LRAB Chapter 57 What is Hu Lin'er doing, acting so suspiciously?
Chapter 57 What is Hu Lin'er doing, acting so suspiciously?
After writing her reply, Qian Yuhan looked at the other three who had already fallen asleep and felt that the atmosphere was really nice.
After quickly washing up in the bathroom, Qian Yuhan went to bed and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Qian Yuhan went for a run with Zhao Ke as usual. After running two laps, they reached the dormitory building, where Tang Xuan came out and joined them.
Qian Yuhan asked, "Big brother? Why are you up so early?"
"Well, when I went back this time, my dad said I'd gained weight. I looked down and it's true, I've got a little belly now. I need to exercise and lose some weight. Otherwise, Xiaoyue will start to dislike me..."
Tang Xuan scratched his head and looked at the person next to Qian Yuhan, asking, "And who is this?"
"His name is Zhao Ke, he's in our class."
"Hello, hello, nice to meet you." Tang Xuan extended his hand, and Zhao Ke, seeing that Tang Xuan had taken the initiative, quickly extended his hand as well. The two shook hands politely.
Qian Yuhan: Hey, hey, hey, is it really necessary? It's like leaders meeting and exchanging pleasantries, so bureaucratic...
When Qian Yuhan reached the gate on her last lap, she dropped a letter into the mailbox and then returned to the two of them.
"Fourth brother, what's going on?"
Zhao Ke directly explained for Qian Yuhan: "Class monitor, this is a reply letter you write to someone. You go there to mail the letter almost every morning."
Qian Yuhan nodded.
"Good heavens, fourth brother, you've even got a pen pal? Do you even know if it's a guy or a girl?"
Qian Yuhan said, "I feel it should be a woman."
Tang Xuan watched as Qian Yuhan spoke without changing his expression, and in his heart, he also rejected the idea that Qian Yuhan was two-timing him. It should just be pen pals exchanging letters and chatting.
But Tang Xuan still teased, "Does Lin'er know?"
Qian Yuhan shook her head.
"Hey, fourth brother, aren't you afraid Lin'er will get jealous if you write letters to other girls?"
"We've both given each other enough space, and this is truly just a pure pen pal friendship with no other intentions. I believe Lin'er can understand. Besides, we've never met in person—"
Qian Yuhan was about to say something when Tang Xuan raised his hand to interrupt her: "Hey, alright, alright, look at you, you're getting impatient. We didn't say you had anything going on with that girl."
Zhao Ke nodded in agreement with what Tang Xuan said.
Tang Xuan continued, "I think you need to talk to Hu Lin'er to avoid any misunderstandings. It's much better to take the initiative to explain than to be passively interrogated after being discovered. At least it proves that you have a clear conscience, right?"
Tang Xuan's words timely gave Qian Yuhan a hint, and Qian Yuhan thought they made a lot of sense, so she nodded in agreement.
This last lap was a relaxation lap, basically just walking around to lower your heart rate. The three of them chatted casually about things related to finals.
The three chatted as they returned to their dormitory. Tang Xuan and Qian Yuhan took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then woke up Mu Chen and Tang Chen.
After the two of them had finished getting ready, they went to the cafeteria for breakfast together.
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After finishing breakfast, Qian Yuhan looked around but didn't see Hu Lin'er. He thought he would find some time during class to tell her about having a female pen pal.
And so class started, only to find out that Hu Lin'er had taken the day off!
Qian Yuhan: What happened? Lin'er was studying with me last night, why is she absent today...?
On the other hand, because the theory teacher did not come to request sick leave, the morning theory class for Class 4 was canceled and replaced with free time for students to arrange their own activities.
Tang Xuan wandered around outside, while Tang Chen went straight back to his dormitory to cultivate. Xiao Yue was still in class and he couldn't go to see her, so he thought he'd take a stroll around the academy.
As I walked along the path, I saw a familiar figure in front of me...
Tang Xuan muttered to himself: This is—Hu Lin'er?! What is she doing here? Wasn't Fourth Brother supposed to have practical training this morning? She should be in the Soul Arena.
Thinking this to himself, he was about to go up and say hello when he saw Hu Lin'er looking around furtively before heading into the Martial Soul Forest.
Tang Xuan was even more puzzled: What was Hu Lin'er doing, acting so suspiciously?
Out of curiosity, Tang Xuan followed Hu Lin'er into the Martial Soul Forest.
The Spirit Forest is a particularly mysterious place within the Spirit Hall Academy. Most of the trees there are various species for students to rest and enjoy, but a small portion is planted with some very dangerous plants.
Tang Xuan followed Hu Lin'er closely because he was afraid she would encounter dangerous plants, like the Demon Eye Tree that he had bumped into earlier!
Tang Xuan trembled at the thought of that experience...
Judging from Hu Lin'er's way of dressing, she seemed very familiar with this place and appeared to be a frequent visitor.
As expected, Tang Xuan lost track of him and left dejectedly. He planned to talk to Lao Si about it after class.
In a clearing surrounded by spirit pines in the Spirit Forest, a figure was waiting.
This person was Dai Shengxi, and Hu Lin'er also squeezed through the gap between the two trees.
"What's the matter now? Why did you make me skip my morning classes to come here?"
Hu Lin'er said with great disgust.
"Lin'er, can't you be a little nicer to me? How are you doing with what I told you on the day I went on vacation?"
Hu Lin'er asked suspiciously, "How did you find out that Yu Han was going to get into that playing card business?"
"Hehehe, don't worry about that. You should pay more attention to this matter; it's a great opportunity to save your Hu family. My family will provide you with funding, so you should quickly get his plan for that card game business. That way, our two families can seize the market ahead of time, and your family's cash flow will be able to recover."
"And then?" Hu Lin'er asked coldly.
Dai Shengxi was clearly taken aback by Hu Lin'er's question: "And then? What then? Of course, it's the long-term cooperation between our two families. You continue to seduce Qian Yuhan, and dump him when he's completely infatuated. He'll definitely be devastated, and then I'll tell him the whole truth. Hehe, just thinking about it is exciting, isn't it? Hahahaha..."
"You...you are shameless..."
"Let me tell you, Hu Lin'er, we're in the same boat now. Don't think that speaking up for Qian Yuhan is doing him a favor. You've never done anything to be good to him!"
Dai Shengxi's last sentence hit the nail on the head, and Hu Lin'er froze, realizing he had been right!
"I also ask you to stop now, otherwise I can go to the extreme and confess everything to Yu Han, even if it means he will hate me forever, I will tell him that you forced me to do all this."
"Hehe, really? I forced you? Think about it carefully..." Dai Shengxi walked to Hu Lin'er's side and whispered in her ear.
"Don't forget the marriage agreement between our two families. If it weren't for that childhood betrothal, do you think your family's financial difficulties, leading to tax evasion and high-interest loans, would have been kept secret until today? Lin'er, why don't you understand? Although you've always treated me that way before, deep down—"
"Disgusting, you bastard!" Hu Lin'er growled.
“Okay, okay…” Dai Shengxi walked through the grove of trees and left.
Hu Lin'er couldn't stop her tears from flowing: Why, why was I born into such a family? If I had known it would be like this, that wealthy families would have to face these things, I would rather be poor and live a simple, ordinary life...