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Madam Zi slowly said to him, "I think my old man divided the shares into three parts to prevent his son from killing me and Xiaoyue, so he brought you in. I didn't expect that in the end, it would still do as Lin Tingfeng wanted."
As Lady Zi finished speaking, she closed her eyes in anguish. Two streams of tears flowed down her beautiful face, and her slender body curled up into a ball.
"No—" Upon hearing this, Cai Wenchuan stepped forward urgently and said sincerely to Madam Zi, "I didn't, I didn't sign it. I promised him I would consider it for three days. Madam, now I'm telling you the answer: I've decided not to sell the shares to him. I will do everything in my power to protect you and Xiaoyue!"
Madam Zi opened her eyes again, a smile appearing on her face. She said hoarsely, "Xiao Wenchuan, thank you, but you can decide for yourself what's yours. You don't need to pity us, mother and daughter, and do things against your will, making your parents sad. Xiaoyue and I are just worthless people. We've been living a hard life for over twenty years, so it doesn't matter if we continue to suffer."
Her words solidified Cai Wenchuan's resolve, and he told her, "I'll call Lin Tingfeng right away and tell him I've decided not to sell it to him!"
A triumphant smile flashed across Madam Zi's eyes, but it quickly disappeared; she concealed it well. She said to Cai Wenchuan, "There's no need to rush. Think it over carefully. I don't want you to regret it later."
Cai Wenchuan said to her, "Madam, I didn't think things through enough before. Now I remember, it was Lin Tingfeng who was behind your leaving the Lin family back then!"
Lady Zi nodded, her eyes reddening.
Cai Wenchuan gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll go find Xiaoyue now and tell her my decision." He was such a bookworm, forgetting how cunning Lin Tingfeng was. Once the power of the Lin Group fell entirely into Lin Tingfeng's hands, Madam Zi and Xiaoyue would indeed be in danger.
Lady Zi glanced at him and nodded, and Cai Wenchuan hurriedly plunged into the night.
Upstairs, Lin Tingyue was sleeping soundly.
Cai Wenchuan searched for Lin Tingyue all night but still couldn't find her. The next morning, exhausted, he decided to call the police one last time. If Lin Tingyue still didn't answer, he would call the police. He suppressed his wildly beating heart and dialed Lin Tingyue's number with trembling hands. After three rings, the call went through.
Cai Wenchuan was overjoyed and asked Lin Tingyue anxiously on the phone, "Xiaoyue, where are you?"
Lin Tingyue cried on the other end of the phone, like a pitiful little animal.
Cai Wenchuan hurriedly comforted her, saying, "Don't cry. I've thought it through now. I won't sell the shares to Lin Tingfeng. I know he's not a good person. Yesterday, I really wanted to marry you and get my parents' blessings so badly that I lost my mind and forgot how he tricked your mother into leaving back then."
He hurriedly explained, his heart filled with indescribable apology and guilt.
Lin Tingyue choked up as she spoke to him over the phone, "You only realize now that he's a bad person?! You only realize now?!" Her grievances were deeper than the sea.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault," Cai Wenchuan apologized repeatedly.
He was met with Lin Tingyue bursting into tears like a child.
After she finished crying, Cai Wenchuan said to her, "Now I've figured it out. If our parents bless us, that's great. If they don't, and they don't accept you, that's fine too. The most important thing is that we love each other and we're together."
He had decided not to sell the shares to Lin Tingfeng, and then, despite his parents' objections, he married Lin Tingyue.
Making this decision felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my heart, bringing a sense of relief.
Upon hearing this, Lin Tingyue stopped crying. She seemed somewhat incredulous, remaining silent on the other end of the phone, only sobbing intermittently.
Cai Wenchuan asked urgently, "Where are you? I want to see you!"
Lin Tingyue was silent for a while before saying to him softly, "At your school." This morning, urged by her mother, she got up early, put on makeup to look haggard and miserable from not sleeping all night, took a car to Cai Wenchuan's school, and wandered aimlessly outside his dormitory, waiting for him to call.
Her mother gave her a task today, and she must complete it.
This was a scheme orchestrated by the mother and daughter to deceive Cai Wenchuan. Only in this way could they win the battle for inheritance, and Cai Wenchuan was the key figure.
After hearing that Lin Tingyue was at his school, Cai Wenchuan couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat. He thought that he was still very important to Xiaoyue. The reason she was so sad yesterday was probably because, subconsciously, she always regarded him as her family and his home as her home. So seeing him disrespect her thoughts and make such a messy decision about her life made her so sad and aggrieved.
He said, touched, "I'm sorry, I'll be right there."
Half an hour later, Cai Wenchuan returned to school and, following the location Lin Tingyue had sent him via WeChat, navigated to Xiaoyue, only to find that she had been lingering outside his dormitory the whole time. Her face was as pale as paper, her hair was disheveled, and she had two large dark circles under her eyes. She looked extremely pained and haggard, and she kept sneezing, as if she had caught a cold. It was truly heartbreaking.
He hurried to Lin Tingyue's side and said to her, "Xiaoyue, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I've been looking for you all night. Where have you been?"
Lin Tingyue, like a wounded little animal, let him hold her hand and said softly, "I didn't go anywhere. I was just outside your dormitory. I remember when I was homeless and had no relatives, you found me and took me back to your dormitory. So, I consider this dormitory my home."
Hearing this, Cai Wenchuan was deeply moved, his eyes welling up with tears. He hugged Lin Tingyue tightly and said apologetically, "I'm sorry—"
Nestled in Cai Wenchuan's warm embrace, Lin Tingyue looked up at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Wenchuan, let's get married."
Cai Wenchuan's eyes were wide open, his heart pounding like a drum. He held Lin Tingyue's cold little hand tightly, and his ears seemed to buzz with the sound of thousands of bees flying by.
"What, you don't want to?" Lin Tingyue looked up at Cai Wenchuan with her fair, moonlit face, feeling uneasy.
Cai Wenchuan remained silent. He was willing, of course he was! This was his biggest dream.
Lin Tingyue lowered her head, bit her lip hard, and let tears well up in her eyes. Finally, she raised her head and said pitifully to Cai Wenchuan, "I know your parents don't like me. Well then, Wenchuan, I love you, but let's break up." After saying that, she pulled her hand away from Cai Wenchuan's and turned to leave, crying.
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