"Did you trick some girl?"

When Zhang Nianping asked this, Lin Tian felt quite wronged.

"Mom, how could you say that? Does your son look like the type who would trick girls?"

Zhang Nianping gave him another look up and down, then nodded seriously and said, "You do! And you tricked two!"

"..." Lin Tian didn’t know what to say, feeling as wronged as if he was the reincarnation of Dou E.

"You rascal, tell me how you met Qingcheng." Zhang Nianping asked with a very gossipy look.

Lin Tian thought for a bit, then honestly said, "We were at the same school before, met playing basketball, and then she gave up her dance school to join medical school with me."

Zhang Nianping listened, feeling it was all nonsense.

"That girl is so great that you can’t find a single flaw in her. She would chase you to medical school?" Zhang Nianping said.

In Zhang Nianping’s impression, Lin Tian had always been as ordinary as they come. If she were to talk about his strengths... uh, she really couldn’t think of any.

But that’s not important. What’s important is this kid isn’t telling the truth! Using TV plot lines to fool me!

This is just begging for a beating!

Feeling both funny and helpless, Lin Tian said, "Mom, your son is really excellent, alright? Look at me carefully, don’t you notice I’ve grown taller and my skin is fairer?"

After hearing this, Zhang Nianping began to carefully examine her son again.

And indeed, he’d grown half a head taller, his skin was more tender, even better than Qingcheng’s. More importantly, the face that used to be unremarkable now looked quite handsome.

Even his aura was completely different; the old Lin Tian was a loser, now he had a bit of a CEO vibe.

Gee, how come she hadn’t noticed such a big change in her son before? Hmm, she probably had her mind on Qingcheng.

Suddenly, Zhang Nianping thought of something, her eyes widened, and she grabbed Lin Tian’s ear, giving it a hearty twist.

Due to their height difference, Zhang Nianping had to stand on tiptoe, and Lin Tian bent down quickly; otherwise, he’d be in tears from the pain.

"Spill it! Did you have plastic surgery?!"

"..."

"And you’re hiding it from me, secretly had height-increasing surgery?!"

"..."

"You wastrel! Wasting money like this! Haven’t you seen on TV how dangerous plastic surgery is? It can ruin your face!"

"..."

As she kept talking, the force of Zhang Nianping’s hand gradually lessened, after all, you need to treat post-surgery faces with care, one wrong move, and it could fall apart.

Thinking of this, Zhang Nianping let go of Lin Tian’s ear, carefully examining his face to see if there had been any noticeable nips and tucks.

His nose seemed unchanged, as did his eyes and mouth. But that skin was as soft as a newborn’s, that tender.

This must be micro-surgery? No idea which plastic surgery clinic is this good...

Lin Tian rubbed his red, sore ear and said, "Mom, what have you been thinking daily? Plastic surgery, height increase, I haven’t done any of that."

"You haven’t? Then how did you change like this?"

"I’m only 20, still in the growth phase, it’s normal to grow a bit taller, right? And my teacher gave me a prescription, and I’ve gotten taller from taking it. Plus, my clothes now aren’t like before, people say ’clothes make the man,’ dressing well makes you look naturally handsome."

Hearing this explanation, Zhang Nianping thought it made some sense. She then asked, "The teacher you said, is it Mr. Zhao?"

"Yes, that’s him, he taught me medicine."

Zhang Nianping still felt something was off, but couldn’t put her finger on it.

Oh well, her son is still her son, what’s the point of overthinking when he’s getting better!

With an optimistic attitude, Zhang Nianping decided to drop it. She glanced outside the kitchen, seeing no one was coming, then quietly asked, "By the way, how’s Shishi doing lately? Your dad and I saw the news; her family got into big trouble, enemies seeking revenge? Never got a chance to ask with Qingcheng around."

Lin Tian was surprised Zhang Nianping even knew about this. Realizing he couldn’t hide it, he straightforwardly said, "Yes, it was enemies, but it’s all resolved now. The police have already taken them down, didn’t you see it on the news?"

"Yes, we saw it, but I’m still not at ease... tell me the truth, is Shishi involved in some shady business?"

Lin Tian painfully replied, "That’s all just rumors. Really, don’t worry so much."

"And her family, are they alright?"

Lin Tian hesitated a bit and then said, "They’re alright, but her father’s in the hospital now, she doesn’t have other family members. She wanted to take you and Dad on a trip around Kanyue City, but she can’t leave while her dad’s in the hospital; she feels really guilty about it."

"Oh, silly girl, what’s there to feel guilty about, I’ll take her on a trip later!" After pausing, Zhang Nianping added, "Why don’t we set a time to visit her dad in the hospital?"

Lin Tian nodded, "Sure."

Suddenly, Zhang Nianping turned all mysterious, leaning in to ask Lin Tian, "Son... did you, with those two girls, you know, that kind of relationship?"

"What kind of relationship?"

"Is your ear itchy again? Playing dumb with your mom?" Zhang Nianping raised her hand.

Lin Tian quickly took a step back, chuckling, "Mom, I’m not a kid anymore, can we drop the ear-twisting, people will laugh if they see."

Zhang Nianping smugly said, "No matter how old you are, you’re still my child; if I want to twist, I’ll twist. It’s a good thing I’m not using a bamboo stick on your bum."

Lin Tian was dumbfounded, "Yes, yes, you’re always right."

"You rascal, changing subjects again. Quick, tell me, did it happen or not?"

Lin Tian sighed and answered, "With Shishi, not yet..."

Zhang Nianping chuckled with a gossipy look, "So it did happen with Qingcheng? When did that happen?"

"Uh... over three months ago?"

"Is there any baby news?"

"No..."

Zhang Nianping thoughtfully said, "Looks like I need to get you some tonics."

"No, no, I’ve had a lot of tonics in the past two months, any more and it’ll be too much." Lin Tian was now very sensitive to the word ’tonic.’

"The tonics you took were for having babies, right?"

Lin Tian nodded.

"Then what I stew for you is different."

"How’s it different?"

Zhang Nianping laughed, "Silly kid, it’s for kidney health. Without a good body, how can you keep up with two girls?"

"..."

Lin Tian shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, my teacher already gave me a prescription for health tonics, much better than home remedies."

"Is it for kidney health?"

Lin Tian nodded.

"Is it effective?"

Lin Tian nodded again.

"Then maybe... should I stew some for your dad too?"

"..."