Lin Yi stuffed all the remaining injury medicine into Fatty Laiâs arms, only to see that Fatty Lai was about to cry again. Frightened, he pushed the meatball out of his room and slammed the door shut.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lin Yi stretched his back and called Tang Yin, but her phone was still off. He helplessly shook his head and wondered if Tang Yin read his text.
After splashing his face with water, his phone rang from on the bed. Lin Yi thought that it was Tang Yinâs reply only to find out it was Xiaoxiao.
LinYi frowned and ignored her calls but Xiaoxiao never knew when to give up, calling time and again. Lin Yi couldnât take it anymore and answered the phone annoyed, âWhat do you want?â
âWhy are you so irritated!â Xiaoxiao heard the annoyance in his voice and felt wronged. Why was he so polite to others and so rude to her!
âWhat do you want?â Lin Yi ignored her question. âIf thereâs nothing, Iâll be hanging up!â
âDonât! Iâm looking for you, really!â Xiaoxiao was afraid that Lin Yi would hang up and hurriedly stopped him, trying to squeeze out any reason for her to call him.
âWhat is it?â Lin Yi resisted his urge to hang up.
âWhere are you?â Xiaoxiao asked.
âAt a hotel. Anything else?â Lin Yi replied.
âYes, andâ¦.â Xiaoxiao started sweating from the anxiety. âWhich hotel are you staying at?â
âItâs none of your business. Is there anything else? â Lin Yi questioned.
âYes! Erm⦠my dad wants to meet you! The man you met during the auction, you guys have met beforeâ¦.â Xiaoxiao couldnât think of any reasons but was able to blurt something out.
âYour dad? Meet me?â Lin Yi was startled. However, he didnât suspect Xiaoxiao because they knew, and even carried out a mission together, so it made complete sense. Tianlong wanted to meet him, but why have Xiaoxiao call? Why wasnât Tianlong himself calling?
Besides, he made eye contact with Tianlong and signaled to him. As an expert agent, couldnât he see Lin Yi didnât want his identity to be exposed? Why was he still looking for him?
Calling him privately was fine, but Tianlong wasnât so careless as to have Xiaoxiao look for him, right?
âYeahâ¦â Xiaoxiao couldnât go back on her own words after blurting out this reason! Why would her dad wanted to meet Lin Yi? Xiaoxiao began brainstorming. Finally, she thought of something!
âI said youâre my boyfriend, so he wants to meet you now,â Xiaoxiao replied shyly.
âEh?â LinYi almost threw his phone. Food can be eaten without thinking, but words canât be spoken so lightly, right? Lin Yi finally understood why Tianlong wanted to meet him. Any father would want to meet the boyfriend of his daughter. Particularly in his case, as they knew each other. Tianlong was probably wondering how Xiaoxiao and he had gotten together!
âLin Yi, which hotel are you staying at?â Xiaoxiao asked softly. âShould I come over?â
âUgh⦠Never mind, where are you? Should I come over?â LinYi was a little speechless. This had to be settled and explained right in front of Tianlong or else it would be game over!
âHeehee, Iâm at Songjiang International Hotel; Iâm standing right at the entrance!â Xiaoxiao hadnât expected Lin Yi to buy it. She thought that it was indeed a great idea to use her dad as the reason! Little did she know that Lin Yi would be coming for a different reason.
âOK.â Lin Yi smiled wryly and hung up. He had to explain this to Tianlong face to face.
After telling Xuemin and Fatty Lai he was going out, he left the hotel. The trio had planned to eat a midnight meal together, but Lin Yi couldnât join them anymore.
Lin Yi hailed a taxi near the entrance of his hotel and told the driver the location. Songjiang International Hotel wasnât far from Lin Yiâs hotel, but it was on the other side of the auction hall.
Lin Yi paid the fare after the car stopped at the entrance of the hotel. Xiaoxiao was standing there and waving at him spiritedly, which made Lin Yi frown. Why was Xiaoxiao acting so warmly? Was she trying to make Tianlong misunderstand?
âLin Yi, over here!â Xiaoxiao called to Lin Yi excitedly, waving her small hand.
âWhereâs your dad?â Lin Yi walked to Xiaoxiao while ignoring her enthusiasm.
âErm⦠my dadâ¦â Xiaoxiao sorted everything out while waiting for Lin Yiâs arrival. âMy dad just got a phone call: he has to attend a meeting, but will be back soon, so he asked me to entertain you in the meantime!â
If this wasnât Xiaoxiao, Lin Yi wouldnât believe her one bit. Calling him to come over just a minute ago and saying that her dad left for work? How could there be such a coincidence?
But Lin Yi took the bait anyway! Lin Yi knew that Tianlong had more freedom than him, but not much. When Tianlong got a call for a mission, no matter midnight or early morning, he had to go. Lin Yi did not suspect Xiaoxiao and nodded. âWhere should we wait?â
âI havenât eaten yet. My dad asked me to treat you to dinner!â Xiaoxiao was surprised. She never expected Lin Yi to be this easy! Logically, Lin Yi shouldnât be this easy to trick. At school, he never believed anything she said. What was different today? She was suspicious, but she wasnât so stupid to ask him directly, so she kept her questions to herself and waited.
âOh, then letâs eat.â Lin Yi had eaten dinner early and planned to eat a midnight meal with Fatty Lai and Xuemin, but Xiaoxiaoâs call forced him away.
âAh? Sure, let's find some good food nearby!â XIaoxiao didnât expect Lin Yi to agree so willingly, getting more and more suspicious.
âCanât we eat in there?â Lin Yi pointed at Songjiang International Hotel, behind Xiaoxiao. âItâs an international hotel. How canât they have something eat?â
âUmâ¦â Xiaoxiao hesitated, then said, âThis place is super expensive⦠I donât have enough moneyâ¦.â
The food here wasnât cheap, and Xiaoxiao was staying in an economy room paid for by her dad. Xiaoxiao had brought only a few thousand RMB to Yanjing and didnât want to spend it all at once.
âGeez, Iâll treat then.â Lin Yi blinked and smiled. He never knew Xiaoxiao had such a cute side.