CHAPTER 226 - Taking the Bedsheets Away, Remember to Burn Them Directly

Upgrading the Infinity Mark III armor was relatively easy, just some disassembly and reassembly based on the Infinity Mark II armor.

Only the manufacturing of the "plasma cannon" took some time. Li Lin even specifically went to the underground blast room for testing, and the effect and stability far exceeded his expectations.

Unfortunately, because these modules are all part of the armor, not complete individual equipment, Li Lin did not receive skill points, levels, or blue essence rewards.

After completion, he just installed the core part of the plasma cannon onto the armor, and the door of the workshop was knocked.

Li Lin took off his goggles and gloves, opened the door, and a maid was standing outside. "Mr. Li Lin, Miss Caitlyn is looking for you."

"Caitlyn?"

He glanced at the clock; it was already past nine o'clock. Although upgrading the armor was relatively easy, unlike the Mark II, the production and upgrade of many modules still took him two or three hours.

"Didn't she go to work today?"

"Miss said she wasn't feeling well today." The maid's face showed a hint of doubt. "I wanted to ask the doctor to check on her, but Miss said it was unnecessary, and she only asked for you... and something else, you know?"

Hearing this, Li Lin thought of last night's experience, and suddenly understood, feeling a bit embarrassed. He cleared his throat slightly. "Ah... I understand. Let me tidy up and I'll be right over."

The maid nodded, bowed to him, and then turned and left.

Watching her back, Li Lin rubbed his chin. "Oops, did I go too far... I didn't expect my physical strength to be so good after being enhanced."

Since Caitlyn spoke, he wasn't in the right, so Li Lin didn't dare to linger. He locked the door of the workshop, returned to his room, and freshened up.

Ten minutes later, he intentionally avoided the busy servants and quietly arrived outside Caitlyn's door.

Knock, knock, knock—

"Come in, the door's not locked."

Li Lin turned the doorknob, gently pushed open a crack, and peeked inside.

Caitlyn was lying on the bed in pajamas, with a breakfast tray sent by the maid on the bedside, containing cold milk and sandwiches.

Hmm... the bedsheet was changed, probably done by Caitlyn herself.

"Why are you sneaking around like a thief? You weren't like this last night."

Hearing Caitlyn's cold hum, Li Lin awkwardly entered the room, locked the door behind him, and sat down on her bed, looking like he had done something wrong, then sat down by her bedside.

Caitlyn gave him a sideways glance. "Who told you to sit?"

"Not sitting, not sitting." Li Lin quickly got up. "Darling, are you feeling better?"

"What do you think?" Caitlyn snorted unkindly, then turned her face away. "Thanks to you, I'm sore all over now and don't even have the strength to get out of bed."

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I didn't expect the effect of the gene enhancement potion to be so strong."

Li Lin awkwardly chuckled a few times, then leaned over and sat back on the bed, reaching out to gently massage Caitlyn's smooth and symmetrical calves. 

Caitlyn let out a comfortable snort and turned her body, placing both feet on Li Lin's legs, her long and fair toes twitching twice.

"Press a bit harder down there. I've walked too much these days, and my calves are a bit sore... Ah, use a bit more force."

Following her request, Li Lin slightly increased the pressure on her legs.

Caitlyn enjoyed the comfortable feeling of the massage, with a faint smile on her lips, then closed her eyes.

After more than ten minutes, Li Lin finished massaging her legs and began to massage her slightly cold feet.

With the knowledge he acquired from buying acupressure socks before crossing over, he carefully massaged various acupoints on Caitlyn's feet with the right amount of pressure.

However, Caitlyn, who had never had her feet touched by anyone except the maid when washing her feet as a child, blushed a bit when she was massaged like this and showed a blush on her face.

After another two minutes, she couldn't bear it and quickly pulled back her legs, sitting up, "Ahem... that's enough."

Caitlyn hugged her pillow, wanting to use the cool pillowcase to cool her flushed face.

"Do you want me to massage your shoulders? Or... feed you breakfast?"

Caitlyn pursed her lips, afraid that he might behave like last night, "No, no need..."

Clearly, he only said she wanted to measure her body to make armor...

Recalling the scene in his mind, Caitlyn's face blushed even more. 

"It's broad daylight now..."

Li Lin raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with the daytime? Massaging to relieve fatigue isn't a big deal."

"Tsk, pretending to be dumb, huh?" Caitlyn kicked his leg lightly with her small foot, "Stop playing dumb. I called you here for something important."

She bit her lower lip and pointed to the bathroom beside them. "I've changed the bedsheets from last night."

"Bedsheets?"

"I cut out a piece, so it can't be used anymore." Caitlyn buried her face deeper into the pillow, her voice soft as a mosquito, "Don't throw it away carelessly, and don't let anyone find it, especially my parents, or we'll be in trouble!"

Li Lin recalled the three chapters that Cassandra agreed to when they started dating Caitlyn.

Usually, Cassandra turned a blind eye to them.

But if she found out about this, given her personality, although she wouldn't force them to break up and kick him out of the house...

The most likely thing would be to forbid them from interacting in daily life before marriage, and strengthen supervision...

Li Lin didn't want that to happen.

"Don't worry, I'll cover our tracks."

"Hmm..." Caitlyn hummed lightly, then glanced at Li Lin, "If possible, it's best to burn it, leaving no trace behind."

"What about your maid?"

"Don't worry, she won't ask too many questions."

Caitlyn glanced at the time, then kicked Li Lin's leg again, "Alright, you can leave now."

"I don't have anything to do. I'd rather stay with you a bit longer."

"I know you want to showcase your armor at the Progress Day Assembly. Go take care of your own business."

Li Lin hesitated, "But..."

"Stop being so hesitant, okay?" Caitlyn glared at him, "I didn't sleep much last night and I'm tired lately. Let me rest... Remember to take the bedsheets away and burn them."

Li Lin, helpless, went into the bathroom, took out the crumpled bedsheets from the laundry basket, and wrapped them in his coat.

Then, under Caitlyn's gaze, trying hard to hold back her smile, he opened the door and glanced around both sides of the corridor, repeating the process of leaving as he did this morning.

As he was about to leave and close the door, he stuck half his head back in, "Rest well~~"

"Alright, go quickly and don't let anyone see you."

With the sound of the door closing, Li Lin disappeared completely from Caitlyn's view, leaving her feeling a bit lost again.

Lying back on the bed, hugging the pillow, she curled up, her legs squeezing the pillow, tossing and turning a few times on the bed, trying to forget the scenes from last night.

Caitlyn bit her whitening lower lip, and at the same time, a curve formed at the corner of her mouth, her gem-like eyes almost crescent-shaped.

"Ugh... so annoying..."

(The end of this chapter)