After I awakened my inner voice, I became the treasure of my family.

Chapter 220 Lin Jinyue is shocked

Furthermore, although you can hear my mother-in-law's thoughts, you absolutely cannot let my mother-in-law know about this, understand?

If my mother-in-law discovers anything that causes her amazing special abilities to stop working, then all the blame will fall on you…”

After Qin Ru retrieved the token, she leaned close to Lin Jinyue's ear and whispered a few words before hurriedly turning and leaving.

After all, she had a heavy responsibility; she was Jiang Mianmian's personal bodyguard, and she had to get back to Jiang Mianmian's side as soon as possible to protect her safety.

"I...I must be dreaming." Lin Jinyue seemed somewhat absent-minded, her mental state slightly dazed. She kept muttering: She shouldn't be here, she should go back, go back to sleep...

Lin Jinyue muttered to herself again, wondering why Li Tingxue had suddenly invited her for tea, since they hadn't been in contact for many years. Was there some kind of conspiracy?

"Hmm...no! It must be because I didn't sleep well last night, which is why my head is foggy today and I'm hallucinating..."

However, before she could fully recover, she felt a sudden, sharp pain in her arm. It turned out that Li Tingxue, who was standing next to her, had reached out and pinched her arm hard without hesitation.

"Ah!" Lin Jinyue couldn't help but exclaim, instinctively covering the spot where she had been pinched with her hand. She glared at Li Tingxue with wide eyes and scolded, "Why did you pinch me? It hurts so much!"

"Haven't you been wondering if you're dreaming?" Li Tingxue said calmly, shrugging as if nothing was wrong. "I'm just trying to wake you up and make you face the cruel reality in front of you."

Stop making a fuss! This is absolutely true, no doubt about it! I specifically asked you to come here today because I was planning to have a serious talk with you about your sickly cousin, Lin Junhui, who's always on medication...

But who could have imagined that things would take such a turn for the worse? Now it's not just a problem for your cousin anymore; it involves your whole family!

Reminded by Li Tingxue, Lin Jinyue suddenly remembered that the "sickly man" mentioned by Li Tingxue's mother-in-law was undoubtedly her cousin Lin Junhui.

But what exactly is going on?

Why were they suddenly dragged into this? A series of questions suddenly popped into her head, leaving Lin Jinyue utterly confused.

Seeing that Lin Jinyue still looked bewildered, Li Tingxue sighed helplessly and comforted her, "Oh dear, don't get anxious! It's normal to not understand the situation for a while."

Just assume my mother-in-law possesses some kind of magical ability to foresee the future, like those legendary sorceresses who can see secrets beyond the understanding of ordinary people...

"Alright, my mother-in-law is still alone in the private room. We should hurry over there."

But you must remember this: when you get back to the private room, you absolutely cannot show any signs of being a jerk or have any bad mood!

Regardless of what my mother-in-law thinks, we must cooperate tacitly and handle things smoothly…

Lin Jinyue had not yet fully recovered from the shock when Li Tingxue hurriedly dragged her back to the private room next door.

She sat down in front of Jiang Bian in a daze.

As soon as she settled down, Lin Jinyue looked up and found Jiang Mianmian staring at her. The moment their eyes met, her previously composed expression suddenly turned awkward.

At this moment, she felt extremely uneasy, fidgeting and twisting her body. She wanted to stand up one moment, but then seemed to think that sitting was better. In short, she appeared very restless.

However, Jiang Bian, standing to the side, was completely bewildered and confused by Lin Jinyue's unusual behavior.

Jiang Mianmian couldn't understand what was wrong with Lin Jinyue. She wasn't scary-looking, so what was wrong with her? Had her daughter-in-law said something to her?

Driven by curiosity, Jiang Bian leaned closer to Li Tingxue and whispered, "What exactly did you say to her? Why is she acting like this now..."

Upon hearing this, Li Tingxue's eyes flickered slightly, and then she replied with feigned composure, "Well... actually, I've already told her everything I needed to tell her."

She seemed skeptical of what I said and didn't quite believe what I was saying.

In my opinion, only after she sees her little bird brother with her own eyes will her doubts be completely dispelled.

Mother, look, we've called her out as promised, and I've explained everything to her clearly.

However, whether she believes it or not ultimately depends on her own thoughts; we probably can't control that. How about this, shall we go back first?

"Hmm, what you said makes sense. Anyway, you've made your point clear, so okay, we'll go home now!"

At this moment, Jiang Mianmian was secretly delighted:

[Hehe, anyway, I've seen all the big gossip about the Lin family, so I might as well go home!]

As she spoke, Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Lin Jinyue again.

Before I knew it, I noticed that her face had turned pale, as if she had suffered some great shock.

Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Judging from her appearance, she's probably quite frightened."

[That's true. Imagine a perfectly healthy person suddenly being told that their cousin has turned into a bird. Anyone would find it hard to accept that for a while.]

[No normal person would easily believe such a fantastical claim, so it's not surprising that she was so frightened.]

Thinking of this, Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but shake her head and sigh softly: "Alas, if I were to encounter such a strange and bizarre situation, unless I personally experienced all the unbelievable events, I would never have believed it even if you killed me!"

Just then, Lin Jinyue screamed in fright, "Wh...what? A bird! Wait, Li Tingxue, you never told me before that my cousin had turned into a bird!"

Fortunately, Li Tingxue had given them a heads-up beforehand, and Qin Ru had given them a serious warning.

Lin Jinyue reacted quickly this time, immediately distinguishing which voices came from Jiang Mianmian's heart and which were actually spoken words.

Whenever Jiang Mianmian spoke from her heart, her lips would stop, and her eyes would become lifeless, staring straight ahead, her whole being in a state of obvious absent-mindedness.

At this moment, Lin Jinyue was deep in thought: even if Li Tingxue might lie to her, the token in Qin Ru's hand would never lie.

However, in the next quarter of an hour, something unexpected happened—she caught a glimpse of a beautiful little bird.

The bird was trapped in an exquisite cage, and despite its best efforts to escape, it never succeeded. It jumped and hopped around in the cramped space, cursing and yelling incessantly.

"I want to warn you despicable fellows that stealing other people's birds is extremely immoral and illegal!"

Don't be naive enough to think that just because you have power and influence, you can steal someone else's beloved bird at will and then pretend nothing happened.

Let me tell you, my master is not someone to be trifled with. Sooner or later she will realize that she has been tricked, and she will definitely report it to the authorities without hesitation and free me from this cage.

Just you wait! We'll lock all of you bad guys up then.

Hmph, listen up, all of you! My master is incredibly powerful. Once she discovers the truth, she certainly won't let you scoundrels off easily. She will act swiftly to bring you all to justice and lock you in jail to reflect on your actions.

I believe my master will come to save me and wipe out all of you wicked creatures... and let you taste the bitterness of prison food..."

"Is it...always this noisy?" Lin Jinyue asked Li Tingxue beside her in a very low voice, while her eyes were fixed on the bird that was flapping its wings and chirping incessantly.

No matter how she looked at it, she could hardly believe that the noisy bird in front of her was actually her lively and cheerful cousin.

You know, her cousin, although he's usually quite boisterous, is definitely not as easily agitated as this bird.

Thinking of this, Lin Jinyue couldn't help but shake her head slightly.

Li Tingxue nodded slightly to indicate her approval: "Yes, it has been in this state ever since someone brought it to my house."

Not only that, this guy seemed to think we were all wicked people with ill intentions, always believing we were trying to capture this talking little bird to do some shady things.

Upon hearing these words, countless question marks instantly appeared on Lin Jinyue's face, and her heart was filled with doubt and confusion.

"Moreover, he even thought he was a bird that had come to life!"

Just then, the bird suddenly started yelling again: "Who said I'm a spirit! You scoundrels, you're all talking nonsense!"

"I'm just an ordinary bird, how could I possibly be a spirit! Humph!"

Looking at the excited, clawing bird, Li Tingxue helplessly spread her hands and said to Lin Jinyue, "Look, isn't this the best proof?"

Lin Jinyue: "..."

Lin Jinyue was speechless. At this moment, she finally understood the reason and roughly understood why the bird had shown its abnormality so quickly.

After all, a bird can not only speak human language, but it is also so eloquent and incessantly chattering.

Its reaction is so intense that it's impossible to say it's not problematic.

If it were her cousin with that kind of brain, this situation might actually be quite possible.

Its owner, Su Qianqian, named it "Little Luan" and had found it less than half a month ago.

What's interesting is that it only retained memories of those short two weeks. And look at your cousin, he was also in a coma for exactly two weeks!

Lin Jinyue wasn't surprised at all that Li Tingxue knew so much about the inside story. After all, she had top-notch imperial guards by her side, making it incredibly easy for her to investigate things.

She nodded hastily and replied, "So, although it doesn't have my cousin's memories, how can you be absolutely certain that the soul inside this bird's body is that of a human?"

"Hmm, that's it?"

"How can you prove that this so-called soul existing inside the phoenix is ​​indeed my cousin?" Lin Jinyue pressed.