Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 180 Qu Xiaoxiao's Prank

"You just surprised me a little."

Andy was somewhat shocked by Lin Yuan's directness and sharpness.

With her always rational and calm thinking mode, she tends to pay more attention to logical rigor and emotional restraint when communicating with others.

But Lin Yuan's almost "violent" verbal attack made her suddenly realize that when dealing with some complex and difficult situations, straightforwardness may be the most effective method.

Lin Yuan looked at her with a smile: "Did you get scared?"

As he spoke, his eyes inadvertently swept over Andy's outfit: a shirt with the collar just open, paired with a simple knitted skirt, revealing only a small section of her graceful calf.

Andy shook his head slightly, his expression serious, and his tone was somewhat approving: "Although your words are sharp, this is the only way to break Xiao Qiu's fantasy. I agree with your approach, but even if she sees the true face of Director Bai, I'm afraid she won't be grateful to you."

"I don't care about these." Lin Yuan looked calm and composed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand to open the door, stepped sideways to motion Andy to go first, and the two of them stepped into the house one after another.

Lin Yuan pressed the switch on the wall, and the lights in the house lit up instantly, with a warm yellow glow softly spreading in every corner.

Andy was about to take off her high heels, but Lin Yuan stopped her and said, "No need to change your shoes. I just need to clean the house this weekend."

After hearing this, Andy hesitated for a moment, then obediently put her feet back into her high heels.

Lin Yuan asked casually: "Have you had dinner?"

"not yet."

"That's great, come and give me a hand."

Lin Yuan walked straight towards the kitchen.

Andy nodded slightly and followed with an elegant posture and light steps.

Tonight, Lin Yuan didn't plan to make a complicated meal. A simple meal for the two of them would be fine.

Lin Yuan began to put an appropriate amount of water into the pot, put it back on the stove, and then pressed the switch. The blue flame instantly jumped up, licking the bottom of the pot, and then he took out noodles from the cupboard.

As for Andy, Lin Yuan asked her to be responsible for washing the vegetable leaves.

Lin Yuan likes watching Andy do these kinds of daily chores; it provides a unique sense of contrast and is very interesting.

It would be more interesting if Andy could be trained to be a personal little cook in the future.

Andy stood in front of the sink, washing the leaves with a slightly unfamiliar manner, shaking off the water droplets on his hands, and after drying them with a towel, he couldn't help but ask, "Why aren't you curious about what I came to see you about?"

"I thought you just wanted to admire my handsome face for a while longer. It seems that I am still not charming enough." Lin Yuan raised his lips, his eyes full of ridicule, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Andy couldn't help laughing again.

When she was with Lin Yuan, she had a very low sense of humor and would always be amused by his casual words.

Andy raised his eyes to look at Lin Yuan and chuckled, "Qidian asked me to have lunch at his friend's restaurant tomorrow at noon. Congratulations, you have guessed the beginning."

"It seems like you are ready to admit defeat in advance?" Lin Yuan had a smug look on his face. He calmly looked at Andy's delicate body with pure and gentle eyes. "Let me think about it. What should I ask you to promise me?"

Andy looked at Lin Yuan with a half-smile: "That may not be the case. I won't give up so easily."

Facing Lin Yuan's gaze, Andy did not feel the slightest offense or discomfort. That gaze was like a gentle breeze in spring, passing over her unnoticed.

"So confident?" Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with curiosity, and he asked with interest: "If you win, what do you want me to do?"

Andy pursed his lips slightly, paused, and said slowly: "I want you to help me find someone."

As she said this, a barely perceptible trace of loneliness flashed across her eyes.

It has been almost a month since she returned to China, but there has been no progress in news about her brother from Lao Tan and Lao Yan, which makes her extremely anxious.

At this moment, she felt a little helpless and desperate, but she also felt that Lin Yuan might be the one who could listen to her past and understand her inner pain. This feeling drove her to share her past with Lin Yuan.

"Who are you looking for?"

While Lin Yuan was using chopsticks to gently stir the noodles rolling in the pot to ensure that the noodles did not stick together, he turned and looked at Andy with concern in his eyes.

"When I was three years old, I was sent to an orphanage. I don't remember who my parents were, but I know I have a younger brother. Later, because of my talent in numbers, I was adopted by a foreign couple and brought abroad. I only returned to China recently. This time I came back just to find him."

Andy's voice was very soft, and his slightly lowered eyes were full of sadness.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and patted Andy's back gently, conveying silent comfort.

Andy instinctively started slightly, his body tensed up instantly, and then quickly relaxed. He didn't show any rejection, but just tried to force a slightly far-fetched smile and said softly, "Thank you."

"Any other information about your brother?"

Andy shook his head helplessly, his eyes full of regret: "I was too young at the time, and this is all I remember."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "If this is all I have, it will take a lot of effort to find your brother."

Lin Yuan knew that Andy's brother was in the Daishan Nursing Home, but to find out which one specifically, he could only ask one by one.

He still remembered that the dean who adopted Andy's brother was a woman named Yang. With these clues, the search should be smoother when the time comes.

"I know this is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but I just want to find someone to talk to." Andy's voice was a little hoarse, as if something was choking his throat.

Lin Yuan raised his hand again, and this time, he gently put his arm around Andy's right shoulder, his movements as gentle as if he was treating a precious and fragile piece of porcelain.

“It’s hard, but I’ll try.”

Lin Yuan's voice was low and firm.

Andy was still immersed in his depressed mood and didn't realize that he was being hugged.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, she subconsciously raised her head, and was surprised to find that the distance between them was so close at the moment, so close that they could clearly feel each other's breathing.

She was like a frightened deer, with a strong sense of panic in her heart, and she quickly took a step back.

Lin Yuan chuckled and joked, "Why are you so afraid of me?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not scared, I'm just not used to this..." Andy's eyes were a little evasive. Thinking of the scene just now, he felt a little at a loss.

Lin Yuan smiled even more, with a hint of cunning and mystery hidden in his smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Andy felt a little uncomfortable with his laughter and couldn't help asking.

Lin Yuan suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I hadn't thought about the content of the last bet yet, but now I have an idea. I want to have more contact with you and help you cure your illness."

"I... hehe... I'm not sick." Andy laughed dryly, trying to hide his inner discomfort.

"Andy, don't be afraid to see a doctor."

Lin Yuan said this, taking a small step forward and approaching her again. Andy subconsciously shrank back.

Lin Yuan pressed forward step by step until he forced Andy into a corner. Andy leaned against the wall with nowhere to retreat. His face was full of tension and uneasiness, and his breathing became a little rapid.

As she moved, her high heels made a crisp "tapping" sound on the ground, which was particularly clear in this quiet and small space.

Listening to the crisp sound, a strange thought suddenly flashed through Lin Yuan's mind: What would this pair of high heels look like with the soles facing up?
Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Lin Yuan stretched out his hand, palm facing up, and said softly: "Put it up and try it?"

Andy's eyes fell on the outstretched hand. Lin Yuan's hand was white and delicate, with distinct joints, yet strong. Andy pursed his lips slightly, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Seeing that she was standing there in a daze, unmoving, Lin Yuan simply reached out and held Andy's hand.

He could feel Andy's slender, warm fingers trembling slightly uncontrollably.

Andy seemed to be scalded. He reached out his other hand in panic, grabbed Lin Yuan's wrist, and tried to move his hand away.

Her face flushed slightly, not because she was shy, but because she was a little embarrassed and overwhelmed.

"Lin Yuan, don't be like this. I'm really not used to it." Andy's tone was somewhat helpless, and his voice trembled unconsciously.

Lin Yuan had no intention of letting go, but smiled gently: "If I guess what Qidian will do tomorrow, you can't refuse me then. You don't want to keep going like this, right?"

Andy was surprised and couldn't help asking, "Why do you make such a request?"

"A doctor is kindhearted. I want to help you break the barrier that imprisons you."

Andy asked in confusion: "Are you still a doctor?"

"Who said psychologists are not doctors?" Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked back.

"You called yourself that, right?" Andy couldn't help but tease, and took advantage of this gap to finally pull his hand out of Lin Yuan's hand, and the tense atmosphere eased a little. "It's like a mathematician encountering a complex problem or a doctor seeing a strange case. In a situation like yours, it's hard not to want to explore and help you."

"So, you just treat me as a patient?" There was a subtle hint of loss in Andy's voice.

"What do you think I think of you?" Lin Yuan leaned forward with his hands on the wall, trapping Andy in this small space. "Other people's problems can be solved in a few words, but your problem may take me a lifetime."

Andy's heart beat faster, as if it was going to burst through his chest.

She had never been in a relationship, so she couldn't tell whether Lin Yuan's words concealed some other feelings.

But she knew in her heart that deep down she did desire intimate actions such as holding hands and hugging.

At this moment, this desire became stronger under the stimulation of Lin Yuan's words.

"I promised you, but you haven't won yet."

Andy turned his head and said, not daring to look directly at Lin Yuan. He kept wondering if Lin Yuan would suddenly move his face closer and then put his agile tongue into his mouth...

As she thought of this, her cheeks became redder and redder, just like the sunset glow in the sky.

"Then I look forward to the results you bring back tomorrow afternoon."

Lin Yuan turned around and returned to the stove.

The two of them were so busy talking that the noodles in the pot had become a little soft.

Lin Yuan carefully put the cooked noodles into two bowls, brought them to the living room, and they began to eat.

……

When Andy walked out of Lin Yuan's house and came to the corridor, he leaned against the wall with his eyes closed. It took him a long time to calm down his emotions before he went downstairs.

She had lacked the experience of close contact with the opposite sex since she was young, and even this time it was just a simple holding of hands, it had never happened before.

As soon as Andy walked downstairs, she saw Qu Xiaoxiao sitting at her door, looking bored. She was full of surprise and couldn't help but blurt out: "Xiao Qu? What are you doing sitting here?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao instantly perked up and stood up to hug Andy's arm.

After Andy dodged to the side, Qu Xiaoxiao did not get angry, but put on her signature coquettish tone and said, "Andy, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you?"

Qu Xiaoxiao has made up her mind that instead of waiting for Lin Yuan to slowly conquer the 22 girls, she might as well help him.

She knew men too well. All men who lived in this world were lustful.

Lin Yuan is a guy with a good appearance and good abilities. Although he idles around all day and doesn't have a decent job, his face and temperament are really hard to resist.

When he is flirting with these girls and gradually developing feelings for them, I will come out and cause trouble.

If Lin Yuan doesn't delete the biting video, she will tell all these women about Lin Yuan humiliating her and having ambiguous relationships with other women, and he will be sure to lose everything.

When she thought of this, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh in her heart, thinking that she was very smart.

Andy opened the door of his room, sighed softly, and said helplessly: "If I don't let you say it, you will definitely not agree, so go ahead."

Andy just thought that Qu Xiaoxiao had some difficult problem again and needed his help to solve it.

Qu Xiaoxiao followed Andy into the house and said mysteriously: "Andy, I found out something, Lin Yuan seems to like you!"

"W...what?" Andy was stunned when he heard this.

Qu Xiaoxiao continued, "Don't you realize that he treats you differently from us? Think about it carefully."

Andy couldn't help but start to think wildly, remembering what happened upstairs just now. Could it be that Lin Yuan really likes him?
Is that why he accompanied me to meet my online friend and wanted to help me get out of the shadow of my childhood?

Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Andy lost in thought, her lips slightly raised, revealing a smug smile, then she put away her smile and added: "Lin Yuan often asks me about things related to you."

Andy quickly forced himself to regain his usual calm and rational appearance and took a deep breath: "Xiao Qu, don't talk nonsense."

"Since you don't like him, I'd better tell him, so that he won't be so wishful and end up hanging on your tree."

Qu Xiaoxiao deliberately probed, staring at Andy's face, trying to capture even the slightest bit of her true thoughts from her expression.

"No, if that's the case, I'll find a time to make it clear to him."

Andy had a special experience since childhood and learned to be cautious and self-protective while growing up. Faced with Qu Xiaoxiao's mysterious behavior, she naturally would not be easily fooled.

Moreover, even if Lin Yuan liked me, there was no way he would ask Qu Xiaoxiao about my preferences. No matter how I thought about it, I felt that this was most likely a prank by Qu Xiaoxiao.

"Okay." Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Andy, unable to figure out what she was thinking. She couldn't help feeling depressed, so she pouted, turned around and left.

On the way back, Qu Xiaoxiao was still thinking to herself: This guy Lin Yuan doesn't seem to be very good at picking up girls.

But when she thought of this, she became even angrier. He was so rude and disrespectful to her, but so gentle and tender to other women.

……

The next day, Saturday noon.

Andy went to keep a date with Singularity.

Qu Xiaoxiao went to a restaurant with the three girls from 2202.

Fan Shengmei and Guan Juer are going to accompany Qiu Yingying to find Manager Bai. Qiu Yingying wants to confront him face to face about whether the information given by Lin Yuan is true.

Qu Xiaoxiao was responsible for asking Manager Bai to come out.

Manager Bai was really generous. He thought he had already appeased Qiu Yingying, so he came to the appointment without any hesitation.

"Xiao Xiao."

As soon as Manager Bai saw Qu Xiaoxiao sitting at the table by the window, a smile instantly appeared on his face and he hurried over to sit down.

Qu Xiaoxiao had a trace of resentment on her face, and said coquettishly: "I heard from Qiu Yingying that you agreed to let me go out this time because you wanted to tell me to keep a distance from me? Am I worse than Qiu Yingying?"

Manager Bai quickly said, "No! Of course you are a hundred times better than her! In fact, I just treat her as a sister. She and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend at all. It's just that she keeps pestering me. To be honest, I am also very distressed."

Qu Xiaoxiao showed a bright smile on her face, and Manager Bai also laughed in agreement.

Manager Bai then said, "Let's order something to eat first."

"No hurry, wait a moment." Qu Xiaoxiao showed a playful smile.

Manager Bai had a puzzled look on his face, and a bad feeling arose in his heart. Not long after, he saw several figures walking towards him quickly.

Seeing that Qiu Yingying was the leader, Manager Bai was a little surprised: "Yingying, why are you here?"

Qu Xiaoxiao shook the phone in her hand: "We were talking on the phone just now."

"You scumbag! What else do you have to say!"

Qiu Yingying threw the information in her hand towards Manager Bai's head with all her might. She had originally held on to a glimmer of hope, expecting Manager Bai to explain everything in the information to her, but now it seems that it is completely unnecessary.

Manager Bai's face turned pale. He took a look at the pictures in the file and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Aren't these pictures saved in his phone? How did they leak out?
Feeling the strange looks from the people around him, Manager Bai's face turned pale and blue. He could not stay there any longer, so he stood up and pointed at the people in front of him viciously.

"If you dare point your finger at me again, I will make sure you can't stay in the Magic City for even a single day."

Qu Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and glared at Manager Bai without showing any weakness.

She will not spoil Manager Bai. Not everyone can treat themselves like Lin Yuan.

Manager Bai then remembered that this was a rich man, and immediately lost all his arrogance. He withdrew his finger awkwardly, glared at Qiu Yingying, then quickened his pace and left in disgrace.

Seeing Manager Bai fleeing in such a panic, Qiu Yingying burst into tears. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks. She felt that she was not worth it.

Fan Shengmei patted her shoulder lovingly and comforted her softly.

At the same time, Qu Xiaoxiao pulled Guan Juer aside.

"Xiao Guan, I want to tell you something." Qu Xiaoxiao was thinking about another thing. If she hadn't wanted to find an opportunity to talk about this, she wouldn't have bothered to get involved in this mess between Qiu Yingying and Manager Bai.

"what?"

"Do you know that Lin Yuan has always liked you?"

"what?"

(End of this chapter)