Chapter 40

As the sky brightened, Lin Zixian finished his morning exercises, washed up, and went downstairs.

In the living room on the second floor, Zhang Beibei sat quietly on the sofa, while Tong Feifei, carrying a small backpack, knelt beside her, asking about her well-being.

After getting dressed, Qin Yue, looking fresh and vibrant in her professional suit, saw Lin Zixian and smiled, saying, "Yan Zhi went to work at Minghua yesterday and can't afford to be late. Li Mingcheng has already taken her to work. I'll take Feifei to kindergarten on my way. Beibei is in your hands."

Lin Zixian thought to himself that this family was indeed busy, with no one left out, and even he, a newcomer, was inevitably involved. He waved and said, "Alright, I'll make sure to get Beibei to school safely."

Qin Yue nodded and hurriedly carried Tong Feifei downstairs. The latter waved at the two of them, saying, "Uncle Lin, goodbye. Aunt Beibei, goodbye."

The two naturally waved back. Lin Zixian then asked curiously, "Where is Yunnan? Why is Qin Yue taking Feifei to kindergarten?"

"Yunnan is the busiest in the morning. She has to go to other places to buy breakfast and sell it at the South Goods Store. She has to get up very early every day, though it's hard, but it's the best time for the small store's business and the most important source of income for Yunnan. Feifei can't get up that early to go to kindergarten, so I usually take her on my way. When I'm on holiday, others take turns to help... Since I twisted my ankle, Yue Yue is taking Feifei today," Zhang Beibei explained.

Lin Zixian responded with an 'oh' and understood why Tong Yunnan would leave so early in the morning, busy with her livelihood. He couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking that Tong Yunnan's beauty would make most people fall for her. If she continued like this, she might be targeted by someone with ill intentions, and if something happened, no one might know.

It wasn't that he had a dark mind, but he deeply knew that beauty was a curse, and there were always scoundrels who did no good in any place.

"Big Brother Lin, when are we leaving?" Zhang Beibei reminded him softly.

Lin Zixian snapped back to reality and chuckled, "Let's go, let's go. Are you ready?"

Zhang Beibei immediately slung her bag over her shoulder and patted the books inside, indicating she was ready.

Lin Zixian reached out to help her up from the sofa, smelling the maiden's fresh scent and feeling her body tense up. He found it amusing that she was still a virgin despite being a graduate student, a girl who knew how to respect herself.

Going down the stairs was a bit tricky. Seeing her hop on one leg, Lin Zixian reassured himself, "I have no ulterior motives!"

Zhang Beibei let out a gasp, finding herself lifted by Lin Zixian's waist. She struggled, asking him to let her go. Lin Zixian sternly said, "Don't move, I won't take advantage of you."

Zhang Beibei immediately trembled like a small quail in his arms, not daring to move.

Carrying such a young girl was no effort for Lin Zixian. He easily carried her to the courtyard and placed her on a stone bench under the grapevine.

He then found a cloth to wipe the bicycle, pushed it out of the courtyard, and returned to carry the nervous Zhang Beibei, placing her on the bicycle's back seat. He locked the iron gate and started riding the bicycle with Zhang Beibei.

However, just as they reached the alley, he stopped near the exit, one foot on the ground, his gaze focused.

The old street usually looked deserted, but at this time, it was the peak of the morning rush hour, bustling with people. A breakfast stall had been set up in front of the South Goods Store, with steam rising from the food. Tong Yunnan was busy, quickly counting money and serving breakfast, occasionally wiping the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. Even amidst the hustle and bustle, she smiled at every customer, as they were her bread and butter.

Zhang Beibei, sitting on the back of the bicycle, sensed something and peeked over Lin Zixian's shoulder. She first looked at Tong Yunnan's breakfast stall, then secretly observed Lin Zixian's expression, noticing his serious side face.

The bicycle started again and stopped in front of the breakfast stall. Lin Zixian got off, turned to Zhang Beibei, and told her to sit tight. He propped up the bicycle and, taking advantage of a lull at the stall, approached to look around. There were buns, steamed buns, flower rolls, siu mai, fried dough sticks, and soy milk.

Tong Yunnan was about to ask what the customer wanted when she looked up and saw Lin Zixian, and then Zhang Beibei on the bicycle. She naturally knew he was there to take Zhang Beibei, who had twisted her ankle, to school.

Her face darkened slightly, and she bit her lip, speaking softly, "Do you want to eat something?"

She wasn't embarrassed by selling breakfast; she earned her money through hard work, not by stealing or cheating. She felt inferior because she lived under the same roof with everyone and received their help but couldn't do much to help them in return.

People from the Sakura Snow Apartment had to pass by her breakfast stall to go to work or school. They usually didn't make their own breakfast, finding it troublesome. Knowing her financial difficulties, they naturally wanted to support her business, but Tong Yunnan wouldn't accept their money, and they felt awkward eating for free. So, they found excuses to eat breakfast with soup, avoiding her stall to prevent awkwardness.

Tong Yunnan knew their good intentions, but she had her pride. Though she didn't say it, she felt deeply hurt.

Lin Zixian, acting casual, looked around the breakfast stall and laughed, "Yunnan, I didn't know you also sell breakfast! Does that mean I get free breakfast from now on?"

"Ah!" Tong Yunnan looked up in surprise, quickly opening all the steamers and eagerly asking, "What do you want to eat?" She grabbed a paper bag.

She wanted to help everyone in any small way, even if it was a very minor thing, but her limited ability made it a luxury for her.

Lin Zixian wasn't shy, scratching his nose with one hand and pointing with the other, "Soy milk, two siu mai, two meat buns, and one fried dough stick."

Tong Yunnan nodded and quickly packed what he wanted, then looked at Zhang Beibei, hesitating to speak.

But Lin Zixian had already anticipated what she wanted to say, turning to Zhang Beibei, "Yunnan is treating us. Not eating would be impolite. I've ordered for you." He turned to Tong Yunnan, "She's a girl, and maintaining her figure is important. She can't eat like me. One bun, one siu mai, and a can of soy milk will do. More would be a waste."

Tong Yunnan smiled and nodded, packing the items in a paper bag. Lin Zixian took it and handed it to Zhang Beibei, saying, "Let's eat here. It's inconvenient to eat while riding. We have time, and since your leg is hurt, you can eat on the bicycle. Don't worry about losing your ladylike demeanor."

Zhang Beibei shook her head, and Lin Zixian turned to look inside the South Goods Store, pointing, "Yunnan, give me Feifei's drawing stool." He was truly unreserved.

Tong Yunnan immediately smiled and brought the stool, then continued serving other customers.

Lin Zixian sat at the store entrance and ate without any restraint, as manners were always optional for him.

Zhang Beibei was initially embarrassed, but as she saw Lin Zixian eating happily and Tong Yunnan's occasional偷瞄带着笑意，她心中被触动，立刻也放开吃了起来。

吃完后，林子闲正啜着豆浆，忽然又伸手道：“雨楠，没吃饱，再给我根油条。”

“雨楠姐，我也要根油条。”张北北跟着喊了声。林子闲微怔，看了眼她那一闪而过的心虚眼神，嘴角勾起一抹笑意，心想这丫头也算聪慧。

童雨楠展颜笑开了，赶紧拿了两根油条给两人。等两人吃完后，又主动送了餐巾纸过来。

两人抹了抹嘴，林子闲叼上根烟，骑上自行车朝童雨楠简单招呼道：“走了！”

“路上小心点！”童雨楠在后面喊了声。

自行车晃晃悠悠地走街串巷，后座上闷葫芦似的张北北忽然出声道：“林大哥，你是好人！”

“呃……我英俊潇洒，长得也不像坏人啊！”蹬着自行车的林子闲笑眯眯道：“本来就是好人，还用你说。”

“不是！我说的是刚才…雨楠姐……我知道你是故意的。”张北北在后面偷笑着说道。

林子闲眉头一挑，嗤笑道：“毛都没长齐的丫头，知道什么？”

此话一出，张北北一张脸唰地红了，她立马联想到了昨天下面没穿底裤被林子闲给看见了的场面，由于每个人的身体都不同，她下面的确无毛。林子闲本是无心之言，她却想歪了，脸红得跟猴屁股一样，骂了声：“流氓！”

“你看看，刚才还说我是好人，现在又骂我流氓，女人真是翻脸比翻书还快。”林子闲长叹一声，道：“那个谁说的，唯女子与小人难养也……”

红绿灯前，停了一溜小车，林子闲蹬个自行车载着张北北横穿马路，优哉游哉。不远处的车里面，一双明眸蓦然盯上了他。

坐在车里的乔韵没想到会在这里看到旷工多日的林子闲，开始还以为自己看错了，坐直了身子盯着窗外仔细辨认，那个用自行车带个美女的拉风男人一看就不是好人，不是林子闲还能是谁？

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After finishing, Lin Zixian, sipping his soy milk, suddenly reached out and said, "Yunnan, I'm still hungry, give me another fried dough stick."

"Yunnan, I want a fried dough stick too," Zhang Beibei chimed in. Lin Zixian was slightly taken aback, noticing her fleeting guilty look, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, thinking that this girl was quite clever.

Tong Yunnan smiled and quickly brought two fried dough sticks for them. After they finished eating, she proactively offered them napkins.

They wiped their mouths, and Lin Zixian, with a cigarette in his mouth, got on the bicycle and simply said to Tong Yunnan, "Let's go!"

"Be careful on the way!" Tong Yunnan called out from behind.

The bicycle wobbled through the streets, and the quiet Zhang Beibei on the back seat suddenly said, "Big Brother Lin, you're a good person!"

"Uh... I'm handsome and don't look like a bad person!" Lin Zixian, pedaling the bicycle, smiled and said, "I'm a good person, you don't need to say it."

"No! I mean just now... Yunnan... I know you did it on purpose," Zhang Beibei giggled from behind.

Lin Zixian raised an eyebrow and sneered, "You're just a little girl, what do you know?"

As soon as he said that, Zhang Beibei's face turned red. She immediately thought of the scene from yesterday when she wasn't wearing underwear and Lin Zixian saw her. Since everyone's body is different, she indeed had no hair down there. Lin Zixian's words were unintentional, but she misinterpreted them, her face turning as red as a monkey's bottom. She cursed, "Pervert!"

"Look, you just said I'm a good person, and now you call me a pervert. Women really change their minds faster than turning a page," Lin Zixian sighed, saying, "Someone once said, 'It is difficult to deal with women and small people...'"

At a traffic light, a row of cars stopped. Lin Zixian, riding the bicycle with Zhang Beibei, leisurely crossed the road. Not far away, a pair of bright eyes suddenly focused on him.

Qiao Yun, sitting in a car, didn't expect to see Lin Zixian, who had been absent from work for days, here. At first, she thought she was mistaken, but she straightened up and carefully identified the man on the bicycle with a beautiful woman. He clearly wasn't a good person, and who else could it be but Lin Zixian?

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