Lin Yuan stood in the center of the auction hall, the lights shining like snow, illuminating his cold and handsome face and outlining his sharp features.
His gaze was as cold as a knife, sweeping across the faces of Xu Lan's parents, as if trying to see through their hypocrisy.
He was dressed in a black suit, and his upright posture exuded a powerful aura that made him someone not to be underestimated.
With his hands slightly behind his back, his gaze, sharp as a hawk's, swept across the entire room.
It silently declares: anyone who dares to touch him in the slightest will pay the price.
Scenes from many years ago flashed through my mind.
It was an afternoon when Xu Lan was in the second year of junior high school. Sunlight filtered through the treetops and fell on the playground. Xu Lan stood in front of him, her eyes red, looking helpless and aggrieved.
Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall; her lips trembled slightly, as if she was trying to hold back something.
Meanwhile, Xu Lan's mother, the woman who always claimed it was "for her own good," stood to the side, her eyes full of calculation.
A fake smile played on her lips, as if everything was under her control.
"Lin Yuan, I know you and Lanlan are close, but this transfer is really for her own good."
Xu Lan's mother spoke with a deliberately gentle tone, as if she were bestowing some favor upon someone in a superior position.
Lin Yuan was young at the time, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper.
Looking at Xu Lan's mother's "for your own good" face, he inexplicably believed her words.
Although reluctant, he gritted his teeth and persuaded Xu Lan to transfer schools.
“Xu Lan, this is indeed a good opportunity. If you go there, you will have a better future.”
Lin Yuan's voice was choked with sobs as he looked at Xu Lan, his eyes filled with guilt.
Xu Lan's tears flowed instantly. She bit her lip, her eyes filled with resentment and grievance, but she finally nodded.
At that moment, Lin Yuan felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, but he still comforted himself, saying that this was for Xu Lan's good.
Just now, Xu Lan walked back to her parents' side, and her mother's face was as smug as a victorious rooster.
In front of everyone at the auction, she sneered at Xu Lan and said, "Lanlan, you should stay away from those people from orphanages from now on. You need to be more careful! They're just a bunch of people who have no parents to support them and are essentially throwing themselves at others. If they can't handle it, they're just con artists who didn't succeed. They're just pretending to be rich, they're nothing but wolves in sheep's clothing."
Lin Yuan stood aside, coldly watching Xu Lan's mother, his eyes full of disdain.
However, looking back now, Lin Yuan feels incredibly regretful.
He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms. He hated his own naivety back then, and even more so, he hated Xu Lan's mother's hypocrisy.
Hmph, if I had known how 'good' your Xu family was back then, I definitely wouldn't have gone along with your wishes so readily!
Lin Yuan cursed inwardly, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
Xu Lan later attended Stanford University, which is indeed one of the top five universities in the world.
However, Lin Yuan now knows that Xu Lan is all alone in that foreign land, without any friends, and spends her days eating, sleeping, and studying.
Is she happy?
Lin Yuan knew in his heart that she was definitely not happy.
It is evident that Xu Lan's adoptive mother always used the excuse of "doing it for her own good" to force her to do things she didn't like.
Lin Yuan felt a pang of sadness when he recalled the helpless and pained look in Xu Lan's eyes when she mentioned her mother.
One day, Xu Lan will be freed from all of this.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips, his eyes sharp as knives.
“Aunt Xu, what you’re saying is quite interesting. I’d like to ask you, who was it that told me to persuade Xu Lan to transfer schools back then, leaving her to suffer alone abroad? Were you doing this for her own good, or were you harming her?”
Xu Lan's mother was so angry at Lin Yuan's words that her face turned ashen. She pointed at Lin Yuan and shouted angrily.
"You liar, still trying to deny it! Security, security, come and get this liar out of here!"
Upon hearing Xu Lan's mother's words, the surrounding security guards quickly gathered around.
Even Xu Lan's parents' business partners at the auction responded with disdain in their eyes, seemingly regarding Lin Yuan and the others as swindlers.
Lin Yuan was protected behind Sun Xinyi and Li Tianyi.
Sun Xinyi nervously placed her hands protectively in front of Lin Yuan, her eyes filled with worry: "Brother Lin Yuan, don't be impulsive, let's leave here first."
Lin Yuan sneered, his eyes full of disdain: "Trying to get rid of me? Not so easy! I want to see just how capable the Xu family really is!"
"Mom, please don't..."
Xu Lan opened her mouth anxiously, but before she could finish speaking, Wang Qingyao, the president of the Wang Group and its future successor, walked over.
She wore a long black dress, exuding elegance, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.
She glanced at Xu Lan's family, then walked to Lin Yuan's side and said calmly, "Mr. Lin, I just heard something interesting. I wonder if I heard it correctly?"
Lin Yuan turned to look at Wang Qingyao, his eyes filled with a sense of admiration for the beauty before him.
Wang Qingyao?
However, he quickly regained his cold demeanor and turned to the Xu couple.
"Madam Xu, my participation in this auction was entirely reasonable, justified, compliant, and legal. Is this how your Xu family operates—using various pretexts to actually act selfishly and suppress others?"
Wang Qingyao's lips curled up slightly, a subtle smile spreading across her eyes, concealing endless meaning.
"The Xu family are truly born actors. However, I, Wang Qingyao, have never had any liking for such hypocritical people."
She turned around gracefully, her gaze falling on Xu Lan's family like cold stars, carrying an undeniable chill.
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