Xia Lin fell silent for a moment, and finally replied with a bitter smile. "Mr. Xiao, you know, don't you? I'm already an adult who's reached the age of eighteen. Actually..."
【Ding~ New mission: Fulfill the request made by Xiao Jinyu. Mission reward: 2 points reduction in the Blackening Value. Failure penalty: Anger Xiao Jinyu.】
Just as Xia Lin fell silent because of the system's voice, Xiao Jinyu said again, "Really not considering it? You're still in a very dangerous situation now. At least when you're by my side, I can protect you."
After calming down, Xia Lin also realized that he had to stay with Xiao Jinyu. Otherwise, how could he complete the mission? He had been too impulsive before. Now that he wanted to agree, he must act as naturally as possible.
"I'm afraid you'll dislike me... It's not that I don't want to live with you."
Hearing Xia Lin's soft voice on the other end, Xiao Jinyu's heart softened a bit. "I don't dislike you. I've always remembered your kindness."
Xia Lin coughed. "Well, okay, I agree. Maybe living with you can let me experience what it's like to be a rich kid."
Xiao Jinyu let out a soft laugh. "I'll surely treat you well. I'll come to help you move this Saturday. Don't worry. My place happens to be quite close to the school."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Jinyu resumed his previous expressionless look. He looked coldly at his subordinate standing in front of him and asked, "What's the important matter? Speak."
The subordinate suppressed the shock in his heart. The boss was actually so gentle to the person on the phone. He couldn't hear the voice of the person on the other end clearly, but Xia Lin... Well, it was quite a neutral name for a girl.
"It's just that you broke one leg of each of the two elders' sons before. The two elders are quite dissatisfied."
"Oh? I even left them one leg. If they're not satisfied, fine. They even dare to have opinions. They're really something. You go directly and tell those two old bastards that if they don't want their sons' other legs to be crippled too, they'd better behave themselves!"
"Yes! Boss!"
The school leaders and teachers also learned about Xia Lin's situation, and they applied for the highest - level scholarship for Xia Lin.
But to be honest, with Xiao Jinyu around, Xia Lin didn't really care about this money. However, he was quite touched by the teachers' good intentions.
"Yeah, I know. Teachers, you can rest assured. I won't give up on myself. Since I've been admitted to such a great university, I'll surely work hard, study hard, and live up to my parents' expectations. Yeah, that's right..."
After walking out of the office, Xia Lin let out a sigh of relief. Since his parents passed away, the teachers had been worried that there might be something wrong with his mental state, and this was already the fifth time they had talked to him as a group.
But judging from the teachers' attitude today, they should finally believe that he had pulled himself together. From now on, unless there was something really important or a special situation, they wouldn't talk to him anymore. You know, although he was a queen in his previous life, as a student, he still felt a natural sense of uneasiness when facing teachers, especially when facing several teachers at once.
On Saturday, as promised, Xiao Jinyu came to help Xia Lin move in a small van. Xia Lin looked at Xiao Jinyu getting out of the driver's seat of the plain - looking van with a strange look in his eyes.
This made Xiao Jinyu quite puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Xia Lin held back his laughter. After seeing that Xiao Jinyu was wearing a seemingly ordinary but extremely expensive brand - name suit, he felt that the sense of incongruity was even stronger.
He was clearly a big shot in both the white and black worlds, yet he was driving such a plain - looking small van. It was really funny!