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Lin Tingfeng was speechless. Lin Tingyue replied with his old words, her tone full of sarcasm.
When Lin Tingfeng remained silent, Lin Tingyue said, "Brother, I'll hang up if there's nothing else. My sister invited me to go swimming." Her tone was relaxed, happy, and enjoying life.
Lin Tingfeng recalled that at this moment, Ye Wenyu was in darkness and fear because of him. The contrast made his heart ache as if it were bleeding.
Lin Tingyue said triumphantly, "Bye-bye—"
Lin Tingfeng had no choice but to say, "Goodbye."
Then the two of them hung up the phone.
Silence and despair returned to the surroundings; yet another hope had been shattered. Lin Tingfeng slowly put his phone back into his pocket. Standing on the bustling street, he felt a wave of helplessness washing over him, threatening to engulf him.
A large bus drove by, bringing with it a gust of foul wind that made him almost dizzy.
Xiaoyu has been kidnapped and only has two days left, but he has absolutely no way to deal with it.
How did he manage to find 80 million in just two days? He approached two potential buyers, but both attempts failed.
Who else could he buy it from? And who could afford it? The Lin Group's stock is worth hundreds of millions, and he sold it for 80 million. There aren't many people who can afford it.
What to do, what to do?
Lin Tingfeng frowned, looking as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He walked heavily towards the parking lot, his heart pounding like it was being fried in oil.
At that moment, he felt like a fly trapped in a transparent glass bottle, unable to fly out no matter how hard he tried.
When I was the president of the Lin Group, I felt like I could control everything and get whatever I wanted. Now, I find myself powerless, like a crab that has lost a leg, unable to do anything.
He felt a heavy weight on his chest, as if a huge lead plate was pressing down on him, and silently returned home.
Spending long hours in his study in front of the computer, he listed all his properties around the world, as well as his more than ten luxury cars, on secondhand websites for sale at one-third below market price, with the only condition that they be sold within the next two days.
However, a day passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the next day. Xiaoyu had been kidnapped for two days, and there was only one day left before the ransom deadline. The ticking clock seemed to whip him. He looked at the houses and cars listed on second-hand websites, but no one was interested. All his houses were villas or duplexes in major cities around the world, which most people couldn't afford. Even if there were people who could afford them, they couldn't possibly make a decision in two days.
Lin Tingfeng was at a loss.
His face darkened, and he sighed repeatedly, feeling as if he were trapped in a dark box.
Just as a wave of despair washed over him, Zhang Ma knocked on the door from outside. Lin Tingfeng replied from inside the room with annoyance, "I'm not eating."
Zhang Ma replied, "Young Master, Madam is here to see you."
Madam? Lin Tingfeng looked up. Which madam? His mother?
He stood up, reluctantly opened the door, and asked Zhang Ma, "Is my mother feeling unwell?"
Aunt Zhang shook her head and said, "It's not the old lady, it's the young lady, your ex-wife."
His ex-wife? Since the divorce, his ex-wife has taken their two children back to her parents' home. Apart from him visiting the children every month, the two of them almost never see each other or talk on the phone. In the years after their marriage, they were already like strangers, and now that they are finally divorced, they are even more like strangers.
What does his ex-wife want with him?
Lin Tingfeng felt a sense of confusion, but he rallied his spirits and said to Zhang Ma, "Tell her to come to my study to see me."
His ex-wife was the type who wouldn't come to him unless she needed something; if she came to see him, she must have something on her mind.
A few minutes later, Lin Tingfeng met his ex-wife in the study.
She seemed to remain the same as always, beautiful, fashionable, and youthful, radiant like a precious gem. But her face was expressionless, behaving with a cold indifference, like a wax figure. It was as if their hearts, whether before, during, or now after their divorce, had never truly understood each other.
The feeling of white hair as if it were new, our hearts are like abysses, neither of us has ever truly understood the other.
In their youth, the two groups needed a political alliance to unite their strengths, so they married because they were well-matched in terms of social standing.
They later discovered they were from two different worlds and got divorced.
How can a fish in the water fall in love with a bird in the sky?
When they divorced, his ex-wife took half of his assets; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a passive position now, unable to come up with 80 million in cash.
Lin Tingfeng looked at his ex-wife and asked her, "What do you want from me?"
His ex-wife slowly sat down in a chair. She was beautiful, as if she were a masterpiece painting or a precious gemstone. Even without speaking, the gemstone would emit a gorgeous glow. She got straight to the point and said, "I heard you're going to sell one-third of the Lin Group's shares for 80 million?"
Lin Tingfeng was stunned for a moment, thinking how fast the news had spread, and how the whole world knew about it in no time. He nodded and sat down in a chair.
He thought it was a good idea, since he was at a loss for what to do, and now an opportunity had come knocking on his door. His ex-wife had come to him, probably wanting to buy the shares.
Lin Tingfeng's ex-wife asked him, "Why did you suddenly sell it?"
The study window was open, offering a view of the garden outside. A mountain breeze blew in, carrying the fragrance of flowers.
Lin Tingfeng recalled that not long ago, Cai Wenchuan came to see him and said that he had discovered the true colors of Lin Tingyue and Zhang Yingzi and knew that the Lin Group would go bankrupt under their control.
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