They all want to control me!

Chapter 76 You Are More Important

restaurant.

The meticulously dressed man and woman sitting in the main seats stared dumbfounded at a blonde woman in the corner, stuffing herself with meat as if she had never seen meat before.

The others also looked over, but they weren't shocked by the blonde woman's appetite; they were shocked by her appearance.

I've seen more or less female blondes, but I've really rarely seen one who is beautiful, down-to-earth, and doesn't care about her appearance.

Then everyone looked at Lin Ran sitting next to the blonde woman, their eyes burning with desire, the meaning clear:

—Brother-in-law, could you give me your sister's WeChat?

Lin Ran calmly put down his phone, took a sip of baijiu (Chinese liquor), and the spicy taste rushed from the tip of his tongue into his nasal cavity, clearing his head, which had been groggy from the sweltering environment.

"Lin Le, let's go." Lin Ran patted Su Lingle on the shoulder.

"Huh? I'm not full yet?" Su Lingle looked up in confusion, a piece of pork rib in her mouth, her eyes like a silly roe deer spitting.

She knew she couldn't go against Lin Ran's wishes, so she looked at the man and woman in the main seats:

"Congratulations on your one-year anniversary! I wish you a long and happy marriage."

"Oh, thank you," the girl said, snapping out of her daze.

"..." The boy looked at Lin Ran with a strange look, as if to say, "We're in the same class, how come I didn't know you had a sister who majored in law?"

Lin Ran smiled and said, "Don't ask. I don't know why I suddenly have a younger sister. If you ask me, I can only laugh."

Su Lingle noticed that many boys were clutching their phones, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating. She grabbed Lin Ran's arm, pressing her breasts together to create a submissive, dependent pose.

"Sorry, I only like Geigei. I'm not interested in anyone else."

"..."

Lin Ran's eyelids twitched wildly. Ignoring the strange looks from everyone, she grabbed Su Lingle's high ponytail and left the private room.

"I'll call you a taxi, you can go home now."

"And you?" Su Lingle asked.

"I'm going to find Tao Zhiyao," Lin Ran said. "She's always like that, keeping everything bottled up inside. I'm going to teach her a lesson this time."

"..."

Su Lingle remained silent, staring into his eyes.

In those eyes, she saw concern no less than that for Jiang Qiaoqiao, but not for herself.

It's a bit sad, nobody wants him...

Su Lingle pursed her lips: "Okay, I understand."

Lin Ran hailed a Didi (ride-hailing service) and was driven by a female driver. Just then, Gao Yan also came out. She had something urgent to attend to and needed to go back to school, so she and Su Lingle took the same car and went together. The school wasn't far from their rented apartment, and the two girls could look after each other on the way.

Lin Ran went to the food street under the overpass and found Wang Hui, who was eating chicken frames, by using her phone's location sharing feature.

She was alone; her two roommates and Tao Zhiyao were not there.

Wang Hui saw him and said, "The two of them went to the mall to buy clothes. Yao Yao went to the restroom. I'll wait for Yao Yao here."

"Hmm." Lin Ran took a pink osmanthus cake out of the paper bag. "Thanks."

"You're welcome, I'm doing this for Yao Yao's own good!" Wang Hui accepted the osmanthus cake, stood up, and said, "I'll go find a place to hide so I won't disturb your time together." She looked around and ran into a small alley.

Lin Ran sat on the wooden chair, waiting for Tao Zhiyao to come out of the bathroom.

About a minute later.

A petite figure peeked out from behind the curtain of the public restroom. Upon seeing Lin Ran, the figure's first reaction was disbelief. Without uttering a sound, the figure turned and slunk back into the restroom. A few seconds later, the figure pretended to come out for the first time and saw Lin Ran again. Startled, the figure rubbed their eyes. It was still Lin Ran. This time, a smile finally appeared on the figure's face. With a cute, slightly flushed face, the figure jogged over and stopped in front of Lin Ran.

"Good evening," Lin Ran said with a smile. "Osmanthus cake, I bought it on the way. I saw a lot of girls buying it, so I bought one for you."

"I love osmanthus cake the most!"

Tao Zhiyao sat down, took a small bite, and like a little hamster, her eyes lit up as she tasted it.

"Mmm~ Strawberry flavor, delicious!"

"As long as it tastes good."

Lin Ran also tried a piece; it tasted like white sesame.

Tao Zhiyao glanced at the distance between the two of them. It was a bit far... Hey, I'll sit closer then, but I can't let Lin Ran see me, or I'll be so embarrassed.

She carefully moved her little bottom, shuffling over little by little. Through the thin fabric, she could feel the coolness of the wooden chair, but her body and face felt as hot as if they were burning. Her chest felt like a mischievous little rabbit was thumping and jumping out.

Tao Zhiyao sat down next to Lin Ran. She could smell his scent now, as refreshing and pleasant as a spring breeze blowing across the grassland. She leaned slightly to the side, their shoulders touching, and she felt as if she had found her pillar of support and settled down.

She thought of the TV series she watched with her mother when she was a child. The ending was tragic. The male lead eventually divorced his wife. The wife was left alone in the empty house, with golden ginkgo leaves falling outside the window. She gave a bitter smile of relief. It was a bad ending.

Tao Zhiyao felt very lucky. TV dramas are just TV dramas. In real life, I met a good person. Lin Ran is a good person. He always appears when I miss him the most.

Thinking of this, Tao Zhiyao, like a thief, secretly glanced at Lin Ran's profile. The wind was gentle, softly blowing the black hair on his forehead. His bright eyes seemed to always be full of spirit, and his jawline was so handsome...

Even though I've watched it countless times, I still feel surprised and happy.

If humans could survive without food and water, Tao Zhiyao felt she could sit here for ten thousand years.

Tao Zhiyao.

"Ah, I'm here!"

Because she was afraid of being caught spying, Tao Zhiyao was extremely nervous. When she was suddenly called, she quickly responded loudly, her voice even becoming somewhat distorted.

Lin Ran smiled; this girl was indeed very cute.

"I'm asking you, since you were so unhappy when I took Su Lingle out to dinner, why did you lie to me and say 'I don't mind'?"

"I..." Tao Zhiyao's mind went blank, and she blurted out, "I'm afraid... I'll cause you... trouble."

How scared are you?

"I'm so scared!" Tao Zhiyao stood up, pointing one finger to the sky and the other to the ground, exclaiming dramatically, "As scared as going from the Earth to the Moon!"

She then realized that her posture was very childish, blushed, and silently returned to her previous seat, tucking her two small hands on her thighs—how embarrassing, she couldn't face anyone.

Just then, Tao Zhiyao felt a hand pinch her cheek, and then the other hand pinched her cheek as well.

Lin Ran gently pulled her face apart, making her look like a frog. Her innocent big eyes blinked, and she looked like someone wanted to pin her down and bully her.

"Remember this: I'm more afraid of you not telling me you're unhappy than of you being scared of going from Earth to the Moon. That fear is as terrifying as the Big Bang itself, understand?"

"Hmm... I understand..." Tao Zhiyao wanted to laugh, but Lin Ran was pulling her mouth, so she couldn't. Then she mumbled, "What if... I mean, what if, because I don't want you to go to dinner with Su Lingle, and it makes Su Lingle unhappy?"

"She's unhappy... Well, for me, your unhappiness is more important, understand?"

Lin Ran released her hand, and the girl's face slapped back to its original position, even redder than before. Tao Zhiyao carefully rubbed her face; although it hurt, she was very happy.

Because... in Lin Ran's heart, I'm very important, more important than Su Lingle!!!

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"That's great, a perfect ending. And," Wang Hui finished the last bite of osmanthus cake, turned to the caramel-colored girl beside her, and said, "You left but still came back, insisting on eavesdropping. You brought this on yourself. Now you're feeling hurt hearing such hurtful words, aren't you?"

Watching the man and woman feeding each other osmanthus cakes on the wooden chair, Su Lingle felt as if a glass bottle in her heart was cracking piece by piece, but she still smiled, though the smile was hardly beautiful and looked like she was about to cry.

"Tao Zhiyao is a good girl, she deserves him; I don't deserve her, I'm a bad girl, a traitor who broke her promise and secretly ran away, I deserve it, I get what I deserve..."