NOVEL NEXT Chapter 36
Chapter 36: The Rose-Scented Häagen-Dazs:
“Siling, did your brother make you proud today?”
“Come on, give your brother a hug.”
Under her father’s warning gaze, Wang Siling had no choice but to walk downstairs and see Qi Lin off.
The moment they reached downstairs, Qi Lin’s true colors were revealed.
With a lazy smile, he stretched out his arms, intending to hug Wang Siling.
“You were the one who said I didn’t need to pay the twelve thousand. I’m not afraid of you anymore!”
Wang Siling’s delicate face carried a hint of defiance as she swiftly dodged Qi Lin’s wandering hands.
Seeing that Wang Siling dared to speak up against him again, Qi Lin couldn’t help but laugh.
He enjoyed seeing these heroines put on a façade as if they had broken free from his control.
Just like Lan Yuxi earlier.
“Oh? Your Brother Qi Lin waived a twelve-thousand debt for your family, and this is how you treat him?”
Qi Lin didn’t force Wang Siling, simply lowering his hands as he spoke in a lazy, amused tone.
“Bah! Don’t think I don’t know. You only did that to win my parents’ favor, so they’d turn on my brother. You’re a complete villain! I don’t like you at all!”
Wang Siling wrinkled her cute little nose, her expression full of conviction, as if she had seen through all his tricks.
Qi Lin raised his eyebrows in mock surprise. “Oh? You figured it out? Looks like our little Siling is quite smart.”
Hearing Qi Lin’s words, Wang Siling’s cheeks flushed slightly.
She had a feeling he was being sarcastic.
“We are not your playthings. From now on, you’re not allowed to bully me anymore, or I won’t be polite to you!”
She raised her small fist and made a warning gesture at Qi Lin before turning around and running back home.
Watching her figure disappear into the distance, a glint flashed in Qi Lin’s dark eyes.
Since he had dared to tell Wang Dongcheng and waive Wang Siling’s twelve-thousand debt, it meant he had already set up a new trap for her.
Hopefully, the next time she fell into his hands, she wouldn’t cry too much.
…
After spending too much time at Wang Cheng’s house, by the time Qi Lin returned home, it was already 7:30 p.m.
As the owner of the villa, Qi Lin’s meal schedule determined when the food was served.
Qi Xueyao, who had returned from work much earlier, had been waiting for dinner, and her stomach was already growling in protest.
But she was too embarrassed to remind Aunt Chen, so she had no choice but to get up and search the fridge for snacks.
Click—
The villa door opened.
Qi Lin glanced at the carpet and immediately noticed a pair of exquisite high heels.
Maybe the saying was true—whether shoes smelled good or not depended on the person wearing them.
Qi Lin was willing to bet that Qi Xueyao’s high heels had to be fragrant. After all, she had such a beautiful face and an incredible figure.
“Sister Xueyao, what are you rummaging through my fridge for this time?”
As soon as he entered, he saw Qi Xueyao taking out a tub of ice cream.
His tone was teasing as he asked.
“Qi Lin, can you mind your words? Uncle and Auntie already told me to treat this place like my home, to take whatever I want without being polite.”
Hearing Qi Lin say she was digging through the fridge, Qi Xueyao was immediately annoyed and refuted him.
“You take polite words way too seriously.”
“Do you even know what that ice cream in your hand is? It’s Häagen-Dazs. My mom specially bought it for me, and one tub costs fifty-six yuan.”
“Häagen-Dazs is a luxury brand in the West. It only entered China’s Magic City in 1996 and arrived in Jianghan City in 1998. Ordinary people have never even seen it, let alone tasted it. Only families like mine can afford it. Shouldn’t you have some sense about what you can and can’t take as an outsider?”
Qi Lin walked up to Qi Xueyao, completely ignoring her increasingly pale face, and directly took the tub of ice cream from her hands—despite the fact that she had already eaten a spoonful—before digging into it himself.
Maybe it was because she had used that spoon, but as soon as he tasted the ice cream, there was a distinct rose petal flavor.
It was probably from her lipstick.
Qi Lin’s blunt words made Qi Xueyao’s face turn pale, then green with frustration.
She had grown up in Qi Lin’s hometown, a small, third-tier city called Huayuan City.
She had never even heard of the Häagen-Dazs brand before.
Hearing how expensive it was, she suddenly felt uneasy.
In the month she had been living at Qi Lin’s house, she had eaten at least ten, if not twenty, tubs of Häagen-Dazs—on top of countless other snacks.
If Qi Lin actually made her pay for all of it, where would she get the money? She had just stepped into society and wasn’t earning much yet.
Seeing that Qi Xueyao was at a loss for words, Qi Lin sneered inwardly.
In his previous life, he had treated Qi Xueyao like a sister.
Because he had a bit of a crush on her, he had always been kind to her.
Maybe because of that, Qi Xueyao had taken everything for granted, treating his home as if it were her own and enjoying everything without a second thought.
Not even counting accommodation, the amount of snacks, fruits, and daily necessities she had used easily added up to tens of thousands.
And in the end?
She had repaid him by forcing his entire family to move into a rundown shack.
Now that he had been reborn and Qi Xueyao was living under his roof, if he didn’t take the opportunity to torment her a little every day, wouldn’t that be a waste?