LOT – Chapter 140 You All Went for a Team Outing Without Me! This Is Isolation!

Hearing everyone’s words, Wei Hanlin gave an awkward laugh, completely unsure how to respond anymore.

Ever since becoming an official, his worldview had been shattered again and again.

But he truly hadn’t expected that even the emperor’s private villa could be entered as long as you had money! He’d heard before that His Majesty was poor, but he didn’t think the emperor would even rent out his own estate to make money!

In the end, under the enthusiastic invitation of his fellow officials, Wei Qin still went with them to soak in the hot springs.

To make things seem less strange, they decided to go as a group.

Minister Lin and Lin Qi were among those included.

“I want to go to the hot springs too! Why are you all going for a team outing without inviting me?!”

As soon as Lin Mo heard that everyone was going, she threw a tantrum at home, rolling on the floor.

Minister Lin looked at the person rolling around on the ground, his expression completely numb.

“This is an outing invited by the Prime Minister himself. Besides, how can a young lady like you go with us?”

Lin Mo lifted her head pitifully and said, “Why can’t I go with you? It’s not like there’s only one hot spring pool there.”

She’d been to that villa before — the male and female baths were separate, so there wouldn’t be any issue at all.

She was convinced they were purposely excluding her! Otherwise, why would they organize a group outing without inviting her?!

“I don’t care — I’m going! I’ll go talk to the Prime Minister myself! How dare he isolate me! My rank might be small, but that doesn’t mean I can be ignored!”

With that, Lin Mo got up from the ground and rode off on her Piggy Battle Car straight to the Prime Minister’s residence.

When she arrived at the gate, the guards immediately went to report her arrival.

Moments later, everyone from the Prime Minister’s household came out to “welcome” her.

Seeing the fierce little troublemaker charging in, the Prime Minister wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and forced a smile. “May I ask what brings Lord Lin here today?”

Lin Mo frowned and said angrily, “Prime Minister, do you have a problem with me?”

Her words made everyone present freeze in alarm.

Oh no, has this little ancestor found out about something?!

Everyone’s eyes darted around nervously. The Prime Minister, suppressing his panic, quickly said, “Of course not! Who said such a thing to you? Whoever it was, they’re spreading nonsense!”

Lin Mo huffed, her voice filled with grievance. “Then why did you invite everyone to the hot springs except me? You’re leading the others in isolating me! You’re the head of all officials — you can’t act like this!”

Everyone in the Prime Minister’s household: …Wait, this is what this was about?!

Hearing that, the Prime Minister instantly felt a wave of relief. Then he began explaining earnestly, “Lord Lin, it’s not that I didn’t plan to invite you. It’s just… a bit inconvenient. All of us going are men — it wouldn’t be appropriate for a young lady like you to come along.”

Lin Mo narrowed her eyes suspiciously. “Is that really the reason? I remember the emperor’s villa has separate baths for men and women. You soak in yours, I soak in mine — problem solved, right?”

The Prime Minister turned pleading eyes toward his wife: My lady, save me! Think of something to deal with her!

The Prime Minister’s wife sighed and looked away. She really couldn’t think of a way out of this.

And to be fair, Lin Mo wasn’t wrong. He’d invited her father and brother but left her out. She was technically his colleague too — it really did look bad.

The Prime Minister’s sons and daughters all looked away — some at the ceiling, some at the floor — just not at their father.

Seeing that no one was going to rescue him, the Prime Minister finally accepted his fate.

“Well then, Lord Lin, it seems I didn’t think this through. In that case, you can join us. But since you’ll be the only lady, it might be inconvenient. How about my two daughters accompany you?”

The two young ladies who’d been quietly watching the drama unfold: !!!
What does this have to do with us?! We don’t want to go!

But seeing their father’s warning gaze, both girls forced smiles and agreed through gritted teeth.

After settling the matter, Lin Mo happily went home.

When it comes to workplace exclusion, you have to confront it head-on. If she didn’t fight for herself this time, the same thing would happen again next time. She refused to let that happen.

She could choose to slack off. She could choose to isolate herself. But she would never let anyone else isolate her!

Lin Mo’s boldness shocked everyone. Even the emperor wanted to crack open her head to see what was inside.

“This girl Lin Mo really isn’t an ordinary person! But I have to admire her courage!”

What pleased the emperor most, however, was the large sum of money he was about to make. So many officials, so many people—hahaha! He was going to strike it rich this time!

“What about me, though? If you go to the hot springs, what am I supposed to do? I can’t go with you.”

Bai Xiao lay sprawled across the table, looking miserable. He didn’t want to stay home alone, and ever since they’d been bound together, they’d never been apart.

Lin Mo patted his head cheerfully. “Then you can go with my dad and my brother. We won’t be that far apart anyway, and we can still communicate through our heart-link.”

They’d already tested it —

The men’s and women’s baths were right next to each other, separated by two thick, tall walls with a small path between them. Those walls and the little lane neatly divided the pools.

Some noble ladies even liked to host gatherings there. The scenery was lovely, and after soaking in the hot springs, they could enjoy food together. The gender separation made everything convenient.

When Lin Mo was little, she’d gone there a few times with her mother — it had been a lot of fun.

Once the outing issue was settled, the day of departure arrived. Lin Mo looked at the two young ladies from the Prime Minister’s family… who had brought along a large group of sisters, and she fell into deep thought.

Wasn’t it supposed to be just the two of them? Why had they brought so many people?

The eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s family looked a little embarrassed. “Lord Lin, it’s such a rare occasion to go out, so I invited a few more people.”

Mainly because they didn’t want to be alone with Lin Mo — safety in numbers!

“It’s fine, it’s fine. The more the merrier! But… is your father paying for everyone?”

The eldest daughter nodded. “Of course, why? Is there a problem?”

Lin Mo quickly shook her head.

Tsk tsk tsk, the Prime Minister was already paying for so many officials to enjoy the hot springs, and now his daughter brought along so many more. What a truly filial daughter!