Chapter 71 A Lucky Draw: Fourteen Poor Little Dog
The office is decorated in a yellow-brown color scheme, with long, flowing blue ribbons.
Whether it's the picturesque Suzhou embroidery screen or the large collection of authentic calligraphy hanging from the ceiling, everything reflects the room owner's taste.
The man casually placed one hand on his mouth, staring intently at the video on the computer screen in front of him, his calm eyes concealing a myriad of emotions.
The man's eyes were filled with indifference, which was then ignited into a blue flame as the video finished playing.
"Director, the man the young master is beating in the video is the son of Shen Jingshan, the director of the Mushui City Education Bureau. His mother works at the Mushui City Talent Center. This man's surname is Shen, and his full name is Shen Siqing."
As Lu Man finished speaking, she opened the paper document in her hand and respectfully placed it on the table in front of the man.
“I had previously arranged for someone else to go to Mushui to investigate the cause and course of this matter in detail—and found that since around November last year, the young master had been frequently going to the ‘Tian Tian Lai Supermarket’ next to the school to buy goods. At first, it was once every few days, then once a day, then twice a day, and he went every day without fail.”
The director's expression changed. She paused for a moment, then continued.
"Tian Tian Lai Supermarket changed its decoration style last November, and the owner changed from Xu Zhiyu's mother to Xu Zhiyu herself. The young master goes to the supermarket twice a day, morning and evening. On weekdays, he goes at 6:00 am and from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm; on weekends, he goes at 9:00 am, when the supermarket just opens, and around 7:00 pm."
The man listened without changing his expression and said, "I'll go on the weekend too."
Secretary Lu nodded: "Yes, we'll go on weekends too."
Next, Secretary Lu gave a full account of how Lin Xingmian fought for Xu Zhiyu. After she finished speaking, Lu Man stood quietly to the side, observing the man's actions and expressions.
He picked up a photo of a girl from the documents, and as he looked at it, his eyes darkened.
He said, "General Manager Sun of Beiqiu Club called me a couple of days ago and said that Xingmian had gambled on football at his place during the summer vacation and had a conflict with the Yan family. Derek didn't know about this."
Lu Manyu was speechless: "This..."
The main problem is that she didn't know either.
How could she possibly know the young master's whereabouts during the summer vacation when even the housekeeper at his home in Shanghai didn't know about it?
Lin Shukai said, "The regulations are still too lax."
Lu Manxin's heart sank for a moment, and she said helplessly, "I will go down and verify the matter in Beiqiu..."
Lin Shukai threw the photo in his hand on the table and stood up: "No need, Yan's Group needs to be reorganized. You can let General Manager Zhang handle it."
Lu Man's eyes flickered, and she nodded slightly: "Understood."
Lin Shukai walked out, and she followed, asking, "Director, what about the young master...?"
The man's voice was completely flat: "Take him back to Shanghai."
Lu Man licked her lips cautiously, "The maids and housekeepers from Mu Shui's side..."
The director didn't speak again, but raised a hand to interrupt Secretary Lu's question.
Judging from that gesture, the secretary, who had served the boss for many years, naturally knew what it meant.
The reason Lin Shukai noticed this matter was not mainly due to Sun Yichuan's phone call.
Instead, Lin Xingmian was suffering from frequent stomach problems during that period, and the hospital naturally had to report his son's health condition to him. Before Xingmian's stomach problems started, his grades had been on a good upward trend, and Lin Shukai was originally happy, planning to give a large bonus to the people who took care of his son at the end of the year. However, before the New Year, his son's frequent hospital visits made him suspicious.
This suspicion was quite serious, as it led from a small supermarket owner to uncover a major incident involving a suspected puppy love!
Xingmian is the only heir of such a large family business as the Lin family. Let alone dating in childhood, even the slightest impropriety in his conduct would not be tolerated!
Given Lin Xingmian's stubborn nature, there was no way he would obediently comply and go back to Shanghai with his biological father. He wouldn't be able to see his sister? It would be better to just kill him!
But how could he possibly have the leverage to fight against his powerful and influential father?
What do we rely on?
Another hunger strike?
Is he resorting to threats based on grades again?
Lin Shukai discovered such a big thing, and no one could change his mind.
No matter how Xingmian resisted, the experienced Director Lin only needed one sentence to silence him.
Lin Shukai said, "Her father is Xu Wenfan and her mother is Xu Xiaoyu. Both parents are alive and well, have stable jobs, and live a happy life."
Just one sentence was enough to make the stubborn and aloof Lin Xingmian loosen her fist under the white blanket, and her eyes lost their luster.
He's back to how he used to be.
He said, "I'll go with you, don't take away her peace."
There's a reason why everyone fears Lin Shukai: he acts decisively, his heart is as cold as iron, and nothing in this world can escape his eyes.
The Lin family's business was not as large as it used to be. When Lin Shukai was young, he was also handsome and taciturn.
At a large gathering of the upper class, Rong Dai, a daughter of a prestigious family, fell in love with Lin Shukai at first sight. Lin Shukai married into the Rong family. His father-in-law saw that his son-in-law was very talented and doted on his daughter. So he tried his best to introduce him to various connections and help his career and family.
Lin Shukai was indeed a promising talent. In a short period of time, he not only managed the Rong family's business to great success, but also applied the business acumen he learned from his father-in-law to his own company. In those years, the Lin family's business grew rapidly and flourished.
Lin Xingmian was not originally called Lin Xingmian; his surname was Rong, and his name was Rong Xingmian.
After his parents divorced, his mother disappeared, and that's when his father changed his surname.
Only the two people involved know the truth about his parents' past. The actual details are not very clear. All that is known to the outside world is that five years after the divorce, Lin Shukai found his current woman, but they have not yet held a wedding.
Rumors circulated that the man cheated on his wife, causing her to leave heartbroken. In Xingmian's memory, her mother had also left due to excessive grief. However, what was most incomprehensible in the years that followed was that after their divorce, Rong's father-in-law did not confront Lin Shukai. The two simply met but did not speak to each other, and never had any open conflict.
Everyone speculated that Lin Shukai was now too powerful for the Rong family to challenge.
But given Rong Lao's doting attitude towards his daughter, he would deal with him even if it meant a fight to the death...
On the same day at Chaohua Hospital, Lin Shukai took his son away directly.
All the servants who had served Lin Xingmian at Mushui, including Chen Ma who had taken care of him since he was a child, the housekeeper Uncle Qin, and the driver Uncle Yang, were all dismissed. The whole process took only ten seconds.
In ten seconds, Lin Shukai said two sentences, and Lin Xingmian said one sentence.
The future of the person in the story has already been altered.
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After arriving in Shanghai, he became a complete zombie.
His communication devices were confiscated, and he was surrounded by his father's human informants. He was transferred to a prestigious high school in Shanghai, where he followed a packed schedule every day. If it weren't for his desire to persevere until graduation and then go back to find his sister, he would have long ago gone to enjoy family life.
Lin Xingmian knew that only if he was obedient, stable, and his grades were stable, would his father let his sister's family off the hook.
In the end, it was he who ruined his sister!
I knew it! I knew it!
She knew he wasn't qualified to enter her world!
I was so heartbroken that I couldn't even say a proper goodbye when I left...
Thinking of this, Lin Xingmian's left hand, which was holding the spoon, began to tremble uncontrollably again while he was having lunch at school. A strong urge to cry welled up in his eyes. He put down his utensils, closed his eyes, touched the small golden sugar cube on his wrist, and took deep, rhythmic breaths.
It's been like this lately, it's been like this all the time...
It's okay, it's okay, things will be fine after graduation...it will be fine after graduation...
After graduation, he went back to Mushui to find his sister...
No one can stop it.
Xingmian will be alright. Even if it's just for her sake, you have to hold on.
During his time studying in Shanghai, he would often be overcome with sudden sadness, accompanied by toothache, trembling hands, and palpitations.
He would feel it when he missed her, and he would feel it when he didn't. It was like a stone slab was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe and causing him discomfort.
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In the corner by the window of the internet cafe, his fingers were naturally bent, and he gently held an expensive thin cigarette between his thumb and middle finger. He entered a number that he knew by heart on the dial pad, and white smoke slowly flowed out from the gap between his lips and his nostrils.
He couldn't control his tears and physical urges, and now he could only rely on nicotine to help him control them.
The call was answered instantly as soon as it was dialed.
The girl, whom he had been longing for day and night, spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, trembling slightly as she tried to suppress her emotions: "Hello? Is this Mianmian?"
Before Lin Xingmian could even utter the word "sister," the girl opposite her started sobbing after asking the question.
The nicotine has lost its effectiveness.
Half a cigarette butt fell to the ground.
The boy's hands trembled violently, his teeth chattering. He didn't utter a single word, but tears streamed down his face, almost drying up completely.
Lin Xingmian was crying on this side, and Xu Zhiyu was crying on the other side.
Two completely different fates have handcuffed them separately. Neither of them knows what they did wrong. They just want to be with the one in their hearts. Why is it so difficult?
So difficult!
That's so difficult!!
That's so difficult!!!
In her grief, Ah Yu heard the intermittent, rapid breathing from the other side. A sudden surge of strength appeared in her eyes. She wiped away her tears fiercely with the back of her hand and calmly said:
"Sweetie, don't cry."
"I know you're not doing well, but don't be afraid. Tell me where you are, Mianmian, I'll come find you. I have money; I opened a supermarket and saved up some money. No matter how far away you are, I'll come find you. I'll come find you, bring you back to Tiantian, and take you home."
"Your sister supported your studies and sent you to university."
"Is your father treating you badly? Does he hit you?"
Why is my Mianmian crying so sadly?
"Don't cry, okay, Mianmian?" Hearing the crying from the other side, Xu Zhiyu felt heartbroken.
He must have suffered an injustice! He must have suffered an injustice!
Her Starsong is unhappy!
No matter where he is in the world, I will definitely bring him back!
Hearing such sadness, she couldn't help but cry again, sobbing as she gently comforted her baby: "Don't cry, sweetie. Do you want some pancakes?"
The repression and grievances of the past few days almost overwhelmed the young boy.
He cried until he was delirious, and then, in broken sentences, uttered the first words he had imagined saying to her for countless nights:
"I'm so sorry... Sister, sister..."
"I left you so suddenly back then..."
The boy whimpered, like a poor, trapped puppy.
"It was not my intention..."
I'm sorry, sister. Leaving you so suddenly back then was not my intention.
This is the complete sentence.
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Author's Note: Sorry for being late.
Climax Warning—
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