Villain: Without morals, you can't be manipulated!-Chapter 38 - A Deep Mother-Son Bond – Am I the Extra One?

Chapter 38 A Deep Mother-Son Bond – Am I the Extra One?

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Seeing her daughter so agitated, Aunty Chen found herself in a difficult position. Her daughter was important, but she couldn’t just leave Qi Lin, her son, behind either. She was utterly torn. As he faced Chen Shuyi’s hostile gaze, Qi Lin helplessly shrugged.

Truly, he was worthy of being a villainous rich second-generation character in this world where multiple novels had fused together. Even though he hadn’t provoked this female lead in the slightest, she still found a reason to hate him.

Well, if that washow it was, then there was no choice. Qi Lin mentally categorized Chen Shuyi alongside Lan Yuxi and Qi Xueyao—just another female lead he would torment from now on.

“Shuyi, you’re just jealous of me, aren’t you?”

“You think Aunty Chen loves me more and doesn’t care enough about her own daughter.”

Having long known the truth, Qi Lin went straight for Chen Shuyi’s weak spot. Her delicate face flushed red in an instant. “Nonsense! Who would be jealous of you? I’m just worried about my mom working in your house and getting bullied by you! Rich second-generation brats like you are the worst—you never do anything good!”

Qi Lin sighed.

“Ah, Shuyi, you really misunderstand me. Maybe I’m bad to others, but Aunty Chen has taken care of me since I was a child—she’s been there for me more than my own mother. In my heart, she is my real mom. I’d even be happy to call her ‘Mom.’”

At that moment, Qi Lin put on his best actor performance. A tear even glistened at the corner of his eye. Whether or not Chen Shuyi believed him didn’t matter—Aunty Chen did. Her eyes welled up with emotion as she gazed at Qi Lin lovingly.

After all these years of caring for him, hearing such heartfelt words made her feel like all her efforts had been worth it.

“Mom, don’t believe a word he says! He’s just trying to trick you!”

Seeing her mother tearing up, Chen Shuyi first glared at Qi Lin, then rushed to comfort her.

“Shuyi, I know you just want to spend more time with Aunty Chen, for her to care about you more, right?”

“I have an idea—one that won’t make her feel torn, will let her care for you more, and will allow you two to always be together. Want to hear it?”

Qi Lin sighed, as if he were genuinely thinking of Aunty Chen’s well-being, and then offered a suggestion to Chen Shuyi.

“What idea?”

Chen Shuyi hesitated for a moment before asking instinctively.

Qi Lin blinked playfully.

“Shuyi, you can just marry me. That way, I can call Aunty Chen ‘Mom’ for real. And when we have kids and move in together, she can take care of both me and you. We’ll all live happily under one roof. Wouldn’t that solve everything?”

“Pfft!”

Hearing this absurd suggestion, Chen Shuyi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood in sheer exasperation. She was so furious that she actually laughed.

“Oh wow, what a brilliant idea.”

Chen Shuyi was on the verge of losing her mind, but Aunty Chen, on the other hand, was suddenly moved. If Shuyi and Qi Lin ended up together, wouldn’t that be the perfect outcome?

She had watched Qi Lin grow up—she knew him well. His family was wealthy, so if Shuyi married him, she wouldn’t have to struggle in life. She could live as a rich lady.

“Shuyi, I actually think Xiaolin is a great guy. Why don’t you consider it?”

After hesitating for a moment, Aunty Chen actually supported Qi Lin’s idea. Chen Shuyi was stunned. Then, she burst into laughter again—but this time, it was out of sheer frustration.

“Mom, I’m 23! I’ve already graduated from university! Qi Lin is only seventeen or eighteen—I’m several years older than him! If I married him, people would laugh at me!”

“Besides, I don’t even like him—I actually hate him! Do you really think I’d be happy married to him?”

“I swear, Mom, he must have put some kind of spell on you. You’d even push your own daughter into this ‘fire pit’ just to keep him around.”

Hearing her describe him as a “fire pit,” Qi Lin rubbed his nose in amusement.

Damn, he hadn’t even done anything, and the “villain” label had already been slapped on him.

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This novel-fusion world was truly ridiculous.

“Shuyi, you’re misunderstanding Xiaolin. You can’t truly understand someone unless you’ve spent enough time with them. You haven’t even lived under the same roof with him—how do you know what he’s really like?”

“Besides, when I married your father, it was also through an arranged introduction, and he was seven or eight years older than me. But haven’t we had a great life together?”

“Overprotective mothers raise spoiled sons.”

Even though Qi Lin had always acted like a spoiled rich brat in front of Aunty Chen, in her eyes, he was still the best child in the world. Qi Lin couldn’t help but mentally applaud Aunty Chen. That was some impressive persuasion!

She was absolutely right. How could Chen Shuyi claim they weren’t compatible when they hadn’t even lived together yet?

Holding her forehead in disbelief, Chen Shuyi realized she had completely lost hope in reasoning with her mother.

“Mom, to be honest, I already have a boyfriend.”

She finally revealed her trump card.

A sharp glint flickered in Qi Lin’s black eyes. Chen Shuyi did have a boyfriend—but according to his memories, they had only made their relationship official when he was in his first year of university.

Right now, Chen Shuyi had just started her internship. She and her future husband might have feelings for each other, but they hadn’t actually confirmed anything yet. She was just saying this to shut her mother up. Sure enough, Aunty Chen wasn’t the type to be forceful.

Though she felt a bit disappointed, she sighed and said, “You kids are all grown up now. I won’t interfere in your love life—as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters.”

Then, she turned to Qi Lin with an apologetic expression.

“Xiaolin, I really did wish you and Shuyi could be together... but I guess fate had other plans...”

Qi Lin gently took Aunty Chen’s hand and shook his head.

“Aunty Chen, even if Shuyi and I aren’t meant to be, in my heart, you’ll always be my mom.”

“Xiaolin~”

Tears welled up in Aunty Chen’s eyes again, and at this moment, she became even more determined not to leave Qi Lin. She was fully committed to taking care of this son of hers.

“Ha.”

Watching this touching “mother-son” scene unfold before her, Chen Shuyi let out a bitter chuckle. She couldn’t even feel jealous anymore.

“I really am the extra one here, huh? Fine, I’ll leave.”

Chen Shuyi walked out of Qi Lin’s villa with a defeated expression. To think that she, a top graduate from Jianghan University, couldn’t even outmatch a spoiled rich kid from high school. What a joke.

But Chen Shuyi wasn’t going to give up.

“Just wait. One day, I’ll make Mom see Qi Lin’s true colors.”