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Lin Tingyue was already seated on the leather sofa in the living room. Seeing Ye Wenyu still standing on the gleaming, glass-like wooden floor, lost in thought, she smiled, patted the seat next to her, and said warmly to Ye Wenyu, "Come sit down, I have something to tell you." Lin Tingyue's expression towards Ye Wenyu was as if they were childhood friends who shared everything. Her manner of speaking made it seem as if this was Lin Tingyue's home, not Ye Wenyu's.

These past few days, Lin Tingyue has indeed been very good to her, inseparable and inseparable, and generous with her money. Ye Wenyu thought to herself, if it were any other girl, she would be very happy and grateful to have a rich and beautiful woman who is proficient in all the useless skills of eating, drinking and having fun taking her around the world to eat and eat all day long. Unfortunately, Ye Wenyu is not an ordinary girl at all. She carries too much on her shoulders and back.

However, Lin Tingyue's companionship and arrival did indeed dispel much of the hostility from the Lin family in her heart. Her appearance and presence made it seem as if the Lin family wasn't so terrible, and Ye Wenyu didn't dislike her so much either. Thirdly, Lin Tingyue's approach to her was as if the huge secret of the Lin family was approaching her, and she felt as if she would soon know the answer, even though she still knew nothing about it now, and Lin Tingyue didn't take the initiative to talk about it. In addition, besides Ye Wenyu, there was Lin Tingfeng in this house, and Lin Tingyue was the most frequent guest, so her frequent visits added a lot of liveliness to their originally rather quiet life.

Although Ye Wenyu wasn't really suited to be friends with Lin Tingyue, her passionate friendship still touched her deeply. Therefore, Ye Wenyu thought that when she explained to Tingyue later that they weren't suitable to hang out together, she should be gentle in her tone and tactful in her wording. After all, Lin Tingyue was doing this out of kindness; she was sincere and had no ulterior motives or hostility. She was genuinely good to her wholeheartedly without any self-interest.

Therefore, Ye Wenyu smiled slightly at Lin Tingyue, and Lin Tingyue smiled slightly back at her, saying in a cute baby voice, "My friends and I are planning to go to Japan to see the fireworks festival this weekend. I told you on WeChat yesterday, but you didn't reply. So I had to come to your door to ask you in person."

Sure enough, she came to invite her to go to Japan to watch fireworks over the weekend. However, with two days off on Saturday and Sunday, she would have to fly back and forth, and could only stay in Japan for one day and one night. The time, energy, and money involved would be quite frightening, especially since her final exams were just around the corner.

Therefore, Ye Wenyu moved her lips and looked up at Lin Tingyue. However, seeing that Lin Tingyue's big eyes were shining like beautiful gems and that she was full of anticipation, she swallowed the words that were about to come out. She smiled at her and said, "I'll make you a cup of honey black tea. We can talk slowly while we drink tea."

Lin Tingyue smiled and nodded.

Ye Wenyu smiled and then went to the kitchen to make tea. Once there, while waiting for the water to boil, her tea-making slowed down. She reflected on her life; few friends had treated her as warmly as Lin Tingyue. Lin Tingyue was wealthy, beautiful, and an important figure in the Lin family. Being with her would allow her to learn more about Lin Tingfeng. However, final exams were fast approaching, and she didn't want to fail. A daunting exam like calculus was guaranteed to fail if she didn't study diligently!

Ye Wenyu pondered, her heart swaying like grass on a wall in a strong wind. She lost track of time before realizing she'd spent too long brewing tea in the kitchen. She hurriedly searched for tea leaves and poured hot water, but when she carried two cups of honey black tea out of the living room, she couldn't find Lin Tingyue.

Ye Wenyu paused, wondering if Lin Tingyue had gotten impatient and left without saying goodbye.

She tried calling out, "Tingyue—" but there was still no response. She thought that she had probably really left, but it didn't feel like Lin Tingyue's usual behavior. Although Lin Tingyue had poor grades and was a complete academic failure, she was not a spoiled rich girl. She always arrived and left very politely. She had never left without saying goodbye before.

Therefore, Ye Wenyu carried honey black tea and searched for Lin Tingyue from room to room until she found the study. There she saw Lin Tingyue standing in front of a row of cabinets, like a stone statue, holding a large red certificate in her hand and looking at it intently.

So that's where she was.

Ye Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and greeted, "Tingyue, why didn't you answer when I called you? I looked all over for you, I thought you had left. Come and have some tea, I have something to tell you, let's talk while we drink tea."

She figured she was in the study, so the two of them would chat there. She placed the honey black tea on the desk and looked up to see Lin Tingyue still standing there dumbfounded, like a clay statue of a bodhisattva. Her hand holding the bright red certificate was even trembling uncontrollably. She couldn't help but feel a little curious and said to Lin Tingyue, "Why don't you sit down and have some tea?"

Lin Tingyue still seemed deaf and blind. She lowered her head, staring at the certificate in her hand, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Ye Wenyu's curiosity grew even stronger, so she stood up, walked over to Lin Tingyue, and asked her with a smile, "What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"

She walked over to Lin Tingyue, wanting to take a look together, but as soon as she got close to Lin Tingyue, Lin Tingyue suddenly reached out and shoved Ye Wenyu hard. Ye Wenyu never expected this, and she staggered, her body like a stone, her body rapidly backward under the powerful force, crashing violently into a row of bookshelves. A piercing pain made her dizzy and unable to breathe.

She had just seen the certificates Lin Tingyue was holding in her hand: the land certificate and property certificate for the villa in Jiangnanli, Hangzhou. But why were these two certificates causing her to act so strangely?

That push just now felt like she was trying to kill her!

Ye Wenyu, supporting herself on the bookshelf, slowly straightened up. She forced a smile and asked Lin Tingyue softly, "Tingyue, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong with me?!" Lin Tingyue suddenly raised her head. Ye Wenyu was startled when she saw Lin Tingyue's face. Her once beautiful face had become terrifying. Her face was as pale as a dead person, her eyes were wide open, and her eyeballs were almost bulging out of their sockets. Her face turned from pale to ashen, her expression was distorted, the veins on her forehead were bulging, her temples were bulging, her eyes were spitting fire, and smoke was rising from the top of her head. She had transformed from a great beauty into a Medusa, and the hair on her head was not writhing, but venomous snakes.