The Hong Kong Island Trip

Lin Baici knew that saying no would have been the best answer, but he had never lied to his mother. That hesitation was answer enough.

Li Guiru fell silent, rushed over to Lin Baici, picked up the broom from the floor, and raised it to hit him.

"Mom, hear me out!"

"Hear what? Your tips on how to deceive girls?"

Li Guiru struck Lin Baici, but he was her own son, after all. She hit him hard for the first couple of blows, then went much easier.

"How could you do something like this?"

Li Guiru was awash with conflicting feelings. Her son had always been obedient, and he was so exceptional that he had never given her anything to worry about.

Having a child like him felt like a blessing she'd earned over eight lifetimes.

"I haven't deceived anyone. My relationship with Little Yu and Yingzhen isn't what you think."

Lin Baici didn't know how to explain it, either.

"Ugh!"

Li Guiru sat back down on the sofa. "You're an adult now, and you can make your own decisions. Sort it out yourself!"

Young people had such different ideas about love these days. An old woman like her couldn't understand them anymore. She'd let the kids handle it themselves.

If anything really went wrong, she'd go apologize to the other family in person!

"Okay!"

Lin Baici thought, I'm worried about it too. "Mom, get some sleep."

The next day, Lin Baici called High Ponytail, Hua Yueyu, and Jin Yingzhen and invited them over.

The three of them were all delighted to see one another.

Li Guiru watched them with a peculiar expression. Had her son really won them both over? Then she breathed a sigh of relief. At least she didn't have to worry about some dramatic love triangle