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Ye Wenyu was stunned. Her mouth opened slightly in shock. That's right, this was how Lin Tingfeng introduced his brother on the way here.
Lin Tingxuan spoke as if he had super hearing. It was as if he had heard their entire conversation in the car.
But why, when the two brothers quarrel, why does Lin Tingxuan always talk to her, an outsider? She has a very bad feeling that Lin Tingxuan is forcibly dragging her into their battle of discord.
She was very unhappy and unwilling.
Lin Tingxuan said angrily, "That's all lies! In fact, I was forced into it! I don't like painting at all, and I have no talent for it. My paintings make people want to die!" As he said this, his face turned ashen, and the muscles on his face trembled uncontrollably with anger.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. She looked at Lin Tingfeng in bewilderment. She felt like a leaf on the water's surface, passively being drawn into a deep whirlpool.
Lin Tingfeng's face turned ashen, and he said angrily, "Lin Tingxuan! Don't talk about your own shameful deeds in front of Wen Yu! Are you having another mental breakdown? Get out of here right now!" He clenched his fists, and the veins on his fists bulged.
Ye Wenyu and Lin Tingyue watched the battle from the sidelines, both with expressions of fear on their faces.
Lin Tingxuan chuckled coldly, looked at Ye Wenyu, and said in a low voice, "How could such a beautiful girl like you end up with such a devil?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Tingfeng's eyes snapped open, and a murderous intent flashed within them.
Lin Tingyue was so frightened that she took a step back, her face turning deathly pale.
Ye Wenyu felt a chill run down his spine. His own brother calling his older brother a demon? How terrifying!
Lin Tingxuan walked up to her, stood behind Ye Wenyu, and said in a pitying voice, "Listen to me, leave quickly. If you don't leave, one day he will torture you until you are neither human nor ghost, worse than dead, unable to die—" His voice trembled, filled with disgust and fear.
Ye Wenyu felt Lin Tingfeng's icy breath on the back of her neck, and goosebumps rose all over her body.
"Lin Tingxuan!" Lin Tingfeng roared like a beast.
Ye Wenyu was so scared she wanted to scream.
Lin Tingyue was worried that if Lin Tingxuan continued talking, her older brother would kill him in his rage, so she disregarded everything and pushed Lin Tingxuan out of the private room.
The room finally quieted down, leaving only Lin Tingfeng and Ye Wenyu.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Tingfeng finally regained his composure and said apologetically, "I'm sorry—"
Ye Wenyu shook her head, still feeling lingering fear.
Lin Tingfeng picked up his coat, took Ye Wenyu's hand and stood up, saying to her, "I wanted you to meet them, so you would feel more at ease by my side. I never expected things to go wrong, and Tingxuan would lose control and scare you."
Did the loss of control scare her?
Ye Wenyu was completely bewildered.
Lin Tingfeng seemed to have some unspeakable secret. At first, he refused to say it, but later he gave a bitter smile and slowly said to Ye Wenyu, "This matter is, after all, a family matter. Family scandals should not be aired in public, so I have never told you. Tingxuan is my younger brother, but he has a mental illness."
What? Ye Wenyu looked at Lin Tingfeng, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets from shock.
Is Lin Tingxuan mentally ill?!
Lin Tingfeng looked pained and slowly said to her, "What you heard is true. That's what I meant. In recent years, he has been having intermittent seizures and has been in and out of the mental hospital several times. When he's feeling better, he stays home and paints to recuperate. When he has a seizure, he curses and hits people. We have no choice but to send him to the hospital."
Ye Wenyu nodded, and then said with a sudden realization, "So, your father gave you the reins of the group, not him, because he was sick and in poor health?"
Lin Tingfeng was stunned. He remained silent for a long time before looking at Ye Wenyu, smiling slightly, and saying gently, "Yes."
Ye Wenyu finally felt relieved. She nodded and looked at Lin Tingfeng with renewed trust in her eyes. This explained the discord between the brothers and Lin Tingxuan's out-of-control behavior.
The two sons had a problem, so it was only natural that the younger son passed the inheritance of the group to the older son. After all, no one in this world wants to see their hard-earned empire destroyed.
Lin Tingfeng squeezed Ye Wenyu's hand and said gently to her, "My sister still likes you very much." He picked up the small square box on the table and said to her, "This is Tingxuan's gift to you. You can accept it too."
Ye Wenyu nodded, took the earrings, and opened them. They were a pair of Chanel earrings with a simple double C logo, very elegant and understated. She liked them very much and thought to herself that although Tingxuan was not in good health and had a mental illness, he was still an artist and his aesthetic taste was very high.
Lin Tingfeng glanced at the various dishes on the table, which had grown cold, and said to her, "I noticed you didn't eat much, and neither did I. Let's go outside and eat again."
Ye Wenyu nodded.
The two went outside, and Lin Tingfeng went to the front desk to pay. The front desk told him that a beautiful lady had already paid, and Tingfeng knew that it was his sister who paid. He sighed, "If only Tingxuan could be like Tingyue."
Ye Wenyu looked at Lin Tingfeng and found that there was no smile on his face, and his eyes had returned to their usual coldness. She thought to herself, he is unhappy again.
It seems that, putting aside other matters in the Lin family, this pair of siblings alone are enough to give Lin Tingfeng a lot of trouble.
Next, the two went out to eat. Lin Tingfeng asked her where she wanted to eat, Chinese or Western food. Ye Wenyu remembered that when she used to work, there was a small shop that had delicious handmade noodles. She smiled at Lin Tingfeng and said, "It's no fun eating fancy meals in five-star hotels every day. I'll take you to a place. It's a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, but the food is really good."
A smile appeared in Lin Tingfeng's eyes as he gently said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." Ye Wenyu stared blankly at the smile that slowly spread across his eyes, thinking that he really was as Lin Tingyue had said—he was only happy when he was with her.
She must be incredibly charming.
So, Lin Tingfeng drove while Ye Wenyu used her phone's navigation to find the restaurant she had mentioned. Half an hour later, they finally arrived, but the noodle shop was in a narrow alley, making it difficult for cars to pass each other. However, Lin Tingfeng was a skilled driver and successfully drove the car to the restaurant before letting Ye Wenyu out. He then told her to wait for him inside while he went to find a parking space.
Lin Tingfeng walked in expressionlessly after Ye Wenyu had placed the two bowls of noodles on the table. However, the moment he saw her stand up and wave with a smile, his previously icy expression softened and he smiled again.
That smile was like the sun emerging from behind the clouds.
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