Facing the almost unfamiliar Lin Jingyu, both Shen Jingyao and Lin Yiyu felt a sense of fear.
So when did Jingyu stop considering herself a member of the Lin family?
When did she start treating them like strangers? And when did Lin Jingyu begin to interact with them with the mindset of an outsider?
At this moment, the couple suddenly remembered the way Lin Jingyu sweetly and affectionately called out "Dad" and "Mom" when he was holding Shen Jingyao's arm during their marriage negotiations.
Was she harboring a hypocritical and evasive attitude towards them at that time?
After all, calling strangers "Dad" and "Mom" is not an easy thing to do.
For Lin Jingyu, when she called Lin Yiyu and Shen Jingyao "Dad" and "Mom," she must have felt wronged inside.
After the initial shock, Shen Jingyao and her husband felt a deep sense of desolation.
They had raised their child with such care and hardship for so many years, yet he couldn't withstand Su Ying's few words.
How much effort and thought did they put into Lin Jingyu? And what was the result?
Su Ying merely praised her a few times in front of the camera and introduced her to some so-called resources that were of dubious use, and Lin Jingyu recognized her birth mother.
Su Ying used the fewest and simplest things to easily snatch back the daughter they had raised for nearly twenty-four years.
After a long pause, Lin Yiyu uttered three words in an almost disheartened tone, "Can't tame them!"
"As expected, you can't raise a daughter who isn't your own flesh and blood!"
Shen Jingyao glanced at him and saw a pained expression on his face. She couldn't help but say, "Old Lin, don't say that. It has nothing to do with whether we're biologically related or not; it's about our conscience!"
“Take Wen Shu from our family, for example. Aunt Qin raised Wen Shu on millet porridge. Has Wen Shu ever neglected Aunt Qin? Has she ever hated Aunt Qin? She took care of Aunt Qin for so many years!”
"Aunt Qin always speaks highly of Wen Shu. She says that Wen Shu has been filial and obedient since she was a child, studies hard, and even earns scholarships to help Aunt Qin with her studies!"
"So many years have passed, but Wen Shu is still the same Wen Shu. With the little money she can earn, she not only supports her elderly parents but also her young children! Some children are born cold-blooded and ungrateful, but some children are born kind, pure, and good. We cannot generalize."
Lin Yiyu sighed and nodded, saying, "You're right. I've seen everything, and at least our daughter is different from that ingrate!"
Lin Yiyu said this through gritted teeth.
Although she tried to comfort herself with gentle words and to lessen the pain caused by Lin Jingyu's betrayal, Shen Jingyao couldn't help but shed tears.
In fact, she had already vaguely sensed that Lin Jingyu's feelings for Su Ying had shifted towards Su Ying, but she did not expect that Lin Jingyu's mentality would be so terrifying.
How did she manage to treat her parents who raised her and the brothers who played with her as strangers and as objects to be profited from?
This is a skill that most people cannot possess.
At this point, Lin Yiyu and Shen Jingyao became even more certain that Lin Jingyu's eagerness to get married was not because she had truly met the love of her life, but because she wanted to gain more benefits from the Lin family in the shortest possible time through marriage.
Thinking about it this way, they found it all terrifying.
They also recalled why Lin Jingyu had purchased several expensive items in a short period of time before proposing marriage, such as cars and houses, which Lin Jingyu had never cared about before.
Things he had never even considered before have been put on the agenda in a short period of time. What does that mean?
This means she's lining her own pockets!
Lin Han silently watched the ever-changing expressions on his parents' faces and sighed inwardly.
He certainly knew the emotional impact on his parents.
After all, Lin Han had also suffered setbacks at the beginning.
Although his feelings for Lin Jingyu weren't as deep as some siblings', she was still his sister, and Lin Han was always the first to rush to her aid when she was in trouble.
Lin Jingyu, however, has caused them such heartache.
"Dad, Mom, don't think too much about it. Getting angry won't help now, and regretting it won't help either. The only thing we need to do now is figure out how to resolve this."
Shen Jingyao closed her eyes and couldn't help but say, "We've raised her for so many years, and we never expected her to repay us in any way. Now that she's getting married, let's just consider it the last thing we do for her."
"We have done everything we were supposed to do, and the agreed-upon terms remain unchanged. We only ask to be true to our conscience."
Shen Jingyao wiped away her tears and couldn't help but say, "It really is fate. Even God is reminding us that we can't buy that house."
Lin Han couldn't help but say, "That's the most expensive villa area in Yangcheng. If you can't buy a house there, it's not so easy to find one at the same price."
Lin Han glanced at them, "I'm just afraid that she'll complain that the new house is too cheap and then accuse me of deliberately withholding her dowry."
Lin Yiyu said with a stern face: "Ignore her. Like your mother said, we only care about being true to our conscience; we can't control anything else."
Lin Han responded, "I'll try to pick something decent. As for the Ma family, I'll personally apologize to them."
Shen Jingyao said, "The eldest daughter of the Ma family is a reasonable person. She came to negotiate the terms with me on behalf of the Ma family. I should talk to her about this myself so that Miss Ma doesn't feel that we don't value her and are just giving her a perfunctory attitude."
Lin Han knew that this was the last thing her parents wanted to do for Lin Jingyu.
Lin Han also knew that her parents were kind-hearted and did not want to ruin Lin Jingyu's marriage because of this.
After all, Lin Jingyu still bears the surname Lin, and at least in the eyes of outsiders, she is still the eldest daughter of the Lin family.
Lin Yiyu and Shen Jingyao, a married couple, didn't sleep well all night because of Lin Jingyu.
They talked a lot, from things about Lin Jingyu's childhood to her entry into the entertainment industry.
Shen Jingyao even reflected on herself, wondering if it was because they had opposed Lin Jingyu entering the entertainment industry and hurt her feelings that Lin Jingyu's behavior today had led to this.
Compared to Su Ying, the entire Lin family was indeed against her; only Su Ying consistently supported her.
Lin Yiyu couldn't help but say, "Don't take everything on yourself. This isn't your fault. There are countless parents in the world who want their children to do the same work as them, and there are countless disobedient children. How many of them hate their parents because of this?"
“Even if her parents did something to upset her, they didn’t really mean to harm her. Even if they had grievances, they shouldn’t have gone this far! Not to mention, we raised her, so we deserve credit for everything!”
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