Lin Qiu already felt guilty towards Lin Tiantian and Lin Yeting for being taken in as an illegitimate child, so she secretly gave them a lot of subsidies.
Lin Yeting works for the group and rarely returns to the Lin family home. Now, only Lin Tiantian lives in the Lin family home.
He witnessed Lin Sijie push Lin Tiantian down the stairs last time, and he was completely terrified.
He thought that as Li Ruorui's most beloved child, Lin Sijie would be protected by her, but he did not expect that Li Ruorui would lock Lin Sijie in a dark room that very day, giving her only water to drink and forbidding her to eat.
Three or four days had passed by the time Lin Tiantian returned from the hospital.
When Lin Sijie was released, she was barely alive and was filthy.
Lin Qiu was startled by Lin Sijie's appearance, but because Lin Sijie smelled so bad, he not only didn't feel sorry for her, but also took a step back in disgust.
Li Ruorui simply had someone take him away and clean him up; this was simply a disgrace to the Lin family.
Lin Sijie had already fainted. If she heard such words, she would be heartbroken.
However, Lin Qiu was also frightened by Li Ruorui's severe punishment. He looked at Li Ruorui and asked, "Ruorui, isn't this punishment too harsh?"
Li Ruorui glanced at Lin Qiu lightly. Lin Qiu felt something was wrong. He felt that Li Ruorui was very strange. She seemed calm, but she was crazy at heart.
He recalled Lin Zhiluo's frenzy during the days after her return, wondering what had happened.
“Serious?” Li Ruorui looked at Lin Qiu. “You and I both saw it that day. Lin Sijie pushed Lin Tiantian down herself. Now she can push her own child. If she pushes other people’s children at various parties and banquets in the future, it’s the least of her worries if she loses the Lin family’s fortune.”
She reminded Lin Qiu, "Our Lin family is only a second-rate family in the capital. There are countless families that can bankrupt the Lin family with a flick of their wrist."
Upon hearing Li Ruorui's words, Lin Qiu's expression changed. He had always respected Li Ruorui's decisions, and although he thought she had gone too far, upon reflection, it was just like her usual style.
Li Ruorui told Lin Qiu to go about his business, assuring him that she would take care of things at home.
Lin Qiu was naturally at ease.
After Lin Qiu left, Li Ruorui casually asked Lin Sijie a question, but then she went into Lin Tiantian's room.
She sat down in Lin Tiantian's room: "You've gone to great lengths to get Lin Sijie to leave the Lin family."
"I was wearing thick clothes that day, but I still broke a leg," Lin Tiantian said with some regret.
"Take good care of yourself. You did a great job this time, and I'm very satisfied. The money has already been transferred to your account. Rest assured, I'm looking forward to your next move," Li Ruorui said.
"Okay, thank you." Since working with Li Ruorui, Lin Tiantian's opinion of Li Ruorui has changed. She used to think of Li Ruorui as a high-and-mighty socialite.
Now I just think of her as a generous and kind person.
Li Ruorui left Lin Tiantian's room, and after passing Lin Sijie's room, she felt it was an eyesore; she no longer deserved such a nice room.
"Madam, someone is looking for Miss Sijie outside."
The Lin family has a new housekeeper. The one who listened to Lin Sijie back then can't find a better job now.
"Who?" At this moment, the only person she could think of was Lin Sijie's real parents.
"Let them in, and while you're at it, try to wake Lin Sijie up so she can see her family," Li Ruorui said.
The butler immediately took care of it. He had heard about his predecessors before coming to the Lin family, so he didn't ask any questions and just focused on working there.
Lin Sijie's mother and father only looked at the villa from afar. They were shocked. It was so grand and imposing. They had never set foot on such a place before. Just looking at it was enough to make them feel intimidated.
Zhang Hongmei whispered, "Honey, why don't we go?"
But Li Cheng wasn't about to leave. He stared greedily at the Lin family villa, his eyes wide: "Why would we leave? We're going to be rich! We'll never be short of money again!"
"Please come in, gentlemen." The butler led them inside.
Zhang Hongmei and Li Cheng were so busy taking it all in that the housekeeper led them to the reception room after they entered the living room.
As soon as they entered the reception room, they saw a graceful and elegant lady sitting on the sofa. The jewelry she wore was unfamiliar to them, but Li Cheng had never seen such large gemstones before.
Zhang Hongmei hesitated, realizing that she had switched their daughter and even lost the child.
After waking up, Lin Zhiluo learned about Lin Tiantian and Lin Sijie from Qi Zhiyang, and also learned that Lin Sijie's parents had come looking for her.
Lin Zhilu finished her meal quickly, then told Qi Zhiyang and went to the other side of the street.
Qi Zhiyang told her to eat slowly: "I'll go with you in a bit."
He also wanted to see what the commotion was like.
Lin Zhiluo pulled Qi Zhiyang away, saying, "We can eat anytime, but if we miss the excitement, we won't be able to see it again."
To make it look nice, Qi Zhiyang even brought a fruit basket from home. On the way to the villa across the street, Qi Zhiyang told Rong Fanmeng what she had said the day before.
Lin Zhilu nodded to indicate that she understood: "I'll go over there later and resolve this matter. I won't spend the New Year at the Lin family's house, nor will I stay there."
When the butler saw Lin Zhiluo and Qi Zhiyang, he felt a little strange, as he had arrived later and had not yet met Lin Zhiluo.
However, upon hearing that she was Lin Zhiluo and Qi Zhiyang, they immediately led their people to be respectful, showing none of the arrogance of the previous steward.
Lin Zhilu asked, "Where is Mrs. Lin?"
Although curious about why Lin Zhiluo called her mother Mrs. Lin, the housekeeper still led Lin Zhiluo to the reception room.
Inside the living room, Zhang Hongmei and Li Cheng sat awkwardly on the sofa. Li Ruorui kindly told them to wait a moment, as Lin Sijie was sleeping and her family had already gone to call her.
Zhang Hongmei didn't dare to look at Li Ruorui at all; she felt guilty.
Li Cheng frequented various casinos and naturally knew who he could mess with and who he couldn't. He had just glanced at Mrs. Lin and realized she was already a mother of several children, at least in her forties or fifties, but now she looked like a woman in her early thirties.
Li Cheng became very curious about his daughter, whom he had never met but had treated as his daughter for many years, and even more curious about how much more money he could squeeze out of her.
When Lin Zhiluo came in, Zhang Hongmei and Li Cheng both thought it was their child. They stood up and looked at Lin Zhiluo with excitement and anticipation.
Lin Zhilu got goosebumps all over her body. She waved her hand and said, "I am not your daughter. I am the child you switched and then threw away back then."
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