Zhou Ya parked the car in front of the old house.
With a pained expression, she asked, "You live here?"
Lin An said calmly, "We're moving to a new location soon. Once I've completed the formalities with the Lu family, the demolition will begin here."
"This isn't something you rented, is it something you bought?"
"Yes, I bought it two months ago."
Zhou Ya was inwardly shocked. This transaction could earn a lot of money. How could a senior high school student have such vision and courage? No wonder his father valued him so much.
Faced with such an outstanding man, Zhou Ya panicked, fearing that if she was too late, someone else would snatch him away. Should she confess her feelings today and win Lin An over? But wouldn't it be too embarrassing to be rejected? Two forces were fighting in Zhou Ya's heart. She gripped the steering wheel tightly, her fingertips turning white.
It was too dark for Lin An to notice the change in Zhou Ya's emotions.
Zhou Ya mustered her courage and tried to open her mouth, but Lin An spoke first:
"It's getting late. Thank you for bringing me home. You should go back and get some rest too."
Lin An pushed open the car door, got out, and walked into the old house without looking back.
......
The next morning, Lin An went to school.
He first obtained the contact information of security guard Hu Jun from the gatekeeper on duty, and then dialed his number directly.
As soon as the call connected, Lin An asked, "How's the pig watching going?"
"Who are you?" Hu Jun's rude and uncouth voice rang out.
"Lin An".
Hu Jun immediately realized that Lin An was the person who could decide his job, and even the principal listened to him. He immediately switched to a sycophantic tone:
"Oh, Young Master Lin, hello. I'd like to report to you that the pigs are all doing well. All 421 pigs are on duty, not a single one is sick, not a single one has deserted, and they are all plump and healthy."
Hu Jun gave a detailed report on the current condition of the pigs and also prepared to report on the postpartum care of the five sows.
I was asking how you feel about your job.
"Oh dear, Young Master Lin, you have no idea how stinky this is! These pigs can eat and poop so much, there's pig manure everywhere. I'm practically pickled in pig dung. Please, please transfer me back to school."
Lin An said, "I can transfer you back, but you have to do something for me."
Hu Jun raised his voice to express his sincerity: "I'll do as much as I can, as long as I can go back."
"You deleted the videos of Lin Zhe cheating on the exam and tampering with things in the exam room, right?"
Hu Jun stammered, "Young Master Lin, please don't be angry. I was just being immature before."
“I won’t hold this against you. Tomorrow is the mock exam. You’re in charge of keeping an eye on the surveillance and watching Lin Zhe. He will definitely cheat again. After the exam, compile all his cheating tricks into a video and send it to me.”
"Thank you, Young Master Lin. I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
"Alright, pack your things and go back to school. I'll go talk to Principal Chen now and ask him to transfer you back."
"I, Hu Jun, will never forget Young Master Lin's immense kindness and virtue..."
Hu Jun wanted to gather a few words from his limited vocabulary to thank Lin An.
Lin An felt uncomfortable listening to this and quickly stopped him: "Stop talking nonsense and get things done. I'm hanging up."
Lin An hung up the phone and sent a message to Principal Chen:
"Uncle Chen, I want to transfer Hu Jun back to the school."
Upon seeing the message, Principal Chen, though unsure of Lin An's intentions, believed he had his reasons and was content with whatever Lin An wanted.
"Okay, I'll notify the security department right now."
Having resolved the first matter, Lin An headed to the classroom. His other purpose in coming to the school was to tutor Leng Lin, hoping to help her improve her grades a little.
Upon entering the classroom, Leng Lin was already waiting for him. The morning light fell on her dark hair, highlighting her red lips and fair skin, which momentarily stunned Lin An.
"Lin An, who exactly invented mathematics? Don't these people have anything else to do all day?"
Leng Lin looked aggrieved and pained. Lin An sighed. It seemed that his talismans were not omnipotent; some minds could not be dealt with by a single talisman.
"It's okay, don't worry. I'll explain the questions you don't understand."
Leng Lin tossed out a collection of wrong answers as thick as five thousand years of Chinese history and said, "That's all."
“Well…” Lin An took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and began to explain the problem.
Lin An gradually discovered that his talisman was not ineffective, but the effect was not significant. What used to require five explanations for Leng Lin to understand, now only required about three.
"Many of the questions you got wrong are of the same type. For example, this one has the same underlying logic as the question I just explained to you. Think about it carefully."
Lin An patiently guided Leng Lin.
Leng Lin's eyes were focused, and she held a ballpoint pen in her hand, thinking seriously.
With a "crack," the pen broke. Leng Lin complained, "It broke again. How come the quality of pens these days is so bad? They break with the slightest pressure. I'm afraid to put too much pressure on them when I write now."
Lin An shuddered, a sense of fear of primal power washing over him. Even for a physically strong adult male, it would be impossible to break a ballpoint pen with just two fingers.
How long have you had these symptoms?
"Just in the last two days."
"Um, you should probably burn the talisman I gave you. It might not be good to keep it around all the time," Lin An said guiltily.
Leng Lin said with a regretful look, "Oh, that was when my mom was washing my pillowcase. She accidentally threw it into the washing machine, and it turned into tiny pieces."
Lin An felt uneasy, wondering what effect the talisman he gave Leng Lin had. Leng Lin seemed to be developing into a girl with superhuman strength. Thinking of this, Lin An couldn't help but swallow nervously. Fortunately, the talisman had already been disposed of.
"Lin An, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, let's continue with the questions."
All Lin An can do now is wait and see how things develop, and focus on explaining the problems.
Hu Jun was impatient. When he received the transfer information from the Security Department, he had already boarded the bus back to the city with his luggage.
When Hu Jun arrived at the school, the students had already left, and only a few proctors were pasting the students' information for tomorrow's exam on the desks.
He knew in his heart that whether he could gain a foothold in No. 12 Middle School depended on how well he completed this mission. He was determined to make amends and give Lin An a satisfactory answer.
Hu Jun found a ladder in the logistics warehouse, carried it to Lin Zhe's examination room, and after confirming Lin Zhe's seat, he climbed the ladder, adjusted the position of the monitor, and aimed it directly at Lin Zhe's position.
Back in the duty room, the monitor screen was zoomed in again. The screen, which should have shown the entire classroom, was now exclusively for Lin Zhe.
With all this set up, Hu Jun finally felt at ease. This way, by tomorrow, he would be able to see clearly even if Lin Zhe moved a single hair.
Inside the Lin family villa, Lin Zhe was unaware that someone was secretly watching him. To be on the safe side, he had already bribed two classmates to pass him the answers. Everything was ready, and he was just waiting for the exam.
Lin Zhe hummed a song with a smug look on his face, thinking that he had really been having good luck lately.
Lin Haoran signed a big contract, and the Lin family is waiting for their rise to prominence. Zhang Wanru rushed to pay off his credit card debt. Jiang Mian not only broke off her engagement with Lin An but also said that she liked him. She said that once he ranks at the top of his class, she will have Lin's father go to the Jiang family to propose marriage.
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