Chapter 171 Clam Shell
"Who are you?" Lin Yao asked angrily.
Before she could react, Lu Xiaomeng sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt. "I'm a friend of Captain Xiang's girlfriend."
"Brother Yun, it's fine for me to sit in the passenger seat, but I get carsick and might throw up if I sit in the back." Lin Yao stood by the car, biting her lip, displaying a pitiful and manipulative demeanor.
Xiang Yun looked at Lu Xiaomeng, "Lu Xiaomeng."
"What's wrong?" Lu Xiaomeng asked warily, clutching her seatbelt, afraid that he might have been bewitched.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yun asked her, "Do you have any plastic bags? I don't want her to vomit in my car."
Gu Xing had only a little over a thousand yuan left of the five thousand yuan he had topped up, not enough for him to wash his car back and forth.
Lin Yao's face turned pale. She hadn't expected Xiang Yun to be so unyielding. She gritted her teeth and sat in the back seat, saying, "No need. I won't make things difficult for Brother Yun. I'll hold on for a while. Let's take this lady home first. My home is in the city, which is quite far."
Lu Xiaomeng's "green tea radar" went off, and she chuckled, "It's okay, little sister. I'm going to the city to buy some things anyway. Let me take you home first, so you don't get carsick."
"Actually, I don't get carsick when I sit in the passenger seat." Lin Yao clutched her chest, looking weak.
"But I don't get carsick when I sit in the passenger seat. My sister is so understanding, she shouldn't force me to switch seats with you, right?" Lu Xiaomeng said insincerely.
Xiang Yun automatically ignored their conversation about tea, and the slight displeasure he felt because Sister Xu trusted him too much vanished.
Xu Songning didn't get into his car, but she sent Lu Xiaomeng to keep an eye on her, which meant she still cared about her.
Lin Yao didn't expect anyone to be so manipulative. How was she supposed to act like this? If she insisted on changing positions, it would make her seem inconsiderate, and judging from Xiang Yun's expression, he didn't seem like he would speak up for her.
I even booked a hotel and redid my makeup, all for the sake of looking at a blind person!
Lin Yao grew angrier the more she thought about it. She couldn't swallow this anger and had to find a reason to make Xiang Yun take her home alone!
She dialed Aunt Cui's number. If Xiang Yun wouldn't listen to her, would he not listen to his mother?
"Aunt Cui." Lin Yao spoke in a soft, gentle voice, sounding harmless and somewhat aggrieved.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Cui immediately felt distressed. She knew she hadn't handled the situation well, and she understood her son's cold and heartless nature. He was probably calling to complain.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Did Xiang Yun yell at you? I'll go talk to him!"
"No, Brother Yun is fine. It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable sitting in the back seat," Lin Yao said softly, glancing at Xiang Yun with her eyelids lifted.
Xiang Yun remained unmoved; complaining to anyone would be useless, and sending her home was already more than enough.
"Why are you sitting in the back seat? Is his girlfriend giving you trouble?"
"No, it's Yun-gege's girlfriend's friend sitting here. It's alright, Aunt Cui. I'm just a little carsick. I'll be fine after a nap. It's nothing serious."
"...Yaoyao, that's just how Xiang Yun is, don't take it to heart. Once you're settled, come in for an internship at my law firm, I've saved you a spot."
Lin Yao's eyes lit up instantly, revealing a sly smile. Before, she wanted to intern at Aunt Cui's place to gain experience, but Aunt Cui made all sorts of excuses. This time, she actually got the opportunity through her son's situation, which was enough.
She feigned surprise and delight, "Really? I can really intern at Auntie's law firm? This is such a great opportunity, I never even dared to dream of it."
"Yaoyao, why would your aunt lie to you? Just have your mom tell your aunt when you're coming to do your internship."
Okay~
"Give the phone to Xiang Yun."
Lin Yao turned on speakerphone, "Brother Yun, Aunt Cui has something to say to you."
"Xiang Yun, don't make things difficult for your mother. Take your girlfriend's friend home first, then take Lin Yao. What would it look like if Mrs. Lin saw this?"
"Brother Yun, then I'll have to trouble you." Lin Yao covered her mouth and laughed.
Lu Xiaomeng rolled her eyes at her. Xiang Yun's mother spoke with a rather authoritative tone, so she didn't dare to say a word.
Xiang Yun did not agree, but he did not disobey his mother either. After all, Lin Yao's mother was Ms. Cui's client, and he would not deliberately drive away his mother's client just to anger Lin Yao.
"Lu Xiaomeng, we've arrived." Xiang Yun escorted Lu Xiaomeng to the entrance of the residential area.
"Thank you! Captain Xiang, don't let us down." Lu Xiaomeng said to him quietly.
Lin Yao smiled and went to open the door. "Since my sister is gone, I'll sit in the front."
"Click".
Xiang Yun locked the car door. "No need. You sit in the front; you're affecting my driving."
"..."
Lin Yao was frustrated and didn't say a word the whole way. She had heard that Xiang Yun was introverted, but she didn't expect him to be so unyielding. She had seen too many men who had girlfriends but still played around with others, and she thought she could win him over, but it turned out he was a clam!
The car was quiet. Xiang Yun was in a good mood as he drove Xu Songning's car, thinking that after dropping him off, he would buy some ingredients to cook for him.
Recently, he has been studying cooking in his spare time and bought several cookbooks to keep in the kitchen so he can refer to them while cooking.
When cooking alone, it's easy to just do a shoddy job, so he either orders takeout or has a housekeeper come to cook. After he started living with Xu Songning, he didn't want her to order unhealthy takeout and preferred to research cooking himself.
Xiang Yun prefers to cook by himself and doesn't need anyone's help. Xu Songning just wanders around the living room or sits on the sofa watching TV, within easy reach of Xiang Yun.
This pleased him greatly.
As dusk fell, I parked my car at the entrance of the residential area.
"Let's go back." Xiang Yun showed no intention of getting out of the car.
"Brother Yun, would you like to come in and sit for a while? My mother misses you very much," Lin Yao said shyly.
Xiang Yun had an impression of Mrs. Lin.
When he was young, Mrs. Lin often came to our house to discuss work with Ms. Cui. Mrs. Lin was gentle and kind to the children, and she would often bring gifts for him and his sister.
However, a private visit still carries a different meaning, and he didn't want to be misunderstood again.
Xiang Yun declined, saying, "I'll visit with my parents next time; this isn't appropriate."
Lin Yao was truly at her wit's end. She hadn't managed to win over the man, but she had secured a satisfactory internship opportunity, so she could say that her wish had been fulfilled. In her heart, she silently thought to herself, "Don't think you're so great. I can find any kind of man I want!"
She turned around, got out of the car, and angrily walked towards the door in her high heels.
"Wait a minute," Xiang Yun called to her from behind.
Lin Yao raised an eyebrow. Was she regretting it?
She turned around and smiled sweetly, "What's wrong? Brother Yun, do you want to go see my mother?"
"You forgot your suitcase." Xiang Yun tapped the steering wheel.
The trunk slowly rose.
Lin Yao looked ashen-faced.
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