Recently, Su Xianyu had been indulged in the little game of giving gifts to Feng Lin.
She had seen through the sincere and love - starved heart hidden beneath the cold and yandere exterior described in the bullet comments.
Moreover, simply asking for things was the most primitive approach. Timely positive feedback was an essential strategy.
However, what she didn't expect was that Feng Lin was like a little robot that always returned favors. He clumsily learned how to reciprocate. For every bit of kindness he received, he would give back tenfold.
Just like last time when she swiped her card to buy a pair of cufflinks for Feng Lin. The next day, she received a lot of clothes and jewelry, and a million yuan was also transferred to her card.
When she received the account - arrival message with a string of zeros, she almost went to the police station, suspecting that she had fallen into some kind of fraud trap.
Every time Feng Lin received a gift, he tried hard to act calm, but his shiny eyes were just like those of a little puppy waiting to be fed.
Su Xianyu couldn't tell whether she was after money or just felt sorry for him. From time to time, she would bring back some things for him.
"Ta - da! Guess what this is?"
"It's very cute."
"Right? When I saw it, I thought it was like..."
Feng Lin opened the cabinet in his study. His slender fingers gently stroked the newly - received small doll and carefully placed it inside.
Inside the glass cabinet door, cufflinks, ties, dolls, and even lollipops... valuable and worthless items were scattered and arranged in chronological order.
During this period, he had really been very happy.
The gifts he never received in his childhood seemed to be made up for at this moment.
Even though his memory hadn't been fully restored, he would never let go of a girlfriend as wonderful as Xiaoyu.
Thinking of the investigation results brought by Chen Shui, Feng Lin frowned. Still holding out hope for a refutation, he rummaged through his phone.
A hidden photo album with a lock in the photo gallery caught his eye.
Feng Lin tapped his fingertip, entered the password he was familiar with, and unlocked it without any surprise.
There were actually short videos inside. But he had no memory of them at all, so he casually opened one.
In the video, Su Xianyu walked out of the bathroom in a bathrobe, drying her hair.
Her faintly - visible breasts and snow - white, slender legs directly caught Feng Lin's eye.
A blush suddenly crept onto his cold and fair face. He fumbled to click the exit button.
"A Lin, what are you looking at?"
A voice suddenly came from beside him. The already - guilty Feng Lin had a shaky hand and accidentally dropped his phone on the ground.
Su Xianyu squatted down and picked it up.
"Don't..."
Seeing the screen go black, Feng Lin finally let out a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong? You're suddenly so clumsy."
Looking at Su Xianyu's confused eyes, Feng Lin forced himself to stay calm. "I didn't hold it steady... By the way, the fridge is empty. Shouldn't we go to the supermarket?"
After enjoying his nervous attempt to change the topic, Su Xianyu put away her bad taste and picked up the conversation.
"Sure. Wait for me to change clothes, and then we'll go on a big shopping spree!"
"Okay."
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In the Ye Lan Bar, the colorful neon lights flashed constantly. The bass drumbeats made the bar counter buzz, mixing with the laughter and chatter from the booths.
In the dim dance floor, people were dancing wildly to the deafening music.
Ruan Sisi gradually got used to it and started to sway with the others from her initial awkwardness.
"How about it, Sisi? Isn't it fun here?"
In the noisy bar, Lin Jiao shouted in her ear.
Seeing Ruan Sisi nodding excitedly, a smug smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
Dance away. If you find it fun, come often. Finally, there's a fool to pay for the drinks and the booth fee.
Since Ruan Sisi returned from abroad, Lin Jiao's life had become more comfortable again.
Even though she couldn't find a job, as long as she played the victim and said that she was retaliated against because of Ruan Sisi, everything would be solved.
She just wondered why Feng Lin wasn't as generous as before in pursuing Ruan Sisi. She complained that there was now a limit on card - swiping!
Lin Jiao maliciously thought that maybe Feng Lin was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Since the money was running out, she couldn't let Ruan Sisi, that stupid girl, spend it all on her family. So she quickly encouraged her to come to the bar to have fun.
Once you start, there will be a second time. As long as she gets hooked, she'll surely come back.
Having made up her mind, Lin Jiao became even more attentive and mixed drink after drink for Ruan Sisi.
She picked up a glass. The golden liquid refracted a colorful halo under the light.
"Sisi, try this one. Its top note is..."
As a large amount of alcohol went down her throat, Ruan Sisi's consciousness became a bit fuzzy. A strong burning sensation rose in her stomach.
"Jiaojiao, I feel a bit sick."
Lin Jiao didn't take it seriously. "Oh, Sisi. It's normal for beginners. You'll get used to it."
"Try... Ah!"
Just as she was about to persuade her to drink more, Ruan Sisi suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
"You... How could this happen?" Looking at the bright red blood on her lips, Lin Jiao panicked completely.
She just wanted Ruan Sisi to drink more so that she could often bring someone to pay the bills. How could things turn out like this?
"It's... It's not my fault."
Lin Jiao raised her hand and desperately wiped the bloodstains on her arm. Then she picked up her bag and ran out.
"Jiaojiao, you..." Ruan Sisi reached out her hand but failed to catch her. She watched helplessly as Lin Jiao disappeared.
At this moment, the figure that flashed through her mind was not her parents or younger brother, but the man she hated the most.
Ruan Sisi took out her phone and dialed that number.
[Holy cow! It scared me. Why did she suddenly start bleeding? But she's the protagonist. She should be okay, right?]
[Is this gastric bleeding caused by drinking on an empty stomach? Why is Lin Jiao running away? She should send her to the hospital quickly!]
[Argh! Lin Jiao, that bitch! Isn't she Sisi's best friend? How could she just run away like that?]
[Who is Ruan Sisi calling? Does she still want to live? She should call the emergency number quickly!]
[Wuwu. Passers - by around, stop dancing. Pay attention to our precious Sisi. Someone, please send her to the hospital quickly! Reward × 50]
At the same time, someone on Feng Lin's bullet - comment screen also noticed the situation.
[It's so explosive, sisters. Something has happened to Ruan Sisi!]
[What happened? I've been watching here. Hurry up and tell me what's going on.]
[Ruan Sisi vomited blood in the bar. Her good sister, Lin Jiao, left her behind and ran away really fast!]
[Their friendship is so fake. Even a passer - by could help call 120. Although I've never liked her, she doesn't deserve to die!]
[No one forced her to drink. It's all her own fault. She should just bear it.]
[Are you even human, the one above? You have no sympathy at all! If her good friend hadn't kept persuading her, why would our Sisi drink so much?]
[We're all adults. We should know how to control ourselves...]
Su Xianyu and Feng Lin had just returned from the supermarket and were sorting out the things they bought.
Su Xianyu casually glanced at the bullet comments above Feng Lin's head and raised her eyebrows imperceptibly.
Just then, Feng Lin's phone rang on the sofa.
Su Xianyu looked at the caller ID on the lit - up screen and picked up the phone...