Chapter 538: A Thief Crying "Stop Thief
Early next morning, Lin Tian woke up and shook his head, feeling no discomfort at all.
The Spiritual Qi had already dissolved the alcohol in his body, leaving him refreshed and in high spirits.
Thinking about the events that happened with Zhao Qingtang yesterday, Lin Tian couldn’t help but smile wryly. He glanced at his left hand, and a smile crept onto his lips, drifting into a silly laugh.
He tucked his left hand away, stood up, and headed to the bathroom; although he didn’t get drunk from drinking so much yesterday, his bladder was about to burst.
After relieving himself, Lin Tian pulled up his pants and walked out.
It was already morning. Upon exiting the room, Lin Tian smelled the aroma of fried eggs, instantly sparking hunger pangs in his stomach.
"Good morning, teacher, wife of the teacher. Uh... Senior Sister, hello to you too."
Seeing Zhao Qingtang made Lin Tian feel somewhat guilty, but he had thick skin and pretended as if nothing had happened.
"Lin Tian! What’s wrong with your face?!" Xu Wan exclaimed in shock, covering her mouth and her eyes widened. Then she burst into laughter.
Zhao Xuefeng also put down the newspaper he was reading and turned his head. His usually tense old face broke into hearty laughter.
Only Zhao Qingtang held the chopsticks tightly with her fingers, pale from exertion. Her eyes seemed like they could shoot fire as they glared at Lin Tian, teeth grinding to make ’grrrk grrrk’ noises, as though she wanted to eat Lin Tian alive.
Lin Tian was very puzzled. All girls, yet after hitting Zhou Mi, she acted all docile. The one in front of him turned into a tyrannosaurus. Why was there such a difference among girls?
He also realized he hadn’t removed his makeup yet, so his face must look like a ’blooming flower’.
He quickly spun around and headed to the bathroom, standing before the sink mirror, looking at his own ’flower-like beauty’, and the muscles at the corners of Lin Tian’s mouth twitched.
This girl Zhao Qingtang had gone too far! What the heck did she draw?
Everything below his nose and above his chin was completely smeared with lipstick. Wiping it with hands left them covered.
The rest of his face was smudged with blusher, and a turtle and a dog were drawn on his cheeks, both looking horrible.
And his eyes, one big and one small, looking extremely awkward. Lin Tian squinted, and the sight was just too much!
Luckily, no one took pictures of this scene, otherwise, his dignity would be lost! It’d be hard to find a wife then!
By the sink were many bottles and jars, all seemingly foreign brands, with labels filled with English. Fortunately, Lin Tian was good at English, or he wouldn’t have been the top scorer on the exams.
He searched for a while but couldn’t find makeup remover or face wash. Seeing the empty spot on the sink, Lin Tian knew Zhao Qingtang, the vicious woman, had hidden them.
Helplessly, he resorted to using plain water to wash his face.
Using plain water after makeup is a cardinal sin. It doesn’t clean properly and allows chemicals and harmful substances to seep into pores, leading to issues over time like clogged pores, acne, premature aging...
But isn’t this better than looking like this?
Water splashed on his face, then rubbed vigorously. After a long while, the face ached from scrubbing but wasn’t clean, so he used Spiritual Qi. With just a gentle wipe, the makeup was removed...
He immediately felt foolish for not using Spiritual Qi earlier.
Drying his face, Lin Tian returned to the table. He sat at the same spot as yesterday, directly across from Zhao Qingtang.
The two exchanged a glance and started the stare-off.
"Lin Tian, what’s up with you two?" Xu Wan noticed something odd and asked.
"Humph!" Zhao Qingtang huffed heavily and pointed at Lin Tian, cursing, "Grandma, you have to stand up for me! Lin Tian bullied me yesterday!"
Lin Tian’s face felt embarrassed for a moment. After a second, his thick skin returned, and he shook his head, waving his hands, "Don’t accuse me falsely. When did I bully you? I drank yesterday and fell asleep right away!"
Slept right away?
Zhao Qingtang started examining Lin Tian’s facial expressions and eyes closely, hoping to see something in them, but aside from clarity, there was nothing.
"You forgot everything that happened yesterday?" Zhao Qingtang asked unsurely.
"What happened yesterday?"
Lin Tian feigned ignorance, "I might have drunk too much and blacked out."
"Qingtang, how did Lin Tian bully you yesterday? Tell grandma, and she’ll stand up for you!"
Xu Wan put down her chopsticks, curiously observing the two.
"It’s just, it’s just..." Zhao Qingtang stammered, unable to explain. She was still a young maiden; how could she be embarrassed to say it?
Realizing everyone’s eyes were on her, Zhao Qingtang had a flash of inspiration, "He went crazy drunk yesterday and snatched my cosmetics, smearing them all over his face! Grandma, those cosmetics are expensive; I’m usually reluctant to use them."
Zhao Qingtang acted well, even squeezing out tearful glimmers in her eyes, her pretty face looking pitiful.
She didn’t forget to add a scolding to Lin Tian: "Pervert! Why would a man wear makeup! And horribly too!"
Lin Tian was too stunned to speak. I’m playing dumb, yet how can you turn things upside down and accuse me? Can’t a girl be a bit more honest!
Also, you knew the makeup was awful, huh!
Lin Tian felt wronged, feeling aggrieved, like ’Xiaobai’.
What is Xiaobai? How did that song ’Xiaobai’ go?
Little cabbage, turning yellow.
Three years old, lost mother.
Follow father, still better.
Just fear father, marries stepmother.
Marries a stepmother, three and a half years.
Born a brother, stronger than me.
Thinking of that sorrowful song, Lin Tian felt even more pitiful.
But compared to revealing the truth, Lin Tian accepted Zhao Qingtang’s version. After all, getting spanked so many times wasn’t a bad trade-off.
"Lin Tian, you have to compensate me for those cosmetics!" Zhao Qingtang demanded smugly.
"Compensate! It’s just a set of cosmetics, two sets even!" Lin Tian almost growled through gritted teeth.
Zhao Qingtang couldn’t sense the murderous intent in Lin Tian’s tone, sweetly replying, "Agreed then, two sets, don’t cheat!"
Lin Tian grumbled internally; how could this woman take advantage so shamelessly! Despicable!
"Alright, alright. It’s just cosmetics. Scared grandma to death, I thought..."
At this point, Xu Wan paused, waved her hand, and urged, "Hurry and eat, finish, and it’s time for class."