Chapter 57: Long Qi's Revenge at Thirty - The Young Master Pursues His Wife...
Xu Zhiyu said irritably, "Now you know what it's like to feel bad?"
Lin Xingmian's right knuckles were wrapped in bandages. When he came out wearing a short-sleeved shirt after taking a shower, she noticed bruises all over his arms, which startled her. She asked him in surprise if Shen Siqing had hit him.
However, he said no, he got it accidentally while playing golf.
What a joke! How could that coward Chen Siqing possibly beat him in a one-on-one fight?
These were all injuries Yan Ting had done to Lin Xingmian before; the wounds haven't healed yet.
Ah Yu straightened the towel, held both ends with her hands, and gently draped it over his head from behind, lightly wiping away the remaining water droplets.
She glanced at Xingmian, whose cheeks were slightly puffed out as he chewed. The horrifying scene from that afternoon lingered in her mind. His eyes were bloodshot, and he exuded a murderous aura. At that time, she didn't even know what his reaction would be if she called him!
Fear would trigger his stress, making him even more agitated and causing him to accidentally kill Shen Siqing!
Xu Zhiyu's eyes revealed obvious worry, and she said with lingering fear, "Promise me you won't do such impulsive things again next time, okay?"
Unexpectedly, this trick worked so well; her sister actually dried her hair. Xingmian was so happy that her heart was pounding, and one idea after another popped into her head.
“I’m not acting impulsively, I just want to kill him, he deserves to die,” he said lightly.
Ayu pretended to be angry and patted his shoulder: "Chen Siqing deserves to die, but what about you? Have you considered the consequences of killing him? Putting aside how much money you'll have to pay, what if the school finds out about your bad behavior and expels you? What if they arrest you and put you in jail? Is it worth ruining your future and your whole life for someone who has problems?"
"He did something to wrong you. I was just upholding justice and punishing the bad guy on behalf of society." He spoke righteously and seemed very reasonable. "I admit my methods were excessive. If I crossed the line of the law, I'm willing to pay compensation. If you really want me to go to jail, I'll go to jail!"
He turned his head and pressed down on his sister's hand: "Also, I'm not sacrificing my future and life for him, I'm doing this for you, and you deserve it. Forget about my future and my life, I'll give you anything you want from me. I'll give you what I have, and I'll find a way to get you what I don't have."
Looking into Xingmian's captivating eyes, Ayu thought of the moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
She was speechless, feeling both angry and touched.
But considering his age, and the fact that a child's words can't be taken seriously, that didn't matter anymore. Because of everything that happened today, she now knew what it truly meant to "care" and "be important."
She plucked a hair from his lower eyelid and sighed, "I don't ask for much, just that you're happy every day."
Lin Xingmian grinned, a sweet smile appearing in her eyes, and licked her canine teeth: "Yes, sir."
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The incident of the scumbag Mu Shuicheng being beaten up quickly went viral online.
The scene was censored due to its graphic violence.
However, netizens did not sympathize with Shen Siqing because he was the one who got beaten up. Instead, they shouted "It's so satisfying!" and "He deserves his retribution!"
Of course, besides this, many people also speculated whether the boy had any relationship with the supermarket owner who used to come to the supermarket every day, whether he was her brother or a relative, but someone familiar with the situation came out to refute the rumors, saying that the boy who hit the person was just a customer of the supermarket. This explanation aroused the curiosity of many netizens, that is, their curiosity about the supermarket owner.
They were all discussing that it must be because the boss was a good person that even the customers couldn't stand seeing her being bullied by that scumbag, so they stepped in to avenge her!
In addition, Ms. Xu is indeed well-liked and beautiful. After the incident spread, Tian Tian Lai Supermarket suddenly became a must-visit internet celebrity store in Mu Shui Cheng.
The traffic is so high it's keeping us incredibly busy!
However, this means that the goods sold on the first floor of the supermarket alone cannot meet the needs of customers who come from afar!
Ah Yu cleverly hired two shop assistants and a baking chef overnight to quickly get the dessert business on the second floor running!
The huge influx of visitors every day has brought prosperity to the entire Huainan Lane. Everyone is working together and mobilizing to seize this windfall!
Thanks to Xingmian, the situation at the supermarket is even better, but things are a bit tricky at Lin Xingmian's home.
On the day the incident occurred, Uncle Qin and Aunt Chen were stunned and speechless after receiving the young master's call.
The young master is stubborn and aloof.
It's normal for him to throw a tantrum at home. He's always well-behaved outside. Nothing outside can possibly affect his own life. He would never meddle in other people's business or cause trouble.
After this incident, Lin Xingmian calmly called Uncle Qin and explained the whole story, telling him to talk to the Shen family and that they could give her whatever amount they wanted.
But my dear son, money isn't the problem, the problem is how they're going to keep this a secret for him!
In the intensive care unit, Shen Siqing was still alive, but it was practically the same as being dead.
Severe concussion + mandibular fracture + skull fracture.
Uncle Qin offered five million in compensation, asking that the matter be dropped.
Legally speaking, if Lin Xingmian had actually killed Shen Siqing, he would have been liable for compensation equal to twenty times Shen Siqing's average annual salary from the previous year. Since Shen Siqing's average annual salary was fifteen years' worth, and he is still alive, three million yuan would be more than enough to cover the damages.
The Shen family only has one son, and now that he's in this state, they naturally won't accept any compensation!
But they were at their wits' end.
For example, if you first take the legal route, the amount of compensation paid by the other party is already far more than the amount that should be paid.
Secondly, we tried the online public opinion route, and surprisingly, the online opinions were all in favor of the son being beaten!
Because the evidence of Shen Siqing's infidelity during his relationship is conclusive, and subsequently, there were reports of him soliciting prostitutes, Shen Siqing works within the system, and his behavior is so improper that even if he is currently in good health, he will be dismissed from his job.
Now that things have come to this, the two elderly people can only blame themselves for not raising their son well and being forced to accept five million. They have no grounds to speak up for their son.
The son's misdeeds spread and the heat lingered for a long time, naturally affecting the father's work as well.
He works for the state, and his family and children for three generations cannot have any blemishes. Since he failed to raise a good son, the state will naturally punish him.
The Shen family has gone from being high and mighty to being a laughing stock despised by everyone!
People often only see the true face of the world when they are at their lowest point.
Chen's mother looked at her son lying on the hospital bed and her husband who had lost his job.
She suddenly remembered the first time Siqing brought Xu Zhiyu to her house. The girl's demeanor was clearly not that of a girl from a wealthy family. Her behavior was casual and her actions were frivolous. How could such a girl dare to try to steal her son's affection!
But Ah Qing really liked her, and she didn't want to embarrass the girl in front of him. It's true that you shouldn't associate with someone you don't like from the first meeting. Why didn't she insist on opposing it in the first place?
Now that things have come to this, if I had known that girl was the calamity of our Shen family, I would never have allowed their relationship!
It's all because of her!
They've turned our once happy family into this!
It has become fragmented!
It has become a laughing stock that everyone despises!
She sat outside the hospital, searching for videos of "Tian Tian Lai Supermarket" and found that the comments section was full of praise. On the contrary, her son, who was already in such a state, was being verbally abused every day!
Not only that, but she and her husband don't even dare to keep their phones on all the time, because during the day they are constantly being called and verbally abused, and they also receive countless abusive text messages.
She couldn't help but wipe away her tears. The peaceful life she and her husband had worked so hard for their whole lives was ruined just like that. Now they had nothing but the cold five million in their bank account.
Her child only made a small mistake, yet she has to pay such a high price.
How could she possibly swallow this insult?
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Mushui City Xiangyi Garden.
In Lin Xingmian's room.
Uncle Qin, Aunt Chen, and Lin Xingmian sat around the table.
Aunt Chen: "Has everything been settled with the Shen family?"
Uncle Qin: "The Shen family is easy to deal with; just pay them and it's over. They don't have any right to cause trouble. However..."
Aunt Chen: "I sounded out the situation last night. The master has been busy these past two days and hasn't been paying attention to what's happening online. I've also spoken to his secretary. The question is, when will this trending topic die down? If it goes on any longer, it's only a matter of time before the master finds out."
Uncle Qin: "I'll try to contact some people in the entertainment industry tomorrow and buy another trending topic to cover this up."
Chen's mother: "I hope it goes smoothly."
She looked at Lin Xingmian, who was in a good mood, and said helplessly:
"Young master, is that girl really that good? I know I can't persuade you otherwise, but you absolutely must be careful and know your limits. Once this is discovered, there's absolutely no way out!"
However, Lin Xingmian, immersed in the joy of regaining what she had lost, was completely deaf to any of Chen Ma's advice.
Today he wore a plaid shirt and a black jacket, carefully paired with straight-leg pants and black sneakers, and there was a faint fragrance about him.
Lin Xingmian stood up: "She was betrayed and has been in a bad mood lately. I'm going to be with her."
Aunt Chen: "..."
Uncle Qin: "..."
The boy turned and left, saying, "Don't worry about what my dad asks. I'll just do better on the next monthly exam, and you can show it to him directly."
He stopped at the doorway. "Oh, right, I won't be going to any more weekend tutoring classes. I need to spend time with my sister, so I don't have time. Thank you all for helping me figure out how to appease Dad. I'm off!"
As Uncle Qin watched Xingmian walk away with cheerful steps, his face contorted in a grimace, his mind in turmoil: "What do we do? I feel like we're all doomed."
He looked at Chen Ma, assuming she was just as anxious as he was.
On the contrary, Chen Ma looked very gratified. She sighed deeply and said, "You see, he is actually very happy. Isn't it most important that the child is happy? Xingmian is so pitiful. He hasn't had a few days of peace and quiet. Let's just turn a blind eye to it."
Uncle Qin: "Sigh."
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November 23rd, Saturday, sunny.
The air in early winter was clean and cool, and the icy wind seemed to be blowing from a refrigerator. Accompanied by the rustling of scattered leaves on the ground, he walked on the familiar streets of Huainan Lane and saw for the first time the beautiful shapes of tree branches, the free spirit of stray cats, and the happiness carried by people coming and going.
Yes, it is happiness.
Since starting to attract customers online, Tian Tian Lai has been opening earlier on weekends, with staff on duty busy early in the morning, and the bakers on the second floor also starting to prepare ingredients early in the morning.
Business is good every day, my sister is happy, and so is he.
But as the supermarket got busier, he and his sister had less space to themselves, which made him unhappy.
The wind chimes tinkle.
As soon as she entered, Lin Xingmian made a "shh" gesture to the shop assistant who came to greet her.
He knew that his sister must have gone to sleep in the warehouse because it was too noisy outside, so he tiptoed to the warehouse—
Once inside, I saw a familiar figure on the newly furnished small wooden bed.
Hidden beneath a pale yellow veil, his treasures slept!
He parted the bed curtains and sat silently on the edge of the bed, gazing at her sleeping face.
Just as Xingmian was gazing at him, lost in thought, suddenly, Boss Xu raised his hands above his head, complaining that the air conditioning was too hot, threw off the covers, and turned over!
The girl's loose pajamas were all rolled up on top, and a soft, white scene entered the boy's field of vision!
In an instant, Lin Xingmian was forcibly restrained. He stared intently, feeling a burning sensation in his chest, which spread to behind his ears, his nasal cavity, and his forehead!
His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard.
Suddenly, she felt a metallic taste in her throat and instinctively lowered her head—a few bright red drops, like broken beads, dripped onto Mr. Xu's pink and white bed sheet, spreading out like plum blossoms.
Lin Xingmian: "..."
He covered his mouth and nose with one hand, got up and went to the bathroom.
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Two hours later, Xu Zhiyu was awakened by the scent of flowers.
She had a dream that she won a prize: a day trip to the world's largest dream garden!
In her dream, she followed the guide to this place—
Wow!
This entire mountain is covered in roses!
It smells so good...
She plunged into the flowerbed, lay down in the warm sunshine, and deeply inhaled the scent of roses carried on the wind. She was utterly blissful!
That's not all!
Because the flowers smelled so good, she picked one, took a bite, and discovered that it tasted like sweet ice cream!
Then the garden manager told her that these roses were actually ice cream and that they were edible!
She can eat as much as she wants, and she won't gain weight; in fact, she'll become more and more beautiful!
Xu Zhiyu's eyes lit up as she ate voraciously, exclaiming between bites, "So delicious...so delicious..."
"It smells so good...it smells so good..." she couldn't help but murmur.
Lin Xingmian couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Ah Yu was clearly in a light sleep, and this pleasant chuckle gently woke her from her dream.
I groggily opened my eyes and saw a strikingly handsome face staring at me with a smile...
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, just to make sure she was sure she was awake!
Xu Zhiyu raised her eyebrows, sat up, and asked in bewilderment, "What are you doing here? What time is it?"
Lin Xingmian: "Have you had enough sleep? It's still early, do you want to continue sleeping?"
Is it still early?
She took out her phone to check, half believing and half doubting. Usually, when she woke up naturally, it wouldn't be early!
The phone screen lit up at 10:34.
Mr. Xu: !
"It's 10:30? You're saying it's still early at 10:30??"
"Wow, it smells so good!" She suddenly pursed her lips and sniffed, then looked around in surprise, "My goodness, how can there be so many flowers???"
The entire warehouse turned pale yellow because every corner was stuffed with champagne roses.
Lin Xingmian said coolly, "I don't know, maybe they grew out of the wall on their own."
Xu Zhiyu: "Hey! You little brat!"
Xingmian playfully moved closer to her, suddenly closing the distance between them until their lips were only the width of an apple apart.
"Sister, are you full or not? You've eaten your fill, but I'm still hungry. If you've had enough sleep, get up and make me breakfast."
So close...
She could smell the pleasant perfume on him, a neutral scent of bittersweet chamomile, mandarin orange, and pine, light and refreshing.
This made her a little embarrassed, as she had just woken up and hadn't even brushed her teeth yet. She pushed him away, keeping her distance from him again, puzzled: "I just woke up too, I haven't eaten at all, how could I be full?"
As she spoke, she lifted the covers and got out of bed.
Unexpectedly, the boy rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, revealing a patch of ambiguous deep red with irregular patterns, some purple spots and messy teeth marks in the red area.
He smirked mischievously, a look of amusement on his face: "Look at this for yourself. I don't know what you were dreaming about, but you kept holding my hand and saying how sweet it smelled. You could have just been sucking on it, but you had to suck precisely on the spot where I was injured, and it hurt so much..."
Go ahead and suck...
If you want to suck, then suck.
How could he so calmly utter such vulgar words?
Ayu didn't quite believe his explanation; no, to be precise, she didn't believe that the red thing was something she had sucked herself.
She took a deep breath, grabbed Lin Xingmian's hand, and carefully examined that spot.
The ambiguous red color appeared at the boundary between the bruise and the surrounding area, and judging from the lingering teeth marks, it certainly looked like something that had just happened.
Thinking back to my dream just now...
Mr. Xu slowly closed his eyes.
Lin Xingmian exclaimed, "The evidence is conclusive. Do you still want to deny it?"
Her face turned bright red, her ears seemed to be steaming, and she felt suffocated.
Ayu casually put his hand down, propped herself up on the headboard, and walked haphazardly into the bathroom.
A voice came from inside: "You... wait for me outside. I'll come out and cook you something to eat after I've washed up."
"Haha." He laughed out loud outside, feeling more beautiful than ever before.
While her sister was away, Xingmian hid a letter she had prepared in advance and a very exquisite box under her pillow.
Lin Xingmian: "Then I'll wait for you on the second floor."
While brushing her teeth, Xu Zhiyu mumbled indistinctly, "Okay, okay."
There was a sound of him leaving the bathroom.
Ah Yu was brushing her teeth when she poked her head out of the bathroom and looked at the room full of roses.
The roses were cut off, leaving only one open flower, and piled high on the cabinets, boxes, and in the crevices, so densely packed that they reached the ceiling.
There is a narrow passage in the middle of the warehouse, but because there are too many flowers piled up on both sides, passing by will accidentally cause the flowers on both sides to fall into the middle.
Each flower is sprinkled with water droplets, making them exquisite and fresh.
Ah Yu, who frequently buys flowers, knows that these must be Grade A roses from the florist, not defective ones.
A lot has happened recently, and those bad things have left her exhausted. Looking at the room full of flowers, she felt touched and comforted.
Behind the comfort, she felt fear and apprehension, afraid that such extreme beauty would suddenly disappear on some ordinary day.
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By the time Ah Yu finished washing up and changing her clothes, the breakfast Lin Xingmian had made was almost ready.
She wore a loose-fitting dark red sweater and black flared pants. The sweater had a wide neckline, which could be worn off-the-shoulder or one-shoulder.
She styled her hair into a high bun and applied a matte, frosted lipstick similar to the one on her sweater.
This was yet another outfit that Lin Xingmian had never seen before.
He stared at his sister as she went upstairs, his eyes unable to leave her.
Xu Zhiyu noticed him working alongside the baker at the bar and raised an eyebrow, asking, "You didn't make this, did you?"
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Author's Note: Typos have been corrected | 4.8
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