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"You—" Lin Tingyue got angry again, her beautiful skin tightening. She had just arrived, and her brother was already going against her at every turn. She rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "You're a top student, but you're not exactly nice to your sister-in-law either."
Her brother and sister-in-law have been estranged for many years, a fact well-known in their social circle.
Lin Tingfeng's face immediately darkened, and a cold light shot out from his long phoenix eyes.
Lin Tingyue was a little frightened and quietly took a step back, like a sparrow seeing an eagle, and dared not make any more moves for a moment.
Lin Tingfeng didn't speak, but his face remained ashen.
After a while, Lin Tingyue glanced at her brother and said slowly, "I'm different from your sister-in-law. You should leave."
Lin Tingyue stood up and apologized softly, "Brother, I'm sorry, I was just saying that in anger."
Lin Tingfeng nodded and continued to work on the documents. He slowly said, "Think before you speak. Most people in this world will not accept an apology afterward. Those who say they forgive you do so because the words themselves did not cause them any harm. So if you don't know how to speak, then don't speak!" The last sentence was suddenly raised in volume, with an element of reprimand.
"How can that be?" Lin Tingyue chirped like a sparrow, saying in a flurry, "I can't stand not talking. You don't know how painful it is to have something on your mind but not be able to say it." As she spoke, Lin Tingyue frowned, cupped her face in her hands, and made a look of great pain, as if not being allowed to speak her mind was the most terrifying thing in the world.
Looking at his younger sister, Lin Tingfeng shook his head inwardly. He thought about her life and realized that the only right thing she had ever done was to be born into the Lin family, where she could live a life of luxury without having to worry about food or clothing, where all she had to do was buy things.
Otherwise, given her emotional intelligence and IQ, if she had been born into a poor family, she would probably have lived a miserable life.
Her head is probably no bigger than a guinea fowl.
Seeing her elder brother looking at her like that, Lin Tingyue felt a chill run down her spine. She immediately changed the subject and said to Lin Tingfeng, "Speaking of beautiful and smart girls, I did meet one. About two months ago, I met one on a plane back to China from England. She was truly beautiful! Even I was ashamed of myself. She was also very smart, a student from Q University, reading books even on the plane—" When talking about Ye Wenyu, Lin Tingyue's eyes sparkled like stars.
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback, thinking that even his self-important sister felt inferior to him, so she must be truly beautiful. However, perhaps she was exaggerating to please him.
Seeing that her older brother seemed somewhat longing, Lin Tingyue immediately said smugly, "When I saw her, I wanted to get to know her. I even took the initiative to greet her because I thought you would definitely like her if you met her! But she wouldn't give me her phone number. Later, I shamelessly asked the airline for her mobile number, called her, and invited her to our family dinner. But guess what? She coldly refused."
Lin Tingfeng laughed, thinking about the girl his sister met on the plane. She was somewhat similar to the girl he met at the bar last night. Not only did she not care about the Lin family at all, but she also avoided them like the plague. Hmm, he stroked his chin, thinking, how should he put it? Avoiding the Lin family like avoiding the plague, hehe, as if the Lin family were just an ordinary family that no one was interested in getting to know. Such people are too rare in this materialistic society, like a pearl in the desert, because for the wealthy and powerful Lin family, most people would do anything to get to know them.
For power, for capital, for position, for fame, for money—and so on.
Looking at her brother, who remained as composed as an iceberg, Lin Tingyue shook her head and sighed, saying, "So, brother, I've done my best. You see, not everyone wants to know rich people, so don't be so aloof and narcissistic."
Aloof and narcissistic?!
Lin Tingfeng glanced at Lin Tingyue. Was he aloof and narcissistic? This silly little sister, what was she talking about? He had just seen through the ways of the world and was somewhat world-weary and weary. His heart was like rubber, devoid of emotion.
Lin Tingfeng shook his head and urged, "Go back to your school. Also, my company is busy, so don't come looking for me unless it's important. I appreciate your kindness."
Lin Tingyue was stunned. Her older brother, who clearly liked her a lot when they were young, had never liked her much since she offended him somehow. Over the years, she had tried every means to curry favor with him, but he always kept a distant relationship with her.
Lin Tingyue felt a pang of sadness, and a wave of insecurity washed over her again. But her brother was now her sheltering tree, so despite her hurt feelings, Lin Tingfeng mustered his courage and smiled, "Should I call her again and invite her over?"
Lin Tingfeng was taken aback and asked, "Who?"
"It's that beautiful girl from Q University, she's pretty, smart, and still very young, I guarantee you'll like her."
"No need." Lin Tingfeng waved his hand wearily, thinking that his sister really needed to recharge her IQ. She had already refused once, but she still had the nerve to ask again. She was incredibly stupid.
Besides, he usually doesn't like the things she sets her sights on, even the ones she praises to the skies.
Seeing Lin Tingyue standing there like a wooden pillar, Lin Tingfeng had no choice but to urge her again, "Aren't you leaving? I have an important meeting at nine o'clock." As he spoke, he raised his wrist to check the time.
Lin Tingyue whispered "yes," lowered her head, and left quietly.
Lin Tingyue waited until his sister walked out the door before raising his head and slowly looking ahead. He was indeed a little lonely, feeling as if he had been walking alone in the desert of emotions for many years.
Although he told himself not to care about irrelevant people and things, Lin Tingfeng continued to bury himself in his work. However, when he looked up from the mountain of documents at six o'clock in the evening after all the employees of the group had left, he realized that it was already dark. Before leaving, his secretary turned on the office light for him. The room was so quiet that he could hear his own slow heartbeat.
Wearing a light blue medical mask, Ye Wenyu stared in horror at the image of his large, deer-like eyes that kept flashing through his mind, making him unable to concentrate on his work.
Lin Tingfeng simply stood up, walked out of the office, drove his car out of the garage, and decided to go to the bar.
On his drive to the bar, he thought that he might really be a little too lonely, just as his sister had said, so when he needed to kill time at night, he thought of the little girl who had broken his drink the night before.
Love arises without warning, deepens with time, lingers and is ever-present in our thoughts and memories.
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