Why Won't You Give Him a Chance?

"Rustle, rustle..."

Under the bright moonlight, a figure crawled out of the grass.

"I can finally relax." Lin Li had reached the highway, which meant he had made it to the safe zone. His taut nerves could finally loosen a little.

The silver van was parked beneath a roadside tree. After sitting there all afternoon, some leaves blown down by the wind had landed on its roof.

"Click."

"Bang."

After opening the door and getting into the van, Lin Li changed out of his camouflage uniform.

Once he had changed, he started the van, turned it around, and drove toward the urban district.

There were no streetlights along the stretch of highway from the wilderness to Chenghua Avenue. It was pitch-black all around, and not a single person could be seen.

During the day, it did not feel particularly unpleasant, but now that night had fallen, driving alone along such a deserted stretch of road inevitably made him feel a little panicky.

However, that unsettling atmosphere did not last long. The van Lin Li was driving soon reached Chenghua Avenue, where the rest of the road was lined with streetlights.

Usually, he barely noticed these streetlights anymore. But at this moment, the dim yellow glow actually seemed capable of dispelling the unease in his heart. How amazing!

"No wonder those Beast Hunters interviewed on television used to say that not just anyone could become a Beast Hunter.

"Because they constantly had to travel between the crisis-ridden wilderness and the peaceful, tranquil city, the contrast was simply too great.

"Many Cultivators who had just become Beast Hunters couldn't get used to such a contrast. Before long, they no longer wanted to venture into the wilderness and would rather stay in the comfortable city and find an ordinary job."

Seven ten at night.

"Click."

"Bang."

After opening the door and returning home, Lin Li turned on the lights, walked into the living room, and switched on the air conditioner.

"It's unbearably hot. Today's temperature is several degrees higher than yesterday's. It's only just entered July, and it's already this hot. Looks like this summer is going to be much hotter than last year!"

Standing in front of the air conditioner and enjoying the cold air it blew out, Lin Li grumbled inwardly.

"Grrr..."

His stomach protested, urging Lin Li to hurry up and eat dinner.

Although he had bought plenty of ingredients at the market that morning, Lin Li had spent the whole afternoon working hard in the wilderness and genuinely did not feel like cooking dinner now.

If he was not going to cook, then he could only order takeout.

While enjoying the cool air from the air conditioner, Lin Li pondered what to eat that evening.

"I haven't had KFC in ages. I'll have KFC tonight!"

He opened the food-delivery app, found the KFC restaurant, and ordered three spicy chicken burgers, one serving of fries, two chicken wraps, one serving of popcorn chicken, two fried chicken legs, and two pairs of fried chicken wings.

After placing the order and paying, he checked the delivery time. It would take about forty-five minutes, so Lin Li went to the bedroom to get some clothes and take a shower.

The weather was so hot today, and he had been running and jumping around in the wilderness. Lin Li had sweated quite a bit. If he did not take a shower, the delivery guy would laugh at him when he went to collect the food later. Lin Li could not afford to lose face like that.

"Splish..."

Before long, the sound of water flowing from the showerhead rang out in the bathroom. At the same time, a painfully off-key song drifted out as well.

Ahem... Besides being bad at cooking, Lin Li's singing seemed to be far from impressive too!

Happiness Garden residential area.

Su Yue had just finished showering. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she was wearing a pink, girlish silk camisole nightdress.

When she had bought this silk camisole nightdress, she had specifically taken comfort into consideration and chosen a loose fit.

Unfortunately, her generous bosom had forcefully stretched the loose-fitting silk nightdress taut, making it appear somewhat form-fitting.

Honestly speaking, the mature, beautiful, and voluptuous Su Yue had a unique charm in that girlish silk camisole nightdress. Unfortunately, no one could appreciate her charm at this moment.

"Ring-ring..."

Sitting cross-legged on the sofa and watching television, Su Yue reached out and picked up the phone lying beside her.

She glanced at the caller ID. It was her mother.

"Hello."

"What are you doing?"

"Watching TV! Mom, did you call me about something?"

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

"..." Su Yue could hear the trace of displeasure in her mother's voice.

She fell silent for a moment, then said to her mother with a grin, "Of course you can. You're my beloved mom. You can call me whenever you want..."

"Enough, stop buttering me up... I called to ask you something. Xiaohao has called several times to ask you out. Why have you turned him down again and again?"

I knew Mom was calling about this... Su Yue, who had been put on trial by her own mother, wore an exasperated look on her pretty face. She grumbled inwardly, then explained to her mother.

"Mom, haven't I been busy lately? I've never had any free time, so when Zhang Xiaohao asked me out to dinner, I couldn't go."

A mother knew her daughter best!

Su Yue's mother clearly understood her daughter very well. She did not believe this explanation at all. "You're an elementary school music teacher, and the students are on summer vacation now. What could you possibly be busy with?"

"It's like this. One of Auntie Liu's employees had to return to her hometown for some personal matters, so she asked me to go over and teach the children for a few days.

"I've been preparing lesson plans these days... How could I have time for anything else?" Su Yue said, only half pretending.

"..." Su Yue's mother fell silent.

The Auntie Liu her daughter had mentioned was Liu Yanhong, her own university classmate. She now ran an extracurricular training center in Rong City, mainly teaching children to draw, sing, and dance.

Her daughter happened to excel in all three areas, so it made perfect sense for her old classmate to ask her for help.

"Mom, why aren't you saying anything? You're not suspecting that I'm making this up, are you?

"If you don't believe me, you can call Auntie Liu right now and confirm whether what I said is true." Seeing that her mother remained silent, Su Yue added another sentence.

"Xiao Yue, don't use your Auntie Liu asking you to help out as a shield anymore. What little scheme are you hiding? Do you really think your mother can't see through you?"

"Mom... Listen to yourself. What little scheme could I possibly have?"

"Xiao Yue, Zhang Xiaohao graduated from a prestigious university and even studied abroad afterward. He's a highly educated man. Now that he's returned to the country and become an executive at a major company, his future is limitless.

"A month ago, he came with his parents to attend your father's birthday banquet. It's not as though you didn't see what he looked like.

"Zhang Xiaohao is tall, handsome, sunny, and impeccable in every way when it comes to dealing with people. Why won't you give him a chance?"