Chapter 263 260. Returning Home
That guy Su Peng! Getting all handsy right after confessing!
And this body of hers was just too weak! It forced her to go out of her way to book a hotel room by the hour just to take a shower.
The "Sensitive" attribute really did increase sensitivity...
It was all the system's fault! Of all the attribute points to give her, why did it have to be something so full of lust?
After saying goodbye to Su Peng that evening, An Han, carrying her backpack, timidly poked her head around the corner of the alley to peek at her front door.
The door was wide open. Her parents and her younger sister had arrived home in the afternoon, while she had dawdled, only leisurely making her way back after her parents urged her over the phone.
Yeah, she was acting a bit like a coward.
She had been thrilled when she went out, and exceptionally happy when she was with Su Peng, but everything comes with a price.
Sneaking out to see Su Peng, officially confirming their relationship, and engaging in interactions that went beyond friendship... If her parents found out about any of this, she would probably be on the receiving end of a long-overdue "mixed doubles" beating.
Neither of them approved of An Han finding a boyfriend right now.
Hearing her sister occasionally howl from getting smacked convinced An Han that they absolutely wouldn't hesitate to use a heavy hand on her, either.
After doing some mental preparation at the entrance to the alley, she rubbed her face, put on a smile, and sprinted toward the house, pretending to be in a rush.
"Mom! Dad! Why are you back so early..."
Shouting her greeting, she darted inside, only to immediately see the two of them sitting at the dining table, staring at her with icy expressions.
Her words were cut short, and her smile froze. With one hand gripping the doorframe, her feet were already cautiously inching back outside.
"Where did you run off to these past two days?" Her mother glared at her, her flat tone barely suppressing her anger.
"I just went out shopping with Lin Yue this afternoon," An Han defended herself in a panic. "When you called me, I was watching a movie with her. If you don't believe me..."
"An Han, did you call me?"
From the living room in the back, Lin Yue popped her head out. She still had a piece of sachima in her mouth, her large eyes looking entirely innocent: "I'm visiting your house!"
From just beneath Lin Yue's head, another small head popped out: "Sis! Did you go on a date with a handsome guy?!"
Please, just don't speak!
"..."
Seeing her parents' increasingly freezing glares, An Han obediently shut her mouth.
"Come here!"
Her mother's face was now visibly angry. She could only look to her father for help, but her father firmly held the same line as her mother; after glancing at his wife's expression, anger quickly surfaced on his face as well.
How ungrateful! I'm the one who got you and Mom to make up! Your vigorous performance that night was all thanks to me, alright?!
An Han lowered her eyes, putting on a perfectly well-behaved look, and slowly inched her way over to the table.
"Mom, we have a guest..."
Her mother took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing her temper, and her father instantly mirrored her, keeping his emotions in sync.
Seeing that she had temporarily stalled her doom, An Han finally let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran upstairs.
"Lin Yue! I'll come down and hang out with you in a bit!"
After running into the second-floor bathroom and tossing all the dirty clothes from her backpack into the washing machine, An Han finally looked up at her delicate face in the mirror.
What am I going to do next~
Sighing heavily, An Han carried her empty backpack to her third-floor bedroom, took off her trench coat, and changed into her usual loungewear jacket.
If her parents noticed the special aura she exuded when wearing that trench coat, it would be hard to explain.
When she first came back, she had been panicked and embarrassed, so she probably hadn't triggered the effects of her "Mature Sister" attribute.
"Come down and eat!"
After dawdling upstairs for half an hour, her mother's voice echoed from the first floor.
An Han, who originally wanted to hide in her bedroom and never leave, had no choice but to helplessly return and take a seat at the dining table.
Lin Yue sat beside her smiling, teasing the younger sister while occasionally glancing up at An Han's flushed face.
"Why are you here..."
"Your dad came to my house this afternoon to pay a New Year's visit~ I wanted to hang out with you, so I tagged along."
Looking at An Han's expression of utter despair, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, her curved eyes full of amusement. "How was I supposed to know you'd use me as a human shield?"
"She didn't know you were here either!" Her mother slammed a bowl of rice down in front of An Han with a loud bang. "Look at Lin Yue, and then look at you! You're a girl, yet you're always acting crazy! Look how refined she is!"
She is not refined at all when she goes shopping, okay...
An Han muttered in her heart, but after being scolded, she didn't dare talk back. She obediently placed her hands on her thighs, sitting perfectly straight with her head bowed, looking like the picture of repentance.
"Mom, we have a guest," she gently reminded her in a small voice. "Don't ruin your image."
When her mother brought a bowl of rice over to Lin Yue, her face was already covered in a kind, amiable smile, and her tone softened considerably: "Eat up while you're here. When you head back, should I have An Han walk you home?"
"Thank you, Auntie~ There's no need to walk me, it's not far."
"Ah, what a good girl."
An Han sighed, forced to admit that Lin Yue's personality really was much more likable than hers.
Though, when she went to Su Peng's house as a guest, Su Peng's parents also thought she was absolutely perfect.
"Sis~" Her younger sister, sitting on the other side of the table, asked curiously. "Where exactly did you go these past two days?"
"What do you mean, two days? It was just today. I went out... to a class reunion!"
"Oh! I know! This afternoon, someone who said he was your classmate came looking for you!"
"..."
"He was pretty handsome, too! I think I've seen him before."
She didn't even need to guess; the person who came looking for her was either Shi Yi or Chen Zhiyong. Those two used to occasionally come over to An Han's house during high school, so it was normal for her sister to recognize them.
This dinner tasted like ash to An Han. Uneasy, she kept her head down and stuffed her face, trying to finish her meal as fast as possible so she could retreat upstairs and hide.
Her mother's icy gaze swept over her from time to time, as did her father's worried yet fiery look...
It seemed her father was genuinely angry too; she had thought he was just blindly backing up her mother.
An Han considered hiding in her bedroom behind closed doors for the night. As long as she could survive tonight, maybe their anger would have cooled down by tomorrow.
With her younger sister showing off at the table and her parents constantly doting on Lin Yue, it seemed like An Han was the only one "serving time" throughout this entire dinner.
"Hey, Lin Yue," An Han suddenly raised her head. "Why don't you sleep over tonight?"
"Huh?"
"Haven't we not seen each other for days? I missed you," she said with a look of utmost sincerity. "Tonight, I'd also like you to teach me how to do my makeup."
"Hmph!" Her mother gave a cold snort, completely seeing right through An Han's schemes.
Lin Yue looked a bit panicked. She shook her head helplessly and said, "I can't. My dad won't let me stay out overnight."
"It's fine, why don't you call him and ask?"
"That won't work either. My dad is strict. Usually, when I go out, he only feels at ease if my cousin comes with me."
Alright...
An Han could only abandon her resistance to fate.
Whatever, time to prepare to be scolded and beaten...
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(Author's Note: It's over, I couldn't sleep all night, and my sleep schedule is messed up again)
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