Holy sh*t! My acting skills are absolutely amazing! Sure, I'm a bit upset because my dad is going off to gamble, but crying? That's absolutely not happening, okay? If it weren't for his extraordinary acting skills, there's no way Lin Jin would've been able to cry.
If my grades were good enough to get into the Central Academy of Drama, I'd definitely be the best actor in the class!
Lin Jin felt pleased with himself for a moment, then realized he might have gotten a bit carried away. He cleared his throat softly, and continued to look at his dad with watery eyes, also glancing at the three men beside him.
"Is this your daughter?" One of the men, seeing Lin Jin's tears, felt extremely awkward, took two steps back, and asked his dad, "Why haven't I heard that you have a daughter?"
"My son" Dad also felt incredibly awkward, scratching his short hair, not knowing what to say.
"Son?”
Chengchang’s son was so bewitching? He was even more beautiful than my daughter.
Lin Jin had no idea what the man before him was thinking. He just looked at them pitifully, pleading, "Uncles, could you please not take my dad to gamble anymore? My mom doesn’t want me anymore because of my dad's gambling..."
F*ck, this tone is so disgusting.
"Okay okay okay, don't cry."
Although the men just found out that the short haired young woman in front of them was actually male, the boy was still too pretty. Not knowing what to say, one of the men reluctantly apologized, "Sorry, we'll leave right now."
"Why leave?" Another man, with tattoos on his arms, was less polite. He grabbed hold of Dad's arm, "Chengchang, let's go. Do you still have to listen to your son when doing anything?"
"Enough enough!" Dad suddenly exploded, shaking off the tattooed man's hand, pointing at Lin Jin with a stern face, "Go back! Isn't it embarrassing enough?!"
"You all get out too! I already said I won't gamble anymore, so what's with all the nonsense!" Dad's furious outburst was terrifying. His muscles quivered as if possessed, and his arms, which never seemed that strong to begin with, looked like they had grown in size. "Go! Don't come looking for me again! My wife is coming back! What the hell is there to gamble for!"
The three men were caught off guard by Dad's sudden eruption. They exchanged glances, shrugged and went out the door one by one.
Lin Jin was so frightened by his dad's outburst that he quickly ducked her head back in and locked the door.
Although he was scared to death, at least his dad didn't go off to gamble. Lin Jin heard them say that the gambling house would be closed after tonight, so at least he wouldn't go gambling again before the tenth day of the lunar month, which was good.
Most importantly, the few thousand yuan he'd given his dad were safe.
After the living room quieted down and Dad had chased off Lin Jin and his gambling buddies, he turned on the TV to watch a show. His brow furrowed slightly as he contemplated how to face his returning wife and his increasingly feminine son.
To be honest, he wasn't too concerned about his wife's return. He knew she was a sharptongued person and if he hadn't been so lost to gambling back in the day, she wouldn't have been so heartbroken as to choose divorce.
Now he wasn't so obsessed with gambling anymore. It was just that friends he met through gambling constantly tempted him, and he willingly went along, which led to a decade of gambling.
Now that those friends had been chased away by his son, perhaps he could really start a new life.
It seems what he had said to Lin Jin earlier was a bit too much.
He cast a somewhat concerned glance towards Lin Jin's bedroom. Lin Jin's increasingly feminine demeanor had him worried whether his son's mentality had also become as fragile as that of a woman.
But that wasn't the case...
Right now, Lin Jin was rolling around on his bed in sheer happiness, pleased not only because he'd managed to drive away his dad's friends but also because of his exceptional acting skills.
Ah! If things keep going this way, maybe he could even make it in the entertainment industry! Humiliate and shame all those pretty boys who want to act yet have no skills.
How could my acting be so awesome! Crying on cue whenever I want. Most actors wouldn’t be able to cry to that extent like me.
After rolling three or four times on the bed, Lin Jin finally settled down, lying on the bed with his chin resting on the pillow.
Dad's outburst earlier had been filled with energy. Though he'd squandered all the family's money, his body had become healthier from doing temporary heavy manual labor. Lin Jin recalled how, when he was ten, his dad had been a hefty man weighing over 100 kg.
When Mom comes back, she should be really happy to see dad like this, right?
But why had dad and his brother become muscular men, while he had turned into a weakling?
"Lin Jin." His father knocked on the door.
Lin Jin on the bed lifted his head to glance at the bedroom door, then slowly got up to open it.
"What is it?" Lin Jin's face was already devoid of the tear stains from earlier, only his eyes were still slightly red. He wasn't bothered by what Dad had said to him earlier. He even asked with concern, "Have you had dinner? If you haven't, should I go cook?"
"I've eaten." Dad paused for a moment before saying, "I've stopped gambling."
"Well, I'll believe you for now" Lin Jin nodded.
The atmosphere between the two was even more awkward than when Lin Jin had dinner with Liu Shengqi. They just exchanged dry, meaningless words.
To be honest, his father’s performance today had surprised Lin Jin. Before, his father would let his friends drag him out for drinks, but today he was very manly, kicking out all those scumbag friends.
Though, if Lin Jin hadn't shown up, dad might really have been dragged off to gamble.
"You won't let them take you to gamble again, will you?" Lin Jin leaned against the doorframe, looking down at his bare feet. "Really, stay away from these people from now on."
"Okay" Dad nodded, appearing somewhat indifferent.
"You haven't borrowed money from loan sharks, have you? High-interest loans or something like that?"
What worried Lin Jin most was that his dad might have secretly borrowed from high-interest lenders. Many gamblers would impulsively borrow money at exorbitant rates on the spot.
"No" Dad shook his head. "I just borrowed tens of thousands from a few friends, and also some from your uncle. Altogether it's around a hundred thousand."
It was good that he hadn't borrowed from loan sharks. Although a hundred thousand was indeed excessive, money borrowed from relatives wasn't as urgent. As long as they worked hard to pay off his dad’s debts to his friends, life would be much easier moving forward.
Ah! He felt as if his future life was suddenly full of hope!
Sending his father away, Lin Jin ran back to his bed to roll around again, unable to contain his joy.
However, he suddenly remembered that he had completed another task today... and the reward for the task was facial transformation. This meant that his face would look even more feminine after tomorrow.
Holy sh*t! My acting skills are absolutely amazing! Sure, I'm a bit upset because my dad is going off to gamble, but crying? That's absolutely not happening, okay? If it weren't for his extraordinary acting skills, there's no way Lin Jin would've been able to cry.
If my grades were good enough to get into the Central Academy of Drama, I'd definitely be the best actor in the class!
Lin Jin felt pleased with himself for a moment, then realized he might have gotten a bit carried away. He cleared his throat softly, and continued to look at his dad with watery eyes, also glancing at the three men beside him.
"Is this your daughter?" One of the men, seeing Lin Jin's tears, felt extremely awkward, took two steps back, and asked his dad, "Why haven't I heard that you have a daughter?"
"My son" Dad also felt incredibly awkward, scratching his short hair, not knowing what to say.
"Son?”
Chengchang’s son was so bewitching? He was even more beautiful than my daughter.
Lin Jin had no idea what the man before him was thinking. He just looked at them pitifully, pleading, "Uncles, could you please not take my dad to gamble anymore? My mom doesn’t want me anymore because of my dad's gambling..."
F*ck, this tone is so disgusting.
"Okay okay okay, don't cry."
Although the men just found out that the short haired young woman in front of them was actually male, the boy was still too pretty. Not knowing what to say, one of the men reluctantly apologized, "Sorry, we'll leave right now."
"Why leave?" Another man, with tattoos on his arms, was less polite. He grabbed hold of Dad's arm, "Chengchang, let's go. Do you still have to listen to your son when doing anything?"
"Enough enough!" Dad suddenly exploded, shaking off the tattooed man's hand, pointing at Lin Jin with a stern face, "Go back! Isn't it embarrassing enough?!"
"You all get out too! I already said I won't gamble anymore, so what's with all the nonsense!" Dad's furious outburst was terrifying. His muscles quivered as if possessed, and his arms, which never seemed that strong to begin with, looked like they had grown in size. "Go! Don't come looking for me again! My wife is coming back! What the hell is there to gamble for!"
The three men were caught off guard by Dad's sudden eruption. They exchanged glances, shrugged and went out the door one by one.
Lin Jin was so frightened by his dad's outburst that he quickly ducked her head back in and locked the door.
Although he was scared to death, at least his dad didn't go off to gamble. Lin Jin heard them say that the gambling house would be closed after tonight, so at least he wouldn't go gambling again before the tenth day of the lunar month, which was good.
Most importantly, the few thousand yuan he'd given his dad were safe.
After the living room quieted down and Dad had chased off Lin Jin and his gambling buddies, he turned on the TV to watch a show. His brow furrowed slightly as he contemplated how to face his returning wife and his increasingly feminine son.
To be honest, he wasn't too concerned about his wife's return. He knew she was a sharptongued person and if he hadn't been so lost to gambling back in the day, she wouldn't have been so heartbroken as to choose divorce.
Now he wasn't so obsessed with gambling anymore. It was just that friends he met through gambling constantly tempted him, and he willingly went along, which led to a decade of gambling.
Now that those friends had been chased away by his son, perhaps he could really start a new life.
It seems what he had said to Lin Jin earlier was a bit too much.
He cast a somewhat concerned glance towards Lin Jin's bedroom. Lin Jin's increasingly feminine demeanor had him worried whether his son's mentality had also become as fragile as that of a woman.
But that wasn't the case...
Right now, Lin Jin was rolling around on his bed in sheer happiness, pleased not only because he'd managed to drive away his dad's friends but also because of his exceptional acting skills.
Ah! If things keep going this way, maybe he could even make it in the entertainment industry! Humiliate and shame all those pretty boys who want to act yet have no skills.
How could my acting be so awesome! Crying on cue whenever I want. Most actors wouldn’t be able to cry to that extent like me.
After rolling three or four times on the bed, Lin Jin finally settled down, lying on the bed with his chin resting on the pillow.
Dad's outburst earlier had been filled with energy. Though he'd squandered all the family's money, his body had become healthier from doing temporary heavy manual labor. Lin Jin recalled how, when he was ten, his dad had been a hefty man weighing over 100 kg.
When Mom comes back, she should be really happy to see dad like this, right?
But why had dad and his brother become muscular men, while he had turned into a weakling?
"Lin Jin." His father knocked on the door.
Lin Jin on the bed lifted his head to glance at the bedroom door, then slowly got up to open it.
"What is it?" Lin Jin's face was already devoid of the tear stains from earlier, only his eyes were still slightly red. He wasn't bothered by what Dad had said to him earlier. He even asked with concern, "Have you had dinner? If you haven't, should I go cook?"
"I've eaten." Dad paused for a moment before saying, "I've stopped gambling."
"Well, I'll believe you for now" Lin Jin nodded.
The atmosphere between the two was even more awkward than when Lin Jin had dinner with Liu Shengqi. They just exchanged dry, meaningless words.
To be honest, his father’s performance today had surprised Lin Jin. Before, his father would let his friends drag him out for drinks, but today he was very manly, kicking out all those scumbag friends.
Though, if Lin Jin hadn't shown up, dad might really have been dragged off to gamble.
"You won't let them take you to gamble again, will you?" Lin Jin leaned against the doorframe, looking down at his bare feet. "Really, stay away from these people from now on."
"Okay" Dad nodded, appearing somewhat indifferent.
"You haven't borrowed money from loan sharks, have you? High-interest loans or something like that?"
What worried Lin Jin most was that his dad might have secretly borrowed from high-interest lenders. Many gamblers would impulsively borrow money at exorbitant rates on the spot.
"No" Dad shook his head. "I just borrowed tens of thousands from a few friends, and also some from your uncle. Altogether it's around a hundred thousand."
It was good that he hadn't borrowed from loan sharks. Although a hundred thousand was indeed excessive, money borrowed from relatives wasn't as urgent. As long as they worked hard to pay off his dad’s debts to his friends, life would be much easier moving forward.
Ah! He felt as if his future life was suddenly full of hope!
Sending his father away, Lin Jin ran back to his bed to roll around again, unable to contain his joy.
However, he suddenly remembered that he had completed another task today... and the reward for the task was facial transformation. This meant that his face would look even more feminine after tomorrow.
