Volume 3 Chapter 40: Did Lin Lin Dress Up for a Date?
“Ah, Lin Lin?”
When Gao Liang finally found Lin Lin sitting on the bridge, he was already a little suspicious. But even so, he was shocked by what he saw.
The girl was sitting at the edge of the bridge, looking lost. Her eyes were dull, her face looked sad, and a policewoman nearby was staring at her closely. Anyone would think that Lin Lin asked him to come here…
Could it be that she wanted to jump into the river together?!
He called her name carefully, testing the situation. But she did not answer. In fact…
Lin Lin did not hear him at all.
How could I get stood up? How could I get stood up? How could I get stood up?
Did I do something wrong?
She was still trapped in her sadness. Gao Liang felt helpless and did not understand what was going on.
He slowly walked to her side and gently touched her shoulder.
Only when Lin Lin turned her head and saw Gao Liang did she suddenly wake up. She blinked in confusion.
Ah…
“Lin Lin, you finally came back to your senses. Um… it’s so late at night. Why are you sitting on the bridge?”
“Ah, well…”
Lin Lin looked at him pitifully, but she could not say that she had been wronged.
It was all that Dog Bro’s fault for standing her up.
She slowly stood up and looked at the person in front of her. She stayed silent for a moment.
This…
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. The girl lowered her head shyly, not knowing what to say.
If she had known, she would not have asked Gao Liang to come. Since the offline meeting was already canceled, she might as well have gone home.
But…
He was already here. How could she just tell him to leave? Her rival would probably think she was just playing with him.
Since she had already called him here, then…
There seemed to be only one choice now.
She would turn tonight into something like a date!
But it was not a date! It was… it was… um… a temporary truce between rivals. Yes! They would work together to deal with the bad result caused by Dog Bro standing her up.
That should be it.
Thinking of this, her face turned red. No matter what, asking her rival out like this would definitely make him think too much…
“Hmm, Lin Lin, you look very cute tonight~”
Gao Liang looked her up and down. When he saw the small straw hat on her head, he finally could not help laughing. He reached out, took off her hat, and smiled.
“It’s not sunny today. Why are you wearing a hat?”
“Hey, give it back!” Lin Lin quickly stepped forward to grab it. Gao Liang raised his hand high and laughed. Lin Lin became anxious and kept jumping to reach it. The more she jumped, the more embarrassed she felt. After a few seconds, Gao Liang held back his laughter and gently put the hat back on her head.
“Ah, you jerk!” Lin Lin stepped back angrily and shyly. She fixed her hat and put her hands on her waist.
“This is an accessory! An accessory! I’m not stupid. I’m not wearing it to block the sun. I’m wearing it because it looks nice!”
“Yes, Lin Lin looks very cute today. You look like a girl next door. Oh…”
Gao Liang leaned closer to her face. The flustered girl quickly stepped back, not knowing what he was going to do. Gao Liang blinked and said sharply,
“Lin Lin, you didn’t just dress up carefully. You even put on makeup. Sigh… Did you prepare all this for tonight’s date?”
Eh?
Lin Lin blinked.
“Of course not!” she quickly shook her head in panic. Th-this was just to look decent for today’s offline meeting! She did not dress up specially for her rival!
But…
With the situation now…
It seemed impossible to explain clearly…
Tears slowly appeared in the corners of her eyes.
Oh no.
Even if she jumped into the Yellow River, she would not be able to wash herself clean.
“Eh? Eh? Why are you crying?”
Gao Liang saw that something was wrong and quickly stopped teasing her. He stepped forward, wanting to comfort her. But Lin Lin turned her head away angrily and muttered,
“I… just trying not to look simple. It’s not for anyone. Don’t… don’t think too much.”
“Hmm, but I think the old Lin Lin was very cute. And the Lin Lin who wants to dress up nicely now is even cuter. Is that thinking too much?”
Gao Liang tilted his head. His smart and gentle reply made the girl, who was still sniffing, unable to find any excuse to argue with him.
Sweet talk…
That’s just a skill every playboy must have.
Lin Lin pouted and thought to herself.
No matter what Gao Liang said, she must not let her heart shake.
She had already decided what kind of person he was.
If he used sweet words, teased her, and then cheered her up again, he was a playboy.
If he did not know how to talk, acted simple and direct, but still made her heart beat fast, then he was a playboy who was good at pretending!
No matter what…
She had to change the topic.
So the girl started humming a little tune and looked at her rival beside her.
“Have you eaten?”
“Well, I was planning to go eat. But when you called me, I came right away.”
Gao Liang answered. Lin Lin nodded, but she was a little curious inside.
Gao Liang’s family is so rich. His food at home must be very good, right?
Would he even eat at a small restaurant outside?
Wait, maybe not. Maybe he was planning to go to some high-class restaurant and eat expensive seafood or something?
Ah, but she had already booked a hot pot restaurant. She did not want to waste the deposit!
What should she do? Would Gao Liang even like hot pot? Is he used to eating it?
The fresh slices of fatty meat, the spicy soup, the hot steam rising from the pot… such a wonderful feast for the taste buds.
She wondered if it would excite Gao Liang’s taste buds…
“Grrr—”
Well, it had already excited Lin Lin’s stomach.
Uh…
Both Lin Lin and her rival looked at her thin little stomach at the same time. Gao Liang tried hard not to laugh and said,
“Looks like Lin Lin is hungry. What do you want to eat?”
Ugh, she got teased by her rival again.
Lin Lin lowered her head, feeling helpless and shy. Even though she was unhappy, at this point, eating was more important.
“Um… let’s eat. Eat… eat what?”
The words were already at the tip of her tongue, but she suddenly felt too embarrassed to say it. If she waited a little longer… maybe Gao Liang would take her to a five-star restaurant?
Ah, should she forget about the deposit and earn something better? Or should she let Gao Liang treat her to a big, fancy meal and gain more that way?
While she was still thinking about it, Gao Liang suddenly said—
“How about we go eat hot pot?”
“Eh?!”
Lin Lin froze. Gao Liang blinked.
To be honest, if you asked Gao Liang where to take Lin Lin to eat, he did not really know either. Instinctively, he remembered the hot pot that the vampire girl had originally planned to eat with him tonight.
After thinking about it, hot pot sounded pretty good.
But…
Why did Lin Lin react so strangely?