Chapter 176: Didn’t I Buy It for You?

It took a full six hours from arriving in City A to settling back in City C.

The moment Lin Yu got home, he collapsed directly onto the sofa. At that moment, he just wanted to be a puddle of mud!

Accompanying a woman shopping was practically the end of the world for a man.

Ji Ya had shopped tirelessly for hours on end, buying everything in sight along the way. By the end, Lin Yu was practically buried beneath shopping bags.

And as if that weren't enough, when they finally finished and got into the car, Lin Yu asked her: Didn't she say she was taking him shopping to buy him clothes? Where were the clothes?

Ji Ya rummaged through a mountain of packaging bags, pulled out a pair of complimentary socks given away with a pair of shoes, and handed them to him.

"Here, don't say I didn't buy you anything."

Recalling this, Lin Yu wanted to slap himself across the face.

A woman's lips are a deceptive trick!

Just as he was thinking this, a foot clad in black silk stockings stepped onto his abdomen.

He raised his eyes to look.

A black slip dress, a delicate face, and a flush of shy embarrassment on her cheeks.

Ji Ya turned her face slightly away and said with haughty pride, "I didn't trick you, at least not when it comes to massaging you while wearing black silk."

Faced with the black silk and slip dress, all fatigue vanished instantly!

Gripping Ji Ya's little foot with one hand, Lin Yu struggled up from the brink of death.

With black silk right before him, what could possibly be more important?!

...

Soon, it was the day before the recording of the talent show.

A few hours before departure, Su Xiaolin was suddenly summoned by Ji Ya to help print contracts.

This time, Lin Yu had to travel to City D alone to participate in the competition.

The moment he saw Ji Ya off into the car, Lin Yu could no longer suppress his racing heart and trembling hands. At that moment, he really wanted to belt out a song.

"Be good. I'll do a room check tonight."

Ji Ya rolled down the car window from the back seat, having seen right through his little schemes.

Lin Yu desperately tried to hold back his smile. "Boss, heaven and earth are my witness, I'm being very well-behaved!"

"In any case, if you sneak out to drink, you know what the consequences will be."

Lin Yu flashed a wicked grin, "I know, I know. Black silk and a slip dress waiting to serve me, right?"

Su Xiaolin, sitting beside Ji Ya, wore a dumbfounded expression.

Ah?! What did she just hear???

Were these two... having some kind of secret conversation? Or did she actually hear... black silk and a little slip dress?!

Incredulous, she glanced over at the beautiful female CEO beside her.

Girl... where did your nobility and aloofness go?!

She simply couldn't imagine how mesmerizing black silk and a little slip dress would look on Ji Ya!!

"Director Ji, when are you going to wear a maid outfit for me to see?"

"Get lost."

...

Ji Ya's private jet had been summoned away.

Lin Yu planned to book a flight, but halfway there, he suddenly spotted a recording studio.

Seeing a regular customer arrive, the proprietress warmly greeted him and arranged his usual studio.

Recording three songs took them until three-thirty in the afternoon.

After checking with the proprietress to ensure there were no flaws, Lin Yu stepped out of the recording studio and immediately received a call from Ji Ya.

"Yo, it's only been an hour, and you already miss me?"

Ji Ya glanced sideways at Su Xiaolin, relieved to see she was still busy with documents and hadn't heard.

"Stop running your mouth. Did you book your plane ticket?"

Huh?

Lin Yu belatedly realized.

Oh right!! How could he have forgotten such an important matter...

He opened the app to check.

Trouble.

The last flight had already departed.

Ji Ya seemed to have guessed the outcome. During the past hour, he had forgotten something as crucial as booking a ticket. She couldn't help but suspect the worst.

"Where on earth did you run off to play?"

"I went to record a song."

"What song?"

"It's a secret!"

Ji Ya: ...

Fine.

"So you plan to walk to City D?"

Lin Yu felt in his pocket and happened to find the car keys Ji Ya had given him last time. A crooked smile formed at the corner of his lips.

"Boss, I wonder if you've ever heard of the Mount Akina God of Racing?"

Ji Ya: ...

"If my car insurance goes up next year, I'm deducting it from your salary."

Lin Yu chuckled craftily.

"Relax, relax. With my miraculous driving skills... didn't you experience them firsthand, Boss?"

Su Xiaolin, sitting nearby: ...

Good grief, while reading contracts in the car, she had accidentally overheard the flirtatious conversation between the beautiful female CEO and her artist boyfriend. What should she do? Waiting online! It's urgent!

...

Lin Yu took a taxi back to Ji Ya's villa in the suburbs. He retrieved that cool, million-dollar luxury car from the underground garage.

Since he was driving there anyway, he checked the distance—it would take five hours.

Without wasting a moment, Lin Yu set off immediately.

The competition was a major event and allowed for no carelessness.

He drove from the suburban asphalt road all the way onto the main roads of the city center.

You had to hand it to them: driving a luxury car out meant surrounding vehicles would yield, terrified of colliding and facing unpayable damages.

The journey was smooth and unimpeded.

As he approached a traffic light, Lin Yu turned on his Bluetooth to connect his music, intending to listen repeatedly to his new song to check for any remaining flaws. After all, current recording equipment certainly fell short of what would exist four years later, and he worried the sound quality might not meet his desired effect.

Just as he connected the Bluetooth and the intro of his new song "Deep Sea" began to play, he suddenly spotted a couple kneeling directly in front of his car.

Lin Yu was completely bewildered. With the traffic light about to turn green, what was this sudden situation...

An insurance scam?!

However, the couple did not seem to have such intentions. Seeing that Lin Yu's car hadn't moved, the man rushed over and knocked frantically on his driver's side window.

Noticing the anxiety on the man's face, Lin Yu rolled down the window and looked at him.

"What's wrong, sir? Do you need help?"

"Please, kind sir, save my child!!"

The woman hurried over frantically, and Lin Yu took a closer notice of her. She was holding an infant who looked barely a month old. The baby's lips were pale, and its skin had a purplish tint.

Lin Yu wasn't a doctor, but he could tell the child was suffering from a critical illness.

A critical illness waits for no one.

"We've already tried stopping many cars, but no one was willing to stop. Please, I beg you, save my baby!!"

The woman fell to her knees once more, weeping bitterly.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yu unlocked the car doors.

"Get in."

With the traffic light having three seconds left, he quickly started the car and accelerated forward.

Along the way, he didn't forget to pass a pack of tissues to the couple.

"You guys should wipe your sweat."

The couple exchanged glances, accepted the tissues, and offered profuse words of thanks.

Only then did Lin Yu observe the two through the rearview mirror. Their clothes were covered in patches. In the 21st century, he never expected to encounter people who couldn't even afford new clothes! A wave of slight shock rippled through his heart.

Next, he handed them two bottles of water.

"What's wrong with the child?"

"Ever since birth..." Mentioning the child's condition caused the woman to burst into tears again. Her emotions spiraled out of control, and she wailed loudly.

The man beside her cast a timid glance at Lin Yu, terrified that his wife's crying might annoy this kind-hearted benefactor. If they were kicked out of the car, the child would truly be beyond saving.