Chapter 172: The Trouble-Making Trio
“We…”
“Big bro, let me handle this.”
After hearing Lin Muqing’s question, the man holding the gift box looked a bit annoyed. He really wanted to complain, ‘Have you ever seen someone in a suit delivering food!?’
(Big brother of the Lin family: Lin Yiming)
But before he could say anything, the younger man next to him stepped forward to stop him.
(Second brother: Lin Zixuan)
With a confident smile, Lin Zixuan took two steps forward toward Lin Muqing. He reached out one hand and leaned on the doorframe, striking a pose.
“Hello there.”
While greeting her, he also ran a hand through his hair and gave Lin Muqing a little wink. As a rising star who had become very popular in recent years, he had gained a huge number of female fans with his good looks and real skills.
Right now, he was trying to use his identity as a celebrity to charm Lin Muqing into letting them in to find someone (Meng Yue).
“Did sand get in your eyes or something?”
Watching what he was doing, Lin Muqing felt nothing but second-hand embarrassment. She even took a step back, and her eyes became more alert. These three looked very strange to her. If they hadn’t been dressed so well, she would’ve called the security guard right away.
“A little… Want to help me blow it out?”
Seeing Lin Muqing’s reaction, Lin Zixuan froze for a second, but quickly recovered and kept trying to get closer.
His smile didn’t change. It was still confident and bright. He even leaned in a bit more, trying to get a better look at her face. He had always believed in the power of his looks. Usually, even if a girl didn’t recognize him as a celebrity, she would still want to talk to him.
Because he thought he was that good-looking.
But what he never expected was for Lin Muqing to frown and take two full steps back.
Then—
SLAM!
She shut the door right in his face.
“Aahhh!”
A loud yelp came from outside. Lin Zixuan was now hunched over, holding his nose in pain. It looked like it really hurt.
Meanwhile, big brother Lin Yiming stood there with a completely blank face. If his hands weren’t holding the gift box, he probably would’ve covered his face. He was so embarrassed.
“Second bro, didn’t you say you never fail?”
(Third brother: Lin Qiwen)
Seeing a chance to tease him, Lin Qiwen quickly spoke up, throwing in a jab.
“Tch, still better than you!”
Lin Zixuan snapped back immediately, straightening up and glaring at his younger brother.
“Better how? You’re always hanging out with those girls, but have you ever brought a sister-in-law home?”
“You don’t get it. True friendship is like water, calm and pure. Haven’t you heard of that?”
“Pfft~ In the end, you’re just like me, still single.”
Listening to his two younger brothers bickering, Lin Yiming had a very complicated look on his face. He really wanted to give each of them a good kick.
But after thinking for a moment, he held back.
After all, their task today was very important. If they couldn’t bring their mother home, that would be the real disaster.
“Quiet!”
As the eldest brother, Lin Yiming quickly stepped in to stop the argument. He gave them a sharp look, telling them not to keep fighting.
“Don’t forget why we’re here.”
Once they both stopped talking, Lin Yiming continued.
Unlike the other two, the oldest brother looked much more mature and steady. He also had a very serious and commanding presence in front of his two younger brothers.
At the same time, inside the house, Meng Yue had just finished washing the dishes and walked out of the kitchen.
When she saw that Lin Muqing was still standing at the door with nothing in her hands, she walked over with a confused look and asked, “What’s wrong? Weren’t you receiving a package?”
“Umm… there are three really strange people outside the door.”
Seeing Meng Yue suddenly appear, Lin Muqing hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the closed door and answered like that. After closing the door on their faces, she suddenly thought, maybe they were here to look for someone, or maybe they were people the Ye family knew.
But when she remembered the face she had just seen, she hesitated again. She really disliked that person, so she didn’t open the door again. Now that Meng Yue had come, it was the perfect time. Lin Muqing stepped aside and let her take over the task of opening the door.
“Strange people?”
Still looking puzzled, Meng Yue raised her eyebrows and repeated Lin Muqing’s words, then reached out to open the door.
The moment she saw the three people standing outside, her expression instantly turned cold. Then, just like Lin Muqing, a strong look of dislike appeared on her face.
“Mom, we—”
Seeing Meng Yue show up, the three brothers immediately lit up with joy. The second brother, Lin Zixuan, quickly walked forward with a smile and was just about to say something.
But before he could say a single word, his nose had another “close encounter” with the door.
Let’s not even talk about anything else, just the sound and force of the door slamming shut were exactly the same as the first time. Ouch...
Inside the house, Lin Muqing saw what Meng Yue just did and didn’t really know what to say.
“It’s fine, just ignore them. Let’s go watch TV,” Meng Yue said with a smile, patting Lin Muqing’s head and then gently taking her hand, leading her toward the sofa.
Her attitude before and after closing the door was like night and day. When she saw the three men, she had a cold face, but when she turned to Lin Muqing, she was incredibly gentle. Meng Yue fully admitted it, she was biased, she just liked her daughter more. As for her sons, she was really disappointed in them right now.
“Umm…”
Lin Muqing didn’t really understand what was going on, but since Aunt Lin had invited her, she happily agreed and joined them to watch TV. As for the three people outside the door, she didn’t know them, so rather than worrying about it, she just focused on watching TV and playing with her phone.
The time after dinner was really relaxing. While watching TV on the sofa, Lin Muqing slowly began to feel sleepy.
“If you’re sleepy, go take a nap,” Meng Yue said softly when she noticed Lin Muqing yawning.
“Okay.”
Lin Muqing looked at Meng Yue, then at Mother Ye beside her, and nodded obediently. Then she stood up and walked toward the stairs. She was used to taking a nap every day during the last school term, so when the time came, she naturally felt drowsy.
Soon she arrived upstairs and, following her memory, returned to her close friend’s room. She drew the curtains and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Coincidentally, not long after Lin Muqing lay down, Ye Ziming walked out of the study room.
This conversation earlier had actually been a test from Father Ye to Ye Ziming.
After all, a month ago, when Ye Ziming left home, he had no plans to find a partner and even disliked girls. But in less than two weeks, word came out that he had a girlfriend.
And now, just one month later, he had brought his girlfriend home to meet the parents!
Even Father Ye was secretly surprised by how fast everything happened. He even wondered, if they were old enough, would they go register their marriage next month?