Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

Lin Qingyao finished her classes so quickly?

She looks quite well-behaved, could she also be a member of the "check-in" group?

Lin Shi listened to the phone ringing and wondered curiously.

As he followed the waiter toward the private room, he took out his phone to check.

There was no name on the screen, only an unfamiliar number.

"Feed?"

Lin answered the phone, unaware of the other party's identity, and spoke with unusual conciseness.

A girl's voice came through the receiver, clearly not Lin Qingyao's.

"Mr. Lin, are you free now?"

"I do have some free time. And who are you?"

Lin Shi replied with a question in mind, while placing his phone on the table and turning on speakerphone.

My phone number has never been leaked; most of the calls I receive are for requests from the Yorozuya (Odd Jobs Shop).

After turning on the speakerphone, I casually pushed two menus in front of Ye Cheng and Su Xin, letting them see if there were any dishes they liked.

Seeing this, the waiter wisely withdrew and thoughtfully closed the door to the private room to prevent outsiders from disturbing their call.

"Lin Wanrou. Didn't you just meet Mr. Lin?"

Without any hesitation, the person on the other end of the phone gave their name.

"I know, I know."

Lin Shi quickly agreed, secretly glancing at Ye Cheng and Su Xin. He was already making plans in his mind:

If nothing unexpected happens, this is the wicked real heiress seeking help to oust the kind fake heiress.

Look closely, my darling!!!

Watch how I deal with this malicious request.

This approach neither undermines the Yorozuya's (Odd Jobs) motto of "We'll take anything for money" nor puts the client in a difficult position.

Ye Cheng and Su Xin received Lin Shi's confident gaze and immediately nodded quickly, their eyes seeming to say:

"Got it, big brother! Let's see your performance!"

Lin Shi cleared his throat, intending to preemptively expose Lin Wanrou's intentions and seize the initiative:

"So, Miss Wanrou, you want to drive Lin Qingyao out of the Lin family?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Lin Wanrou's voice came again, clearly puzzled:

Why do you have this idea?

"Why are you looking at me like that? You seem a bit filthy."

"She has no blood relatives left. If we kick her out, where can she go?"

The three consecutive questions were like a critical hit, shattering Lin Shi's confidence and reducing his health bar to almost nothing.

Lin Shi stared wide-eyed at the phone that was on a call, and muttered to himself:

"Oh no. Have I become the bad guy?"

Even Ye Cheng and Su Xin looked at Lin Shi with a hint of disdain in their eyes.

"Scumbag."

"A petty person."

"Scoundrel."

Lin Shi understood the unspoken message in their eyes, and his heart was bleeding.

No, that's not it.

That's not how it is in "The Real and Fake Heiress".

You should be insanely jealous of your family's affection for Lin Qingyao.

Then they frantically sought opportunities to frame her.

In the end, Lin Qingyao was forced to her limit and began to fight back.

Finally, I'll take pity on you and help you out.

You took the Lin family's compensation money and went far away, then gave me a portion as a thank you gift.

This isn't how it was in "The Real and Fake Heiress." I can't accept this!!!

But no matter how much Lin Shi internally broke down and complained, the deed was already done.

He could only take a deep breath, ignore Ye Cheng and Su Xin's gazes, and grit his teeth to continue arguing, trying to salvage his "scumbag" image:

"That's not right, Miss Wanrou. When Lin Qingyao walked into the ward, the look of hatred in your eyes couldn't be faked."

"Your grandfather is critically ill and lying in a hospital bed, and suddenly someone comes in and says the old man is fine, you can be discharged. It's you, aren't you going to glare at him?"

Lin Wanrou didn't hesitate at all and immediately retorted.

His words were so disdainful that Lin Shi began to hallucinate.

Lin Wanrou sat in her chair, legs crossed, looking at her with disdain. She then cursed, "Are you a pig?"

The attack was significant. Lin Shi was completely knocked down and collapsed onto the table.

The conversation began to be taken over by Ye Cheng:

"So, Sister Wanrou, what are your thoughts? What do you want to entrust to us?"

Finally, the topic was brought back on track.

Lin Wanrou paused, a hint of uncertainty in her voice:

"I think Mr. and Mrs. Lin might not like me very much."

Their tone was somewhat uneasy; despite being their biological parents, they used the distant terms "Father Lin" and "Mother Lin."

"That makes sense. They already have an exceptionally talented daughter. Why would they want an outsider like me?"

A deep gasp came through the receiver, faintly tinged with a sob:

"But Grandpa was really good to me. He protected me ever since I entered the Lin family."

"I have no family left except him."

"So...so I'd like to ask you to help me think of a way so that I can stay in the Lin family."

The tone was sincere, leaving no room for pretense.

Ye Cheng and Su Xin both fell silent.

Su Xin was deeply moved by Lin Wanrou's sorrowful voice, and her eyes reddened.

"The Yorozuya will take this commission."

A steady voice suddenly came from behind.

Lin Shi slowly raised his upper body from the table, his tone no longer carrying the usual glibness, but rather a hint of seriousness.

Silence fell again on the other end of the phone, as if someone was having trouble controlling their emotions but didn't want Lin Shi and the others to see their vulnerability.

So I moved my phone further away.

Lin Shi and the other two did not urge her at all, but simply waited quietly for Lin Wanrou to calm down.

After waiting a moment, Lin Wanrou began asking questions again:

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. May I ask how much the payment is?"

"One dollar."

As soon as Lin Wanrou finished speaking, Lin Shi replied without any hesitation in an extremely reliable voice.

A price that could hardly be considered payment came out of his mouth.

A series of thank-you notes immediately came through the receiver.

Even Ye Cheng and Su Xin, who had just been looking at Lin Shi as scum and degenerate, now clasped their hands together and looked at him with admiration.

They shouted in unison:

"Brother Lin~~"

[Ye Cheng's favorability towards you has increased by 2 points, currently at 36 points. Please continue your efforts, host.]

[Chance to win a prize: 2 times]

Lin Shi nodded seriously at their expressions, then raised his hand and pressed down to calm them down.

But inside, things were in turmoil:

Damn it, I just blurted it out.

One yuan? What? One yuan? At this rate, we won't even be able to recoup the cost of the gas.

Is it too late to change my mind? I'm starting to regret it.

But once the words are spoken, there's no going back.

Lin Shi only made a few complaints; he would never actually ask a poor girl for a high reward.

Lin Wanrou thanked her a few more times before hanging up the phone.

Lin Shi raised his hand and called the waiter back in.

Nothing is more important than eating.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

The waiter had just opened the door when his phone rang again. He glanced around the private room and wisely closed the door again.

Lin Shi stared at the phone in the center of the table and pressed the answer button hard.