Chapter 131
Why can't you learn to respect me?
"Today's Focus: On the third day of its listing, Lin's Group's stock price fell by 18.30% due to Chairman Lin Sheng's involvement in multiple criminal cases."
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has escalated its investigation and will conduct a comprehensive review of the Lin Group's internal controls.
The Lin Group is required to disclose the reasons for Lin Sheng's criminal involvement and the progress of the case in a timely manner in accordance with the Securities Law. However, the statement issued by the Group's public relations department was vague and unclear, which triggered a second wave of market panic, causing shareholders to suffer heavy losses due to forced liquidation.
The Lin Group may face additional penalties for deliberately concealing information, which will have a lasting impact on its stock price, potentially causing a 90% plunge in a single day, creating a 'flash crash' phenomenon rarely seen in the past five years.
We will continue to monitor the Lin Group's recent developments and bring you the latest news...
Lin Jin sat by the hospital bed, listening to the midday financial news broadcast while leisurely peeling an apple.
She was quite satisfied with the result of the plummeting stock price of the Lin Group. Her half-lowered eyebrows held an unprecedented ease, and she couldn't help but let out a relieved sigh: "I'm really curious, what do you think Lin Sheng will do when he sees this news? Will he be furious or devastated? Over the years, he has exhausted all his efforts to take Lin Group public, and in the end, such a huge mess has been ruined in his hands. It's quite a pity."
As she spoke, she skillfully cut a small slice from the apple and presented it to Cheng Sangluo, coaxing her with a smile, "Good girl, have a little."
Cheng Sangluo was fed apples by his wife every day, and even the crisp and sweet taste could become cloying at times.
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but you can't have this with every meal." She said this reluctantly, but not wanting her wife to hold the apple up for too long, she reluctantly took it and chewed vigorously, muttering, "He brought this on himself and deserves it. I wonder where he's hiding it now, that the police haven't found it yet... well, you..."
The puppy stammered halfway through its sentence, hesitated for a moment, and then asked softly, "Now that the matter of dragging him into this is over, what are your plans next?"
Lin Jin was wiping her palms with a wet wipe when she heard her lover's sudden question. Her heart clenched in her throat, causing her to pause, afraid that the topic would lead to Cheng Sangluo's decision about whether to stay or leave.
A barely perceptible worry flashed in her eyes. She quickly got up and threw the wet wipes into the trash can to cover up her unease. She explained, "Exposing him to the public eye is just the first step in getting revenge. Next, I still have to deal with the mess that is the Lin Group. Besides, there's someone else waiting for me to clean up."
"Are you talking about Ruan Jinxian?" Cheng Sangluo knew who Lin Jin was talking about, so she simply stroked her chin and asked with concern, "Has Sheng He woken up? So many days have passed, and I haven't heard you say anything about his condition."
"He's awake and recovering quite well, but his injuries are too severe for him to get out of bed for a while." Lin Jin returned to the bedside and sat down, placing her palm on the back of Cheng Sangluo's hand. Suddenly, she changed the subject: "How does the wound on your back feel? Is it still very painful? If it's very uncomfortable, please don't bear it and tell me."
"It really hurts so much to have such a big chunk of flesh bitten off by a dog!" Cheng Sangluo gestured exaggeratedly with both hands, her expression somewhat exaggerated to gain sympathy, but the pain was genuine. "I used to recover very quickly from serious injuries, so I don't know why it hurts so much this time. I want to eat lots of meat. They say you should eat what you need to replenish. Can I eat pork neck meat?"
"Does it hurt a lot?" As soon as Lin Jin heard the puppy cry out in pain, she quickly stood up, intending to examine it thoroughly. "Let me see your back."
Cheng Sangluo, with a mischievous glint in her eye, pulled the person who had gotten too close into her arms and laughed triumphantly, "Hahaha, let me bite the back of your neck, maybe I can get some meat on you~"
"You naughty little thing!" Lin Jin tapped her forehead in annoyance, letting the arm around her waist slowly tighten, teasing, "Looks like I need to ask the doctor if you need a few more rabies shots. Something's not right with you."
Cheng Sangluo has been quite clingy lately, seizing every opportunity to pester his wife for affection. Right now, he's turned into a satiated lapdog, shamelessly begging for love: "Are you sleepy? How about we take a fancy nap?"
"A fancy afternoon nap?" Lin Jin was amused and couldn't help but pinch the puppy's cute cheek, but then pouted and refused: "No way! I have to go to the company to handle some work. I've been taking care of you all this time, and I have so much work to do. You just stay here and rest, okay?"
"Fine, I'll let you off this time. I'm an obedient and sensible lover, I would never resort to such a desperate act." Cheng Sangluo reluctantly let go of her hand, trying to establish herself as a sensible lover, but her tone was full of reluctance. "Busy, everyone's busy, it's good to be busy."
Lin Jin loved the puppy's sulky look, so she poked the puppy's puffed-up cheeks with her finger and teased, "Are you angry?"
"Really?" Cheng Sangluo grinned, leaning in for a kiss. "Please grant me a kiss, wife. Ten minutes of kisses will make up for the hours you're gone. I'm really at a disadvantage~"
"Is ten minutes enough?" Lin Jin tilted her head, deliberately pulling her silky robe down to her shoulders, revealing her fair, gleaming shoulders, and whispered enticingly, "I'll give you an hour, is that enough?"
"Enough, enough...enough..." The puppy nodded repeatedly, his face flushed with embarrassment. He quickly reached out and pulled his wife's collar back up, saying honestly, "It's cold, don't catch a cold. What if you get sick?"
Lin Jin raised her eyebrows in disbelief. Just when things were getting intimate, this guy suddenly acted like a lovesick fool, which left her completely bewildered.
Although she was a little out of character, she managed to readjust her emotions in time. She flicked a strand of hair to her lips and brought her face close to Cheng Sangluo's, teasing him with a half-close, half-close gesture. As he impatiently moved closer, she took the opportunity to back away slightly.
This back-and-forth teasing drove Cheng Sangluo to desperation. In the end, he could only raise his arm to grab his wife's nape and exclaim urgently, "How could you tease a poor patient like this?!"
"I was clearly teasing a puppy whose mind was full of love~" Lin Jin imitated her, deliberately throwing her long curly hair onto Cheng Sangluo's face.
Her fragrant hair, like a thin curtain, could not conceal her captivating charm, yet it held allure within its dense and sparse gaps.
Cheng Sangluo's breath carried Lin Jin's scent, and she couldn't help but be captivated and deeply inhaling it, looking just like a little dog begging for its owner's pampering. "I've already started missing you."
Lin Jin lifted a corner of the blanket, gracefully snuggled into the puppy's arms, and took one of her hands, placing it against her chest. Her seductive gesture concealed a deeper, guiding meaning. "Just a reminder, you have over 50 minutes to enjoy yourself~"
That lively, soft rabbit is like a full, round moon.
Cheng Sangluo held the full moon in her palm, a handful that contained the most wonderful flavors of the world.
Like freshly made tofu pudding, it's delicate, warm, and tender.
Just pinch it slightly.
It seems to be able to leach out...
Honey-sweet-juice-.
......
In the open-air parking lot of the health and wellness center.
"Okay, okay, if you keep taking me, you'll take me all the way to the company." With her clingy little dog hanging on her, Lin Jin could barely walk.
She couldn't push away the tall and strong Cheng Sangluo, so she could only walk along in a clingy manner, muttering comforting words: "Be good, I'll come back to be with you as soon as I finish what I'm doing. If you delay for even a minute, I'll have to come back a minute later, and you'll be the one suffering the most while waiting."
Cheng Sangluo relied on Lin Jin more than ever before. After releasing his arm, her tone deepened: "I don't want to let you go, I don't want to..."
"What's wrong?" Lin Jin noticed that the puppy's face didn't look good, so she stopped and carefully tried to figure out what was wrong with her. "Just say what's wrong, don't beat around the bush. If you tell us, we can solve it together."
Cheng Sangluo was at a loss, and in the end she could only put her restless hands in the pockets of her hospital gown and said worriedly, "If Lin Sheng can't be found, it means there is hidden danger. I don't feel comfortable letting you wander around alone. What if that bastard goes back to his old ways and makes a surprise attack? In my current state, I'm willing but unable to do anything about it."
"Oh~" Lin Jin crossed her arms and let out a long sigh, teasingly saying, "Someone wasn't like this before, but now they're worried about me getting into trouble?"
"That's because...because..." the puppy cried out anxiously, babbling on and on without managing to form a complete sentence. "Because..."
Lin Jin always wanted to tease her, so he deliberately asked, "Why?"
"Anyone who hasn't been through something like this is still scared. I keep thinking about what happened on the mountain path that day." Cheng Sangluo lowered her head, heartbroken, her expression filled with self-reproach. "I'm not a good lover. No matter how much we argued, I shouldn't have left you alone. That was the second time I left you alone... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
“Although I’ll hold a grudge against you for abandoning me, I don’t truly blame you from the bottom of my heart…” Lin Jin swayed as she approached, reaching out to stroke the puppy’s guilty face. “You know, when I woke up in your arms, I was terrified. You were covered in blood, convulsing from the cold. That moment was more despairing than being kidnapped by Lin Sheng’s men. I would rather bear everything alone than risk your safety. I was so scared, terrified of how I would endure the days without you. So I secretly vowed that from now on, I would protect you. I have the ability and the resources to arrange everything perfectly. As long as you stay obediently by my side, it’s better than any other good thing in the world.”
Cheng Sangluo listened silently, then rubbed her forehead against Lin Jin's ear. It seemed that the topic of leaving had become an unspoken understanding between them, so she neither agreed nor refused.
After a tender moment together, the young couple finally broke free from the warm embrace.
"Drive slowly and be careful." Cheng Sangluo greeted the driver before walking to the back window and whispering, "If I miss you so much, can I text you?"
"Of course, Spicy Bingbing~" Lin Jin reached out of the car to straighten Cheng Sangluo's collar. "It's windy in the mountains. The doctor said your resistance is very low right now. You're prone to catching a cold or fever if you get chilled. Go back and lie down properly."
"Okay." Cheng Sangluo agreed, his hands in his pockets, but he didn't move an inch, stubbornly wanting to watch his wife leave.
Lin Jin then instructed the driver to start driving immediately.
The two gazed at each other across the rearview mirror, as if even a second of separation could conjure up a flower of sorrow.
Only after the car disappeared from sight did Cheng Sangluo drag her lonely figure into the health and wellness center building.
Suddenly feeling lost, she stood in the lobby for a while, lost in thought. Thinking of going to see Sheng He, she simply walked straight into the elevator.
She wondered which floor Sheng He's ward was on. After thinking for a while, she pressed the button for a certain floor based on her vague memory.
When I stepped out of the elevator, the empty corridor was deserted.
It's not surprising, as Yunxing Health and Wellness Center aims to provide five-star luxury services, attracting members of the upper echelons of the maritime community. As a result, the entire building is usually quite desolate, but it still makes a lot of money.
Cheng Sangluo peered around cautiously, then slowly walked along the straight corridor. But even after reaching the end, she couldn't remember which room Sheng He was in, so she decided to go to the floor staff's office to ask.
She walked to the office door and was about to knock when the sound of conversation coming from inside made her stop.
Staff member A: "You missed the most exciting show of the year by taking two weeks of annual leave. It was so dramatic and exciting!"
Staff member B: "What's all the commotion? I've got my snacks and stool ready, hurry up and tell me!"
Staff member A: "When have you ever seen President Lin stay at the health center for several days at a time? Recently, someone has been staying in the private ward on the top floor. That's her darling."
Staff member B: "Get to the point, what exactly happened?"
Staff member C: "Oh dear, he's rambling on and on. Let me summarize for you: A while ago, President Lin was kidnapped. Her precious daughter went to rescue her all by herself and took down a whole bunch of thugs, but she almost got bitten to death by a pack of vicious dogs."
Staff member A: "Hey, that's not even the most ridiculous part. Tell him what happened next."
Staff member B: "Yes, yes, and then what happened?"
Staff member C: "Later, the person was brought back for emergency treatment. The sight of him being gnawed by the dog and covered in blood was horrifying. But so far in the story, it hasn't been a big deal. The important thing is that while the person was being treated, President Lin and President Gu had an argument outside the operating room."
Staff member B: "Oh my, those two can even argue? Wouldn't that cause a huge uproar? What could they be fighting over?"
Staff member C: "Hiss... This must not be leaked. The two bosses have explicitly forbidden discussing it in private. If it gets out, you'll be fired."
Staff member B: "Oh dear, there are only the three of us in this room, where could it have gone? Tell me quickly!"
Staff member C: "President Lin summoned a group of people from somewhere. The scene was like something out of a movie. There were all sorts of people, from people in white coats to R&D engineers. They brought a sophisticated safe with some kind of chip inside. I heard it was a high-tech gadget that President Lin spent over 100 million to develop. Do you know where that chip was ultimately installed?"
Staff member B: "Hiss... Could it be that she put it on her beloved pet? What's that thing for... Oh dear... This is just like in the movies, is it for surveillance or location tracking or something? But considering President Lin's crazy and domineering temper, it does have that feel to it."
Staff member C: "I don't know exactly what it's used for. I wasn't there. I heard it from the nurses in the operating room. At the time, President Gu and his men tried to stop President Lin for a long time, but they couldn't persuade him. All the people who were called in eventually went into the operating room. Otherwise, how could a blood transfusion and wound cleaning take all night? It kept everyone up all night."
The people inside were laughing and telling melodramatic stories, unaware that the main characters of those stories were standing outside.
Cheng Sangluo's hand, which had been raised in mid-air, slowly tightened until it clenched into a fist with veins bulging. As the conversation and mocking laughter came from inside the door, her face grew increasingly pale and sickly.
The feeling of being mocked by insignificant people is a mixed bag, and the most common feeling is that it's a joke, a pathetic and pitiful joke.
Cheng Sangluo silently withdrew her arm, turned around, and dragged her heavy steps toward the elevator.
She hunched over, waves of pain washing over her wound, which was wrapped in thick gauze, as if reminding her that something inside her did not belong to her.
She walked into the elevator in a daze, pressed her head against the cold wall, and couldn't understand what the point of Lin Jin's actions was, or what the purpose of the chip was.
Why do we go around in circles and end up at the starting point again? We've overcome so many difficulties, so why does it still end up like this? Why is it still full of concealment and deception?
Cheng Sangluo raised her head and slammed it against the wall again. The pain kept her conscious, and it seemed to mock her and Lin Jin's love, which was ultimately a series of wrong steps.
Those oppressions and humiliations that were almost forgotten suddenly jumped out of my memory. What does love that is not respected matter? Even if I really became Lin Jin's dog, could I unconditionally accept all unfair love?
What exactly does it mean?
Cheng Sangluo repeatedly banged her head against the elevator wall, each dull thud accompanied by a gritted tongue as she questioned through gritted teeth, "Why...why...why are you still so stubborn...why can't you learn to respect me..."
[Author's Note]
1. My pre-order novel, "The Sinful Lover," is available for collection.
2. Let the real storm begin!
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