Chapter 423: – Xia Tian Came Over
Lin Jin wasn't a particularly harsh person, but when facing her no good dad, she couldn’t help but frown.
On Saturday, her dad was out early as usual, and Lin Jin also got up early in the morning to make her own breakfast and buy groceries for the day.
Usually, during school days, Lin Jin cooked only in the evening. But on weekends, with more free time, she preferred cooking her own meals. After all, the food she cooked herself will always be cleaner and healthier than food from outside.
Breakfast was a homemade sandwich of bread and eggs with a carton of milk. As she was preparing the ingredients, Xia Tian showed up at her apartment, knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" Lin Jin frowned. She set aside the things in her hands on the chopping board and walked over to the door.
Normally, aside from Teacher Lin, basically no one else visited her. As for Wu Min and Wen Xuan, because of the hot weather, they now hid in the dormitory under the AC all day. They were completely like two salted fishes, so it was even less likely for them to come over.
"Me." A very familiar voice came from outside.
"Xia Tian?" She opened the door just a bit and carefully peeked out through the crack. She found that Xia Tian was also staring back from the gap. The result was that the two just happened to lock eyes.
"Are you crazy?"
After confirming who it was, Lin Jin fully opened the door and glared at Xia Tian with her hands on her hips.
Xia Tian shrugged: "Why so cautious? It's so early in the morning. Are you scared someone will break into your house?"
"What's wrong with being careful?" Lin Jin grabbed a pair of slippers from the rack, tossed them on the floor, then crossed her arms and leaned against the wall. "Don’t you have work on Saturdays? What are you doing here?"
"Last week, I worked overtime on Sunday so I get this Saturday off." Xia Tian yawned as he wore the slippers. It looked like he had just woken up. He made himself right at home and flopped down on the sofa "What were you doing just now?"
"Making breakfast. Want some?"
Lin Jin continued saying as she headed to the kitchen: "It’s just an egg sandwich and a carton of milk. Do you want some?"
Xia Tian nodded without a second thought.
Lin Jin sliced the bread and threw it into the microwave to warm it up a bit. Then she tossed a couple of eggs into the frying pan to make fried eggs. In about just five minutes, Lin Jin had the makeshift sandwiches ready.
This simple breakfast idea was something Teacher Lin had passed on to Lin Jin. Lin Jin didn’t like congee early in the morning and was too lazy to go downstairs to buy breakfast. With this, it was not only easy but also sufficiently nutritious.
Putting the sandwiches on a plate, Lin Jin then placed the two plates on the coffee table and sat down next to Xia Tian. She then unabashedly grabbed a sandwich with her hands and began stuffing it into her mouth.
Xia Tian had wanted to ask if there were gloves or anything, but seeing Lin Jin's bold eating style, he decided not to say anything and followed her lead by grabbing the sandwich directly.
"It tastes pretty good." Xia Tian took a big bite and chewed a few times before swallowing. "Is this what you usually have for breakfast?"
"When I have classes, I just buy something on the street. I’ll only cook myself on the weekend." Lin Jin inserted a straw into her milk carton and took a sip before continuing "Why did you come over to my place today? Too bored?"
"Just randomly taking a look, what?" Xia Tian crossed his legs and continued eating his sandwich. His speech was slightly muffled as his mouth was full of bread and fried eggs. "Just freeload breakfast while asking you about the editing thing."
Lin Jin shrugged: "The editing's done. It’s already been posted online."
"How is it?"
"The comments are pretty good. I feel like my work is almost as good as yours, maybe even better."
Lin Jin was confident that her skills were better than Xia Tian’s because of her video editing mastery. Xia Tian, however, didn’t believe it. Just a few days ago, Lin Jin was still a beginner at video editing. No matter how talented, how could she be better than him after just one lesson and a few days of practice?
"You’re not even following my account?"
"No." Xia Tian simply shook his head. "I have your account password but I haven’t followed. I haven’t read the comments either."
Well, this guy actually didn’t care about this thing at all.
Though speaking of which, Lin Jin felt the time she spent with Xia Tian was quite comfortable. It felt a bit like when she was trolling around with Wu Min. She didn’t need to be guarded or worry about saying the wrong thing or anything. While she also enjoyed her time with her younger brother Lin Chen, as a bro con, she couldn’t help but feel a compulsion to look after him despite him being much stronger than her and clearly not needing her protection.
Lin Jin didn’t really care that Xia Tian didn’t watch her videos. She could just make him watch after all. So she pulled out her phone, opened up her latest video, and handed it over to him.
"Here, take a look, then tell me what you think." She said to his expressionless face.
"Okay."
Xia Tian took the phone and pressed play.
The video was Lin Jin’s dance video of Hitorinbo Envy. The video was easy to make. If she wanted, she could even just upload the original video itself. However, to maintain the consistency with her previous style, she had added filters and the custom intros and outros.
The dance video lasted only about three to five minutes and Xia Tian quickly finished watching. His face was as cold as ever, still showing no emotion at all.
He placed the phone on the coffee table and commented: "Not bad, though it's still a bit worse than mine."
"Bah! Shameless." Lin Jin rolled her eyes.
"Speaking of which, Xia Tian." Lin Jin suddenly leaned forward and rested half of her body against his arm. Her face was shining as she asked "Do you like me?"
Xia Tian glanced at Lin Jin: "Are you in heat?"
Motherf*cker!
She couldn't tease Xia Tian at all! Clearly back in the day, Xia Tian was still a young innocent boy. When she teased Xia Tian before, although he kept a straight face, it was obvious he was embarrassed. But now, he was actually getting more and more shameless. There wasn’t even a hint of blushing on his face.
Lin Jin pouted and stood up to wash her hands in the bathroom. She then placed the dishes in the kitchen sink. When she came back, Xia Tian had also washed his hands and was dying his hands with paper towels.
Braised Pork, who had just woken up, darted out from the bedroom. It clearly didn’t recognize Xia Tian asi t jumped onto the coffee table and bared its teeth at him.
"Quiet." Lin Jin scooped it up into her arms and turned to Xia Tian, asking, "What’s your plan for today? Wanna go hang out with me?"
"Where? The welfare institute?"
"Nope! To the mountain behind the welfare institute. Let’s bring the children to have some fun!"