The next day, Lin Haoran personally escorted Lin Zhe into the examination hall.
"I don't care what method you use, you must get good grades. As for the Jiang family girl's matter, don't worry, Dad will take care of it for you."
Lin Haoran patted Lin Zhe on the shoulder and said.
"Dad, don't worry, I'm well prepared this time and I'll definitely make the Lin family proud." Lin Zhe's face radiated confidence.
Zhang Wanru handed over the exam stationery bag with a loving expression: "Xiao Zhe, Mom believes you are the best."
Lin Zhe took the stationery bag and entered the examination room.
No one noticed Hu Jun in the duty room, who was watching the family intently, rubbing his hands together, ready to make a big move.
As the exam bell rang, Hu Jun kept a close eye on Lin Zhe on the monitor, not daring to relax for a moment. He no longer wanted to accompany the sow to give birth.
An hour into the exam, Lin Zhe's bribed classmate used the excuse of going to the restroom to pass him a note. Hu Jun caught this moment and immediately reported it to Lin An.
"Young Master Lin, I've filmed Lin Zhe cheating. Should we expose him now?"
"No need, he'll probably cheat again. Just keep a record."
"Yes, Young Master Lin."
After the first day of exams, Lin Zhe felt that he had performed to his full potential, perfectly integrating the answers from the two test-takers, taking the best of both worlds, and even had a chance to challenge for first place in the grade. After all, without Lin An's participation, the first place would have been uncertain.
Back at the Lin family home, Lin Zhe couldn't wait to share his joy with his family.
"Mom and Dad, I did really well this time. Let's aim for third place and try for first."
Lin Rou looked delighted: "Are you aiming for the top three, and striving for first place?"
"Yes, being in the top three in the grade is definitely not a problem."
Zhang Wanru clutched her chest and said with relief, "That's great, our Xiao Zhe is really promising."
Lin Haoran smiled with satisfaction. He knew that Lin Zhe had cheated again, but he didn't care. A true man doesn't concern himself with trifles. He was used to seeing so many glamorous things in the world with dirty secrets behind them.
Lin Rou sighed, "No wonder Jiang Mian insisted on breaking off her engagement with Lin An and kept saying she liked Xiao Zhe. She must have been unable to control her feelings for Xiao Zhe because he was so outstanding."
“Mom and Dad, I don’t think we need to go to the Jiang family to propose marriage anymore. Jiang Mian will be eager to marry Xiao Zhe herself.” Lin Xia’s face had completely recovered from the swelling, and she was talking more.
Upon hearing this, the Lin family burst into laughter.
At that moment, in a five-star hotel in the Haishi Business District, Jiang Mian, who was curled up on the sofa scrolling through her phone, sneezed.
Who's talking about me?
Her phone rang, and the caller was her mother, Sun Yun.
"You broke off your engagement with Lin An?"
Feeling a little guilty, Jiang Mian asked softly, "Mom, you all know?"
"The circle is only so big. You still want to keep it from us? Who gave you the right to make this decision on your own?"
Sensing the reproach in her mother's tone, Jiang Mian quickly explained:
"Mom, you have no idea how outrageous that Lin An is. He's ridiculously poor. At Young Master Lu's banquet, all his clothes were cheap stuff. I felt ashamed just looking at him."
"Not only that, he grew up in an orphanage and has a lot of bad habits. He has no manners at all when he talks to me. How can you let me marry such a person? Isn't this pushing me into a fire pit?"
Jiang Mian blurted out her evaluation of Lin An all at once.
Sun Yun didn't completely believe her daughter's words and said coldly:
“Your father is very angry right now. We’ve already booked tickets for tomorrow morning. Save these words for when we meet.”
Jiang Mian felt uneasy. Jiang Cheng and Sun Yun only had her as their daughter, and they had high expectations for her. She couldn't let her parents down.
It's all Lin An's fault. If he were a noble young master like Lu Xun, she wouldn't have been unwilling to marry him.
Jiang Mian's phone lit up; it was a message from Lin Zhe.
"Mianmian, if I get first place in the grade in the mock exam, will you let me be your fiancé?"
Jiang Mian tossed her phone aside. Lin Zhe was too naive. So what if he got first place? Was he out of his mind? The point was, the Lin family wasn't as rich as the Jiang family, okay?
She then thought that at least Lin Zhe was better than Lin An. He was a young master, had good taste in clothes, and wouldn't be embarrassing to take him out. If her father insisted that she marry into the Lin family, then she should choose Lin Zhe.
She couldn't make any definitive statements to Lin Zhe right now; having a backup plan was the only way out. So she replied, "Let's talk about it after you get first place."
"Okay, wait for my good news."
Lin Zhe held his phone and smiled, thinking that Jiang Mian was a girl who would be shy, and that she was probably already captivated by him.
......
The next day, on the way back to the hotel from Haishi Airport.
Jiang Cheng, with a stern face, spoke to his daughter Jiang Mian in a commanding tone:
"Whether you like it or not, go tell Lin An that you were not thinking straight before and that you were talking nonsense, and beg him to accept you back."
Jiang Mian looked defiant; there was no way she would bow down to Lin An.
"Dad, how could you do this? Am I not your biological daughter? I heard that Lin An usually hangs out with thugs and hooligans."
Jiang Cheng said sternly, "Do you know that this marriage was arranged by your grandfather?"
"So what?"
“Foolish! The Jiang family’s shares are all in your grandfather’s hands now. I only have you as my daughter, but your grandfather doesn’t only have me as his son. Your uncles are all vying to show off in front of your grandfather, and you, on the contrary, do such a stupid thing.”
Grandpa Jiang's health is deteriorating day by day, and now is a crucial time for the battle for the family fortune. Jiang Cheng is very dissatisfied with Jiang Mian's shortsightedness.
Jiang Mian felt wronged. Could she really sacrifice her lifelong happiness for the sake of family fortune? She vehemently retorted:
"But that doesn't mean I have to marry that penniless guy. The Lin family has already kicked Lin An out of the house, and he has nothing now! Besides, he's going to study in the capital in a few months. If my girlfriends see that I've found such a poor man, they'll laugh at me to death."
Hearing this, Sun Yun understood her daughter's reluctance and began to persuade her:
“The old man has a past relationship with the Lin family. Since Lin An has been kicked out of the family, he can no longer be considered a member of the Lin family.”
“Exactly!” Jiang Mian agreed.
Jiang Cheng was also helpless: "Then what do you suggest we do? If the old man finds out that we broke off the engagement without permission, he will definitely be furious."
"Doesn't the Lin family have a son?"
"Yes, Lin An has a younger brother named Lin Zhe, who is much better than Lin An. At least he is polite and listens to me."
Jiang Cheng thought it might be okay to switch the engagement to Lin Zhe, since they were brothers anyway: "Then go and contact the Lin family to discuss this matter."
"Okay, I'll contact Zhang Wanru."
Sun Yun is from Shanghai and knew Zhang Wanru before her marriage.
Jiang Cheng remained silent for a moment before speaking again:
"Forget it, don't contact the Lin family. Mianmian, tell Lin Zhe that your mother and I have come to Haishi and see what their attitude is. The woman shouldn't be too eager for this kind of thing, especially since we are marrying down."
"Honey, you've thought of everything so thoroughly."
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