Chapter 17, Section 17: Come home for dinner when you have time.

Fang Qu didn't expect Lin Zhao to come back. The moment he saw Lin Zhao, Fang Qu couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

He usually appeared kind and gentle in front of Lin Zhao, but now Lin Zhao had seen another side of him.

It's all Lin Xian's fault!

“Lin Xian is a good person. I didn’t leave the Lin family because of him. This is my decision, and I hope you can respect it.”

Lin Zhao simply looked at the people behind Fang Qu and spoke softly, word by word.

This was Lin Zhao's own choice.

You shouldn't take your anger out on others.

Fang Qu kept a cold face.

Looking at Lin Zhao's resolute face, he could only hum in agreement.

Lin Xian listened silently without saying a word.

Lin Zhao finished saying what she needed to say and ignored Fang Qu and the others.

Instead, she pulled Lin Xian away directly.

Lin Xian offered no resistance and followed Lin Zhao's force to leave.

Lin Zhao kept a stern face, and her anger did not subside even when she was in front of Lu Zhou.

Seeing Lin Zhao's appearance, Lu Zhou, who was originally eating dessert, glanced suspiciously at Lin Xian next to him.

"What's wrong with Zhao Zhao? Who upset you?"

It was as if if Lin Zhao said Lin Xian the next second, he could immediately deal with Lin Xian.

Lin Zhao snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and lowered her eyes.

After thinking for a long time, he turned to look at Lin Xian: "Most people in this circle prioritize their own interests, they... they all..."

Lin Zhao couldn't continue speaking at this point, pursing her lips and feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.

Lin Zhao couldn't understand how her friends had changed overnight.

He couldn't exonerate his friends.

Lin Xian was clearly the victim, yet those people still said those things about him.

Lin Zhao's feelings were complicated.

Lin Xian glanced at Lin Zhao, whose eyes were filled with guilt, and gave a soft "hmm," just a faint sound.

"Don't worry, I didn't take it to heart."

Lin Xian didn't care at all about what those people were saying.

Even Lin Xian couldn't recognize who those people were.

Lin Xian had heard even more vicious words, which were accompanied by severe beatings.

The way these young masters threatened him, in a mild and understated way, was rather amusing.

Lin Xian had no idea that Lin Zhao would speak up for him.

I will protect him.

Children who are pampered in a greenhouse have soft hearts.

Completely opposite to people like him.

Hearing this, Lin Zhao scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, comforted Lin Xian for a couple of minutes, glanced at the time, and then wanted to leave with Lu Zhou.

Just as I said goodbye to Lin Xian, I heard him say, "Are you free tomorrow? Your parents miss you a lot, and Lin Rong misses you too. If you're free, come home for dinner."

Lin Xian smiled at Lin Zhao, and unlike his previous wariness of Lin Zhao, Lin Xian seemed to be at ease.

Lin Zhao was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

After thinking about it, I realized I didn't have anything planned for tomorrow.

He nodded: "Okay, I'll go back after work tomorrow."

Lin Xian hummed in agreement.

Lu Zhou listened to their conversation, his brows furrowing as he felt something was off.

He didn't seem to understand what the two were saying.

However, Lu Zhou didn't ask a single question.

Just listening quietly, Lu Zhou followed behind Lin Zhao as she prepared to leave.

It wasn't until he got on the bus that Lu Zhou finally couldn't contain his curiosity.

"Zhaozhao, are you and him brothers?"

Lu Zhou sat in the passenger seat, somewhat curious.

Lin Zhao shook her head.

He briefly explained his relationship with Lin Xian to Lu Zhou.

"Oh, I see." Lu Zhou didn't quite understand, but he pretended to.

You shouldn't show your ignorance in front of your friend's younger brother!

Lin Zhao only needed to glance at Lu Zhou's expression to know that Lu Zhou hadn't understood.

But he didn't say a word.

After dropping Lu Zhou off at his hotel, Lin Zhao drove back to the Fu family villa.

Uncle Lai had been waiting for Lin Zhao to come home in the living room for a long time. After seeing Lin Zhao come home, he went into the kitchen to prepare bedtime milk for her.

She even secretly took out her phone in the kitchen to send a message to Fu Yansheng.

Uncle Lai: The young master has returned, Mr. Fu, please rest assured!

Lin Zhao had just finished washing up when Uncle Lai brought up the milk.

"By the way, Uncle Lai, I'm going to the Lin family for dinner after get off work tomorrow night, so you don't need to wait for me."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Lai nodded quickly and said, "Okay."

"Would you like me to prepare some gifts for you?"

Uncle Lai, thinking that Lin Zhao's return to the Lin family was now considered a visit, asked a question.

Lin Zhao froze, holding the milk in her hands.

He hadn't expected this, and his eyes showed a conflicted expression.

Seeing that Lin Zhao seemed completely unaware, Uncle Lai quickly said softly, "Then I'll prepare a copy for you and put it in the trunk."

Lin Zhao nodded obediently.

Uncle Lai smiled kindly, watching Lin Zhao obediently finish her milk.

He left Lin Zhao's room with the milk cup in his hand.

A note from the author:

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Happy National Day everyone! I haven't been updating much these past few days because I exceeded the word limit for the ranking list by a little bit, so I'm trying to control it a bit QAQ. I'll be fine once the ranking list changes tomorrow.

And! It won't be long before we start writing the script and plot, hehe!

-Today's Mini-Theater:

Lu Zhou (pretending to understand): I think I get it now, it's like... this and that, and then this!!! [helpless]

Lin Zhao (silent): Probably... Okay, you're right! [Cat paw]

Fu Yansheng (missing his wife): I can't sleep without my wife [crying emoji]