Lin Zhe sat on the ground, feeling a burning pain on his face, dizziness, and seeing stars.
The Lin family members were stunned, their mouths agape, completely dumbfounded.
Lin An actually laid a hand on his son? He actually hit the most precious son in the family!
Lin An, who used to be timid, obsequious, and cautious at home, actually dared to lay a hand on Lin Zhe?
Lin Rou was the first to react: "Lin An, are you looking for death?!"
The others were awakened by Lin Rou's scream, and they all got up one after another. Lin Haoran and Lin Rou locked their eyes on Lin An, one wanting to prove his father's authority, and the other wanting to avenge his good younger brother.
Zhang Wanru and Lin Xi wanted to help Lin Zhe, but Lin Wan was at a loss and wanted to calm the chaos.
Seeing that Lin Haoran had reached Lin An's side, he raised his fist and said, "You little brat, you've gone too far! I'll beat you to death today!"
"Stop it, all of you!"
Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly opened, and more than a dozen men in formal attire rushed in, led by the man who had led the way earlier.
Everyone was stunned and terrified. What was going on?
The man leading the way was Bin, Xu Hai's confidant. He had been watching the surveillance footage inside the private room on his phone outside the door. When he saw the Lin family preparing to attack Lin An, he broke down the door and entered.
His purpose in coming here was to protect Lin An. Master Xu had repeatedly told him that this person was related to whether the Xu family could turn their fortunes around, and that there could be no mistakes. Naturally, he dared not be negligent.
Lin Zhe, feeling dizzy and disoriented, was about to get up while holding onto the table leg when Brother Bin pressed him down onto the ground.
As the saying goes, an outsider sees most of the game. He saw it clearly in the surveillance footage: it was this scoundrel who tried to take advantage of the chaos to attack Mr. Lin. Brother Bin asked Lin An respectfully, "Mr. Lin, what should we do with these people?"
Lin Haoran figured these people must be security personnel from the hotel's VIP rooms, probably specially invited by Lin Zhe's classmates to make a show of things. The current supervisor must have mistaken Lin An for Lin Zhe.
Lin Haoran pointed at Lin Zhe on the ground and stammered, "You, you've mistaken him for someone else. He's your boss's son's classmate."
Lin Rou suddenly realized what was going on and quickly said to Lin Zhe, "Xiao Zhe, aren't you good buddies with the boss's son? Quickly explain to them!"
Lin Zhe looked at the room full of fierce-looking, muscular men and was almost in tears. He just wanted to show off in front of his family, but how did he end up in this mess? If he kept showing off, he would be beaten to death. He was now in a terrible predicament and dared not lie: "Second sister, please don't talk nonsense. I don't know any boss's son at all."
Lin Haoran asked in a daze, "What did you say? How did we manage to book the VIP room?"
Brother Bin sneered, "Because this was specially reserved for Mr. Lin An by our boss. Also, our boss's youngest grandson is already in college, he wouldn't become good friends with some high school student."
Having spent many years navigating the social landscape, Lin Haoran understood that now was not the time to pursue Lin Zhe. Regardless of how Lin An had managed to establish a relationship with the boss here, the current situation was unfavorable to them; when you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to bow your head.
He immediately changed his attitude, abandoning his previous haughty demeanor, and said in a conciliatory tone, "Lin An, let's have a family meal together and talk things out. Let these people leave first, so that outsiders won't laugh at us."
Zhang Wanru was terrified, her whole body trembling. With tears in her eyes, she pleaded with Lin An, "Lin An, we were wrong, please, let them leave first. Xia's matter was indeed her fault, we will teach her a lesson."
Lin An sneered inwardly. The Lin family, who were unreasonable, were also afraid of fists. In the face of absolute power, even the most barbaric person would become reasonable.
"You go out first, I'll call you if I need anything," Lin An said to Brother Bin.
Brother Bin bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes!"
Upon hearing Brother Bin's reply, the suited thugs quickly withdrew from the private room.
Seeing the thugs leave, the Lin family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Xi helped Lin Zhe back to his seat, while Lin Xia sat on the floor trembling. Lin An had already let her off once; she had underestimated Lin An's power and connections. This time, she had delivered herself to his doorstep again. Reality was so cruel; Lin An could crush her with a mere thought. The screams and blood-soaked scenes in the hospital room last time flashed through her mind, making it hard for her to breathe.
Lin An sat in a chair, looking at the panicked members of the Lin family: "You all heard how Lin Xia framed me. Now, what do you want to do about it?"
Lin Haoran wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and replied, "It's all up to you. Whatever you say we should do, we'll do it."
Before Lin An could speak, Lin Xia crawled to his legs and cried as she apologized, "I'm sorry, Lin An, I was wrong. I'll never do it again. Please forgive me, please forgive me."
After saying that, he slapped himself repeatedly, once with one hand and once with the other.
The sounds of slaps echoed incessantly, each blow delivered with tremendous force, causing Lin Xia's already swollen face to bleed profusely.
The Lin family members couldn't understand why Lin Xia was so frightened, or why she would treat herself so cruelly.
Only Lin Xia had witnessed how ruthless and terrifying Lin An was when he was truly enraged. He wouldn't even blink when he saw someone in front of him with severed limbs, and with a single command, he could turn her beloved Dong Ge into a eunuch.
Seeing Lin Xia slap herself over a hundred times, Lin Wan couldn't bear it any longer: "That's enough, stop hitting me."
Lin Xia continued her actions as if she hadn't heard, waiting for Lin An to tell her to stop. She didn't dare to stop on her own.
Lin Wan looked at her, her heart aching. She understood that power was now in Lin An's hands: "Lin An, make her stop!"
Lin An was not a violent person, but some scumbags had mouths that spewed filth every day. He felt that was enough and said calmly, "Stop."
Lin Xia stopped what she was doing; her face was completely disfigured, and her eyes were so swollen that they were no longer visible.
Lin Rou screamed in fright, "Ah! A ghost!"
Lin An watched as Lin Wan helped the person to the side and said coldly, "I've finished my meal and I'm about to leave."
"Before I leave, I want to make a few things clear to you. We've severed all ties, both internally and externally. I have absolutely no connection with the Lin family, so don't bother me again."
"And I'm warning you, if anyone dares to smear me again, I won't be so easy to talk to! Do you understand?"
Lin An's expression was ruthless. The Lin family had never seen him like this before. His imposing aura instilled fear and dread.
After saying that, Lin An got up and left the private room. He figured that after this experience, the Lin family would be more restrained.
He went outside and saw Brother Bin waiting for him. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your help today. The dinner is over. Please thank Master Xu for me when you get back."
"Yes, sir!" Brother Bin was a well-trained bodyguard; he didn't explain, didn't say much, only obeyed orders. After bowing to Lin An, he led his men away.
Things took a completely different turn from Lin Wan's original intention in hosting the family banquet, and she went out to chase after Lin An.
"Wait a minute, Lin An."
Lin An was speechless: "Didn't you understand what I just said?"
Lin Wan hurriedly explained, "That's not how it is. I didn't expect things to develop like this. I just wanted to find an opportunity to talk things out and take you home."
"Don't pretend to be kind, it's disgusting!"
Lin Wan couldn't hide the disappointment on her face. She had tried to be kind, but he treated her like this: "Lin An, what do you mean by that?"
"Do you know I'm allergic to chestnuts? You brought me chestnut cakes and ordered braised chicken with chestnuts. What? You're not satisfied until you get me to the hospital? You don't know that severe allergies can be fatal, do you?"
Lin Wan was stunned. How could this be? "No, Xiao Zhe told me you like to eat chestnuts."
Lin An thought of that bastard Lin Zhe; this was indeed something he was capable of doing, but everything about the Lin family had nothing to do with him.
"It doesn't matter, just don't bother me."
After saying that, Lin An left quickly. When he reached the restaurant entrance, his cell phone rang. The caller was Principal Chen.
Lin An answered the phone, and Principal Chen's excited voice came from the other end: "Lin An, you're number one in the country! You're number one in the country!"
Thinking of his bet with Lin Rou, Lin An looked up at the third floor of the hotel and thought, "It's your turn, Lin Rou!"
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