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Ye Wenyu didn't speak, but she understood Lin Tingfeng's stance. He hadn't believed the false accusations; he was on her side.
She smiled gratefully at him, a warm feeling washing over her, and Lin Tingfeng nodded silently.
These subtle, ineffable expressions and movements were all seen by Lin Tingyue. She felt as if her eyes had been pierced by needles in an instant, and blood spurted from them. She heard a "boom," and her mind went blank. Everything about family affection seemed to be shattered by a bomb in an instant.
For more than ten years, she and her second brother have taken completely different paths. Her second brother saw through the eldest brother's true colors from the beginning, so he adopted an adversarial approach to dealing with him. As for her, she still believed that the eldest brother who was in power was the one who had been especially good to her when she was a child. So for more than ten years, she has always appeared as a beautiful and lovely younger sister, gentle, obedient, and extremely compliant, trying her best to please her eldest brother. Unexpectedly, her second brother failed, and she failed too!
The eldest brother's heart is made of iron and stone. He is only kind to the poor girl in front of him, and he is very cold-blooded to everyone else.
All the efforts were in vain.
Lin Tingyue trembled all over. She stared at the property certificate and land certificate that had fallen to the ground because of their fight, rushed forward like a madwoman, picked them up with lightning speed, and held them in her palm.
Worried that she would bully Ye Wenyu again, Lin Tingfeng stood guard in front of Ye Wenyu, like a reassuring mountain. With a stern face, he asked Lin Tingyue in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?! Hahaha, hahaha." Lin Tingyue laughed maniacally, and as she laughed, tears welled up in her large, clear eyes. Her voice trembled as she questioned, "Big brother, big brother, for the past ten years, my second brother has said you're a bad person, and my own mother has also said you're a bad person, telling me to be wary of you. But I've never believed them. I've been so good to you, even this woman. I knew her first, and then I went to great lengths to introduce you to her. But what have you done to me? For the past ten years, besides feeding and caring for me like a pet, what have you given me? I have nothing in my name, but this poor girl, after being with you for less than a year, you gave her this house and a villa in Hangzhou! Are you crazy? You're just handing over tens of millions of assets like that. Dad isn't even dead yet. If he knew you were squandering the Lin Group's money like this, would he still feel comfortable giving you the inheritance rights to the Lin Group?"
Lin Tingfeng remained calm and let his sister continue questioning him.
Ye Wenyu was stunned, as if someone had poured a spoonful of hot oil into her ears. It turned out that Lin Tingyue, as Lin Tingfeng's sister, owned nothing under her name.
This truth, once again, struck her like a bolt from the blue.
Because she had nothing, Lin Tingyue became jealous and went berserk when she discovered Ye Wenyu's property certificate and land certificate, which is why she lost control like this. Ye Wenyu recalled Lin Tingyue's shocked and bewildered appearance when she first came to her house. At that time, she didn't understand, but now she understood everything.
She had assumed that Lin Tingyue owned far more real estate than she did, but to her surprise, she was left with nothing, like a beggar.
Lin Tingyue looked at the property certificate and land certificate in her hand, then gritted her teeth, tore them to shreds, and tossed them into the air. The shredded certificates scattered all over the ground like snowflakes.
Ye Wenyu tried to stop it, but it was too late. Watching her cherished property certificate destroyed, she felt a pang of pain in her heart. Lin Tingyue cared about whether she owned real estate; even as a young lady from a wealthy family, she cared. Ye Wenyu, a poor girl who had lost her home and was homeless, naturally cared even more.
Lin Tingfeng seemed to be able to read Ye Wenyu's mind, and he held her hand even tighter.
Ye Wenyu's heart was no longer so sad.
It turns out that he cherished her so much; he loved her far more than he loved his own sister.
Her eyes reddened and her nose tingled with emotion. In this world, there was someone who loved her more than his own family.
Lin Tingyue looked at Lin Tingfeng, her eyes red, and said to him with hatred, word by word, "Only today have I woken up and realized your true colors! More than ten years of effort have been in vain. I never wanted to compete with you for the inheritance of the Lin Group like my second brother. I just wanted you to transfer some assets to my name so that I could have some face when I got married and wouldn't be bullied by my in-laws. But I'm twenty-five this year and still have nothing. Lin Tingfeng, let me tell you, I'm desperate! Utterly desperate! From today onwards, I don't have a brother like you, and I'm no longer your sister!" Her face was contorted and her voice was hoarse as she spoke the last few words.
Lin Tingfeng was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat regretful. He knew that what he had done was indeed a bit excessive, but every time he thought about giving Lin Tingyue assets, he would think of that chilling truth and his father's painful instructions. Some things are known to many people, but only the parties involved are kept in the dark.
Lin Tingyue had already rushed out like a whirlwind.
The room fell silent again, like a still valley. The torn, bright red property certificate, like congealed blood, was scattered around the room. Ye Wenyu looked at it, feeling a sharp pain in her heart.
She slowly crouched down, picking up the fragments one by one. This was the first house she owned in her life, and she never expected it to cause such a huge uproar; it felt as if someone was stabbing her in the chest.
Lin Tingfeng was worried about her injuries, so he walked to her side and said gently, "Don't worry about these property certificates for now. If they're torn up, we can just get a replacement."
Ye Wenyu remained squatting there, slowly moving forward, picking up the pieces one by one. She said in a hoarse voice, "I know I can get a replacement property certificate, but I'll never forget the first time you handed me these certificates. So this certificate means a lot to me." Her voice grew hoarse, and she choked up, unable to speak further. After a long while, her eyes reddened as she continued, "I cherish this certificate, and I know it was given to me by you."
Lin Tingfeng was stunned for a moment, then realized that the reason she was picking up the fragments of the property certificate and land certificate was because she cherished their relationship. A warm feeling washed over him. He gently squatted down, picked her up slowly, and said to her tenderly, "I know, I'll pick them up later, but right now the most important thing is for me to check your injury first."
With Lin Tingfeng's help, Ye Wenyu stopped insisting on picking up the shards. She obediently stood up, and Lin Tingfeng held her chin, helping her slowly raise her head. He carefully examined her injuries, frowning and saying with concern, "Oh, this is quite serious. Should we go to the hospital? I'm really worried—"
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