This Binary Sister girl... She seemed a little dense.
She couldn't even explain herself properly.
So let me ask you this: Is Qiao Shan a guy or a girl? If she's a girl, then why was she giving me money?
Jiang Linyuan quickly replied:
"I'll be back like a bolt of lightning! I'll explain when we meet."
"Oh, sure."
Lin Yilin replied immediately. She was clearly slacking off with her phone in hand.
She'd be a little freeloader in the future, too.
After a while, she asked again:
"How's your progress, Senior?"
"Xiao Yilin, play fewer galgames. Real life doesn't have affection meters you can follow."
Lin Yilin didn't answer. She sent an angry puppy sticker.
Jiang Linyuan immediately sent back a smug little yellow face.
Then he opened his contacts and found an acquaintance studying clinical medicine, whom he recommended to Yu Songsong.
"Junior, this is a senior who's a year ahead of you. She's in the 5+3 program and has excellent grades. You can ask her if you need anything."
The 5+3 program was a particularly grueling track in clinical medicine. After the college entrance exams, students spent five years on their undergraduate degree and another three in graduate school.
Eight years of study produced the most elite recruits for the corporate grind.
Jiang Linyuan knew the medical student he'd recommended to Yu Songsong very well. They were practically family.
Not in that way, though.
She was his little sister, after all. Of course he knew her well.
The person he'd recommended to Yu Songsong was Jiang Zhiyao.
Jiang Zhiyao was a beleaguered medical student at Xingnan University.
"Little sis, I found you a new sister-in-law candidate. She's a freshman studying clinical medicine. Go check her out."
Jiang Linyuan sent her a message.
There was no reply. She was probably busy and hadn't seen it.
Otherwise, she would've exploded on the spot.
Yu Songsong got Jiang Zhiyao's contact information and nodded gratefully.
"Thanks, Senior. If I get into a postgraduate program, I'll treat you to a meal!"
Jiang Linyuan's mouth twitched.
No, please. The risk of that meal is too high.
Don't get me in trouble. The Phantom Thief Troubadour doesn't need to expand its ranks.
"Junior, if that day really comes, remember that it'll be thanks to your own hard work. It won't have anything to do with me, okay?"
Jiang Linyuan tried to distance himself from any credit.
Yu Songsong didn't think much of it, assuming he was just being polite.
The two of them soon returned to the classroom.
Then Jiang Linyuan spotted Zhao Tongyu in the corner, wearing a face like a dead fish.
Horse Face, is that you? I'm Ox Head.
Yu Songsong also noticed Zhao Tongyu. She looked a little annoyed, snorted, and ignored him.
Jiang Linyuan had no time for a circus, so he went to find Lin Yilin.
When Lin Yilin saw him coming over, she put on a stern little face and dragged him aside as if she were interrogating a criminal.
"Senior, your secret's out!"
This Binary Sister girl actually dared to interrogate me? How dare she turn the world upside down!
"What? Our relationship is out! What did our dad say?"
"What are you talking about?!"
Lin Yilin blushed again and glared at Jiang Linyuan, furious and embarrassed.
"Junior, you were the one who said something scandalous first. Can't I say it too?"
Jiang Linyuan shot back without holding back:
"Such a hypocrite!"
Lin Yilin had gotten used to Jiang Linyuan's ways. Blushing, she brazenly retorted:
"So what if I am? So what if I am..."
Tragic news! Binary Sister had been corrupted.
"Ah, Junior, thinking back on all our memories together, I can't believe you've changed so much in the blink of an eye."
Jiang Linyuan sighed.
"You really are half of a star-crossed pair."
"What do you mean, half of a star-crossed pair? If anything, we're a pair!"
Lin Yilin retorted.
"Gross! Who said we're star-crossed lovers? You're single, so naturally you're only half of a pair!"
Jiang Linyuan said matter-of-factly.
Lin Yilin couldn't take it anymore. She reached over again and secretly pinched Jiang Linyuan a few times.
Maybe Xiao Yilin had a sadistic streak. Why else would she always like pinching my hand?
Jiang Linyuan enjoyed it for a while, then asked:
"Who's Qiao Shan? Where is she?"
Lin Yilin's face turned red. She pulled her hand back and pointed to one side.
"She's the girl from the villa who hogged the bathroom."
Oh, that was the one who'd stayed in the bathroom for over twenty minutes without taking a shit or eating shit.
As she spoke, she asked worriedly:
"Senior, you didn't do anything really awful to her that day, did you?"
"What? Are you worried about her?"
Jiang Linyuan asked.
"No, I'm worried you'll get into trouble, Senior."
Lin Yilin answered quickly.
Not bad. Xiao Yilin wasn't totally ungrateful. She didn't know how to show appreciation, but at least she was halfway decent.
Jiang Linyuan didn't ask anything else. He went straight over to Qiao Shan.
"Do you need something?"
Qiao Shan heard the familiar voice and turned around. She jumped back several steps in fright.
Weren't they supposed to talk online? Why had he come in person?
She looked at Lin Yilin, her eyes full of reproach.
"What are you looking at your mother for?"
Jiang Linyuan said bluntly.
"If you need something, talk to me. Don't drag someone else into it."
He had no good impression of Qiao Shan.
The two of them had already fallen out at the villa that day, so Jiang Linyuan had no reason to be polite to her.
Qiao Shan didn't get angry at his words. She only gave an awkward smile.
"Senior, I didn't mean to that day. Look at the mess I caused. I came to apologize."
Jiang Linyuan raised an eyebrow and asked:
"Were you one of the people who got beaten up that day?"
Qiao Shan froze, then nodded.
"I was young and didn't know any better back then..."
Jiang Linyuan impatiently waved his hand, cutting her off.
"Get lost. Don't cause trouble again, and don't let me see you."
What a pain in the ass. Who would've thought I'd run into a campus bully like this at university?
You didn't know any better back then?
Did you seriously think going to university would wash all that away? That you'd turned over a new leaf? Screw that!
Did you even ask the people you bullied how they felt?
What an idiot.
Qiao Shan smiled awkwardly and didn't say much else. She apologized and left.
Lin Yilin saw Jiang Linyuan lose his temper, which was rare, and asked cautiously:
"Senior, are you okay?"
Jiang Linyuan turned to look at her.
His innocent little junior was still adorable.
"Looking at Xiao Yilin's face makes me feel better."
This time, Lin Yilin didn't blush. She asked with genuine concern:
"Are you really okay?"
Jiang Linyuan smiled.
"She went to the same high school as me. She used to bully people on campus, so I beat her up."
Lin Yilin could hear how casually he said it, but judging by how the two of them acted, it clearly hadn't been that simple.
She pressed her lips together and stood beside Jiang Linyuan. Unsure how to comfort him, she could only say:
"It's all in the past now, Senior."
Seriously, this junior had no idea how to comfort people. If you can't do it, don't try!
That was about as comforting as a man, and not moving at all.
"Xiao Yilin, my heart's gone all cold. Could you warm it up for me?"
Jiang Linyuan asked, drawing out his words.
Lin Yilin hesitated for a moment, her eyes shifting away as a blush crept across her face.
"Just for a little while."
As she spoke, she reached out with both hands and placed them on Jiang Linyuan's chest.
Her little hands were warm.
Wait, I was just joking.
Didn't she usually turn me down?
Jiang Linyuan froze for a moment, but soon started enjoying it.
She was the one who'd made the first move, after all.
He'd been out in the wind on the way back, and he was a little cold.
Lin Yilin lowered her head, not daring to look at Jiang Linyuan. Her little face was flushed, and the warmth and steady heartbeat beneath her hands made her thoughts run wild.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered:
Juntang had gone to the same high school as Senior, too.
Hadn't she known about the bullying? She'd never mentioned it.
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