Chapter 212 [(*^▽^*)]
Although Jiang Changhai said this, seemingly trying to obstruct, his words were rather tactful, neither completely refusing nor agreeing, ultimately leaving it to Jiang Xiali to resolve the matter himself.
Lin Leyou suddenly realized that he could no longer leave his props with Jiang Changhai.
They even schemed against Lin Wanyi, who had such a good relationship with their son and was of such high status and power. How much more so would they scheme against someone like themselves who had no power or influence?
He cracked his knuckles; it seemed he still needed to get his props back as soon as possible. As for how to deal with the people outside who came to borrow props afterward…
He could ask Lin Wanyi if she had any good suggestions. In short, it was safer to keep such a precious prop in his own hands.
However, the props were definitely not what he needed right now, so Lin Leyou subtly turned his gaze to Jiang Xiali.
Jiang Changhai and Gu Qingmei were also blinded by their concern. When faced with the hard-won talent card, they subconsciously considered the gains and losses from their own perspective.
After the couple left, Jiang Xiali let out a long sigh. "Xiao You, what do you think?"
Lin Leyou asked, "Is that luck-boosting item on Lin Wanyi really useful to you? If he takes it off for a short time, will he really be fine?"
Jiang Xiali remained silent for a long time before saying, "It's definitely useful, but not that useful. As for the question about the second part... I won't answer it."
He stood up, holding the talent card. "Xiao You, I'm going back to my room to rest. Don't worry about this."
Lin Leyou suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, but he still nodded calmly, "Alright, anyway, this is between you and Lin Wanyi. I hope you can both be well."
Watching him leave, Lin Leyou returned to his room. He took out his phone and found Lin Wanyi's contact information. After hesitating for a long time, he finally threw the phone on the bed.
Do I really have to say it?
Lin Wanyi is definitely unaware that Jiang Changhai obtained the talent card.
If this matter were to spread, then there would definitely be many people even more powerful than Jiang Changhai who would come to him to discuss buying or exchanging things for this talent card.
But nothing has happened yet, which means that Jiang Changhai has cleverly kept the news a secret and hasn't revealed anything about the talent card.
Lin Leyou suddenly opened her eyes. Something was wrong!
Jiang Changhai actually told him about the talent card. He was just a friend of Jiang Xiali, and their relationship wasn't even as good as Lin Wanyi's with Jiang Xiali.
Lin Leyou suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Did Jiang Changhai want to completely bind her to their side?
"call……"
He breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't delay any longer; he had to leave the Jiang family immediately and couldn't stay here any longer.
Even if Jiang Changhai and the others really meant no harm to me, our friendship shouldn't be this good.
Jiang Xiali looked at the talent card in front of him, his mind in complete turmoil. Others might not know, but he knew perfectly well what was going on.
In the past, Lin Wanyi could have easily removed the prop for a while without any problem, but not now! He…
But what should I say to my parents if I don't agree? Will they be very disappointed?
They only brought it up because they didn't know about it. If I tell them about it... no, no! I can't say that.
He immediately dismissed the idea.
Lin Wanyi's secret must not be revealed, or something terrible will happen!
He learned of this secret by accident. Although Lin Wanyi didn't tell him to keep it a secret, he knew perfectly well that if this secret were to be revealed...
His parents might use this secret to threaten Lin Wanyi if they found out, so he absolutely couldn't tell them.
But... if things don't go according to their wishes, then Mom and Dad won't be angry with themselves, but will take it out on Lin Wanyi.
Lin Wanyi's parents didn't really approve of their relationship to begin with. Although they pretended to be very kind on the surface, Lin Wanyi's reputation wasn't actually that good.
Jiang Xia was extremely conflicted. "Forget it, I owe you so much, I have to pay it back anyway. Let me get some sleep first."
Lin Leyou then thought of the thousand-year-old peach tree branch in his backpack. Although it was used to exorcise ghosts, it was also effective for praying for blessings. He wondered if he could use it to help Jiang Xiali.
He fiddled with the peach branch in his hand, and sighed deeply, "What a mess this is!"
His best option now is to pretend he knows nothing, and in a couple of days he'll make an excuse that he has to do a mission, and then take the items from Jiang Changhai.
Now that Jiang Changdong and his family have stopped bothering him, it's time for him to move back home. As for the people queuing up to rent props from Jiang Changhai... well, we'll see about that later.
Lin Leyou sighed deeply again; he still didn't tell Lin Wanyi about it.
Time quietly slipped into the next day. When Lin Leyou was about to tell them that he had a tool for praying for blessings, Jiang Xiali saw him and immediately said, "I used it."
Lin Leyou stared at him blankly, not understanding what he was saying for a moment. "Huh?"
"Wait!" Lin Leyou stared at him in shock. "You used it? That card? What is it?!"
Jiang Changhai and Gu Qingmei also came downstairs at this time.
"What? You used Ali?" Gu Qingmei was surprised. "Didn't I tell you to try going to Lin Wanyi? Maybe he'll agree? He likes you so much!"
Jiang Xiali, "Mom!"
He roared, then took a deep breath to calm himself down before saying, "He likes me so much, that's no reason for me to exploit him."
Gu Qingmei stared at him blankly, "You..."
Jiang Xiali said, "After Dad brought back the talent card, you became very strange. You were completely different from before. Now that I've used this card, will you be able to return to normal?"
Gu Qingmei opened her mouth, but she didn't even know what to say. She stood there for a long time, her expression changing for a long time before she finally relaxed her tense nerves.
She covered her mouth and apologized, "I'm sorry, baby... it's Mommy's fault... I was just too nervous and scared. Your dad worked so hard to get this back... I just didn't want to..."
Seeing her like this, Lin Leyou knew that the matter was over. He turned his gaze to Jiang Changhai, who was letting out a deep sigh.
"Since we've already used it, let's call it a day. Don't bring it up again. Lin Wanyi... to be honest, he doesn't really have any real connection with our family. If we were to go and make such an unreasonable request to him, that would be wrong of us."
Gu Qingmei sat on the sofa wiping away her tears. Jiang Changhai comforted her for a while before she stopped crying. After the couple calmed down, they began to ask him what talent he had acquired.
Jiang Xiali didn't hide anything, and Lin Leyou didn't leave either. Since it had already changed from a talent card to a talent, it was something that couldn't be taken away, so there was no harm in listening to it.
But for some reason, Jiang Changhai suddenly spoke up, "Hey? Xiao You, it looks like there's something dirty on your clothes."
Lin Leyou subconsciously glanced at his clothes. "Hmm? It's definitely dirty. Where did it come from?"
Jiang Changhai: "Should we go change?"
Lin Leyou stood up. "Okay, then I'll go change."
He didn't realize anything was wrong until he got back to his room, but when he changed into clean clothes and was about to open the door to leave, he suddenly stopped.
His hand was on the doorknob from the inside, but he didn't open the door. He just stood there stiffly in the room, as if waiting for something.
About half an hour later, he received a text message from Jiang Xiali: "Xiao You, why did it take you so long to change your clothes? Did you take a shower?"
After seeing the message, Lin Leyou replied, "Yes, I'll come down now."
He went into the bathroom and dampened his hair slightly with water, not completely, so it looked as if he had just dried it with a towel.
They then left the room and went downstairs. By this time, they had said everything they needed to say, and Jiang Xia didn't mention the matter of talent.
The family of three had a very harmonious atmosphere. It was only then that Lin Leyou realized that she was out of place. No matter how good other people's parents were, they were still other people's.
I... I shouldn't have stayed in someone else's house for too long. He was too expectant. It seems it's time to go back.
But not now...
When Xue Rui comes to do the task next time, I'll ask Jiang Changhai for the items.
Jiang Xiali had a smile on her face and seemed to be in a good mood. It seemed that although she didn't use Lin Wanyi's lucky item, the final result was still very good.
It might be a combat-themed story, or at least lean towards combat.
Lin Leyou wasn't in a good mood. He said goodbye to Jiang Xiali and went to Qin Xingyu's place to practice physical skills, but he was probably distracted today, so his training didn't go very well.
"Bang!"
He was kicked to the ground by Qin Xingyu and lay there panting heavily. He really didn't have the strength to get up.
Qin Xingyu sat down beside him. "What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood today?"
Lin Leyou didn't remain silent either, "What's not mine will never be mine. I guess I was just overthinking things..."
Qin Xingyu, "What is that?"
Lin Leyou did not answer his question directly, "Maybe it's because I'm so lacking in this thing that when I see something so good... I always want to linger for a while longer."
Qin Xingyu didn't ask any more questions, just said, "Mm."
Lin Leyou said, "I've thought it through... It's not good to always stay at other people's houses. I should go back home as soon as possible. It's definitely more free and easy that way."
Qin Xingyu rolled her eyes. "So you finally thought of that?"
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