The Spring Festival arrived in the blink of an eye. Lin Xiao learned from her stepmother and sister that her father was doing well and that Attorney Wang was frequently traveling between Linjiang City and Beijing, actively following up on the case. Hearing this news, Lin Xiao felt much relieved.
However, her younger sister Lin Xue told her that the Lin family mansion had experienced the most miserable and desolate Spring Festival in its history. The scene of guests filling the house in previous years was gone forever. Those relatives and friends who used to be familiar with them now wished they could avoid them.
"Sister, do you know who went the worst?"
"who?"
"Second Aunt!" Lin Xue's voice still carried a hint of indignation. "You begged them for a long time, didn't you? They're so rich, and they only agreed to lend us 500,000 yuan to save Dad, and they even made you write an IOU. They don't remember at all how much Dad always did to help Second Uncle when he needed anything before."
They came to visit a few days ago, and my mom was quite happy, saying that my second aunt was a kind and honest person. Unexpectedly, not only did she come empty-handed, but she also said that the IOU I wrote for her was lost, and asked me or my mom to write a replacement! Coming over during the Spring Festival just to get back an IOU they themselves had lost!
"Did you write it down? What if the previous one wasn't lost, and they come up with two IOUs later and demand we pay back the money?" At this moment, Lin Xiao was no longer afraid to use the worst possible assumptions to judge people's hearts.
“I wrote it! They won’t leave if I don’t! But my mom added a note saying that the IOU Lin Xiao wrote is void. Is that okay?”
"It should be fine." That's what her intuition told Lin Xiao. Actually, she wasn't too sure, but what else could she do now that things had come to this?
However, the stable situation on Lin's father's side did not last long. In early April, on the first day of Lin Xiao's Easter and Spring Festival break, her younger sister Lin Xue suddenly called in a hurry, telling her that Wang Lu's attitude had suddenly changed significantly. He had started asking them for legal fees and said that he was considering whether to continue to follow up on the case.
Lin Xiao had inquired about Attorney Wang's fees from the beginning, and they were indeed quite high. However, given his unparalleled track record, Lin Xiao signed the engagement contract without hesitation. Attorney Wang also agreed that the case could be paid in installments, and knowing her family's current situation, he didn't even collect a deposit.
Wang Lu is backed by Yang Xile. Wang Lu's sudden change in attitude can only mean that Yang Xile's patience with Lin Xiao has run out.
Over the past two or three months, Yang Xile had indeed put in a lot of effort on her, but it was all in vain. He wouldn't accept her gifts, and he would avoid picking her up from school whenever possible. Lin Xiao knew that Yang Xile was getting impatient; this was his final ultimatum.
She went directly to Yang Xile's house and found him. Yang Xile was not surprised by her sudden visit and quietly waited for her to speak first.
"Is the deadline for making a choice here?" Lin Xiao asked, biting her lip.
"Yes, my patience has run out," Yang Xile replied quite frankly.
"What do you want me to do to keep helping my dad? Can you stay here and work with me today?" Lin Xiao tried hard to hold back her tears, but her voice was trembling.
Yang Xile hadn't expected Lin Xiao to say that, and seeing her like that made him very sad. So he told her, "You should break up with Wei Changfeng first, and we'll take it slow and gradually build up our relationship. I won't force you like I did last time."
"Okay, you call Lawyer Wang first, and I'll tell Wei Changfeng that we're breaking up."
"Sister, did you get the order wrong?" At this moment, Yang Xile, calm and indifferent, was a completely unfamiliar person to Lin Xiao. He was more like a merchant looking at goods waiting to be sold, or a predator waiting for its prey to walk into its net.
The spy film directed by Xu and starring Wei Changfeng and Du Shuang has just finished its run during the Spring Festival season and achieved excellent box office results.
Wei Changfeng was planning how to celebrate with Lin Xiao. He knew Lin Xiao had a two-week spring break, a short time she usually wouldn't return to China. He, on the other hand, had almost a week of rest. Should he create a surprise like last time? This time, he didn't need to appear at the street corner; he could just stand downstairs at her new apartment building. That was where they had their first "romantic night" together.
What gift should I give? It has to be very special. Just as Wei Changfeng was planning how to surprise Lin Xiao, he never expected to receive a breakup text message from Lin Xiao.
The text message was very simple:
Changfeng: Hello, I'm tired of this long-distance relationship and don't want to bear the pressure of dating a big star anymore. I just want a simple and peaceful life. Thank you for your care and love. I will mail back all the things you gave me before, and the money transfer will be returned to you. Wishing you a bright future and good health every day. Lin Xiao
This text message froze him in place. Wei Changfeng read it over and over again to make sure he wasn't seeing things or imagining things. This heartless breakup text message was sent to him by Lin Xiao just five minutes ago.
Lin Xiao stared blankly at her phone screen for several minutes. Wei Changfeng hadn't replied; he probably hadn't seen it. She handed the phone to Yang Xile and calmly said, "Is this okay? You can call Lawyer Wang now, right?"
Yang Xile glanced at her phone and then said, "Wait a minute, he definitely won't be satisfied with breaking up via text message. You two had better make things clear over the phone."
Lin Xiao held back her tears and said "okay," but before she could finish saying "okay," Wei Changfeng called.
"Turn on speakerphone." Yang Xile's voice seemed to have changed completely, filled with a cold and domineering sense of command.
Lin Xiao obediently pressed the speakerphone button, and Wei Changfeng's trembling voice came through: "Baby, baby, are you listening? This joke isn't funny at all. I know you celebrate April Fool's Day where you're from, but can we change the joke?"
Lin Xiao and Yang Xile then realized that today was the first day of the Easter holiday, which was also April Fool's Day. Both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts and had completely forgotten about it.
Yang Xile sighed. Wei Changfeng probably thought Lin Xiao was joking with him.
Hearing the sigh on the phone, Wei Changfeng asked in confusion, "Baby, Xiaoxiao, is that you? Are you listening? Or is there someone else next to you? Speak up, I'm so worried!"
“Wei Changfeng,” Lin Xiao’s voice was unusually cold, and she was even startled when she said it, “You know I’m not joking, which is why you’re so anxious, isn’t it? Every word I’m saying is from the heart. I’m really tired and don’t want to continue.”
"Xiaoxiao! What's wrong? Tell me what happened? Did I do something wrong or say something wrong that upset you? Tell me, I'll apologize right away! No, I'll apologize first, I'll apologize first! Don't be angry, everything was fine when we called yesterday, wasn't it?" Wei Changfeng's tone was very flustered, he was completely bewildered.
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