Why?
How could this be!
Su Ran didn’t know that the sweetness she felt had nearly given the man behind her a brain hemorrhage from pure rage.
“Su Ran!! If you dare to walk out today, don’t ever call me your teacher again!!”
Lin Mo stopped in his tracks, but Su Ran didn’t.
She acted as if she hadn’t heard Zhou Muyuan at all. She walked two steps past Lin Mo before looking back in confusion, glancing at Lin Mo and then at Zhou Muyuan.
At the same time, Lin Mo looked at Su Ran and then back at Zhou Muyuan.
Zhou Muyuan thought they were scared. He immediately sneered and said, “Su Ran, you’ll regret it without me. Without me, you are nothing!”
Lin Mo had been acting a little bit before, but now he was truly annoyed.
He looked at Zhou Muyuan with cold eyes, a cold smile tugging at his lips. “You’re just a cockroach from the mud who crawled into a phoenix’s nest, yet you actually think the phoenix’s rebirth was because of your teaching.”
“Teacher Zhou Muyuan, you should look in the mirror and find some self-awareness. Be careful not to play with fire and get burned.”
Having said that, Lin Mo ignored Zhou Muyuan’s furious shouting. He turned to Su Ran and said, “Your talent is your own. It’s not something you only have because he taught you. Do you understand?”
Su Ran’s gaze was melting, and her heart felt soft and fuzzy.
“I understand…”
“Then let’s go. We don’t need this kind of teacher.”
“Okay…”
Su Ran followed Lin Mo out of the piano room without looking back once.
The moment they stepped out, the sound of keys being slammed violently echoed from the room.
Lin Mo sneered internally.
It was true that musicians used their instruments to vent their emotions — Su Ran had done it before too — but she at least had the professional integrity to play a whole, frantic piece.
Someone like Zhou Muyuan, who simply took his anger out on the piano, didn’t deserve to call himself a musician, let alone be Su Ran’s teacher.
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They stepped into the elevator and left the music conservatory.
Facing the sunset, they walked onto the street and headed for the bus stop.
After a moment of calm, Su Ran finally relaxed, her body turning soft as if her bones had been removed.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know he would talk to you like that…”
“Yeah, you were definitely in the wrong for that.”
For once, Lin Mo didn’t coax her. Su Ran looked up in surprise, only to see him leaning in with a mischievous grin. He quickly bit her ear.
“My young heart has suffered a great blow. You have to compensate me.”
The sudden ear-biting in public, accompanied by his warm, masculine breath, caused Su Ran’s pupils to shrink to tiny dots.
She felt a wave of electricity surge from her left ear to her brain, then down to her left toes. Her entire left side went numb… she nearly lost control of her bladder.
“How… how should I compensate you?” For once, she felt flustered and nervous in this regard.
Ignoring the two middle-aged women snickering nearby, Lin Mo continued to whisper into Su Ran’s ear.
Su Ran’s breathing suddenly stopped. Her large, phoenix-shaped eyes widened, and her face turned bright red. She looked as if steam were about to puff out of the top of her head.
Little did she know, she had dug this hole herself.
Lin Mo didn’t think he had made an outrageous request.
He had simply grasped what he believed was the trick to handling her — following the principle of fighting yandere fire with fire. He used the most blunt language to ask Su Ran to take some sexy photos for him as compensation.
That was all it took for Su Ran to lose it.
The more serious she was during the day and the more normal she appeared in public, the stronger the impact was now.
She felt like she was going crazy, having the immediate urge to tear Lin Mo’s pants off.
Fortunately, the two older women saved Lin Mo’s life. They made no secret of their envy, laughing as they said, “Being young is so nice.”
“Exactly. This girl is so pretty. If only my son were this successful.”
As if being jolted awake by a kick, the tensed claws hidden in her sleeves quietly relaxed.
Su Ran restrained herself and gave Lin Mo an incredibly resentful look.
Just then, the bus arrived.
The two older women didn’t get on the same bus, which could be considered as having spared Su Ran’s life.
Lin Mo led Su Ran to the back. Like a typical couple, they looked for a quiet corner in the crowded space.
Su Ran was tucked into the window seat, like a hunter who had been backhandedly controlled by her prey.
Perhaps the change in Zhou Muyuan had caught her off guard, or maybe she was worried about how to explain things to her mother when she got home. But more than anything, it was Lin Mo’s teasing just now that made her nervous.
She remained silent the entire way. It wasn’t until they were nearing their stop that she suddenly spoke. “Lin Mo, can I… lean on your shoulder?”
Lin Mo was stunned for a second. He didn’t say anything.
Without hesitation, he raised his arm to offer her an embrace, actively pulling her toward him.
Su Ran was as docile as a cat, gently nesting in Lin Mo’s arms as her body relaxed once more.
Even through the jacket, Lin Mo could still feel the soft, smooth sensation of her body. The unique fragrance of a young girl mixed with the scent of her hair rushed into his nose, making his heart race and his blood surge.
“Lin Mo, thank you.”
Su Ran’s voice was as quiet as a mosquito.
Lin Mo couldn’t see her face, but he could hear the sob in her voice.
She was always like this.
Both incredibly brave and deathly afraid.
Without his company, she probably would never have broken free from Su Qingwan or Zhou Muyuan.
With him by her side, she hadn’t hesitated to bring out the big guns, completely blowing Zhou Muyuan away. She had even shocked Lin Mo. It was only after the fact that she realized how scared she was.
Lin Mo wanted to laugh but also felt bad for her. Not knowing how to comfort her, he simply hugged her tightly and stroked her hair.
“Thank you, too, for standing up for me just now.”
The corners of Su Ran’s mouth lifted slightly as she instinctively began to enjoy the moment.
She really liked it when Lin Mo stroked her hair. It allowed her to truly feel his tenderness.
Of course, she wasn’t limited to wanting tenderness. If Lin Mo were a bit more forceful, she would appreciate it even more.
“I won’t attend his lessons anymore, regardless of what my mother says.”
“Mm, good girl.”
“But without a teacher’s guidance, what about the competition?”
“It doesn’t matter. I’ll find you a new teacher.”
“Is there enough time?”
“There’s still one month left. If we hurry, there’s enough time.”
Lin Mo spoke with such certainty that it gave Su Ran an inexplicable sense of peace and made her even more dependent on him.
She didn’t speak again. She just leaned against him tightly, thinking about how to take the photos he wanted.
Lin Mo didn’t speak again either. He just held her tightly, watching the darkening sky outside the window.
Today, he had both declared his sovereignty and officially set the stage.
All signs pointed to the fact that Zhou Muyuan was very likely the true culprit who had murdered him in his past life.
If the mastermind behind the scenes was truly him, even with the timeline moved ten years forward, he likely wouldn’t just sit around and wait for death. In that case, today’s provocation would have a miraculous effect.
‘Come on. Hurry up and come seek your own death.’
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