Chapter 488: – Run Away
After that, Lin Jin once again resumed her salted fish lifestyle.
Of course, she wasn't being too lazy. Previously, unless she had to dance or film videos, she would basically always be holed up in her room playing on her phone or computer. But now, she actually started seriously learning how to do makeup.
Maybe because she was taking it more seriously this time. Back when she had that makeup task, Lin Jin was all hurried and panicked, and her makeup looked made her look like a ghost. But now, she felt it was pretty good even if she just casually put some on, at least she could go out in public.
Perhaps when her mom was teaching her makeup before, even though she was absent minded, maybe she still absorbed some of it? It was also possible that after gaining the drawing proficiency, she knew more about how to apply makeup on her face.
Lin Jin's eyebrows had been shaped by her mom, so drawing them during makeup was super easy. Light makeup was no problem now, but heavy makeup left her somewhat confused. She was completely clueless how to do it. In those makeup videos, the people could just effortlessly make their noses look higher and cover up facial flaws, but no matter how much she studied, she couldn't achieve that effect.
But luckily, her face shape was already quite good. Then added on with the black cat’s several facial modifications, Lin Jin didn't need to use makeup to hide any imperfections on her face.
Anyway, she already looked great even without makeup!
She did her makeup in the bedroom’s en suite bathroom and carefully observed herself for a moment. She kept feeling like the makeup actually made her look slightly worse than when she wasn’t wearing any. So she used makeup remover and washed her face clean again. Lin Jin felt a bit tired. She exited the bathroom, sat down on her bed, and sent Xia Tian a picture she had just taken of her with makeup.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Even though Xia Tian should've been working at this time, he still responded quickly: "Not bad, a bit prettier than usual."
"Really, why do I feel like it’s ugly?"
Lin Jin pouted, lying flat on the bed while holding her phone up. No matter what photo she sent to this Xia Tian guy. Even if she deliberately picked ugly photos, he would always say it looked beautiful. She didn't know if it was because his eyes were blind or his sense of aesthetics was off.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Seeing this message, she shuddered with a chill.
This guy Xia Tian, whether in real life or online, whenever he said something slightly romantic, Lin Jin would automatically picture his expressionless face. No matter how she imagined it, it would always feel like this guy was just brushing her off, or while saying those mushy words, he was secretly cursing her as an idiot.
Anyways, no matter which it was, it felt disgusting.
Lin Jin tossed the phone aside, ignoring the notifications from the incoming messages.
These past two days, she not only studied makeup but also frequently chatted online with Xia Tian. She occasionally complained about how boring it was to be stuck at home, or would listen or Xia Tian complaining about his incredibly stupid coworkers.
Anyways, Lin Jin also didn’t know why, but she just suddenly enjoyed chatting with Xia Tian. Maybe it was because no matter what she said, he would always reply with something like "Okay", "Beautiful" or "No problem", right?
After stretching lazily on the bed for a while, Lin Jin finally stood up and walked out of her bedroom.
It was rare that Lin Chen and Wu Jia weren't out playing basketball. The two were sitting on the sofa playing mobile games together and being quite rowdy.
"Sister, morning." Lin Chen raised his head and glanced at Lin Jin, then quickly lowered his head to refocus on his phone. He said offhandedly "Breakfast is in the kitchen."
"Have you two eaten?" Lin Jin yawned as she walked into the kitchen. She brought out a bowl of pork and preserved egg congee, then sat on the sofa, cradling the bowl as she ate.
"Already ate."
Lin Jin had no interest in mobile games, no matter what type of game it was. Anyways, she just felt that mobile games’ controls were really too inhuman.
After taking a few bites of food, Lin Jin looked up at the two of them. She hesitated for a moment, and then asked them: "Has mom said anything about me these past two days?"
"Nope." Lin Chen replied without even looking up. "She did say that if you suddenly try to run off, we're supposed to stop you. Can't let you run away with some man."
Lin Jin's expression darkened.
"Oh, I think aunt also said to hide your ID card, but I couldn't find it." Cousin Wu Jia added.
Lin Jin's expression darkened even more.
What's her mom's problem? She clearly said she wouldn't get a boyfriend, yet her mom was still so on guard.
"Oh, got it." Lin Jin rolled her eyes, finished off the congee, and turned back toward her bedroom.
"Oh right! Sister, mom said you seem super idle lately and wants you to work as a helper in her store." Lin Chen suddenly called out to her back. "She said she'll pay you three thousand yuan a month."
"Not going!" Lin Jin directly slammed her bedroom door shut.
"Won't go even for three thousand? Cousin and I are planning to go." Lin Chen scratched his head, somewhat puzzled as he asked Wu Jia, "Why is my sister angry again?"
"Because you annoyed her." Wu Jia distanced himself a bit from Lin Chen with an indifferent look. "Anyway, it’s not my problem."
Back in her bedroom, Lin Jin sat on her bed, frowning in a daze for a while. Then she grabbed her phone from the bedside to check Xia Tian's messages, finding that he was again asking her to return to Xiamen. After chatting with this guy for a bit, he would suddenly switch the topic to that.
Lin Jin replied with a "sure" without hesitation.
Xia Tian on that side was probably shocked by Lin Jin’s sudden straightforwardness and only replied with an ellipsis after a long time. By then, Lin Jin had already started packing her luggage.
When she came, Lin Jin had only brought two sets of clothes and used only one bag to carry them. But now going back, she had a lot more stuff. She probably couldn’t carry it all without a large suitcase or big bag.
Lin Jin first packed the things she wanted to take back into bags, using four garment bags in total. Although she could just carry them like this, with four bags in her hands, she would have no hands free.
She rummaged around trying to find a travel bag or suitcase, but there was nothing of the sort in her room. Frowning in thought for a moment, she decisively grabbed her phone and just ran to the supermarket outside the building.
She bought a backpack at the supermarket, then quickly ran back. Taking advantage of Lin Chen and Wu Jia being engrossed in their game, she hurried back into her room.
"What's up with my sister?" Lin Chen was utterly confused as he listened to the sounds of Lin Jin running in and out. He turned to look at her bedroom but saw the door was already closed "Does my sister have a screw loose?"
"Or maybe she's planning to run away." Cousin Wu Jia casually said.
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then looked back at the bedroom again, only to see Lin Jin tiptoeing out, sneaking around with a backpack.
Lin Jin was completely unaware she had already been spotted. She carefully locked her bedroom door with the key to pretend she was still sleeping inside, then tiptoed to the front door, preparing to leave.
Maybe it was some kind of telepathy, she suddenly turned around and found the two of them in the living room watching her with grins on their faces.
"I'm going out... uh..." Lin Jin awkwardly laughed, forcing a smile as she tried to explain herself. "I'm going out to buy you guys some milk tea, so I'm bringing a bag, yeah."