"Wait, Lin Sangyun!"
Bei Sangyun’s steps halted. She looked up and saw Li i running down the staircase, followed by her husband and the twins.
Bei Sangyun raised an eyebrow. She hadn’t expected the entire fourth branch to follow her out.
Li i arrived in front of her. "Ah... That..."
Bei Sangyun tilted her head, wondering what she was up to.
"That..." Li i looked to her husband for help.
Lin Ruo stepped forward, "My wife wants to invite you to dinner this Saturday. Would you care to join us?"
Bei Sangyun and the twins were stunned by the sudden invitation.
Lin Sunji looked at her parents, bewildered. "...Why are you inviting her?"
Lin Sanju quickly recovered. He glanced at his parents suspiciously.
"I can’t join you. I will be busy this weekend. Is there anything else?" Bei Sangyun replied.
Li i was disappointed. "Ah, is that so? Then I suppose we can invite you next ti."
Bei Sangyun nodded. "Next ti, then."
After Bei Sangyun left, Lin Sunji pulled her mother aside. "What’s that about, Mom? Why are you suddenly inviting Bei Sangyun? ssing with her will only bring us trouble!"
"I have no ill intentions in inviting her," Li i explained. She patted Lin Sunji’s hand gently. "...Your mother won’t be blind anymore, foolishly scheming like I did in the past. She is still our benefactor in so ways, so I just wanted to invite her to express my thanks."
Lin Sunji looked at her mother strangely, as if seeing her for the first ti.
"You’ve done well, Mom. Let’s invite her next ti then." Lin Sanju patted his mother’s back encouragingly.
Li i was taken aback. Her son, who usually stayed silent and didn’t speak unless spoken to, had initiated the conversation. She was flattered by his encouragent. She smiled brightly. "Thanks, son."
Upstairs, Lin Fei leaned on the railing as he watched the mbers of the fourth branch interact harmoniously. When Bei Sangyun erged from the room, the fourth branch followed her, and then he followed them out.
He did not expect to witness such a scene. The fourth branch, who deeply hated Bei Sangyun and the third branch, was now interacting harmoniously—as if they were family. They even approached Bei Sangyun just to invite her for a al without any ill intentions. Could it be true?
But observing their expressions and listening to their conversation, it didn’t seem that they harbored any ill will. Could such complicated relationships be easily nded?
Lin Fei turned around and went back to the room. He peeked inside.
The door was slightly ajar. The people inside, who had been stunned, were waking from their stupor and began cursing Bei Sangyun. Despite their curses, they looked aghast. Having soone point out the cruel truth was not pleasant, after all.
This. This was the true Lin family.
Lin Fei glanced at the old man sitting at the center, now silent and seemingly lifeless.
’Heh. The old man is speechless for the first ti.’
As expected, his favorite toy was really sothing else.
*****
Despite the strange atmosphere in the mansion, Bei Sangyun was not affected. She woke up early and left for school. This ti, Butler Xin accompanied her.
In the passenger seat, Butler Xin began nagging Bei Sangyun.
"I heard you caused a commotion last night. When I heard the things you said to the headmaster, my heart almost stopped! You just committed a severe offense! I thought you were going to be kicked out the next morning. Fortunately, the headmaster hasn’t made his move yet."
Butler Xin continued, "What are you going to do if he acts now and kicks you out? Or worse, makes an enemy out of him?! You are still not at his level to handle him!"
Driver Chen, who was in the driver’s seat, sweated as he thought, ’Is it okay for to hear this?’
Bei Sangyun looked out the window, unbothered. "That old man won’t make any move. If he acts after what I said to him, he will just be proving to himself and the rest of the family that I was right. He is too proud to do that."
Butler Xin was still not convinced. "Do you think he will take it lying down? I am sure he is pissed! Not to ntion, your father has also been pestering to talk to you. Agh, why does he still have ti to look for you? Aren’t the first and fifth branches enough to keep him busy?"
Bei Sangyun looked at the passing scenery, letting the nagging words enter one ear and co out the other.
"Stop here." She cut off Butler Xin’s nagging and instructed the driver to park in their usual spot.
"Don’t worry about that old man. I’ll handle him. Just handle Lin Ginxian. He can be really annoying." After saying this, she got out of the car.
Her timing was impeccable; a few seconds later, Fei Chuan appeared on the other street. Bei Sangyun happily ran toward him.
Butler Xin watched as Bei Sangyun’s deanor transford completely when she saw the boy. He was speechless. Didn’t his master change too much? What happened to the intimidating, crazy, and cruel young miss?
Had she really beco a fool in love? To think she would be so bold as to confess her love in front of the family.
Butler Xin observed them for a long ti before sighing in defeat.
Sigh. Whatever. Trying to understand the mind of an insane person might turn him crazy too.
"Let’s leave."
******
The teacher at the front was solemnly discussing the lesson. He was more passionate than usual. The students in the class were the sa. They were taking notes and listening intently. Even the troublemakers, who always slept and fooled around, had straightened their backs and were paying attention.
Everyone was studying passionately. How could they not be?
They were influenced by the strong desire to study because of the person in the last row.
The tyrant, who usually slept, flirted with Fei Chuan, or just stared into the air, was actually studying well!
Bei Sangyun was taking notes diligently.
When she didn’t understand sothing, she would raise her hand to ask the teacher. The teacher gladly answered her questions. Sotis, she asked difficult questions that even the teacher had trouble answering. Fortunately, they had a genius in the class who helped the teacher fill in the gaps.
Under such an atmosphere, everyone was studying seriously.
The class bell rang. For the first ti, the students showed disappointnt on their faces. The teacher laughed at their expressions. He was very happy and content inside. This was why he chose the path of teaching!
"Alright, class. Don’t be too sad. Since there’s only a little ti left before the college exams, the school is considering having afternoon classes as well as late-night self-study. I am glad you have a strong desire to study and learn. Please keep this up!"
The students suddenly lost their motivation to study after hearing what the teacher said.
"Ahhh~ I never thought studying could be this fun!" Zhong Cheng stretched out as he approached the last row. "Boss, since we spent a lot of energy studying this morning, we should eat so delicious food."
Bei Sangyun finished wrapping up her notes. "Alright."
She glanced at the twins in the front who were about to leave the room. After a mont’s thought, she added, "Invite those two as well."
Zhong Cheng was pleasantly surprised. "Alright, Boss! The more, the rrier!" He was relieved that he wouldn’t be the only one feeling like a third wheel.
"Cough! Cough!"
Bei Sangyun imdiately handed Fei Chuan a tissue. "What’s wrong? Is your cold getting worse?"
Fei Chuan hadn’t been feeling well that morning, but he had refused to go to the infirmary and insisted on studying with her. He even taught the entire class despite feeling under the weather.
"...It’s alright. I think I’ve just been worn out these past few days." His voice was hoarse.
"This won’t do. Should we ask for half a day? You need so rest."
"No. I still need to help you review."
Bei Sangyun stared at Fei Chuan, knowing how stubborn he could be. Once he made up his mind, no one could change it. Unless she do sothing.
"...Alright. If that’s the case, then I guess we have no choice."
.....
A while later, inside the restaurant Zhong Cheng had booked, the three of them sat in silence, waiting for their food.
In the lively restaurant, their silent table and its strange atmosphere stood out.
"Ahem. So, what do you guys usually eat?" Zhong Cheng tried to break the silence.
It took a long ti for him to get a response. Lin Sanju finally replied, "Rice."
Zhong Cheng: "...." Of course, rice.
Lin Sanju harrumphed, "This is stupid. Why did I even co here?"
Zhong Cheng: "...." He wanted to dine while flattering his boss, not with these two bipolar people!
Huhu. Why did Boss change her mind so late?
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