Yang Xile asked Lin Xiao, "Sister, I gave you such a big gift from Lawyer Wang, what are you going to give me in return?"
Lin Xiao looked into Yang Xile's eyes and asked him, "You can afford anything in this world, you lack nothing, what kind of gift do you want?"
“You know what kind of gift I want.” Yang Xile returned her gaze.
Lin Xiao nodded and said, "Okay, I know, but not these next two days. I'm still on my period, let's wait a few days, okay?" She said this so calmly, as if she had already regarded herself as some kind of commodity that could be traded.
Yang Xile sighed: "What I want, you can't give me."
Lin Xiao didn't understand what he meant at first, and asked cautiously, "Can't it be in a couple of days? I'm really not available today, I'm not lying to you."
Yang Xile gave a bitter smile: "Sister, I want you with my heart and soul, not just an empty shell. Can you give that? You can't. But I don't blame you. I know you can't help it either. You can't control your heart. Just like me, if I could control my heart, why would I be stuck here with you, almost to the point of mutual destruction?"
This time, Lin Xiao understood completely, everything perfectly. But because she understood it so clearly, her eyes, which had long been dry, began to fill with tears again.
She lowered her head, trying to control herself, and whispered to Yang Xile, "I'm sorry."
Yang Xile genuinely laughed this time: "What's there to apologize for? If you can't do it, you can't do it. Me too, everyone's the same. Maybe some people can do it, those who are almost saints. I've heard that they can 'control their own hearts' instead of being controlled by their hearts."
"Sister, could you give me a different gift? You can definitely do that," Yang Xile suddenly said after a while.
"Okay, go ahead." Lin Xiao listened quietly.
"How much do you weigh? How tall are you?"
Lin Xiao didn't know why he asked this, but still answered honestly, "82 jin, 168 cm."
"You're too thin! Here's what we'll do: gain ten pounds before Christmas. Just eat a few more bites each day. Can you do that?"
Lin Xiao looked at her exposed wrists and ankles, both of which were extremely thin. She guessed that she probably understood what Yang Xile meant; he didn't like girls who were too thin and wanted her to gain some weight first.
As if reading her mind, Yang Xile continued, "You're too thin, all skin and bones. Guys won't like that. Sister, how much did you weigh before? When I saw you at the embassy?"
"96 jin (43 catties)".
"Okay, just eat according to this standard."
Lin Xiao no longer felt humiliated or anything else. Since Yang Xile had helped her with something that no one else could, she would try her best to fulfill his requests.
Just before Christmas, Lin Haitao's initial trial verdict was handed down. He will be released two days before the Spring Festival next year. Including the time he spent in detention and arrest, his total sentence is equivalent to 10 months. This is the best result that Attorney Wang could achieve. From the ten years mentioned by the local lawyer to the current ten months, the Lin family is extremely grateful.
Unfortunately, despite eating as much as she could, Lin Xiao still couldn't meet Yang Xile's standards. Yang Xile even took her to the hospital for a checkup; she wasn't diagnosed with anorexia or any other organ dysfunction, just extreme weight loss. The doctor recommended referring her to psychological counseling, saying that the patient might be under too much stress in some area, causing an imbalance in her overall health.
But Lin Xiao was very stubborn and refused to see a psychologist no matter what. She said she was perfectly normal and didn't need a doctor to analyze her situation. In fact, she knew the root of her "mental illness," but she was powerless to do anything about it.
On the first day of Christmas, Yang Xile said he was going to take Lin Xiao skiing and told her to bring several pretty outfits, both underwear and outerwear.
Lin Xiao agreed; she knew that what was coming would eventually come.
As they were about to set off, Lin Xiao asked Yang Xile, "Where are we going?"
“Alberville, a ski resort!” Yang Xile replied.
"Why go there? Can't we go skiing somewhere else? There are so many ski resorts in France, let's go somewhere else, anywhere is fine."
Yang Xile stared at Lin Xiao for a while, then asked in confusion, "Why is it okay everywhere else, but not there?"
“That’s too far. There’s a ski resort near Lille on the Franco-German border, which is closer to Paris. Let’s go there.”
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yang Xile frowned impatiently. "I already booked a room in Albertville for two weeks, and I can't cancel it. Besides, it's just the Christmas holidays, and all the ski resorts are overcrowded. If you don't book in advance, you probably won't be able to find a place to stay anywhere. You won't even have a place to stay."
“Alberville,” Lin Xiao said softly, “I have a friend who broke his leg there before, and I don’t think it’s a lucky place. Besides, it’s a long way away.”
Yang Xile turned his head and looked at her as if she were a monster: "Miss Lin, can you first give me a list of which ski resorts in all of France have never had an injury before we go? It'll be bad luck! Besides, I've been driving the whole way, and I don't mind the distance, so why are you complaining?"
Lin Xiao didn't want to argue with Yang Xile, and seeing that he was already a little unhappy, he chose to keep quiet.
Three and a half hours later, the two arrived at the log cabin villa that Yang Xile had booked. It was very similar in style to the one Lin Xiao had booked for Zhao Hui and Wei Changfeng two years ago. The log cabin villas in this mountainous area were all quite similar.
"Where's your bodyguard? Is it really okay for him not to come along for such a dangerous activity as skiing?"
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