260: Chapter 260 My mom's not home tonight, you come over.

In the afternoon, Qin Lin came out of the Drivers Cabin, preparing to go to the living room to drink some water.

In the hallway, Su Yuling was leaning against the wall, holding that book without a cover, but she clearly wasn't reading it.

She heard footsteps, looked up, and watched Qin Lin with calm eyes.

Qin Lin walked over: "Yuling, what's wrong?"

Su Yuling looked at him, said nothing, just watched him quietly for a few seconds, then spoke: "My mom isn't here tonight, come to Room 000."

Qin Lin was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

Su Yuling didn't repeat herself and turned to leave.

Qin Lin hurriedly called out to her: "Yuling, wait."

Su Yuling stopped, but didn't look back.

"Why don't you go to the third floor? It's more convenient there," Qin Lin said.

Su Yuling was silent for two seconds, dropped a "You must come," and then walked away without looking back.

Qin Lin stood there, looking bewildered.

What's up with this girl?

She wouldn't come to the third floor when asked, and now she's telling him to go to Room 000, and even mentioned that Li Ran isn't there.

Qin Lin thought about it; since Li Ran wasn't there, only Su Yuling would be in Room 000.

Is she… has she reached the tipping point?

Qin Lin felt a mix of anticipation and doubt.

Her tone just now didn't sound like an invitation, more like an order.

"You must come."

Qin Lin shook his head. Forget it, might as well go.

Anyway, he also wanted to see what this girl was really up to.

...

Su Yuling returned to Room 000, where Li Ran was sitting by the bed reading.

Seeing her daughter enter, Li Ran looked up: "What's wrong?"

Su Yuling walked over and sat beside her: "Mom, how about I scrub your back tonight?"

Li Ran was stunned: "Why the sudden thought to scrub my back?"

Su Yuling leaned on her shoulder: "It's been a long time since I bathed with Mom, I want to get close to you."

Li Ran smiled: "Sure, it just so happens I haven't had a soak in a long time either."

Su Yuling looked up at Li Ran: "Mom, you go run the water first, I'm going to get some things."

Li Ran nodded and got up to go to the bathroom.

Su Yuling sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, her lips slowly curling up.

She stood up, took an eye mask from the cabinet, and placed it on the bedside table.

Then she walked to the bathroom door and pushed it open.

Li Ran was testing the water temperature; seeing her enter, she asked: "The water is ready, bathing now?"

Su Yuling nodded: "Mom, you soak for a while first, I'll go find someone to help you scrub."

Li Ran smiled: "Find someone to scrub? Isn't it fine if you help me?"

Su Yuling blinked: "My hands are weak, I can't scrub it clean. Don't worry, the tool I found is convenient and will scrub comfortably."

Li Ran didn't think much of it and nodded.

Su Yuling handed over the eye mask: "Mom, you put this on first, relax while you soak."

Li Ran took the eye mask and looked at it: "What is this?"

"An eye mask, put it on to relax your mood," Su Yuling said, "You go soak first, I'll be right back."

Li Ran smiled: "Alright, go ahead."

Su Yuling exited the bathroom and closed the door.

She stood at the door, listening to Li Ran taking off her clothes inside, the smile on her lips deepening.

After a while, the water sound stopped, and Li Ran entered the bathtub.

Su Yuling gently pushed the door ajar, seeing Li Ran leaning in the bathtub, wearing the eye mask, her hair up, revealing her slender neck.

She nodded with satisfaction and gently closed the door.

Then she began to tidy up the room.

She gathered the clothes Li Ran had taken off, replaced them with her own, and threw them on the bed.

She took a scrubbing towel from the cabinet and placed it on the shelf at the bathroom door.

Everything was ready.

Su Yuling checked the time; it was about time.

She walked out of the room, gently pulling the door shut, but didn't latch it, leaving a crack.

Then she hid around the corner of the hallway, waiting for Qin Lin to arrive.

...

At eight in the evening, Qin Lin arrived on the first floor.

The hallway was very quiet, with most people staying in their rooms.

He walked to the door of Room 000 and found it wasn't closed tightly, leaving a crack.

Qin Lin was stunned for a moment, pushed the door open, and walked in.

The room was dimly lit, with only the bedside lamp on.

A few pieces of clothing were scattered on the bed; Qin Lin glanced at them—they were Su Yuling's.

There was the sound of water in the bathroom, and light shone through the crack in the door.

Qin Lin smiled.

This girl, so she wanted him to come to the bathroom to find her.

He remembered that in the past, Su Yuling was like this too, sometimes waiting for him in the bathroom in advance so they could bathe together, and then they would start… in the bathroom.

Qin Lin felt some anticipation in his heart.

He hadn't bathed with Su Yuling in a long time.

He took off his coat, unbuttoned his shirt, then took off his pants as well, leaving nothing, looking quite eager.

He walked to the bathroom door and pushed it open.

The bathroom was filled with mist, and someone was lying in the bathtub, back to the door, hair pinned up, revealing fair shoulders.

Qin Lin walked in and gently closed the door.

The person in the bathtub didn't look back, just said: "Yuling, why did you take so long? Hurry over and scrub Mom's back."

Qin Lin froze.

Mom?

This wasn't Su Yuling's voice; this was Li Ran's voice.

Qin Lin's mind went blank instantly.

He looked down at himself—nothing on—standing in the bathroom, while Li Ran was lying in the bathtub, his…

Qin Lin took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

He had been tricked by Su Yuling.

This girl, she hadn't reached any tipping point at all; she had deliberately engineered all of this.

Qin Lin gave a bitter smile; this girl, really…

He looked at Li Ran in the bathtub; she was wearing an eye mask, clearly unaware that it was him who had entered.

Qin Lin hesitated for a moment—should he turn and leave, or…

He glanced at the scrubbing towel on the shelf by the bathroom door, then looked at Li Ran's body soaking in the bathtub.

The water in the bathtub was very clear, and Li Ran's body was faintly visible.

She was leaning in the bathtub, from the shoulders down all in the water, but the water was clear enough to see the contours beneath.

Qin Lin's blood pressure surged uncontrollably.

He took a deep breath, picked up the scrubbing towel, and walked to the edge of the bathtub.

Li Ran heard footsteps and said again: "Yuling? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Qin Lin didn't answer; he crouched down, put the scrubbing towel on his hand, and then reached out, placing it on Li Ran's shoulder.

The texture of the scrubbing towel was rough, but Li Ran's skin was very smooth; even through the towel, he could feel that delicacy.

Qin Lin took a deep breath and began to scrub slowly.

Li Ran's body trembled slightly, then relaxed.

"You girl, how did your hand strength get so big?" Li Ran smiled, "But it's quite comfortable, continue."

Qin Lin didn't speak and continued scrubbing.

He started from the shoulders, moving slowly downward, along the arm, all the way to the wrist.

Li Ran leaned in the bathtub, enjoying it, her voice lazy: "Yuling, Mom has something to tell you."

Qin Lin's hand paused for a moment, then continued the motion.

Li Ran was silent for a while, then began: "Yuling, actually I was just preparing to use this opportunity to tell you some things. What do you think of Qin Lin as a person?"

Qin Lin's heart rate accelerated.

Li Ran continued: "Mom thinks he's quite good; he's good to you, good to your sister, and good to everyone on the RV."

She paused, her voice dropping a few degrees: "Yuling, let me tell you something, don't laugh at me."

Qin Lin continued scrubbing without responding.

Li Ran took a deep breath and said: "Yuling, I've considered it for a long time, and I still feel I need to talk to you. Actually… I also want to be with Qin Lin."

Qin Lin's hand stopped.

Li Ran didn't notice and continued: "Don't say Mom is shameless; Mom knows what kind of person I am to him, and I shouldn't have these thoughts. But… but Mom can't control it."

Her voice carried a hint of trembling: "Mom is all alone on this RV, it's really very lonely. You all have Qin Lin, but I don't. Mom isn't trying to compete with you, Mom just wants…"