Chapter 120 The Cruel Reality
"Yaoyao, why are you standing here?"
Lin Mucheng came out with the checklist and saw Lin Yuyao standing in the corridor with her fists clenched, like a little beast ready to attack at any time.
Following her line of sight, Lin Mucheng saw Lin Shuwan at the other end of the corridor. He paused, feeling both surprised and worried.
"Shuwan, why are you here? Are you hurt?"
Lin Shuwan glanced at him indifferently, and said in a rather unkind tone, "You should pay more attention to your sister who goes crazy anytime, anywhere."
After saying that, Lin Shuwan pulled Bai Yinyin and the others away, ignoring the disappointment in Lin Mucheng's eyes.
Lin Yuyao was so angry that her teeth were itching. Seeing Lin Mucheng staring at Lin Shuwan's back in a trance, she felt even more angry as if her toy had been taken away by someone.
"Brother! Look at what she's doing! She doesn't even have you in her heart! She doesn't have our family in her heart!"
Lin Yuyao hit Lin Mucheng right in the heart and deliberately emphasized that they were a family.
Lin Mucheng frowned, "Yaoyao, don't say that. Shuwan is just angry. Don't provoke her in the future."
Lin Yuyao couldn't believe it. This man had always put her first in everything since they were little. He'd even bring the moon and the stars to her when she asked for them. He'd always claimed he would protect her forever. Everyone envied her for having such a good brother, but now, he was actually speaking up for Lin Shuwan?!
"What do you mean I provoked her? Didn't you see how rude Lin Shuwan was to me?! Didn't you see her hit me in front of so many people?! Are you still my brother?!"
Lin Yuyao was hysterical. She couldn't accept this fact. Lin Mucheng had always doted on her without any principles. Even when she was wrong, he would defend her in every possible way. When had he ever said such words to her?!
It’s all because of Lin Shuwan!
Lin Yuyao was going crazy! Ever since Lin Shuwan came back, everything had gone off the rails!
Lin Mucheng's frown deepened, as if there were two villains fighting in his heart. One of them told him to protect Lin Yuyao unwaveringly, as he had always done.
The other one told him that Lin Shuwan was his biological sister, and that Lin Yuyao had become problematic because of his overindulgence, so he should cut his losses in time.
Seeing Lin Mucheng frowning and not saying anything, Lin Yuyao suddenly felt uneasy.
After all, she wasn't a real member of the Lin family. What if the Lin family abandoned her in order to bring Lin Shuwan back? Then everything she had would be gone.
The beautiful bags, clothes, expensive jewellery, and even the highly admired status I have now are all gone!
No! Absolutely not!
Lin Yuyao's eyes were filled with tears. She knew Lin Mucheng's soft-hearted point best. Tears fell like a string, and she spoke in a soft and aggrieved voice.
"Brother, do you not love me anymore? Are you going to abandon me?"
Lin Mucheng felt soft-hearted after hearing this and put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her, "No, Yaoyao, don't think too much. You will always be my sister."
Since they brought Lin Yuyao home, their family naturally had to take responsibility for her, not to mention that they had developed feelings for her over the years.
Lin Mucheng: "Shuwan is also my sister. We are a family. I hope you can live in peace."
"I know, brother, I really didn't provoke Shuwan." Lin Yuyao said hypocritically, wiping her tears weakly, rubbing the corners of her eyes red, looking even more lovable.
But in my heart I was sneering: Lin Shuwan, don’t even think about taking away everything I have!
So what if you're real?! I've lived here for the past twenty years! So they should all be mine!
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The other side.
Zhao Xiaonan was so annoyed when he saw Lin Yuyao that he wanted to kill her. "Is she sick? No one dared to provoke her, but she just pissed herself off like a pufferfish!"
"She is narrow-minded and very jealous." Bai Yinyin concluded.
Lin Shuwan didn't show any expression, his face was calm, or in other words, cold and heartless.
"The Lin family gave birth to me, and I don't care about what happened in the past. I'll just consider it as repaying their kindness. But no matter what I do in the future, I don't need to worry about their face anymore."
Qiao Xinyuan: "Divided the family?"
"It's not really a split. I don't want anything from the Lin family. I made it clear last time, but I guess the Lin family won't let it go."
What's more, now that the Zhou family is interested in winning over the Lin family, the Lin family will not miss this opportunity.
Zhao Xiaonan felt sorry for her sister Wanwan. She thought, "How could such a good sister end up with such a family?! She doesn't owe them anything, so why is she always being taken advantage of?"
"Sister Wanwan, can't we let President Fu take care of them? And that annoying Zhou Zilang!" She imitated the classic lines of a domineering president, "Dare to mess with my woman, and I will bury your entire family with her!"
Lin Shuwan was amused. "You've watched too many TV dramas, right? Even if the Lin family is in decline, they're still at the center of power. A lean camel is bigger than a horse, but the straw that breaks the camel's back isn't easy to find."
Bai Yinyin explained, "Politicians have their interests intertwined. One move can affect the entire body. Officials protect each other, you know? Even if you make a huge mistake, the most you'll get is a demotion or transfer, and you can come back in two years. So why do so many people try to climb the ladder? Because the higher you climb, the harder you fall, not the more secure your position."
Zhao Xiaonan, an ordinary social animal, was severely hit. This was completely different from the justice and fairness written in elementary school textbooks, but the textbooks were also written according to the requirements of these powerful people.
She felt a sense of powerless frustration. "So there's no way to deal with them? How can bastards like Lin Yuyao and Zhou Zilang live their entire lives in luxury?!"
This is so unfair!
Bai Yinyin sighed, "This is how society is. Reality is cruel. It's impossible to bring down a family like theirs with just one person's strength."
Even the Fu family couldn't do it. If they were too drastic, they would easily suffer backlash.
Power is too deeply rooted. How can one person alone pull it out?
"Unless there's a change of government, like in the previous generation, with opposing camps and a fight to the death, but politics today is much more peaceful."
"Or he's the target of public criticism." Lin Shuwan's face was cold. "A group of people surrounded him and attacked him alone."
"But it's too difficult," she added. "Interests are intertwined, and no one fights alone. So you see, those families have always been at the top of the power hierarchy."
So even though she hated it and felt disgusted, the most she could do was to vent her anger and feel better. She wanted to solve the problem completely, but that was not something they could do.
Zhao Xiaonan seemed like a little girl whose fairy tale dream was shattered and who was slapped in the face by reality. She looked completely depressed.
Lin Shuwan hooked her chin and comforted her, "We just need to live our own lives, there's no need to think too much."
Zhao Xiaonan: "I'm worried about you. They won't care about a small character like me, but they will bully you!"
Lin Shuwan felt relieved and rubbed the baby fat on her face. "Don't worry, although I can't completely eradicate it, your sister Wanwan is not the kind of person who will be bullied."
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