At dusk, Lin Yu leisurely strolled all the way to the Xin Yue Community, where Xia Muzhu resided, from his rented house.

The reason he chose to walk wasn't that he was short on cash. Having a 10% stake in the newly encountered tavern, Lin Yu had already achieved a preliminary level of financial freedom.

The only reason he chose to walk was that he wanted to see if he could luckily spot the male lead from Xia Muzhu's second erotic plot. If he could catch him, he could solve the problem once and for all, and he wouldn't have to live in fear every day!

Unfortunately, nothing happened. He walked all the way until it was dark, to the Xin Yue Community, and to the foot of Xia Muzhu's house. Lin Yu didn't meet anyone who could stir a sense of familiarity in his heart.

Standing at the foot of Xia Muzhu's house, Lin Yu was just about to go upstairs when a call with a hint of childishness sounded behind him.

"Long Ao Tian!"

Lin Yu's mind conjured up a question mark.

Damn it.

Who is it?

Don't you even know the basic rule of not shouting out your username when you're out?

With a grudge, Lin Yu turned around to see a child running towards him with a beaming smile.

The corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a cold smile devoid of warmth.

"Xia Ao Di, where have you been playing? Why are you only back now?"

Xia Yue Shan, who was running towards him, had his smug smile fade quite a bit. He stopped next to Lin Yu, caught his breath, and said:

"I didn't, Long Ao Tian, I went to throw out the trash, I didn't go out to play."

"Is that so, Xia Ao Di, I thought you went out to play and just came back."

"No, Long Ao Tian, I've been at home since I returned from the supermarket at noon. To avoid the situation you mentioned, I've been sticking close to my sister all the time, except for when I'm in school."

"Not bad, Xia Ao Di, you're sensible."

The two of them hurt each other all the way to the top floor...

...

"This is Lin Yu I told you about."

As soon as Lin Yu entered the door, Xia Muzhu, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up and introduced him to her best friend sitting next to her.

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Then, Xia Muzhu turned to Lin Yu and introduced him:

"Lin Yu, this is my best friend, Sun Tao. You can call her Sister Sun Tao."

"So, you are Lin Yu?"

"I heard about your heroic rescue from Zhu. You really helped us out that night."

Sun Tao stood up and reached out to Lin Yu with a smile.

"I dare not claim to be a hero, but the one I saved was indeed a beauty."

Lin Yu stepped forward and shook her hand lightly, smiling.

Sun Tao was amused by Lin Yu's little joke, she covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes full of mirth flitting between the two of them. Eventually, her gaze landed on Xia Muzhu, and she nudged Xia Muzhu's arm with her elbow, teasing:

"He's done you such a big favor, don't you have a reward for him?"

"What reward?"

Xia Muzhu looked at Sun Tao in confusion, wondering why she was asking since she had already told her about giving Lin Yu three thousand yuan.

Why ask again?

Ignoring Xia Muzhu's puzzled eyes, Sun Tao's eyes curved into crescents, and a teasing glint flashed in them as she chuckled:

"Isn't it that after a hero saves a beauty, the girl will marry the one who saved her?"

"Now it's time for you to fulfill the reward."

Hearing Sun Tao's words, Xia Muzhu's milky white skin suddenly flushed as if it was on fire. She first quickly glanced at Lin Yu to gauge his reaction, then turned back to Sun Tao, hitting her with a blush:

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Lin Yu is still young, he's still in high school!"

"Huh?"

"High school student?"

Sun Tao covered her slightly open mouth in surprise, then turned to look at Xia Muzhu, making a sour face of envy and jealousy:

"You really hit the jackpot this time!"

"Sun Tao!"

Xia Muzhu couldn't handle Sun Tao's teasing at all. The blush on her face deepened, even her ears were dyed a deep red. Being verbally clumsy but physically strong, she raised her hands and reached for Sun Tao's face, shouting angrily:

"I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"

After a bout of playfulness, the four of them sat down at the dining table to have dinner.

During the meal, Sun Tao would occasionally cast her gaze on Lin Yu. She furrowed her brows, her expression full of confusion, as if she was comparing Lin Yu's face with some memory in her mind.

"Is there something wrong?"

Lin Yu felt her gaze and looked up to ask.

"Little brother Lin Yu, you look familiar, have we met somewhere before?"

Sun Tao asked, pressing her lower lip with the tip of her chopsticks, while pondering.

"I don't think so."

Looking at Sun Tao's beautiful face, which could be described as a beauty, Lin Yu shook his head, not feeling that he had seen her before.

If he had seen her before, he wouldn't be like now, having no impression of her at all.

Generally speaking, men have a deep memory of beautiful women!

"Maybe you remembered wrong."

Lin Yu answered with a smile.

Sun Tao pursed her lips, obviously not quite satisfied with Lin Yu's answer, but she couldn't recall where she had seen Lin Yu's face before, so she could only shrug her shoulders and concede:

"Maybe."

"By the way!"

Sun Tao turned to Xia Muzhu, asking seriously:

"Zhu, what does the bad man who stalked you look like?"

"I need to keep my distance if I see him."

"That's too scary!"

Xia Muzhu thought carefully for a moment, then said:

"He doesn't look old, between twenty and thirty, and he's a bit thin. He's slightly taller than the average person, his eyes aren't big, his nose is very high, and the most noticeable thing is his hair, it's white."

Sun Tao nodded, remembering these details. Then she changed the topic, and everyone started to chat casually about various things.

After dinner, Lin Yu excused himself to leave.

Once downstairs, instead of leaving, Lin Yu stood in a corner, lit a cigarette, and smoked quietly.

Thinking back to Xia Yue Shan's coughing and winking at him after dinner, Lin Yu guessed that he had something to talk to him about and wanted him to wait for him downstairs.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu exhaled a puff of white smoke with a sense of melancholy.

This silly thing.

Why didn't you just send a message?

Why make it so hard?

It's like exchanging intelligence as a secret agent.