Chapter 27 Nine Thousand Sleepyheads, Sister's Hug
The steward had already sent people to search the whole city, but unfortunately there was still no trace of them.
Having watched Xingmian grow up, Chen Ma was bolder. She secretly observed Master Lin's expression and cautiously probed, "Young Master has always been very well-behaved. He would never cut off contact with the family without a reason. He always reports what he does and where he goes. Master, could it be that someone...?"
Mr. Lin didn't even look up, wiping his glasses.
"Ha. If so, it's nothing more than money. The fact that no one has called to extort money from us so far means it's not someone else's doing."
As soon as he spoke, everyone present held their breath and dared not speak out of turn, keeping their mouths shut.
Around 10:30, everyone's phones finally received messages.
The message came from the people searching near Xiangyi Garden, saying that they had found the young master on the long street in front of the gate.
He was soaked to the bone, walking slowly alone in the rain, looking utterly lost and dejected.
Only at this moment did the hearts of everyone in the house finally settle down.
After the bodyguard brought Xingmian home, Xingmian glanced at the oppressive atmosphere in the room and then focused her gaze on the person on the sofa.
"Where did you go?" Master Lin, with his imposing aura, remained expressionless and spoke heavily upon seeing Xingmian, who was soaking wet.
Feeling extremely upset, he ignored his father's questioning and walked straight past the sofa towards his room.
As soon as I gripped the doorknob and opened the door, an ashtray came crashing down from behind me!
"Why didn't you answer my question?" Lin's father's face darkened, and he suddenly stood up, pointing at him, "Do you still want to stay in Mushui City?!"
When Master Lin got angry, the butler and the nanny trembled and knelt down in fright. Butler Zhang was sweating profusely and hurriedly tried to comfort the master: "Master, Master, please don't be angry with the young master! What if such a heavy ashtray hurts him? Master, let's talk this out. You know the young master's temper. The more you push him, the less he'll listen! Tomorrow is the final exam. Let him rest well tonight!"
Uncle Zhang knew that Lin's father always cared about everything related to Xingmian's grades, so he emphasized the words "final exams".
Upon hearing this, Master Lin wavered. At this moment, Chen Ma also mustered up her courage and took the opportunity to run to Xing Mian's side.
She stroked Xingmian's shoulder where he had been hit by an ashtray, and whispered anxiously in his ear, "Young Master, I don't know what happened tonight that made you so upset. Listen to me, you two are both stubborn. If you don't give in now, it'll be a piece of cake for the Master to take you to Shanghai. You'll have no easy days under his watchful eye every day!"
After Chen Ma finished speaking, Xingmian remained unmoved.
He stubbornly insisted on going into the room.
Anxious, Aunt Chen quickly hugged him: "My little darling! Okay, if you don't want to hear it, Aunt Chen won't say anything else! I'll just say one thing, Boss Xu from Huainan Lane, don't you want to see her again?"
The main reason she was so afraid wasn't because the master was taking the young master and everyone else to Shanghai, but because she worried that, given the master's temper, if the young master insisted on being stubborn, he might get a beating tonight!
Poor young master, he's usually so well-behaved and hardworking in his studies, but today he got beaten up for no reason!
When Xingmian heard Chen Ma mention his sister, his numb heart gradually regained its senses.
elder sister……
I miss my sister so much.
No! Don't separate from your sister!
She was so engrossed in making the phone call that she became absorbed in everything she did.
She cares about Xingmian; she didn't do this to me on purpose.
My sister does care about Xingmian.
When Mr. Lin heard Uncle Zhang say that tomorrow was Xingmian's final exam, he immediately calmed down by half. He sat back on the sofa, pondered for a moment, and decided to let him off the hook for the night and not ask why he came back so late and why his phone was off.
Xingmian was afraid of leaving his sister, so he unusually turned back and stood in front of his father to explain: "Dad, I wanted to take a walk by myself tonight. My phone was dead, so I came back now."
Lin's father stared into his son's eyes and immediately saw through his lie.
But he wouldn't expose him, because it was already a rare thing for him to be willing to explain, so he would naturally give him a way out.
If the son takes the initiative to back down, the father certainly won't deliberately make things difficult for him; however, showing concern can easily lead to a loss of propriety.
"Take a hot shower, take some cold medicine, and do well on the exam tomorrow."
These words were spoken by Lin's father to his son, but everyone in the room was listening intently.
After all that fuss, Xingmian finally took her medicine and went to sleep at 1 a.m.
After he fell asleep, Lin's father carefully inquired about his recent whereabouts, physical condition, and academic performance. The housekeeper took out the daily records and reported truthfully.
Chen Ma naturally helped Xingmian conceal the fact that he ate breakfast and dinner at the supermarket, because Master Lin paid special attention to the young master's food safety and would never allow him to eat unhealthy food.
However, this suffocating discipline is hard to accept. Chen's mother used to be the nanny that Xingmian's mother found for her. His mother was more normal and wouldn't discipline the child over trivial matters.
Uncle Zhang also tacitly concealed all of the young master's unusual movements. The records showed that he followed a set routine, attending school during the week and extracurricular classes on weekends, without any trace of playing around or wasting time.
After reading it, Master Lin nodded in satisfaction.
"His usual routine is so regular, which makes tonight's behavior all the more suspicious. I won't be able to come to the parent-teacher conference after his exams, so I'll ask Secretary Lu to come and ask him about tonight's events."
Upon hearing about the parent-teacher meeting, Chen's mother and Uncle Zhang exchanged bewildered glances.
Mrs. Chen: "Sir, the teacher said that the parent-teacher conference this semester will be postponed until the beginning of next semester, and we'll see if we can hold it together. It's still uncertain."
Lin's father's eyes darkened: "What's the reason?"
Zhang Shuxin's men couldn't cover it up. They knew that Chen Ma was lying for the young master, and their legs trembled and their teeth chattered.
Chen Ma frowned and warned the man, who swallowed hard and made an excuse to go to the restroom.
"Isn't the young master going to be a senior in high school next semester? It's the most crucial semester, so Teacher Sun scheduled this parent-teacher meeting at the beginning of the senior year, probably to emphasize the arrangements and pace of the senior year."
After she finished speaking, Lin's father remained silent, and Uncle Zhang wiped the sweat from his brow again.
Mrs. Chen continued, "Personally, I think the young master's grades are very stable right now, and he's maintaining a good pace. You've seen his steady improvement after the monthly exams recently, scoring over 700 on consecutive tests. Teenagers need some space of their own. If we suddenly increase intervention, it might actually have a negative impact on him. It wouldn't be good if he went to extremes due to rebellion..."
Lin's father's expression softened slightly, but a hint of contempt remained in his eyes.
“Xingmian is naturally excellent because he inherited my genes, but a small city is still a small city. Resources are limited and it is backward. You must always pay attention to the direction of the teachers’ instruction. If there is any bias, you must inform us in time. If I wasn’t worried that he would not be able to adapt to the new environment in the short term, I would never have left him here by himself at such a crucial time in high school.”
"Yes, yes, we all know that the master values Xingmian. Perhaps it is precisely because of this small city that the young master has always felt like he stands out from the crowd, so he will naturally pay attention to maintaining his excellence. On the contrary, in those good aristocratic schools, many children from wealthy families lack good character, and the young master will inevitably be influenced by the people around him for a long time and will inevitably go astray."
After a moment of contemplation, Lin's father nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense."
He casually pointed to four bodyguards who had followed him and ordered them to stay here to protect Xingmian's safety, since tonight's events required caution.
Fortunately, he returned safely. The fear is that if something like this happens again, he might be the victim of someone else's cruelty.
He had important business to attend to early the next morning. He glanced at the tightly closed bedroom door for a while, gave a few more instructions to Aunt Chen and Uncle Zhang, and then left with his entourage on a midnight flight.
As soon as Grandpa Lin and the others left, everyone in the room breathed a long sigh of relief.
They've finally left.
But the master was indeed working hard, running back and forth for several hours just for the young master's sake.
Chen's mother could only sigh helplessly.
Xingmian came back soaked in the rain tonight, I don't know what made her sad, but I hope it won't affect her exam tomorrow.
She frowned uneasily, vaguely sensing that she was somehow connected to that Mr. Xu.
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The next day.
After the rain, the air was filled with the scent of plants and earth.
Yesterday evening, Ayu was on the phone. Although she didn't notice Xingmian saying that there was a final exam today, she already knew about it a long time ago.
After all, it's located near the school, and the vendors in the area know the school's schedules for all grades inside and out.
Final exams are a big deal, especially since Xingmian is first in her grade and cannot afford to be careless.
She got up earlier than usual and made him a light and non-greasy breakfast, only preparing a small half cup of milk, afraid that drinking too much water would make him need to go to the toilet.
To ensure he was in a good mood for the exam, she specially arranged his breakfast in a cute shape, adding some teddy bears and cloud decorations, keeping it warm while waiting for Xingmian to arrive.
The exam period doesn't start as early as regular classes.
The exam doesn't start until 9 o'clock, so arriving at 7:30 would be about right. But given Xingmian's personality, he'll always arrive a little earlier than the scheduled time, so he'll probably be here by 7 o'clock.
After getting ready, Boss Xu sat down on the first floor to put on makeup, feeling quite pleased with herself.
Because today, not only Xingmian is coming, but also another, more important person.
Surprisingly, Xingmian didn't arrive until 8 a.m. this morning.
When he arrived, he didn't call her "sister." He just glanced at her, then went upstairs to bring the simmering breakfast to the table and started eating in silence.
Xu Zhiyu felt this was very unusual. Could it be that she had gone too far lately?
She packed up her cosmetics, got up, and went upstairs to the second floor.
Pull out the chair opposite him and sit down.
Xingmian ate quietly, her cheeks flushed, and she didn't say anything when she saw her sister sit down.
"Final exams are today! How's your studying going?"
"That's it."
"I only prepared a small half cup of milk for you, in case you drink too much and need to go to the toilet too often."
"Yes, I know."
"What's wrong? Why are your cheeks so red?"
"Nothing much."
Are you unhappy?
"I'm not happy," he admitted.
Ah Yu was stunned. He actually admitted it? He never said anything when he was unhappy.
Even though she wanted to ignore it, hearing him say that and seeing his dejected expression made her feel choked up, upset, and heartbroken.
She said gently, "Tell your sister, who made Xingmian unhappy?"
Lin Xingmian couldn't remember how long it had been since his sister had spoken to him so gently, how many times she hadn't sat across from him to eat, or how long it had been since she had taken the initiative to care for him like this.
My eyes immediately felt sore.
"Sister still cares about Xingmian, doesn't she?"
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