Volume 3 Chapter 17: A Grudge Must Be Paid Back
Uh… this…
Lin Lin and Gao Liang stood at the school gate. After a long moment, they turned to look at each other.
Th-this…
What is going on here?
These two wouldn’t… right?
Hiss—
Don’t tell me they’re already dating?
That can’t be possible… they’ve only known each other for a few days, right?
Huh?
No, no, no, no—this won’t do! If Gao Ye married into our family, hiss—
After thinking about this, Lin Lin couldn’t help taking a sharp breath. Oh no, no, no… this is bad, really bad…
This looks like a big problem!
Lin Lin imagined the scene that little devil of a sister-in-law sticking to her, teasing her all the time. Just thinking about it made her feel a chill down her back.
Maybe in the future, during holidays, both families would have to visit each other.
Would she have to greet her sworn enemy every year?
And then Gao Ye might demand New Year’s gift money from her kids, or threaten to tell everyone that she once worked as a virtual streamer?
Ah—!
That scene was way too scary. And worse, there was already an example of this happening before.
Back when she pretended to be Gao Liang’s girlfriend, hadn’t Gao Ye followed her around calling her “sister-in-law” for a long time?
No, no, no, no—absolutely not.
Lin Lin held her chest, feeling like it was hard to breathe. After thinking for a long time, she shook her head with difficulty.
No. She absolutely cannot get involved with the Gao family at all!
Damn it! If necessary, she would have to break this couple apart.
After mentally preparing herself to become the “villainess character,” Lin Lin took a deep breath. She grabbed Gao Liang’s sleeve. When he noticed and turned to look at her in confusion, the girl scrunched her nose and pointed at that “shameless pair.”
The meaning was very clear.
Take your own kid home. Don’t let them act wild here!
Gao Liang was a bit surprised, but he didn’t seem as serious about it as Lin Lin.
Or maybe he was just calmer.
After all, they still didn’t know what was really going on.
Besides, if Gao Ye got herself a boyfriend, he might actually have a more relaxed life.
No matter how he thought about it, Gao Liang seemed to gain more from this.
Still, since Lin Lin wanted to go over and “catch” them, he might as well follow.
Gao Liang nodded, and the two walked forward quickly. Lin Lin’s steps were hurried and aggressive. How should it be described?
It felt a bit like catching someone cheating.
Like lightning, Lin Lin suddenly stepped in front of the two of them. She narrowed her eyes, put her hands on her hips, and shouted at the dazed pair.
“Hey, hey, hey! You’re still hugging? I’m already standing right here!”
“Eh—!”
Startled awake, Lin Yu and Gao Ye quickly let go of each other.
Lin Yu turned around to look at her—
And Lin Lin was shocked by her brother’s face. She immediately stepped back.
Th-this…
Why is there such a huge swelling on his face?
Bruises everywhere, blue and purple all over… this…
Sucked… sucked out?
Lin Lin turned her head and stared at Gao Ye in shock. Wow—this… wasn’t that a bit too hard?
Gao Ye quickly shook her head in panic. Of course, she couldn’t read minds and didn’t know how shocked Lin Lin was. She only hurried to explain.
“N-no… that’s not it, Sister Lin Lin. Lin Yu and I weren’t hugging. I… I was just trying to help him stand up.”
“Help him up?”
Gao Liang blinked in confusion and looked at Lin Yu.
“What happened to you? You’re hurt so badly, did you fall?”
“N-no, that’s not it…”
Lin Yu hesitated, not knowing how to explain. Lin Lin was getting anxious too. She hadn’t noticed earlier, but now that she looked closely, her little brother’s injuries were really serious.
What on earth happened…?
“Hey, just say it already!”
Lin Lin urged him. Being pushed by his sister like this, Lin Yu felt embarrassed.
If he said he got into a fight for her… she probably wouldn’t even believe it.
“He… he thought Sister Lin Lin was taken away by the people who bullied her, so he went alone to find Han Kui. Then… he was beaten up by a man who was with Han Kui.”
Gao Ye suddenly spoke softly to explain. Lin Lin and Gao Liang were both shocked.
“What?!”
“Han Kui? That girl again?”
Lin Lin frowned, her teeth lightly clenched. She had already been unhappy with Han Kui lately, and now the conflict had become even worse.
She dared to have someone beat up her brother?!
Damn it!
Anger surged up in her chest. Suddenly—
【Ding! New mission released:
It’s said that girls who know martial arts are very cool and popular. Please learn martial arts skills within two weeks, do a related livestream, and go to a martial arts hall to challenge them and take revenge.
Reward for success: 50,000 popularity points, One-Punch-Man version Little Vampire Girl skin. If failed, the system does not guarantee the host’s personal safety and will buy insurance with the system as the beneficiary.】
“……”
W-what the heck is this?
Lin Lin’s mouth twitched. Wow, these missions really come one after another, and always at the “right” time.
She started to doubt how the system gives missions. Does it just follow her mood?
Or maybe it gives missions based on what she wants?
Well, whatever.
Lin Lin nodded. Since that’s the case, then let’s do it!
She must take revenge!
A grudge like this must be paid back!
Lin Lin carefully read the mission description again, then turned to her “pig-head” little brother and asked,
“A martial arts hall? Little brother, who exactly was the man who beat you? What is he to Han Kui?”
“Seems like… Han Kui’s cousin! But Lin Lin, what are you talking about? What martial arts hall?”
Lin Yu looked confused, but Lin Lin looked confident. She felt this was an important clue.
“Han Kui’s cousin?”
Xiao Bai, who had been watching quietly, also came closer. Based on her past experience hanging out in Han Kui’s social circle, she remembered something.
“Han Kui’s cousin… I think his name is Chen Xianglong. I heard Han Kui talk about him before. It seems he really runs a martial arts hall in Huadu City. Yeah, Han Kui even bragged about him before! She said their family runs a martial arts hall, he practices martial arts himself, and there are lots of tough guys there…”
“Uh…”
After hearing this, Lin Lin fell silent for a moment. Then she looked up and asked Xiao Bai with a bit of hope.
“You mean the ‘dance’ kind of hall? Like… a dance studio or something?”
“You make it sound like some shady place,” Xiao Bai laughed. “No, it’s a real martial arts hall. They teach martial arts and also have training classes for teenagers. It’s kind of well-known locally.”
After hearing this, Lin Lin nodded, but suddenly felt that things were getting very difficult.
Hmm…
This revenge doesn’t seem easy at all.
Then… maybe she should change her plan and go after Han Kui first?
She still hadn’t settled the score about the glue and the school uniform!
“Let’s find Han Kui first! Where did she go?”
“Well, there’s probably no need to look for her.”
Gao Liang shook his head and waved his hand calmly.
Eh?
“Why?”