Oh no! My grandmother made me shoulder the responsibility for eight households!

Chapter 414 Teasing Lingbo

In the courtyard, the moonlight was like water.

Lingbo stood on the covered bridge, her white clothes fluttering, looking at the moon in the sky.

Hearing footsteps, she didn't turn around.

Lin Chen walked over, stood beside her, crossed his arms, and leaned against a pillar: "Still not asleep?"

Lingbo didn't say anything.

Lin Chen turned his head to look at Ling Bo. In the moonlight, her profile was as beautiful as a painting.

"Lingbo, you spend all your time staring at the sky. What are you looking at?"

Lingbo said calmly, "It's none of your business."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "How is it none of my business? You follow me around every day, eat my food, drink my drinks, live in my house, and even my clothes are bought by me. How is it none of my business?"

Lingbo paused for a moment, then said, "You can let me go."

Lin Chen laughed: "If I tell you to leave, will you leave?"

Lingbo didn't say anything.

Lin Chen looked at Ling Bo, then suddenly took a step forward, getting very close to her.

Lingbo didn't retreat, but her body tensed slightly.

Lin Chen took another step forward, getting so close that he could smell her fragrance.

Lingbo's fingers twitched slightly.

Lin Chen suddenly reached out and put his arm around her waist.

Lingbo's body tensed up suddenly, like a fully drawn bow.

But she didn't push Lin Chen away; her eyes revealed something indescribable, as if she were expecting something.

Lin Chen looked at Ling Bo, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.

Then he pulled her forcefully into his arms.

Lingbo's body froze, motionless, even her breathing stopped.

Lin Chen looked down at Ling Bo. In the moonlight, her eyes were bright, like two bottomless ancient wells.

"You..." Lingbo had just opened her mouth when it was blocked.

Lingbo's eyes widened suddenly, the moonlight reflecting in her pupils, reflecting Lin Chen's face.

Her body went from stiff to supple, then back to stiff again, repeating this several times, like a stuck machine.

She raised her hand, intending to push Lin Chen away, but then lowered it halfway down, letting it hang at her side with her fingers slightly curled.

Lin Chen released her mouth and looked down at her.

Lingbo blushed, her face turning red from her neck to her ears, and even her eyes turned red.

She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

Lin Chen wiped the corner of his mouth with his finger and said with a mischievous smile, "So you can blush too."

Lingbo's expression changed, and she pushed Lin Chen away.

But Lin Chen was prepared, and with a quick pull, he drew her back.

Lingbo struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free, so she stopped moving.

Lin Chen looked down at her: "Ling Bo, how long have you been following me?"

Lingbo didn't speak, but Lin Chen continued speaking to himself:

"It's been almost three months since we left the snow-capped mountains."

"For three months, you followed me around every day, watching me have sex with other women. Didn't you feel uncomfortable?"

Lingbo finally spoke, her voice a little hoarse: "It has nothing to do with me."

Lin Chen laughed: "None of your business? Then why are you blushing?"

Lingbo turned her head away, refusing to look at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen reached out, pinched her chin, turned her face around, and said seriously:

"Lingbo, I don't know why you're following me, nor do I know what you mean by 'destiny,' but there's one thing I do know—"

Lin Chen paused, then lowered his voice slightly: "You have me in your heart now."

Lingbo's body trembled violently, her eyelashes fluttered a few times, she wanted to refute, but her lips moved but she didn't say anything.

Lin Chen smiled, lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "Don't deny it."

Lingbo closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling violently.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, looked at Lin Chen, and said in a very soft voice, "Can you... be serious for once?"

Lin Chen laughed heartily: "Serious? I've never been serious."

Lingbo suddenly reached out and pushed Lin Chen in the chest.

This time, Lin Chen was caught off guard and was pushed away by her.

Lingbo took a few steps back, stood in the moonlight, and looked at Lin Chen. The blush on her face had not yet faded, but her expression had returned to calm.

"Lin Chen," Ling Bo spoke, her voice clear and cold, but with a hint of trembling, "Don't go too far."

Lin Chen leaned against a pillar, arms crossed, smiling as he looked at her:

"Too much? How am I being too much? You were the one who followed me first, I didn't force you."

Lingbo opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Lin Chen continued, "You eavesdrop and spy on me with other women every day, don't you have any thoughts about that?"

Lingbo blushed again and turned her head away: "No."

Lin Chen laughed: "No? Then why are you blushing?"

Lingbo took a deep breath, turned around and left.

Lin Chen watched her retreating figure and said with a smile, "Ling Bo, why are you running?"

Lingbo paused, but didn't turn around.

Lin Chen walked over, stood behind her, and reached out to hug her waist from behind.

Lingbo's body tensed up again, but this time she didn't struggle.

Lin Chen rested his chin on her shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Lingbo, don't go."

Lingbo's body trembled slightly. After a long while, she whispered, "You... let go."

Lin Chen didn't loosen his grip, so Ling Bo repeated, "Relax."

Lin Chen still didn't let go. Ling Bo took a deep breath and used her internal energy to shake Lin Chen away.

Lin Chen took a step back, looked at Ling Bo, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Although I knew Lingbo was not simple, I didn't expect her to be really that simple!

Lingbo looked at Lin Chen with a complicated expression on her face.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but nothing came out. Finally, she turned and walked quickly towards her room.

When Lingbo returned to her room, she closed the door, leaned against it, and gasped for breath.

My heart was beating so fast, it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

Lingbo reached out and touched her lips, where Lin Chen's warmth still lingered.

Her face turned red again, burning red.

Lingbo took a deep breath, walked to the bedside, sat down, and covered her face with her hands.

"Lin Chen..."

Lingbo murmured the name softly, her voice carrying an indescribable emotion.

She closed her eyes, her mind filled with the scene from just now—Lin Chen's face suddenly leaning in close, his domineering kiss, the warm breath he exhaled as his chin rested on her shoulder.

Lingbo suddenly opened her eyes, stood up, walked to the window, and pushed it open.

The night breeze blew in, dispelling the heat from my face.

She looked at the moon outside the window, her chest still heaving.

It's been three months.

It's been three months since I followed them from the snow-capped mountains until now.

She thought she could stand by, watching, guarding, neither getting close nor going far away.

But tonight—

She looked down at her hands, her fingers still trembling slightly.

Damn it.

She muttered a curse under her breath, it was unclear whether she was cursing Lin Chen or herself.

……

In the courtyard, Lin Chen stood on the covered bridge, watching Ling Bo's figure disappear behind the moon gate, and smiled.

Not urgent.

Take it easy.

Anyway, this woman can't escape.

He turned around, intending to go back inside.

He had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped.

He casually swept his divine sense across the area, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

The lights were still on in the lobby.

Lin Chen turned around and walked towards the front hall.

His steps were neither fast nor slow, and a smile played on his lips.

While garden flowers may smell sweet, picking wildflowers occasionally is also a great pleasure in life.

What's more—it was the proprietress who seduced him first.