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Chapter 237: Weakness and Insufficiency
"Sister, weren't you trying to lose weight? Why are you killing chickens again?"

In the private room on the second floor of the same chicken stew restaurant where the two of them ate yesterday, Lin Mo looked at his cousin speechlessly.

She keeps saying she wants to lose weight, but she eats just as much as she wants. It's all talk and no action.

"What kind of talk is that? How can I have the energy to lose weight if I don't eat enough? Besides, I haven't eaten all day," Su He said, rubbing her stomach in grievance.

Lin Mo sneered: "Did the chicken wings and meat skewers we ate at noon go to the dogs? And that watermelon, who ate it?"

Su He: "Ahem, I admit I ate two extra slices of watermelon, but I was just full of water. Besides, what's wrong with chicken? It's high-quality protein, low in calories, and people who are trying to lose weight eat chicken."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo was speechless. To him, this braised chicken was just average. He could definitely make it better himself. In front of him, a chef with 30 years of experience in cooking chicken, insisting on eating chicken was just making him uncomfortable.

"Who said that? We went on a blind date before we came here, and they treated you to Western food," Liu Ruyan added from the side.

Upon hearing this, Su He rolled her eyes at Liu Ruyan and spat, "You still remember? Didn't we run away after eating only half of it?"

Lin Mo was stunned, her eyes widening: "Wow, a blind date together? And then you ran off halfway through the meal?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I went with her to broaden my horizons. After all, I've never been on a blind date before. As for why I ran away," Liu Ruyan explained, waving her hand, but she sounded a little embarrassed at the end.

Upon hearing this, Su He sneered and said, "That bastard almost stared at this woman the moment he saw her, ignoring even my blind date. What's most infuriating is that he actually asked for her WeChat right in front of me."

"Pah, that scoundrel! This time I didn't even charge him for his meal. I'll teach him a lesson about the harsh realities of society."

Although he knew that Liu Ruyan accompanying him on the blind date might lead to this result, he did not expect the effect to be so obvious.

Normal people, when faced with a situation where their blind date's best friend is prettier than their blind date, would at least politely finish the meal. But this person, instead, didn't treat her like a human being at all.

"No, he really doesn't care at all? How dare he?" Lin Mo was deeply shocked.

If he were in that situation, he certainly wouldn't be so rude; he doesn't think he's that thick-skinned.

"This blind date is a rich second generation. His family owns a large supermarket and he also owns a shop. Maybe he thinks he has some capital. He started by waving his Rolex in front of us, as if he was afraid Liu Ruyan wouldn't know he was rich."

And the Mercedes car keys were almost on the plate; they fell to the ground three times before the meal was even finished.

"Just thinking about him showing off his assets in front of the rich woman makes me want to laugh. You didn't see it, but when we left, he saw the car we were driving, and the guy's face turned bright red." My cousin Su He was a little disgusted at first, but by the end, her face was full of relief.

After hearing this, Lin Mo felt embarrassed for the guy he had never met, even though he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

Why did you have to pretend in front of Emperor Ruyan? You've really stepped on a landmine.

As the siblings chatted, Liu Ruyan felt even more that college students were truly wonderful. At least they were innocent and guileless, and a little shy, so even if they had some ulterior motives, they wouldn't dare to openly express them in front of her.

When Lin Mo tried to please her, his purpose was always clear. Most of the time, he wanted something from her. Although Lin Mo never hid his desire to make money, he never thought of getting something for nothing from her, not even when she hinted at it.

Compared to this, Liu Ruyan felt more satisfied. Sure enough, her mother was right. She should date someone handsome, preferably without any ulterior motives, simple and fun.

Soon, the killed chicken was served, and the three of them ate a meal together. Because the effects of the Qilin Watermelon were still ongoing, all three of them were in good spirits and even drank a little wine.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the three of them went outside. It started to drizzle again, adding a touch of coolness to the hot weather. "Let's call a designated driver, safety first!" Liu Ruyan said, glancing outside.

All three of them had been drinking, so it was impossible for them to drive. Even if Lin Mo had only drunk a little, he would not drive after drinking; he was quite principled in this regard.

"No need, I'll take a taxi back. I'll leave the car here and pick it up tomorrow. It only costs five yuan to get home from this small county. Why bother calling a designated driver?" Su He waved her hand from the roadside.

That's true. The designated driver industry has almost no room to survive in their county. A taxi ride costs ten yuan to go from the east side of the town to the west side, and you can come back to pick it up the next day for another ten yuan. The total cost is only twenty yuan. How much would it cost to hire a designated driver?

"What about the younger brother?"

"It's alright, let him take a taxi home himself. His home isn't far. Let's go, bro." Su He pulled Liu Ruyan into a taxi and waved to him.

Lin Mo nodded, and after watching the taxi disappear, he took a deep breath and headed home.

He didn't take a taxi and walked home in the light rain. His current state was a bit strange. When there were other people around, he was fine because his attention was distracted, but now that he was alone, he would think about yesterday's events again.

Subconsciously, he felt he should be sad and depressed, but his mood was also relaxed and excited, which gave him a sense of disconnect, as if his subconscious was fighting against him.

As he passed an intersection, he bought himself a candied hawthorn, and the sweet and sour taste made him squint his eyes.

His conflicting emotions left him unsure how to express them, so he could only slowly walk home, as the rain seemed to be getting heavier.

But Lin Mo still didn't quicken his pace. In his high spirits, seeing that there was no one on the road because of the rain, he suddenly felt like going crazy for some reason.

Then he raised the half-eaten candied hawthorn and said in a deep voice, "My spear has been dulled by the heavy rain, and my warhorse has rusted, but my charge is a Don Quixote-style charge, a great windmill of life, I want to fight you for three hundred rounds, three hundred rounds!"

As he spoke, Lin Mo took the candied hawthorn and ran. Although he seemed to be in high spirits and had a smile on his face, if someone saw him, they would think that this was a person venting after being overwhelmed by emotions.

Humans are strange creatures; their emotional expressions are often insincere. Emotions can be masked, but they don't disappear. When contradictions arise, their behavior becomes bizarre.

When Lin Mo ran home, he saw as soon as he entered the door that both of his parents had wads of tissue paper stuffed in their nostrils.

"What's going on? Mom and Dad, are you two fighting?" Lin Mo asked in astonishment, his eyes wide.

You know, he had never seen his parents fight before, at most they would just bicker. But if they weren't fighting, why were his parents in this state, with their noses bleeding?
Hearing their son's question, the elderly couple didn't even notice his rain-soaked clothes. The mother, Zhou Min, explained somewhat embarrassedly:

"Your dad brought some things home, saying they were a gift from your cousin's classmate. When I looked inside, I found cordyceps, so I boiled some in water to drink, and you saw what happened."

Old Lin rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "I told you not to move, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened! Our bodies are like a poor man suddenly becoming rich; we can't handle this good stuff!"

"Bullshit, why can't I eat this stuff? No matter how expensive it is, it's still just a supplement. What's wrong with me taking it?"
You're the one who can't eat Xikang, like a wild boar. I'll try a different way of cooking it tomorrow, and I'll feed it all.

"I've tried it before, but the effects weren't this great. Is my health getting worse, or were the products I received before fake?" Mom Zhou Min said with a defiant look, but her tone was full of doubt.

Lin Mo:
"Mom, Dad might be right. Your health is like that of someone who's suddenly become rich but is too weak to handle strong tonics."

Zhou Min: "You're talking nonsense too!"

Lin Mo:
(End of this chapter)