138: Chapter 138 Oh no, Third Sister is back!
By the time Zhang Xiaofu realized the gravity of the situation, it was already too late.
This stepmother was indeed as short-tempered as he had described.
Lin Xiao didn't want to witness anything too bloody, so he quietly slipped away just as the battle began.
At the same time, he received a notification in his mind that the mission was complete.
As expected, a simp's head is still a dog's head!
Lin Xiao happily browsed the system's newly opened shop, which had a huge variety of items.
However, he had too few points, so most of the items were still grayed out.
He quickly found the sports-related section among the skill cards.
Just as he was about to make a selection, he suddenly heard wailing and howling behind him.
"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, don't leave!"
Immediately after, Zhang Xiaofu stumbled over and grabbed onto Lin Xiao's leg.
The young woman in black stockings was following close behind.
"Zhang Xiaofu! You've been keeping this from me for a long time! If the bank hadn't called today, I wouldn't have known you maxed out my card!"
"Look at how pathetic you are! Spending so much money just to be a simp for someone? Is this how your father and I raised you?"
"..."
It must be said, this lady was quite good-looking.
Even when she was angry, she looked sexy and charming.
Especially when she ran, her chest heaved!
Zhang Xiaofu's old man really eats well...
Lin Xiao sighed, trying to shake off Zhang Xiaofu while continuing to browse the system shop.
Unexpectedly, during the struggle, his hand slipped, and he tapped on a prop card.
[Exchange successful!]
[Obtained Extraordinary Fertility Experience Card!]
In an instant, Lin Xiao's blood ran cold.
"Wait, what is this?"
Lin Xiao hurriedly checked it.
He discovered that his points were indeed almost gone, and a card called "Extraordinary Fertility Card" had appeared in his inventory.
There was an item description on it; simply put, after using it, it allows one to give birth to excellent children.
Wait, with the genes of his parents, The Lin Couple, do they even need something like this?
Plus, this prop card couldn't be sold back for points after being redeemed, so what about the swimming card he wanted?
"System... would it kill you to add a confirmation step when redeeming items? Didn't the person who designed this consider accidental clicks?"
Lin Xiao gritted his teeth in hatred.
[Hehe, this was designed with approval from above; it has nothing to do with me.]
[Host, you can choose to continue doing missions to accumulate points; it'll be quick.]
"Not doing it!"
Lin Xiao's temper flared up.
With his lazy nature, it was already impressive enough that he did two missions for a competition.
If it happened again and again, he didn't have the patience for it!
"Heh, the worst that happens is I lose the competition, and I won't do any more missions! Anyway, I have plenty of spare money now; I don't lack anything."
[Host, you can't do this! Look at our shop; there are many good things you can redeem, like the Super Handsome Card, Master-level Music Talent Card, oh right, and the most popular Master-level X-Ability Card... as long as you do a few more missions, you can redeem them all!]
The system was anxious.
This affected its KPI!
If the host completely gave up, it wouldn't be able to hold its head high in front of the other systems at the end of the year!
Seeing that Lin Xiao had absolutely no intention of compromising, the system had no choice.
[Fine, Host, then I'll apply for a swimming card for you.]
[Obtained one Master-level Swimming Card. Do you want to fuse it?]
Lin Xiao saw that the system was truly threatened by him, and his eyes lit up immediately.
He didn't notice the line of small print at the bottom of the card and chose to fuse it without hesitation!
...
In the evening, Lin Xiao returned home.
He planned to test the effect of the swimming card in the home pool first.
Hearing that Lin Xiao was going to participate in the school sports meet, The Lin Family was also surprised.
"A-Xiao, participating in more group activities is a good thing! Don't worry, the family will support you!"
Su Xiumei looked at her precious son with a smile, liking him more the more she looked.
Lin Qingshan also waved his hand, "I'll have someone clean the swimming pool right now, and I'll go to the national team to hire a coach to come over and give you temporary training!"
Hire the national team to come over and be his coach?
He was only participating in a school sports meet, not the Olympics...
In his heart, Lin Xiao's impression of The Lin Family's lavishness was refreshed once again.
Just as he was about to say it wasn't that much trouble, he heard the nanny's slightly excited voice from the entrance hall behind him.
"Sir, Madam, the Third Miss is back!"
Third Sister?
Su Yu?
Lin Xiao turned around in surprise and saw the entrance door wide open, with a young woman in her twenties walking in from outside.
She was wearing a casual suit jacket with a thin trench coat draped over it.
Her face was the size of a palm, and her makeup was very exquisite.
But her eyes were calm as water, without the slightest ripple.
There was a sense of indifference that kept people at a distance.
Lin Xiao had seen photos of Su Yu before and had also scrolled through quite a bit of news about Su Yu online.
Even so, he was still so shocked that his jaw dropped.
In his view, a woman's appearance was sometimes a bonus, and sometimes a deduction.
Being a lawyer fell into the latter category.
In such a serious profession, being too beautiful would make people subconsciously question her professional level.
And the fact that Su Yu could achieve such success in her field meant that her professional level was so strong that it could overcome the baggage brought by her looks.
The temperament she displayed now was like a beautiful yet highly poisonous flower, making one only able to admire it, not daring to have the slightest intention of blasphemy.
"Oh my, Xiao Yu is back! Come, come quickly. Upon hearing the news that you were coming back today, your mother has long since stewed your favorite soup for you!"
Seeing this daughter who rarely returned home finally back, Lin Qingshan smiled until his face wrinkled.
"Okay."
Su Yu's expression finally carried a hint of a smile, and her whole demeanor became much softer.
The family sat at the dining table, enjoying the happy atmosphere.
But Lin Xiao didn't know if it was his imagination, but he kept feeling a chill down his spine.
Especially when he recalled the incident where he had called the police to report her for soliciting a male escort in order to save Su Yu, it made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Seeing that they were almost done eating, he slowly put down his chopsticks and prepared to leave carefully.
But Su Yu spoke up first, "By the way, I heard you guys saying earlier that A-Xiao wants to train for swimming?"
"Yes, we were just thinking about finding him a coach..."
Lin Qingshan seemed to have thought of something and asked with a smile, "Almost forgot, Xiao Yu, you also trained with the national swimming team for a while back then; do you have any good suggestions?"
"I heard that the national swimming team is currently preparing for a championship, so they might be quite busy."
Su Yu tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and said, "But if it's just a school sports meet, I think I can train A-Xiao myself."
"That's good, that's good!"
Su Xiumei was even happier when she heard this.
Su Yu decided to train Lin Xiao at home herself, which meant she would be staying home for a longer time this time.
She wouldn't leave after staying for only two days like before.
The others were equally happy.
Only Lin Xiao felt even more cold sweat seeping from his back.
Especially when he saw the meaningful look that flashed in Su Yu's eyes when she looked at him.