Villains: Starting with the Landlady

Chapter 64 Liu Hao's Home

Since Jin Lin was also sitting at the table, the young men quieted down a bit and stopped their loud conversation. The topic quickly turned to travel and entertainment for young people.

During this time, the girls intentionally or unintentionally steered the conversation toward Ling Yun, hoping he would say more, but Ling Yun just smiled and didn't participate much.

In Jin Lin's eyes, Ling Yun was clearly a well-behaved student, and her fondness for him deepened unconsciously.

Ling Yun, with a touch of wicked humor, used a search function on Jin Lin to see just how powerful this beautiful woman really was.

Name: Jin Lin

【Age: 41】

[Value: 170, E]

[Rating: 92]

[Combat Strength: F-]

[Affection: Like]

He subconsciously ignored the favorability rating, after all, with the "Beautiful Women Affinity" buff, any beautiful woman around him was at least to the point of "liking" him.

The topic somehow veered off course and started talking about stories from everyone's childhood.

"Auntie, do you know what embarrassing things Liu Hao has done?" You Liang asked Jin Lin with a smile, holding his cup.

"An embarrassing incident?" Jin Lin glanced at her son, saw his flustered face, and chuckled. "He's alright. He was quite well-behaved when he was little, but he was still breastfeeding at the age of six."

"Ah, you're almost in kindergarten and still drinking milk?" Zhang Caiwei covered her mouth slightly.

"He drinks milk powder and can't give it up. He cries if we don't let him drink it. In the end, after his grandfather passed away, we lied to him and said that his grandfather liked to drink milk powder, which scared him so much that he immediately stopped drinking it."

The crowd burst into laughter, making Liu Hao, the protagonist, blush deeply.

"But it's also my fault. Other pregnant women have breast milk before giving birth, but I never have. He's been drinking formula since he was little, and he's become dependent on it."

Listening to Jin Lin's eloquent speech, Liu Hao coughed several times before finally steer the conversation elsewhere.

Ling Yun chuckled inwardly; this Liu Hao was quite an oddball. But then, remembering Jin Lin's denial, Ling Yun felt a pang of nostalgia for Su Qingya. Although they weren't related by blood, she had raised him, and he would never forget that kindness.

Because there were adults present, no one drank much alcohol. After finishing their meal, they said goodbye and left.

"Lingyun, you can stay in this room tonight."

Jin Lin opened the door to the guest room, and Ling Yun went in to take a look. Although it wasn't very big, it was clean and tidy. He nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble Auntie tonight."

"Of course." Jin Lin smiled faintly, and seeing that her son and Zhang Caiwei were still watching TV, she quietly asked, "You have a girlfriend, right?"

"Yes."

"It's Qi Jingjing, right? Her mother told me about her."

"I didn't expect Aunt Maya to tell you all this."

Ling Yun knew that Jin Lin and Mei Ya had a good relationship, but she didn't expect that her future mother-in-law would even reveal this.

"I never expected that someone as quiet as you would like someone like Qi Jingjing... a hot girl like that?" Jin Lin thought for a long time before finally finding a suitable nickname for the girl she also liked.

Quiet? Me? Ling Yun chuckled to himself. He was just too lazy to talk to those people; he'd have to show his wild side tonight.

Jin Lin went back to her room and closed the door.

"Lingyun, you can shower in this bathroom later, there are towels available," Liu Hao said to him, then stood up. "I'm going back to my room to play games!"

"Ok."

Ling Yun took out a change of clothes from her backpack and went to the bathroom next door. After closing the door, she started taking off her clothes.

After Zhang Caiwei went back to her room to get her clothes, she glanced at Jin Lin's door and saw that the room was very quiet. She immediately took off her shoes and ran silently to Ling Yun's bathroom door.

Hearing a soft knock, Ling Yun was a little surprised, but then he thought that only Zhang Caiwei would be knocking at this time, so he simply unlocked the door.

Zhang Caiwei looked at the young man and said, "I really can't live without you. Can I be your girlfriend?"

She is materialistic, that's a fact. But it's also a fact that the girl's feelings for her have now reached the level of "admiration," and that can't be faked.

"Have you thought about how to tell Qi Jingjing? Jingjing will definitely be jealous when she finds out."

"I...I'm willing to be the concubine, Lingyun, please say yes?"

Ling Yun pecked her lips: "Then let me see your determination."

Zhang Caiwei's face lit up with joy, and she quickly said, "Okay, Lingyun, I'll do whatever you want!"

Chapter 65 Crash

The moon slowly climbed to the top of the sky, heralding the arrival of the next day. Jin Lin, who had already slept, slowly woke up from her dream.

My husband hasn't come home yet... These past few days, the company has been in meetings all night because the higher-ups have ordered some things to be rectified.

It's normal for people to get up at night as they get older. Although she looks young, even her menstrual cycle is irregular, marking her official entry into middle age.

To maintain her figure, she eats very little for dinner. Now that she's awake, she feels a bit hungry. After hesitating for a while, she decided to go to the refrigerator and get something to eat. As long as she doesn't eat too much, it shouldn't affect her figure... right?

She was wearing a loose tank top and only leggings. She tiptoed open the door, saw that the lights were off outside, and then grabbed her phone and ran into the kitchen to open the refrigerator.

After eating something while watching the short video, she drank a glass of water and prepared to go back to sleep.

On her way back, she saw that the lights in Liu Hao and Ling Yun's rooms were still on, with light peeking out slightly through the gap under the door.

However, she was relieved to find that the lights in Zhang Caiwei's room were off, which showed that girls are more aware of the harms of staying up late.

She approached Liu Hao's room, knocked on the door, and could faintly hear his shouts while playing games inside.

"Xiao Hao, go to bed early. Even though you don't have school tomorrow morning, you can't stay up late!"

"Huh? Oh, okay, Mom, I'll be right there... You son of a bitch, you actually dared to call for a jungler..."

Jin Lin sighed. She had completely let Liu Hao grow up on his own. The fact that he was able to get into Beijing University was not only due to his local connections, but also because he was quite intelligent.

He thought for a moment, then walked to the gate of Lingyun. After all, he was his best friend's future son-in-law, so it wouldn't hurt to show some concern.

But just as she reached the door, she heard a sound she hadn't expected.

The commotion was so obvious that Jin Lin was ready to turn around and leave immediately.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly paused, looking at his door in shock.

Ling Yun came alone today, and there are no other women at home. Who was he with...? Could it be Caiwei!?

She dared not think any further. How could such a beautiful and sensible girl get involved with Ling Yun?

She walked to the room arranged for Zhang Caiwei, turned the doorknob and, finding it unlocked, pushed it open and went inside.

Turning on the light, the empty room contained only an open suitcase and the neatly folded quilt she had made that morning, which was still in the same state. Zhang Caiwei hadn't slept in the bed at all!

It's already midnight... Thinking about the commotion in Ling Yun's room, a sense of panic slowly rose in Jin Lin's heart.

I've been so good to Ling Yun and Zhang Caiwei, yet they betrayed Liu Hao together and got together!

Surprisingly, she wasn't that surprised by this. After seeing Ling Yun with her own eyes, she genuinely felt that it was normal for Zhang Caiwei to cheat on her.

She immediately went back and knocked heavily on the door.

Hearing the knock on the door, Zhang Caiwei became a little nervous. Logically speaking, Liu Hao wouldn't come to disturb the two of them, so it could only be Jin Lin or Liu Hao's father.

Ling Yun made a shushing gesture to her, telling her to hide under the covers, then put on her clothes and went to the door.

When the door opened, Ling Yun obediently called out "Auntie," but Jin Lin pushed him aside and rushed inside.

"Caiwei, have you no shame?!"

Jin Lin pulled back the blanket, her eyes red as she looked at Zhang Caiwei, who was curled up, her chest heaving with each heavy breath.

"Auntie, I...I'm sorry." Zhang Caiwei was overwhelmed by her aura. She could have easily shifted the blame onto Liu Hao, but her mind went blank and she couldn't say anything.

Ling Yun silently locked the door and brought over a stool: "Aunt Jin, please sit down first. I'll tell you everything."

"Say what? Say what!"

Jin Lin was so angry when she saw Zhang Caiwei's appearance that she grabbed a pillow and threw it at Ling Yun.

Lingyun knew that for a normal mother, it was indeed inappropriate for her son's girlfriend to be with someone else, so she didn't get rough with her or yell at her. Instead, she took the pillow and put it aside.

"Auntie, let me tell you carefully, no one actually did anything wrong in this whole thing."

"I'm calling Maya right now and letting her know what her daughter's boyfriend is doing!"

Just as she was about to call Meiya, Lingyun knew it would be useless, since Meiya was his woman, but he still couldn't help but frown.

He grabbed the phone. Now his combat power was D+, and even those ancient martial arts masters might not be his match. His speed was so fast that no ordinary woman could withstand it.

"Hey, give it back to me!"

Jin Lin stood on tiptoe to try and grab the phone back, but Ling Yun held it high, so high that she couldn't reach it even if she jumped.

"You little brat, Ling Yun! How dare you bully me! I'm going to go and call Xiao Hao over right now!"

Seeing that she had no other choice, Jin Lin could only turn around and open the door, hoping that Liu Hao would come over and reason with her.

Ling Yun tossed the phone to Zhang Caiwei, then grabbed Jin Lin from behind and hugged her, stopping her from unlocking the door.

"You...you still want to attack me?"

"Aunt Jin, as I've said before, this matter is a little different from what you think, but I will explain it to you clearly. If you call Liu Hao over now, it will only make him more embarrassed!"

"Let me go! I never imagined you were this kind of person. If you keep this up, I'm calling the police!"

Ling Yun was unwilling to tell her about Liu Hao's filthy intentions and planned to make up an excuse to brush it off.

"Auntie, are you even listening to me?"

"Don't listen, don't listen!"

Chapter 66 The Transformation of Relationships

"what?"

Zhang Caiwei was taken aback when she heard what Ling Yun said, but she quickly realized what Ling Yun wanted to do.

"Aunt Jin, are you able to calm down and listen to me now?"

Jin Lin nodded quickly, afraid that she would anger Ling Yun again.

As Ling Yun revealed the truth, Jin Lin's expression changed from fear to shock, and finally to distress.

"So, Caiwei, you and Xiaohao... aren't strictly speaking boyfriend and girlfriend, right?"

"I'm sorry, Auntie, I like you very much too, but Liu Hao..."

Jin Lin gave a bitter smile: "It can't all be his fault. This child may have inherited his father's... Sigh, it's just that I don't deserve a daughter-in-law like you."

"Aunt Jin." Zhang Caiwei tentatively leaned over and hugged her. "Auntie, I really like you. Although Liu Hao and I are no longer together, can we still be like before? You can be my godmother!"

Jin Lin looked slightly relieved and hugged her back.

Ling Yun sat to the side watching, and the whole matter finally ended with a relatively good outcome.

"Then I'll head back now?"

"Auntie, let me go back to your room with you. There's something else I want to tell you."

Jin Lin stared into his clear eyes for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

Ling Yun comforted Zhang Caiwei for a while, then tidied his clothes and followed Jin Lin back to her room.

Jin Lin's room has a large bed and a warm overall style. Although it looks simple, the furniture is quite valuable.

"Ling Yun, I'm so sorry about earlier. I really didn't know about Liu Hao..."

"Auntie, I'm the one who should apologize."

Chapter 67 Further Interweaving

"Uncle Liu?"

“Actually, Liu Zhe and Xiao Hao are the same kind of people.” Jin Lin sighed softly. “So, I’m not too surprised that Xiao Hao would do this. It’s just that I’m different from Caiwei. I refused his request, including Liu Hao, who was helped by other women he went abroad.”

This news surprised Ling Yun. He then asked with a hint of excitement, "So that's what you mean?"

The next morning, Liu Hao was naturally still asleep. He had played games until very late the night before, and being of average physical condition, he slept very soundly and could not be woken up at all.