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Why was she so afraid of him?
Lin Tingfeng narrowed his eyes, completely puzzled. Could it really be as his friend said, just to successfully attract his attention? Well then, very well, she had indeed successfully attracted his attention.
but--
Why was there no follow-up?
So what if she tried everything to get his attention? How could he possibly waste his time and energy on a complete stranger who he couldn't even see clearly, just to figure out why she was so afraid of him?
His time and energy are very precious.
He must have gone mad! With so many companies under the group, mountains of work piled up, and endless documents to sign, no matter how efficient he was, his secretarial staff kept bringing him documents.
Where would he find the time and energy for that?!
If he were an idle young man, perhaps he would have actually tried to find her and ask her why she was afraid of him and avoided him like the plague, but he wasn't.
He had long since passed the age of thirty and would soon be approaching the age of forty. The age of forty is an age without confusion, an age where curiosity is not allowed. So, Lin Tingfeng shook his head, sat up straight again, and forcefully suppressed his curiosity, burying himself back in dealing with the group's official documents.
Time slipped away slowly as he focused on his work.
"Knock, knock, knock—knock, knock—" A knock sounded at the door, three quick knocks followed by two slow ones. Lin Tingfeng shook his head. Only one person would dare knock on his office door like that. He frowned, still looking at the company documents in his hand, and said emotionlessly, "Come in—"
"Brother, it's me—" It was his younger sister Lin Tingyue's cheerful voice. Lin Tingfeng looked up and saw his sister carrying at least five or six shopping bags, walking briskly towards him. At this moment, she was wearing a dazzling dress, like a colorful cloud floating towards him.
The fragrance arrived before he did; it was a very expensive perfume that made Lin Tingfeng dizzy.
"Brother, I missed you, so I came to see you!" Lin Tingfeng's voice was sweet and affectionate. She walked quickly to Lin Tingfeng and got close to him, less than ten centimeters apart. Lin Tingfeng made no attempt to hide the disgust on his face. He moved his body to the other side, and Lin Tingyue's fiery enthusiasm was met with a cold shoulder. She had no choice but to automatically step back and sit down on the sofa in the living room.
She and her brother were very close when they were young. Her brother would always carry her on his back, hug her, fight for her, and stand up for her. But later, after he went home and inherited the Lin Group, he became estranged from her.
Why he suddenly became distant towards her is a question Lin Tingyue still doesn't understand. She had questioned Lin Tingfeng about it before, and Lin Tingfeng said indifferently that it was because she had grown up and that even siblings should be mindful of boundaries between men and women.
Lin Tingyue was very disappointed.
Lin Tingfeng glanced at Lin Tingyue without any emotion, his gaze falling on her five or six shopping bags, all of which were luxury brands. Feeling guilty, Lin Tingyue quietly put her shopping bags behind her back.
The youngest daughter was very affected, which might be cute in the eyes of other men, but in Lin Tingfeng's eyes, she was just being deliberately pretentious. Only an extremely vain girl with an empty mind would appear in front of a man in this way.
Beautiful idiot.
Lin Tingfeng continued to bury himself in the group's documents, and slowly asked her sarcastically, "Really, you missed me, so you came to see me?" His tone was flat, without a trace of emotion.
Lin Tingyue stuck out her tongue and sat on the sofa, swaying her body from side to side, her hair bobbing along with her movements, like a hyperactive child. She pushed her shopping bags further back, but because there were so many bags, her actions only made her seem like she was trying to cover up her mistake.
Lin Tingfeng glanced at her coldly, thinking that Lin Tingyue was truly a materialistic woman. She was not even twenty years old, still a university student, yet all she knew was shopping. Lin Tingfeng couldn't imagine what kind of extravagant, materialistic woman she would become when she reached her thirties or forties, the age of her mother!
Perhaps their hearts and minds are made of gold. Thinking of this, a sarcastic smile appeared on my lips.
Lin Tingyue thought her brother was in a good mood and thought she looked cute, so she said with a smile, "Brother, of course I came here specifically to see you, and I also did some shopping nearby, hehe."
Lin Tingfeng didn't say a word, but gave a cold snort as a response. His sister—she deliberately maintained a close relationship with him, an intimacy that far surpassed that of siblings in other families—he knew the reason, of course, and thought she was both laughable and pathetic.
Is it stupidity or intelligence? It's probably stupidity stemming from a self-perceived intelligence.
Lin Tingyue then asked him, "Brother, have you been at the company every day lately? Have you gone out to play? Have you met any interesting girls?"
Lin Tingfeng said slowly, "You don't need to worry about me. You should worry about yourself. Even though you didn't go to a very good university, you still need to put some effort into your studies."
Lin Tingyue immediately retorted without hesitation, "I'm not cut out for studying! I've always had bad grades. When I was little, you helped me with my studies, but last year before the college entrance exam, I asked you to help me with my studies several times, but you never agreed. I know you like top students, but I'm just a born academic failure. But brother, you're really strange. Most men like women who are pretty but not smart, but you want women to be both beautiful and smart. It's just unfair!" She thought smugly, "Although I'm not smart, I'm very beautiful. The men who pursue me could form an army."
Lin Tingfeng glanced at her and said slowly, "I don't like talking to idiots; it's too much effort to communicate with them."
"You—" Lin Tingyue stood up angrily, then sat down angrily again. Her brother called her an idiot, but she wasn't. She just didn't want to study!
Lin Tingfeng didn't even look up, his hands still busy revising official documents. Lin Tingfeng, having been insulted by her brother, wanted to get back at him. She glared angrily at Lin Tingfeng, hands on her hips, and asked him pointedly, "If you have such high standards for women, you'll be very lonely!"
Lin Tingfeng paused for a moment, then continued writing. How could he not feel lonely? Loneliness was like snow. But he had gotten used to it. Even if he hadn't completely gotten used to it, he would definitely get used to it one day.
Lin Tingyue noticed his subtle expression and couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. She said to him, "Haha, I told you you were lonely, lonely to the bone."
Lin Tingfeng didn't want to listen anymore, so he began to dismiss her. He slowly said to Lin Tingyue, "If there's nothing else, you should go back to school. Since you're a poor student, you should find a boyfriend who's a top student. That way, your life will be more meaningful and you'll be smarter."
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