My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

With a sour, old-fashioned sound, the door opened, but standing in front of Lin Ran was not Wen Qianyi, but her sister-in-law Mu Shishuang.

"May I come in?"

Mu Shishuang glanced at Lin Ran, who was disheveled, then looked inside and asked tentatively.

"You can... come in!"

Lin Ran waved and stepped aside.

Mu Shishuang didn't go in immediately. She looked around Lin Ran's room and asked, "You weren't there..."

She clapped her hands, making a crisp sound.

Lin Ran stared at Mu Shishuang, who remained calm, his face dark. His mind went blank. He was sure he understood what Mu Shishuang meant, but what stunned him was how trendy Mu Shishuang had become, even understanding the meaning of clapping.

"Where did you learn that?" Lin Ran asked.

Mu Shishuang answered truthfully, "I learned it from the books you gave me, but there are some other words I don't quite understand. This one is more descriptive. Could you teach me?"

"I teach you?"

Lin Ran stared in surprise. He looked around and pulled the brat inside. They were stuck in the doorway, talking about such terrible topics. What if his son, daughter-in-law, and apprentice saw them? That would be terrible!

After pulling Mu Shishuang inside, Lin Ran straightened her clothes, poured Mu Shishuang some tea, and said coldly, "What do you want from me in the middle of the night?"

Mu Shishuang held the tea but didn't drink it, staring intently at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran felt a little uneasy under Mu Shishuang's gaze. He looked at her and asked, "Just say what you want to say. Don't stare at me like that. I'm scared!"

“I saw you chatting with that Vice Dean Qiu today and heard some of what you said that I don’t quite understand. Then Xiao Chong said that this is all about dealing with those high-ranking officials and the old men in the clan. He said it’s an art. Can you teach me?” Mu Shishuang said.

Hearing Mu Shishuang's words, Lin Ran was a little confused for a moment. After a while, she realized that Mu Shishuang wanted to learn the art of speaking.

"What's the point of learning this? You might as well just crush your opponent with your strength!"

Lin Ran was telling the truth, because a big fist can knock you speechless with just one punch.

100. Crazy Girl

The weather in the mountains around Linghua Academy is strange. It rained heavily for a while, but these past few days it's been unbearably hot and humid.

Late at night, the whole house felt like a steamer, as if people were being steamed like dumplings. The humid and sweltering weather, combined with the almost stagnant atmosphere in the room, made it even more unbearable.

After Lin Ran finished speaking, Mu Shishuang did not reply. She just stared straight at Lin Ran, like a human surveillance camera that had locked onto its target and would not change its focus.

Lin Ran stood up, and that gaze followed her. Wherever Lin Ran went, that gaze went. If you had to describe it in one word, it would be perverted. You never thought that the gangster boss would be tricked by a woman.

"Mu Shishuang, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Lin Ran couldn't stand the gaze that was practically begging him to have sex. And if this dragged on, he'd have to go through a lot of trouble explaining himself when Qian Yi came back later.

"Taught me!"

Mu Shishuang spoke succinctly.

"This... I really can't teach you, and it would be difficult for you to apply it to solving the situation of the Spirit Clan. The situation of your Spirit Clan is too complicated. Only someone with great strength and tough hands can solve it. It's not something that can be solved by just talking." Lin Ran explained helplessly.

Given the terrible situation of the Eldar, even with just words and flexible adaptability, they could only manage to create a little more space for you to move your hands and feet within a limited area.

Ultimately, it still comes down to having formidable strength. If you have the level of a peak Saint Realm expert, then nothing is a problem. If your fist is big enough, you can break all the rules.

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Mu Shishuang lowered her head, her long hair covering her pretty face. She didn't speak, but in such a quiet space, her slightly hurried sobs seemed to be amplified in Lin Ran's ears, making her feel very uncomfortable.

This must be that crazy girl's scheme!

Lin Ran thought to himself, harboring the utmost malice in his speculation, but the annoying voice was interfering with his thoughts.

Lin Ran scratched his head in frustration. He suddenly stood up, and the wooden chair fell backward with a "thud." The round wooden chair rolled a couple of times before hitting a wooden pillar and coming to a stop.

Upon hearing the sound, Mu Shishuang's gaze passed through the long hair and met Lin Ran's eyes. She saw the impatience on Lin Ran's face and felt a little happy. If she angered Lin Ran, he would probably take action in anger.

But what Lin Ran said the next moment made her a little disappointed.

"I don't know how to teach you to speak, and I have little experience in reading people's expressions. If there's anything you want, you can mention it, as long as you don't cross my bottom line..." Lin Ran said with a helpless sigh.

He felt that he was really good to his sister-in-law, and he only hoped that his preferential treatment would bring this crazy girl back to the white moonlight state she was in the original novel!

"..."

Mu Shishuang remained silent for a long time, unsure of what to say, her dry throat unable to utter a word.

Originally, Lin Ran thought the silence would last a long time, but he couldn't hold back any longer. He angrily slammed his hand on the table, and with a loud "bang," the thick mahogany round table shattered into dust. The pieces on the tabletop crashed to the ground with a crackling sound, and the tea set, overestimating its strength, broke into several pieces, with warm tea soaking into the wood chips.

Lin Ran looked at Mu Shishuang and said in a low voice, "Mu Shishuang, my patience has its limits. What are you doing with your mouth? Speak up!"

"..."

Seeing that Mu Shishuang was still like this, Lin Ran really couldn't hold back anymore. He hurriedly went over and activated the soundproofing array in the room, then pulled the brat to the side room, just like the pavilion that day.

This time, however, Lin Ran showed no restraint and used pure physical strength to punish this seemingly mute brat.

By the time Lin Ran stopped, his hands were covered in blood, and when he looked down, his thin clothes were stuck to his flesh and blood.

Lin Ran turned Mu Shishuang's face around and saw her dazed eyes, pale complexion, and lips that were already bleeding from being bitten. He sighed inwardly. What sins had he committed to end up with such a devilish girl? She had beaten him up like this and hadn't made a sound.

"You... sigh, let me treat your wound first!"

Lin Ran carried Mu Shishuang to his bed, then found warm water, prepared healing pills and bandages, and began to treat Mu Shishuang. When he cut open the sticky cloth and saw the bloody wound, Lin Ran gasped. He felt like a violent maniac.

How is he any different from Mu Shishuang back then?

"Why don't you just say something properly? Why do you have to stay silent like a mute?" Lin Ran complained as she sprinkled the medicine powder.

Mu Shishuang, who thought she would continue to be mute, finally managed to squeeze out some words: "You... didn't even give me time to think, how can I speak?"

"So you're just going to let me hit you without putting up a fight?" Lin Ran retorted.

"I have no strength, I can't resist!" Mu Shishuang said.

"Then what's the point of your mouth? Can't you even speak properly?"

"Then next time you hit me, I'll cooperate with you... say something... and fight back a little!" Mu Shishuang said calmly. She silently kept this in mind, hoping to improve next time.

Lin Ran: "..."

It feels like this is satisfying some weird XP, but he doesn't have such sadistic tendencies!

"Mu Shishuang, what tricks are you playing!" Lin Ran whispered.

"Does the condition you just mentioned still stand?"

Mu Shishuang turned her head away from the bed and said in a muffled voice.

"Of course, hurry up and tell me, then I'll heal your wounds, and you can get lost!" Lin Ran said wearily. He was afraid that when Qianyi came back and saw this scene, he would have a hard time explaining himself.

“I heard you’re going to Qianzhou soon, and I’d like to go with you!” Mu Shishuang said.

"no!"

Lin Ran decisively rejected the idea, saying, "You should choose someone else. I'll go to Qianzhou, and you'll come along as a burden, right?"

Actually, this burden is secondary. Lin Ran doesn't know what tricks this girl has up her sleeve, so it's better to leave her at the academy for Qianyi to watch over.

“If we don’t go to Qianzhou, how about I follow you around to work? I won’t bother you, I’m just tired of staying in this courtyard…” Mu Shishuang continued.

Lin Ran paused in bandaging the wound. He wondered if this girl had truly grasped the essence of Lu Xun's famous quote, the "compromise method," right? Knowing he wouldn't agree to the first one, she figured he might agree to a compromise.

He wanted to rebel, but in the end he agreed.

"I promise you, I'll take you with me when I go to work!" Lin Ran said.

"Thank you!"

Mu Shishuang said in a soft, gentle voice.

It was hard to imagine Mu Shishuang uttering such a cloying "thank you," but Lin Ran found it extremely strange. "I've beaten you up like this, and you still have to thank me? Is this girl out of her mind?"

"Lift it up a bit so I can bandage my wound!" Lin Ran called out.

"Oh!"

After Mu Shishuang let out a low hum, she subconsciously raised her full moon-shaped body, her waist slightly drooping down, creating a very strong visual impact.

Seeing this, Lin Ran couldn't help but raise his flag. He endured the heat and bandaged the wound even faster. After quickly finishing the bandaging, he hurriedly chased away that unlucky girl, Mu Shishuang.

After seeing off that unlucky girl Mu Shishuang, Lin Ran hurriedly went to the washroom in the side room, washed her face with cold water, and after calming down, felt that her mind was clearer.

He looked at the mirror hanging on the wall in the bathroom and murmured softly:

"That little devil is really torturous!"

……

The next day, Lin Ran, who hadn't slept well all night, got up early and went into the kitchen to cook, where she happened to run into Wen Qianyi, who had just returned from outside.

When Wen Qianyi saw Lin Ran looking resentful, the little girl lowered her head, stepped forward, tugged at Lin Ran's sleeve, and whispered tentatively, "Senior, you didn't... wait all night, did you?"

"What do you say?"

Lin Ran poked Wen Qianyi's smooth forehead with some annoyance. If this girl had come earlier last night, that annoying Mu Shishuang wouldn't have come to torment him and made him so angry.

Wen Qianyi clasped her hands together and quickly apologized to Lin Ran: "I'm sorry, senior, this time it was Qianyi's fault. Last night I delivered food to my sister, and she insisted on sitting down and chatting with me, and even asked me to stay overnight. I... I forgot to ask someone to come back and inform you, senior. I'm sorry, senior!"

"You!"

Lin Ran ruffled Wen Qianyi's hair and said in a deliberately fierce tone, "Does saying sorry do any good? I'm going to punish you severely!"

"Senior, how should I be punished?"

Wen Qianyi placed her hands on her sides, bent down slightly, looked at Lin Ran with a shy expression, and said coquettishly, "No matter what, this little lady is willing to accompany you!"

"You said it yourself, don't go back on your word later!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

"How could I dare to disobey your request, senior!" Wen Qianyi said sweetly.

Just as the two were playing a very embarrassing game of sweet talk and role-playing at the gate of the courtyard, the sound of shoes dragging on the floor entered their ears, making Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi look at the left side of the courtyard like startled birds.

Mu Shishuang walked slowly out of the courtyard. When she saw Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi in the middle of the courtyard, she was taken aback and waved, saying, "You two are here so early?"

"Yes, yes, we were just getting ready to make something to eat!"

Wen Qianyi reacted quickly. She hurried over to Mu Shishuang's side and asked softly, "Shishuang, what are you doing up so early?"

"I plan to wash up and then go with Lin Ran to see what his work entails!" Mu Shishuang said truthfully.

Mu Shishuang's words stunned Wen Qianyi. She turned to look at Lin Ran, her eyes filled with confusion.