CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 52: GOING HOME

She felt the various gazes from behind her, but who cares!

At this moment, she was extremely grateful for the sudden emergence of her superpower, because of it, she entered the National Special Investigation Bureau!

And because of it, she had additional income!

It was also because of it that she was confident enough to say those words just now.

If it weren’t for it, she might have continued to endure, and when Susan bought milk tea for everyone, she might have painfully followed suit to maintain surface relationships...

After all, without other income, she would also seize the opportunity like Susan and want to stay in the company.

Lin Xiaoyan went downstairs first, Ai Lin followed behind, leaving work together.

In the evening, Lin Xiaoyan and Ai Lin chose a hot pot restaurant.

With the annoying people gone, the two were happily eating and chatting.

"Xiao Lin, are you really not applying to our company?" Ai Lin asked.

Lin Xiaoyan nodded, "Yeah, I’ve decided, Sister Lin, I have other things to do."

Ai Lin didn’t ask further, but she respected Lin Xiaoyan’s choice, as everyone has their own decisions.

"Alright then, if you need any help in the future, feel free to contact me."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Lin."

Lin Xiaoyan smiled at Sister Lin, "During this time, it was always with your help, Sister Lin, that I was able to quickly get into work mode. At first, I was very afraid, worried that I couldn’t do the work well..."

Ai Lin smiled broadly, "You’re just too humble, among you three part-timers, you’re the one who doesn’t like to talk, always quietly working. Seeing you reminds me of myself before."

Ai Lin reminisced, "Xiao Lin, in the future, be bolder. No matter what you do, try to overcome your inner fears, and you’ll find that the world is not as scary as you imagine."

Listening to Sister Lin’s words, Lin Xiaoyan nodded.

Indeed, over this period, she met many people, experienced many things, and gradually discovered that her social anxiety seemed to have improved somewhat.

After a delightful meal, Lin Xiaoyan and Ai Lin reluctantly said goodbye.

Returning to her rental place, Lin Xiaoyan suddenly realized she wasn’t going to work tomorrow, feeling a bit out of place.

The sense of relief was gone, now replaced with confusion, not knowing what to do.

Tomorrow is September 1st, she thought, and since there’s nothing much going on recently, she might as well go home for a few days and then come back to continue job searching.

Once the university students start school, she can look for some easy part-time jobs!

Suddenly, the phone rang, Lin Xiaoyan picked up her cell phone; it was a call from Yang Lin.

"Hello, Doctor Yang."

Yang Lin was in the inpatient department at the moment, on duty tonight.

After resolving the issue with his cousin, he thought of thanking Lin Xiaoyan now that he had some free time.

If it weren’t for her, Yang Ming would probably be breaking down crying right now.

"No need to be so formal, Doctor Yang, it’s also my duty..."

Yang Lin listened to Lin Xiaoyan’s gentle voice, smiling, "When I have the time, I’ll treat you to a meal at the Four Directions Restaurant!"

"No need, really, no need, Four Directions Restaurant is too expensive. If you invite me to a more affordable restaurant, I’ll definitely go!"

"Then we won’t go to the Four Directions Restaurant, let’s eat somewhere else, what would you like to eat?"

Listening to Doctor Yang’s gentle voice, Lin Xiaoyan felt a hint of sweetness in her heart.

She quickly snapped back, embarrassedly refusing, "I might be going home for a while, not sure when I’ll be back. When I return, I’ll treat Doctor Yang to a meal!"

"Going home?" Yang Lin furrowed his brows, "Did something happen?"

"No, no, my work at Jingrui is over. Since I’m working at the investigation bureau now, I sometimes have to take leave, so I decided..."

Lin Xiaoyan shared her decision with Yang Lin.

After listening, Yang Lin pondered for a moment and agreed.

"I think your decision is good, you can find an easy-going job, or try different jobs, maybe gain more from different experiences..."

"Moreover, since your superpower requires you to interact with people, you could find a job that involves meeting a lot of people, like at a milk tea shop, something light, don’t overexert yourself..."

"So when are you going home?"

Unknowingly, Lin Xiaoyan ended up talking to Yang Lin on the phone for over two hours.

If not for Yang Lin having patients, they would still be chatting.

Looking at the call duration, Lin Xiaoyan was a bit dumbfounded.

She couldn’t help but recall Yang Lin’s smiling face and his broad back when he protected her...

"Slap slap slap..."

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly raised her hand to slap her cheek, "Don’t think! Don’t think! Don’t think! It’s impossible!"

Lin Xiaoyan cleared all unrealistic thoughts from her mind. She got up, took a bottle of cola from the fridge, and took a sip.

The cool liquid sent a shiver through her body instantly.

Yes, very good, her mind was clear!

Lin Xiaoyan reminded herself not to fantasize, not to think about unrealistic things!

During this period of interaction with Yang Lin, she vaguely sensed that Yang Lin’s identity was probably not ordinary, so even if Doctor Yang was good, he wasn’t someone she could covet!

She was just an ordinary, very ordinary person, with a normal family background and a plain appearance.

Her current goal was to make money!

Love and such things are fairy tales, and she was neither Cinderella nor Snow White; she needed to live her life with her feet on the ground!

Eager to go home, Lin Xiaoyan bought a high-speed train ticket for the next day overnight and packed all her luggage.

The next day, neatly packed up, Lin Xiaoyan set off to go home!

She didn’t inform her parents about her return, wanting to surprise them when she arrived.

This time going back, she could stay with her parents, without having to see her sister-in-law’s face, nor worry about saying the wrong thing.

As she sat on the high-speed train, she glanced at the time; she would be home by tomorrow morning.

Lin Xiaoyan’s seat was by the window, and she arrived early, so the person next to her hadn’t arrived yet.

She turned on her phone, put on her earphones, and watched the movie she downloaded last night.

The person next to her sat down, Lin Xiaoyan glanced up, then continued to watch the movie.

The high-speed train slowly began to move, starting the journey back.

At noon, Lin Xiaoyan got up to go to the restroom; it seemed the person next to her got off midway.

She bought lunch on the train, and while eating, she saw a trending topic on her phone.

"A female university student in Sea City fainted eighteen men during a night run and assaulted them..."

Lin Xiaoyan clicked on the news, read it, then continued scrolling to see the various comments from netizens.

"Damn!"

"Model of our generation, this woman is really fierce!"

"Hahaha, I’m dying to know how those eighteen men felt when they found out they were assaulted!"

"Traditionally, men bully women, but now there’s woman bullying! How strange! How strange!"

"Hahahahahaha, amazing!"

"I can’t imagine how much that woman must have been..."

"Sis, amazing!"

"Now we need to educate on male safety too!"

...

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the comments below, occasionally amused by the bizarre comments above.