Villains: Starting with the Landlady

"The nanny? But she's off today."

Qi Jingjing opened the dish cover with a smile, picked up a piece, and took a bite.

The girl's expression changed instantly, and she looked at Maya with disbelief in her eyes.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Maya asked, puzzled, noticing her expression. "Are you cold?"

"It's nothing, it's fine."

The girl seemed reluctant and secretly shook her head at Ling Yun, indicating that he should not eat the dish.

Ling Yun was a little puzzled. It looked pretty good from the outside. He removed the other covers and took a few bites.

Well, each dish is like a lottery; you have no idea what it will taste like until you taste it!

"How long has it been since your mom cooked?"

Ling Yun leaned close to Qi Jingjing's ear and asked, and the girl replied thoughtfully, "It seems like I haven't done it since I can remember. My dad doesn't let me do it."

The case is solved! Qi Jingjing's father must have hired a housekeeper because his wife's cooking was terrible!

Even if Maya was stupid, she could guess what the two meant. Feeling a little embarrassed, she picked up a piece herself and almost threw up after eating it.

"I followed the recipe online exactly, there's no mistake..."

After saying that, she seemed somewhat resigned to her fate, sat down on the table, picked up her phone, and ordered takeout.

"Auntie, this chicken soup tastes pretty good."

Lingyun, showing a spirit of dedication, scooped up a spoonful and tasted it, finding it surprisingly "delicious," at least edible.

Maya was a little skeptical, so she took a bite herself and then smiled slightly: "I knew it, there are still vegetables to eat."

"Mom, can I order some fried chicken?"

"Don't I look like fried chicken?" Maya raised her eyebrows at his words. "Drink the soup! There's chicken in the soup, why eat fried chicken!"

Qi Jingjing shrank back after being scolded by her, and muttered to herself as she silently drank her soup with Ling Yun.

Ling Yun found it amusing too. She ate some chicken soup and then the side dishes that Mei Ya had just ordered arrived. She hummed a tune as she went downstairs to get the dishes, and only then did she have a full meal.

After finishing her meal, Maya tidied up the table and received a call from her best friend, asking her to go shopping.

"Well, I have guests at home, so let's skip it." Maya bit her lower lip. Although she really wanted to go out for a walk, it was obviously inappropriate with Ling Yun still there.

"It's okay, Auntie, I'll take a taxi to school with Jingjing later!"

Ling Yun couldn't wait for her to leave so he could be alone with Qi Jingjing.

"Really?" Maya's eyes lit up immediately. After receiving Ling Yun's affirmative answer, she grabbed her bag and car keys and ran away.

"Jingjing, let's go back to our room."

……

Ling Yun saw that her class wasn't until after 3 p.m., so she also prepared to go to her room to take a shower.

Where are the extra rooms in your house?

Through the door and the sound of water, Qi Jingjing, afraid that Ling Yun couldn't hear her, shouted loudly, "The innermost room!"

"Okay, got it!"

Just as Ling Yun was about to leave, Qi Jingjing opened the door again and handed him a towel: "Use this, the password is 47..."

"Ah."

Ling Yun walked to the innermost room, wondering why it had a password. After entering the password, Ling Yun went inside and gradually realized something was wrong.

He looked around and found not a single man's item.

I went to the bathroom and turned on the shower.

He only realized halfway through washing that Maya was sleeping alone.

Chapter 28 Birthday Party

After Ling Yun finished showering, he got dressed and sat downstairs.

Lying on a comfortable sofa with your legs crossed, scrolling through your phone, is quite pleasant.

Qi Jingjing came down after a while. When she saw Ling Yun downstairs, she quickly ran over and threw herself into his arms.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ling Yun led the girl, who was already sitting in his lap, out the door.

"Jingjing, do you use your swimming pool often?" Lingyun couldn't help but ask while waiting for the car to arrive.

"Why don't you come and play sometime? Usually it's just me and my mom swimming, so it feels a bit empty."

"What, isn't your dad coming?"

Speaking of her father, Qi Jingjing's smile faded, and she shook her head: "He doesn't like this, and he rarely comes home lately... I heard that he's keeping a vixen on the side."

Ling Yun glanced at Qi Jingjing with some surprise. What kind of vixen could bewitch a man like this, making him abandon his own home?

He stroked his chin, remaining skeptical about the truth of the matter.

After the car arrived, the two got in together and went to school.

After afternoon classes, Meiya, who had been playing for half the day, came to school to pick up Qi Jingjing. She even winked at Lingyun at the end.

Ling Yun smiled back and walked to the restaurant based on the address given to her by her roommate Liu Hao.

On the way back, Maya looked at her daughter, who was still somewhat absent-minded in the passenger seat, and couldn't help but tease her, "What's wrong? You already miss him after just a short separation?"

"mom!"

Qi Jingjing's face flushed slightly, and she quickly explained, "I wasn't thinking about Ling Yun!"

"Did I say it was him?" Maya smiled, looking at her daughter's expression. Although she wished her daughter well, she also felt a little reluctant to let her go. "My daughter's all grown up now?"

Before Qi Jingjing could explain, blushing, Mei Ya laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I wasn't joking with you anymore."

Meiya stopped teasing her, and the car quickly arrived home. After Qi Jingjing fled to her room, she also carried her bags back to her room.

On the other side, Ling Yun had already arrived at the designated restaurant, where Wang Qiang, Sun Zihao, and Liu Hao were also present.

The four people entered the private room, and the waiter quickly came over with a professional smile: "Mr. Liu, you booked for five people, but we're not all here yet. Would you like the dishes served first?"

"Let's go, we'll be there soon!"

Liu Hao smiled nonchalantly, but his gaze subtly swept over Ling Yun.

Ling Yun's senses are now extremely sharp, and he accurately caught Liu Hao's gaze, which puzzled him.

"Five people? Mouse, who else do you have? Isn't it just the four of us in the dorm?" Wang Qiang sat there casually, opened a bottle of drink, and poured himself a drink.

"And my girlfriend, I forgot to mention, maybe only Lingyun knows, we just started dating, her name is Zhang Caiwei."

"Holy crap, Zhang Caiwei!" Zhang Zihao almost jumped out of his chair. "The most beautiful girl in the business school! You guys, one of you, Lao Ling, got the school beauty, and another one, Haozi, got the department beauty. How are Wang Qiang and me, two single dogs, supposed to live?!"

Liu Hao chuckled, while Wang Qiang drank a beverage and said, "Sorry, I'm no longer single, I just didn't tell you."

"Holy crap!" Zhang Zihao's second exclamation was even louder. He grabbed Wang Qiang by the collar and demanded, "What does he look like? Let me see!"

"Here!"

Wang Qiang proudly showed off his screensaver, which almost made Zhang Zihao vomit.

Ling Yun also took a curious look, and after reading it, he was filled with admiration for Wang Qiang. He almost forgot that this guy had unusual tastes, and his partner was even more manly than himself.

Wang Qiang didn't care at all. He had exceptional taste, and while others might not appreciate it, he considered it a treasure! Besides, Liu Hao knew about his girlfriend.

"You're not being fair, buddy. You should have said you could bring a female companion, otherwise I would have brought my girlfriend along." Wang Qiang glanced at Liu Hao, somewhat regretful.

"Ahem, it's because I'm worried about your girlfriend... It's nothing, let's have a drink first, Xiaowei will be here soon!"

Liu Hao almost blurted out part of his true feelings, but quickly changed the subject and offered everyone some drinks.

After a few cold dishes were served, Zhang Caiwei also came in carrying a cake.

The weather turned a bit cooler today. Zhang Caiwei wore light makeup, a black crop top, a beige light jacket, and a white hat.

She wore jeans on her lower body and black and white sneakers on her feet, which looked quite eye-catching and were obviously carefully dressed.

Happy birthday, Liu Hao!

With a sweet smile, Zhang Caiwei placed the cake in the center of the table, glanced at Ling Yun, and then deliberately avoided looking at him.

"Thank you, Xiaowei!" Liu Hao happily accepted the cake and invited her to sit between him and Ling Yun.

Ling Yun's brows gradually furrowed, because he couldn't help but feel something was off; it seemed that the young couple was hiding something from him.

Chapters 29 and 30 Zhang Caiwei

However, he had a good relationship with Liu Hao, and he didn't know Zhang Caiwei before, so he figured the two of them had no reason to do anything to him.

He couldn't figure it out, so he put it aside. He wondered if the two of them were doing anything strange, and if he was just overthinking it.

The dishes were slowly served, and Zhang Zihao kept urging Liu Hao to drink, clearly hoping to get the guy he envied drunk. As for Ling Yun, no one was drinking with him; that guy never knew how much he could drink, and he couldn't be made to drink anymore.

Ling Yun drank his beverage and ate his snacks, occasionally joining in the conversation among the group, without taking the seat of honor from Liu Hao.

Before long, Wang Qiang, who had the lowest alcohol tolerance, was almost down to his stomach, while Zhang Zihao, slurring his words, started singing in dialect and saying things the others couldn't understand.

Liu Hao also appeared to be completely drunk, lying on a chair with his eyes closed, trying to rest.

"Drink, drink..."

Just as Zhang Zihao was about to stand up and say something, he lay down again to keep Wang Qiang company.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Only Ling Yun and Zhang Caiwei, who hadn't drunk much, were still sober. Just as Ling Yun was about to call the waiter to settle the bill...

Ling Yun suddenly looked at Zhang Caiwei beside him, only to find her staring at him with a look that he couldn't quite understand.

"Um, should I call a taxi to take them home? They're all so drunk."

Zhang Caiwei didn't speak, she just blinked.

Now Ling Yun was certain that Zhang Caiwei was definitely doing it on purpose, and wasn't trying to remind him to do anything!

"you……"

"Do I look good?" Zhang Caiwei leaned her upper body closer to him. "I dressed up especially for today."

"You are quite beautiful. Liu Hao is lucky to have a girlfriend like you."

Ling Yun remained motionless. He glanced at Liu Hao and saw that he had his eyes closed and was even snoring softly.

"They're all drunk..."

"You're drunk too." Ling Yun grabbed her small hand. "You're his girlfriend. You can't mess with your friend's wife."

Zhang Caiwei paused, then brought her head close to his chest: "Really?"

Ling Yun: "Liu Hao is my friend. Do you want him to know how outrageous your girlfriend is outside?"

Zhang Caiwei's expression darkened after hearing his words. She gritted her teeth and said, "Ling Yun, do you really have absolutely no feelings for me?"

“It used to be there, but you…”

Lingyun didn't believe that a free lunch would fall from the sky.

Although Zhang Caiwei's level of affection for him was "like".

"Sorry."

Chapter 31 Showdown

After coming out, Ling Yun led Zhang Caiwei to a luxury car and got in, much to the girl's surprise.

"Ling Yun, you..."

Zhang Caiwei's heart was pounding, and an unlikely guess slowly surfaced in her mind.

"As you can see, my family is actually quite well-off."

Not bad? Zhang Caiwei almost rolled her eyes. She knew about this car; all the miscellaneous costs added up, it was probably worth ten million!

Driving a car worth ten million, you call that "not bad"? Then what truly constitutes "not bad"...?

After getting into the back seat, she saw that the driver was a woman in a black suit, who was driving smoothly towards a remote suburb. The other woman in the passenger seat was silently wiping something, which Zhang Caiwei then realized was a black, metallic object.