Chapter 57: Alone and Wimpy
"Have you eaten?" Gu Qingheng asked.
"I've eaten." Lin Xi bent down and stroked the kitten's head.
"What's the matter?" Normally, you shouldn't use your personal cell phone to chat with clients about trivial matters in life other than work.
"No, just concerned about you."
This man is quite outspoken.
"Thanks for your concern. I'm feeding the kitten. I have a cow cat, it's super cute."
"Let me see it some other day?"
"all right."
After saying two more words, he hung up.
Lin Xi picked up the kitten and went upstairs silently, saying to Xiao Fu, "If someone is too attentive without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."
The next morning, Lin Xi walked into the Lin Building wearing a high-end autumn suit, eight-centimeter high heels, and carrying a brown bag.
Chairman Lin passed away very suddenly.
Lin Xi hadn't been to work for several days as he had been taking care of his father's funeral.
As soon as he entered his office, the board secretary came over and said, "Director Lin, the senior management meeting requires your presence."
Lin Xi raised her eyebrows.
"Okay, go."
As soon as she entered the boardroom, someone questioned Lin Xi, "Your father is gone, the shares should be returned to the company."
"My father has a will. The property will be distributed the way my father decided during his lifetime. I can't make the decision, and neither can you."
Lin Xi said this and sat down in the seat that originally belonged to her.
"How can you, a girl, speak so rudely?"
"I'm just telling the truth, Uncle Wang."
"How come I didn't know that your father had a will?" Mr. Wang questioned. Even though the old man still had the plaster on his arm, he looked energetic.
Lin Xi suddenly became furious. If she hadn't fought with him, her father wouldn't have been so angry that he had a heart attack. At this moment, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
"Then what do you mean? I was talking nonsense about the will, and I forged it?" Lin Xi asked back.
"I didn't say that, you said that."
A member of the board of directors, a senior executive of the company, Ms. Hong, a middle-aged woman in her fifties, said, "Okay, stop arguing. Didn't Ms. Lin say that the chairman had a will before he died?"
Mr. Wang was immediately displeased. "Mr. Hong, you're a fence-sitter. You'll switch sides whenever the wind blows. Well, you said you have a will. Bring it out so we can all see it."
"My mother should be the first heir to my father's estate, and I am his only child, the second heir. Even if there is no will, it is not your turn to worry about my father's things."
After Lin Xi finished speaking, President Wang instantly flew into a rage. "What am I holding onto? I've worked tirelessly for the Lin Corporation over the years. Even if I haven't contributed much, I've certainly put in a lot of effort. How much did I help your father when he started his business? I've never had any second thoughts about the Lin Corporation."
"Just because you really have no second thoughts about the Lin family doesn't mean you have no second thoughts about my father. If it weren't for you, my father wouldn't have died!"
As soon as Lin Xi finished speaking, President Wang rolled up his sleeves and demanded an explanation: "Lin Xi, I watched you grow up. Now that your father is gone, as an elder, I have the right to teach you a lesson."
As he said that, he was about to hit Lin Xi.
As a result, Lin Xi picked up the tea on the conference table and splashed it on Mr. Wang's face, and Mr. Wang was stunned for a moment.
Lin Xi sneered, "What elder? You should call me Miss Lin. My father is gone, but I am still here. I inherited my father's business, so it's not your turn to act wildly here! You are just old, don't take advantage of your age."
"You, you little bastard, I can't cure you today."
As he said that, Mr. Wang was about to hit Lin Xi.
As a result, everyone tried to stop them, but President Hong was the first to rush forward. The chairman had done her a favor when he was alive, so she couldn't just sit back and watch.
President Wang was furious and started to spread rumors: "Do you think I don't know that your President Hong is having an affair with the chairman?"
"Pah."
Lin Xi slammed the water cup to the ground, and the chaotic scene suddenly became quiet.
"You, you are ungrateful. Ever since I got divorced and lost the support of the Shen family, you have started to reveal your wolfish ambitions. My father has only been dead for three days, and you are already thinking about the shares. Lin's family belongs to you as well as mine. You are so shameless." Lin Xi said emotionally.
"Okay, if you want to rob the company, come on, I, Lin Xi, will accompany you to the end."
After Lin Xi finished speaking, he turned and left.
Everyone was left looking at each other in bewilderment. Some wanted to maintain a stable and prosperous life for the rest of their lives, but were not sure which side to stand on. Others, like President Hong, remembered the kindness shown by the chairman during his lifetime, so they supported Lin Xi without hesitation.
*****
As night falls, the lights come on.
Lin Xi drove back to the Lin Mansion, where Lin's mother was arranging flowers in the living room.
Seeing Lin Xi coming back, he was surprised and asked, "Xixi, why are you back so early today?"
The days are shorter and the nights longer in autumn, so it's already completely dark at seven o'clock. Seven o'clock is just the end of the working day for Lin's company. Many employees choose to work overtime, and overtime pay is calculated on an hourly basis, 0.5 times the normal rate.
"Well, if I want to hug my mother, I will go home to see her. I am my father's daughter, I am the only eldest daughter of the Lin Group, the company is my home, and I can get off work whenever I want."
The mother and daughter hugged each other. Lin Xi was really sad, but she still wanted to tell her mother one thing, which was everything that happened today.
Lin's mother is not a greenhouse flower. Her family is also powerful. However, after her grandparents passed away, her family members visited her less frequently than before.
Lin's mother knows everything about business.
"Don't pay any attention to him. No matter how much he makes a fuss, it's all nonsense. Your father's will is still there. He anticipated this and recorded it when he wrote it. It doesn't matter what anyone says. The family property belongs to us, mother and me, and the shares also belong to us, mother and me."
"We've done a lot of public relations for him on that young wife he married."
"oh?"
Lin Xi understood the implicit meaning of her mother's words: All is fair in war, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
Different positions do not distinguish who is good and who is evil.
Mr. Wang’s negative information has been exposed.
Mr. Wang tried his best to suppress it, and Lin Xi also tried to suppress it by continuing to spend money to appear in the news.
Soon, the matter became a hot topic. This concubine was actually a mistress, and Mr. Wang had a wife before.
This time, when the board of directors met again, Lin Xi made a big fuss about this matter, and President Wang was speechless.
It has calmed down for now, but these things are not over yet!
…
A month later, Lin Xi inherited all of his father's shares and became the new president of Lin Group.
A new official takes three steps to start his job, and Lin Xi's first step is to reorganize the senior management. Mr. Wang is a partner, so he definitely cannot be fired.
That is to take away his projects. He is in charge of many major projects of the Lin Group.
When Mr. Wang becomes a commander without any troops, how can he still show off?
Moreover, he is in his fifties and it is time for him to retire. As the project is lost, part of his shares will have to be handed over, leaving only the shares that originally belonged to him.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
Even if Mr. Wang is reluctant, he has to admit defeat.
…
Late autumn has passed and winter is about to come.
These days, the autumn wind is blowing and cold air is coming.
Lin Xi sat in the president's office, brewing orange tea and rubbing her hands.
I haven’t warmed up yet, and my fingertips are cold after typing for a long time.
In the president's office, Lin's mother pushed the door open and walked in, carrying bags in her hands.
Smiling, he said to Lin Xi, "Didn't you say we'd have hot pot for lunch? I've bought you all the food."
"Mutton rolls, beef rolls, tofu skin, enoki mushrooms, and some prawns. The greens are cabbage. You like sesame paste, so mom bought you two bags."
"Wow, there is only one good mother in the world, and children with mothers are like treasures." Lin Xi said.
No matter how old you are, no matter whether you are poor or rich, you will always be your mother's child.
"My Xixi, her mouth is as sweet as honey."
Lin Xi chuckled and turned to call out, "Wang Xiao, Wang Xiao."
Wang Xiao followed the right person. Her boss was promoted, and she was promoted as well.
The president’s secretary is the biggest executive in the administration department!
Wang Xiao walked in and looked at the table full of ingredients and understood, "I'll go wash the vegetables."
"Go ahead. This little girl is so nice." Mother Lin praised with a smile.
Lin Xi smiled and said to her mother, "Please find a place to sit first. I'll be busy with some work for a while."
"Okay, okay, don't worry about me. Just go about your business."
Lin Xi's current office is not the one her father had when he was alive. Her father's office is now locked. Everything inside remains unchanged and is preserved.
This office was chosen on an unused floor. After cleaning it up, Lin Xi's favorite items were moved in and rearranged.
Lin's mother walked around the office and smiled with a sense of loss and emotion.
The thing about husband and wife is that one of them always has to go first.
Thinking of this, Lin's mother secretly wiped away her tears.
Seeing that Wang Xiao was struggling to hold the hot pot pot by himself, she went forward to help.
Wang Xiao quickly refused: "I dare not do that." Then he hurried to Lin Xi's office.
Lin's mother said, "I'm helping you, it's okay."
Lin Xi also spoke up, "Listen to mom."
Wang Xiao respectfully addressed Lin's mother as Mrs. Lin.
Xiuyun and Wang Xiao added more water and brought it to a boil. Mother Lin started to move the dishes. "Xixi, come here. Let's eat together."
"good."
The hot pot of people in northern Beijing is boiled in a clear sauce to retain the original flavor of the food and dip it in a little sesame sauce.
"Wow, this beef is delicious."
Lin Xi picked up some meat for her mother.
"Have you been in touch with Shen Yan yet?" Lin's mother asked while eating.
"Yeah, that's all. He's very busy, and I'm very busy too. We're divorced, so why are we still in touch?" When talking about this matter, Lin Xi's face turned cold.
"What's wrong with divorce? I've always treated Xiao Shen as my half son."
"You treat him as your son, but he may not even treat you as his mother. He calls you 'Auntie' all the time and never even calls you 'Father' or 'Mother'. What do you like about him?"
Lin Xi said as he put a piece of mutton into his mother's bowl.
Mother Bai Linxi glanced at her and said, "What do you know? Xiao Shen's status is different. It's just a name. I have never blamed you, and neither has your damn father. I remember how much Xiao Shen has done for the Lin family."
"Okay, then he doesn't pay any attention to me. If it doesn't work, why don't you contact him?"
"Okay, you two are awkward, I'll help you connect."
"Hey, don't."
Mother Lin snorted coldly.
He sighed again, "There are so few people in my family now. It's just you and me. People say that a prosperous family requires many people."
"Isn't there a Xiao Fu?" Lin Xi said mischievously.
"You still have the nerve to say that. It broke a vase of mine in the living room today."
"Ms. Xiuyun, can we have a good meal? Your daughter has a meeting this afternoon."
"Okay, let's eat."
…
At around five o'clock, Xiuyun left the company.
Lin Xi can't get off work until after ten o'clock, and she has to meet with Xuedan after work.
Xuedan said that she recently had an argument with Chen Jialian over a very small matter.
Lin Xi and Xuedan met at a Chinese restaurant, but they hadn't had dinner yet.
By the way, Lin Xi had a drink.
When pregnant woman Xuedan saw the wine, she swallowed her saliva.
Her belly is already quite big and her due date is in April or May next spring.
"Well, it was three days ago. I was so excited that I finally made dinner, but Chen Jialian was so perfunctory. He only ate a few bites and then stopped. I was so angry at the time. Chen Jialian saw it and didn't try to comfort me. I was mad all night. The next morning, I didn't talk to him, and he didn't talk to me either. Then, I cried with him yesterday, and Chen Jialian laughed at me, saying that he had no idea how exciting my inner drama was..."
"I really feel so wronged, Xixi."
"Is it just such a small matter?" Lin Xi said with a smile.
"Yes, is this too early? I feel sad when I talk about it now." Xuedan was about to cry again.
"It turns out that pregnant women are so emotionally unstable." Lin Xi said, lowering her eyes to hide her loneliness.
She wanted to find someone to quarrel with but didn't know who to quarrel with.
"Yeah, I also think it must be related to the pregnancy."
Lin Xi looked at Xuedan's big round face. She had gained a lot of weight now and looked very plump and fair.
Lin Xi smiled and said nothing. This kind of happy weight gain had nothing to do with her.
I used to weigh 100 kilograms, now I weigh 90 kilograms.
Lin Xi thought that she should eat more.
Listening silently to Xuedan's complaints and speaking occasionally was to comfort Xuedan.
I returned home at around 12 o'clock, and the lights in the living room were on, extending all the way to the second floor.
Mom should be asleep at this time.
Lin Xi was drunk and his steps were weak. He returned to the room and fell on the bed.
I have mixed feelings. Divorce isn't that painful, but my father's death is like salt in the wound.
“Wuwuwu…”
Lin Xi couldn't help crying late at night. She was drunk and didn't have the restraint she had when she was sober. She didn't want to pretend anymore.
Wasn't it my fault?
Shouldn’t I divorce Shen Yan?
She is not omnipotent, nor is she strong. She also has times when she feels powerless and many vulnerable moments.
The sleeping Xiaofu came running when she heard the noise. She lay sadly beside Lin Xi, with her fluffy fur sticking to her owner.
Lin Xi was a little short of oxygen from crying, and coupled with the effect of alcohol, she fell into a coma and fell asleep.
The next day, I was late as expected.
She is already the boss of the company, so no one would blame her even if she didn't come.
Gu Qingheng tried every means to ask her out, and this time Lin Xi did not refuse.
Tell Linda: "Okay, see you in Tianshui Village and Mr. Gu."
Linda nodded...
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