After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao rubbed his eyes wearily.
His problem is that he still has a conscience.
Between being a scumbag and being a human being, he chose to be a human being.
However, his choice will inevitably hurt those customers who have developed feelings for him.
Damn it.
So annoying.
Once he's saved up 20 million, he'll retire from this life of crime.
He opened his bank account and saw the amount was 19,100,000.
It will be soon.
That should be enough if I work until the end of this month.
It was a good time to say goodbye to the clients.
Twenty million is a sum that an ordinary worker might not be able to save even if they worked like cattle and horses for their entire lives without eating or drinking.
If you spend it wisely, it should be enough to last a lifetime.
At 10:40, Lin Xiao went to bed.
Since starting work, Bird and his friends have also given up the bad habit of staying up late, and now they go to bed no later than 11 p.m.
Young people don't usually have insomnia problems; they can basically fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow.
I opened my eyes, and it was Friday again.
Aquaman yelled excitedly, "Finally, I don't have to work overtime this weekend! Xiaozai, don't forget we're having dinner together tomorrow night!"
"I won't forget it!" Lin Xiao said with a smile as he returned from his run, wiping his sweat with a towel. "Have you decided where to eat?"
"I want to eat grilled fish, brothers, do you want some?" Bird said as he climbed off the bed.
When Wei Ye came out of the restroom, he replied, "Sure. I also like grilled fish that has no bones and the flesh is firm and tender."
“Alright. Let’s get three, and eat our fill!” Aquaman exclaimed excitedly.
Lin Xiao laughed and said, "Sure! Go wash up quickly, and I'll take a shower after you're done."
Bird and Aquaman rushed into the bathroom.
While changing his clothes, Wei said enviously, "Xiao, you're the only one still sticking to our morning run check-in group."
"Honestly, Ah Xiao, I feel like you've changed a lot in the last six months."
Lin Xiao picked up his water glass, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and laughed, "Really?"
"Yes. I think you're getting more and more handsome, and your demeanor is becoming more and more composed."
"I must go to bed early tonight so I can get up early tomorrow and go for a run with you."
"I can't slack off. I can't let Gu Yao think that dumping me was the right choice when she sees me again," Wei Ye said earnestly.
Lin Xiao nodded, "Okay. Let's go together tomorrow morning."
Just like last Friday, Lin Xiao drove directly to the kindergarten to pick up Xi Xi and take her back to the camphor forest.
Lin Xiao parked the car, picked up Xi Xi, and strode home.
Wei Ruolan and Puff stood at the door waiting for them.
"Mother--"
Wei Ruolan looked at Lin Xiao and Xi Xi with her deep eyes and sighed.
"Cream puffs—"
Cream puff: "Meow—"
Lin Xiao approached, put down Xi Xi, and then greeted Wei Ruolan: "Ruolan."
Wei Ruolan's heart sank slightly, but then jumped again in the next second.
Because in that instant, she understood Lin Xiao's meaning and stance perfectly.
That is, the role of father and mother is limited to service time.
The title "Ruolan" is also part of the service offered.
A deeper sense of loss and sadness flashed across Wei Ruolan's eyes. She brushed a stray hair behind her ear to hide her disappointment and stepped aside.
She did not agree.
Lin Xiaoshen glanced at her. He couldn't say he didn't understand Wei Ruolan's emotions at all, but he had already decided to end the relationship, so he didn't care whether he comforted her or not.
A moment later, Lin Xiao and Wei Ruolan sat down in the living room on the second floor.
After a long silence, Wei Ruolan tentatively asked, "Lin Xiao, don't you... have even the slightest bit of romantic feeling for me?"
Lin Xiao pursed his lips, his eyes flashing, "Ruolan, it is available during the service hours."
Wei Ruolan's lips curved into a smile, then froze. She asked, puzzled, "And at other times? How do you feel about me?"
Lin Xiao sighed, "Ruolan, you're so smart, how could you not understand what I meant?"
Wei Ruolan was stunned, and after a long while, she raised her voice and said, "But..."
But how could the ambiguity and excitement between them be fake?
"Lin Xiao, do you mind that I had a child out of wedlock? Actually, hehe, no—"
"No. I really like it, hehe."
Wei Ruolan frowned, her full chest heaving violently. "I don't believe it. You like Xixi because you think of her as a client's daughter, don't you?"
"If she were your partner's daughter, wouldn't you feel like she's a burden?"
Lin Xiao took a breath and said in a calm tone, "Ruolan, this is our last deal. Are you sure we want to spend our final days this way?"
Wei Ruolan was stunned.
They seemed to not quite understand the meaning behind Lin Xiao's words.
But the words, "This is the last deal between us," were like a boomerang, piercing her heart after so much time had passed.
She said this to Lin Xiao two months ago.
At that time, she already had a strong liking for Lin Xiao. When she learned that he had betrayed her and seduced her younger sister Wei Ruoju, she was deeply shocked. A sense of shame and anger at being betrayed overwhelmed her.
But she was not willing to give up.
So she found the dashcam footage from that day, watched it, and realized she had wronged Lin Xiao. At that moment, her heart was filled with both apology and love for Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao is so good.
He rejected his sister's advances and has never spoken a bad word about her in front of him.
What kind of man has such an upright and gentlemanly heart?
He even went to Ji Ran to coordinate the time for Xi Xi's sake; he must treat the mother and daughter differently.
She had thought this countless times.
But what does he mean by that now?
Are you angry?
"No."
Wei Ruolan got up, walked to Lin Xiao's side, hugged him, and said tenderly, "Lin Xiao, don't be angry with me."
"I...I've fallen in love with you..."
"I can't stand your hot-and-cold attitude towards me, you're driving me crazy."
The clouds were soft, and Wei Ruolan had a pleasant fragrance, all of which attacked Lin Xiao's motionless body at the same time.
Her words, however, were like a small knife, gently stabbing at his heart.
like?
What beautiful yet heavy words.
Whose love can Lin Xiao afford?
Lin Xiao took a breath, pulled Wei Ruolan onto his lap, and the two faced each other, so close that they could feel each other's breath.
His fingers curled and traced over her face as he whispered in a low, husky voice, "You love me?"
Wei Ruolan wrapped her arms around Lin Xiao's long neck and said in a trembling voice, "Yes. I love you."
Lin Xiao looked into Wei Ruolan's unfathomable eyes, "What do you want?"
Wei Ruolan pressed her face against Lin Xiao's, "I want you to love me."
"As you wish."
Wei Ruolan was taken aback, her eyes filled with joy, and the corners of her mouth curved up: "Lin Xiao, are you saying that you love me too?"
Lin Xiao sighed again: "Ruolan, you are beautiful."
"But I'm sorry, I don't know how to love."
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