I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

It was already evening when the car arrived at Li Futing's house.

Xia Chan had already been kicked off the train by Lin Ran when they passed the train station. In between, she picked up Wang Zihao, who was obediently squatting by the roadside waiting for Lin Ran. As soon as he got in the car, he checked who was in the car and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huang Lingyue was not there.

Lin Ran narrowed his eyes as he watched Li Futing walk into the house with her suitcase and wave back towards the car.

He suddenly thought of something.

Currently, in Team 108, Xia Chan is considered part of the Lin faction, while Ye Li is a staunch supporter of Huang. The balance is clearly tilting towards Huang Lingyue.

We need to find a balance.

It's not about engaging in partisan infighting, but having a certain degree of alignment within the team is actually a good thing. As the team grows, the number of people will increase, and if the employees are too united, the boss could easily be sidelined.

A little differentiation actually makes management easier.

Since we want to treat everyone fairly, we also need to develop a powerful faction for Li Futing.

Tang Chen? The technical lead, he should be alright.

How about... we introduce one of Li Futing's roommates to him? We can bring Tang Chen along when we eat out later and see if we can set them up.

As he was pondering this, Wang Zihao, seeing that there were only the two of them left in the car, cheekily leaned over.

"Brother Ran, have you ever seen a two-legged rabbit?"

"?"

Wang Zihao got excited and embellished the story he heard from Gao Xiaoming to Lin Ran, his words full of envy, but he was too cowardly to go on his own.

After listening to Wang Zihao's account, Lin Ran's eyes were a little strange. She felt as if she understood why Wang Zihao had suddenly fallen in love with foot washing in his past life. The root of their feelings lay here.

"Brother Ran, how far have things progressed for you two?" Wang Zihao gestured towards the direction of Li Futing's house.

Lin Ran shook his head: "It hasn't come to that point yet."

He didn't intend to lie to Wang Zihao. Lin Ran estimated that in the future, Wang Zihao would become the second tool to cover for him, just like Xia Chan.

"What about Huang Lingyue? What happened when you took her to our school last time?" Wang Zihao asked again.

"It hasn't come to that point yet."

"Not yet?" Wang Zihao was taken aback. "Ran-ge, you're not thinking of developing a relationship with Huang Lingyue too, are you?"

Lin Ran shrugged, neither admitting nor denying.

Wang Zihao felt his brain go blank. Did his childhood friend mean he wanted to have his cake and eat it too?

"Ran-ge, didn't you say before that you couldn't stand Huang Lingyue's personality? Why did you change your mind?"

Lin Ran took out two cigarettes and handed one to Wang Zihao: "Ah Hao, have you ever heard of what a 'nurturing system' is?"

"There are some girls in the world who are clearly very outstanding, but they just don't know the right way to get along with their partners. Should I try to mold her into the kind of person I like before being with her?"

Wang Zihao seemed to understand but not quite. After a long pause to process it, he managed to stammer out, "Brother Ran, is it... like a visual novel?"

Lin Ran almost choked on the smoke: "Just take it as that."

Wang Zihao understood the simple analogy: "Brother Ran, so... what kind of girl do you like?"

Lin Ran wanted to casually say the words he had said to his sugar daddy manager, Lao Fang, before his rebirth, "You like someone whose eyes are full of me," but he stopped himself when the words were on the tip of his tongue.

Aren't Li Futing and Huang Lingyue examples of this? They clearly longed for it in their past lives, and now they have it all after being reborn.

Since we've already encountered both of them, and even two of them, why do we still keep thinking about making changes?

Ultimately, it's about greed; wanting both and hoping they can coexist peacefully in the future.

"She's gentle and obedient, isn't she?"

He was somewhat dazed. This was clearly Li Futing's personality, but after saying it, he felt something was wrong. If Huang Lingyue completely became like that, would she still be Huang Lingyue? He didn't want Huang Lingyue to become completely like that.

Wang Zihao scratched his head. Huang Lingyue? Gentle and obedient? He really couldn't imagine that scene.

Although he was curious about what the place with the two-legged rabbits was like, he still considered himself a pure-hearted person at heart, and as a brother, he wanted to offer some advice.

"Brother Ran, I think..."

Lin Ran roughly knew what Wang Zihao wanted to say; he didn't want to hear those so-called grand principles.

He interrupted Wang Zihao: "I have a membership card here, which was given to me by Gao Xiaoming's father."

Wang Zihao didn't understand: "What card?"

"The platinum card at the largest shopping mall on the northern slope is said to have exceptionally high-quality girls."

Wang Zihao's eyes widened in disbelief.

"I don't like going to those kinds of places. If you don't want to waste my breath, here's your card. If you feel guilty, I'll go check it out myself another day."

Wang Zihao's expression turned serious: "Brother Ran, I think that people should experience and try more things in life. I think you're absolutely right."

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Half an hour later, Lin Ran dropped Wang Zihao off at home before heading back herself.

When the door opened, Wang Meiling was busy in the kitchen, and the range hood was humming.

"Why are you so late getting home?" She poked her head out, still holding a spatula in her hand.

Lin Ran calmly took out his car keys and tossed them onto the coffee table: "Oh, I drove Wang Zihao around."

Lin Feng, who was lying on the sofa, raised his eyelids to look at himself, then closed them again. He had been busy preparing for his wedding these past two days and had drunk too much today.

Wang Meiling came out wiping her hands, saw the keys on the coffee table, and frowned: "Lin Er, you've got some nerve! Waving a lighter around in front of your mother?"

"Mom, this really is a car key."

Wang Meiling picked it up and examined it closely. The key felt heavy and had a car logo on it; it was definitely not a lighter. She looked suspiciously at Lin Ran, then at Lin Feng, who was pretending to be dead on the sofa: "Lin Da, is what your brother said true?"

Lin Feng grunted an "Mmm" without opening his eyes.

"I started a business while I was in school, made some money, and bought a car for transportation," Lin Ran explained. "It was secondhand, and not expensive."

Wang Meiling still didn't believe it and insisted on dragging Lin Ran to the parking lot to see for herself. Seeing the black sedan parked in its spot, she circled the car twice, touched the hood, and only then did she believe it.

She was a little worried. Could Lin Erzi be up to something shady? He'd only been in college for a little over a month and he'd already bought a car?

However, after thinking about it again, she felt that she was probably overthinking it. She didn't understand the affairs of young people, and she never interfered in things she didn't understand. Since Lin Da was keeping an eye on him, this kid wouldn't cause any major trouble.

However, when she returned, there was a hint of melancholy on her face. Her son had suddenly grown up and was already earning money to buy his own car.

She's very easygoing and quickly accepted reality.

No matter how much money you make, you still have to behave yourself in front of your mother.

"Alright, let's eat first."