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"You think so too?" Lin Tingxuan raised his head again, lowered his hands that were covering his face, and looked conflicted. He murmured to himself, then lowered his head thoughtfully, and then raised his head again to say to Ye Wenyu, "But my heart still feels that after being treated unfairly for so many years, I still can't calmly walk away."

Ye Wenyu stared wide-eyed at Lin Tingxuan, pleading with him, "Listen to me, listen to your mother, going abroad is the best thing for you!"

Otherwise, you'll only have one way out: death! When Lin Tingfeng goes berserk, he's like a lion unleashed from its cage, ruthless and unrecognizable to anyone, even his own family. In his previous life, he was like this all along.

It is easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature; a person's character is very difficult to change.

The fragile, incompetent, and emotional Lin Tingxuan's attempt to fight Lin Tingfeng was tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

Seeing Ye Wenyu's anxious expression, Lin Tingxuan felt a warmth in his heart, nodded, and slowly said, "Okay, then I'll go abroad first and think it over carefully."

Ye Wenyu nodded, a huge weight lifted from her heart.

Lin Tingxuan gave her a grateful look, nodded, stood up, and hurriedly left. Ye Wenyu sat there blankly for a long, long time before she felt that she could breathe freely again in the library.

As dusk fell, fewer and fewer students entered the library, and the study room grew colder and colder, like a refrigerator. She then packed up her books and headed towards the girls' dormitory.

She walked alone on the road, feeling cold and desolate. A large, round moon hung overhead, its light like water, illuminating her lonely shadow. The dark road resembled the surface of a turbulent sea. As she walked, she thought, "At this moment, Cai Wenchuan and Lin Tingyue must be together. They must be very happy."

Thinking about this, my heart couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

As she walked heavily to the outside of her dormitory, she saw a familiar, tall figure. She paused, stunned.

She could hardly believe her eyes. She blinked several times.

The camellias at school have bloomed, and their petals have fallen to the ground. Under the dim streetlights, the falling camellias look like beautiful postcards.

Lin Tingfeng also saw her. He was smoking and lost in thought when he saw her, so he immediately smiled, put out his cigarette, and walked towards her.

The two stood facing each other. The tree-lined avenue outside the girls' dormitory was bustling with people, mostly girls returning to their rooms. They curiously observed Lin Tingfeng, for this tall, imposing man was undeniably handsome and charming, though he appeared extremely tired.

Ye Wenyu did not want to see Lin Tingfeng. Her breakup with Cai Wenchuan was out of necessity and did not mean that she was happy to be with Lin Tingfeng.

The reason was that he didn't want to have any further dealings with the complicated Lin family.

Therefore, she said in a nonchalant tone, "It's nothing, I'm going back to my dorm, I'm a little tired too." Her tone was genuine and she was indeed very tired.

Lin Tingfeng smiled gently and said, "Xiaoyu, thank you." He looked extremely haggard. From a distance, she had only noticed that his back wasn't as straight as before, but now that she was closer, Ye Wenyu was shocked to see crow's feet at the corners of his eyes and graying temples. Lin Tingfeng seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

Perhaps it was because his father's arrangement of the inheritance was too much of a blow to him.

Besides, thank her? Ye Wenyu was stunned. What was Lin Tingfeng thanking her for?

Lin Tingfeng smiled again and slowly said, "My father passed away, leaving me with one-third of the shares. If it weren't for your help in finding Uncle Cai quickly, I probably wouldn't have received even one-third of the shares from my father." As he said this, his voice was full of sarcasm, and his eyes turned as cold as ice.

Ye Wenyu looked at him and said, "Don't be polite, this is what you deserve."

Hearing this, Lin Tingfeng felt a pang of desolation. He slowly said to her, "Even you think this is what I deserve. For the past ten years or so, I have devoted myself to managing the Lin Group so well, and the old man has only given me one-third of the shares."

Lin Tingfeng's voice was filled with anger at the injustice. He said coldly, "That concubine has been abroad for more than ten years without any news. Now that she's back in the country, she showed up before he died and actually took away a third of the shares. What a cunning old fox. I underestimated her and made such a big mistake."

Ye Wenyu remained silent. She wasn't interested in the Lin family's affairs. Judging from Lin Tingfeng's words, he was probably even angrier that Cai Wenchuan had taken away one-third of their Lin family's shares. After all, Cai Wenchuan had no blood relation to their Lin family; it was practically a golden opportunity that fell from the sky.

She said calmly, "You at least have a third of the shares, but Lin Tingxuan and Lin Tingyue have nothing. They've been by his side for over twenty years, and they're not even as good as a servant? When it comes to fairness, there's no such thing as absolute fairness in this world." Her words were full of consolation.

Lin Tingfeng knew she was comforting him, and his heart warmed. He sneered disdainfully and said to her, "They are just children born from that concubine and other men. Before, that woman was promiscuous and had affairs with multiple men at the same time. So when my father married her, she was already pregnant with another man's child, which was Lin Tingxuan. Later, she had a falling out with my father and had affairs with other men, which resulted in her getting pregnant with Lin Tingyue."

Ye Wenyu was stunned. So that's how it is. The things that happened in the Lin family are really dramatic!

Lin Tingfeng continued, "Everyone outside says that I schemed to drive away my concubine and her child. In fact, if she hadn't had such a stain on her reputation, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to her even if I used a scheme. So it's ridiculous that someone with bad character and improper conduct would blame others for framing them!"

Ye Wenyu didn't want to listen anymore, so she coldly said to Lin Tingfeng, "I'm tired, goodbye." Then she turned and left.

Lin Tingfeng swiftly reached out and grasped Ye Wenyu's hand. Ye Wenyu was stunned for a moment, looking at their hands. Lin Tingfeng blushed slightly and then let go.

He tried to persuade her to stay, saying, "Don't rush off, I have something important to tell you."

Important matter? Ye Wenyu raised her head, her large eyes sparkling like stars.

Lin Tingfeng thought for a moment and said to her, "I don't want to hurt you, but the best way to avoid hurting you is to tell you the truth, because the longer things drag on, the greater the damage will be. Cai Wenchuan is already with my sister Lin Tingyue. I know their purpose is nothing more than to get the one-third of the shares in Cai Wenchuan's hands, and then they will come together to deal with me."

Ye Wenyu's eyes widened to the size of a teacup, her heart pounding wildly as if a nest of rabbits were living in her chest—this was something she hadn't expected!