Chương 122: Lin Che's Undeserved Misfortune

After dinner, Su Yuqing was about to pull Luo Bingli to her room for a "secret late-night chat" when Su Wanyi grabbed her and once again ruthlessly "dragged her in".

"Yuqing, the dishes haven't been cleared yet. Go wash them first, and mop the floor while you're at it."

"Mom, why is it me again?!" Su Yuqing pleaded pitifully, drawing out the last syllable as she tried to struggle.

Su Wanyi merely raised an eyebrow, her tone leaving no room for argument: "Who told you to try and slack off when Xiaoli came to visit last time, pushing all the work onto Xiaoche and Xiaoli? You'd better behave this time!"

Su Yuqing's face fell instantly. She sighed resignedly, lowered her head, and walked towards the kitchen. Before leaving, she turned back and gave Lin Che, who was heading towards the study, an extremely resentful look.

Seeing her daughter's dejected look, Su Wanyi shook her head with amusement, then took Luo Bingli's hand and made her sit down on the sofa, chatting with her affectionately.

"Xiao Li, you're too thin. You need to eat more. A girl's health is the most important thing." Su Wanyi touched Luo Bingli's slender wrist with some heartache and said earnestly.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Auntie. I will." Luo Bingli nodded obediently.

"You're so pretty and have such a great personality, you must have a lot of boys secretly liking you at school, right?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bingli's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head shyly, saying softly, "Auntie, please don't tease me, it's not true—" Just then, Su Xiaoye, who had just come over from the kitchen carrying a plate of fruit, suddenly brightened up and chimed in crisply:

"I know, I know! Brother Lin Che must like Sister Xiao Li a lot too. Let Sister Xiao Li and Brother Lin Che be together! That way, Sister Xiao Li will be our real family! She can live with us every day!"

Upon hearing this, the air in the living room seemed to freeze instantly.

Su Wanyi's smile froze slightly as she looked at her "always saying something outrageous" little daughter with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Su Yuqing's startled cry, carrying a strong sense of foreboding, came at just the right moment from the kitchen, accompanied by hurried footsteps rapidly approaching the living room.

"Su! Xiao! Ye! You little idiot! What kind of nonsense are you spouting now!"

Luo Bingli was stunned, as if struck by lightning. Her cheeks flushed red at a visible speed, spreading from her fair neck to her small earlobes, like a ripe apple.

She subconsciously lowered her head, her hands nervously twisting together, her heart pounding wildly, her mind blank, with only Xiaoye's words, "Let Sister Xiaoli and Brother Lin Che be together," echoing incessantly.

This little farce ended with Xiaoye giving in and apologizing to her older sister, then turning around and loudly complaining to her mother.

Meanwhile, in the study.

"Xiao Che, why did Xiao Luo suddenly decide to stay at our house today?" Lin Chen asked with a hint of doubt.

"I remember the last time she visited our house, she seemed very reserved and uncomfortable. She left in a hurry after finishing her meal. Why did she suddenly decide to stay at our house today?"

Lin Che remained silent for a moment, then briefly told his father what he had learned from Luo Bingli's homeroom teacher, as well as some of his own guesses:

"I heard from Xiaoli's homeroom teacher that her father works in another city all year round, but it seems that every time he comes home, she runs away from home and would rather wander outside than stay at home."

"So, I guess—her father might have come back in the last couple of days."

After listening to Lin Che's explanation, Lin Chen frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh: "Well, this is, after all, their family matter, and we outsiders shouldn't comment or interfere too much."

He paused, then gently instructed, "But Xiao Che, find a suitable opportunity later to tell Xiao Luo that our family warmly welcomes her."

"It doesn't matter how long she wants to stay here. Let her settle down and not feel any pressure."

"Yes, Dad, I understand." Lin Che nodded solemnly to show that he understood, and then turned and left the room.

In the living room, Su Yuqing, having finished the task assigned by her mother, leaned close to her friend and whispered, "By the way, Xiaoli, you came so suddenly today, did you bring a change of clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Bingli shook her head slightly, looking a little embarrassed. She replied softly, "Um, no—."

It wasn't until almost the end of the afternoon when she finally mustered up the courage to send the invitation text message to Su Yuqing and Lin Che, tentatively asking to stay overnight. There was no time to prepare any changes of clothes in advance.

If the two hadn't readily agreed to her request, she would have planned to wander around somewhere for two days, just like she had done many times before.

Upon hearing this, Su Yuqing immediately nodded in understanding: "You can wear mine for pajamas for now, but—what about underwear? You can't wear mine, can you? The size doesn't seem to fit—" Su Wanyi chimed in with a smile, "What's so difficult about that? Yuqing, you can just run an errand to the nearby convenience store and buy Xiaoli a new set."

Lin Che happened to walk to the sofa at that moment. He hadn't heard the previous discussion about "underwear" and "size" at all. He only heard Su Wanyi's last sentence and thought that it was just a matter of missing some daily necessities.

So he said very naturally, "Mom, I can handle these little errands. Yuqing has been busy all night and deserves a rest."

The moment the words left his mouth, the previously relaxed atmosphere in the living room suddenly became somewhat eerie.

Su Wanyi's expression froze slightly, then she suppressed her laughter and looked at her "helpful" son with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

Luo Bingli's cheeks, which were already flushed with embarrassment from Su Xiaoye's astonishing remarks, turned even redder, as if they were about to bleed.

She lowered her head abruptly, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground and never come out again.

Su Yuqing, who was standing to the side, was slightly stunned after hearing Lin Che's words, and then her cheeks quickly turned into a suspicious blush.

The next second, she whirled around, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes wide open, glaring at Lin Che, and shouted in an almost roaring voice:

"Lin Yi-Che-Yi! You huge pervert!!!"

"What the hell are you thinking about all day long?!"

Although Su Xiaoye had no idea what was going on, seeing her older sister suddenly erupt in anger, she immediately and very "observantly" clung to Su Yuqing's leg, joining in the commotion: "Brother Lin Che is a pervert! Brother Lin Che is a pervert!"

"Huh?!" Lin Che was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events and the barrage of angry words.

He stood there, looking at Su Yuqing, whose face was flushed and she was furious, as well as Luo Bingli, whose face was also flushed and who wished she could disappear into the ground, and Xiao Ye, who was hugging Su Yuqing's leg and waving her little fists at him. His face was full of big question marks.

"Did I—say something wrong?"

All I did was volunteer to run an errand and buy something. How is that considered abnormal?

Before he could even defend himself, Su Yuqing's fists, trembling with shame and indignation, rained down on him.

"Don't say it! Don't even think about it! You perverted freak! You big pervert! I'll beat you to death!!!"

Lin Che: "???"

Tonight, the Lin family's living room is destined to be filled with "joy" and "peace".