Suppressing the Protagonist at the Start to Seize the Heroine

Chapter 59

It was an unavoidable circumstance; Xia Shiyu, appearing the youngest among the three, was actually the eldest. Neither Su Lin nor Lin Xiaowan had reached eighteen.

The trio was quite pleased with the name Su Lin had chosen for the company. Each of their names perfectly blended into the characters of the companies name. After leaving the bank, all three were quite happy, especially Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan.

“Yay, we finally bought it! Su Lin, how was that? Wasn’t I amazing?” Lin Xiaowan asked Su Lin, seeking praise.

Su Lin gave a thumbs up: “Amazing, really amazing.”

“Hehe, it’s rare for you, Su Lin, to affirm my work abilities so strongly.”

Su Lin smiled and said, “Xiaowan, you are mistaken. I have never denied your work abilities. Why else do you think I entrusted this task to you?”

“In fact, I have high hopes for both you and Xiaoyu. If Xiaoyu had done it, she could have bought it too, but it wouldn’t have been as smooth. Xiaowan, you have a way with people. Those guys were even thanking you earlier.”

“Hehehe, I feel like this is what they call ‘helping someone count their money after being sold’.”

“Hahaha~!!” All three laughed heartily.

Su Lin checked the time and found it was still early. He hadn’t expected buying the house would go so smoothly.

“Xiaowan, since we finished work so early today, all thanks to you, why don’t you decide what we do next?”

Lin Xiaowan took Xia Shiyu’s hand and said, “Xiaoyu, I wasn’t there for your birthday. How about I make it up to you today?”

Xia Shiyu waved her hand, “Xiaowan, I don’t really care about birthdays. It’s past, so it’s past.”

“No way, it’s your eighteenth birthday, you can’t just let it casually pass like that.”

Xia Shiyu thought to herself, ‘It wasn’t casual at all. Me and Su Lin already had a perfect birthday.’

“Xiaoyu, I know you don’t care much about it, but this is your eighteenth birthday, your coming-of-age celebration. It can’t be taken lightly.”

Seeing the situation, Su Lin stepped forward, “Xiaoyu, since Xiaowan wants to celebrate for you, just agree. Otherwise, she’ll blame me forever.”

Lin Xiaowan glared at Su Lin again, “Blame you to death? It’s all your fault anyway, hmph.”

“Hehe~!” Su Lin wasn’t foolish enough to argue with Lin Xiaowan on this matter. Such arguments never ended well, and it was always his fault in the end.

Su Lin was too familiar with these tactics, so he wisely kept silent. Lin Xiaowan was waiting for him to continue so she could retort, but seeing him not speaking, she felt like she had energy with nowhere to use.

“Alright, alright. But Xiaowan, let’s not waste money.”

Lin Xiaowan nodded, “Don’t worry, Xiaoyu~!!”

“Alright, Ms. Lin, where shall we go next? Your personal driver, Su Lin, at your service.”

“Hehe, with that tone, Su Lin, you’d be beaten up if you were a waiter.”

“Hahaha, Xiaowan is right. Su Lin, you’d definitely get beaten up if you were a waiter.”

“Hehe, let’s get in the car. Where do you want to go? I’ll take you there.”

Lin Xiaowan waved her hand, “No need. Su Lin, you celebrated Xiaoyu’s birthday alone. Today, I want to celebrate it with her alone. We’ll walk.”

Su Lin chuckled, “Xiaowan, you know your grudge-holding face is really cute.”

“Don’t think that by saying that, I’ll include you.” Lin Xiaowan frowned slightly. If it weren’t for the place being unsuitable for men, she would have taken Su Lin along.

Su Lin spread his hands, “Alright then, I’ll go discuss the renovation with Yangzi. You two have fun.”

“Mm, make sure to find a professional designer.”

“Don’t worry, I am the professional.” Su Lin patted his chest.

“Hehe~!!”

Watching Xia Shiyu and Lin Xiaowan leave hand in hand, Su Lin was a bit curious about where Lin Xiaowan would take Xia Shiyu to make up for her birthday, but he didn’t follow.

He knew Lin Xiaowan’s character; it wasn’t that she really didn’t want him to join. Then Lin Xiaowan must have taken Xia Shiyu to a place only girls would go to.

When Su Lin threw the contract to Chen Yang, Chen Yang was shocked. “Brother Lin, that’s a three-story detached house, and you bought it for 800,000?”

Su Lin nodded. “Isn’t that unbelievable?”

“That’s for sure. The prices of the houses in that area are all going up. Why is this house selling at a discount? Brother Lin, you can’t have pulled some strings, right?” Chen Yang said with a face full of suspicion.

Su Lin looked at Chen Yang speechlessly. “This Lin is a serious businessman.”

“But, this 800,000~!!”

Su Lin waved his hand. “This was negotiated by Xiaowan. You haven’t seen the scene, people begging Xiaowan to buy it. Even I was stunned.”

“Xiaowan is very capable. Yangzi, you will probably work under her in the future. You have to keep up with the pace!!”

Chen Yang said confidently, “Don’t worry Brother Lin, I can definitely keep up with the pace … But aren’t you going to manage the company yourself?”

“Of course I am. The company isn’t on the right track yet, how can I not manage it? But I might start another company in the future, so!!”

Although Su Lin didn’t say it clearly, Chen Yang already understood what Su Lin meant. His heart was burning. He wanted to work under someone like Su Lin, who had strength, ability, and a plan.

“Okay, the house has been bought. The rest of the decorations and staff will be left to you. Yangzi, if you don’t have enough time, you can find a few assistants,” Su Lin reminded him.

Chen Yang shook his head. “Forget it. The company is new, and you don’t have assistants. Why would I need assistants? If I really can’t, I can ask my sister to help.”

Su Lin was surprised. “Your sister?”

“Yes, my sister!!” Speaking of his sister, Chen Yang’s demeanor became infused with pride, as if he had been energized by the spirit.

He eagerly said, “Bro Lin, you really shouldn’t underestimate my sister. She’s quite talented. She’s already self-studying the textbooks for the first year of high school. I found some time to test her, and she scored more than 680 points.”

“Wow! That’s really impressive.” Su Lin then recalled that in the original story, Chen Lin and Ye Feng met in university.

Ye Feng graduated normally, but Chen Lin had skipped grades to get there. It seemed that those connected to the protagonist were never ordinary; they were all extraordinary in some way.

“Yes, Bro Lin, my sister is indeed very smart. I’ll ask her to help out when she has free time, is that okay?”

Su Lin nodded, “That would be fine, but I should meet her first. If it doesn’t work out, it’s better for her to focus on her studies.”

“Mm, don’t worry, Bro Lin, she definitely won’t disappoint you.”

Su Lin, observing Chen Yang’s confident attitude, thought to himself that Chen Lin must be quite capable, certainly more so than Chen Yang. However, Chen Lin was only fifteen, in her third year of middle school.

Su Lin pondered the possibility of her developing feelings for him in the future and whether it would be appropriate or not.

It was a question worth considering. Chen Yang could never have imagined that while he was enthusiastically promoting his sister, Su Lin was already contemplating the implications of becoming her brother-in-law.

Ultimately, Su Lin decided not to take advantage of the situation. After all, he understood from the system that this world might have more than just Ye Feng as the protagonist. Where there’s a protaganist, there’s a female lead.

Although Chen Lin was impressive, she was only a supporting character. Su Lin saw no need to pursue a relationship with an underage supporting character. If he were to encounter other female leads, well, that might be a different story…