Chapter 193 Seeking an Opportunity
11:50.
After Lin Yao finished chatting with Cheng Ou using her main account, she sent him her alternate account.
Lin Yao: Don't worry, Brother Cheng, Song Ning will definitely add you back. She's just being considerate of her boyfriend and can't be too obvious about trying to win back her ex.
Cheng Ou: I added her, why hasn't she accepted my request yet?
Lin Yao glanced at the friend request that popped up on another account and chuckled.
Do you understand the concept of feigning indifference to lure someone in?
Lin Yao: Don't worry, she's probably busy.
Cheng Ou: Do she and her boyfriend live together now?
Lin Yao frowned at the question. How did she know if the two of them lived together? She only knew that Xiang Yun lived near the airport.
This question was difficult to answer, so she simply accepted the friend request from the alternate account and let "Xu Songning" chat with him.
Sure enough, as soon as the friend request was accepted, Cheng Ou rushed over, completely ignoring her chat with Lin Yao.
Cheng Ou: Song Ning!
Cheng Ou: Song Ning, are you free now? I want to call and talk to you to clarify something.
Lin Yao immediately stood up and paced around the living room. Making a phone call was definitely out of the question; her voice would give away the information. Besides, Lin Yao knew nothing about the details of their interactions.
Before she could reply to the message, a WeChat call came in immediately.
The shrill ringtone sounded, and Mrs. Lin's voice came from the study, "Yaoyao, what are you doing? Who are you talking to on the phone so late?"
"It's a call from a colleague at the law firm." Lin Yao turned the sound to silent and closed the phone.
Mrs. Lin came out wearing a coat and glanced at her phone reproachfully. "What colleague? Calling you so late? Oh dear, Sister Cui is too serious. It's just a formality, why is she making such a big deal out of it? She really doesn't know how to be flexible."
"So what? I'm just going to cause trouble for the law firm. I'll just ignore the phone," Lin Yao said with a grin.
Mrs. Lin tapped her nose. "You little rascal, don't tire yourself out. Go to bed early."
"Okay, goodnight, Mom." Lin Yao smiled and waved.
Mrs. Lin went back to her bedroom to rest, and Lin Yao picked up her phone; two calls had come in.
When the third call came in, Lin Yao hung up immediately and warned the caller, "Do you want my boyfriend to know we're in contact?"
Cheng Ou's message came through eagerly.
Cheng Ou: You're with him?
Cheng Ou: You two are living together??
Lin Yao found it amusing. What was so strange about living together? Did she have to remain chaste for her ex-boyfriend after breaking up? But to calm Cheng Ou down, she typed, "No."
Cheng Ou: That's good. Song Ning, are you angry? I won't call again. Call me when it's convenient for you.
Xu Songning: No need for a phone call, let's meet up.
Cheng Ou: Okay! When?
Xu Songning: Wait for me to let you know.
Lin Yao snorted, silenced her phone, and tossed it onto the sofa. Remembering the humiliation she suffered at Xiang Yun's house last time, she clenched her fists. These two made her suffer, so she was going to take it out on them and see who was more upset.
In order to find out Xu Songning's whereabouts, Lin Yao has been sticking to Cui Yuyue a lot these past few days, saying that she wants to learn things from her. Her attitude has become more positive, and Ms. Cui has also given her a better look. Even though Cui Yuyue is unwilling, she still lets Lin Yao do some things with her.
Cui Yuyue was in a bad mood. She had just poured herself a glass of water when the water bucket was empty.
"Lin Yao, change the water."
Lin Yao stared at the 18.9-liter mineral water bottle, pointing incredulously at herself: "Me?"
“Yes, weren’t you going to do something? Perfect timing, change the water and benefit everyone.” Cui Yuyue patted the empty bucket.
Lin Yao chuckled twice, "Okay."
As soon as Cui Yuyue left, her face immediately fell. Her phone beeped twice; Cheng Ou was sending her—no, to "Xu Songning"—a message.
Lin Yao chose not to reply to his messages each time she saw them.
When Cheng Ou's harassment of Xu Songning went unanswered, she would send messages to Lin Yao.
Cheng Ou: Yao Yao, why isn't Song Ning replying to my messages? Do you think I can still win her over?
Lin Yao: Of course I can. She's an air traffic controller, so her work is naturally very busy. Besides, she also has a boyfriend to deal with. Even if she wanted to see you, she'd have to find a day when her boyfriend isn't in Shanghai.
Cheng Ou: You two really have a good relationship; she even told you about the upcoming meeting.
Lin Yao: [Hehe] Yes, I'll help you too.
"Yaoyao, what are you doing here? There's no air conditioning here. Is someone bullying you?" Qian Lu came over to get a drink of water and happened to see Lin Yao standing next to the water dispenser typing.
When he tried to lean closer to see what was on the screen, Lin Yao had already put the phone away.
"I'm looking around to see if there's a water delivery service nearby. Sister Cui told me to get a mineral water bottle, but I can't carry it up there; it's too heavy," Lin Yao said, pointing to the empty bottle.
"No need to send water. There are still unopened bottled water in the storage room. Cao Lu and the others used to change it themselves." Qian Lu opened the door to the storage room, and sure enough, there were two buckets of water inside.
Lin Yao kicked the bucket, but it was too heavy to move. Frustrated, she tugged at her skirt. "I'm so useless. Unlike Sister Cao and the others, I'm so capable that I can change the water myself."
"How can you compare yourself to them? They're all incredibly strong; they carry sacks of evidence to court themselves every time. Make way for them; I can easily help you with this little thing." Attorney Qian smiled confidently and handed her his water glass.
Lin Yao reluctantly accepted his cup, holding it between three fingers.
To show off, Qian Lu deliberately flexed his biceps.
The mineral water bottle was heavy, and Qian Lu almost strained his back when he lifted it.
With a creaking sound, he didn't care which joint made the noise, and with a flushed face, he forced himself to change the water.
"Brother Qian is really amazing," Lin Yao praised soullessly.
To Qian Lu, it was like hearing celestial music, his ears instantly cleared. He held his aching back with one hand, panting heavily, "Hey...it's...it's nothing!"
Lin Yao had been helping with chores for several days, but hadn't gotten any useful information yet. She was stirring her coffee in frustration when she heard Cui Yuyue walk in while making a phone call. She quickly scurried behind a pile of cardboard boxes in the break room and pricked up her ears to listen to what Cui Yuyue was saying.
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
"Oh, you mean that case from last time? I didn't take it. I think I chose a not-so-good law firm. It's not easy to find out about that."
"Children's Day? I should be free."
"You're going to take me to see Qin You?! Really?!"
"But will my brother agree? He's so controlling, I hate him."
"He flies fourth stage and spends the night outside? That's great! Let's sneak over, I definitely won't tell him."
"I probably won't be working overtime that day. I'll try my best to get everything done. Wait for me!"
Cui Yuyue hung up the phone happily. She was overjoyed to be able to meet her favorite lead singer, and all she could think about was her plans for June 1st.
Lin Yao, who was eavesdropping behind the cardboard box, took a sip of coffee and nodded in satisfaction. The opportunity had come.
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