(538)
As Zhang Yingzi finished speaking, she glared at Lin Tingyue, her eyes filled with disappointment and frustration.
Lin Tingyue's face turned pale, and she nodded hurriedly, promising, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I didn't know that Xiaowenzi was so important to Dad. I will definitely win him over to our side!" As she spoke, she even clenched her fist involuntarily, indicating that she would definitely do it.
Zhang Yingzi nodded and continued in a low voice, "Yes, I'm worried that your father will divide the assets into four parts: one for your eldest brother, one for your second brother, one for you, and one for Xiao Cai. Your second brother and I can cooperate. If I had a share, I would also stand on your side. But your eldest brother's share will definitely be the largest. So Xiao Cai's choice of side is very important."
Upon hearing this, Lin Tingyue gradually understood her mother's plan and what she had been worried about.
She nodded, indicating that she understood how important Xiao Cai was.
Zhang Yingzi continued her lecture: "If he sides with your older brother, we'll be in big danger. Your older brother is the kind of person who, given the chance, will crush us like an ant!"
Lin Tingyue immediately lowered her voice and assured her, "Mom, don't worry, Xiaowenzi will never side with my brother. He loves me and feels sorry for me, so he has always disliked my brother."
Zhang Yingzi gave a cold laugh, rolled her eyes at her, and said irritably, "People change. You've always been so mean to him, maybe he'll change his mind." Love is fleeting and unreliable. Besides, this girl is blind; she's never given Xiao Cai a kind look since they were little.
Lin Tingyue immediately promised, "Mom, I know what to do, don't worry." She had already secretly vowed in her heart that she would definitely win Cai Wenchuan back!
But at the same time, curiosity also arose in her heart. Could it be that just because Xiao Wenzi saved her life when she was sick with a high fever when she was a child, she held a very important place in her parents' hearts? That was impossible, because she herself did not have a place in her father's heart. Therefore, her mother must have many secrets that she had not told her.
Cai Wenchuan found Ye Wenyu in the Lin family garden. She was pale, nervous, and looked flustered, as if she had done something wrong.
Ye Wenyu looked up at him, her heart sinking. Cai Wenchuan stood there awkwardly, avoiding her gaze. Ye Wenyu knew then that Cai Wenchuan was about to revert to his old self.
The disappointment in my heart is indescribable.
She asked him hoarsely, "Is Lin Tingyue done talking to you?" Her throat seemed to have suddenly developed a serious throat ailment.
Cai Wenchuan nodded, feeling extremely nervous, worried that his girlfriend would continue to ask, "What did she say to you?" As for his ex-girlfriend, or rather, to be precise, Lin Tingyue had never been with him. He had always harbored unrequited love for her, building a castle in his heart with his admiration and longing.
It felt like a nest of rabbits was living inside my chest.
Cai Wenchuan was on edge, his palms and back sweating profusely. He was thinking about how he should answer Ye Wenyu's question without upsetting her.
However, Ye Wenyu simply smiled politely and asked him, "Is there anything else?"
What? Cai Wenchuan looked up, quite surprised. He stared blankly at Ye Wenyu, not understanding the meaning behind her words for a moment.
Wen Yu looked up and surveyed the surroundings. The Lin family's huge white old mansion and its vibrant garden, despite their quietness and vastness, somehow exuded an eerie feeling on this sunny afternoon, making it seem like an unsuitable place to linger. She asked him, "I mean, is it still necessary for us to stay at the Lin family's place?"
At this moment, Old Master Lin has already rested, Lin Tingfeng has already left, and Cai Wenchuan has also finished his conversation with Lin Tingyue. As for other matters, we'll have to wait for Uncle Cai to return before we can make any progress.
Therefore, there is no need to stay here any longer.
Cai Wenchuan immediately smiled, feeling relieved. He said gently to her, "It's nothing, Xiaoyu, let's go." His eyes were suddenly filled with tenderness, and at the same time, he felt very guilty.
She's such a wonderful girl, one in a million. She's incredibly well-mannered and doesn't ask about anything related to him and Lin Tingyue.
Ye Wenyu nodded, and the two of them drove Cai Wenchuan's car towards home.
The car moved smoothly along the ribbon-like winding mountain road, the trees on both sides seemingly leaning back in unison. In the distance, the green stretched like a sea. Cai Wenchuan suddenly spoke up, saying, "When I first moved here, I was filled with hostility towards everything. I hated that my parents chose this job, making me hold my head high in front of my classmates. Every time the school asked us to fill in our parents' occupations, my heart ached like it was being stabbed with a knife. Back then, I always thought, 'We only have one life, why is the Lin family the masters and our family the servants? What kind of era is this? Why are we treated like inferiors?' I was unwilling to accept it, I was resentful, I wanted to change my fate, and I wanted to change my parents' fate—"
Cai Wenchuan's voice was gentle and deep, full of memories. Although he had grown up and many years had passed, his words were still filled with intense resentment.
Ye Wenyu sat in the passenger seat, listening quietly. Perhaps it was because she didn't ask that he was willing to talk. However, she already knew everything he had said, because he had said it before.
“However, things changed after Madam Zi entered this family.” Cai Wenchuan changed the subject.
Lady Purple?
Ye Wenyu looked up, her eyes filled with doubt. Cai Wenchuan smiled and said, "Yes, that's Xiaoyue's mother. You saw her just now."
Lady Zi? Ye Wenyu recalled the middle-aged woman in purple, who was extremely beautiful and shrewd. So that's it. She was Lin Tingyue's mother. However, she quickly thought of something else: Cai Wenchuan's extremely natural and familiar way of calling Lin Tingyue "Xiaoyue".
A strange pang of sadness welled up in his heart. He had never called her so affectionately and naturally before. It was as if their childhood together was nothing compared to Lin Tingyue.
Cai Wenchuan continued slowly, "At first, the mansion had no owner, only servants. The other servants said that the owner lived abroad and no one knew when he would return."
Sunlight streamed through the car window, falling on Cai Wenchuan's slightly squinted eyes. His face was filled with reminiscence: "My father signed a contract with the former butler. The former butler was old and about to retire, so he hired my father. We lived in that cabin in the woods. The other servants bullied us because we were new, and the villagers in the nearby villages looked down on our family, so we were never happy. Until the masters came home. Madam Zi, and Lin Tingxuan, Lin Tingyue, and that's when I met Xiaoyue."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
