Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Blind Date
At this moment, emotion outweighs rationality.
She was desperate to take revenge on Xu Tingzhou, but she couldn't think of how to do it for the moment. This was beyond her style.
Lin Mo sat on the cold steps, holding her cell phone, thinking for a long time, when suddenly an idea came to her.
Once before, Xu Tingzhou was driving outside and it was inconvenient for him to modify the work documents, so he told her his corporate email account and password and asked her to help modify the documents and send them to his colleagues.
She has always had a good memory related to her work and still remembers her email account and password.
The wedding invitation in the favorites was ready-made. It contained her and Xu Tingzhou's wedding photos, the wedding date, the address of the hotel where the wedding was held, and the time when the invitation was made was also printed at the end. All of this was proof of Xu Tingzhou's infidelity and lies.
Didn't he keep saying in the club that when he and Wu Xinyue were dating, they were both single? It's obvious that he wants to save face.
Without a second's hesitation, Lin Mo logged into Xu Tingzhou's corporate email, wrote the main text in Xu Tingzhou's tone, and sent the wedding invitations to everyone in the address book, inviting them to attend the wedding of "him and Lin Mo".
After doing all this, when I was walking towards the ward, my cell phone vibrated. It was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, Miss Lin? I'm the parking attendant at the L Hotel."
Lin Mo then remembered that her car was still parked in the hotel's underground garage: "Hello, is the door repaired?"
The valet blamed himself: "I'm sorry, Miss Lin, not yet. The maintenance man came to check it out today, but our door is imported, and there are several parts that need to be shipped in from abroad. It will take at least a week. I'm really sorry."
She was already in a bad mood, and even if she was in a good mood, she would still feel a little irritable now. Besides, her grandfather was in the hospital for a while, and the hospital was not close to her home, so it was really inconvenient without a car.
Lin Mo asked indifferently: "Then what are you going to do?"
"I'm calling you specifically about this. We have a car exactly like yours ready. I'll drive it over to you whenever it's convenient for you."
"Okay, come to Shaofeng First Hospital."
Lin Mo told him the address of the hospital and asked him to deliver the key directly to the inpatient service desk when the time comes. She added, "Thank you."
*
In the evening, Lin Jingwen woke up, and the doctor described him as "very lucky."
Lin Jingwen was in much better condition than expected. He called Lin Mo by her nickname "Qingqing" and chatted with her intermittently.
"Qingqing, are you really not going to get married?" Lin Jingwen looked haggard. He didn't believe what Xu Tingzhou's parents said and wanted to hear it from his granddaughter herself.
Lin Mo hummed, then smiled as if relieved and said, "No more."
"Why? Wasn't everything fine? Why did it suddenly..."
Ever since his stroke three years ago, Grandpa's biggest concern has been her marriage. She'd been without her parents since she was little, and Grandpa didn't want her to be left alone after his passing. He'd been looking forward to her wedding to Xu Tingzhou the most, which was why it was such a huge blow.
Although Lin Mo couldn't bear it, she had to tell her grandfather the truth: "Xu Tingzhou cheated on her and fell in love with someone else. I was the one who broke up with him."
He had already exploded in anger towards Xu Tingzhou when the Xu couple came to the nursing home. Now, hearing his granddaughter say it herself with such a calm and frank attitude, Lin Jingwen felt more distressed for his granddaughter and accepted this fact.
After closing his eyes and resting for a while, Lin Jingwen forced himself to stay awake and said, "The breakup was a good one. Qingqing did the right thing. Grandpa supports you! I didn't expect that Xu Tingzhou would act so respectable in front of others but do such filthy things behind their backs. Fortunately, we haven't gotten married yet. We don't have to feel sad for that bastard."
My grandfather is actually a relatively traditional person in terms of thinking and personality. The concepts of starting a family, having children, and being faithful to one person are deeply rooted in him. In order to prevent his son and daughter-in-law from getting divorced, he even threatened to sever the father-son relationship. He is still very dissatisfied with Lin Zhijie.
Lin Mo didn't expect that her grandfather would actually understand and accept it.
"I'm not sad at all. I met the wrong person before, but now I've come to my senses." Lin Mo said in a light tone, smiling, "I'm so happy."
Lin Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right, my granddaughter is so beautiful and outstanding, he is not worthy of her."
As the grandfather and grandson chatted, the initial dullness was swept away and the atmosphere became relaxed and harmonious.
Lin Jingwen's eyes gradually lit up. Suddenly, he paused and looked at Lin Mo: "Qingqing, can Grandpa introduce you to someone better?"
"Ah?" Grandpa changed the subject so suddenly that Lin Mo didn't understand what he meant.
Lin Jingwen said seriously, "Grandpa will introduce you to someone who is guaranteed to be a million times better than Xu Tingzhou."
“…”
This makes me want to retract my thought that grandpa has "figured it out and accepted it".
Lin Mo pretended to be angry: "Grandpa, we just broke up a few days ago, there's no need to rush."
"How can I not be anxious? You're already 25, and you'll be 26 after the Chinese New Year. You can't wait any longer."
Lin Jingwen frowned and sighed, "Besides, look at Grandpa's health. Ahem, he doesn't have many days left to live. Ahem, I just hope that before he dies..."
"Grandpa, don't talk nonsense. You will definitely live a long life." Lin Mo interrupted him, holding back tears and trying to force a perfect smile. "Take good care of yourself. As long as you are healthy, I will promise."
"real?"
Lin Mo nodded and said, as if coaxing a child, "What you said is a million times better than Xu Tingzhou. If it's not good, I don't want it."
"Of course, little girl, why don't you believe in grandpa?"
It's not that she doesn't believe it, it's mainly because grandpa usually only moves around in the nursing home, where the staff doesn't change much, so how could grandpa know any good young men?
Lin Mo just assumed the old man was unconscious and said, "Okay, okay, I believe you. Then I'll wait for your introduction."
Lin Jingwen felt so comfortable being coaxed by his granddaughter that he felt sleepy unknowingly.
After entrusting her grandfather to the care of the nurse, Lin Mo left the ward. Her grandfather fell ill suddenly and she didn't bring any spare clothes or other items with him, so she had to go back to get them.
"Lin Mo." Lin Zhijie's voice came from the side.
Lin Mo looked sideways, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. After her grandfather woke up, Lin Zhijie returned to work. It was already past eight o'clock, and Lin Zhijie was still wearing his white coat, looking tired.
"Dad, are you still off work?"
"A patient had an emergency and we've just dealt with it." Lin Zhijie walked over and brought a bottle of milk to Lin Mo.
When she was little, she had the habit of drinking milk before going to bed, but now she has changed that.
Lin Mo picked at the edge of the label on the milk bottle, feeling a sour feeling in her heart. She didn't know what to say to Lin Zhijie. She didn't know when it started, but the relationship between father and daughter always seemed strange.
"Go out?" Lin Zhijie broke the silence.
"Well, go home and bring some change of clothes for Grandpa."
Lin Mo curled her lips and said, "Dad, go home and rest as soon as you get off work. Grandpa has me and the nurse here."
After saying that, Lin Mo couldn't wait to escape from the scene.
"Lin Mo——"
Lin Zhijie stopped her and said, "Think positively, it's no big deal. Daddy is here, you don't have to be afraid."
Lin Mo paused, but didn't have the courage to look back. "Don't be afraid, Daddy's here," she seemed to have not heard in years. It was as if the mental defenses she had held for so long suddenly collapsed, and her eyes inexplicably felt warm.
Lin Mo took a deep breath, then turned to face Lin Zhijie and smiled: "Oh, Dad, why are you so cheesy all of a sudden? Let's go back."
Buzz buzz buzz.
Suddenly, the cell phone vibrated like a life-threatening sound. It was a nurse calling Lin Zhijie.
While Lin Zhijie was answering the phone, Lin Mo waved at him, indicating that he could go first, but she saw that Lin Zhijie's face became tense.
"Lin Peng got into a fight with someone!? Where is he now?"
"Right at the east gate of the hospital, they couldn't stop him. He was beaten so hard his nose was bleeding. Doctor Lin, please come and take a look. He's yelling he's going to call the police."
The corridor was empty and quiet, and Lin Mo could hear the voice on the phone clearly.
Lin Peng is the son of Lin Zhijie and his current wife Dai Qiuying. He is a 15-year-old middle school student. Although he is sometimes not in line with the rules, he is definitely not a troublemaker. How could he fight?
"Lin Peng, you little beast!"
A fierce roar came from the background of the phone. Lin Mo and Lin Zhijie looked at each other and immediately realized that the person Lin Peng was beating was Xu Tingzhou.
When Lin Peng returned home from school in the evening, his mother Dai Qiuying was talking to Lin Zhijie on the phone. Lin Zhijie said that he would not be home tonight and asked her not to wait for him for dinner. After Dai Qiuying asked further, Lin Zhijie told her that the old man was in the hospital.
Lin Jingwen didn't like his second-married daughter-in-law, so Dai Qiuying naturally didn't have a good attitude towards the old man.
"Doesn't the sanatorium have dedicated nurses to take care of her? Do you really need to keep watch over her? Besides, isn't Lin Mo on vacation right now? Is it really necessary to have so many people?"
"Something happened to Lin Mo, and she feels bad." As a family, they would know about the cancellation of the wedding sooner or later, so Lin Zhijie told Dai Qiuying about Xu Tingzhou's infidelity.
Dai Qiuying had some opinions about Lin Jingwen, but was okay with Lin Mo. After hearing this, she blurted out and cursed Xu Tingzhou, "You are such a piece of shit."
"There's no school tomorrow, Saturday. I'll have Lin Peng go over and help right now. You should take some time to go back to the office and take a nap. Be careful not to overwhelm yourself. The two siblings get along well, and Lin Peng going over will also comfort Lin Mo."
Lin Peng was young and impulsive, unable to control his temper. Hearing his sister being bullied and his grandfather sickened, he was furious. He wanted to find Xu Tingzhou and settle the score immediately, but it was already after work, and he had no idea where Xu Tingzhou lived. He stormed back to his room, grabbed a handy weapon, and stuffed it into his schoolbag, planning to go to Kongying Company tomorrow and give Xu Tingzhou a beating.
I never expected to meet Xu Tingzhou at the hospital gate.
"You bastard!"
Lin Peng pulled out his nunchaku from his schoolbag, ran forward, and gave Xu Tingzhou a hard kick in the butt. Xu Tingzhou was walking into the hospital when he was attacked from behind and fell flat on his face.
"Dare to bully my sister, I'll beat you to death!"
Lin Peng directly crossed over and rode on Xu Tingzhou's back, swung his nunchaku and hit him twice on the shoulder, then put the end of the nunchaku against his neck, "You should kneel down and apologize to my sister!"
"Lin Peng, you little beast, let go!"
Only then did Xu Tingzhou see clearly who had hit him. Although the little bastard was only fifteen years old, he inherited the tall stature of his Lin family in his genes. In addition, he loved playing basketball. Not only was he as tall as him, but he was also stronger than him. If they really fought, he would definitely suffer.
"Xiao Guo, hurry up and pull him away!" Xu Tingzhou shouted to his subordinates who came with him.
The two of them worked together and finally controlled Lin Peng.
There weren't many people at the hospital gate that night, but there were a few who came to watch. A nurse approached and said, "Sir, why don't you go and take care of the wound first? He looks like a child, don't bother with him."
Xiao Guo restrained Lin Peng's arm and asked Xu Tingzhou, "Mr. Xu, what should we do next?"
Xu Tingzhou spat some ash on the ground, wiped the dust off his face, looked at Lin Peng sinisterly, and suddenly smiled.
A few hours ago, the email that Lin Mo sent to a group of people using his email address caused him a lot of trouble.
His phone wouldn't stop ringing for a while, with calls coming in asking, "What's going on?" and "Why did you get married so suddenly?" The office was in an uproar, gossiping. Wu Xinyue's mother rushed into the office and slapped him twice. Wu Zhengquan's father's phone was nearly blown up by calls from partners and friends.
Wu Zhengquan told him that he must deal with the matter as soon as possible to minimize the impact.
The solution is that no matter what means are used, Lin Mo must record a video to apologize, admit that she photoshopped the wedding invitation and stole the email address, and guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen again.
Xu Tingzhou's head was about to explode.
He thought he knew Lin Mo well. Given her personality, she wouldn't do something so impulsive. Something must have happened that she couldn't tolerate. Hearing his mother say she'd gone to the sanatorium to look for Lin Jingwen during the day and had an argument with him, he suspected this might be the cause. He contacted the sanatorium to inquire and learned that Lin Jingwen had been taken away in an ambulance.
So he immediately rushed to the hospital to find Lin Mo.
Before coming, he had no idea what to do, and was even more afraid of being beaten by Lin Zhijie, so he asked his subordinates to come and support him.
At this moment, Lin Peng's violent behavior was clearly an "unexpected surprise" given to him. Fortunately, he did not have time to fight back, so it was not a mutual fight, but Lin Peng unilaterally "violently assaulting others". Fortunately, there were complete surveillance equipment at the hospital entrance.
Lin Mo has a good relationship with her brother. She certainly doesn't want him to be put in a detention center and have his violations of laws and regulations recorded in his file. She must want him to reconcile privately. Then she will have to ask him for help.
Xu Tingzhou straightened his collar and said two words to Xiao Guo: "Call the police."
*
When Lin Mo and Lin Zhijie arrived at the hospital entrance, the scene before them was completely different from what they had expected. There was no trace of tension at all, it was simply harmonious to the point of being more harmonious. What was even more bizarre was that Lu Yanxiao's assistant Wang Qian was also there.
The police were already at the scene, pointing at the injuries on Xu Tingzhou's face and confirming, "Are you really okay?"
"It's okay, it's all a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, police officer, you've made a wasted trip." Xu Tingzhou bowed to the police with a smile on his face and apologized.
After the police left, Xu Tingzhou said to Lin Mo in a sarcastic tone, "Lin Mo, I didn't realize you were so resourceful. You found yourself a powerful backer so quickly."
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