In the living room, Shen Jingyao was talking to Lin Jingyu. Lin Jingyu looked obedient and nestled in Shen Jingyao's arms, saying lazily, "Mom, you haven't been calling me as often lately. Don't you love me anymore?"
Shen Jingyao realized that she was indeed distracted. She went to visit Wen Shu, but even if she hadn't visited Wen Shu, she was still thinking about her biological daughter.
But now that Lin Jingyu said that, Shen Jingyao felt somewhat sorry for her. "Recently, your father and I have been busy with work at the company. We took on a big project, and the whole group is busy with it."
"Besides, you're an actor, and you're often on set. Mom doesn't know when you're busy or when you're free. What if a phone call disrupts your work?"
“You only come back a few times a year, and you’re blaming your mother for not loving you? Come back more often when you have time. Everyone in the family wants you to come home more often.”
Lin Jingyu pouted and said in a coquettish tone, "Well, I didn't do it on purpose."
With a sweet and adorable expression, she looked at Shen Jingyao and said, "By the way, Mom, we need to pay the deposit for the nanny van today. It's 500,000 yuan. I only have 150,000 yuan on me right now, otherwise I would have just paid it!"
Shen Jingyao immediately understood; it turned out she was being asked to pay a deposit.
Feeling guilty for neglecting Lin Jingyu because she was so focused on Wen Shu, Shen Jingyao said decisively, "Alright, stop paying, Mom will pay for you!"
Lin Jingyu immediately leaned over to Shen Jingyao and kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you, Mom! I knew my mom loved me the most! I'll call the car dealership right now!"
After Lin Jingyu finished speaking, she happily ran out.
Lin Han stepped out at this moment, "Mom, leave the nanny van to me, do you really need to run around for such a small thing?"
Shen Jingyao smiled and said, "What could possibly happen with a nanny van? Everything's already booked; all we need to do is pay a deposit."
Lin Han's brows furrowed in gloom. "Mom, how did you and Dad discuss the house Jing Yu wants to buy in Kyoto?"
Shen Jingyao said, "Your dad thinks it's unnecessary. Our family doesn't plan to live in Beijing. We've lived here all our lives. If we suddenly move to Beijing, all our relationships will have to start all over again. There's no need to relocate just for a house."
"Your dad means that even if we're going to buy a house, we should buy one in the surrounding area. Why go all the way to Beijing? We might as well use the money we would have spent on a house for investment."
Shen Jingyao sighed and said, "I think your dad is right. I just relayed your dad's words to Jingyu, and Jingyu seemed a little unhappy, so I thought I'd pay the deposit for the nanny van for her first."
Lin Han frowned. He glanced outside and saw Lin Jingyu drive away.
"Mom, have you noticed that Jingyu has been asking for things from home too frequently lately?" Lin Han suddenly said, "Jingyu used to have over 100,000 yuan in pocket money a month, but he was always broke by the end of the month."
Before Shen Jingyao could speak, Lin Han said something meaningful: "Jing Yu seems to have suddenly become enlightened recently, or perhaps he has received guidance from a master and has begun to prepare for the formation of his personal assets."
Shen Jingyao was taken aback. Preparing personal assets? What kind of talk is that?
"Lin Han, don't overcomplicate things about Jing Yu..."
"Mom, don't underestimate Lin Jingyu. You need to know that she and Su Ying are in contact every day!"
Shen Jingyao's expression darkened immediately. After a long while, she said, "What do you mean by that? Jingyu is still your sister..."
Lin Han interrupted Shen Jingyao directly, "Mom, I have a plan. I'll tell you, what do you think?"
Shen Jingyao asked, "What are your plans? Tell me."
“I think the nanny car that Jingyu wants is a good idea, since she really needs a car when she's in the middle of nowhere. I'll buy her the car, and I'll also arrange a driver and a nanny for her, and I'll cover the expenses.”
Shen Jingyao said, "You've been a pretty good older brother. Jingyu would be very happy if he knew."
Lin Han continued, "However, I have a condition: the car can be registered in your name or your father's name, and you can simply let Jing Yu use it."
Shen Jingyao glanced at Lin Han, "What difference does it make whose name this car is registered under? Anyway, only Jing Yu is using it."
After a few seconds of pause, Shen Jingyao asked, "Lin Han, are you on guard against Jing Yu?"
Lin Han admitted, "I am indeed on guard against her, after all, she has been acting very strangely lately."
If someone who never knew how to hoard assets suddenly starts demanding huge amounts of fixed assets, wouldn't anyone be suspicious?
In particular, Lin Jingyu and Su Ying had frequent contact, and they were actually mother and daughter by blood.
Meanwhile, Su Ying was secretly contacting Lin Jingyu on one hand, and trying to control the head nurse who knew the inside story of the baby swap on the other.
From any perspective, Lin Jingyu is suspected of deliberately defrauding the Lin family of their assets, and even of obtaining a huge amount of assets after severing ties with the Lin family.
Lin Han's face was grim. "We can buy her anything she wants, and she has the right to use each and every one of them. But all of these things are registered under your and Dad's names."
Lin Han looked at Shen Jingyao and said, "Mom, it's not that I doubt Jing Yu, but one should always be wary of others."
"The family's assets are the foundation built by generations of the Lin family through hard work. They are the legacy that you and your father have managed to preserve over the years, and they are something that the descendants of the Lin family need to manage and maintain."
“We cannot allow unscrupulous people to take advantage of your and Father’s kindness and swindle the Lin family’s assets without knowing the full story.”
"If Jingyu gets married, whatever assets you and Father are willing to give her as a dowry is a testament to your and Father's love for her, and no one has the right to interfere. But I will absolutely not allow anyone to use deception to swindle the Lin family's property!"
Shen Jingyao was still somewhat moved by Lin Han's words. She couldn't help but say, "Lin Han, I actually believe that Jing Yu wanted those things for his own use. Could it be that you're overthinking it?"
Lin Han thought for a moment and said, "Mom, how about this? I'll buy her the things she wants, but I won't put them in her name. You can see her reaction."
"If she feels used to it, and no matter whose name is on the application, since she is the one who ultimately uses and lives there, and she doesn't react at all, then it means I was just overthinking it."
"If she is unhappy when she learns that the owners of those things are you or your father, or if she tries every means to persuade you to put the name on the papers, then it means that she really has ulterior motives in asking for these things."
After a few seconds of silence, Shen Jingyao finally made up her mind and said, "Okay, because I really want to know if Jing Yu is as you say!"
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