"Lin Chan, no wonder after all these years of walking through fields of flowers, not a petal has stuck to you. You’ve been saving yourself for our dear Miss Zhilan! Truly, I must congratulate you on your patience; the clouds have parted and the moon is finally visible. Now that Miss Zhilan is divorced, it seems your opportunity has arrived!" Bian Xiulin just loved stirring the pot, laughing until tears nearly flooded his face.
This was indeed the first time Lin Chan had blushed so fiercely. With gritted teeth, he glared at Chen Yun who, as expected, had eagerly broadcasted this embarrassing information without remorse!
"Bian Xiulin, aren’t you afraid that if He Mutou hears what you just said, he’ll try to beat you up?" Lin Chan mustered after half a while, adding, "All of this fuss just because you can’t call her sister-in-law, really?"
"How is this not a big deal? If Zhilan ends up with Commander He, then she becomes my sister-in-law. If she ends up with you, then I, Bian Xiulin, will become both of you guys’ sister-in-law. There’s a big difference!" Bian Xiulin called out to Xing Ye in the kitchen, asking, "Isn’t that right, kiddo?"
"With Lin Chan acting so wimpy, our sister-in-law Zhilan wouldn’t give him a second look," came the casual response from inside, causing everyone outside to burst into laughter.
"Get out of here! Oh, Bian! I should have taken her back to the Lin Family!" Lin Chan was full of regret, "Miss Zhilan, don’t listen to Xiulin’s nonsense. I have absolutely no romantic feelings for you. You are like a little sister to me!"
He Zhilan had been holding in her laughter, but at this point, she couldn’t help but burst out laughing. She nodded and acknowledged him with a slight hum.
After they had all laughed their fill, Chen Yun was the first to regain his seriousness, stating, "I had people keeping an eye on Gu En these past few days, but we haven’t discovered any suspicious interactions. The truck driver’s home has been quiet too. Looks like that little bastard Gu En has organized his affairs well, giving us no chance to find any clues."
"Now, the only lead we have is a man with bird tattoos on his hand." He Zhilan let out a sigh, "It feels like finding a needle in a haystack. This time Gu En is out, he will be more meticulous in carrying out his plans in the future."
"It’s just like a serial killer. The first crime is crude, but by the second and third, they become increasingly careful." Chen Yun felt that comparing Gu En to a serial killer wasn’t an exaggeration at all. The difference was just that Gu En only attempted to kill each time. But the intent was the same.
"Which man is so ridiculous, a grown man, getting a bird tattoo? That’s so effeminate! If it were me, I would get a shark or a crocodile tattoo, something fierce and domineering!" Lin Chan snorted.
"Oh, that’s right!" He Zhilan suddenly remembered, "Lin Chan, is there any way you can find the person who was following you? If we can find that person, we may be able to find the intermediary! I think, if we want to send Gu En back to jail, this intermediary is the key!"
"I can’t find them. When I had the time to deal with the matter, those people had vanished without a trace." Lin Chan shook his head, "Zhilan, are you suspecting that the people who were following me were sent by Gu En?"
"It’s not suspicion, it’s certain now." The suspicion was before Gu En returned to school. That day in the dormitory building, she only tried to tease him with a few words, and Gu En was directly provoked to an admission. "At first, I only had suspicions. When I met you, it was just after I got no news about my parents from Lan Song. At that time, Gu En already knew my identity, so I think she would have worried when she saw me and you together that I would ask you for help, hence got a few people to shadow you."