Chapter 100 Golden Hook Fishing - Fourteen-Year-Old Dress
They wear their superiority complex on their faces, yet their gestures and conversations reveal no trace of disdain for others.
An attendant stepped forward and respectfully opened the car door. The first car to be driven out was an elderly man in a dark suit. His hair was neatly combed. He stepped out of the car with the help of an attendant, his back straight, his face expressionless, and his air of nobility was innate.
Lin Shukai stepped forward with his son to greet him, his voice steady: "Dad."
The old man's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and his gaze swept over Lin Shukai before settling on Lin Xingmian.
Although Lin Shukai and Rong Dai had long since divorced, Rong Lao knew the truth and continued to support him as her son-in-law, so Lin Shukai did not change his mind.
Xingmian stood beside his father. He glanced at his maternal grandfather and watched his aunt and uncle get out of the car one after another. Their sullen faces and aloof demeanor suddenly made him feel uneasy.
He was slightly lost in thought, so much so that even after his grandfather stared at him for a long time, he didn't react at all.
Lin Shukai nudged his son: "What are you daydreaming about? Take Grandpa inside."
Lin Xingmian then came to her senses and called out softly, "Grandpa."
Old Master Rong hadn't seen his eldest daughter for a long time. Looking at his grandson, who bore a striking resemblance to Xiao Dai, his gaze softened unconsciously. He said kindly, "It's alright, don't be so strict with him. None of the rest of the Rong family are good at studying. Only Xing Mian is so promising, getting such a good score. Whatever you want today, Grandpa will grant it to you."
His grandfather's words reassured him somewhat. He thought: If he could have anything he wanted, then marrying the person he loved shouldn't be too difficult to achieve, right?
Rong Xian was one of the people on her mother's side who was more familiar with Xing Mian. After getting out of the car, she didn't even look at Lin Shukai, but went straight to Lin Xing Mian's side and followed him into the venue.
She looked at the words "Passing the Imperial Examination" engraved on the banquet table, and Xingmian's conspicuous college entrance examination score was magnified on the screen. Rong Xian couldn't help but tease her: "You inherited your father's only good gene. I never thought that our Rong family could produce such a good student."
Although his aunt had swindled him out of a lot of interest on the necklace purchase, Xingmian knew that his aunt knew that his later investment in the ski resort project was profitable and that he was rich, so he was still very grateful for her unconditional help at that time.
After leading his grandfather into the private room, he led his aunt to the door of the room and told her about it.
"Thank you for helping me with the necklace, Auntie."
Rong Xian feigned surprise: "I just bought you something, and I already thanked you on the phone. Why did you call me out specifically to thank you again?"
She smiled mysteriously, "So, did you manage to win that girl over? Which family's heiress is she? Her standards are so high, she only wants a necklace worth seventy million?"
When Xingmian mentioned her sister, she couldn't help but smile.
He said, "She'll be here today, and your aunt will see her soon."
Seeing his expression, Rong Xian said, "Do you like her that much? You're so happy just from mentioning her? What a difficult character she is, pursuing her from last year to this year. If her parents don't approve of the Lin family, why don't you ask your grandfather to speak up for her?"
They looked down on the Lin family.
Given the Lin family's high status, people in the industry would be eager to curry favor with them, but only Rong Xian could say such things so casually, because she was the one who looked down on the Lin family the most.
Lin Xingmian felt uncomfortable with her aunt's words. They always liked to talk about family, social status, and whether someone was a good match or not.
They always look down on this person and that person.
He didn't want to deal with his aunt any further on this matter, and only said, "The reason I pursued her for so long is because I wanted to prove my determination to her, and she also needed to carefully consider whether to agree to join my future. It's just between the two of us, and has nothing to do with family or parents. When you see her later, Auntie, please smile at her more. She's a girl who loves to laugh. I finally managed to win her over, and she's someone who's prone to giving up. I don't want her to feel like she has to overcome the obstacle of her family to be with me."
Lin Xingmian left after speaking, leaving Rong Xian standing there in a daze.
She had only read about love stories in books. Living in such a prestigious family, she hadn't heard such unbelievable words as "It's just between the two of us, it has nothing to do with family or parents" in a long time.
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The luncheon banquet had begun, and guests were gradually moving from the meeting room to the restaurant to take their seats.
Xu Zhiyu had already finished her makeup and changed into her dress, and was on her way to the hotel.
For some reason, Xingmian started to feel nervous today, which was her college entrance celebration.
The moment she changed into her gown at the manor just now flashed through her mind; she was speechless at the beauty of the girl in the mirror!
Her tiny braids were interspersed with small purple and white flowers, her hair was half-down, and the curly ends of her hair covered her bare, fair back. A light, fluttering butterfly was tucked behind her ear.
This pale purple dress resembles the sunset where the sea meets the sky. The bodice accentuates the curves, with rhinestones adorning the chest and a cutout back. The heavy organza skirt, like ocean waves, trails on the floor, concealing the high heels underneath.
The skirt is adorned with large, deep purple lover's flowers along its wavy lines, with the stamens decorated with light feathers, swaying with each step of the high heels; inside the organza is a finely shimmering fabric, echoing the diamonds on the chest.
Her wrists were tied with wavy shawls of the same fabric, and her skirt was heavy yet beautiful; the gauze was light and airy, like an elf.
It's so beautiful!
Her heart was pounding, and she was incredibly eager to see how Mianmian would react when she saw it.
At the same time, it's hard for her not to be timid.
Because she started to care, she became afraid of losing it. She rubbed her skirt; the tulle skirt not only looked beautiful, but it was also surprisingly comfortable to wear.
She knew it was all because of—wealth.
Lin Xingmian was very wealthy, but Xu Zhiyu was not.
Ayu stared at the hem of her skirt for a moment, then shook her head and decided to wait until after the banquet to go back to Huainan Alley and find Sister Suying to play mahjong.
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Ten minutes later, Lin Xingmian received a message from his sister and went downstairs early to wait.
It was a cloudy day, unlike the usual scorching sun. A strong wind blew in waves. He waited in the wind, plotting in his mind that as soon as his sister got out of the car, he would take advantage of the fact that there were few people downstairs and press her down in the car to kiss her to his heart's content.
I feel uncomfortable all over after not seeing you for just one morning.
The car came to a smooth stop at the door. The servant stepped forward and opened the car door. A slender jade-like hand emerged from inside and rested on the servant's hand, followed by high heels and a shimmering skirt.
As Ayu got out of the car with her head slightly lowered, she slowly and carefully straightened her skirt, and then her eyes met a pair of shimmering Milky Ways.
She looked at Xingmian's attire today. He was wearing a well-fitting suit, his bangs were combed back to reveal a pair of thick eyebrows and a smooth forehead, and his originally gloomy eyes had become bright and piercing.
He used to be just handsome, but today he even seems to have a maturity beyond his years.
When Xu Zhiyu met his gaze, she couldn't help but smile and said, "If I had known you looked so handsome in a suit, I would never have given up on you so easily!"
Lin Xingmian stood there without saying a word, just blinking and staring blankly at her.
Boss Xu: "These are the highest heels I've ever worn. Come over here and let me lean on you so you can walk more comfortably!"
He had many styles ordered when choosing a dress, but this one was his favorite because his favorite scene was seeing his sister on the second-floor balcony on the playground, wearing a light purple knit dress.
Lin Xingmian thought that she would look very, very beautiful in purple.
But he never expected it to look so good.
She was like a fairy who had stepped out of the forest, always smiling at him with her eyes crinkled. The flowers he protected had become people, and he was the person she trusted most in this world.
This is an achievement and joy that is hard to describe.
The security guards and chauffeurs downstairs at the hotel were stunned. Young Master Lin clenched his fist, took a few steps to Miss Xu, pinched her cheek with one hand, and lowered his eyes to kiss her.
Ayu was startled and nimbly dodged the pinch; luckily, he hadn't squeezed too hard!
"The makeup artist spent so long applying this lipstick, and her lip liner is so beautiful, I could never apply it like that! What if you kiss it off now? You're not allowed to kiss me right now!"
Young Master Lin said angrily, "Damn it, how can she be so beautiful? Everyone's looking at her, but I want to tell them that you're mine."
Ah Yu was speechless: "You don't need to tell them, they already know. We were being so intimate... Hasn't the banquet already started? Let's go in first..."
Lin Xingmian's gaze lingered on her delicate face, and she said, unwilling to give up, "Then I'll kiss you here."
Xu Zhiyu: "Where?"
After saying that, he very carefully touched the corner of her mouth and said, "Here."
Ah Yu smiled helplessly, then took his arm: "Alright, we've kissed, can we go in together now?"
Lin Shao, who was in a bad mood, was infected by her smile and his expression softened. He led her into the venue, but he was thinking: I have to call my sister's makeup artist over as well, otherwise what will I do if I can't kiss her all day?
As Xu Zhiyu and her younger brother entered the hotel, she stopped, turned around, and waved to Bowen, who was still in the car, signaling her to hurry up and follow.
Ma Bo smiled indulgently. She had deliberately gotten off the bus a little late just now because she saw the two of them being all lovey-dovey and didn't want to be a third wheel.
The two looked very well-matched from behind. Although Ayu was wearing high heels, Xingmian was still a head taller than her. As she watched them walk into the venue, it was as if they were walking into the hall of marriage.
Bowen smiled and shook his head, muttering to himself, "What's wrong with that? If you love each other, just hold hands. The rules are made by fate. If you believe, follow the rules; if you don't, you don't. But why do I always disbelieve in fate yet still follow the rules?"
She stumbled as she got out of the car, but her bodyguard quickly caught her.
Bo thanked her, but then glanced at the bodyguard's ear and exclaimed with a laugh, "It's you again?"
"The Lin family's bodyguards are really well-trained. Did you all assign roles and protect each other?"
She skillfully walked in on her high heels, talking to her bodyguard as she went.
Bodyguard: "No, we work in shifts."
He hadn't expected that even though the Lin family bodyguards all looked the same in sunglasses and suits, this Miss Ma would still recognize him as the same person as yesterday.
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