Zhang Wanru recalled her difficult labor when she gave birth to Lin An. It lasted for ten hours, and the amniotic fluid was almost gone. The baby was at risk of suffocation at any time before Lin Haoran agreed to a cesarean section. She was dilated to ten centimeters, and the procedure was reversed from vaginal delivery to cesarean section. She suffered twice before finally giving birth to Lin An.
Moreover, during the delivery, her blood pressure soared to 170 and her heart rate reached 130, which was extremely dangerous. She still feels terrified when she thinks about it now.
Zhang Wanru held Lin An responsible for the suffering she had endured. Even if he didn't want to return to the Lin family, he was still her flesh and blood, and Lin An owed her a debt that he had to repay.
Lin Haoran's eyes were cold as he said in a chilling voice:
"Let me be frank from the start: if you can't handle this bastard you gave birth to, then you'll have to pay PR to quell the controversy yourself."
Zhang Wanru looked flustered and said urgently:
"Where would I get money? Didn't you take all the money from home to work for the company?"
"How long do you want to keep that set of jade jewelry we talked about last time?"
"Why bring that up? Lin An will definitely listen to me." Zhang Wanru didn't expect Lin Haoran to still be thinking about that set of jewelry.
Lin Haoran was anxious: "He had better listen to you. Time is of the essence. Go find him now. Wanwan, take her with you."
After Lin An left home, Lin Wan had the most contact with him, so she wasn't as optimistic as Zhang Wanru:
"Mom, I think you'd better not be too optimistic. The Lin An of today is not the Lin An of the past."
"Just because he got into a good university through a special admission program? Has he changed? No matter what, I'm still his mother."
Lin Wan sighed. She felt a sense of helplessness, like talking to a brick wall or casting pearls before swine. At this moment, she seemed to be able to empathize with Lin An's feelings.
She didn't want to explain to Zhang Wanru anymore that Lin An wasn't just good at academics; he had many strengths. Lin An's dislike for them stemmed from the injustices he had suffered. Zhang Wanru's impression of Lin An was still based on what she had seen a few months ago. Lin Wanru was simply offering a friendly reminder:
"Mom, I'm reminding you to be careful about your tone of voice when you see Lin An."
Zhang Wanru acted as if she hadn't heard, and continued to give instructions to Lin Rou and Lin Xia:
"You two come with me too. I feel more at ease with you by my side."
"I'm not going. I need to look for a job. I have an interview today."
Lin Xia had been dealt with by Lin An twice, and now she just wanted to stay far away. In addition, she was indeed looking for a job. Last time, because her face was so swollen, she asked the company for half a month's leave and was fired.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll go with you."
Lin Rou was very proactive. She had her own plans. Lin Zhe had been expelled from school and it was uncertain whether he could even take the college entrance examination. He was basically ruined. She wanted to win over Lin An and improve her relationship with him. What if Lin An wanted to come back to the Lin family? That way, her life would be easier.
"Okay, Wanwan, please let Lin An know that we're going to find him."
Fearing she would make a wasted trip, Zhang Wanru asked Lin Wan to contact Lin An first.
Lin Wan felt like her throat was being choked, and she didn't want to say a word. If she had notified Lin An in advance, she would have made a wasted trip, and Lin An would definitely not have seen them.
She paused for a moment, then uttered two words: "No need."
"Don't we need to? What if he's not home?" Zhang Wanru asked doubtfully, thinking that her eldest daughter, who usually seemed steady, was actually not very reliable and didn't think things through at all.
"Let's go!" Lin Wan's voice was a little impatient, and she swallowed the rest of her sentence: "Like you're sick in the head."
Zhang Wanru was pulled out of the door by Lin Wan, and the three of them drove towards the old house.
At this moment, Lin An was indeed at home.
He had just returned from the company when Leng Lin told him that he had improved in math and scored over 90 points out of a possible 150. This score might have been due to the talisman, or it might have been because of Leng Lin's own hard work.
Considering the strange changes in Leng Lin, it seems that he did not fully understand what was mentioned in the "Life Skills Collection".
Lin An carefully recalled everything recorded in the book, drew a copy of each of the dozens of talismans taught in the book, and studied them comparatively.
Just as he was engrossed in his thoughts, the Lin family mother and her two daughters arrived.
The three stood in front of the old house, and Lin Wan gestured to Zhang Wanru and Lin Rou to keep quiet.
The two looked completely bewildered and remained silent, wondering why they had come to find Lin An.
Lin Wan knocked on the door, her voice hoarse and rough, as if she had a bad cold: "Delivery!"
Lin An occasionally shops online, and he opened the door without much thought.
Lin Wan was clearly experienced; the moment he opened the door, she pushed Zhang Wanru inside first, and then pulled Lin Rou in to squeeze in herself.
"Hey, why did you push me?"
Zhang Wanru was pushed in, and she staggered a few steps before regaining her balance. She was displeased with her daughter's behavior. She thought it would have been better to just knock on the door and come in. Why make a lady like her look so disheveled?
Lin Wan looked at Lin An standing at the door and returned an embarrassed smile:
"Mom said she wants to come and have a serious talk with you."
Seeing the bizarre actions of the mother and her two daughters, Lin An understood their intentions and said sternly:
"go out!"
Zhang Wanru plopped down on the sofa and let out a sigh of relief:
“I know you have a lot of complaints about your sisters, but I came to see you today.”
"You too, get lost!" Lin An said without any politeness.
Compared to her older sisters, Lin An hated Zhang Wanru more. Even though she was Zhang Wanru's biological daughter, she acted like an idiot, raising a child for a mistress and allowing the adopted son to bully her without doing anything about it.
Zhang Wanru never expected Lin An to treat her this way. Previously, when the Lin family made things difficult for Lin An, she had never personally participated in it, and had even advised Lin An to be more polite on several occasions. It seems that Lin An really is an ungrateful son.
Enraged, Zhang Wanru began to list all of Lin An's faults:
“I’m your mother, how can you talk to me like that? You’ve only been away from home for a short time, how did you become like this? Tell me why you framed your brother. Now that Xiao Zhe has been expelled, are you happy?”
Lin An snorted coldly. His own mother always got anxious whenever Lin Zhe was involved. He said coldly:
"He cheated himself, and now he wants me to frame him? He accused me of stealing, and you don't care."
"That's all in the past. Are you really that vengeful? You won't be satisfied until you destroy him."
Hearing Zhang Wanru's double standards, Lin An gave a cold smile and calmly said:
"Yes, I'm going to ruin him, so what? If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll keep jumping around in front of me every day."
Zhang Wanru was so angry that she suddenly burst into tears:
"I've suffered for nothing. I should have never given birth to you."
Seeing this, Lin Wan knew that continuing like this would only wear down Lin An's patience. She wiped away Zhang Wanru's tears and reminded her:
"Mom, let's get down to business."
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