The Ginseng Doll disappeared, and Li Chen no longer had any reason to stay, so he went back to the villa.
At the villa, Lin Yi still hadn’t returned, only Lin Xiaoxiao was there, and Aunt Wang as well.
"Son-in-law is back," Aunt Wang greeted with her usual smile.
"Hi, Aunt Wang," Li Chen chuckled.
Lin Xiaoxiao was watching a TV drama with Aunt Wang. Hearing Li Chen’s return, she couldn’t help but smile and say, "Brother-in-law."
That sounded a bit off. Li Chen suddenly became alert. Previously, when his little sister-in-law called him, it was always with indifference and flatness, with no significant emotional fluctuation. But this "brother-in-law" was said with a hint of sweetness, a hint of surprise. No, no, this was definitely a trick!
Li Chen replied and then said, "I’m going upstairs first."
"Ah, brother-in-law, don’t go," Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly followed him.
Damn, this girl definitely had something up her sleeve, and it surely wasn’t anything good. It was better to leave quickly.
But just before Li Chen could enter his room, he was caught by Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Brother-in-law, why are you avoiding me today?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked with a puzzled face. "Could it be that you’ve done something to wrong my sister?"
Li Chen puffed out his chest: "How have I wronged your sister?"
"Then why are you avoiding me, brother-in-law?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked.
"Do you need me for something, Xiaoxiao?" Li Chen inquired.
"Yes, there is a little matter," Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated, and then a sweet smile appeared: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law!"
At the same time, Lin Xiaoxiao was shaking Li Chen’s hands in chorus with that sweet call, seemingly melting him completely.
You must resist the evil sugar-coated bullets! You must stand by your principles!
"Xiaoxiao, if you have something to say, just say it. Your brother-in-law doesn’t fall for these tricks!" Li Chen said, seizing the moment of clarity he still had.
Lin Xiaoxiao pouted her mouth: "Brother-in-law, you don’t like me anymore."
"I’ve never liked you."
"You!" Lin Xiaoxiao was so angry she couldn’t take it, flinging Li Chen’s hand away: "I’m going to tell sister you’re cheating on her outside!"
Damn! This little sister-in-law was really ruthless.
"You can’t just say that," Li Chen said.
"Then, brother-in-law, I have a favor to ask of you," Lin Xiaoxiao immediately switched expressions.
"Tell me the matter first, and then I’ll see if I agree," Li Chen said.
"It’s , brother-in-law. Didn’t you display some amazing swimming skills at our school last time?" Lin Xiaoxiao began, "Well, our school’s swimming competition with other schools is about to start, so, they want to hire you as a swimming coach! How about it, brother-in-law, aren’t you excited?"
Excited, what’s there for me to be excited about? What do your school’s competitions have to do with me.
"No way," Li Chen flatly refused, and he couldn’t teach anyway. What was he supposed to do, give each swim team member a Mysterious Technique to cultivate True Qi first?
What a joke, and Li Chen’s time was already precious, to waste it on this, no way, absolutely not.
"Brother-in-law, won’t you consider it?" Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke in a very tempting tone: "Brother-in-law, you should know, there are usually a lot of girls at the swimming pool, and they’re mostly wearing bikinis, doesn’t that excite you?"
Li Chen was admittedly swayed, true, Linchuan University did have many beauties. But this wasn’t enough to make me lose my principles.
"No," Li Chen refused. "Xiaoxiao, what do you take me for? Am I that kind of person?"
"Brother-in-law~~" Lin Xiaoxiao pleaded, her voice sounding so soft it could weaken one’s resolve, "Don’t be angry about that person last time. Great people are magnanimous, right?"
"Xiaoxiao, did they offer you something nice?" Li Chen was instantly on alert.
With a chuckle, Lin Xiaoxiao replied, "Not really, just that if I drag you over there, I’ll fill up my activity points and get an extra reward."
"Damn, selling out your brother-in-law just for some measly activity points?" Li Chen was extremely frustrated. "No way."
Seeing Xiaoxiao about to speak, Li Chen quickly said, "Xiaoxiao, I really can’t do this, even if I wanted to teach you, I couldn’t learn it myself. It’s due to a special reason."
"What’s the reason?" Lin Xiaoxiao asked, curious.
"Physical constitution," Li Chen said. "Brother’s constitution is one in a million, incomparable to others."
"Enough with the nonsense, brother-in-law. Are you truly not going to help?" Lin Xiaoxiao’s expression turned serious as she spoke.
"It’s not that I won’t help; I can’t help," Li Chen shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
"Fine, I’ll just go tell my sister you’ve been flirting with other women outside!" Lin Xiaoxiao threatened.
"Xiaoxiao, that trick won’t work anymore." Li Chen was helpless. He figured Lin Yi wouldn’t even believe that anymore.
"Brother-in-law, if you help me, then I, I will..." Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lip.
"You will what?" Li Chen chuckled.
"I’ll let you take advantage of me, how about that?" Lin Xiaoxiao lifted her head.
"You’re still not fully developed, the big parts aren’t big, and the small parts aren’t small. I have no interest in little girls," Li Chen flatly rejected her.
After hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao huffed with indignation and turned to leave.
Li Chen didn’t really care; his little sister-in-law never held a grudge and would probably forget all about this in a few days.
Before long, Lin Yi returned looking tired, and Li Chen felt a wave of sympathy for her.
"Beautiful wife, come here, let your husband give you a shoulder rub to help relieve your fatigue," Li Chen chuckled, pulling Lin Yi to sit down and then started to knead her shoulders with True Qi.
After the massage, Lin Yi indeed felt a lot less tired.
"Is there a lot going on at the company recently?" Li Chen asked as he continued to knead.
Lin Yi murmured a quiet affirmation, "Yeah, it has been quite tiring lately, and I have a business trip tomorrow."
Lin Yi had mentioned before that there was an important deal in the works that she needed to handle personally.
Li Chen, thinking he didn’t have much on his plate for tomorrow, suggested, "Beautiful wife, since I don’t have anything scheduled for tomorrow, why don’t I go with you?"
"You’re coming with me?" Lin Yi was surprised.
"Don’t look down on your husband, alright? There’s nothing your husband can’t handle," Li Chen pretended to be offended. "Keep doubting your husband, and you’re asking for a spanking."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi blushed, her husband was shameless as ever.
"All right, it’s settled then," Li Chen declared.
"What about Xiaoxiao?" Lin Yi asked.
"Who knows? Probably tinkering in her room," Li Chen mumbled to himself, guessing that his sister-in-law was still cursing him.
The next day, Li Chen set out with Lin Yi.
Before leaving, Li Chen had dressed up nicely, wearing a black suit and styling his hair fashionably. After Lin Yi’s adjustments, Li Chen did look a lot more handsome.
However, right before they left, he was subject to Lin Xiaoxiao’s disdainful look.
This little sister-in-law, it seems she still holds a bit of a grudge.