Chapter 213: Lin Zhu: I'm an Expert at Poaching |
My name is Lin Zhu, I'm twenty-six years old, a working stiff, and my hobby is writing.
My main genre involves processing the matter of love between men and women, but that vicious censorship system apparently can't comprehend my art—not a single piece of work has been published.
They say my content is vulgar. Like, are you climaxing all the time or something?
So I had to switch platforms, but still, no luck.
B Y D platform got reported, taken down, the URL vanished.
I only wrote about little intimate pleasures between a married couple.
Having the husband roleplay as a sweaty mechanic in a repair shop, a professor giving you private tutoring after class, a neighbor who only wears a tight tank top every morning while diligently watering plants, a doctor performing a physical exam, a high-priced divorce attorney offering one-on-one consultations, a hormone-raging virgin student burning with curiosity, a plumber coming to fix the pipes... and so on. Never mind.
In the latest chapter, the heroine in her draft folder was already planning to have her husband pursue her own younger sister, to add realism to playing her brother-in-law and chase that thrill.
Once the heat blows over, she could post it all at once.
Anyway, she needed to go to the bathroom first.
At this time, the night was already deep, and everyone had gone to sleep.
Lin Zhu, wearing her pajamas, arrived at the bathroom door, only for someone to walk right out.
She instinctively put her hands behind her back, her expression a bit unnatural.
Her first thought in her head was, I can start a new book.
*What to Do When the Male Lead of a Book Runs Out of the Story?*
Probably wouldn't pass review either.
"Big Sister is still awake this late?"
Jiang Linyuan looked at Lin Zhu, finding her a bit odd. She had a strong vibe of sneaking around.
"Haha, binge-watching a drama, suddenly had to pee."
Lin Zhu originally wanted to scratch her head to ease the awkwardness, but then she realized something and put her hands down again.
"Oh."
Jiang Linyuan walked out, not thinking much of it.
Lin Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and walked in.
Mm, didn't smell anything weird.
"By the way, Big Sister, Xiao Yilin's room is that one, right?"
Jiang Linyuan pointed at a room and asked again.
"Mm..."
Lin Zhu didn't dare ask what he was going to do. She planned to peek later—no, wrong—to check on Linlin.
For now, she closed the door, pretended to use the toilet, then washed her hands.
After leaving the bathroom, Jiang Linyuan arrived in front of Lin Yilin's room. The door was shut tight, no light inside. He gently knocked:
"Asleep or not? If you don't want to talk, just make some noise."
Complete silence. A few minutes passed.
"Asleep or not? If you don't want to talk, just make some noise."
Jiang Linyuan repeated himself.
From behind the door came a flustered noise, very close, like someone was pressed against the door.
"Senior, don't scare me! I thought you had already left!"
Lin Yilin's muffled voice came from the room.
"Looks like you're in good spirits?"
Jiang Linyuan asked.
"I'm doing okay, I guess. It's not like I can just mope around like a widow crying every day, right? It's just a broken heart. Senior and I can still be friends from now on."
Inside the room, Lin Yilin leaned her back against the door, sat down, and whispered.
"But Xiao Yilin, I've heard that after a confession is rejected, people usually actively create distance."
"Does Senior mean we're going to cut ties forever?"
"Of course not."
"Then that's enough."
Lin Yilin said, turning slightly, placing her palm flat against the door, and asked softly:
"Senior, do you remember what I said the first time we met?"
"...Obliviate."
"Mm, 'Obliviate,' that's the Forgetfulness Charm from Harry Potter. It can erase someone's memories."
Also the most regrettable spell.
"Senior, put your hand on the door and chant it with me."
She said, and chanted softly:
"Obliviate."
Jiang Linyuan placed his hand on the door and chanted along with her:
"But Xiao Yilin, aren't Muggles not allowed to be around when spells are cast?"
"Senior didn't see me anyway."
*I don't want to forget, and I don't want Senior to forget either.*
*If I can't even have memories, then that would be too pitiful.*
"Well, how about Xiao Yilin opens the door and meets me face to face instead?"
"Yellow card warning!"
"That's fine too. Xiao Yilin, good night."
"Good night, Senior."
After speaking, Jiang Linyuan walked a little further away but didn't leave to go back to his room.
"Senior?"
After a few minutes, Lin Yilin's voice sounded from the room.
Jiang Linyuan, of course, didn't respond.
After a little while longer, the door was pushed open, and Lin Yilin poked her head out, looking left and right, then met Jiang Linyuan's eyes.
She blinked, and then the door was slammed shut again.
"Senior!! You tricked me again!"
"Didn't Xiao Yilin also deliberately ignore me just now?"
"I... I... I was still half asleep!"
Lin Yilin's huffy voice came from the room.
"Senior is too cunning!"
Jiang Linyuan felt he was okay, not particularly cunning.
After all, a wily hare has three burrows; he only had one in front and one behind.
"I still had to check on Xiao Yilin's condition."
"Can't you tell from my voice?!"
"Maybe Xiao Yilin is putting on a brave face?"
"What am I putting on a brave face for? In my own home, I can cry whenever I want and laugh whenever I want! Yellow card warning! I'm going to tell Senior Su right now! Senior sneaked over to knock on my door in the middle of the night!"
"I already talked to Xiao Su about it."
"Huh?"
Lin Yilin was stunned for a moment, then said:
"Senior and Senior Su are ganging up on me together! I hate you both equally!"
Xiao Yilin was really full of energy.
"Alright, if you're okay, then get some good rest. I'm really going now."
Seeing that she didn't have any major problems, Jiang Linyuan went into the house and went to sleep.
Lin Yilin's room was quiet for a long time. She quietly cracked the door open again to look outside. Mm, he was really gone this time.
"Linlin, what are you doing?"
A female voice sounded by her ear, startling Lin Yilin so much she jumped.
She looked up and saw Lin Zhu.
"You scared me to death, Sister Bamboo! Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night either?"
"Busy with work."
Lin Zhu looked at Lin Yilin, finding something off. She had just been hiding behind the half-closed bathroom door, eavesdropping on their conversation. After listening for a long time, she hadn't heard a damn thing.
Just faint rustling sounds, voices too damn quiet.
"Linlin, were you just having a secret rendezvous with your lover?"
"What rendezvous! Sister Bamboo, don't talk nonsense!"
Lin Yilin flailed and shouted. Then, she pouted and lowered her voice:
"Senior and Senior Su are boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Huh?"
Lin Zhu was stunned:
"When did that happen?"
"How would I know? Anyway, it's probably been pretty early on."
Lin Yilin said a bit dejectedly.
*Just as I thought, Linlin can only pick up second-hand phones. Ah, forget it, a second-hand beast is still a beast, performance isn't weak.*
Lin Zhu sighed:
"Want to talk to Big Sister about it?"
"There's nothing special... It's just that..."
Lin Yilin pulled Lin Zhu into her room and chattered on about her walk with Jiang Linyuan.
After listening, Lin Zhu let out a cold laugh.
"Linlin, your goal right now is no longer to protect your own crystal. It's to attack the enemy's crystal."
"What do you mean?"
"Watch my moves tomorrow."
Lin Zhu said with a faint smile.
*After mining for so many years, I'm pretty good at stealing from other people's bases too.*
*What? You say I once said, 'A friend's man is untouchable'? You're his girlfriend?*
*Shut up! Clearly, you've corrupted my husband! I need to save him!*