Which hospital are you in?
"Ji Ren," Xu Mo said, his voice trembling with tears.
Lin An hurriedly said goodbye to Lu Xun and rushed to the hospital.
Inside the hospital ward, Xu Mo was lying on the bed, covered in injuries, with a cast on his left arm, looking quite pitiful.
Who hit you?
Xu Mo pursed his lips, unable to bring himself to say it. He had been cuckolded and beaten half to death by the adulterous couple. He silently took out his phone and handed it to Lin An.
"See for yourself, this was taken by a private investigator."
The phone screen was displaying a short video. Lin An tapped the screen, and the video started playing.
The scene shows Lin Xia arm in arm with a man while looking at apartments at a sales office.
Lin Xia pointed at the property development, her face full of intimacy and ambiguity, and said in a coquettish voice, "Darling, once the money arrives, let's buy here, okay?"
Seeing Lin Xia's wanton behavior, Lin An couldn't help but feel annoyed. Having lived two lives, he hated people who were greedy and had no moral bottom line, and who were unfaithful in relationships.
The man next to Lin Xia was lean and lecherous. He reached out and pinched Lin Xia's waist, saying, "That depends on your skills, after all, the final payment hasn't arrived yet."
"Can you please not mention that good-for-nothing? Just thinking about him makes me want to vomit. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even bother with him."
The man chuckled, patted Lin Xia's bottom, and coaxed her, "My little darling, I'm sorry to trouble you. Isn't this all for our future? I don't even have a house. If I go to your house to propose, your parents will kick me out."
Lin Xia said with a pitiful expression, "Brother Dong, I'm willing to do anything for you."
The man inhaled the scent of Lin Xia's hair with longing: "Did you do anything with that good-for-nothing too?"
Lin Xia gave a disgusted look: "How could that be? I hate that kind of honest but boring man the most. I've never let him touch me. I think he's dirty. If it weren't for the fact that he has some dirty money, I wouldn't even want to eat with him."
Wang Dong laughed and advised her, "See him more often recently, and try to coax him into transferring the remaining payment. Once the money is in your account, you can break up with him, and then I'll marry you."
Hearing the man's promise, Lin Xia leaned against him, her expression obedient: "Okay, Brother Dong."
"My darling is so good. I'll treat you well today and feed you until you're full." The man's expression was extremely lewd.
Lin Xia pinched the man's face playfully, saying, "Brother Dong, you're so naughty."
The video then shook violently, and the two reappeared in the frame in a hotel lobby. They took out their ID cards to check in, then entered the elevator, and the video ended.
Lin An felt nauseous when she thought about the genetic connection between herself and Lin Xia. Lin Haoran and Zhang Wanru had put all their effort into educating Lin Zhe, and they certainly hadn't expected their own daughter to be raised to be like this.
He looked at Xu Mo, who lay on the hospital bed, battered and bruised, and asked, "Were your injuries inflicted by this Brother Dong?"
"And Lin Xia, they were both in the fight. I got the video, I was furious, and I went to the hotel to catch them cheating. I kicked down the door and saw them lying naked together. I wanted to go after Wang Dong, but Lin Xia actually helped him hold me down, and Wang Dong even hit me with a chair..."
Xu Mo couldn't help but burst into tears.
Lin An stepped forward and handed him a tissue.
Xu Mo choked up as he said, "Lin An, you don't know, I pursued Lin Xia for a year, giving her three or four hundred thousand yuan worth of gifts before she finally agreed to be my girlfriend. I thought I had finally won her over, that I had everything I could want after all this time, but I never imagined she was just trying to scam me out of my money for some scumbag..."
Lin An blurted out, "Alright, she's not worth your sadness. The important thing now is to get your three million back."
“That bitch not only wants to break up with me now, but also refuses to pay me back. This is all my savings. I really regret it. I shouldn’t have listened to you and given all the money to this vicious woman.”
When Xu Mo got to the point of getting emotional, he cried so hard he could barely breathe.
When Lin An heard that the money was not going to be recovered, he suggested, "Your Xu family is not an ordinary family in Haishi. If you tell your grandfather about this, he will definitely have a way to help you get the money back."
"Lin An, you don't know, my grandfather already thinks I'm incompetent and looks down on me. If he finds out that I've been deceived by a woman, he'll probably cut ties with me immediately."
Lin An understood his concerns. If this happened to him and he asked Lin Haoran for help, he would most likely be insulted and kicked out of the house. His family, who looked down on him, would not help him at all; they would only blame him for disgracing the family and causing them trouble.
Xu Mo sobbed, "However, I've already called the police, and I hope for a good outcome."
Lin An reassured him, "Don't worry, I will find a way to get your money back no matter what. You should rest and recover from your injury. You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go buy you some food."
Xu Mo's voice trembled with emotion: "Thank you, Lin An. You're the only person I can trust now."
Although Lin An was only a senior high school student, the steady and cool aura he exuded made people want to rely on him. Xu Mo had witnessed Lin An's abilities, and as long as he was willing to help, it was possible to get the money back.
"Alright, no need for thanks. I've already said you're my friend, Lin An," Lin An said before leaving the ward.
Lin An got a meal at the hospital cafeteria, and when he returned, he found that the door to Xu Mo's ward had been pushed open.
As I approached the door, I saw Lin Xia and Wang Dong standing by Xu Mo's sick window, arguing about something.
Xu Mo's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the two people in front of him and roared, "What are you two doing here? Get out of here right now!"
Lin Xia snorted coldly: "Do you think I want to see you? You piece of trash."
After saying that, he spat and continued in a sinister tone, "The police came to us this morning. How dare you accuse us of fraud? Have you forgotten that you signed a contract with Brother Dong? Didn't you even read the contract carefully? According to the contract, Brother Dong can handle all investors' investments on his own. Now the police have determined that we are innocent."
Wang Dong signed the contract, and Lin Xia brought it to Xu Mo. He originally wanted to study the contract terms carefully, but Lin Xia complained that he was being too slow and not manly. Under her angry urging, he signed his name. After signing, Lin Xia took both copies of the contract. He thought that Lin Xia's willingness to take care of his business matters was enough to show how virtuous she was.
However, reality slapped him in the face. Xu Mo roared, "You guys are just conspiring to scam me. There's no catering project at all."
Lin Xia revealed a sneer and mocked, "So what? You signed the contract yourself. It's written clearly in black and white. You still dare to call the police? I'm warning you to honestly pay the remaining five million according to the contract, or I will sue you for breach of contract and make you pay three times the amount in compensation."
Xu Mo never expected that Lin Xia, a lady from a respectable family, could be so shameless. He was so angry that he could hardly breathe: "Lin Xia, don't push your luck. I won't let you get away with this."
Lin Xia said disdainfully, "Xu Mo, do you still think the Xu family was once a prominent family in Shanghai? Not to mention how down and out your family is now, what kind of trouble can you, a good-for-nothing who is looked down upon by everyone in your family, cause?"
Wang Dong, who was standing to the side, sneered, "Kid, I advise you to be smart and hurry up and finish the payment. You haven't seen my connections yet. If you don't listen, I'll make sure you never leave this hospital for the rest of your life."
Xu Mo's tears flowed uncontrollably as he stared at Lin Xia and asked, "Lin Xia, I've given you my whole heart, are you really going to be this cruel?"
Lin Xia said disdainfully, "Who do you think you are? If it weren't for Brother Dong, you wouldn't even be worthy of being nice to me. Let me tell you, I've never liked you. You're not good enough for me at all. Only a real man like Brother Dong, with his manly spirit, is worthy of my affection."
Wang Dong responded to Lin Xia with a sly grin: "I like this kind of beauty, baby."
Xu Mo couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed the water bottle from the bedside table and threw it at them, yelling, "Get out of here, you two!"
Wang Dong dodged the water bottle and threatened, "If the money isn't in your account within three days, believe me, I'll break your arm that's only good for throwing things."
Hearing this from outside, Lin An became enraged and pushed the door open to enter.
He roared, "Who gave you the audacity to run wild here?"
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