Chapter 552: – Cheating?
Xia Tian finally managed Lin Jin’s mom with great difficulty. He didn’t eat much either, he just hurriedly said he was full, and then went back to the bedroom, his whole body collapsing on the bed in exhaustion.
After he left, mom’s focus shifted to Lin Jin. She didn’t say anything either, just staring at her as if she was some suspect.
Lin Jin felt uncomfortable seeing this, so she quickly changed the subject.
“Mom, where are you and Lin Chen staying tonight?”
“Aren’t there hotels near your school?” Her mom glanced over the apartment, and then said with a smile “I would like to stay here, or go to where you live. But neither place has room, right?”
“That’s true.” Lin Jin shrugged. “Then later, I’ll take you guys to find a hotel later? Oh, the single room I was renting the last time you came over does daily rentals. You guys can go stay there for a night.”
“Mm.”
The dinner cooked by her mom was very bountiful. The remaining three of them ate for another ten or so minutes but still couldn’t finish. In the end, Lin Jin could only wrap it all up with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for tomorrow.
“Mom, are you and Lin Chen heading back tomorrow?”
“Yeah. Lin Chen has to go back to school tomorrow, I also need to return to Guangdong.”
Lin Jin followed her mom downstairs, while Lin Chen walked beside her with his head down, playing on Lin Jin’s game console.
Their mom walked straight to the old rental place Lin Jin and Xia Tian had lived at before. She haggled with the landlord and got it for seventy yuan per room.
Her mom had stayed there before so she was quite familiar with the place. She and Lin Chen each got a room, and after dropping off their luggage, planned to go back to Xia Tian’s place to inspect the Xia Tian guy.
Anyway, Lin Jin had no clue what her mom was going to inspect about Xia Tian. She had basically already asked about all eighteen generations of Xia Tian’s ancestors.
“Lin Jin, what’s your little boyfriend really like?” On the way back, Lin Jin’s mom started questioning again and even shared her own opinion “I feel like he’s too handsome. I’m afraid he might be the kind of guy who fools around.”
“Eh?”
Lin Jin had never considered that. After all, Xia Tian’s behavior had always been very good. Plus, he had an iceberg face and was the quiet type around strangers. It had never occurred to her that he would mess around with other women.
“His personality is pretty introverted and doesn’t really like to talk much with strangers.” Lin Jin scratched her head. “He used to be a total iceberg face. When we just got together, he would barely even talk with me, I had to slowly train him.”
“Train?” Lin Chen by the side clearly wanted to joke or something, but was shut down by Lin Jin’s glare.
“An introverted personality doesn’t mean he won’t fool around.” Her mom started sharing her wisdom with Lin Jin.
“Your dad and I met through a blind date. Back during the blind date, he also didn’t say much and looked all honest. But the result?” Mom had a straight face. “Later, your grandpa gave him over a hundred thousand to start a business. It was fine at the start, but later when it got more successful, he started messing around. He probably even thought that I didn’t know?”
Seeing this expression from her mom, Lin Jin suddenly recalled something from the past.
In the past, no matter where her dad went, her mom seemed to immediately know about it…
In other words, back in that small hometown, her mom’s “influence” was everywhere. No matter what her dad did, it would always be known.
Her mom’s controlling nature was very strong, so strong that even Lin Jin felt scared. But fortunately, her mom wasn’t very familiar with this Xiamen area, so her mom shouldn’t know about everything she does, right?
Then, Lin Jin suddenly recalled: How did her mom know he lived just downstairs in the same building?
She suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
“Anyway, you should be careful. At least before marriage, you can’t do anything overboard with him. If you catch Xia Tian cheating, then just dump him.” Mom warned Lin Jin “Never tolerate it because of something. The more you put up with it, the bolder the man will get. And then later, you’ll split up anyway.”
Lin Jin nodded without hesitation, not at all believing that Xia Tian would ever cheat.
After all, Xia Tian currently worked in the kitchen every day. Like, most home cooks might be women, but in a hotel, it was just all men. Even if there were women, they would definitely not be prettier than she was. There was absolutely no reason for Xia Tian to cheat.
Lin Jin talked with her mom the entire way. Once they arrived at the entrance of the community, her mom suddenly changed her mind and said she would take Lin Chen shopping. So Lin Chen could only reluctantly return the game console back to Lin Jin and turn around to follow their mom shopping.
Lin Jin, who returned back to Xia Tian’s place, helplessly laid down on the bed. She took a glance at Xia Tian, who had the same expression and was currently streaming.
“How was it? My mom didn’t really give you a hard time today, right?”
Hearing Lin Jin’s question, Xia Tian turned around to face her, and then said with a wry smile: “Your mom just checked my entire family tree, and you still say she didn’t give me a hard time? When you went out with your mom, she definitely said something to you, right?”
“She said I need to be careful of you cheating. If you ever cheat, she told me to immediately break up with you.” When Lin Jin brought this thing up, she immediately became excited and scooted over to Xia Tian’s side. She curiously asked “Hey, be honest, are there any female coworkers at your job who are interested in you?”
Xia Tian’s entire person froze for a bit, then burst out laughing: “Ha, impossible! How can any female coworkers be interested in me? It’s not as if you don’t know that I’m usually like an iceberg?”
“Aiya, that laugh is so fake.”
Lin Jin grinned and poked Xia Tian’s waist with her finger: “Hey, tell the truth, is there any? If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll get mad.”
“Fine, there is…”
As soon as Xia Tian admitted it, he immediately swore his loyalty. He even stopped playing the game and typed to ask for a pause. He then turned his head towards Lin Jin and explained: “But what kind of person am I? How can I cheat just because a girl likes me? I’m so handsome, there’s loads of people who like me. Besides, my girlfriend is so pretty, right?”
He shyly wanted to stick his face closer to Lin Jin, but she just pressed her palm against his cheek, keeping him out at a safe distance: “So that’s to say, if a girl prettier than me likes you, you would cheat?”
“How could I!”
Lin Jin frowned and seriously focused on Xia Tian’s face, then firmly said: “Tomorrow morning, I’ll send you to work.”
“There’s no need for that, right?”
“I need people to know that you have a girlfriend. Can’t have those b*tches trying anything.” Lin Jin stood up. “It’s settled. Don’t continue yapping to me.”
Xia Tian sighed, thinking this day had been nothing but trouble. Feeling that he had no way out, he could only confess: “Alright, I admit, there is a somewhat pretty girl who likes me. But I just treat her as a friend…”
“I feel like you treated me as a friend at first too.” Lin Jin rolled her eyes “Enough, stop talking. I’ll know when I go see for myself tomorrow. You just relax and stream.”
How was he supposed to relax? God knows what trouble you’ll cause next?