They all want to control me!

Chapter 61 Eavesdropping is Truly Incredible

Su Lingle is in the kitchen making stir-fried shredded potatoes with minced meat.

Her knife skills are superb; she slices potatoes as thin as hair, with uniform lengths, and the aroma of minced meat makes your mouth water.

"Huh? How did you get in?"

Su Lingle heard footsteps behind her, turned around and saw Lin Ran pinching his chin, looking around the kitchen.

"It's nothing, I was just worried you might burn the kitchen down, so I came to take a look. A few days ago, some guy used my kitchen to cook and almost burned down the range hood."

Lin Ran could never forget the time Jiang Qiaoqiao used his body to cook for him on the weekend; he thought he was going to die then.

Thankfully, he didn't die.

Fire Mage, Kitchen Destroyer Qiaozi, thank you for your mercy.

"Jiang Qiaoqiao?"

"You guessed pretty accurately."

"Hey! That's the unspoken understanding between childhood sweethearts!"

Su Lingle turned her head, staring at the color of the shredded potatoes and minced meat in the wok. She tossed the wok up and down, the food tracing a semi-circle in the air before falling precisely back into the wok, making a sizzling sound.

Her sleeves were rolled up, revealing a section of her fair forearm. When she tossed the wok, the muscles in her forearm bulged slightly, showing that she was quite skilled at cooking.

Her long, caramel-colored hair was tied into a high ponytail, which swayed with her movements, looking crisp, neat, and full of heroic spirit.

Lin Ran could never reconcile the introverted girl in her memory with the cheerful and sexy girl she is now.

So much has changed in these three years.

But he came to the kitchen looking for this change.

After Su Lingle finished making the stir-fried shredded potatoes and minced meat, she poured it onto a plate, and wisps of white steam rose upwards.

Lin Ran said:

"Stop for a moment, I have something to tell you."

"What did you say?"

"Regarding whether you can live here in the future..."

"?"

Su Lingle put down the spatula and turned around.

The next second, a scorching heat rushed towards her.

Before she could react, Su Lingle's back had already been pushed against the wall by Lin Ran. She was a head and a half shorter than Lin Ran, so she had to look up to see his face.

Several years have passed, and both of them have changed.

Lin Ran was not that introverted boy, and Su Lingle was not that shy girl.

Some things have never changed.

"Let...let me go..." Su Lingle's smile vanished, replaced by panic.

"You hugged and kissed me all day, acting all intimate, trying to win my favor. Now I've granted your wish."

"No...I..."

Now it was Su Lingle's turn to panic. She pushed Lin Ran away with both hands, but Lin Ran's body was like iron, and no matter how much force she used, she couldn't move an inch.

"What if I told you that Jiang Qiaoqiao and I did the same thing?"

"I……"

Miraculously, Su Lingle's resistance lessened, and her efforts to resist weakened. She wasn't stupid; she understood what this meant.

Lin Ran released her.

"Alright, now that's enough, everything's clear." He took two steps back, maintaining a safe distance, and looked at the girl in front of him with a blank expression. "You got close to me not because we're childhood friends, nor because of romantic feelings, but simply because you dislike Jiang Qiaoqiao. You want to compete with her and prove that you're better than her, which is why you've engaged in all sorts of intimate behavior."

"...Was it really necessary to investigate this thoroughly?"

Compared to Jiang Qiaoqiao, Su Lingle is someone who is more willing to act according to her heart. She often acts before she thinks, including this time when she ran away from home. Lin Ran used an extreme method to help her figure out her true heart.

Lin Ran said, "If it were you, and a childhood friend from junior high suddenly started living with you, constantly hanging around you and showering you with attention, wouldn't you panic? I thought you had some ulterior motive, but it turns out..."

"Stop talking."

Su Lingle forced an unhappy smile, raised her arm, and pointed outside the kitchen:

"I need to cook, could you please go out and do me a favor?"

Her energetic voice disappeared, replaced by her calm, natural tone.

At this moment, the girl in Lin Ran's memory gradually overlapped with the current Su Lingle.

No matter how much one's appearance changes, traces of the past still remain within.

"Okay, the kitchen is yours now."

Lin Ran dispelled her doubts, had no objections to Su Lingle, and left the kitchen.

This is a necessary step. Anyone who suddenly encounters a person of the opposite sex who is very enthusiastic would sense something is amiss—even if the person is very beautiful.

The atmosphere at dinner wasn't as lively as it was yesterday.

Su Lingle kept her head down the whole time, didn't say a word, ate her meal in silence, and then went to rest in the small storage room that had been tidied up.

Lin Ran quickly tidied up the dishes, took a shower, and went back to her room to prepare for Professor Sun's surgery.

Midnight.

Jiang Qiaoqiao controlled Lin Ran's body and suddenly sat up. After realizing what was happening, she lay down again.

"Lin Ran?" she whispered in her heart.

"I'm here." Lin Ran's voice was full of weariness. "I studied for several hours before bed and I'm so sleepy now. I'm leaving my body to you. I'm going to sleep. If you need anything, tell me tomorrow morning."

"Oh...can I go out and take a look?"

"what ever."

After that, Lin Ran's voice was no longer heard.

Jiang Qiaoqiao knew he was asleep, so she carefully put on her shorts, slipped her feet into slippers, and went out the door.

I took a walk around the living room first. It looked like it had just been cleaned and was cleaner than the last time I came.

The kitchen... hadn't changed either, except for an extra small bowl and plate for serving rice, which was probably Su Lingle's.

accurate.

There were outsiders in Lin Ran's house, so when I controlled his body, I had to deliberately pretend to look like him.

I remember there was a storage room next to the bedroom, and the door was always open. Now the door is closed, so it seems that Su Lingle is sleeping in there.

Sleeping in separate beds is fine.

Jiang Qiaoqiao was satisfied with Lin Ran's self-disciplined behavior.

She was feeling sleepy and went back to her bedroom to sleep.

Although her body was asleep, if Jiang Qiaoqiao's mental energy was too depleted, she would still be extremely sleepy the next day.

Not long after lying down, just as Jiang Qiaoqiao was drifting off to sleep, she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

dong dong dong~

dong dong~

thump~

The knocking at one in the morning was a bit scary.

Jiang Qiaoqiao closed her eyes tightly, straightened her body, remained motionless, and pricked up her ears to listen to the sounds outside.

She used to be a materialist and didn't believe in ghosts or gods, but ever since her soul entered Lin Ran's body, her original worldview has been somewhat shattered, and she's even afraid of such sounds.

Who could it be in the middle of the night?

Could it be a female ghost who wanted to feed on Lin Ran's life force in the middle of the night because she thought he was handsome?

Then I have to pretend...pretend my ass, I'll just avoid their sharp edge?

Here comes the knife!

Jiang Qiaoqiao helped Lin Ran get up, picked up the nail clippers on the desk, and carefully walked to the door, pressing her ear to it to listen for any sounds outside.

It wasn't a female ghost, but a familiar voice.

"It seems Lin Ran is asleep, so I can speak my mind without worry... Actually, back in junior high, it wasn't just you who liked me; I liked you too, it was a crush..."

Jiang Qiaoqiao: "?"

I feel like I'm listening to something really incredible.

Keep listening intently!