Lin Yue

Chen Wanting is Yang Genshuo's girlfriend. She is 22 years old and a senior in college. They met two and a half years ago at his Script Murder Store. She is graduating this year, and the two had agreed long ago to get married once she finished school.

At this very moment, Yang Genshuo urgently needed Chen Wanting to share in the dividends of his family's development and taste the sensation of a dragon's impact!

On the other end of the line, Chen Wanting said unhurriedly, "Shuo Ge, I have my thesis defense in a few days and I'm quite busy. Let's go another time."

"It has to be today. It's urgent. I have some good news to tell you, come over quickly!"

"Did the Midi Script Killing Store come back to life? Or did you sell it for a good price? Whatever good news you have, just say it over the phone. I'm really busy, Shuo Ge."

"Hmm." Yang Genshuo pondered for a moment, then switched to a playful tone. "I sold all three of my stores, and I still owe the bank 200,000."

"Fine, fine. I don't understand business anyway. I can't come over during this time; let's talk about it after I graduate." An impatient tone came from the other end of the line.

"Then what about our wedding? Can we still discuss that?"

"Shuo Ge, the wedding will have to be put on hold. I talked to my mom on the phone the day before yesterday and told her about us. My family is quite traditional. My mom said that for a wedding in our hometown, the bride price has to be at least 600,000."

"In the West, the word 'father' was invented in 1500. Do you know what they called their father in 1499?"

"Huh? What?" Chen Wanting was baffled by the question.

"Motherfucker!"

Beep, beep, beep~

Listening to the sound from the phone, Chen Wanting froze for a moment, then touched her face.

"Did I just get cursed at?"

Her roommate on the upper bunk asked, "Was that another call from your 'doting' Shuo Ge? We aren't even that busy lately, why don't you go out and hang out with him?"

Another roommate chimed in, "600,000 for a bride price? Wow! That's really high where you're from, Wanting! Aren't you afraid of scaring him off?"

"Pfft~ I was just playing around with him. Who knew he'd actually start talking about marriage? He should look at how old he is. So annoying!"

The roommate on the upper bunk agreed, "Exactly, middle-aged greasy men are such a turn-off!"

Another roommate, who had been silently reading by the window, closed her book, grabbed her bag, and walked straight out of the dorm.

"Anhe, where are you going?"

Liu Anhe turned her head, revealing a face that made everyone in the dorm envious, and said calmly:

"There are flies in the room, they're bothering me so I can't read. I'm going out for some fresh air."

Hanging up the phone, Yang Genshuo gave a cold laugh.

"Drinking, clubbing, and staying out all night—you claim to be a modern independent woman, but the moment the bride price comes up, you start listening to your mommy, huh?"

"What the hell, what a bitch."

He still remembered when he asked Chen Wanting what they should do if her family didn't approve of their marriage, she had snuggled into his arms and said, "I can make my own decisions."

"Damn, she's a hell of an actress."

This past year, he had been overwhelmed, desperately trying to save his three shops from ruin, leaving him no time to overthink their relationship. In truth, the signs had been there in the details all along.

Her WeChat replies became slower and slower, her temper grew shorter and shorter, and the frequency of their sex life plummeted.

"Heh~ then just get lost."

For someone like Chen Wanting, who had "quit the party" in '48, Yang Genshuo could only respond with a series of cold sneers.

"Heh heh heh heh~"

After the sneering, the medicinal power surged again!

"Damn it! Why is this stuff so potent!"

He recalled how every time Yang Shi took a Gu Jing Hui Yuan Pill, he would frantically practice his boxing and staff techniques, as if he possessed infinite power within his body.

Now he understood where that source of power came from.

"Do I have to practice boxing too?"

"I don't even know how!"

The medicinal power permeated his body. The cooling sensation had vanished, and that searing heat began to spread outward from his lower abdomen, hitting his head even harder.

At this moment, he had to find an outlet.

"Screw it, I'll just wing it!"

He opened Keep, found a fitness course he had saved five years ago, and started following along.

Burpees, squats, lunges, mountain climbers, push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, planks.

He didn't care about anything else; he did whatever was in the course. As soon as he finished one session, he moved to the next. The medicinal power spread throughout his body along with his intense movements, and that burning heat was gradually dissipating through his sweat.

"It's working!"

Yang Genshuo worked out even harder. Under the influence of the medicine, his body recovered rapidly, and he felt absolutely no fatigue.

A five-year "armchair fitness" enthusiast had been opened up by a single pill, clearing his Ren Du Meridians.

Ding-dong, ding-dong~

The sound of the doorbell snapped Yang Genshuo out of his immersive workout. He glanced at the clock; he had been training frantically for an hour and a half.

"Phew~ My body feels much better now; otherwise, I really would've suffocated."

He grabbed a towel in the Courtyard to wipe away his sweat, then opened the door.

Outside the door stood a girl wearing a loose white shirt and denim overalls. Her sleeves were rolled up, revealing arms as fair as scallions, and she wore a folk-style wind chime bracelet on her wrist. She looked fresh and quiet, just like the girl-next-door from a manga.

"Lin Yue, what brings you here?"

Lin Yue's lips curled into a smile, and she extended her right hand, holding up a bag of bananas.

"Oh, oh, give them to me."

Yang Genshuo took the fruit from Lin Yue's hand, but suddenly his expression changed. He hunched over and walked into the Courtyard.

Lin Yue watched Yang Genshuo's strange behavior, her face full of confusion.

"Sit, sit, sit."

He gestured for Lin Yue to sit on the wooden chair beneath the pomegranate tree, which had just begun to sprout green leaves.

"Wait for me a second!"

He then hunched over and went to the study to grab a small blanket, draping it over his waist before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

Lin Yue watched Yang Genshuo bustling about, looking completely bewildered.

She took out her phone and typed.

Ding-dong~

[Lin Yue: "Shuo Ge, are you cold?"]

Yang Genshuo also picked up his phone to reply.

[Yang Genshuo: "A little."]

[Lin Yue: "But you're covered in sweat."]

[Yang Genshuo: "Cold sweat."]

Oh no, oh no, oh no!

Don't you dare look up! Don't you dare look up!

Damn it! Why hasn't the effect of this medicine worn off yet?!

Beside him, Lin Yue glanced at Yang Genshuo, who was drenched in sweat and clutching the small blanket tightly, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

She took a banana out of the bag, peeled it, and handed it to Yang Genshuo.

Ring-a-ling-a-ling~

Lin Yue shook her left hand, and the sound of the wind chime echoed.

Yang Genshuo took it naturally. While eating, he typed on his phone. Lin Yue was also looking at her phone, and the two of them sat under the pomegranate tree, chatting away while glued to their screens.

"Why did you come here?"

"To see my boss."

"Why look at me? I'm not sick."

"Why didn't you take Lin Yue's money? Brother Xiao Zhi said you still owe money."

"Uh, it's not much. I can scrape it together easily. I don't need yours; you should keep it for yourself."

"Oh." "Then, will you be a boss again? I want to work for you."

Yang Genshuo's hand trembled, and he nearly dropped his phone.

What kind of talk was that!

He glanced at Lin Yue, who was busy typing with her head down. Her neck was slender, snow-white, and smooth, without a single blemish. The collar of her loose shirt revealed a hint of fair, tender skin. A faint fragrance drifted through the air, and her entire being radiated a soul-stirring youthful aura. Yang Genshuo swallowed hard and quickly shifted his gaze back to his phone.

"Let's see. I plan to take a break for a while and work on my fitness. I've eaten myself into a fat slob over these past few years, hahaha."

"Without work, Lin Yue doesn't know what to do. Since the shop closed, I think about my boss every day."

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"Boss, open another shop. I'll work for you for free."

"Uh, let's talk about it later. You don't need to wait for me; go find other work first."

"Except for my boss, no one will give Lin Yue work."

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He looked up, his gaze colliding with Lin Yue's eyes, which were as clear as a lake.

Lin Yue's eyes could speak—this was the consensus among all the staff at Mystery Script Murder. Just by her looking at you like that, you would know exactly what she wanted to say.

At this moment, a hint of reliance flickered in Lin Yue's eyes.

Sigh, you're so beautiful, how could no one give you work? But then again, how could anyone truly want you to work?

He said these words to himself, not typing them out for Lin Yue.

Ding-dong~

The doorbell rang again.