Chapter 190 - Thoughts of a Young Lady
Lin Yiās abilities were wasted on bullying street vendors.
Zhang Biaoganās actions, however, had crossed his bottom line- he wasnāt too sure how the Tangs were doing, but it was clear that they were nowhere near well-off. Their absent father was enough for Lin Yi to make a guessā¦
What Biaogan was doing, on the other hand, was blatant bullying- it was only reasonable then for Lin Yi to give him a taste of what that felt like.
āWhatāer you still sitting here for? You want me to buy you dinner?ā Lin Yi asked Biaogan, who was still sitting on the floor.
Biaogan forced a smile on his face as he quickly got up. āNono, I wouldnāt dareā¦ Iāll leave, Iāll leave right nowā¦ā¦ā
With that, Biaogan got up and ran off as fast as he could after picking his coin box up, ignoring everything else.
The barbeque woman and the skinny man were also packing their stuff up- it was time for a change in business.
āYou okay, aunty?ā Lin Yi asked as he walked toward a confused Mrs. Tang.
She simply couldnāt catch up with the sudden change in development.
āI-Iām fineā¦ā¦ Iām fineā¦ā Mrs. Tang said, snapping back into reality- Biaogan was running his mouth right in front of her eyes moments agoā¦ but he wasnāt here anymore.
And all that had happened because of this young man here. So what if Biaogan was a tyrant- there were even bigger ones other than him around.
Tang Yin, on the other hand, had her head lowered, and she wasnāt quite sure what to think or say- from a model studentās perspective, she couldnāt agree with Lin Yiās way of handling thingsā¦ But it was indeed true, at the same time, that Lin Yiās method was the most appropriae one for the situation.
After all, it was certain that Biaogan wouldnāt be bothering them anymore, but one question remainedā¦ Why did Lin Yi do this? Why would he want to help her family out? She āunderstoodā it perfectly in her heart: he wanted to have a good impression on her, he wanted her to like him by doing stuff like thisā¦
As cliche as it might sound, even Tang Yin had to admit the effectiveness of an approach like that. At the very least, Lin Yi wasnāt as much of an asshole in her eyes anymoreā¦ He was only an asshole to bigger jerks, but that was itā¦
Just like that, Lin Yiād barged into her life permanently, and it didnāt seem very possible for her to get rid of him anymoreā¦ How was she supposed to face him from now on?
Should she continue her mockery of him? Should she continue giving him the cold shoulder? Tang Yin couldnāt bring herself to do it- she knew that herself. She wasnāt a heartless person, and despite Lin Yiās intentions, it was true that heād helped her and her family, at the end of the dayā¦
As a result, the only route left for Tang Yin was to run- Lin Yiās status and position put her on guard, and she locked her feelings once more as she remembered what Fen had been through, sealing herself off once moreā¦
Lin Yi looked at Tang Yinās lowered head, not thinking much of it. āAunty, Iām actually just here to ask about the weekendā¦ When should we come over? Tang Yin didnāt give any details, so I wanted to make sureā¦ā
āSaturday morning, thenā¦ You can come whenever youāre free- we live in the slums, third house in Grass Alleys.ā Mrs. Tang said, regaining her composure as her gratitude showed on her face. āLin Yi, we really have to thank you for what you did todayā¦ I donāt know what the two of us would've done if you hadnāt shown upā¦ Weād just get bullied without being able to fight backā¦ā¦ā
āHaha, that wonāt happen again.ā Lin Yi said with a laugh. āWell, me and Xiaobo are leaving- see you guys on Saturday, aunty.ā
āNono, please, sit- Aunty will get you something to eatā¦ā¦ā Mrs. Tang, naturally, wouldnāt let Lin Yi leave just like that- she had to thank him in some way.
Mrs. Tang was really starting to like Lin Yi now- he had the tyrannical side young masters had, but was actually quite reasonable as well! As terrifying as his darker side may be, Mrs. Tang found him to be very easy-going with people he knew well.
āItās getting pretty late, weāll pass this time- letās leave it for Saturday! Weāll be there on time.ā Lin Yiās phone had vibrated in his pocket earlier- it was probably a text from either Mengyao or Yushu, and Lin Yi had to get back to them as quickly as possible.
āAlright thenā¦ā Mrs. Tang said after Lin Yi insisted. āYin, see your friends out!ā
āOkā¦ā¦ā Tang Yin nodded unwillingly, walking after Lin Yi with her head still lowered.
āAhā¦ā¦ā A faint smile formed on Lin Yiās lips as he turned to leave with Xiaobo. Tang Yin, on the other hand, just walked behind them silently- Lin Yi wondered what she was thinking about.
āItās okay, you can go back if you donāt wanna.ā Lin Yi said, a little amused as he looked at Tang Yin.
āI didnāt say that.ā Tang Yin hmphed softly. āT...Thanks for earlierā¦ā¦ā
āWas just passing by- Iād probably help out if it was someone else tooā¦ā¦ā Lin Yi said, adding a āprobablyā to the statement. He probably wouldnāt help if it were someone else, in actualityā¦
After all, he couldnāt just butt into everything- he might as well go and put on an ultraman or spiderman costume if that were the case.
Naturally, Tang Yin wasnāt buying what Lin Yi was saying- why would a young master like him even bother if it werenāt her he was saving? Her debts toward Lin Yi were piling up, and Tang Yin couldnāt help but feel uncomfortable at that factā¦ā¦
āYou really wanna go out with me?ā Tang Yin asked as she raised her head at Lin Yi all of a sudden.
āAh?ā Lin Yi blinked at Tang Yin, evidently not expecting those words to come out her mouth.
It took Tang Yin quite some courage to get a question like that out- Lin Yi had involved himself with her family at this point, and Tang Yin wanted to make sure what Lin Yiās intentions actually were.
She put on a strong-willed front, but her heart was filling up with guilt and shame- it wasnāt a surprise that a girlās face would heat up after throwing out a question like that. Fortunately for her, Lin Yi wouldnāt be able to see the blush on her face at night.
Tang Yin was panicking enough in the first place, and she treated Lin Yiās āahā as him admitting it.
āDo your parents know? Will they agree to this?ā Tang Yin continued with another question before Lin Yi even answered her first one properly.
Tang Yin had seen what Lin Yi had done for her family, after all, and she couldnāt quite grasp what her feelings towards Lin Yi were at this point- there was some hate in there, but also something specialā¦ā¦
āMy parents?ā Lin Yi blinked again, pausing at the question- who were his parents? Even he didnāt know thatā¦ Old Lin did say he was an orphanā¦
Lin Yiās pause registered as hesitation in Tang Yinās eyes, and her fragile heart of a young lady tensed as it killed off the spark that had just taken placeā¦
The guy was just playing around after allā¦ Heād never planned anything for the two of them, nor had he told his parents about thisā¦ He was never planning to spend his life with her, so what was she still struggling for?
another month! Let's start it off strong :D
cough cough back to 21 chaps. theres still the goal thing, but ill do that after my patrons get charged (uk, that whole unpledging thing...)
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