75: Chapter 75 Luxury Gifts 5_1 75: Chapter 75 Luxury Gifts 5_1 “How have I burned my bridges?” He Zhilan also found it funny, “You were the one who inexplicably gave me something first!”
“I’ve been calling you ‘my little sister’.
Is it so strange for a ‘brother’ to give his ‘sister’ a present?
Hey, He Zhilan, you can’t possibly think that me giving you a gift means I have unseemly thoughts about you?
Even if you weren’t married, just on the account of you being my ‘sister’, I couldn’t possibly make a move on you!”
Feeling her nascent thought exposed, He Zhilan’s face turned slightly red, “Anyway, I don’t want your stuff!
I’m not your ‘sister’!
I have two older brothers of my own!”
Get in the car and stop chatting.
I’m so hungry my stomach is growling.
Even if it’s just for the sake of me personally driving you home after Lan Li left you outside last time, you should join me for a meal as thanks!” Lin Chan beckons He Zhilan into the vehicle.
“Even if you hadn’t driven me home last time, I wouldn’t have gotten lost!” He Zhilan muttered under her breath.
Lin Chan found dealing with a woman like He Zhilan somewhat headache-inducing.
What modern woman wouldn’t joyfully accept a gift?
Which one wouldn’t want to be with the likes of Lin Chan?
So why was it that when it comes to He Zhilan, he felt like a persona non grata, as if He Zhilan couldn’t wait to sever ties with him?
Surely, he wasn’t utterly repulsive looking, was he?
Ultimately, He Zhilan could not outlast Lin Chan.
Arguing with Lin Chan at school would only draw unwanted attention.
So, she begrudgingly got into the car.
With a triumphant whistle, Lin Chan drove the car out of the school ground.
His eyes glanced at He Zhilan in the passenger seat, a small smile making his way onto his lips, “I’ve told you, He Zhilan, there’s no need to feel so pressured when you’re with me.
I only think of you as a ‘sister’, nothing more to it.
You already have two older brothers, right?
Just treat me like you would them.”
“My oldest brother is my husband, and the second one has been missing for many years,” He Zhilan casually commented.
Lin Chan paused before bursting into laughter, “You’re a funny one!
Are you messing with me?
Since when do brothers and sisters marry each other?
I may have coasted through my studies, but I’m not stupid!”
“I’m adopted by my father.” He Zhilan glanced at Lin Chan, “I’m my older brother’s adopted daughter-to-be.”
“Adopted daughter-to-be?
Your countryside folks sure have some odd terms!
Keeping such a tradition alive?
An adopted daughter-to-be doesn’t typically hold a high status in the family, more like a servant girl…”
“Stop concocting those dramatic scenarios you’ve seen in movies!” He Zhilan interrupted Lin Chan, “My adopted father adored me, I didn’t have to lift a finger at home.
My older brother treats me well and I like him.
So, drop those cliched tragic tales you’re imagining onto me.”
“Heh heh.” Lin Chan’s laugh indicated he did indeed think along the lines of a cliched tragedy when he first heard the term ‘adopted daughter-to-be’.
Considering He Zhilan’s demeanor, she didn’t seem to be pretending, so he believed that her adopted father treated her well.
After all, if they didn’t treat her well, how could they afford to send her to the capital to attend university?
There were many students commuting to Capital University, but there was still a security check for those entering and leaving the campus.
However, perhaps due to the prominence of Lin Chan’s license plate number, after Lin Chan rolled down the window and greeted the security guard, the guard let Lin Chan exit the campus with He Zhilan without asking a single question.