Lin Chen actually wanted to resist, but when Ruan Qing'an's soft hand pulled him upstairs, the force was so gentle, like a cat stepping on him with its paws, that he could easily resist.
But... why did this woman go to Lin Qisheng to complain about him?
Lin Chen paused, deciding whether to give up and not resist.
As he was thinking, Ruan Qing'an pulled him into his bedroom. At the end of the corridor, two maids were cleaning and happened to see this scene. They looked at each other in surprise.
"Ah, this..."
"Should I tell the gentleman?"
"I don't think so. After all, they are the young master and his wife. In the future, they will be the stepmother and stepson."
"Hmm, that makes some sense."
The servant nodded and resumed sweeping. After a moment, he suddenly looked up and asked, "Wait, isn't the madam a year younger than the young master?"
The other person was silent for a moment. The two seemed to realize something and quickly lowered their heads, scanning further and further away—they saw nothing, heard nothing, and knew nothing.
Meanwhile, in Lin Chen's bedroom.
As soon as Lin Chen stepped inside, before he could even sit down in a chair, a soft hand reached up and pulled down his coat in a rather brazen manner.
It's like someone in a hurry to undress.
Lin Chen: ...That old bastard Lin Qisheng just left, right?
He was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously grabbed the girl's wrist. The touch was soft and delicate. Lin Chen held her down and lowered his eyes: "Hey, what exactly do you want to do?"
"It hurts so much..."
Ruan Qing'an was so small that she had no strength to resist after he grabbed her. It was clear that Lin Chen only needed to exert a little force to make her tearful and pitiful.
Seeing this, Lin Chen couldn't help but click her tongue. She was so submissive to Lin Qisheng, but she was incredibly spoiled when she was with him.
Despite his inner complaints, he still let go of her hand.
But Lin Chen simply raised his hand, and the girl took a half step back in fright, raising her voice: "You...you...you—"
"You're not allowed to hit me! I'm still your stepmother!"
"No... otherwise I'll go and complain. If Lin Qisheng hits me, it's one thing, but if you're added to the mix, we'll both get hit!"
Her words were quite harsh, but her tone was very soft.
Using the most cowardly tone to utter the most ruthless words, Lin Chen paused for a moment. Hearing Ruan Qing'an's attitude of threatening to drag him down as soon as something happened, he laughed in anger and took half a step forward.
The young man's tall figure exuded a strong sense of aggression. Compared to the girl's enormous size, he could almost completely encircle her in his arms, without exposing her at all. It was like a large wild beast biting a cat, and even the air in the huge bedroom seemed to freeze.
Ruan Qingan took half a step back, but was already pressed against the door.
Lin Chen bent down slightly, furrowed his brows, and said meaningfully, "Trying to threaten me again? Trying to drag me down with you?"
"Now that you're thinking of me as my future stepmother, you come into my room, pull at my clothes, and get so close... Why don't you think about being my future stepmother at times like this, huh?"
He paused, then said, "I can also tell that old bastard, stepmother, you can see who gets beaten to death by him first."
"Speak if you dare!"
Ruan Qingan was immediately provoked into a threat: "You can't escape either. If we're both beaten to death, we'll all die together!"
Lin Chen: ...That makes sense. When catching someone in the act, you have to catch them both.
For a moment, the two were locked in a stalemate. Neither could do anything to the other, and any threats they could use would be fatal if they were to be used against each other. As for anything else…
"If you scold me, I'll cry."
“The maids outside heard it all, and I said you bullied me, that you and my stepmother don’t get along, and that you even tried to take advantage of her!”
"..."
Lin Chen finally withdrew his hand, the wound on his back pulling painfully. He pinched his brow, almost losing his temper again—if Ruan Qing'an didn't have a mouth, he thought, he would definitely like her very much.
The problem is, this woman has a mouth.
He simply sat down to the side: "What are you going to do?"
"Take off your clothes, I'll treat your wounds. What else can I do? You cheap son, stop making trouble."
As Ruan Qing'an spoke, he looked around the bedroom and, sure enough, found the first-aid kit on the table: "It seems that Lin Qisheng doesn't just beat me up; you get beaten up often too, don't you?"
"you……"
“I know your injury is on your back, and it’s not easy to treat.”
Hearing this, Lin Chen took off his clothes, some of which were already connected to his wounds. He groaned in pain, and Ruan Qing'an immediately waved his hand away: "Let me do it."
"If you're injured, don't worry so much about your appearance. Doing so will only make your injury more troublesome and harder to treat."
Ruan Qing'an was still talking when Lin Chen paused.
"You came here just to treat my wounds?"
"...Yes, you helped me last night."
"What?"
Lin Chen asked in return, and subconsciously turned around. Only then did he notice that Ruan Qing'an had a somber face and a hint of loneliness in her leaden gray eyes.
She said, "Last night, Lin Qisheng almost killed me."
“If you hadn’t come and interrupted him, he probably would have strangled me to death. The scars on my neck haven’t faded yet, so I’m just returning the favor by helping you.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's pupils suddenly contracted. He looked up at Ruan Qing'an's neck and, sure enough, saw purplish-blue marks from the pinching.
For a moment, the atmosphere froze.
As Ruan Qingan was disinfecting his wound, Lin Chen suddenly said, "Why didn't you resist when you had a seafood allergy last night? You were as docile as a rabbit. Weren't you quite happy to tease me?"
"...Do you think I can resist?"
Ruan Qingan asked in return, a fleeting hint of bitterness in his eyes.
She didn't say anything, but... Lin Chen wasn't blind. Lin Qisheng had given Ruan Qing'an the best treatment in every way, yet he had almost killed her, constantly beating and scolding her.
It does seem to be different from the image he initially imagined.
【Affection Level: 10】
Suppressing his thoughts, Lin Chen turned his head away from Ruan Qing'an. He found the wildcat's spoiled and wicked appearance more pleasing to the eye when it scratched him; now... he felt a little uncomfortable.
Lin Chen simply kept his eyes half-closed and remained silent.
A moment later, Ruan Qing'an patted Lin Chen on the shoulder, packed up the first-aid kit, and said, "You're all better now. Just don't get it wet for a while. Otherwise, you're fine."
"By the way, how did that person dare to hit you? And the manor even has a basement. I heard the servants explain, but I still didn't understand."
"That old man's pets are just dogs used to kill people."
Lin Chen chuckled, then looked up and noticed Ruan Qing'an seemed a little dazed. He suddenly asked, "Aren't you used to it?"
"You don't know what the Lin family does, do you?"
"...You cheapskate son, explain this to your stepmother?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's temples throbbed with anger again. This woman really couldn't be treated well, otherwise she would be so arrogant that she would scratch people with her claws every day. Only when he was fierce would she be somewhat obedient.
He laughed in anger, grabbing the back of her neck.
—Like pinching a cat.
"The rain has stopped, the sky is clear, and you're back to normal, stepmother?"
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