The car stopped in the You family's villa garage.
The driver turned his head, seeing the look on You Rong's face was not quite right, and hesitantly said, "Young Master, we're home."
You Rong frowned, glanced down at Lin Qinghe who had already fallen asleep, and finally, with a somber expression, carried her out of the car and strode inside.
As soon as he entered the house, he bumped into Uncle Wang, who was walking towards him.
Uncle Wang saw Lin Qinghe in You Rong's arms, and was both surprised and angry, "Young Master, you... why are you carrying her back? Didn't you forget that she..."
Before Uncle Wang's words were finished, You Rong shoved Lin Qinghe into his arms. Uncle Wang, bewildered, held Lin Qinghe.
What did the young master mean?
You Rong said with a cold face, "Take her to the guest room. The moment she wakes up tomorrow morning, tell her to leave!"
With that, You Rong strode upstairs to his bedroom without even looking back.
Uncle Wang stood there holding Lin Qinghe, utterly confused. He looked down at Lin Qinghe, a hint of worry in his expression, and finally sighed. Following You Rong's instructions, he took Lin Qinghe to the guest room and settled her in.
You Rong returned to his bedroom upstairs, sitting on the sofa with a dark expression.
Lin Qinghe's wronged and tearful words echoed in his mind again and again. His heart felt as if it were being clutched by something, an indescribable discomfort.
After a long while, he closed his eyes in annoyance, letting himself slump onto the sofa.
Lin Qinghe had brought it upon herself; she deserved it! It wasn't him who instructed people to do it, so he didn't need to feel any guilt!
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The next morning.
Bright sunlight streamed in through the windows, illuminating the European-style room.
Lying on the soft Simmons mattress, Lin Qinghe's eyelashes fluttered twice, her brows furrowed slightly as she slowly opened her eyes.
The familiarity of the surroundings came from the original body's memories. You Rong had brought the original body back before, and at that time, he had let the original body rest in this very room.
Lin Qinghe paused for a moment. Her first instinct was to open the system to check the progress bar, and she found that it had indeed increased by one percent.
"I thought I was just imagining things due to being drunk. Increasing by one percent means that acting pitiful in front of You Rong is somewhat useful..."
Because she was drunk last night, Lin Qinghe, lying in bed, didn't want to get up for a while. Though she was lying down, her mind was racing.
Since acting pitiful with You Rong worked, she naturally had to think of ways to appear even more pitiful...
Just then, the door to the room was pushed open. A maid from the You family's villa came in and politely said, "Miss Lin, you're awake. If you're awake, please get up and come down with me."
Lin Qinghe didn't think much of it. She rubbed her aching head and replied, "Okay, I'll get up right away."
She expected to see You Rong downstairs, but when she reached the bottom of the stairs, Lin Qinghe realized she had overthought things. Butler Wang directly gave her the eviction notice, "Miss Lin, the Young Master said that once you wake up, he will send you back to A University."
Lin Qinghe subtly frowned. "Where is You Rong? Thank you for bringing me back yesterday. I want to thank him in person."
"The Young Master is not home. Miss Lin, please... the driver is waiting outside to take you back to school," Butler Wang said coldly.
He had no sympathy for someone who was vain and hurt their young master, so he naturally wouldn't give her a good look.
Lin Qinghe knew very well that You Rong didn't want to see her. She could only say, "Alright, thank you for your trouble. When You Rong gets back, please pass on my thanks to him."
Butler Wang ignored Lin Qinghe's words and urged her again, "Miss Lin, hurry up and go. The driver is waiting outside."
Lin Qinghe glanced upstairs and followed Uncle Wang outside, getting into the You family's car.
As the driver started the car, Lin Qinghe jolted, remembering something crucial.
Including last night at the Brilliant KTV, she had been working part-time for three days. They had agreed on three days. She had drunk too much last night and was taken away by You Rong in a daze. She hadn't collected her wages from the shift leader yet!
Lin Qinghe quickly said to the driver, "Excuse me, could you take me somewhere first before taking me back to A University?"
The driver didn't answer, casting a questioning look at Uncle Wang in the passenger seat.
Uncle Wang ignored Lin Qinghe.
The Young Master's instruction was to send her back to A University, not to take her anywhere else.
Lin Qinghe wasn't stupid and could see Uncle Wang's poor attitude towards her. She could only say, "Wait, please drop me off at the intersection ahead. I can take a taxi to the Brilliant KTV myself. Thank you."
When Lin Qinghe wanted to get out, Uncle Wang didn't stop her. He turned and said to himself, "Stop at the intersection ahead and let Miss Lin get out."
"Yes, Steward Wang."
As soon as Lin Qinghe got out, the driver and Uncle Wang drove away quickly.
Lin Qinghe stood at the intersection, looking left and right, trying to hail a taxi. After twenty minutes, Lin Qinghe regretted her decision to get out.
This was a villa area, and there were no taxis available!
She tried to book a car online, but there were none nearby either.
Lin Qinghe cursed herself under her breath. With no other choice, she had to walk out of this villa area to find a taxi.
You Family Villa.
You Rong, who had claimed not to be home, was in his room, holding a foreign language book and looking down at it. But only he knew that he hadn't understood a single word.
Uncle Wang knocked on the door from the outside. "Young Master, may I come in?"
You Rong collected his thoughts and said calmly, "Come in."
Uncle Wang entered with breakfast. "Young Master, the maid said you haven't eaten breakfast yet. I've brought you some milk and a sandwich. You should eat something; it's not good for you otherwise."
You Rong nodded. "Put it down. I'll eat it later."
"Yes."
Steward Wang put down the breakfast and sensed that You Rong had something to say. He tentatively said, "Young Master, Miss Lin has already left. We were going to send her back to A University, but she said she wanted to go to the Brilliant KTV first and got out halfway."
You Rong clenched the foreign language book in his hand, his expression suddenly turning ugly. He smirked sarcastically.
She didn't even go back to school and was in a hurry to go to the Brilliant KTV. For someone like her, it was not hard to guess her intentions!
You Rong said coldly, "You can go down first. I need to study. Her matters have nothing to do with me! I don't want to know!"
But your expression clearly shows you still care a lot about Lin Qinghe.
Uncle Wang naturally dared not say this. He could only reply, "Yes, I'll go down now. Young Master, let me know if you need anything."
On the other side.
Brilliant KTV.
Lin Qinghe walked out with her three days of part-time wages with satisfaction. Besides the agreed-upon basic salary of eight hundred a day, there were also tips from customers. In total, it was just enough for her to buy the fountain pen.
In a good mood, Lin Qinghe went to a physical store and bought the fountain pen she had been looking at online. Then, she took a bus back to A University.
Lin Qinghe eagerly thought about how the progress bar would increase after she gave the fountain pen to You Rong.