Li Ruorui's words affected the mood of many people.
Zhang Hongmei was grateful. She knew her family's situation best; after all, these were her children, and who wouldn't want their child to have a good life?
Li Cheng was unhappy, but he didn't dare to provoke Li Ruorui; he was essentially a bully who preyed on the weak.
Lin Sijie looked at Li Ruorui with excitement: she knew Li Ruorui loved her. They had been mother and daughter for so many years, and she knew Li Ruorui would not give up on her easily.
Lin Zhilu felt there was going to be a good show to watch; Li Ruorui's behavior didn't seem like she doted on Lin Sijie at all.
“Mrs. Lin, what you’re doing seems inappropriate. This is our child. If I say something inappropriate online, it could have a negative impact on your family.”
Li Cheng threatened Li Ruorui, saying that a large family like the Lin family values face the most, and that his words would definitely make Li Ruorui wary.
However, Li Ruorui did not react at all after hearing this, and even looked at Li Cheng with a mocking expression.
"If someone with real power threatened me like this, I might consider it a little, but you..."
She looked Li Cheng up and down, her disdain impossible to hide. Li Cheng was furious; he hated the arrogant attitude of these rich people.
"But your words are completely useless to the Lin family," Li Ruorui said casually. She had no interest in generating buzz. "Besides, do you know how much buzz it would take to deal with our family?"
Li Ruorui shook her head: "You don't know, but I can tell you that to affect our family's popularity, you would need to spend at least tens of millions."
Lin Zhiluo turned to look at Qi Zhiyang. Did they spend this much money buying trending topics before?
Qi Zhiyang said in a low voice, "We don't have that much money. We're just doing gossip, and we sell it to paparazzi. The money we make is used to buy trending topics. Don't worry."
Lin Zhiluo nodded. When it came to doing business, she blindly admired Qi Zhiyang. In the past, when they were in the sect, they all handed over their money to Qi Zhiyang, who always managed to make money from money.
“If you want to take Sijie back, you can. I will give her some money and let her leave the Lin family,” Li Ruorui said, looking at Li Cheng’s face. “After all, our Lin family will not keep a bottomless pit around us.”
Li Cheng thought it was a good idea. If his daughter brought the money home, it would be like he had an extra sum of money. Then he could find a good match for Lin Sijie and marry her off, and he could get an extra dowry.
"How much money can you give me?" Li Cheng asked.
Lin Sijie glared at Li Cheng with resentment. This man hadn't raised her for a single day, and even wanted to take advantage of her.
Lin Sijie's murderous intent suddenly arose.
“Ten million!” Li Ruorui said, “In addition, there are two houses in Beijing and a certain amount of jewelry. After all, this is the basic dowry that her father and I decided to give her. It should have been more, but now I’m afraid she can’t protect it.”
She truly loved Lin Sijie. She and Lin Qiu had already decided on the dowry, and would add more depending on the social standing of Lin Sijie's future husband.
Lin Sijie's face was pale, her mind racing. Her mother was really going to kick her out of the house; she couldn't let this money fall into Li Cheng's hands.
Li Cheng rubbed his hands together excitedly. He was rich! Rich! Just two houses in Beijing were enough to make his family the elite.
"However, I would also like to ask Mr. Li to settle the expenses Lin Sijie has incurred in the Lin family over the years."
Hearing this, Lin Sijie was momentarily stunned, then felt relieved; Li Ruorui hadn't given up on her.
“Our family spends over a million yuan a year on Lin Sijie’s training. This is just for her education. Her hobbies and skills also cost an astronomical amount. She has been with us for so many years. We can’t even pay back her education expenses, let alone her daily life. We provide her with the best of everything.”
“Especially every year, we have all the high-end custom-made items from major brands delivered to Lin Sijie’s home for her to choose from. How are you going to repay that? And then there’s the jewelry that her family has customized for her. Any one of those pieces is expensive. All in all, the cost of raising Lin Sijie alone is more than seven or eight hundred million yuan.”
Li Cheng looked at Lin Sijie with envy. How could a mere brat like her have such a good life?
If it were my own son, I wonder how outstanding he would be now!
Li Ruorui said, "If you want to take your daughter back, that's fine, but first bring the money the Lin family spent on raising Lin Sijie, and then we'll release her."
Lin Sijie breathed a sigh of relief. She was swaying unsteadily. Her body, which had not yet fully recovered, was now on the verge of fainting after such a shock.
Li Cheng gritted his teeth; it seemed he wouldn't get anything today.
Li Ruorui said to the housekeeper, "Show them out. Don't let these two in again."
Fearing that Li Cheng might cause trouble, the butler had two strong bodyguards following behind him.
Li Cheng immediately chickened out; he was no match for a well-trained bodyguard.
After Li Cheng left, Lin Sijie wanted to say something, but then everything went black and she fainted again. Li Ruorui sat on the table and glanced at her indifferently, then had someone take her back to her room.
After everything was resolved, Li Ruorui looked at Lin Zhiluo and said, "You just said you had something to discuss with me."
Her tone was much better than when she spoke to Lin Sijie.
"I just came here to tell you that I won't be coming back for the New Year. I will be spending the New Year at the Qi family's house."
“Okay, I will talk to Lin Qiu.” Li Ruorui nodded.
She looked at Lin Zhiluo and asked, "I know that Lin Qiu is going to hold a family reunion banquet in a few days. What do you think?"
Lin Zhilu shook her head: "When I returned to the Lin family, I had already written a letter of severance, and the Qi family's resources were also given to Lin Qiu. We've severed ties, so what's the point of reconnecting?"
"I understand, I will make the arrangements, but you must come to the family reunion banquet. I will give you a good show, and I will make Lin Sijie experience everything that Luoluo went through."
Lin Zhiluo raised an eyebrow and smiled at Li Ruorui: "I still like you the way you are, but it's all too late. You and Lin Zhiluo are destined to be apart. If you want Lin Zhiluo to be happy in the future, you must do good deeds."
Li Ruorui nodded heavily. Although she and Luoluo were not destined to be together, if she could make Luoluo feel better, she would definitely do more charity work in the future.
Lin Zhiluo had finished watching the excitement and stood up to say to Li Ruorui, "I will definitely be there for the family recognition banquet."
Li Ruorui nodded with a smile, watching Lin Zhiluo leave with a reluctant gaze.
Her biological daughter has left, but it's a good thing that this body can have a happy life under Lin Zhiluo's control.
She returned to her room, opened a drawer, and took out a document containing a divorce agreement and evidence of Lin Qiu's infidelity over the years.
On the day of the family reunion, she not only wanted to ruin Lin Sijie's reputation, but she also wanted to divorce Lin Qiu. From then on, she and Lin Qiu would go their separate ways, and she would spend the rest of her life atoning for her sins.
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