Chapter 822: Chapter 821: Recklessly
"I’m sorry, but that’s going to be difficult," Lin Ruoxuan said. "Our products are privately designed and do not belong to the company!"
"Heh... Miss Lin, are you unwilling to give us some face?"
"I really can’t agree!" Lin Ruoxuan said. "Mr. Li, I hope you can understand our position."
Mr. Li replied, "We won’t insist, but I hope Miss Lin can help our company. Miss Lin is a smart person and should know that the current Lin Corporation and Shen Corporation are not even to be feared."
Lin Ruoxuan’s expression changed slightly, she said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, you are wrong about that."
"What do you mean?"
"Shen Corporation’s financial resources are much stronger than ours at Lin Corporation."
"Oh?" Mr. Li raised an eyebrow, "You must be joking, Miss Lin. Although Lin Corporation cannot match Shen Corporation, do you really believe that Shen Corporation can defeat Lin Corporation?"
Lin Ruoxuan fell silent.
Mr. Li chuckled softly and continued, "Miss Lin, will you help us or not? If you agree to help our company, then I can give you half of the shares in our company."
Hearing Mr. Li’s offer, Lin Ruoxuan was tempted. She bit her lip, weighed her decision, then said, "Alright, I agree."
...
Lin Ruoxuan hung up the phone, her gaze complex.
In fact, she didn’t need anyone else’s money, but this man was her husband. If she didn’t help him, there would be no chance for them at all...
And she would never allow someone she loved to get hurt; she would rather sacrifice everything!
Lin Ruoxuan looked up at the luxurious house in front of her, a bitter smile curving her lips as tears slid down her cheeks...
"Ruoxuan, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?" Seeing Lin Ruoxuan crying, Zhang Kai quickly approached to ask.
Lin Ruoxuan shook her head and dried her tears, "It’s... it’s nothing!"
"Then let me take you home. I’m worried about you going back alone," Zhang Kai said gently.
"Okay..." Lin Ruoxuan nodded and turned to leave.
Zhang Kai caught up and supported her arm.
A touch of warmth rose in Lin Ruoxuan’s heart, but it vanished just as quickly because she knew she could not fall for Zhang Kai. She only saw him as a brother.
The two got into the car, silent all the way, and when they arrived at her doorstep, Zhang Kai handed Lin Ruoxuan the keys, instructing, "Get some rest early tonight, and I’ll come to pick you up early tomorrow!"
"Okay." Lin Ruoxuan took the keys, opened the door and went inside, then closed it and threw the keys onto the shoe cabinet.
Clang! The keys hit the floor, Lin Ruoxuan’s fingers trembled slightly, the pain in her heart deepening.
The next day, Lin Ruoxuan arrived at the company early.
Lin’s mother was waiting for her in the living room and hurriedly greeted her.
Seeing Lin Ruoxuan’s swollen eyes, her mother asked with concern, "Ruoxuan, you didn’t come home last night; where were you?"
Lin Ruoxuan replied calmly, "Mom, I was a bit drunk last night and slept over at a friend’s house. I’m sorry for troubling you!"
Lin’s mother sighed, "Silly girl, why are you apologizing to me? I can’t hold it against you! I’m just worried about you! Why didn’t you let the driver take you if you drank so much by yourself?!"
"I’m fine," Lin Ruoxuan said indifferently, "I’m not as willful as I used to be! I’m an adult now, I can take care of myself!"
"Ruoxuan!" Lin’s mother’s voice suddenly rose sharply, "Mom knows it’s hard for you, but no matter what happens, you must tell Mom, and never bear it alone! How can Mom be at peace if you do this?"
Lin Ruoxuan looked down: "Mom, I’ll be careful!"
Seeing this, Lin’s mother didn’t know what else to say and sighed, "Go to work. No matter what, your health is the most important."
Lin Ruoxuan thanked her and turned to walk toward the office.
She had just entered the office when she heard a commotion inside; she frowned slightly, then pushed open the door.
A burly man sat on the most expensive sofa at Lin Corporation, legs crossed, leisurely smoking and chatting.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ruoxuan’s heart tightened suddenly, her pupils dilated, and her blood seemed to freeze.
This was the second time she had seen her father indulge himself like this.
The first time was during her marriage to Shen Qingyuan.
At that time, she was only seven years old.
And now, she was only sixteen...
After finishing his cigarette, Lin’s father looked up and saw a pair of angry eyes staring at him.
Lin’s father was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said, "It’s been a long time since we had a proper talk!"
Lin Ruoxuan looked coldly at her father and asked, "Dad, have you been enjoying yourself lately?"
Lin’s father’s expression faltered, and then he gave a bitter smile, "What do you think? Lately, I’ve been living like a walking corpse! Forced every day by a bunch of old men to sign documents, living by their faces every day!"
"Do you know how stifling my life is?! I wish I could shoot them!" Lin’s father gritted his teeth, "Unfortunately, they aren’t ordinary old men; they have backgrounds, they have power! I can’t touch them!"
Lin Ruoxuan spoke sarcastically, "Even if you killed all the old men in the entire city, what could you change?"
Lin’s father glared at her, slammed his hand on the table, and roared, "Shut up! You don’t understand! You understand nothing! You just know how to blame me! If it weren’t for you insisting on marrying Shen Qingyuan, would I be in this state now? Would my career have been ruined?!"
Lin Ruoxuan looked coldly at Lin’s father, word by word, "This is self-inflicted! If you had been willing to give up on me in the beginning, you wouldn’t have come to this!"
Lin’s father laughed bitterly in extreme anger, "Ha! You still blame me? How dare you say that? If I hadn’t insisted on marrying you, would I have ended up like this?!"
Lin Ruoxuan responded, "I was forced in the beginning! Weren’t you just as determined to marry me? Didn’t you think of giving up on me either?!"
Lin’s father admitted, "Yes, I did want to marry you, but I wanted you to be happier than any other woman! If it weren’t for your existence, would that bastard Shen Qingyuan cling to you so desperately?! Do you think, without Shen Qingyuan, I would have married you?!"
"So, are you going to blame everything on me?!" Lin Ruoxuan demanded.
Lin’s father snorted coldly, speaking, "Exactly! I do blame all the faults on you, what are you going to do about it? I’m already down and out, how else do you want to get back at me? I tell you, I’m not afraid!"
"You..."
"I’m not afraid!" Lin’s father shouted, "I don’t want to scrape by any longer. Rather than continuing to live and be tormented by Shen Qingyuan, I might as well die sooner!"
"Heh, you’re cruel enough! Have you ever considered my feelings? I am your biological daughter, don’t I want you?" Lin Ruoxuan roared angrily, "I don’t believe that you can be so heartless?!"
"Ha ha ha..."
Lin’s father laughed uproariously, pointing at Lin Ruoxuan, he said, "You say I’m heartless? Then, do you know that you are no different? Have you ever truly smiled at me since you were a child? I ask you, do you cry every night, call out for Daddy, asking me to hold you? But I only pushed you away! I did that for whom? Wasn’t I protecting you?! Yet, you dare question me?!"
Lin Ruoxuan was dumbfounded by her father’s words, she stood there, stunned for a moment, then said, "Dad, I was young then, I didn’t understand anything, I..."
