It went without saying who had posted that message. Song Nan told Jun Lin about it, but Jun Lin merely gave a faint “Hmm,” his thoughts unknown.
When Yuan Hongsu heard about it, he stormed straight into the principal’s office. The principal, terrified, immediately had the post deleted and promised to track down the poster.
If even Yuan Hongsu was furious, one could only imagine just how formidable Xia Ruohan’s background was.
Although the Xia family were nouveau riche, Xia Ruohan was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.
Xia Ruohan herself didn’t know why Yuan Hongsu would help her. Could it be because she was Jun Yeting’s granddaughter-in-law?
There was a fifty-fifty chance that was the reason, or perhaps it was simply because she was his student.
Ever since that incident, Song Nan hadn’t dared to let her guard down; she followed Xia Ruohan around like a shadow every day.
Ruan Jinxi had taken a leave of absence—coincidentally, right when the principal announced they were searching for this person.
Song Nan sneered. With such a small amount of guts, she actually dared to mess with Jun Lin’s people?
Over the weekend, Jun Yize returned, and the household staff came back as well, bringing the villa back to life.
Xia Ruohan sat in the living room, a game controller in her hand, cross-legged on the carpet just like Jun Yize. A game interface filled the massive LCD screen in front of her.
“Left, left! Hit him!”
“Holy shit, Xia Ruohan, are you out of your mind? It’s on the right!”
“There’s someone on your right! Run! You’re gonna die any second!”
“Xia Ruohan, look closer! There’s someone there! Someone on the left…”
The living room, which had been comfortably warm, suddenly felt a bit chilly. Xia Ruohan glanced silently at Jun Lin, who had appeared without her noticing.
Jun Yize was so engrossed in the game that he hadn’t even noticed his father standing behind him.
“Jun Lin, are you done with work?”
The living room fell silent for a moment before Xia Ruohan spoke up, also serving as a reminder to Jun Yize, who was completely oblivious to the world around him.
“What do you think?”
“……”
Don’t talk like that—it’s making her panic.
Jun Yize watched as Xia Ruohan was killed by the enemy across the screen again, his face a picture of despair. “Xia Ruohan, you’re such a terrible teammate! How come someone as smart as me can’t carry you?”
“Say that again.” Jun Lin’s voice rang out from behind him. Jun Yize froze instantly, dropping the game controller onto the carpet.
After a moment, he stiffly turned his neck to look back.
Jun Lin stood behind him, staring at him expressionlessly.
“Damn it, why didn’t you tell me he was coming down?” Jun Yize poked Xia Ruohan’s arm in annoyance and muttered under his breath.
Xia Ruohan gave him a look that said: I did warn you.
“It seems your teacher never taught you how to behave,” Jun Lin said.
Jun Yize: “Dad, I’m sorry.”
“From now on, these things are not allowed in the house.” Jun Lin was addressing this to Aunt Wu.
Aunt Wu quickly nodded in agreement.
“Jun Lin.” Xia Ruohan stood up and slipped on her slippers. “Jun Yize is just a kid—he doesn’t need to study all day long.”
Since Jun Yize had let her play video games with him, Xia Ruohan wanted to speak up for him.
Jun Lin glanced at Jun Yize and said, “You don’t need to study either. What’s the point of staying up past ten every night?”
Xia Ruohan: “……”
She had been pretending to study hard just to avoid awkwardness with Jun Lin, which was why she went to bed so late.
She shot Jun Yize a look and fell silent.
Jun Yize: “……”
What a useless teammate.
“Go back and do your homework.”
“Dad…”
Since Xia Ruohan was no help, Jun Yize didn’t want to rely on her either. He decided to plead his case to Jun Lin himself.
“I’ve been studying for a whole week. Can’t you just let me take a break?”
Jun Lin couldn’t be bothered to respond; he simply grabbed Xia Ruohan’s hand and led her out of the living room.
Jun Yize: “……”
He wanted to curse like crazy but didn’t have the guts. Waaah.