Lin Haoran and Zhang Wanru were scattered along the roadside with the pile of pots and pans.
After the villa was demolished, the dust raised by the excavator lingered for a long time, and the two men were covered in a layer of dirt, silently shedding tears with their faces covered in dust.
The lawyer was very responsible and directed the workers' evacuation.
Once everything was in order, he walked up to the couple and reminded them:
“We have taken the house and the car, but that is not enough for you to repay your debts. Our Dong Group can give you two months to prepare the funds. If you cannot repay all the debts after two months, we will sue you.”
"I must remind you that if you conceal or transfer assets, you will go to jail."
Zhang Wanru nervously pursed her lips, not daring to speak.
She didn't know if Lin Haoran had any assets, but she did have tens of millions of yuan that she had entrusted to a P2P lending company. She was now eager to meet with the financial manager to figure out a way to hide the money from the court.
Lin Haoran wasn't afraid. He thought the other party was just trying to scare him. At worst, he'd become a deadbeat and be unable to fly. Besides, he had a son, Lin Zhe. Even if he became a deadbeat, it wouldn't prevent Lin Zhe from making a comeback.
After the lawyer left, Zhang Wanru dusted herself off, grabbed her clothes, took a taxi, and headed straight for a five-star hotel in Shanghai.
Lin Haoran wanted to ask her for some money, but he didn't dare to ask. This woman's face looked like a ghost; it was really too scary.
Lin Haoran was conflicted. When Lin Zhe left, he gave Lin Zhe most of the money in his phone, thinking that he could transfer some money out of the company account. However, Xu Mo acted so quickly that he didn't get a single penny.
Now, looking at the more than three thousand yuan in his WeChat balance, he is conflicted. He is not used to staying in cheap hotels, and he cannot afford to stay in expensive hotels.
In the end, he chose a three-star chain hotel, which cost two hundred yuan a night. With food and lodging included, the three thousand yuan was enough for him to live on for more than a week.
Lin Haoran felt he could still deal with Lin An a little longer. He still had some tricks up his sleeve. Businessmen value their reputation above all else. He was now bankrupt and could be shameless, but he needed Lin An. He had nothing to lose and he wasn't afraid of anyone who was not. He was confident he could find a way to hurt Lin An.
Then, he picked up his usual belongings and left.
The couple had forgotten that they had a daughter who had just finished taking the college entrance exam today.
Lin Xi waited outside the examination hall until night fell, knowing that no one would come to pick her up.
The girl was very thin, only about 1.6 meters tall and weighing just over 80 kilograms. Unlike Zhang Wanru, who was glamorous and beautiful, she was pretty and quiet.
Since Lin Zhe was expelled for cheating, she has been ridiculed at school as well. From then on, she ate less and less, and her words also decreased along with her appetite.
Her academic performance was above average, and she was expected to get into a top-tier university, but it seemed that Zhang Wanru and Lin Haoran had never cared about it.
Yesterday, when she didn't see Lin Zhe enter the exam room together, she knew something must have happened. She didn't intend to delve into what had happened, or rather, she had gotten used to it. Their family's life was like a theatrical troupe, with one act after another, and there wasn't a single day of peace.
Lin Xi could only focus on the college entrance examination and not think about her family in order to protect herself.
Yesterday, she used the few hundred yuan Lin Haoran gave her, plus the little money left in her phone, to extend her stay at the hotel for another day.
Since the Lin family fell into financial trouble, her allowance has been cut off. Now she doesn't even have enough money to take a taxi back to the Lin family villa. Even so, she still doesn't plan to ask her parents for help. Her parents' strange marital relationship disgusts her.
She checked the bus routes on her phone, changed buses once, walked a mile, and finally returned to the Lin family villa.
Lin Xi stood in front of the ruins and checked twice. The address was correct, and the small tree that had been crushed in the yard was indeed the orange tree she had planted two years ago. Yes, this was the Lin family home.
She picked up a golden spoon from the roadside, with a few shards of porcelain underneath. It was from her favorite set of coffee cups.
Lin Xi gripped the spoon handle, tears welling up in her eyes.
The Lin family is gone!
She has no home!
She felt utterly helpless. Even though the home wasn't warm, at least she had a bed to sleep in and food to eat.
As she cried, she felt a sense of relief; at least she was eighteen and had finished the college entrance examination.
She cried for a long time until someone behind her called her name with a sobbing voice.
"Xiao Xi".
She turned around and saw her eldest sister Lin Wan and third sister Lin Xia. The two of them had only wanted to sneak back to ask Lin Xi how her exam went, but they didn't expect to see this scene in front of them.
Her two older sisters came forward and hugged her.
"Sister, the Lin family is gone, what am I going to do?" Lin Xi cried.
Before Lin Wan could speak, Lin Xia said:
"It's okay, I'll earn money to support your schooling. Just focus on your studies. You'll be able to get into university, right?"
Lin Xi wiped away her tears and said earnestly:
"This year's questions weren't difficult, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Lin Wan forced a smile and said, "That's good. The Lin family is the Lin family, and you are you. The consequences of what your parents did are their own responsibility and have nothing to do with you. Our future is our own."
Looking at the ruins before her, Lin Wan forced back her tears, thinking to herself, what kind of hatred must Lin An have to do such a thing? He was probably involved in Lin Haoran and his son Lin Zhe's poisoning.
She gently held her frail younger sister in her arms. In this dysfunctional family, everyone was burdened with pain. If she had a choice, even if she were poorer, she would have preferred to be born into a loving family where there was no discrimination against sons.
Alternatively, you can choose not to have the baby.
Sometimes, having fewer children is also an act of kindness.
On the other side, Xu Mo got off the bus midway and went to the company.
Lin An watched his retreating figure as he got out of the car, and felt that he had matured and become more composed in just a few days.
Then, he instructed the driver to head to the class reunion.
There are seven classes in the senior year of No. 12 Middle School, with a total of about 300 students. Nearly half of them came to the reunion. Among the other half, some were too tired and wanted to go back to catch up on sleep, some were addicted and went to internet cafes to play games all night, and a few, like Lin Xi, who do not like to interact with classmates, would not come to the reunion at all.
The gathering was held in a sizable villa. In the banquet hall on the first floor, there were seven round tables, and the students sat at their respective tables according to their classes.
In front of the banquet hall is a square stage.
At this moment, a well-dressed young man walked onto the stage.
His name is Zhuang Guoliang. His mother is a core member of the parents' committee and one of the key organizers of this gathering.
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