It took the sales assistant a lot of effort to separate the two.
Zhang Wanru's bruised face was covered in more marks, making her look terrible. Lin Rou wasn't in much better shape either.
The two sat on the ground, panting heavily, glaring at each other, showing absolutely no motherly or daughterly affection.
Butler Li, having spent the entire day making a fool of himself following this mother and daughter, was nearly at his wit's end and said irritably:
"Have you had enough? If you've had enough, hurry home. I've only been the housekeeper in the Lin family for this long. I'm going back to pack my things and leave."
Zhang Wanru was taken aback by his words and asked blankly, "You're leaving too? Aren't you going to take care of me?"
Butler Li had been with her for so many years, always faithfully fulfilling his duties. He often visited the Lin family to express his gratitude for Lin Tianyou's care back then. Zhang Wanru thought that even if the Lin family went bankrupt and could no longer pay Butler Li's salary, given his affection for the Lin family, he would probably still stay.
In Butler Li's mind, she and Lin Haoran, this couple, were nothing. Only Lin An was the legitimate heir of the Lin family. Now that it was certain that Lin An would never come back, he could leave.
"Madam, please take good care of yourself," Butler Li said calmly, stepping forward to help Zhang Wanru up.
Zhang Wanru looked at Butler Li in disbelief. The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. Without a butler, who will still call her "Madam"? Where will she, this noblewoman, go?
Butler Li had no time to notice her emotional fluctuations and reached out to help Lin Rou up again:
"Alright, let's go home."
Throughout the journey, Lin Rou held her phone tightly.
At this moment, Lin Haoran also returned to the Lin family villa.
When he opened the door, he was completely stunned. Holy crap! It was cleaner than the office!
Where's the sofa? Where's the furniture? Where are the people?
His heart was in his throat, and he rushed upstairs to check on the bedroom.
The moment I opened the door, my heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died. The bed was gone, and I couldn't sleep anymore.
His everyday clothes were scattered haphazardly in the bedroom; he no longer had the energy to get angry.
Lin Haoran went downstairs, found a chair, and sat alone in the empty living room, waiting to interrogate Zhang Wanru.
Soon, Zhang Wanru and her daughter returned home.
Lin Haoran's face was extremely cold. As soon as they entered, he questioned them:
"Where's my bed? Did you sell it? How much did you get for the furniture?"
Zhang Wanru rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses and asked in return:
"What was in that box you took from home? You went to the company, didn't you? How much money did you withdraw from the company account?"
"None of your business! Answer my question first!" Lin Haoran roared. He hadn't mentioned a single penny, but bringing it up made him furious.
"I can sell it however many times I want, it's none of your business," Zhang Wanru retorted angrily.
Both of them knew that the other would not tell them how much money they had, much less share it; that's just how they were as a couple.
Zhang Wanru stiffened her neck and struck a fighting cock pose. She had been fighting all day, so one more round wouldn't hurt.
Lin Haoran snorted and pointed at Zhang Wanru's nose, cursing:
"A vile woman! A spendthrift vile woman, insatiably greedy."
"You good-for-nothing! You're a useless piece of trash. You've ruined the Lin family."
"Poisonous woman!"
"Coward!"
"Poisonous woman!"
"Coward!"
The two men, both nearing fifty, were exhausted by the end of the day, their only remaining energy was their mouths. They continued their verbal sparring without actually lifting a finger.
Butler Li returned to his room on his own, carefully packed up Lin Tianyou's box of books, and then went to pack his own things.
In his early years, he followed Lin Tianyou to do business all over the country and saved a lot of money. He was willing to stay in the Lin family partly to wait for Lin An and partly to find out what really happened on the day Lin Tianyou died.
Now that Lin An has made something of himself, the Lin family is about to go bankrupt. It seems pointless to wait any longer. What can an old man like him do? Perhaps Lin An will be able to find out about his grandfather's affairs in the near future. He plans to leave tonight.
Today, Lin Rou suffered tremendous physical and mental trauma. She bypassed Zhang Wanru, who was still cursing, and went upstairs to her room.
Her bed is still there, a beechwood bed, worthless.
Lin Rou lay down on the bed and curled up in a ball. She was extremely sad and in pain.
She had placed all her hopes for the rest of her life on Yu Yuntian alone.
But to her surprise, Yu Yuntian was even worse than her biological father, Lin Haoran. He didn't even acknowledge his child. She was played and abandoned by Yu Yuntian, who even had security guards kick her out in front of the entire company! He treated her like trash.
What devastated her even more was that she had just suffered a miscarriage, and Zhang Wanru, as her biological mother, showed no consideration for her at all, even beating her for money.
Lin Rou hugged her pillow and cried bitterly. Fortunately, she was still young and beautiful. Even if she couldn't marry a rich and powerful man, it wouldn't be difficult for her to marry into a moderately wealthy family.
She suddenly remembered that when Lin Xia was looking for a job, she had told her that the salaries at internet companies were very high. Some computer science masters and PhDs could even earn a million yuan a year, and the more capable ones could get stock options and dividends, which would amount to several million yuan a year.
With this thought in mind, she felt hopeful again. Those bookworms probably didn't know about her bad reputation, and they wouldn't play tricks like Yu Yuntian. With just a little manipulation, she could definitely find someone who would listen to her.
Thinking of this, Lin Rou quickly wiped away her tears. She had to take good care of her health; otherwise, she wouldn't look good with freckles.
Just as she was getting ready for bed, Zhang Wanru pushed open the door and entered: "I sold my bed, I'll squeeze in with you."
Before Lin Rou could agree, she sat down on the edge of the bed and nudged Lin Rou with her hand:
"Move over and make room for me."
Zhang Wanru's tone of voice and expression were exactly the same as those of a haggling auntie at the market, completely unlike her former air of a wealthy lady.
She seemed to have forgotten that she had just fought with her daughter.
Lin Rou was too lazy to argue with her, so she gave her half of the bed. Zhang Wanru immediately lay down on her back without a care in the world, not caring about taking a shower or being dignified. She was too tired and just wanted to sleep.
A moment later, the two covered their noses with their hands, disgusted by each other's body odor.
People tend to dislike others for smelling bad, but not themselves.
Having a bed to sleep in is better than not having one. Lin Haoran walked around the house, constantly cursing the wicked woman.
The wicked woman was thorough in her actions; she indeed left only one bed in Lin Rou's room.
Having no other choice, he spread his down jacket on the floor and lay down on it.
He was planning to go to Lin Wan first thing tomorrow morning and send her to negotiate with Lin An.
At this moment, Lin An was trying his best to calm Leng Lin down.
After they finished eating together, they sat under a large locust tree to cool off. Leng Lin stared at Lin An with her big, watery eyes and asked, "My mom has become your mom, so doesn't that mean you've become my brother? Do I have to call you brother from now on?"
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