Ch 4: Underdeveloped

“Children drinking too much sports drinks is bad for their development.”

“…”

The brightly lit hall fell into deathly Silence.

The butler, who had just appeared at the archway, silently and elegantly turned around and returned to the Restaurant.

Yu Jingmo blinked, “This is the truth.”

Saying this, she glanced at the drink bottle in Lin Qingchuan’s hand, as if there wasn’t much left.

It’s true, boys, when they go out to play, they inevitably sweat profusely, and with only this one bottle of water on hand, of course they’ll drink it all up.

She comforted, “It’s okay, occasionally drinking one bottle isn’t a big problem.”

Lin Qingchuan suddenly felt the bottle in his hand weigh a thousand pounds.

“Cough,” a suppressed cough came from the side, “I’ll go upstairs first.”

With that, Lin Hui’s steps were steady, and his tall figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

Yu Jingmo turned her feet in a different direction; Lin Qingchuan was back, and it wasn’t safe to take down the small desserts.

Soon, the hall, which had been slightly Lively, immediately became quiet.

The originally golden sunlight outside was blocked by thick clouds, and the room immediately darkened a degree.

Finally, the “statue” in the shadows of the doorway moved.

His steps were stiff, and his movements slow.

In the dim light, a cylindrical object could be vaguely seen falling in a parabolic curve into the trash can.

The Lin Family’s dinner, without exception, was from 5:30 to 6 pm.

Today, it was rare that the male head of the household also appeared at the dinner table, and dinner… didn’t change much.

Three people, three dishes, and one soup, complete in color, aroma, taste, and quantity; Yu Jingmo ate quite happily.

As long as there were snacks, she wasn’t picky about what she ate for the main meal.

Halfway through the meal, she thought the person least likely to speak opened his mouth:

“There’s an auction tomorrow night, Xiaochuan, if you don’t have anything else to do, will you come with me?”

Lin Qingchuan paused slightly with his chopsticks, then nodded the next second, “Mm.”

Upon receiving the answer, Lin Hui didn’t say anything else.

Yu Jingmo was shocked by the rather “businesslike” conversation between this father and son.

After a moment of silence, she used her chopsticks to pick up a large piece of tender tomato and egg.

Lin Qingchuan lifted his long eyelashes and looked at the woman who was still happily eating.

He didn’t see any doubt about the auction on her face, and he wasn’t surprised.

Although the two of them got married suddenly, they were a real Couple on the surface.

Father must have told her about this long ago.

Thus, Lin Qingchuan tacitly agreed that it would be a three-person Action the day after tomorrow.

Until that evening, he appeared downstairs alone, wearing a suit.

“Young Master, we can leave now,” the butler reminded.

Lin Qingchuan paused, glancing at the stairs with the corner of his eye, opened his mouth, and finally just “Mm”-ed.

He got in the car and only then realized something was wrong.

Because the next second after he fastened his seatbelt, the driver was ready to start the car.

He subconsciously sat up straight, “Uncle Zhang, wait, everyone’s not here.”

The driver was startled, “Young Master, Mr. Lin went straight from the Company.”

Lin Qingchuan frowned slightly, “I know.”

Uncle Zhang suddenly realized, “Young Master, do you mean Madam?”

“Mm.” Seeing that he understood, the boy relaxed his tense body and leaned back slightly.

But soon he found that Uncle Zhang’s movements still hadn’t stopped, and the car was about to start completely.

The frown on his relaxed brow deepened.

Uncle Zhang was an Old Man of the Lin Family and shouldn’t have made such a disrespectful mistake…

At this time, a voice came from the front, dispelling his doubts, “Mrs. Lin told me in advance that she’s not going.”

Lin Qingchuan subconsciously said, “Wait!”

Uncle Zhang stopped his movements, surprised, “What’s wrong? Did you forget something?”

Lin Qingchuan was silent for a moment, “Mm, I’ll go back.”

“Okay.”

Lin Qingchuan unfastened his seatbelt, got out of the car, and walked back.

In the villa.

Yu Jingmo lay comfortably on the small sofa in the bedroom.

She first ordered a stylus before leisurely considering computer accessories and a drawing tablet.

Yu Chun’s debt arrived in her account at 7:58 pm the day before yesterday.

The next second, she blocked all contact information from that side.

She also finished that bag of desserts.

Now she had a solid 120 million, and an explosive amount of free time.

She planned to get a high-performance computer and continue her two-day work, three-day rest freelance career to earn some living expenses.

But her eyes were a little blurry, and she hadn’t even chosen a single accessory yet :）

Yu Jingmo put down the tablet and decided to let herself off the hook.

In her past life, her computer was also professionally assembled by someone else.

Indeed, professional things should be left to professionals.

Having made up her mind not to make things difficult for herself, Yu Jingmo wanted to go downstairs and watch television.

As soon as she sat down on the sofa, she heard the sound of the door opening.

Turning her head, she saw Lin Qingchuan, who should have been on the road.

“You’re not gone yet?” She looked at the boy in the white suit for a few more glances.

Tsk, isn’t this the standard Prince Charming!

She suddenly became curious about what the male protagonist in the original novel looked like.

“System, is the male protagonist even more handsome than Lin Qingchuan?”

【Not really, the two are evenly matched, right? It’s just a difference in temperament.】

Yu Jingmo understood.

So sometimes the Second Male Lead doesn’t lose in appearance or sincerity, but in identity.

If the Second Male Lead became the Male Protagonist, it would be a different story.

“Aren’t you going to the auction?”

Yu Jingmo snapped out of it, turning back to continue flipping through channels, “No, I don’t have anything I want to buy.”

Although Lin Qingchuan had already heard from Uncle Zhang, hearing her personally confirm it, his mood was still somewhat complicated.

This was the first relatively formal occasion after Yu Jingmo and his father got married, and it was a good opportunity for her to appear in everyone’s sights.

Now she lightly gave up this opportunity.

Looking at her lounging on the sofa watching TV, a hint of undeniable envy suddenly arose in Lin Qingchuan’s heart.

Lin Qingchuan, who was about to become a high school student, experienced the bitterness of being an office worker several years in advance.

After a long silence, Yu Jingmo glanced sideways, “Aren’t you going yet? It should be about time, right?”

As soon as the words fell, she keenly caught the hint of envy and resentment in the boy’s eyes.

She paused slightly, a knowing curve playing on her lips, “You don’t want to go either?”

Lin Qingchuan met the woman’s smiling eyes, suddenly stiffening, and turned to leave, “No.”

Yu Jingmo looked at his thin back and chuckled, he’s still a child.

But Lin Qingchuan would definitely inherit Lin Hui’s position in the future; he needed to familiarize himself with similar occasions and show his face in front of people in this class.

And considering her identity, she had no position to stop him from going.

Yu Jingmo thought about some random things, unconsciously pressing the remote control.

Finally, a familiar yellow square appeared on the television, and she stopped happily.

It wasn’t too early or too late, only half an hour after dinner, but she felt like eating again.

Let’s order some takeout!

Yu Jingmo had just picked up her Mobile Phone when she seemed to catch a shadow from the corner of her eye.

She glanced sideways and saw that a certain boy who had just walked out was now sitting on the single sofa.

Her eyebrows rose slightly, “Do you still have something to do?”

At the same time,

【The Host has received a mission: Stop Lin Qingchuan from going to the auction!】

Lin Qingchuan’s handsome face was expressionless, “I’m not going either.”

People are most afraid of comparison.

Lin Qingchuan had attended many banquets, big and small, before. Although he wasn’t very willing, he always went.

But now it was different. With Yu Jingmo, someone who could go or not go as she pleased, a stark contrast formed, and Lin Qingchuan rarely wanted to rebel.

Yu Jingmo blinked, “You, sure?”

【…】

Lin Qingchuan gave a supremely indifferent “Mm.”

“Then you should tell your Father.” Yu Jingmo certainly wouldn’t persuade him.

Besides the mission, she didn’t have the position, nor did she want to bother with it; free-range was the best!

Lin Qingchuan looked at the yellow square on the television for two seconds, then looked at the lazily casual Yu Jingmo, and silently picked up the phone beside him.

During the waiting time, Lin Qingchuan’s feverish mind calmed down.

He hesitated to hang up the phone.

This was something he had never done before, and would his Father be disappointed?

Thinking this, Lin Qingchuan unconsciously wanted to put down the receiver.

But as soon as he moved, the other side answered.

His whole body instantly stiffened.

Yu Jingmo glanced over with a sense of awareness, her eyebrows slightly raised.

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