“You’ve already asked your question, so stop wasting time.” Chen Yiran looked at the other person and urged him to carry on.

The youngster looked back at him and chuckled. “President Chen’s time is precious that wasting a little bit of time with me here will cost a loss of hundreds of millions?”

Li Linlin’s eyebrows went up, somewhat surprised that the other party actually knew Chen Yiran. Although Chen Yiran had appeared on the cover of a financial magazine…… this youngster didn’t look like someone who would read those things.

Chen Yiran, however, didn’t seem too surprised. He looked at the youngster opposite and sipped his tea slowly. “Not really, but it seems that Young Master Qi hasn’t been doing well recently and has to rely on selling your collection to make ends meet.”

The youngster was visibly taken aback and instantly lost his previous smug expression. “You know me?”

He had never disclosed his identity on the Internet and the people who contacted him for transactions didn’t know who he was. How did Chen Yiran know?

“You don’t have to be so surprised. I didn’t know it was you before I came here.” Chen Yiran said.

When he said this, the youngster became even more doubtful. “How do you know what I look like? We’ve never met before.”

Chen Yiran chuckled when he heard his question. “That’s right, we‘ve never met before, but don’t you also know me?”

The youngster: “……”

Li Linlin felt that with their few words, she had changed from a bidding buyer to a melon eater.

What’s going on? Was the item still for sale?

The youngster quickly regained his composure. Since he was recognized by Chen Yiran, there was no need for him to continue pretending. He ruffled his short hair, stepped on the chair with one foot, and assumed a pose that he thought was very cool. “That’s right, this young master won’t hide my name or identity. It’s me, Qi Hao, the young master of the Qi family.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Wow, someone with an eighth-grader syndrome^[1]a term used to describe children that suddenly show delusional behaviour was actually by her side.

“How did you know me?” Qi Hao asked.

Chen Yiran asked back, “And how do you know me?”

Qi Hao answered, “Isn’t that obvious? You’re my sister’s blind date, so of course I have to know everything about you.”

“Oh.” Chen Yiran nodded calmly. “I’m your sister’s blind date, so of course I have to know everything about her.”

Qi Hao: “……”

This person went on a blind date and even investigated the entire Qi family?

……However, he also investigated him.

“Hmph, I thought the person who’s gone on a blind date with my sister was someone remarkable, but when I saw you today, you aren’t all that.” Qi Hao looked at Chen Yiran with disdain. “Why on earth aren’t you interested in my sister? She’s smart, beautiful and capable, how can she not match you?”

Chen Yiran said, “It’s not an issue of whether we match or not, it’s just that we aren’t suited for each other.”

“Stop bluffing. When I saw my sister like that, I know you dumped her.”

Li Linlin, who was on the side, was almost overwhelmed by the melon and sat on the sofa in a daze. What? What? The seller was the younger brother of Chen Yiran’s blind date? Chen Yiran also dumped his sister?

No wonder Chen Yiran stayed at home every day and didn’t go out on dates, so it turned out that it didn’t work out?

Chen Yiran glanced at Qi Hao, who was still posing, and said, “You ask us out to meet today, but I take it you’re not planning on selling anything to me?”

“That’s right.” Qi Hao shook off his bangs. “You bullied my sister but still want me to sell you the item? Haha, you’re dreaming. Let me tell you, I’m here to humiliate you today!”

Li Linlin: “……”

Wow, that’s pretty awesome of you.

If someone could humiliate Chen Yiran to his face, she would really like to see it.

Chen Yiran looked at Qi Hao unmoved. “Oh, then dare I ask how you plan to humiliate me?”

“I……” Qi Hao suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. Before he came, he had planned to say some ugly words to ridicule Chen Yiran. But after seeing Chen Yiran himself, he felt that the other person looked very thick-skinned and might not take any of it seriously at all.

Talking about humiliating Chen Yiran with money…… he’s afraid the other person had a lot more money than him, not to mention that his father had cut off his living expenses and he had no source of income at all. He could only rely on selling toys to maintain his way of life.

“I’ve decided not to sell the building block figure to you!” Qi Hao said loudly, “I know that you bought Yuebao and straight away paid 100,000 yuan for it. The fact that you’re willing to pay that amount shows that you really want it. I also know that you’re only missing the limited edition Princess Huahua to complete the set. Now that Huahua is in front of you, but you can’t get it, don’t you feel very heartbroken and unwilling?”

“…..” Chen Yiran said with a blank expression. “You should know that you’re not the only person who has one. If you don’t sell it to me, I can buy it from other people.”

Qi Hao grunted and looked at Chen Yiran. “Please, if this one is so easy to buy, it will never be my turn to sell it to you.”

This particular building block figure had been out of production more than ten years ago. People who want to use it to make money have sold it long ago. The ones who have it now were basically collectors. Unless someone was in dire need of money like him, no one would sell it.

“And even if there’s really someone else willing to sell it to you, it will cost you a lot of time and effort. It’s not a loss for me if I can disgust you during that long time.” After saying so, Qi Hao turned to look at Li Linlin. “Sister, I originally planned to sell this building block figure for 200,000 yuan, but if you promise me not to resell it to others, I can give you a discount and charge you 150,000.”

Li Linlin looked back at him and blinked. “You trust me that much?”

“Of course, the people in your circle are all about trust, how else can you get along with one another, right?”

“……Yeah.”

“And anyone who’s willing to pay a high price for these sets of building blocks figure is doing it for sentimental reasons. I’m sure you and your friend are sentimental people too!”

“……” Li Linlin nodded. “Rest assured, I promise I won’t resell it, especially to him.”

She glanced at Chen Yiran.

Qi Hao nodded heavily. “Okay, deal!”

Li Linlin paid the money while Qi Hao gave her the item, completing the transaction in front of Chen Yiran.

Li Linlin took the building block figure and was ready to catch up on her schedule. She had a variety show to record in the evening.

Qi Hao received the bank transfer, looked at Chen Yiran triumphantly, and left in a good mood.

Li Linlin followed behind him and wanted to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, before she could walk out of the door, she heard Chen Yiran call from behind, “Li Linlin.”

Li Linlin: “……”

Why could he still recognize her like this?

“Stop pretending, I know it’s you.” Chen Yiran walked over and looked down at her. “I told you, you’re easy to recognize.”

“……” Li Linlin was silent for a moment, then pushed the unsuspecting Chen Yiran and ran away hurriedly.

Chen Yiran’s back bumped against the door frame, which hurt a little. Li Linlin’s move was quite aggressive. He rubbed his shoulder and sighed as he looked at Li Linlin’s retreating back.

The waiter came up and asked with concern, “President Chen, are you hurt anywhere?”

“It’s fine.” Chen Yiran shook his head and headed out as well. After wasting so much time, there’s still a lot of work waiting for him at the company.

Li Linlin ran all the way outside Tianxiaju, where Xiao Xi and Xiaoxiao were already waiting for her in the nanny van. The two were both surprised when they saw someone suddenly opening the door and rushing in.

Xiao Xi looked closely at the other person and hesitantly called out, “Linlin?”

“En……” Li Linlin took off the mask on her face and put it aside casually. Xiao Xi and Xiaoxiao were stupefied when they saw that it was really her. They look at what she was wearing. “Why are you dressed like that?”

Li Linlin was gasping for breath. “I didn’t want to but as a popular female celebrity, of course I have to disguise myself when going out.”

“……” But it shouldn’t be like this. They thought just now that some gangster had broken in.

“Why were you running out so fast? Are there any fans chasing after you?” Xiaoxiao asked as she looked out the window worriedly.

Li Linlin repeatedly nodded. “Yes, yes, a fan is chasing me. Drive quickly.”

Xiao Xi quickly started the car and drove away. It was only after the car was far away from Tianxiaju did Li Linlin breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiao Xi looked at Li Linlin in the rearview mirror and asked Xiaoxiao to hand her a bottle of water. “But if they can still recognize you dressed like that, they must be a true fan.”

“……” Sadly, it’s not a fan.

———pr

Li Linlin had been worried that Chen Yiran would call her and ask her if it was her on the restaurant. She had already made plans in her mind on how to fool him, but Chen Yiran didn’t call at all.

Looks like he was just testing the waters at the door of the private room that day?

In short, all she had to do was deny it wasn’t her. Chen Yiran had no evidence anyway.

But what should she do with the building block figure? She originally wanted to help Chen Yiran find it and give it to him, but now they had already cut off ties. It’s inconceivable to give it away, but it was useless for her to hold it herself.

Lying on the hotel bed that night, Li Linlin couldn’t help but sigh. Had she known, she wouldn’t have bought it. But after hearing from Lu Yuxuan that it was difficult to acquire and basically a rare item, she was afraid that if she missed it, she wouldn’t be able to buy it anymore.

But come to think of it, there’s an unexpected gain during today’s trip. Chen Yiran and his blind date didn’t make it? Didn’t he say that he was thinking of marrying the other person before?

Heh, men were indeed no good. This change of heart was really fast.

Li Linlin held the building block figure in her hand and played with it for a while, before finally drifting off to sleep.

———pr

The next day, after recording a variety show all day, she dragged her exhausted body back to Yinwan. Chen Xi and her classmates were participating in activities outside for the day and wouldn’t be coming over to stay the night. Wu Hui’er would also be sleeping at the school and wouldn’t come over until tomorrow morning.

Li Linlin went back to her room, filled the tub with water, and took a comfortable bath.

If there was anything about Chen Yiran’s house that she missed, it was definitely the bathtub. Although she’s also staying in the master bedroom right now and the layout of the bathroom was exactly the same as Chen Yiran’s house, the bathtub wasn’t as comfortable as Chen Yiran’s.

She had specifically asked Assistant Wu about this matter before. Assistant Wu said that Chen Yiran had very high requirements for bathtubs. Because he often worked overtime and goes on business trips, the work intensity was very high, so he liked soaking in the tub. The ones in his home were all from the same company. A designer specially made it for him. It’s unique and couldn’t be bought outside.

“Sigh…… Do I have to go to Chen Yiran’s house if I want to soak in that kind of bathtub again?” Li Linlin muttered. Chen Yiran looked serious, but she didn’t expect him to be quite good at enjoying himself.

Just as Li Linlin’s thoughts turned there, the lights in the room suddenly went out. Li Linlin was startled and looked around. Did the circuit breaker tripped or was it a power outage?

She carefully stood up from the bathtub, grabbed her bathrobe hanging on the side, and lifted her feet to walk out. Because she couldn’t see clearly, she didn’t notice the water that overflowed underneath. She slipped as soon as she stepped down.

“Ah——!” Li Linlin flapped her arms twice and crashed into the clothing rack. Although it was better than falling directly to the ground, her feet also slipped and it was so painful that she couldn’t stand up at once.

———pr

Chen Yiran was also at home when the power went out. He had finished washing up and was leaning on the bedside to deal with some work emails. After the lights went out, he frowned slightly, and then thought of the girls upstairs.

Worried that they would be scared, Chen Yiran picked up a flashlight and planned to go upstairs to calm them.

He went up and knocked on the door but there was no response, so he frowned and entered the password. Chen Xi told him what it was and this was his first time using it. He pushed the door open and directed the flashlight at the place.

The house was very quiet and it didn’t seem like there was anyone there. Were they not staying there that night?

Chen Yiran turned around the living room and was about to leave when he heard a scream coming from the direction of the master bedroom. “Ah——!”

Chen Yiran’s footsteps paused and then walked towards it.

“Linlin, is that you?” The door to Li Linlin’s room wasn’t locked and Chen Yiran opened it from the outside. There was a suitcase inside, so it seemed that Li Linlin had returned.

There was another clattering sound from the bathroom, and Chen Yiran quickened his pace and walked over.

———pr

Li Linlin had just sprained her foot. She lay on the ground for a while and felt that the pain had gradually eased. She wanted to get up on her own, but unexpectedly, as soon as she stood up, her ankle hurt so much that she almost fell back.

She screamed and held on to the sink, accidentally knocking over the bottles on it.

She didn’t care about it at the moment, she just wanted to go out and find her phone quickly. But she didn’t expect that before she could stand up straight, the door was pushed open by someone.

This frightened Li Linlin quite a bit. She heard some movements but thought it was all coming from upstairs. As soon as she looked towards the door, a streak of light swept over her and she subconsciously closed her eyes.

As soon as the flashlight in Chen Yiran’s hand shone over, he saw Li Linlin standing with difficulty while holding on to the sink. The reason why he could tell was because she was standing in an awkward posture, as if she would fall down at any time, and the robe on her body had long since come loose without her noticing. As soon as the light hit her, it could be said that he could almost see everything.

Li Linlin didn’t realize that her bathrobe was open at this moment. Her attention was focused on the man who suddenly barged in.

“Chen Yiran?” After seeing that it was him, she breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could ask how he got in, Chen Yiran quickly stepped forward, gathered the bathrobe around her tightly, and carried her out.

Li Linlin was still a little dazed as she sat on the bed. Chen Yiran, holding a flashlight in his hand, squatted in front of her to check her injury.

“It’s a little swollen.” As soon as he said this, all the lights in the room came back on. Chen Yiran looked up as he turned the flashlight off.

“Do you have any ice? It needs a cold compress.”

Li Linlin thought for a while and said, “There should be some in the refrigerator.”

“Hold on a second.” Chen Yiran walked out quickly and came back after a while with a homemade ice pack. “Don’t walk around tonight. Go to the hospital for a checkup tomorrow.”

“Oh……” Now that her foot injury was being tended to, Li Linlin finally had the presence of mind to ask, “What are you doing here?”

Chen Yiran answered while helping apply the cold compress to her ankle, “I saw that the power was out so I came up to see if you girls need any help.”

Having said that, he raised his head and glanced at Li Linlin. “I didn’t think you’d get yourself into this.”

“……” It’s an accident. She was just unlucky.

“How did you know the password? Did Xixi told you?”

“En.”

Li Linlin pursed her lips and said nothing. Chen Yiran moved a small stool over to help her put her feet up and then stood up. Just as he did so, he realized that at his current height, he could see the evocative scenery under the neckline of Li Linlin’s bathrobe when he lowered his head.

Chen Yiran remembered the scene in the bathroom just now and he turned around, quickly leaving the room.

Li Linlin: “???”

Was nature calling???