“Alright then, that’s settled. Xiao Yu, you get ready too. Your sister is going to take a shower, and then we’ll head down.”
“Mm, okay.”
Lin Mowei, with an attitude completely different from before, patted her younger brother’s hair and then turned and walked out.
Returning to her own room, she quickly took off her clothes and walked barefoot into the bathroom.
She didn’t adjust the water temperature, letting the cold stream beat down on her graceful figure.
It seemed only by doing this could the anger rising in her heart be extinguished.
Earlier, from Mu Qingqing’s mouth, she had learned the meaning of those two sentences.
According to her description, Qin Wuyue had apparently fainted from exhaustion and then collapsed onto her brother.
Although, based on her understanding of Qin Wuyue, merely coming into contact with her own “overload” state shouldn’t have been enough to injure her, it was still somewhat explainable.
The main point was, at this stage, she wasn’t particularly worried that Qin Wuyue and her brother would actually get up to something.
Back when she found out the two had gotten together, she had questioned her brother in detail.
The story she got was that Yeling’s departure had put him in an extremely depressed mood, and then, fueled by alcohol, he ended up in Qin Wuyue’s bed.
It could be considered a passionate mistake.
Normally speaking, whether it was her brother or Qin Wuyue, neither should have any lingering thoughts about the other now. It was eighty percent likely to be a genuine coincidence.
That latter sentence about Mu Liuli, however, genuinely made her very, very worried.
She didn’t know much about that girl either, only that they were classmates and that their relationship became close after entering Dome Academy. But…
Now, unknown changes had clearly appeared: the emergence of the King Beast, the arrival of the Hunter squad.
These were things that hadn’t happened in her previous life. This uncertainty about the future inevitably stirred a thread of unease within her.
Then, coming back and seeing Xia Yanran snuggled up with her brother, that unease instantly transformed into anger—a rage at being unable to change the future.
“Huff…”
She raised her head and closed her eyes. The cold water splashed against her face, flowing down her skin to the floor.
‘I won’t give Xiao Yu to you. I won’t give him to any of you. No one!’
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After Lin Mowei left, Lin Yu also went to wash his face to refresh himself a bit.
Xia Yanran had undoubtedly touched a soft spot in his heart. The girl’s clumsy ignorance and her cautious, gentle submissiveness repeatedly battered against his resolve to keep his distance.
They say the gentle trap is the hero’s grave. He was clearly no hero. Faced with the gentle trap the girl offered, he wasn’t sure how long he could hold out either. It seemed he needed to think of a way to make her voluntarily keep her distance.
But how should he do that?
Just moments ago, caught up in the atmosphere, he had promised not to distance himself from her anymore.
Their meeting was the earliest, and the time they spent together was the most. Sometimes, he couldn’t even figure out how she had come to like him.
Wasn’t it said that childhood friends can’t beat the ‘heaven-sent’ newcomer?
Over the years at school, it wasn’t like no one had pursued Xia Yanran, but she had rejected them all bluntly and clearly.
Lin Yu had once asked her why. She said those people didn’t understand her at all; they were just impulsively confessing based on her looks. She found it utterly boring and had no desire to interact with them.
Later, once when the two of them were lying in bed afterward, Lin Yu remembered this question again.
Her answer at that time was, “We’ve been together for ten years. You’ve long since become a part of my life. I can’t even imagine what it would be like without you by my side. So don’t ask such stupid questions in the future. You just need to stay by my side forever.”
Lin Yu hadn’t said anything back then, just silently increased his intensity.
Sigh…
Troublesome. Xia Yanran was the first, but also the most troublesome one.
Leaving the bathroom, he went out and arrived at Xia Yanran’s room door. He was just about to raise his hand to knock but stopped.
His gaze involuntarily drifted to the room next door—Qin Wuyue’s room.
He still didn’t know who that woman who had groped him all over was.
Could it be Qin Wuyue?
When he called her name, that woman had clearly been stunned.
Was it her? Or was it simply because of the name?
He lowered his hand and went to Qin Wuyue’s room door. After a moment’s thought, he raised his hand and knocked.
Knock, knock, knock.
He waited a few seconds. No sound came from inside.
Huh? Not in?
He knocked again, waiting a bit longer this time, but there was still no movement.
Just as he was about to knock for the third time, a voice suddenly came from not far to the side.
“Xiao Yu, I’m over here.”
Lin Yu followed the voice and saw Qin Wuyue wearing a long dress. The loose clothing couldn’t hide her full, lovely figure.
Her long hair was tied up, looking damp. Her face still held that post-shower glow—fair skin tinged with pink, delicate and radiant.
“Uh… Aunt Qin, where did you go?”
Lin Yu stepped forward, a trace of suspicion in his eyes. ‘Was it really her? But there’s no reason at all. Besides, would this woman need to hide her identity to lay hands on me?’
Qin Wuyue fanned her slightly warm face with her hand. “I went to soak in the hot springs. They have hot springs here, didn’t you know?”
Lin Yu shook his head. “No, I didn’t. You went by yourself?”
“What else? Should I have called you along?” As she spoke, Qin Wuyue showed a teasing expression. “But come to think of it, I think there is a mixed bathing area. What? Want to go with your Aunt Qin?”
Lin Yu shook his head again, this time very quickly.
“Heh heh, coward.” Qin Wuyue laughed more freely, reaching out to pinch his cheek. “What did you come find me for?”
“To eat. My sister is back. She told me to call you all.”
“Alright, wait for me to go change clothes. You go call Yanran first. I called her earlier, but she said she wasn’t going.”
“…” Lin Yu seemed to know why she wouldn’t go, but this wasn’t something he could easily explain.
“Okay, I’ll call Yanran first then.”
Qin Wuyue entered her room, while Lin Yu knocked on Xia Yanran’s door.
She responded quickly, coming out right away, changed into her usual sportswear. Unlike the sexy, fiery look from before, this was completely the youthful vitality fitting for her age.
Once everything was ready, the four of them headed to the dining hall.
At this hour, there were noticeably more people at the resort, but not by a huge amount.
Because of Qin Wuyue and Lin Mowei’s status, they naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Some were discussing Lin Yu’s earlier performance, others were talking about Xia Yanran, saying it was the first time they’d seen Doctor Qin’s daughter.
They found a seat and sat down. Lin Mowei very naturally sat next to her brother. Xia Yanran had originally wanted that spot, but seeing it taken, she just pursed her lips without saying anything and sat across from them.
Qin Wuyue glanced at her daughter, then swept her gaze over the siblings sitting opposite, a slight smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she sat down.
After they were seated, a robot approached.
“What would you like to order? Here is the menu.” Various dishes appeared on the display screen.
Just as they were ordering, a man’s voice came from not far away.
“Liuli, I hear the food here is quite good. Let me treat you.”
Lin Yu turned to look. Four people were walking towards them—two men and two women.
As for the one who spoke, he recognized him too. That guy had been his rival in love for a while.
“Tch…” Beside him, Xia Yanran had clearly noticed them too, letting out a soft sound of displeasure.
Lin Yu gave a helpless little laugh in his heart. ‘Miss Xia Yanran, if you knew this entire resort was hers, wouldn’t you immediately turn around and go home?’
Really…