Chapter 16: Caught Red-Handed

The TV was a famous, large-screen beauty, though Lin Yi couldn't quite remember her exact name!

Lin Yi had seen her before, and the impression was profound.

What Lin Yi hadn't expected was that the password was actually the default one!

It was written clearly right there on the screen, yet he had played the smart guy, trying all sorts of combinations.

This was the first time Lin Yi was watching a romance film on such a massive screen; previously, he had always used his 10-inch laptop.

On the laptop, nothing was ever clear, but this time, he could watch to his heart's content, and it was in high definition.

Lin Yi felt a surge of excitement, nearly rushing toward the TV to get a better look.

"Oh, *yawn*... I'm so sleepy... That damn Sister Yaoyao kept me up all night. I'm only just going to sleep now, but I can't fall asleep..."

Chen Yushu's voice drifted down from the second floor, followed by the sound of slippers descending the stairs.

Lin Yi's hearing was quite sharp; although Chen Yushu's voice was soft, every word fell clearly into his ears.

Lin Yi was instantly struck with terror. If Chen Yushu caught him watching a romance film in the living room, wouldn't he be finished?

Lin Yi was standing right next to the TV. It was too late to go back and grab the remote, so he could only reach out and switch off the power.

Then, he stood by the windowsill, pretending to gaze out the window.

Lin Yi couldn't help but curse his bad luck in his heart.

Just yesterday, on his first day, there had been that awkward "accidental kiss" incident. If Chen Yushu caught him watching a romance film in the living room today, he would definitely be kicked out.

Although Lin Yi was somewhat reluctant to be a study companion for the young lady, the salary was high, and he was well-fed and well-housed every day. It wouldn't be easy to find another job like this.

The most critical issue was that if he were let go, it wouldn't be because he resigned, but because he was driven out by the young lady!

And if it were for a reason like this, once Old Man Lin found out, he probably wouldn't be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.

Lin Yi sighed, feeling a bit resentful of his own meddling hands. Why did he have to try the default password when he had nothing better to do?

But he also blamed Chu Mengyao. Why couldn't she just change the password?

"Ah—!"

Suddenly seeing someone standing by the living room windowsill, Chen Yushu was startled, nearly letting out a scream!

Fortunately, she reacted quickly. Remembering that Chu Mengyao had just fallen asleep, she hurriedly covered her mouth.

"What are you doing standing here so early?"

By now, Chen Yushu had seen clearly that the person standing there was Lin Yi—the culprit who had kept Chu Mengyao up all night.

"I couldn't sleep, so I got up..."

Lin Yi felt guilty, and his expression was somewhat awkward.

"Oh!"

Chen Yushu didn't think much of it, but she frowned and said, "In the future, if you wake up, just stay in your room. You nearly scared me to death just now. Yao Yao and I are used to just the two of us; it's a bit unsettling to suddenly have another person around."

"Okay..."

Lin Yi thought to himself that he would rather die than watch romance films in the living room again. This was freaking terrifying!

This girl's schedule was so irregular; he had almost been caught red-handed.

Chen Yushu stretched and sat on the sofa, crossing her legs in a way that was quite alluring, but Lin Yi didn't dare look for long!

"Hey, Lin Yi, I'm hungry. Go get me something to eat."

Chen Yushu commanded him lazily.

"Me? Get food?"

Lin Yi was somewhat stunned. Since when had he become a domestic servant, complete with cooking duties?

"You, hurry up. This lovely Yushu is hungry."

Chen Yushu waved her hand impatiently.

Lin Yi felt helpless. Why was Chen Yushu also giving him orders? Wasn't he supposed to be serving Chu Mengyao?

"Miss Chen, I was sent by Mr. Chu to accompany Miss Chu in her studies, not to be a nanny..."

"Oh, is there a difference? In the old days, a study companion was a page, a household servant—just a tiny bit higher class than a regular manservant. Whatever the lady tells you to do, you do!"

Chen Yushu said, eyes wide, with great conviction.

"But... I am Chu Mengyao's study companion..."

Although Lin Yi was used to cooking, he still needed some sense of status, right?

Even though this Chen Yushu had a flirtatious smile that was quite captivating, Lin Yi wasn't a fool!

What if Chu Mengyao woke up and saw him cooking for Chen Yushu? She would surely find fault with him!

"Is there a difference? Yao Yao and I are best friends. What I say goes for her..."

Seeing that Lin Yi remained unmoved after she spoke, Chu Mengyao felt a bit annoyed.

She had actually had a decent impression of this Lin Yi, but who knew he would be so lacking in tact!

If it were any other man wanting to serve her, she wouldn't even bother, but this guy was actually putting on airs. She huffed, "Forget it. Go turn on the water dispenser; I'll just eat instant noodles myself."

"Oh."

That was an easy task; the water dispenser was right next to Lin Yi, by the windowsill.

So, Lin Yi reached out and switched on the water dispenser.

While waiting for the water to heat up, Chen Yushu casually picked up the remote from the sofa and pressed the power button.

Every morning at this time, there was a music video special featuring the superstar Xu Shihan on the entertainment channel. Chen Yushu would watch it whenever she had time.

"Wait—"

Lin Yi was instantly horrified. He wanted to stop her, but it was too late. The TV flashed, and the channel Lin Yi had just been watching appeared!

"Oh! Ah—ah—!!!!"

Chen Yushu let out a few muffled screams behind her hand, her eyes wide, staring at Lin Yi with a murderous gaze...

"Uh..."

Lin Yi wished he could just die right then and there.

What kind of joke was this? Is there anyone who plays with people like this? He had barely even seen a few scenes before being caught red-handed. This was too much bad luck!

If he had finished watching it to his satisfaction, he could have accepted it, but what kind of situation was this?

"It wasn't me..."

Lin Yi tried to stubbornly deny it, speaking instinctively.

"Lin Yi, you actually watch such filthy things!"

Chen Yushu was about to explode with rage. Was this Lin Yi not a bit too unscrupulous?

No wonder he was up so early; it turned out he had snuck into the living room to watch satellite TV.

"I told you, it wasn't me..."

Lin Yi felt completely innocent.

He had stumbled upon this channel by accident!

It was all your fault! If you don't want people watching it, don't leave the channel tuned in! If it's left there, isn't it meant for people to watch?

"Oh, as if anyone would believe that! If it wasn't you, was it me and Yao Yao? We turned the TV off on the children's channel yesterday!"

Chen Yushu said sternly and with certainty, "Besides, we were afraid we might accidentally switch to this channel while changing stations, so we encrypted it. If you didn't enter the password, how did you get in?"