Shen Lin was arranged to stay in the guest room upstairs in my house.

He was very well-behaved, hardly ever leaving the floor except for going to and from school.

My dad was indifferent towards him, hardly communicating at all.

It was my stepmother who treated him as a future son-in-law, caring deeply about his life.

Shen Lin had become a naive and proud young man, completely different from his school self.

He and Qi Wei progressed together, with my stepmother driving them to and from every day.

As for me, I continued to ride my own little electric bike to school as usual.

Shen Lin never spoke a word to me, as if I didn't exist in his eyes.

Even though he lived in my house, he never directly interacted with me.

I finally let go of my concerns, realizing he had no interest in me at all in this lifetime.

Soon it was winter break, and my stepmother took Qi Wei home to pay respects to their ancestors.

My dad and stepmother were legally married, so he naturally went with them.

I suggested that Shen Lin go back to his own apartment to stay, and this time the whole family agreed, but Shen Lin refused:

"Uncle, Aunt, please rest assured, I will be studying upstairs these days, just have Aunt bring up the meals, I won't disturb Qi Yuan!"

Shen Lin always appeared harmless in my house.

My dad thought since there was a nanny at home, he didn't say much more.

They left, and my heart was always on edge.

Except for going to the dining room to eat, I usually locked myself in my bedroom.

But on the second day after my dad left, something happened.

Early in the morning, the nanny prepared breakfast, took off her apron, and was about to leave:

"Yuan Yuan, something came up at Aunt's house, I need to go back for a while, I already asked your dad for leave. Just for a day! Aunt will definitely be back before dinner tomorrow!"

Before I could say anything, the nanny hurriedly left.

My heart inexplicably thumped, feeling like this was too much of a coincidence.

I looked upstairs, but there was no movement at all.

Maybe I was overthinking.

With the nanny gone, my dad asked me to order takeout and reminded me not to forget to bring a meal for Shen Lin.

I didn't want to interact with him, and since I had a small appetite and snacks at home, I decided to just go hungry.

Until nightfall, there was no sound from upstairs.

I closed my textbook, ready to go to the kitchen to get some hot water before going to bed.

I didn't even dare to wear slippers, quietly sneaking out without turning on the lights.

Just as I reached for the water tap, there was a click.

The light turned on!

Shen Lin was leaning against the wall, looking at me with amusement.

The glass in my hand fell to the ground, shattering.

"Qi Miao."

I couldn't help but tremble, grabbing a kitchen knife and holding it in my hand:

"Shen Lin, I warn you, don't mess around!"

His smile deepened as he approached me step by step:

"Shouldn't the one not messing around be you? Holding a knife, are you planning to stab it into my heart?"

He even brought his fingers together and fiercely poked his chest.

I clenched my teeth, indeed, I really wanted to deeply stab the knife into his heart!

But I couldn't do it now.

"I'm just curious, why have you been avoiding me? Have I done something to you?"

He reached for the knife in my hand and lightly tapped it.

I was furious, I hated his mocking look of the weak!

All the memories from my past life flooded into my mind at this moment, I was overwhelmed by hatred:

"Shen Lin, I'll kill you!"