Chapter 560 Curiosity killed the cat

Lin Lang looked at the youthful Pan Xiaoting with a hint of doubt in his eyes, and then said, "If my memory is correct, when I was watching Xiaoting's 9-ball game on TV, the commentator introduced her as a 'Ji Ning' person, right?"

Pan Xiaoting replied: "Yes, I am from Ji Ning, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius."

Lin Feihuai explained: "Since you are not from Lihai, how did you become related to Xueman's family?"

Pan Xiaoting pursed her lips slightly, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she answered slowly: "It's like this, my father and Uncle Mu served in the army together, and they were close comrades who fought side by side."

"Later, they retired from the army and returned to their hometowns to start new jobs and lives. But over the years, my dad and Uncle Mu have always maintained a very deep comradeship."

Mu Xueman stood aside and said, "Every year, our two families will get together without fail."

"Besides, Xiaoting is currently studying at the Jiaotong University in Haikou. The elders thought of this long-standing friendship, and since Xiaoting is studying alone in Haikou, they decided to recognize each other as godparents."

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"Xiaoting affectionately calls my parents godfather and godmother, so I naturally follow suit and call Xiaoting's parents godfather and godmother. Now you should understand, right?"

Lin Lang nodded thoughtfully, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a gentle smile.

"So that's what happened. I never thought that Xiaoting is actually studying at Haikou Jiaotong University."

Pan Xiaoting's face was filled with a sweet smile, which seemed to carry the warmth of the sun. She looked at Lin Lang quietly with her bright eyes and answered softly and cheerfully.

“Yes, I haven’t graduated yet.”

"However, Brother Lin Lang, if you have seen my billiards game, you should know that the focus of my current career is still mainly on playing billiards."

Mu Xueman turned slightly to the side, with a concerned look on her face, and asked softly: "Sister Xiaoting, it's noon now, have you not eaten yet?

"If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together."

Pan Xiaoting shook her head gently, raised the corners of her mouth, revealed a polite smile, and replied: "Sister Xueman, thank you for your kindness, I have already eaten before coming here."

"If you and Brother Alang haven't finished eating yet, just continue eating slowly and don't worry about me."

Mu Xueman looked at the food on the table and replied, "Actually, we have almost finished eating."

Then, Mu Xueman turned her gaze to Lin Lang, and was about to ask subconsciously, "Husband, do you still want to eat?"

Suddenly realizing that the occasion was not right, Mu Xueman quickly stopped talking, a barely perceptible blush appeared on her face, and she turned to ask, "Old classmate, do you still want to eat?"

Lin Lang smiled and replied: "I am full too. The food at noon today was so delicious that I almost ate too much without realizing it."

Mu Xueman smiled after hearing this, and began to clear the dishes and chopsticks, saying, "Since you are full, I will clear the table."

Lin Lang also quickly reached out to take the dishes and chopsticks on the table and said, "How can I let you clean up by yourself? I'll help you. This way it will be faster."

Mu Xueman waved her hands quickly, with a hint of persistence in her eyes, and said, "No, no, it's just a small job, I can do it myself, how can I let you, a big chairman, do it yourself?"

But Lin Lang did not stop what he was doing, and said with a smile: "What's the big deal? If there are more people to help you clean up the dishes, you can relax a little."

After saying that, Lin Lang and Mu Xuelan went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes without saying anything.

After arriving in the kitchen, Lin Lang whispered, "Wife, I originally wanted to take you out to sea to fish this afternoon. Now that sister Xiaoting is here to play with you, shall we still go out to sea?"

Mu Xueman smiled happily after hearing this and whispered, "I've never been fishing at sea before. How about taking sister Xiaoting with me?"

Lin Lang replied readily: "Okay."

After they cleaned up the kitchen, they returned to the living room together.

Mu Xueman looked at Pan Xiaoting with a smile and invited her warmly, "Sister Xiaoting, we are going to go fishing this afternoon. Do you want to come with us? It's a good opportunity for you to relax and experience some different fun."

Pan Xiaoting was slightly startled, then she smiled playfully and declined, "Sister Xueman, this is your time together. Brother Lin Lang wants to take you out to sea, so I won't be a light bulb."

Mu Xueman quickly waved her hands and said sincerely, "How could that be? One more person will only make it more lively."

"Besides, you came all the way here to play with me. How can I feel comfortable if I go fishing with Lin Lang and leave you here alone?"

"Let's go together. It's more fun when there are more people." Mu Xuelan's eyes were sincere.

After hearing this, Pan Xiaoting's eyes lit up and her face was full of eagerness to try. She replied excitedly: "Okay, since Sister Xueman said so, then I will respectfully obey your order."

"I've never tried sea fishing before, but it sounds interesting. It should be fun."

Lin Lang smiled and said, "I know a very good spot to go out to sea. There are many kinds of fish. Maybe we can catch a lot of big fish."

Mu Xueman's eyes revealed a hint of anticipation, and she said, "Then we have to get ready quickly."

"I'll go get some sunscreen and prepare some snacks and fresh fruits. It will definitely be very pleasant to enjoy the sea breeze and eat delicious food on the sea."

Pan Xiaoting followed Mu Xuelan back to the room to pack up. She blinked her lively big eyes and out of curiosity, she couldn't help but move closer to Mu Xuelan, half covering her mouth with her hands, lowering her voice, and whispering mysteriously.

"Sister Xueman, judging from the way Brother Lin Lang treats you, is he pursuing you?"

Mu Xueman's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes were a little evasive, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer exactly, so she could only mumble back in a low voice: "Uh... sort of."

When Pan Xiaoting heard this, the expression on her face instantly became exaggerated. She quickly covered her mouth with her hands, fearing that she would scream out loud. She lowered her voice and exclaimed, "Wow, so Brother Lin Lang is going to be my brother-in-law, right?"

Mu Xueman scratched her head a little embarrassedly, with an awkward smile on her face, and said quickly: "Little girl, don't talk nonsense, it's hard to say anything before we even start."

Pan Xiaoting frowned in confusion and asked, "What's wrong with saying this? Don't you like Brother Lin Lang?"

A trace of melancholy flashed across Mu Xueman's eyes. She sighed softly and said slowly, "I like it. How could I not like it?"

"It's just... there are too many women who like Lin Lang, and those rivals are better than each other. I really don't have enough confidence that I can stand out in this competition and eventually marry him."

Pan Xiaoting was surprised when she heard this. She lowered her voice again and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Why don't I understand?"

"Sister Xueman, you don't mean to say that Brother Lin Lang has an ambiguous relationship with other women besides you, do you?"

Mu Xuelan's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a fake smile that seemed relaxed but a little helpless.

"Sister Xiaoting, don't blame me for not warning you. Lin Lang is a philandering scumbag."

"Look at you, you call Brother Alang so sweetly, but you better be careful, don't let him target you or he might have bad intentions against you."

After hearing this, Pan Xiaoting made an exaggerated gesture of wiping sweat, her eyes widened, and she covered her mouth with her hands in astonishment.

"No way?"

"Sister Xueman, since you know that Lin Lang is a playboy, why did you bring him home for dinner? Isn't this inviting a wolf into the house?"

Mu Xueman smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "Alas, who made me unable to resist the temptation of the scumbag?"

After hearing this, Pan Xiaoting raised her eyebrows playfully, with a mischievous smile on the corner of her mouth. Then she gently nudged Mu Xuelan with her elbow, leaned forward slightly, and asked in a low voice full of curiosity.

"Sister Xueman, have you and Brother Alang already... done what they wanted?"

After saying that, Pan Xiaoting blinked at Mu Xuelan, with an unconcealable gossip gleaming in her eyes.

Mu Xuelan's cheeks instantly turned red, like a ripe apple. She turned her head to one side somewhat embarrassedly, gave Pan Xiaoting a reproachful look, and replied in a slightly hurried voice, "No!"

"You little girl, don't talk nonsense. How can you talk about such things casually?"

Pan Xiaoting, like a curious baby who refused to give up, moved closer to Mu Xueman, staring at her closely, and continued to ask, "Really?"

"Really? You're just a kid, stop asking nonsense questions."

Pan Xiaoting curled her lips and muttered, "Okay, okay, I won't ask."

Mu Xueman smiled helplessly and said with a hint of worry: "There is a saying that curiosity kills the cat. You must not be curious about Lin Lang. That is the beginning of falling into the abyss of emotional quagmire."

"Uh... Sister Xueman, aren't you exaggerating too much?"

Mu Xueman looked at Pan Xiaoting solemnly and said in a low voice, "Xiaoting, I am definitely not exaggerating."

"Lin Lang is like a flame that looks warm but can burn you. Once you are deceived by his appearance, become curious about him and get close to him, it is like being caught in an invisible net that is difficult to escape."

"His sweet words, gentleness and consideration will make women fall deeper and deeper. When you have given your heart and want to withdraw, you will find that you have already fallen into the mud."

"I have already suffered the pain of Lin Lang's love, so you have to listen to your sister and be wary of this dangerous scumbag."

"After all, I've already fallen for you, my beautiful sister. You can't follow in my footsteps and fall in love with the same philandering scumbag."

Pan Xiaoting listened to Mu Xuelan's words with her mouth slightly open and her eyes wide open. Her face was full of a mixture of astonishment and confusion, as if she was trying to digest these words that were beyond her understanding.

Pan Xiaoting subconsciously hummed softly, with a hint of hesitation and confusion in her voice. There was still some confusion in her eyes, but also a hint of worry. She began to feel an inexplicable fear and alienation towards Lin Lang.

After they packed up their things, they came to the living room.

Lin Lang was sitting on the sofa, flipping through a magazine leisurely. He looked up and saw Mu Xueman and Pan Xiaoting walking out of the bedroom. A charming smile immediately appeared on his face. He stood up and said, "Are you all ready? Let's go."

"Okay." Mu Xuelan met Lin Lang's gaze, smiled sweetly and nodded.

Pan Xiaoting secretly observed the interaction between the two and thought to herself, "Lin Lang's smile is so charming! Is he really a dangerous scumbag?"

After the three of them were ready, they went downstairs together, walked out of the community, hailed a taxi, and headed to the Bund Yacht Marina.