This won’t do. If he continues to press like this, what if she falls for him? Tao Yu ran to the backyard to sunbathe, thinking for a long time before finally coming up with a plan: detachment.
No matter what he does, she’ll respond indifferently. Once the instrument is fixed, she’ll find a way to get him to complete the last inspection, take the money, and leave.
With her mind made up, things became easier. From that day on, Tao Yu no longer avoided Yue Linze. He would return no matter how busy he was to prepare three meals a day, and she would just eat, praising him a couple of times afterward to complete the task.
This way, her slight flutter was finally controlled, but Yue Linze became unhappy. He found her passive-aggressive attitude irritating, but couldn’t find any fault with what she did, leaving him unable to pick a fight.
Time passed slowly. With the instrument about to be fixed in two days, Yue Linze’s eyes darkened. He decided he couldn’t let her continue like this.
He wanted to make her willingly stay in the shortest time possible. Yue Linze tapped his fingers on the table, and a plan gradually took shape in his mind. After arranging the specific matters, he couldn’t help but sigh. Unexpectedly, he would still have to use Zhou Ying’s method.
The instrument was fixed faster than expected, with only a few small parts left to reinstall before completion, a process that would take at most three hours. Tao Yu had been pretending for half a month, and her mood finally improved, unaware that a larger net was already prepared, ready to catch her at any moment.
She hummed softly, immersing herself in packing her luggage and not noticing the knocks at the door several times. Yue Linze knocked a few times without getting a response, so he pushed the door open. As soon as he entered, he saw Tao Yu bent over, packing her belongings, and his eyes narrowed instantly.
Tao Yu sensed someone behind her and quickly turned around. Yue Linze’s gaze had returned to normal: “Are you preparing to leave?”
“…No, I’m just organizing my things.” Caught red-handed, Tao Yu looked a bit embarrassed.
