Chapter 824: Chapter 823 Disgust
Lin Ruoxuan looked at him coldly, a thick disgust flashing in the depths of her eyes.
"I don’t want to bring up this matter again! I’m taking you back to our country now!" Lin Ruoxuan said, turning around and heading towards the door.
Seeing this, Lin’s father immediately chased after her, reaching out to grab her and pulling her into his embrace.
"Let go! Let go of me!" Lin Ruoxuan struggled desperately.
Lin’s father held her tightly, refusing to let her leave, shouting, "Ruoxuan, don’t do this! Ruoxuan, you can’t leave! Ruoxuan, you promised your father, how can you go back on your word now? How can you be so unreliable? ... You really want to leave your father alone? How could you be so heartless?"
Lin Ruoxuan stared at him coldly, a strong hatred surfacing in her eyes.
"Let me go! Let me go!!!" She screamed sharply, twisting her body violently, trying to break free from his arms.
However, her father held her even tighter, one large hand covering her lips to silence her piercing screams.
Lin Ruoxuan twisted her body desperately, attempting to escape his grip, but the more she struggled, the tighter her father held her.
They were at a deadlock like this.
At that moment, footsteps could be heard outside the garage, followed by a familiar voice, "Ruoxuan, where are you? Why did you run out here?"
Lin Ruoxuan shuddered and widened her eyes in the direction of the sound.
Her father also turned to look in the direction she was looking.
A handsome boy walked towards Lin Ruoxuan, with a height of about 1.7 meters, a handsome face, fair and slender brows betraying an air of arrogance, and a pair of deep, ocean-blue eyes emitting a chilling light.
Lin Ruoxuan’s pupils shrank suddenly, the boy in front of her was the very last person she wanted to see—her brother, Lin Ziqiang!
Lin Ziqiang saw Lin Ruoxuan standing there in a daze and frowned, "What’s wrong, Ruoxuan?"
Lin Ruoxuan came to her senses, a flash of panic crossing her face before she calmed down and showed Lin Ziqiang a faint smile, saying, "Brother, what brings you here?"
"I’m here to pick you up! Today is my engagement party with Ruoxi, so of course I have to come for you myself!" Lin Ziqiang smiled, constantly glancing behind Lin Ruoxuan, and said, "Eh? Where’s Dad?"
Lin Ruoxuan said, "He’s resting upstairs, let me take you back first!"
"Alright!" Lin Ziqiang replied.
Lin Ruoxuan looped her arm with Lin Ziqiang’s and entered the elevator. Once the elevator doors closed, Lin’s father and Auntie Li finally reacted.
Lin’s father quickly took out his cellphone and dialed Lin Ruoxuan’s number, but she had already rejected his call.
Likewise, Lin’s mother hastily found a SIM card and threw it in the trash, finally breathing a sigh of relief.
Lin’s father, teeth clenched in anger, glared in the direction Lin Ruoxuan had gone, and punched the nearby wall.
Auntie Li, seeing his rage, hurried to comfort him, "Master, don’t worry too much, the young mistress won’t do anything foolish!"
"Foolish?!" Lin’s father scoffed coldly, "Do you still not understand what kind of person that wretched girl is? If she dares to have a liaison with Young Master Han behind my back, she will definitely find a way to escape!"
"What should we do then?" Auntie Li asked.
"What to do?! How should I know?! I raised her, provided her food and clothes, gave her a carefree childhood, yet she abandons me for some penniless nobody! "
Auntie Li sighed, "The young mistress has her reasons, I too think Young Master Han isn’t bad, but his family... Alas!"
"Forget it! I don’t care anymore! If she dares to run away, I will kill her!" Lin’s father snorted coldly, "No, this won’t do! I must go to the United States and clear things up with her!"
Auntie Li said, "Master, you must not! The young mistress will not agree with your doing this! She’s become very irritable now, and it’s easy for things to go wrong. It’s better not to anger her. Once her temper cools, she will definitely return with you!"
Lin’s father shook his head, "I can’t wait any longer! I must hurry to the United States to stop her!"
Auntie Li said, "Master, you should eat something first, you’re already physically weak. You won’t last if you keep this up!"
Lin’s father waved his hand, "No! I’ve lost my appetite! I’m heading to the airport now!"
With that, he turned and hurriedly left.
Watching his retreating figure growing distant, Auntie Li’s eyes flashed with worry, and she sighed.
...
Evening.
Liu Zheng rushed back from the company and upon entering, his brow furrowed at the sight of Shen Yuzhu sitting on the sofa.
"Why are you here?"
When Shen Yuzhu heard his voice, she turned around, and upon seeing Liu Zheng, her eyes immediately reddened, "Ache..."
Liu Zheng glanced at her coldly and said, "Don’t call me that, save it!"
Shen Yuzhu’s tears gushed out as she choked up, "What... what did I do wrong? Why must you treat me this way?"
"Haha! You wrong?" Liu Zheng let out a cold laugh, "Where did you go wrong? You stole my fiancée’s boyfriend and set her up; these are huge mistakes. What makes you think you’re not in the wrong?"
Shen Yuzhu looked at him with a pale face, trembling lips, and tears streaming down her face.
She couldn’t believe that Liu Zheng could be so heartless toward her, when she was obviously his favorite woman. They were childhood sweethearts, well-matched in social status, and with deep affection for each other. How could he be so cruel to her!
As she cried, she explained, "I admit, I do like Ruoxuan, but... I did not set her up. I just wanted her to be happy. I never expected that she would actually end up with a poor guy. I was also deceived, which is why I..."
"You still dare to argue?" Liu Zheng snapped, "You’re obviously just jealous of Ruoxuan and deliberately framed her!"
Shen Yuzhu replied, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about. If you really think I’m jealous of Ruoxuan, then go ask Ruoxuan yourself: What kind of charm does she have that makes you so obsessed with her?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but frown, a hint of skepticism flashed in his heart.
Had he really misunderstood?
Impossible, right?
But... he had clearly heard her call out "Lin Ziqiang" just a moment ago...
Liu Zheng couldn’t help but rub his temples, feeling a headache coming on, and an ominous premonition rising in his heart, making him uneasy.
"President Han!" Auntie Li suddenly burst through the door, looking at Liu Zheng in surprise, "When did you get back?!"
"I..." Liu Zheng paused, "just got back not too long ago."
Auntie Li approached and saw Lin Ruoxuan’s shoes, "Young Madam’s shoes... who brought them for you?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng was startled, and his gaze fell on Lin Ruoxuan’s slippers.
Lin Ruoxuan looked down, her cheeks turning as red as apples.
She had just been taking a bath, so she had changed into her pajamas and forgotten to put on her slippers.
Both Lin’s father and Auntie Li were cunning businesspeople, clearly seeing through the subtext, and they exchanged glances.
Lin’s father said, "Little Li, go prepare the meal first. I’ll talk with Ache after we eat."
"Yes!" Auntie Li respectfully acknowledged and turned to enter the kitchen. In no time, she brought out a table full of delicacies, along with a few bottles of red wine, placing them on the dining table in the living room.
Lin’s father and Liu Zheng sat opposite each other, with Lin Ruoxuan sitting between them, looking very awkward.
Liu Zheng drank the red wine with an expressionless face, praying silently in his heart that Lin Ruoxuan wouldn’t bring up that matter again!
"Ruoxuan! I have something to say to you!"
Lin’s father began to speak.
"Daddy!" Lin Ruoxuan looked pained, "There’s nothing for us to talk about! It’s over between us... We have nothing to do with each other anymore!"
"Nonsense!" Lin’s father slammed the table, "I am your father! Is that how you speak to your elders?!"
Lin Ruoxuan’s eyes welled up, "I’m sorry! I know you don’t like me. I don’t ask for your forgiveness, but please, we are still father and daughter, can you stop pressuring me?"
"You worthless thing!" Lin’s father roared, "You dare bring this up! You’ve thrown our family’s face into the dirt. How could you be so useless?"
"I’m sorry! I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance!" Lin Ruoxuan cried.
Lin’s father snorted coldly and said, "Useless thing!"
