Lin Haoran sped along and parked the car in front of an office building in the suburbs.
Lin Zhe saw the familiar Porsche emerge from the convenience store on the first floor of the building and get into the car.
Lin Haoran looked at the bloodstains on his son's face and neck, and felt heartbroken.
"Was it Zhang Wanru who made the call?"
Lin Zhe nodded and asked in a melancholy tone, "Mom won't hate me anymore, will she?"
He said this, but his mindset was very stable. The Lin family villa and this place were in two different directions in the city. Lin Haoran had come all this way to pick him up, which already made his stance clear. His father would not stand with Zhang Wanru, and he, as a son, still had some influence.
"Don't worry, she's just venting her anger. I'll take care of things at home, you don't need to worry about it. Just focus on your college entrance exam and let's go home quickly."
Lin Zhe changed the subject, pointing to the two lit floors of the office building and saying, "Wait, Dad, look, Lin An is up there."
Lin Haoran was taken aback, then asked, "What's he doing here so late?"
“I went up there and saw that he runs a company called Xiao An. It’s a large company, and those two floors all belong to his company. There are many beautiful female anchors broadcasting live there now.”
As Lin Zhe spoke, the jealousy on his face was impossible to hide.
Inside Xiao An's company, the lights were on and everything was bustling with activity. Due to the nature of the live-streaming business, there were usually more viewers at night than during the day, so the company didn't really start getting busy until after 7 or 8 pm.
"He started a company?" Lin Haoran was astonished. In just a few months, he had opened a two-story company. Damn, he had done better than Lin Haoran had in ten years of hard work.
And Xiao An? That sounds familiar. A live streamer featuring a beautiful woman? Holy crap, so all the money I've been tipping lately has gone into this brat's pocket. With his popularity soaring, he must have made a fortune.
Lin Haoran was furious when he thought about how Lin An had tricked him last time. He had been busy with Lin's company recently and hadn't noticed that Lin An had started a company. However, Lin An was indeed quite low-key and had never flaunted his business to the people around him.
After a moment of silence in the car, Lin Haoran patted Lin Zhe on the shoulder and said in a gloomy tone:
"Don't worry, take it slow. Lin An's things belong to the Lin family, and everything in the Lin family will be yours sooner or later. Let's go home."
Lin Zhe's expression was just as sinister as Lin Haoran's, and the hatred in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest because of his father's words.
He hated Lin An to death. He wished he could tear Lin An to pieces right now. It was Lin An who manipulated public opinion, exposed his cheating, brought him down from his pedestal, ruined his carefully cultivated image as a top student, and even caused him to lose his fiancée, Jiang Mian.
It was Lin An again who publicly exposed the fact that he had an illegitimate child, making himself look like a stray dog and being taught a lesson by Zhang Wanru.
He was wronged so badly, while Lin An drove luxury cars, owned a two-story office building, and was surrounded by countless beautiful female anchors. Why did he live such a good life? This kind of life should belong to him. Lin An was not worthy of him at all.
On his way home, Lin Zhe was consumed by jealousy, which burned his nerves. Take it slow? No way, he couldn't wait.
......
The day before the college entrance examination, Lin An was still busy at the company.
During lunch break, Xu Mo brought two meals into the president's office.
Lin An saw him come in and teased, "Oh, Mr. Xu, aren't you having dinner with Little Tuanzi today?"
Xu Mo placed the food on his desk, sat down in the chair opposite Lin An, and said with a wistful expression, "I broke up with Xiao Tuanzi, and I'm single again."
Lin An frowned: "So fast?"
Xu Mo sighed, "Relationships are slowing down my earning speed. I'm still young, and I should focus on my career."
"Come on, do you have a new target now?"
"No, I'm doing this for her own good. I'm also very troubled because too many people like me. If this continues, she will become the target of everyone's criticism. For her sake, I have no choice but to leave her."
When Lin An heard Xu Mo's reason, he was so embarrassed he almost dug his toes out of the living room. He asked Xu Mo, "Have you seen Yu Yuntian these past two days?"
"I saw you at the dinner party yesterday."
No wonder, this kind of scumbag's remarks clearly show he's been instructed by a master. "I'm leaving you for your own good," "The highest level of love is giving the other person freedom," "Love means learning to let go"—damn it, why was he hugging so tightly when they went to the hotel to "exchange experiences," and wouldn't let go of the hand reaching for the other person's clothes?
Xu Mo opened a bottle of mineral water, took a sip, and sighed to the heavens, "Suddenly, a gentle breeze transformed into the intent of a sword, severing the youthful spirit of my twenties!"
Lin An put down the documents in his hand. Xu Mo was right. In just a few months, the refined and youthful air he once had had almost completely disappeared. He had become worldly and sophisticated, but also much more mature. He was transforming into a mature man.
Lin An joked, "What? Did money and lust kill you?"
Xu Mo pretended to be deep in thought. Indeed, wealth gave him confidence, and women gave him courage. A man's growth is inseparable from money and sex.
Xu Mo's pathetic behavior made Lin An feel nauseous. What was he pretending to be so profound about?
"I'm warning you, stop having office romances and stop ruining my employees' lives."
"What?" Xu Mo suddenly woke up. So many beautiful women, and now he can't even date? His womanizing journey has ended halfway? Master Yu just taught him yesterday, "Don't let down good girls, and don't waste bad girls."
"Narrow-minded! So narrow-minded! Don't your employees, your dear female colleagues, need the nourishment of love?"
Xu Mo offered Lin An a bottle of cucumber-flavored carbonated drink in a fawning manner. He had specially taken it from the company's water bar for Lin An. It was a cucumber-flavored drink that no one but Lin An would like. He couldn't understand how Lin An could drink it.
"If you really want to make a contribution to the company in the field of dating, that's fine too. But young girls are too naive, and I'm afraid you'll deceive them. So, I'll make an exception and you can date women over thirty."
Lin An picked up the drink and took a big gulp.
Xu Mo calculated that he was only in his early twenties. "A woman three years older than you is like a gold brick; a woman ten years older than you would be like a mountain of gold."
Seeing his dreamy expression, Lin An was speechless: "Alright, stop thinking about it and let's eat."
The two opened their lunchboxes, and Xu Mo casually asked, "Did you print your exam admission ticket?"
"No, I've decided not to take the exam!" Lin An rubbed his head, feeling a sudden, inexplicable, sharp pain.
Yesterday, Lin An pondered for a long time. He had a photographic memory after his rebirth and was also blessed with the Wenqu Talisman. He had already won the title of first place in a national mathematics competition due to the influence of fate. Would it be too greedy to try to become the top scorer as well?
"That's fine. Anyway, you've already been admitted to university through the guaranteed admission program. Besides, isn't the point of studying to find a job? You already own a company, so why would you need to take the college entrance exam?"
As Lin An listened to Xu Mo's words, he felt dizzy and his vision blurred. He tried to shake his head to clear his mind.
"Lin An, why is your face so pale? What happened to you?"
"Lin An? Lin An, say something!"
"Help! Mr. Lin has fainted..."
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