They all want to control me!

Chapter 54, Second Controller

Wang's Barbecue Stall.

Lin Ran ate barbecue while checking the time.

The search for the second controller will take 24 hours, which is until 9:15. There is still one and a half hours left.

I wonder what kind of person the second controller is.

Although Jiang Qiaoqiao has a lot of talents that can be extracted, it is difficult to increase the tacit understanding value to 50. If I want to increase the number of extractions, I can only keep letting more girls control me.

Hmm, why do I feel like I'm blond?

He earns points from other girls and then uses them to extract skills from Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Damn NTR, you win.

"What are you thinking about?" came a muffled voice from the other end.

Lin Ran looked up and saw Su Lingle holding two skewers of grilled meat, eating the juicy lamb with gusto, completely disregarding her status as a singer. She even refrained from wearing lipstick to avoid any awkwardness while eating.

It's worth mentioning that she's dressed the same way she was at noon: fitted jeans and a cropped top, her caramel-colored hair tied in a high ponytail, and a pair of non-prescription glasses on her nose.

According to Su Lingle, the glasses are a disguise to prevent people from recognizing her as "Lele," the pop star who dominated the music scene a year ago.

From Lin Ran's perspective, however, these glasses served no purpose other than suppressing her sexy image.

"You've been staring at me for so long, and you still haven't answered what I'm thinking?"

"How long are you planning to stay here?"

"I don't know yet." Su Lingle raised her hand and said to the barbecue restaurant staff, "Boss, two cans of ice-cold beer, the bill will be on this incredibly handsome guy." After she finished speaking, she tilted her head and winked her left eye at Lin Ran, "Hehe, you don't mind, do you?"

"..."

Hehe, you've already said he's an incredibly handsome guy, how could I possibly mind?

No one dislikes being praised, and Lin Ran is no exception.

"Boss, ten more skewers, please."

"you?"

"I'm not full. Finish eating and go back quickly, I have something to do tonight."

"OK, don't worry, my stomach can handle it all!" Su Lingle patted her exposed belly, lowered her head, and continued her gluttonous journey.

If it were any other guy, seeing Su Lingle eating so much, he might ask, "Aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

But Lin Ran wouldn't be surprised, because after seeing the legendary gluttonous Tao Zhiyao, no one else would be surprised by how big their appetite was.

After paying the bill, Lin Ran looked at the dwindling balance and knew that he needed to hurry up and make money.

Walking along the riverbank, Su Lingle burped and patted her belly, clearly having enjoyed her meal. Halfway home, she started hopping lightly on her feet, as if she had springs in her body, humming a song she had written, looking very happy.

Lin Ran glanced at her: "I have a question for you. Three years ago, when you went to another city, I invited you to dinner. Why did you stand me up?"

"We had a guest at home, a very important friend of my dad's, the kind of friend who is much older than me. My mom asked me to stay with the guest's daughter."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"At first I thought I could make it, but then the guest invited my dad to dinner. When I got to the restaurant, I realized I didn't have my phone with me. I couldn't get back by myself. After dinner, I was in a hurry to catch the high-speed train. My mom was pulling me along the way, and I didn't have time to check my phone. I thought you had already gone back..."

Perhaps it was the recollection of the past that stirred up her former obedient nature, and she gradually slowed down, putting her hands behind her back and slowly following Lin Ran.

Suddenly remembering something, she bent down slightly, her caramel-colored ponytail falling to her chest, and turned to look at his face:

"We agreed to meet at nine o'clock that morning, how late did you wait for me?"

Lin Ran remained silent for a while before saying, "...Six o'clock in the evening."

It lasted a full nine hours.

Looking back now, he feels incredibly stupid for waiting so long for someone who stood him up, even though he knew her train was at 1 p.m.

But Lin Ran was just that stupid in junior high school. He waited for a girl from morning till night, from sunrise to sunset, clinging to a sliver of hope and not wanting to give up waiting for the girl he would walk home with every day after school.

Perhaps the emotions behind those nine hours were too heavy; Su Lingle, now a hot young woman, was no longer relaxed and happy. Her expression gradually stiffened, and she forced a smile.

"You're...you're kidding, right? I remember telling you that only one high-speed train had tickets available at 1 PM; all the others were full. Why are you waiting nine hours?"

"I'm an idiot."

Lin Ran was amused.

If you step back and look at it like flipping through a storybook, it seems quite interesting.

There is another thought-provoking perspective: if one day you can laugh at past embarrassments, it means you have truly let go of that past.

"Su Lingle".

"Hmm?" The girl with a frown looked up.

I think I used to like you.

"..."

"But I don't like her anymore," Lin Ran said with a smile. "I've found a nice girl who studies clinical medicine like me. She's good to me, and I'm good to her too. Not long ago, I wondered if I liked her, and I still don't know the answer, but I want to give it a try."

"What's your name?" Su Lingle asked instinctively.

Tao Zhiyao.

"Is it pretty?"

"Cute style, barely 1.6 meters tall, family owns a martial arts school, extremely good at fighting, can break a brick with one punch, I'll introduce you two sometime."

After Lin Ran finished speaking, she walked into the subway station.

Su Lingle watched his retreating figure. He had grown up, and he was now a stranger to her.

She took a deep breath, clenched her fists, looked up at the night sky where the stars and moon were hidden by city lights, and murmured:

"We've all changed..."

…………

At nine o'clock sharp, I returned to my rented room.

Su Lingle skipped and hopped all the way, sweating profusely, and then took some clean clothes to take a shower.

However, compared to when I left, I feel much more down now.

Lin Ran had no interest in finding out the reason for her disappointment; their relationship was now simply that of a landlord and a tenant.

ding dong~

Jiang Qiaoqiao: Are you asleep?

Jiang Qiaoqiao: What's wrong with you today? I haven't been able to control your body all day!

Of course, I can't tell the truth.

Lin Ran: I don't know either.

Jiang Qiaoqiao: Does this mean we're both free?

Lin Ran: Possibly. How's your leg now?

"Jiang Qiaoqiao: She's better than yesterday. She can walk normally, but she still can't run or jump with the strength."

Jiang Qiaoqiao: But it doesn't matter. The fact that I can stand up now is already a big improvement. Let's see how things go tomorrow.

Lin Ran: Hmm, let's see how things go tomorrow.

"Bugu Bugu~ Lin Ran~ Can you come over here for a second~"

Su Lingle's voice came from the restroom.

Lin Ran quickly ended her chat with Jiang Qiaoqiao and got up to see what was going on.

The bathroom door opened a crack, and a completely naked, pale arm dangled out, swaying back and forth:

"Could you please take a towel from my suitcase? I took the clean clothes, but I forgot the towel. Um... please don't rummage through it."

"understood."

Lin Ran opened the pink suitcase in the living room, which contained many clothes and personal items. After rummaging through it, she found a towel.

So I just flipped through it randomly.

So what if I overturned it? I'm the landlord now!

"Thank you~"

Lin Ran handed her the towel and went back to the bedroom to check the time.

The system countdown has 15 seconds left.

Ten...five...two, one.

Lin Ran's vision went black.

The next second, "Lin Ran" stood up, one hand on top and the other on the bottom, as if he was grabbing something and rubbing it up and down.

"Huh? Wasn't I just taking a shower?"