"Well, besides design assignments, there are also many theoretical and cultural classes, such as art history from various countries. In addition to designing clothes and drawing sketches in the studio, we also have to learn various handicrafts and make a lot of PPTs."
"Ah, it seems we're all in the same boat. So I'm going back to settle accounts with my dad's secretary and ask him to do my holiday homework. I also have to give a speech in both French and English when I get back, just thinking about it gives me a headache."
Will your dad agree?
"Hey, how can I let my dad know? Don't worry, I won't tell, and that guy definitely won't tell either."
He treated me very well, always listening to my every word, much like how ministers used to choose sides and support a prince.
My older brother and sister both have trusted confidants, but I'm the only one who's ignored, so he takes extra care of me.
Lin Xiao thought to himself that although Yang Xile was young, he understood the complicated people and things in the company very well, but perhaps he was oversimplifying things.
She couldn't help but remind him, "Don't get too close to your father's secretary either. Haven't you seen how emperors are wary of princes and ministers getting too close, even if they are his favorite princes? They're afraid that their subordinates will turn against them and force them to abdicate early."
"My sister is so nice, she thinks of everything for me." Yang Xile said sweetly, like a child wanting candy as a reward, smiling as she said these flattering words.
He asked Lin Xiao, "Sis, won't your dad miss you if you don't go back? My mom keeps urging me to fly back to see her whenever I have time, or for her to fly over to see me."
But I don't want her to come; then I'd have to spend all day shopping with her. I'd rather fly back myself.
Hearing Yang Xile talk intimately about him and his mother, Lin Xiao felt a pang of sadness and lowered her eyes. She wondered if her own mother missed her so often.
Her father, perhaps because men usually express their emotions more subtly, rarely confided in Lin Xiao.
Regarding this holiday, Lin Haitao only asked her once on the phone, saying that she could come back if she missed home, but he never said whether he missed his daughter or wanted her to come back.
Yang Xile had looked up information about Lin Xiao's father and the Lin Group online, but it didn't mention much about the Lin family's situation.
He figured that Lin Xiao having a stepmother must have happened before the Lin family became wealthy. Otherwise, changes in the family circumstances of a listed company chairman could be found online, as it might involve the interests of shareholders.
Moreover, if the Lin Group goes public, the divorce battle will occupy a lot of business news, because at this time it often involves the division of huge amounts of property or even large amounts of equity.
Sometimes, when couples argue so fiercely, it can turn into a melodramatic soap opera. But there's no news about the Lin family online, so he concludes that the disintegration of Lin Xiao's original family must have happened many years ago.
Yang Xile's guess was indeed correct. Lin Xiao's parents divorced when she was 15 years old. At that time, Lin's Enterprise was still a small company, and going public was still a distant dream for Lin's father.
Today, the Lin family is a renowned pharmaceutical group.
"Are you still in contact with your mother?" Yang Xile suddenly asked.
Lin Xiao's lips twitched, and he forced a smile: "My mother now runs a guesthouse in Yunnan and has remarried an uncle. I used to go and stay with her for a few days every year, but we didn't keep in touch much otherwise, since everyone has their own lives."
Although Lin Xiao usually seems rather aloof, after spending more than two months with her, Yang Xile realized that she is a very considerate girl.
He doesn't contact his birth mother much, perhaps because he's afraid of disturbing her new life or that the other members of that family might not be happy about it.
Seeing her sad and heartbroken look, Yang Xile suddenly felt very sorry for her. Children who grow up in broken families, no matter how rich their material conditions are, always have a deep sense of insecurity in their hearts.
Yang Xile was all too familiar with this feeling.
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