, logically she should be the one staying up late and sleeping in, but because there was no internet here, she was forced to go to bed early.’
‘But what was wrong with him?’
Xia Yanran thought about it for a bit, but unfortunately didn’t figure it out, then tried to wake Lin Yu again.
“Get up already, don’t you see what time it is? If you don’t go downstairs to eat, I’ll starve to death!”
Even though forcibly waking someone who wants to sleep in is fun, what bad intentions could a young lady have? She was just hungry.
Finally, after being pestered endlessly, Lin Yu reluctantly opened his eyes with effort, his voice full of helplessness.
“If you’re hungry, just go downstairs and eat. Why do you have to drag me along?”
“Mm! Breakfast is important, so you’re coming with me.” Xia Yanran revealed a sly smile.
Lin Yu felt that the first half of the sentence sounded familiar.
After thinking about it, he remembered that in the mornings before school, he used that exact line to wake Xia Yanran.
Heaven’s justice has cycles. He never thought that one day he would hear that same sentence, and from this girl’s mouth.
“Ah…” He let out a heavy breath. “Fine, fine, I’ll get up, okay? You go out first, I need to get dressed.”
Hearing this, the girl blinked, her cheeks slightly red as she bit her lip. Her gaze involuntarily swept over the thin blanket on him, as if looking for something.
“Then hurry up. If you go back to sleep, I’ll come in and pull off your blanket.”
After saying this, she slowly walked out, but turned back to glance at Lin Yu before leaving, her eyes seeming to carry some expectation.
A little while later, Lin Yu finished washing up and walked out of the room, saying to Xia Yanran who was standing nearby:
“Let’s go. You insisted on calling me—you wouldn’t eat without me?”
“Elder Sister Lin asked me to come get you. She and my mom went down first. They’re probably done eating by now.”
She smoothly shifted the blame.
“By the way, why do you look so tired? What did you do last night?” Xia Yanran frowned slightly, feeling that his appearance looked familiar, as if she had just seen it not long ago.
Lin Yu yawned and rubbed his eyes. “I didn’t do anything. I don’t know either. Whatever, let’s go quickly.”
He didn’t plan to discuss this matter with Xia Yanran.
‘He didn’t know what he did, but he was very familiar with this state.’
‘Hiss—could that woman have come last night?’
‘No way… the interval was this short?’
‘And if she did come, why didn’t she call me?’
‘For this, he could only guess that she was too embarrassed, so she did it secretly… something.’
When they arrived at the dining room, Elder Sister was holding a spoon and eating porridge. Unlike his sluggishness, Lin Mowei looked refreshed and radiant.
Probably because she got distracted by seeing him come in, a trickle of white porridge dripped down the corner of her mouth.
Because of the things he was thinking about in the morning, seeing his sister like this inexplicably gave him a… lewd feeling, and his heart gave an uncontrollable heavy thump.
Lin Mowei picked up a napkin to wipe her mouth, smiling brightly. “You’re up, Xiao Yu? What were you doing last night? I saw you sleeping so soundly I couldn’t bear to wake you, so I asked Yanran to wait for you.”
Xia Yanran’s expression was normal, while Lin Yu’s face showed a hint of awkwardness. However, Qin Wuyue, who was also somewhat tired, had a flash of surprise in her eyes.
The words sounded fine, but upon closer thought, they were very suspicious.
‘You didn’t want to be the bad guy to wake him up, so you asked Yanran to do it, and then you say “couldn’t bear to”?’
If it were before, Qin Wuyue probably wouldn’t have thought that way. But ever since she found out that Lin Mowei was a sister with impure intentions toward her brother, upon hearing those words, she couldn’t help but think too much.
She glanced at Lin Mowei. ‘Oh, you. Now you’ve learned to hide barbs in your words, huh?’
But Lin Yu’s reply was quite satisfactory to her.
“I didn’t do anything. Also, Sis, you don’t need to have Yanran wait for me. You guys just go ahead and eat.”
After saying that, he went to get breakfast with Xia Yanran. “Eat, aren’t you hungry? Really…” There was no dissatisfaction in his tone, only indulgent helplessness.
Qin Wuyue curled her lips. “By the way, Mowei, you need to go to Huanxing Town today, right?”
Business was business, personal was personal. She hadn’t forgotten the promise she made.
“Mm,” Lin Mowei nodded. “The people I have over there told me last night that although we won, Qingqing is being held accountable because of me. The decision on the punishment will be officially made today.”
“Did she contact you?”
This time, Lin Mowei shook her head.
“What time is the meeting?”
“Nine thirty.”
Qin Wuyue looked at the ladies’ watch on her wrist. “Mm, there’s still some time.” Then she continued to eat breakfast calmly.
Lin Mowei glanced over at Lin Yu and the Xia Yanran beside him, then turned her gaze away.
“Teacher, thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” Qin Wuyue looked her straight in the eyes. “Maybe we’ll become relatives in the future. Helping each other is only right. If you have anything to say, just say it directly.”
Lin Mowei’s expression stiffened. “Mm, okay…”
“Heh.” Qin Wuyue let out a light laugh and didn’t say more.
Lin Mowei was someone she had taught. Although she was a bit surprised when she first discovered her feelings, no matter what, she was still her teacher. It was easy for her to control her.
When Lin Yu and Xia Yanran came back, the table had returned to calm.
After breakfast, Qin Wuyue and Lin Mowei went to Huanxing Town together.
Lin Yu originally wanted to go back to sleep, but then remembered that he needed to prepare for his sister’s birthday.
‘Come to think of it, why did it feel like Elder Sister had forgotten? She didn’t react at all.’
He stood in front of a gift shop, pondering, and then was urged by Xia Yanran.
“What are you thinking about? Isn’t today Elder Sister Lin’s birthday? Hurry up and go in to pick a gift for her.”
Yeah, she also knew Lin Mowei’s birthday. In previous years, it was just the two siblings together. This year, here, she also wanted to participate. She looked even more excited than Lin Yu.
Of course she was excited. The sibling duo next door weren’t the type to make a big deal out of things.
In the past, she had only simply said “Happy birthday,” but that was far from enough.
If she and Lin Yu got together in the future, then Lin Mowei would also be her sister. It was very necessary to build a good relationship with her in advance.
Of course, she wouldn’t admit that being excluded from this matter made her a little jealous and envious.
What bad intentions could a young lady have? She just purely wanted to become family with Lin Mowei and be her sister-in-law.