novelraw Chapter 66
Chapter 66
Chapter 66: Female Leads, Can You Please Be More Sensible?
Su Yanfei walked step by step toward Lin Tai, her gaze dark and piercing, as if it could bore right through a person.
“Yanfei, I’m fine,” Su Qingyan said as soon as she saw her younger sister, knowing things were about to take a bad turn. Even though she believed this incident had nothing to do with Lin Tai, would Su Yanfei think the same?
In her impression, her sister had always been a just and rigid figure, fiercely protective of her. No one was allowed to bully her.
Those young masters who were dragged away by Su Yanfei—quite a few of them had been arrested simply for making crude remarks about Su Qingyan behind her back.
Now, with such a major incident, there was no way Su Yanfei would let Lin Tai off easily.
If they didn’t clear things up quickly, the entire Su family would never forgive the Lin family, leading to the same tragedy as in the previous life.
This was bad! Su Qingyan hadn’t anticipated that her sister would personally handle this case!
She remembered that in the previous life, at this time, her sister was supposed to be on a business trip elsewhere. Although the Su family’s response was swift, without Su Yanfei present, Su Qingyan had enough time to prove that the fire was entirely Zhao Gang’s doing.
Now that Su Yanfei was here, the situation was completely different. Given her personality, she would definitely take Lin Tai in for questioning first.
Her kind-hearted boy had already admitted to the crime. Even if they managed to explain things later, Lin Tai would surely face consequences.
“Sis, this is official business,” Su Yanfei said with a low, stern expression, cutting off Su Qingyan’s attempt to speak with a single sentence.
“Yanfei, it was all Zhao Gang’s doing. It has nothing to do with Lin Tai,” Lu Ziyan chimed in, clearly aware of the problem. Su Yanfei wasn’t someone easy to reason with.
“Hm,” Su Yanfei nodded, neither confirming nor denying whether she believed them, and continued walking toward Lin Tai.
“I have nothing to say. Zhao Gang is my subordinate. Whether I did it or not, I’m responsible. Take me away,” Lin Tai said, standing up and raising his hands, signaling for Su Yanfei to cuff him.
Tch tch. Lin Tai stole a glance at Su Yanfei. Who would’ve thought? The plot had once again been affected by a butterfly effect.
Lin Tai remembered that in the previous life, it wasn’t Su Yanfei who came to arrest him but an old police officer.
That officer had been mindful of Lin Tai’s status and treated him with respect and courtesy.
But now, it was Su Yanfei. In the original story, Su Yanfei was practically a sister-protecting maniac, fiercely devoted to her elder sister.
It was because of her sister that she ended up entangled with Ye Bai.
In the end, she fell uncontrollably in love with Ye Bai but, for her sister’s sake, was willing to give up her feelings.
Someone like that, knowing that Lin Tai was very likely the arsonist, would have to be a ghost to let him off.
Today, he was definitely going to jail! Not even a god could reverse this!
“So, you’re saying you didn’t give the order?” Su Yanfei’s dark gaze scrutinized Lin Tai up and down. Seeing his outstretched hands, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
Her boy was always so kind. She couldn’t bear to put handcuffs on him.
“Does it even matter anymore?” Lin Tai gave a bitter smile. “I know the Su family won’t let me go. It’s all my fault. Just don’t drag my dad into this.”
Lin Tai began performing according to the previous life’s script, though the last line was something he added himself.
As the eldest son of the Lin family, bringing disaster upon them naturally made Lin Tai feel guilty.
He had a deep bond with his father, Lin Zhentian. In the previous life, it wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about saving the Lin family and Lin Zhentian! But the outcome … made him completely abandon that idea.
After transmigrating, when Lin Tai was eight years old, he tried to deviate from the plot. He showcased his extraordinary financial talents, quickly rising to prominence and earning the title of genius among the prominent families.
He believed that with his abilities, he could lead the Lin family to the top. A mere Ye Bai? He’d crush him sooner or later.
Back then, the Idle Fish System had warned him that this world’s Heavenly Dao wouldn’t allow him to disrupt the plot. Lin Tai didn’t take it seriously.
Then came the Heavenly Dao’s punishment. The Lin Group’s warehouses across the country inexplicably caught fire, Lin Zhentian’s health collapsed, and he was diagnosed with suspected cancer.
Lin Tai himself was struck by lightning while out and fell into a coma.
When he woke up, Lin Tai realized that because of his changes, the Heavenly Dao of this world wanted to kill him and even implicated his family. Fortunately, the Idle Fish System saved his life at the critical moment.
From then on, Lin Tai began obediently following the plot.
In less than two years, the Lin Group recovered fully, and Lin Zhentian’s suspected cancer was confirmed to be a misdiagnosis.
Lin Tai officially embarked on the path of an idle fish, no longer resisting.
For Lin Zhentian, retiring to his rural hometown was the best outcome. Forcing resistance would only lead to Lin Zhentian’s unexplained death!
“What happened to your hand?” Su Yanfei didn’t respond to Lin Tai’s words but instead noticed his arm. She hadn’t seen it earlier, but now she realized his arm was bleeding.
“It’s probably just a scratch from earlier,” Lin Tai said, glancing down. He had felt it before—likely a cut from somewhere while escaping the studio.
But was that the point?
You’re not arresting me, and now you’re worried about my injury?
Lin Tai suddenly couldn’t understand what Su Yanfei was doing.
“Why are you so careless!” Su Yanfei frowned, gently taking Lin Tai’s arm and carefully rolling up his sleeve, pulling it up with utmost caution, as if afraid to touch his wound.
“?????” As Su Yanfei’s elder sister, Su Qingyan was completely dumbfounded at this moment. She couldn’t comprehend her sister.
Was this woman in the police uniform really her sister? Having grown up with Su Yanfei, Su Qingyan thought she knew her sister’s temperament inside and out.
Unlike Su Qingyan’s gentle personality, Su Yanfei had always carried an air of seriousness since childhood.
Whether in front of family or outsiders, Su Yanfei was always cold and detached, never openly showing concern.
It was precisely because of her demeanor that their father chose Su Yanfei as the Su family’s heir, despite her being a daughter!
Su Qingyan still remembered her father often lamenting that it was a pity Su Yanfei wasn’t born a son, given her personality. Yet this sister, who was cold to the extreme and rarely showed care for others, was now meticulously tending to the wound on Lin Tai’s arm.
Su Qingyan was stunned … Had her sister mutated or something?
This was like a completely different person. Even toward her, Su Yanfei rarely showed emotional fluctuations.
But now … her concern was written all over her face. What was going on?
Su Qingyan was dumbfounded, and the officers who had come with her were equally stunned.
Having followed Su Yanfei for years, this was the first time they saw her show such care for a suspect.
“What’s up with this Young Master Lin? Does Goddess Su like him or something?” Several officers whispered among themselves.
The incident at the capital’s police station had spread widely—Goddess Su Yanfei bailing out Young Master Lin, with rumors of something between them.
Back then, countless officers who admired Su Yanfei were heartbroken, their dreams shattered.
They had finally convinced themselves it was a misunderstanding, especially since Su Yanfei and Young Master Lin hadn’t had contact in the past half-month.
But now, if this wasn’t an affair, they wouldn’t believe it!
At that moment, countless male officers’ hearts shattered into pieces upon seeing this scene.
Goddess Su! He’s a suspect! Not your boyfriend! Stay calm!
“I’m fine. Let’s just go to the station,” Lin Tai said, feeling a bit awkward as Su Yanfei held his hand.
Little female lead, you’re acting a bit strange. It’s just a scratch on my arm, isn’t it? Is this a big deal? Aren’t you supposed to be a sister-protecting maniac? I’ve already admitted my guilt, so why aren’t you arresting me and interrogating me?
The plot was finally back on track, and Lin Tai didn’t want to waste time here.
He still had the escape plot to follow.
“No station. Get in the car. I’m taking you to the hospital,” Su Yanfei said, turning to the ambulance and asking a nurse for gauze to give Lin Tai a simple bandage.
Su Yanfei didn’t think there was anything wrong with her actions and didn’t care what others thought.
Her only concern was Lin Tai’s wound. Though such scratches were common, if not treated properly, they could easily get infected.
He needed to go to the hospital for professional care.
As for Lin Tai being a suspect?
In her previous life, she already knew that Zhao Gang was the one who set the fire, and Lin Tai was wrongly accused. She was supposed to be on a business trip and not in the capital during this time.
But thinking of Lin Tai’s situation, she canceled all her trips and stayed in the capital, fearing someone would harm him. Only by handling this herself could she feel at ease.
“Officer Su, I really think … this wound isn’t a big deal …” Lin Tai was frustrated. The plot had reached this point, and he wasn’t about to let a minor female lead derail it!
“Besides, I’m a suspect. Is this really okay?”
“There’s nothing wrong with it. Even as a suspect, you have the right to receive priority medical treatment. I can apply for medical parole for you,” Su Yanfei said calmly, sighing inwardly. She knew Lin Tai was always an incredibly responsible man.
Later, when all of Ye Bai’s deeds were exposed, she realized how many times Lin Tai, that fool, had been manipulated by Ye Bai!
All because he was too kind.
“Captain Su, that other suspect seems to be seriously injured,” a nurse happened to approach Su Yanfei, asking, “Does the police team want to apply for medical parole for him?”
“Medical parole? He’s a suspect. Send him straight to the detention center for treatment,” Su Yanfei said coldly. This Zhao Gang had set the fire to harm her sister and frame her little cutie. How could she possibly grant him medical parole?
Letting him off easy in the detention center was already his good luck.
“…” The scene fell silent, everyone staring at Su Yanfei in shock.
What a blatant double standard.
Lin Tai just has a scratch on his arm, and you’re granting him medical parole, but Zhao Gang, who was beaten half to death by Hecate, is just a suspect?
Impressive~ Such shameless double standards, and yet she didn’t bat an eye. As expected of you, Goddess Su!
At that moment, all the officers felt their hearts shatter into pieces.
This was definitely an affair!
“Alright … fine,” the nurse said awkwardly, walking away.
“Officer Su, I’m a suspect too, aren’t I?” Lin Tai’s face looked like he was constipated. Su Yanfei, you little female lead, are you toxic or something?
He had thought that with Su Yanfei’s arrival, the plot was guaranteed to stay on track, but who knew she’d be just as problematic, randomly messing up the script?
The original script didn’t say anything about taking him to the hospital.
Lin Tai genuinely couldn’t figure out what Su Yanfei was trying to do.
What a headache. How was he supposed to proceed with the act?
“You haven’t been confirmed as a suspect yet,” Su Yanfei said, realizing she might have gone too far and made Lin Tai suspicious.
Mainly, she couldn’t stand seeing Lin Tai injured.
She still remembered in the previous life, when she nearly fell off a cliff and was gravely injured, it was Lin Tai who tirelessly cared for her.
She wanted to care for him too.
“Sis, you and Ziyan should come to the hospital for a check-up too,” Su Yanfei said, turning to give instructions to her subordinates.
“Why didn’t you say anything about your injury?” Su Qingyan hurried forward, concerned, while Lu Ziyan carefully examined Lin Tai’s wound.
“Is it that important?” Lin Tai gave a bitter smile. Female leads, can you please act normal? I’m just a villainous side character. Is it really okay for you to care so much about a side character?
“Of course it’s important,” they said. Seeing Lin Tai injured naturally pained them, and their resentment toward Ye Bai grew even stronger. If it weren’t for Ye Bai, they wouldn’t have faced a fire, and Lin Tai wouldn’t have been hurt!
After giving instructions, Su Yanfei took Lin Tai, Su Qingyan, and Lu Ziyan into the police car.