(five hundred and fifty-six)
Before Zhang Yingzi could say anything more, Lin Tingxuan suddenly said, "Mom, I'm hungry."
"Okay, I'll go buy it for you right away. What do you want to eat?"
"Instant noodles." The answer was indifferent and perfunctory.
Zhang Yingzi smiled and agreed, then hurriedly left.
The ward fell silent, like a still valley. Lin Tingxuan opened his eyes, got out of bed, changed his clothes, and hurriedly left the hospital.
His mind was in turmoil, like a pot of boiling porridge; he needed to find someone to talk to.
Ye Wenyu never expected that Lin Tingxuan would come looking for her.
She was studying in the library when she broke up with Cai Wenchuan. Her mood was calm yet heavy. The sky was overcast, the leaden gray like a heavy lead plate, just like her mood. The north wind was howling, and the library was bitterly cold, just as Ye Wenyu's heart was bitterly cold.
The entire study room felt like an icebox.
However, when Lin Tingxuan appeared at the entrance of the library study room, he found her and kept staring at her. Ye Wenyu was originally lost in thought with her head down, but gradually she felt something was strange, as if a gaze was fixed on her and wouldn't leave for a long time.
She looked up and saw Lin Tingxuan, her eyes widening in surprise. She suppressed the urge to stand up in shock, pretending to remain calm, but her eyes grew wider and wider, like teacups.
Because Lin Tingxuan hadn't come to see her for a very, very long time!
Sometimes, she almost forgot about him. But at this moment, seeing him reminded her of the past, and she realized that he and she actually had similarities.
Lin Tingxuan was like an outsider in the Lin family, an existence as invisible as air. Everyone treated him as transparent and insignificant. Ye Wenyu felt the same way in the Lin family, so when she saw him, she felt a little more sorry for him.
A bitter smile appeared on Lin Tingxuan's face, as if bitterness was overflowing in his mouth. He looked around, mustered his courage, and walked in, sitting down opposite her.
His handsome face was slightly flushed, and he seemed a little flustered, swaying back and forth in his seat, probably quite uneasy.
Ye Wenyu was also a little nervous and uneasy. She didn't know why Lin Tingxuan had come to find her, but she knew herself and understood her own heart. That was, she didn't want to have any further relationship with anyone from the Lin family!
The Lin family is practically the eye of the storm; if you get too close, you'll be uncontrollably swept up in it.
Now that she has broken up with Cai Wenchuan, everything about the Cai and Lin families has nothing to do with her anymore. In the days since the breakup, she has lived a peaceful life.
It feels so good to be carefree and have nothing to do. I have books to read, plenty of free time to myself, and no messy arguments or backstabbing for personal gain.
She thoroughly enjoyed the tranquility, even though it was a bit lonely. But those who know how to appreciate solitude are often quite content and happy.
Time passed, and as Ye Wenyu fidgeted, Lin Tingxuan finally spoke. He mustered his courage and said to her, "Xiaoyu, so much has happened." His voice was filled with emotion, and his expression was like that of a frightened little rabbit, somewhat panicked.
Ye Wenyu opened her mouth, but didn't speak. She really couldn't say much; she herself had lived a failed life and was no longer qualified to be someone else's life mentor. So, she wisely remained silent. The only thing she could do now was to wish each other well, hoping he could withstand the painful changes in his life, emerge from the shadows, and live his own life.
Feeling embarrassed, she could only rummage through the books on the study desk.
The disordered pages of the book mirrored her mood at that moment.
Lin Tingxuan lowered his voice and said, "Now I finally understand why Father was so biased! He gave all the power in the group to my eldest brother! Now I finally understand why Mother suddenly went abroad when I was a child! Now I finally understand why Father has treated me like I don't exist all these years! My eldest brother has always treated me like an enemy, and his eyes are full of disgust when he looks at me!" His tone was intense, and his handsome face, as pale as paper, was filled with a neurotic expression.
Ye Wenyu listened quietly. Yes, both Lin Tingxuan and Lin Tingyue were pitiful. They were not wrong; the fault lay with their mother.
More than twenty years later, when they came of age and their father died, they learned that their father was not their real father when the will was announced and they were not included in it.
Life is so absurd, so dramatic!
Lin Tingxuan sighed and said, "How unfair! Xiaoyu, what did I do wrong? Why should I be treated like this?" His voice was full of doubt and fear, and his voice trembled slightly like a spider's web in the wind.
He was still so sickly and neurotic; although he was a man, he was extremely fragile and confused.
Ye Wenyu finally raised her head and saw Lin Tingxuan's cynical face. She gently asked him, "So what do you plan to do?"
Lin Tingxuan's face darkened, turning ashen. He gritted his teeth and said, "I intend to take revenge, even if it means mutual destruction, it's better than this!" As he spoke, his face twitched.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. To die together with Lin Tingfeng? Was he planning revenge against Lin Tingfeng? To perish together with Lin Tingfeng?
Thinking of this, Ye Wenyu began to worry. It felt as if there wasn't enough oxygen in the library. She worried about Lin Tingxuan, and also about Lin Tingfeng. In her previous life, she was no match for Lin Tingfeng, and in the end—
The brothers were at odds, and in the end, they fought to the death, a tragedy from their previous life that she did not want to repeat itself in this one.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu became anxious. She calmed herself down and advised Lin Tingxuan, who was in a heated argument, "Tingxuan, although your father is not your biological father, your mother is still your biological mother. You need to go to her and listen to her opinion. Don't act impulsively."
This is all she can do now.
Lin Tingxuan was stunned. He looked at Ye Wenyu and murmured, "You said the same thing." His emotions calmed down a bit. He lowered his head, as if he was thinking and reflecting.
Ye Wenyu was stunned. She looked at Lin Tingxuan with her clear, bright eyes and asked in a low voice, "Who else has said that?"
Lin Tingxuan seemed lost in thought, and slowly said, "My mother, when I fainted and was hospitalized, she took care of me and was very good to me. She apologized to me, said she was sorry, and suggested that I go abroad to recuperate for a while." As Lin Tingxuan said this, he cupped his face in his hands, as if he was very tired and unwilling to face such a chaotic and powerless life.
"Then listen to your mother," Ye Wenyu blurted out. Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best. Lin Tingxuan's mother must have understood her son's incompetence and fragility, knowing that staying in the country would only be a burden to her. She arranged for him to go abroad to save his life. Ye Wenyu finally realized how ruthless Madam Zi was.
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