Xu Lin hung up the phone directly, sighing helplessly.
That guy!
To be honest, as the saying goes, mutual attraction is one thing, but it can’t be one-sided. If the other person has no feelings for you, there’s nothing more to talk about.
Moreover, he could sense that after that incident, Qin Tiantian had seen through a lot of things. Her personality and maturity had grown a lot, and she might also be somewhat averse to finding a boyfriend now.
“Forget it, I’ll talk to Li Bin properly tomorrow. He’s not an idiot; we should be able to sort things out.”
When he got home, Xu Lin found that his parents weren’t there; they must have gone out for a walk again.
He glanced at the fridge and saw that there was enough food for a few people. Since he and Liu Qinnuan had had barbecue in the afternoon, there was no need to cook much for dinner. Preparing a bit less would avoid waste and also make the presentation look nice.
Especially since guests were coming, if he didn’t prepare a few dishes, his parents would definitely lecture him about it.
After ten minutes, Xu Lin quickly prepared four or five small dishes, then put them in the warming box and went to lie down in the bedroom.
“Ah… still, the bed at home is the most comfortable. Oh right, I still have to write and edit videos. What a drag.”After finishing this book, he definitely needed to find some time to rest, maybe slack off for half a month.
At this moment, the doorbell rang, and Xu Lin reluctantly got up to answer it. He initially thought it was Liu Qinnuan, but when he opened the door, it was his parents. He was taken aback.
“What’s going on with you guys?”
“We forgot our keys. Seeing the lights on from downstairs, we knew you were back. If you hadn’t been home, we would’ve had to keep walking.”
“You two are really forgetful.”
“You little rascal, you still dare to talk about us? Remember that year when we went back to our hometown? We gave you two sets of keys. Then you went out for ice cream and left both sets of keys upstairs. We had no choice but to stay at Qin’s house for the night.”
Li Yuan gave him a look, and Xu Lin, feeling a bit embarrassed, scratched his head as his parents began to bring up his past mishaps.
“Hey? You’re cooking?” Li Yuan walked into the room and immediately smelled the aroma.
“Yeah, have you guys eaten?”
“We had some leftover porridge and pickles this afternoon, so it’s just right to have a bit more now.”
“Then just wait a moment, there’s a guest coming.”
“You kid, why are guests coming so frequently these days?” Li Yuan also walked into the kitchen and glanced at the dishes.
“Is it a girl again?” Li Yuan asked.
“Yes,” Xu Lin nodded and quickly added, “She’s younger, so don’t think of her as a potential daughter-in-law.”
“Not interested, I just like pretty young girls, they look nice, has nothing to do with you.”
“Yes, yes.”
“So what’s this girl’s background?”
“An actress.”
“An actress, is she acquainted with Qingchan?”
“Not really. She’s a child star. You’ve definitely seen her in TV dramas. She’s the girl who played the young Bai.”
“Her? What a cute girl. She must be 8 or 9, right?”
“No, no, she’s almost 15 now. That drama was quite a few years ago.”
“Oh, we only saw it two years ago.”
“Filming was earlier, broadcasting was later.”
“Got it,” Li Yuan only recently understood that TV shows are not aired as soon as they’re filmed.
“By the way, do you think your son is suited to be an actor?”
“What would you act in?”
“Didn’t you see the public service ad I shot last time?”
“Just a few seconds, how could we tell anything from that.”
“Alright then…”
Xu Lin realized that most people don’t really understand acting. If you perform well, they just think it’s normal.
In reality, putting someone who can’t act in front of a camera, who can’t even speak properly, let alone control their expressions and movements, is a different story.
Of course, some young idols don’t need acting skills; just standing there with a blank face and counting one, two, three is enough.
Post-production can solve a third of the problems, and brainless fans handle the rest.
Originally, he didn’t want to act, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that Li Yuan was doubting his level-2 acting skills.
However, it was only a short film he could handle. If it were a movie, could he really manage?
Good acting and being able to perform are two different things. For instance, take a certain film emperor.
With the right script, he can perform exceptionally; if the script isn’t right, and his condition is poor, he wouldn’t be much better than an ordinary young idol.
“Son, that little red-haired girl was also acted by her, right?”
“Yes, her name is Liu Qinnuan. Now that she’s here, you don’t need to be too formal.”
“We’re not formal. We’ve seen so many beautiful girls already.”
Xu Lin looked at his parents.
Indeed, from ordinary students to high-profile young ladies, a small star shouldn’t make them feel awkward.
“But how do you know her?”
“Just from shooting that advertisement short film. She’s the girl who was bullied.”
“Oh, I hadn’t noticed she had grown up.”
At this moment, as Father Xu slumped onto the sofa in a “Ge You” pose, he furrowed his brows and pulled something from under his buttocks.
“Wife, that young lady forgot her phone!”
“Who?” Li Yuan walked over too.
“Whose phone?” Xu Lin also came over and saw an Apple phone with a nice case.
“It’s Miss Qin’s. She came to apologize again today. We didn’t drive her away because of what she went through.”
“I saw her leaving from Qin’s house earlier; she’s already gone.”
“Then let’s give it to her when she comes again tomorrow. This girl is really something.”
“Lost her phone and didn’t even call. Let’s see if anyone finds it.”
Xu Lin recalled when he was in middle school, an uncle gave him a second-hand phone, which he loved very much. One weekend, he took it out and ended up losing it.
When he called it later, someone answered and said, ‘Why should I return something I found?’
After his little heart was hurt, he made sure to protect his phone carefully whenever he went out, to avoid losing it again.
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Xu Lin went to open it, only to find it wasn’t Liu Qinnuan but Qin Tiantian.
“Did I leave my phone here?”
“Oh, we just saw it. It fell into the gap between the sofa cushions.”
“I have two phones, so I sometimes forget one… Thanks.”
“Thanks for what? Have some fruit instead, we just bought oranges,” Father Xu came over and handed her the phone.
“No, I need to head back. My dad will be nagging me.”
“I saw you rode here by yourself.”
“Yeah.”
“That’s not very safe. I’ve heard that many places without surveillance… And you’re a girl riding a bicycle.”
Although Li Yuan didn’t get along well with the girl, she wouldn’t ignore safety concerns.
“Xu Lin, see her off.”
“I can’t do it; Dad, you go.”
Xu Lin didn’t dare to escort her. If he did, how would the other girls in his family see him?
“No, no, I’m leaving. You all rest.”
Qin Tiantian hurried to the elevator, and just as she reached it, it opened. A figure emerged, and they bumped into each other.
Xu Lin saw it was Liu Qinnuan and quickly approached. But Liu Qinnuan glanced at Qin Tiantian and instantly grabbed her arm, eyes sparkling as she exclaimed, “Assistant, I’ve found you!”
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