Looking at Su Xiaomeng, who was stunned for a hundred years, the corners of Lin Yizhou’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
“No… you misunderstood.”
Lin Yizhou began to explain.
“I’m not in that kind of relationship with Su Ziling. It’s just…” He paused here, as if pondering something, then continued, “Just friends.”
“Oh~ Friends~”
Judging from Su Xiaomeng’s teasing and playful expression, she clearly didn’t believe Lin Yizhou’s explanation.
The latter was quite helpless too. He really had forgotten that Su Ziling had a younger sister, and he’d even run into her.
So how should he explain this now?
“No, no, no, Auntie, you’ve got it wrong,” Su Lili chimed in to help Lin Yizhou explain. “It’s raining so hard outside. Dad is just temporarily staying here to take shelter from the rain.”
“Of course I know that.”
Fortunately, Su Xiaomeng didn’t dwell on this point. She sat down with a smile and said to Lin Yizhou.
“Oh, about you, Senior, I don’t really know much yet.”
Su Xiaomeng rested her chin on her hand, examining Lin Yizhou with a beaming smile. Her expression grew more satisfied the longer she looked.
“There’s nothing much to know,” Lin Yizhou shrugged. “I’m just an ordinary, average person.”
“Well, I got so excited I forgot to formally introduce myself,” Su Xiaomeng said energetically. “I’m Su Ziling’s biological younger sister, Su Xiaomeng. Nice to meet you.”
“Lin Yizhou…”
Faced with her closeness, Lin Yizhou couldn’t help but step back.
Although Su Xiaomeng hid it very, very deeply, Lin Yizhou sensed a hint of danger.
Not the kind of jealousy or similar malice, but the kind of person who could drive a knife into your body while wearing a smile.
She’s dangerous.
That was the only thought in Lin Yizhou’s mind.
“So when did you two start dating?” Su Xiaomeng leaned in close to Lin Yizhou, grinning. “If you make my big bro cry, I won’t let you off, you know.”
“I told you…” Lin Yizhou sighed. “I’m not her boyfriend.”
“He’s her husband.”
Su Lili added this very timely remark, making Lin Yizhou even more embarrassed.
“That’s not even set in stone yet. How is he a husband?”
“Right, right~” Su Xiaomeng leaned in close to Lin Yizhou, extending her index finger and poking his cheek repeatedly, still wearing that grinning expression.
“Oh, not bad, not bad. Nice build, pretty solid. Wouldn’t have guessed you’re a shut-in.”
So close… so close…
Lin Yizhou wanted to step back again, but behind him was the armrest of the sofa. With nowhere to retreat, he had to let this boundaryless girl keep poking his face.
“Hey, hey, hey! Auntie, Dad is Mom’s. You’re not allowed to steal him!”
At this point, Su Lili couldn’t stand it anymore. She grabbed Su Xiaomeng’s hand.
“And can’t you see Dad is uncomfortable?”
“Hahaha…” Su Xiaomeng finally realized her behavior was inappropriate and stepped back. “Sorry, sorry. I was way too excited.”
“It’s fine.”
Once she moved away, Lin Yizhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He really couldn’t handle someone with Su Xiaomeng’s personality.
But after stepping back, Su Xiaomeng seemed to think of something else. She leaned in again and whispered so only the two of them could hear.
“Don’t let my big bro’s cold, fierce exterior fool you. Once you strip her clothes off, you’ll see—that guy is super adorable. You better take good care of her~”
“Uh…”
Seeing her lean in again, Lin Yizhou silently shrank back a little.
As mentioned before, he had a bit of social anxiety, especially when facing a girl with no sense of boundaries like Su Xiaomeng.
And although she seemed boundaryless… that wasn’t really the case.
Once you went along with her or couldn’t resist her temptation, you’d likely become her plaything.
She seemed lively, but in reality, she was an even more terrifying figure than Su Ziling.
Through the expression on Lin Yizhou’s face, Su Xiaomeng seemed to pick up on something.
She knew that no man would refuse her act just now, but Lin Yizhou’s reaction was different.
After a brief thought, the corners of her mouth lifted involuntarily, and she patted Lin Yizhou on the back.
“Anyway, my big bro is in your care from now on~”
“Why do you say that…”
Lin Yizhou was a bit puzzled, and equally puzzled by how she referred to Su Ziling.
“Actually, I’ve been curious. Why do you keep calling Su Ziling ‘big bro’ instead of ‘big sis’?”
“Well…” Su Xiaomeng smiled mysteriously, pressing her index finger to her lips. “Secret.”
The corners of Lin Yizhou’s mouth twitched. He really wanted to say “Riddlers, get the hell out,” but he had social anxiety.
So he couldn’t say it.
“Xiaomeng, you’re back?” At that moment, Su Ziling’s voice came from the direction of the bathroom. “Perfect. Go grab me a set of clothes.”
“Okay!”
Su Xiaomeng acknowledged, then said to Lin Yizhou, “Brother-in-law, leave the clothes to you~ The drying rack is right over there. Go ahead.”
“Hey… what about you?”
“I need to change clothes too.” Su Xiaomeng stood up, swaying her body slightly, indicating. “Otherwise, eating dinner in my pajamas will get them all smelly. So I’m leaving it to you.”
Without waiting for Lin Yizhou to refuse, Su Xiaomeng trotted out of the living room.
Seeing this, Lin Yizhou could only sigh helplessly.
As the saying goes, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Or maybe this was that kind of situation.
But it was just grabbing a set of clothes. Shouldn’t be a big deal.
After Lin Yizhou left, Su Xiaomeng, who should have left the living room, poked half her head back in. The playful and teasing expression on her face couldn’t be hidden no matter what.
At that moment, Su Lili seemed to understand something too. She looked toward Su Xiaomeng at the doorway.
When their eyes met, they both showed a “Flawless Plan” expression without any prior agreement.
On the other side, Lin Yizhou arrived at the place where clothes were drying. Looking at the large pile of clothes on the rack, he couldn’t help but feel a bit confused.
The reason was simple: Usually, when he saw Su Ziling at school, she wore mostly androgynous or even slightly masculine clothes. But the clothes on this rack were almost all women’s wear.
And come to think of it… would he have to grab her underwear too?
Lin Yizhou glanced at the blue-and-white striped items on the rack and quickly turned his head away.
“Don’t look at what shouldn’t be seen, don’t look at what shouldn’t be seen…”