Su Jin impatiently swiped left and right on her phone’s home screen.
To others, she might look like she was busy with work or contacting someone who could handle the thugs in front of her… but in reality, she was just swiping her phone back and forth.
So annoying, so annoying, so annoying!!!
The little person in Su Jin’s heart was jumping up and down.
Ever since she’d made Lin Luan her boyfriend, she always felt uneasy, as if something was clouding her judgment.
Logically, she should be sitting right now in the brightly lit conference room of Jinse Technology, listening to her subordinates’ reports, chatting with important partners and potential investors, both openly and behind the scenes steering the rhythm of the meeting.
That was the place where Su Jin truly belonged!
Even if the meeting had been delayed by an hour at her request, she should have arrived at the conference by six-thirty sharp, announcing the start of the meeting with absolute control!
But now?
Now she was still at the entrance of an abandoned warehouse at Changcheng No.1 High School, watching a group of thugs fighting.
It’s all Lin Little Dog’s fault! What is all this nonsense!
Su Jin frowned, pressing her hand to her forehead with a sigh.
If she had known earlier, she would never have come along…
Half an hour ago.
At six thirty-one, Su Jin was leaning against her Bugatti Veyron, her fingers tapping on the hood, her face dark.
The parent-teacher meeting should have ended a long time ago, but Lin Luan still hadn’t come out.
He actually dared to be late?!
It was already six thirty-one! They’d agreed on one hour— even if he was just a minute late, Su Jin would make sure to “teach” him a lesson, to let Lin Luan know that punctuality is a basic professional ethic.
Just as Su Jin’s patience was about to run out, she finally saw Lin Luan rushing out from the teaching building.
Su Jin snorted softly and called out to Lin Luan: “Lin—”
But before she could finish, that man turned and ran.
That man, the one she’d “bought” with her own money, actually completely ignored her existence!
He ran off in the exact opposite direction, without so much as a backward glance!
“……?”
Ignoring me?!
In that instant, Su Jin felt utterly disregarded, a surge of offended fury rising inside.
She didn’t care about her image or posture anymore; after locking her car, she hurriedly followed him…
And then, she saw the chaotic scene inside the warehouse.
Thinking of this, Su Jin’s finger stopped abruptly on the screen, pressing the phone off.
She looked up, her gaze complicated as she watched Lin Luan softly comforting his little sister in the warehouse.
His suit was torn, the corner of his mouth injured, looking rather disheveled.
A bit pitiful, too.
This man… this toy she’d impulsively bought, actually made her break her own principles again and again.
This feeling— it was just awful.
It was one thing to delay the meeting for him, but now, after the delay, she couldn’t even attend. All his fault!
If she could, Su Jin really wanted to have him crawl over and let her trample him hard right now!
But Su Jin’s gaze fell on Lin Wan, who was crying in Lin Luan’s arms.
With his sister here… forget it, for now.
Ah… so annoying, she couldn’t do anything at all.
Su Jin even started to feel a bit dejected.
“Miss… what about the meeting?” Song Li asked softly after taking care of the aftermath, standing at Su Jin’s side.
“What else can we do? Cancel it, cancel! You want Lin… Lin Luan to go like this?!”
Su Jin puffed out her cheeks, like a little girl being unreasonable.
She deliberately didn’t call Lin Luan “Lin Little Dog” in front of Lin Wan—after all, that was his sister; he deserved some dignity.
“Yes… I understand.” Song Li bowed slightly, “I’ll stay and wait for the police to handle the rest, you don’t have to worry.”
“Seriously…” Su Jin rubbed her temples and looked at Lin Luan. “Lin Luan! I’ll settle today’s score with you tomorrow! I’m leaving! You handle the rest yourself! Bye!”
With that, she turned and left the warehouse.
“Okay, o-okay… Miss Su…” Lin Luan watched Su Jin’s back, his voice trembling slightly.
It’s over! Su Jin’s angry again!
Lin Luan’s mind was a complete mess.
He knew not only had he ruined his suit today, but he’d also messed up Jinse Technology’s important meeting—practically a capital offense!
He didn’t know how Su Jin would punish him tomorrow; even wearing a maid outfit would be a reward at this point…
“…You’re upset?”
Lin Wan murmured from his arms, breaking Lin Luan’s train of thought. “Is that your boss? Did I cause trouble for you?”
“Of course not.” Lin Luan smiled gently, “You’re my little sister. For you, I’d do anything.”
Forget it, tomorrow’s problems can wait—right now, keeping Xiao Wan company is most important.
“Mm…” Lin Wan leaned on him, nodding quietly.
Lin Luan actually wanted to ask Lin Wan what exactly happened, why things had come to this, if someone had bullied her.
But seeing how weak his sister looked, he decided not to ask for now.
Now wasn’t the time—best to let her settle down first.
Lin Luan glanced over at Qin Qing, who looked a little nervous. He remembered he’d added Liu Minghui’s WeChat during the parent-teacher meeting.
“Qin Qing, should I contact your mom and have her pick you up? You had a scare today too.”
“Don’t!” Qin Qing quickly waved her hand, a trace of helplessness on her face. “At this hour, my mom’s definitely shopping at the mall with her friends—she might not even hear her phone.”
“Even if she picks up, she’ll just say, ‘Sweetie, just call a cab home, okay? Mommy’s about to lose this dress!’ and hang up.”
Qin Qing’s impression was spot-on, making Lin Luan want to laugh.
He remembered Liu Minghui at the parent-teacher meeting, busy replying to shopping messages—Qin Qing really wasn’t wrong.
Looking at the two girls in front of him, still pale, Lin Luan made a decision.
“In that case,” he said gently, “let’s not hurry home. You two must be hungry, right? I’ll take you out to eat, help you calm down, okay?”
Of course, Lin Wan nodded without hesitation, while Qin Qing looked a little embarrassed.
“T-then I’ll trouble you, big brother.” Qin Qing said softly, her ears a little red.
She didn’t know how to address Lin Luan; calling him ‘Lin Luan’ felt impolite, and calling him ‘Lu’an’ was inappropriate since they weren’t peers and today was the first time they’d met. So ‘big brother’ was the only option.
“It’s no trouble.” Lin Luan smiled. “What do you want to eat? You’re both the heroes today—especially you, Qin Qing, for protecting Xiao Wan so well. Big brother’s treating, order whatever you want.”
“I want to eat your cooking, big brother…” Lin Wan muttered.
Lin Luan’s heart softened, and he smiled wryly. “But Qin Qing’s here today, so let’s not go home. How about we eat out? I know a pretty good place.”
“Then I’ll listen to you, big brother.”
“Alright.” Lin Luan stood up and glanced at Song Li, who was standing to the side.
Song Li nodded silently, signaling that Lin Luan and the girls could go first, and she’d stay behind to wait for the police.
Lin Luan took Lin Wan’s hand and left the warehouse. Unintentionally, he looked back.
Song Li stood quietly in the shadows, calm and reassuring.
Lin Luan smiled.
This woman, Song Li—she was pretty reliable at a time like this.