Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Mr. Zhou pulled at Xi Chengâs arm and replied, âYoung Master, thereâs no time to stand around and chat! Hurry home and see for yourself. Miss Lin is also injured and still has to calm Madam down. Madamâs in bad condition!â
Hearing that, Xi Cheng left in a hurry. Yun Nan watched him go with a look of contempt on her tear-covered face.
[Halfan hour ago]
Lin Yu ignored her foot injury and kneeled beside Han Yuanâs feet. âAuntie, Iâm sorry. My cousin just wanted to borrow my car for something. She didnât mean to hit someone. Itâs all my fault; Iâve caused trouble for our familyâ¦â
Tears dripped down Lin Yuâs cheeks as she spoke, and by the end, she broke down into sobs. Lin Zhu had been shocked and afraid, but when she heard Lin
Yuâs words, she immediately pounced over and gave Lin Yu a hard slap, yelling, âYou b*tch! Youâre trying to frame this on me?â
âAh!â Lin Yu cried out and covered her face.
âHow could you?â Han Yuan yelled, enraged. She furiously hollered, âSomeone come and get this woman out of my sight!â
A couple of the household staff came to drag Lin Zhu away, saying, âMiss Lin,
âAuntie Han, donât be deceived by that b*tch, Lin Yu!â Lin Zhu shouted as she struggled against the staff. âSheâs vicious; be careful she doesnât scheme against your entire family! She doesnât even care about her own family, so how sincere can she be to yours? Wake up and open your eyes! She used me! She used me and is pretending to be a good person!â
The staff wanted to throw Lin Zhu out when Han Yuan suddenly called out, âWait!â
The household staff and Lin Zhu stopped. Han Yuan stood up from the sofa and looked at Lin Zhu loftily as she instructed, âTake Ms. Lin to the police station and have her turn herself in. Sheâd hit someone with a car, after all. This incident happened in our familyâs courtyard, so whether that woman survives or not, we canât cover up for Ms. Lin, lest that little b*tch try to blackmail us! Whoever caused this mess should take responsibility for it! It has nothing to do with the Xi family!â
Lin Zhu was dumbfounded. With a trembling voice, she begged, âAuntie Han! Auntie Han, you canât throw me to the wolves like this! Iâm also a member of the Lin family! Auntie Han, I donât want to go to the police station. I donât want to go! Please, donât make me go there! Iâll pay compensation! Iâll pay, okay? Lin Yu! Lin Yu! Sis! Sis! Save me! Save me!â
Lin Yu didnât say a single word for Lin Zhu. She remained kneeling on the floor and collapsed onto the sofa, crying. Lin Zhuâs curses gradually faded into the distance, and Han Yuan reached out to pull Lin Yu up. âDear child, get up. I know youâre aggrieved.â
Lin Yu kneeled before Han Yuan and put her arms around her waist as she cried uncontrollably. A maid rushed in and panickedly informed them, âMadam!
Young Master⦠The young master left! He took his car and drove off!â
Han Yuan nearly choked on her anger. âDidnât I tell you all to keep an eye on him? Mr. Zhou, hurry up and get him back! If he wonât listen, tell him Iâm dead!â
Mr. Zhou, the butler, didnât dare to argue and quickly left to chase after Xi Cheng. Han Yuan patted Lin Yuâs head and said coldly, âAlright; no more crying now. â
She pulled Lin Yu up, and Lin Yu sat on the sofa, looking pitiful. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her makeup had long been ruined. She lowered her head and wept, her tears falling in large drops.
Amidst her tears, Lin Yu said, âMy aunt came here with Lin Zhu to see me; she wanted me to bring Lin Zhu in and see if she could win the interest of the madams or wealthy young men here. She said that should Lin Zhu be able to get together with someone of influence here, she could help me in the future. I rejected her; our Lin family is in dire straits, and Iâm not very capable, but I
canât let my little cousin become a tool.â
âXi Cheng and I are childhood friends, and Iâve liked him since I was young, so our engagement isnât me selling myself to the Xi family for my family. My aunt treated the relationship between the Lin and Xi families too lightly. My aunt and cousin were unhappy that Iâd rejected them, and my aunt asked for 50,000 dollars, saying it was the money she spent on your gift.â
Lin Yu continued, âMy little cousin asked for my car. She said she wanted to look good when sheâs out looking for a job. There were many guests here today, and I was afraid they would cause trouble, so I quickly gave them what they wanted and got them to leave. But in the end, that incident happened⦠I donât think Lin Zhu ran her over on purpose. She doesnât even know Miss Fangââ
When Han Yuan heard that Lin Yuâs relatives were blackmailing her, her face was full of heartache, but when she heard Fang Xiâs name, her expression immediately darkened. âDonât mention that woman to me!â Han Yuan snapped, cutting Lin Yu off. Lin Yu quickly shut her mouth. She carefully glanced at her future mother-in-law and didnât dare to say anything else.
âThat woman must have done it on purpose! Sheâs such a schemer; she unexpectedly didnât take our familyâs money. And now look! Xi Chengâs heart is once again seduced by her! He probably thinks sheâs an amazing woman whoâs unmoved by money. Pfft! If sheâs not here for money, Iâd give my son to her!â
Lin Yuâs fingers subconsciously curled into a fist, nails digging into her palms..