Lin Xia understood Lin An's strength better than the rest of the Lin family, having experienced a major event herself. She pulled Lin Rou aside, trying to persuade her not to provoke Lin An, as he was unfathomable.
Lin Rou looked at her younger sister, whose face was swollen like a ghost's, her mouth opening and closing, making indistinct sounds. Lin Xia had been too harsh on herself; her cheeks were so swollen that there was hardly any space in her mouth, and she could no longer speak normally.
Seeing the people around her pointing and whispering, Lin Rou said disdainfully, "What are you doing? Get in the car quickly, don't embarrass yourself here."
Lin Xia gestured vigorously, pointing at Lin An and waving her hands in front of her chest, indicating that she should not provoke him, as he was someone who could both mobilize Master Qin and handle the owner of the Cloud Top Hotel.
Lin Rou completely misunderstood, thinking that Lin Xia was unwilling to accept her current state and wanted her to make sure she didn't let Lin An off the hook. She urged, "Okay, don't worry, I'll make him pay. You look too scary right now. Hurry up and get in the car."
Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "My God! The competition committee's official WeChat account has released a post! A student from No. 12 Middle School got the top score in the country!"
The roar exploded like thunder in the crowd, leaving everyone stunned.
"Really? Push it to me quickly."
Then, everyone present hurriedly took out their phones and entered keywords such as "National Mathematics Competition" into the search bar.
Sure enough, at 2 o'clock, the official WeChat account of the National Mathematics Competition released the list of winners for this competition.
After a decade, students from Shanghai have returned to the top! The list of winners in the National Mathematics Competition has been released!
Upon opening the article, the top three photos are displayed horizontally on the page, and the one in the very center looks particularly familiar—it is the young man in front of me.
The crowd erupted in cheers; this was a source of pride for the entire city.
"His name is Lin An, wow! He's amazing! He must be a genius."
Someone encouraged their child: "Go quickly, say hello to your brother, and invite him to your home."
Only the Lin family members looked extremely ugly. The powerful one was always the son who severed ties, especially Lin Rou, who was going crazy!
Lin An actually got first place in the country, and his score was just one point away from a perfect score.
That's impossible. Didn't they say he submitted a blank paper?
Even if he's incredibly talented, he shouldn't be this good; it's completely illogical.
Lin Rou looked at the photos on the page, shocked and regretful. So many people, and many of them were high-ranking figures. What should she do?
Lin Wan confirmed the photo and name; it was indeed her blood-related younger brother. Excitedly, she congratulated Lin An: "Lin An, you are truly amazing!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Rou tried to slip away. After a moment of silence, Lin An spoke up: "Lin Rou, what? Trying to run away? Didn't you just say you were willing to accept the consequences of your bet?"
Lin Rou's expression was worse than if she had eaten shit.
Now that the competition results have been announced, it's clear she lost, and she has to kowtow three times to Lin An.
No! Absolutely not!
How could a rich young lady like her kowtow and admit her mistakes to a bastard like Lin An?
Lin Rou glared at him, gritting her teeth, and said, "Lin An, who do you think you are? If it weren't for Mom and Dad's kindness in bringing you back, you'd still be playing in the mud in the countryside. Besides, I'm your sister. You ill-mannered brat, how dare you make me kneel down and kowtow to you?"
Lin An had long anticipated that someone as despicable as Lin Rou would renege on her bet if she lost, so he reminded her, "Have you forgotten the oath we swore when we made the bet? Anyone who goes back on their word will lose their hair, go bankrupt, and have their whole family die!"
Lin An deliberately emphasized the words "bankruptcy" and "the whole family dies" loudly.
Sure enough, the faces of the Lin family members turned extremely ugly, especially Lin Haoran. He had been having nightmares lately about the Lin family going bankrupt. Hearing the word "bankruptcy" made his heart pound, and it was more painful than death for him.
Seeing his parents' expressions, Lin Zhe advised, "Second sister, please bear with this for the sake of the family's safety."
Lin Rou looked disappointed and said in surprise, "Xiao Zhe! What are you saying? Mom and Dad definitely won't care about this kind of thing. It was just a casual joke."
Lin Haoran glared at Lin Rou, his voice icy as he questioned her, "What? You want to drag your whole family down with you? Even if it's a bet, you can't bring trouble to your family!"
Lin Rou panicked and quickly explained, "Dad, don't be fooled. Lin An planned this before he made the bet. He just wanted to embarrass the Lin family."
Lin Haoran hesitated. With so many people around, how could he face others after Lin Rou kowtowed and admitted her mistake? But if he broke his oath and suffered the consequences, going bankrupt and losing his whole family, wouldn't he be completely finished?
Lin An said calmly, "Lin Rou, if you have trouble bending your knees, I can call the security guards back to help you. They're resting inside the restaurant. Do you want me to call them out?"
What? Those thugs are still here? Lin Haoran was shocked. The scales in his heart, which had been wavering, completely tipped to one side. Face was nothing compared to life. He blurted out, "Lin Rou, you're going to go back on your promise to God?"
Lin Rou's eyes widened. She couldn't believe that her father wasn't on her side and actually wanted her to kneel in public. Besides, swearing an oath to heaven wasn't a big deal. Lin Haoran himself swore to never have anything to do with Lin An again, but then he turned around and asked someone else to plead for him. Why couldn't she do the same?
Seeing that she remained unmoved, Lin Haoran roared, "Are you determined to kill us?!"
"Dad, no, I..." Lin Rou panicked. Seeing that the head of the family was really angry, even though she was extremely reluctant, she could only grit her teeth and say, "Fine, I'll kneel then!"
Lin Rou looked around at the people; some were snickering, others were taking pictures. She felt her whole body tremble.
Lin An looked at her with a smile, as if he were watching a performance art piece, just waiting for her to kowtow and admit her mistake.
Lin Rou pouted, tears streaming down her face. She looked at her father with a pitiful expression, but Lin Haoran's eyes were as fierce as if he wanted to devour her. Knowing that she had no way out, her legs went weak and she knelt on the ground.
Lin Rou lowered her head and said in a sobbing voice, "I was wrong!"
After saying that, he gently kowtowed to the ground.
Lin An sneered, "If your heart isn't sincere, be careful that your oath doesn't backfire."
"Kneel properly!" Lin Haoran roared. They'd already knelt, how dare they slack off?
Lin Rou endured the humiliation and kowtowed again with a thud: "I was wrong!"
This time, the banging was forceful and produced a pleasant sound, prompting Lin An to nod in satisfaction.
Lin Rou was so angry she wanted to kill him, but forced by circumstances, she kowtowed again and said, "I was wrong!"
Having lived two lives, Lin An felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
In both of his lives, Lin Rou had never shown him any kindness, constantly suppressing, insulting, and even framing him. Finally, he found an opportunity to make her kowtow and admit her mistakes. It felt really good!
Lin Wan looked at Lin An in front of her and began to wonder why he was so sure that he could get a good score in the exam. How could he be so confident?
Does he have some special ability?
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