“Um, Uncle Su, your daughter must have great grades, right?”
“They’re alright. She’s always ranked near the top,” Su Jin nodded.
“Xiao Lin, have some food. Are you not fond of the dishes Aunt made?” Song Qiaoyun noticed Lin Mo had barely touched his chopsticks.
“Huh? No, no, I was just thinking about something,” Lin Mo quickly waved his hand. This wasn’t about the food—it was clearly about the people.
“Then hurry and eat more!”
“Alright, alright, I’m eating!” Lin Mo lowered his head and shoveled in two mouthfuls of rice.
He looked at Su Jin again and realized he really had forgotten and hadn’t continued the topic about Su Ling. Seriously? He had already hinted so clearly, and he still didn’t remember? Looked like he would have to ask directly.
“Um, Uncle Su, didn’t you say earlier that you’d introduce your daughter to me? My grades are actually quite good too. I was hoping we could talk and maybe help each other out.”
Hearing this, Su Jin finally came to his senses, set down his chopsticks, and patted his forehead.
“Oh, look at me! I forgot to tell you! When you went to the restroom earlier, you didn’t hear—Qiaoyun said Su Ling was in a bad mood today. As soon as she got home, she locked herself in her room and said she wasn’t eating dinner.”
“Huh?” Lin Mo was shocked. She wasn’t eating dinner? Then how was he supposed to let Su Ling know that he was the one who saved her father? How was anything that came after supposed to happen? The thought made Lin Mo panic.
“Um… Uncle Su, did your daughter say why she was upset?”
“When she came back, she said it had to do with something at school. Sounded like a deskmate made her angry. She just mentioned it briefly, I didn’t really listen,” Song Qiaoyun added.
Deskmate?! Lin Mo immediately understood. So it was that Chen Tianyou again! Thinking of that, Lin Mo couldn’t help but get angry. That Rich Second-Generation Heir was ruining his plans again! Once he made it big, he’d make sure Chen Tianyou suffered!
“What?! What kind of deskmate is that? That’s too much! Uncle, Aunt, aren’t you going to the school to check? I heard there are three notorious bullies in our First High School. If Su Ling’s being bullied by them, it could seriously affect her! Especially now, during the crucial period leading up to the College Entrance Exam. If anything goes wrong, the consequences would be huge!”
Damn you, Chen Tianyou. Just wait! Lin Mo thought to himself: After this speech, Su Ling’s parents would definitely be furious. Once they visited the school and found out Chen Tianyou had bullied their daughter, with Su Jin’s status, dealing with a Rich Second-Generation Heir would be effortless.
“This… it probably isn’t that serious,” Song Qiaoyun frowned slightly.
“Exactly. It’s normal for classmates to have small conflicts. If we go to the school over something like this, they might think I’m using my status to pressure others. The impact wouldn’t be good,” Su Jin shook his head after thinking it over.
Seeing the two not following his plan, Lin Mo grew even more anxious.
“Um, Uncle Su, how about asking your daughter to come out and at least eat a little? She can’t skip meals. If she goes hungry, it’ll affect her health!”
“Uncle Su, I’ll come with you,” Lin Mo stood up.
“Alright!”
Su Jin led Lin Mo to the room at the end of the hallway. Lin Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Things were back on track.
Knock knock—
“What is it?” Su Ling’s pleasant voice came from inside.
“Come out and eat something. Studying is important, but don’t starve yourself,” Su Jin said.
Lin Mo quickly adjusted his posture. He leaned against the wall with his head slightly lowered, exposing his side profile. He believed this was his most handsome angle. When Su Ling opened the door, she’d be stunned by his looks!
“Dad, I don’t want to eat. If I get hungry later, I’ll come out myself. I still have a test paper to finish. Let’s talk later.”
Inside the room, Su Ling was sitting at her desk, but she wasn’t working on any test paper. She was scribbling in large characters across a sheet of scratch paper:
“Annoying Chen Tianyou!”
The seat-changing incident today had left her extremely frustrated. She was already full of anger—where was the appetite for dinner?
“You really don’t want to eat? Your mom made your favorite braised chicken wings,” Su Jin tried to persuade her again.
“I said I don’t want it! Stop bothering me, Dad!” Su Ling’s voice grew impatient.
“Alright, but remember to come out if you get hungry later.” Su Jin sighed and gave up.
“This girl’s great in every way, just stubborn. I don’t know who she learned that from. Forget it, Xiao Lin. I’ll introduce you two another time. Let’s go.”
“Huh?” Lin Mo’s mouth dropped open. He had struck his pose already, and now this?
Was all the preparation he’d done today for nothing?
“Why are you leaning on the wall? Are you tired?”
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“Then let’s go. After dinner, have some tea. I’ve got some top-quality leaves for you to try.”
“Okay…” Lin Mo forced a strained smile.
Over an hour later, Lin Mo left Su Jin’s house, full of food and drink. But the moment he stepped outside, the smile vanished and his face drooped.
Damn it, it was all Chen Tianyou’s fault!
If that guy hadn’t pissed off Su Ling at the worst time, he probably would’ve met her today. Maybe they’d even have exchanged contact info and started chatting already!
Lin Mo cursed Chen Tianyou dozens of times in his heart before he finally calmed down.
But there was something that confused him.
According to how things played out before his rebirth, Chen Tianyou wasn’t supposed to anger Su Ling today. It should’ve been Zhang Kai confessing to her today instead. But he didn’t see any sign of Zhang Kai confessing. What was going on?
Could it be that after his rebirth, the original plotline had changed?
That didn’t make sense. If things had really changed, then he wouldn’t have been able to save Su Jin outside the city hall today!
Lin Mo thought long and hard but couldn’t figure it out.
Forget it. Since Su Ling clearly disliked Chen Tianyou, there would be plenty more opportunities for him to shine.
Wait!
Suddenly, Lin Mo’s eyes lit up.
If he remembered correctly, this round of the national lottery was going to have a huge jackpot—
A grand prize of 5 million yuan!
He remembered seeing it on the news and in the papers back then. It was even on the front page, so he had memorized the numbers.
That meant, as long as he bought a ticket now, he could directly win the jackpot!
Thinking of that, Lin Mo couldn’t contain his excitement.