I Really Didn’t Want to Increase My Favorability!

“Li Bin?”

Xu Lin turned around and saw a burly figure walking over, holding two cups of soybean milk and two lotus leaf cakes.

“And this is?”

Although he couldn’t see her face, Li Bin could still feel that Xu Lin’s companion was also a beautiful young woman.

“This is my cousin.”

“Hello, I’m Li Bin.”

“Hi, I’m Liu Xiaonuan.”

“Nice to meet you, Sister Nuan.” Li Bin gave a hearty smile, and Liu Qinnuan nodded in response.

“By the way, why did you come all the way here to buy breakfast?”

Li Bin said, his gaze drifting somewhat, and Xu Lin immediately understood.

“Li Bin, I told you…”

But before he could finish, Li Bin affectionately put his arm around his neck. “Hey, Xu Lin, buy something good for our sister.”

“Don’t change the subject.”

“Let’s talk about it later. Sister, what do you want to eat?”

“We’ve already bought something. We’ll eat it when we get back.”

“Oh, how about we eat together?”

“Alright.”

Liu Qinnuan couldn’t say much since this guy seemed honest and was a good friend of Xu Lin.

“Come back with us to eat. I’ll hold the stuff for you, and you go buy a steamed bun. I see you don’t have any bread and won’t last until lunch.”

“Hehe, you know me well. I’ll go buy a steamed bun.”

“We’ll wait here for you.”

“Okay, I’ll be right back.”

Li Bin ran off into the distance, and Liu Qinnuan looked at him.

“He’s my classmate, a good buddy, but recently he’s been infatuated with a woman older than him.”

“It’s quite normal for a young boy to be smitten by an older woman. Don’t you support him?”

“Because he can’t handle it well. Do you know who he likes?”

“I don’t know many people from Linshui.” Just as Liu Qinnuan finished speaking, a figure flashed in her mind. “It wouldn’t be her, would it?”

“Yes, it’s the assistant sister you’re thinking of.”

“Really? Does he know about her situation?”

“He does, so… he’s too young. Maybe if he were more mature, I’d consider it, but I’m afraid he’ll get hurt.”

“Miss Qin Tiantian probably thinks the same, right?”

“Yeah, she also understands that she needs someone who can protect her, not just a younger brother.”

“But I think he seems quite good and straightforward.”

“Straightforward, indeed, but he needs more maturity and steadiness.”

A few minutes later, Li Bin returned with the steamed bun, and they all headed towards Xu Lin’s house together.

“Little Sister Nuan, are you still in middle school?”

“Yeah, I’m in the third year of middle school. I’ll be moving to high school next year.”

“Oh, Xu Lin’s a top student. If you have any questions, you can ask him.”

“But he’s studying in another town, so I can’t get tutoring from him.”

“Sister Xiao Nuan, you’re not from Linshui?”

“No, I’m not. This time I came because of a school event and had some free time.”

“I see. By the way, you might not know, but your older brother not only excels in studies but also gets along well with women. Like in the last running competition…”

“Ahem.”

“Is your throat sore?”

“No… you go on.” Xu Lin gritted his teeth and nodded, and Li Bin realized what was happening.

He nearly said something inappropriate, given that the other person is his cousin. If the family finds out and tells Xu Lin’s parents, it could be problematic.

In reality, Xu Lin is only concerned that he might say something odd, which could lower his standing in Liu Qinnuan’s eyes and cause issues later.

Currently, the girl’s feelings for him are being suppressed, which is partly his own doing.

He’s always kept a slight distance from her, intentionally. This is because she and Chu Qingchan haven’t fully resolved their issues, so he doesn’t dare to close the gap too quickly.

Thus, letting her hang out with everyone was meant to help her get familiar with them.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qingchan and Chu Fengyi didn’t show up; only Ji Yun and Bai Xiaoxiao did.

Fortunately, she likes Ji Yun, so they ended up bumping into each other. Although this meant missing the date with Qin Yunhe, it allowed everyone to get to know each other better. Close contact is a way for girls to quickly build friendships.

After walking for about ten minutes, the three of them arrived downstairs at Xu Lin’s building. They entered the building and saw a graceful figure waiting by the elevator.

Qin Tiantian was surprised and nervous to see the three of them. Dealing with a big star and a boy she barely knew but who liked her, was overwhelming.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning, Mr. Xu Lin, Miss Liu… and classmate Li.”

“Just call me Li Bin.”

“Yes, classmate Li Bin.”

Liu Qinnuan almost laughed when she heard her insisting on adding the “classmate” title, but she quickly suppressed it. She still had her own issues to deal with.

“Miss Qin, since you left yesterday, I really need to have a good talk with you today.”

“I’m sorry, Miss Liu, but I really don’t want to be involved in this industry anymore.”

“But you need to give me a chance. Can we talk?”

Qin Tiantian looked at Xu Lin, who nodded. Qin Tiantian sighed.

“Fine, we can talk… but just this once.”

“Okay.”

Seeing the cryptic exchange among the three, the onlooker was confused but soon brightened up and walked towards Qin Tiantian.

“The elevator’s here, Miss Tiantian. I got you breakfast.”

“No need, I always have breakfast before coming.”

“You helped me before, so I need to thank you. I really didn’t do it for any other reason.”

Li Bin’s words really made Liu Qinnuan almost laugh again. Young man, your intentions are so obvious to everyone.

“…” Qin Tiantian looked at Li Bin helplessly, then at Xu Lin.

What I mean is, you asked me to be strict, but now he’s saying this, how am I supposed to respond?

“Just take it. If you don’t want it, give it to Uncle Qin.”

“Okay then, thank you, Li Bin.” Qin Tiantian took the breakfast only after hearing what Xu Lin said.

“Let’s go to my house and eat. You can chat. Li Bin and I are going to school.”

“good.”

Everyone went to Xu Lin’s house together and put breakfast away. Xu Lin originally planned to give Li Bin a chance and let him sit in the seat next to Qin Tiantian.

But he was so scared that he sat next to him, which made Xu Lin look down on him. Are you brave or cowardly?

If you were cowardly, you would not dare to come here, meet people directly, and even give them breakfast.

But if you were brave, why can’t you even have the courage to look the other person in the eye or sit with her…?

“I bought soy milk, rice porridge, and congee last time, and noticed you only took the soy milk. It seems you like it.”

Qin Tiantian nodded and picked up a leaf cake. Li Bin reached out and took the cake from her.

“Eat this one, I’ll have this spicy one.”

“Hey? How did you know I can’t eat spicy food…”

“Last time, I gave you five small pastries: two spicy and three non-spicy. You ended up eating three non-spicy ones and one spicy.”

“Oh… thank you.” Qin Tiantian looked at the big boy scratching his head and couldn’t help but thank him for his attentiveness.

Liu Qinnuan on the opposite side gently hit Xu Lin with her elbow.

“I think the two of them are pretty good, a little sweet.”

“Less shipping and more eating.”

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