Lin An glanced at Lin Wan, who was dressed smartly beside him, her face still cold and aloof, and frowned slightly.
What are you doing here?
"I'm here to see you. Shouldn't you explain everything that happened to me?"
Lin An was baffled: "What do I have to explain to you?"
A flash of anger crossed Lin Wan's cold face: "Explain why you're here, and why you've managed to get on the good side with President Zhou."
"The ramen shop is where I've always worked. As for Mr. Zhou's matter, I have no comment."
"Have you been working all this time? Are you short of money?"
"So short of money that you can't even afford lunch? What's wrong?"
"Why didn't you tell me you were having difficulties? Do you know what kind of impact it has on the Lin family to work in a place like this on your own?"
"You've been too busy to talk to me, how am I supposed to explain this to you? What? You think it's shameful for me to work?"
"Isn't that right? You are, after all, a child of the Lin family."
“What’s shameful about it? I earn my living with my own hands. Besides, I have nothing to do with the Lin family anymore. The Lin family’s reputation is none of my concern, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
The diners in the restaurant were still staring at Lin An. Lin Wan felt embarrassed. She had originally come after President Zhou to ask him what had happened between them, but she didn't expect this guy to be so rude, which made her a little angry: "Have you made enough of a scene? Come home with me. There may have been things we didn't consider before, but your attitude was also a problem."
“Go home and apologize to your younger brother. I will plead with my parents to forgive you.”
“Lin Wan, I always thought that you, as the eldest sister, were at least not too biased. I was wrong about you. You are just as heartless as them.”
"Lin An, you should stop now. Your parents will still accept you if you go home now, but if you drag this out any longer, you'll miss your chance."
"No need!"
"Lin An, haven't you thought about what you'll do when the Zhou family finds out you've been deceived? Where will you go then?"
"Do you think I lied to the Zhou family?"
"Otherwise what? How could you possibly know anything about President Zhou?" Lin Wan said with certainty.
"Think what you want, I'm no longer your brother. Please don't bother me. I don't want to see anyone from the Lin family."
Lin Wan was furious. She held the title of general manager at the company and was always the one who got her way, but this guy showed her absolutely no respect.
She growled, "Lin An, you're hopeless. Your parents gave birth to you and raised you; you can't just cut ties with them like that."
"Yes, I raised her for six months and she's worth 200,000 yuan. I'll give you the money right now."
Lin An took the briefcase from Leng Feng and counted out twenty stacks of money: "Uncle Leng, give me a takeout bag."
He put 200,000 yuan into it all at once.
Leng Feng guessed that the sophisticated and capable woman must be a member of Lin An's family: "Lin An, don't be impulsive. Family members don't hold grudges."
Lin An ignored them. He didn't hold grudges; he was just heartbroken and wanted to get away from this family. He held up the plastic bag full of money in front of Lin Wan: "Two hundred thousand. I've paid back the money. Please remember not to bother me again."
"Uncle Leng, you be my witness, I have paid back what I owed the Lin family."
Lin Wan had never been confronted like this before, and laughed angrily: "Fine, Lin An, you've grown quite capable. You'd better not be begging to go back to the Lin family in the future."
Lin Wan threw the plastic bag onto the back seat, started the car, stepped on the gas, and sped away.
Leng Feng patted Lin An on the back: "Kid, I'll help you deposit the money first."
Lin An took out a wad of cash and stuffed it into his hand: "Uncle Leng, here you go, consider it my room and lodging expenses."
"Oh dear, no, that's too much."
"This is enough." Leng Feng pushed the money back, waved the pure gold business card in his hand, and chuckled.
Lin An smiled. Now that he had 1.8 million yuan, he no longer had to worry about money and could focus on preparing for the college entrance examination without any distractions. With his past life experience, he knew that if he could get into Tsinghua or Peking University, he would meet a group of insightful people and have more opportunities to create great wealth.
The Lin family members looked at Lin Wan with dark faces as she entered the room.
Lin Haoran couldn't help but ask, "So? Is the person President Zhou is looking for really Lin An?"
Lin Wan nodded: "It's Lin An."
"He didn't say anything bad about him to President Zhou, did he?"
"No, he didn't say anything. President Zhou also gave him a box of money, which is the 200,000 that Lin An returned to you."
She handed the plastic bag to Lin Haoran, and upon seeing the money inside, Lin Haoran was furious:
"Where did this kid learn his tricks of swindling and cheating? He dares to cheat the Zhou family out of their money. He's really courting death. The Zhou family is not one he can afford to offend."
"You're so arrogant. It's better to sever ties so you won't implicate the Lin family in the future," Lin Rou chimed in.
"My brother probably did this because he wanted money too much. Mom and Dad, please don't blame him." Lin Zhe spoke up for Lin An on the surface, but he was secretly very pleased with himself. It was Lin An's own bad luck to have messed with the Zhou family.
Zhang Wanru wanted to ask Lin An how he was doing and where he was staying, but seeing the agitated state of her family, she chose to remain silent.
While lying on the sofa scrolling through her phone, Lin Wei casually asked, "I feel like President Zhou seems to care a lot about Lin An. Will the Zhou family target our business because of him?"
Lin Haoran suddenly flew into a rage and roared, "If he damages the family business, I will never forgive him in my life. I will make him regret it."
"No, no, he's just a student who accidentally helped President Zhou once. He doesn't have that much ability. Besides, he's our own son after all." Seeing the head of the family get angry, Zhang Wanru felt scared.
Lin Rou looked dissatisfied. She couldn't understand why Zhang Wanru couldn't let go of that wild child from the countryside: "Mom, he has paid back the money and wants to sever ties with you. So stop thinking about him and focus your attention on Xiao Zhe."
"Do you know that tomorrow, several members of Xiao Zhe's senior year parent committee are going to the school to ask the principal to include the results of the opening exam in the selection criteria for competition spots? Everyone is very dissatisfied with Lin An's cheating on the exam, and I think our family should go too."
Lin Haoran and Zhang Wanru both felt that Lin An should give the spot to Lin Zhe, but personally going to the school to report their own child for cheating felt too humiliating.
Lin Rou patted Lin Zhe's head: "If you're not going, I will. Our little Zhe's future is the most important."
Lin Zhe was extremely pleased with himself. Since the parties involved had all agreed, the school had no reason to go against the wishes of the parents' committee members. Those parents were not ordinary people; they were either rich or powerful. Their children's academic performance was able to be among the top ten in the grade because they had spent a lot of resources. Their private tutors were all top-notch.
Lin Zhe opened his phone and sent a message on QQ to someone nicknamed "Poison Master": "Are you there? I want to order some goods."
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