Lin Xiang rembered the plot in the book very clearly; Lin Yun’s biological father was a businessman.
But the big chief, at around forty, could be a chief of the Beijing Military District, so he must have joined the army at a very young age with a long military service.
The big chief couldn’t be Lin Yun’s father.
Could it be so other relatives of his?
However, this character was not ntioned at all in the original text, so Lin Xiang couldn’t determine.
"I... I will speak to him properly. But I think matters of life importance should be decided by the person himself."
An hour later, Lin Xiang, with an empty stomach, arrived at the hospital with a complex and heavy mood.
It was still the sa ward as yesterday. Lin Yun was already awake and was having breakfast.
Perhaps the big chief had instructed them, so when the two soldiers guarding the door saw Lin Xiang, they opened the door without asking a question and let her in.
Lin Yun was in a single room; the space wasn’t spacious, but it was quiet.
Seeing Lin Xiang, Lin Yun was a bit surprised, "Girl, why are you here?"
"I heard soone say you got injured and were in a coma, so I thought I’d co to see you. Brother, how do you feel now, is there anywhere uncomfortable?"
Lin Yun grinned, "It’s nothing serious, just a small issue. I’ll be fine after staying for two-three days. By the way, don’t tell mom about my injury; I don’t want her to worry."
Lin Xiang thought to herself, it would be nice if Mrs. Lin expressed a couple of words of concern, but to actually worry about Lin Yun’s condition? No way!
However, in front of Lin Yun, Lin Xiang naturally pulled goodwill for Mrs. Lin, "Mom is very worried about your situation, she keeps urging to visit you at the hospital quickly. If it weren’t for her needing to make sweet potato vermicelli, she would’ve co with ."
Lin Yun’s smile beca even more genuine, "I’m really fine, in two or three days, I’ll be discharged."
Lin Xiang plopped down on the stool beside the bed, sulkily not speaking to Lin Yun, but her gaze fell on the breakfast on the table.
The breakfast was bought by the soldiers guarding the door from the hospital canteen for Lin Yun; it was relatively light, but to Lin Xiang, who was in a bad mood early in the morning and hadn’t eaten breakfast, it was quite tempting.
Lin Yun handed a vegetarian bun to Lin Xiang, "I already drank the porridge, you can have a few buns. I just ate one, although it’s vegetarian, they used pork lard bits when seasoning, and it’s quite tasty."
"But it’s not as tasty as the buns you make."
Lin Xiang reached out to take one and put it in her mouth, taking a big bite, "I’ve never made buns for you. Those were all brought back from the state-run restaurant and the cotton spinning factory canteen!"
Lin Yun awkwardly held the bowl and drank the porridge.
Lin Xiang ate two buns, and after the heart-pounding hunger feeling subsided, she stopped eating.
Lin Yun quickly said, "I have no appetite today; just a bowl of porridge is enough. You should eat the buns, they won’t taste good after getting cold."
Lin Xiang huffed, "I’m so full of anger; I’m not hungry!"
Lin Yun put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and stared at Lin Xiang for a while, "What happened? Who made you angry?"
He asked cautiously, which made Lin Xiang unable to stay angry.
The big chief said those things to her, and Lin Yun surely was unaware.
Besides, regardless of the big chief’s intentions, his starting point and the final result were certainly for Lin Yun’s good.
So, why was she angry?
Lin Xiang didn’t know either. This odd feeling ca out of nowhere and peaked after seeing Lin Yun.
But she was also clear in her heart that Lin Yun was innocent.
So she cald herself down, and more than half of her anger dissipated.
Lin Xiang said in a muffled voice, "You don’t need to hide it; I know everything. The big chief told ; you got injured while helping the troops solve a big problem."
Lin Yun showed embarrassnt, his face flushed red, and he hurriedly explained, "Girl, listen to ..."
"You don’t have to explain to ." Lin Xiang raised her hand, interrupting Lin Yun’s half-spoken words, "There’s a reason for it; I understand why you chose to hide it from ."
"Then... why are you angry?"
Lin Xiang’s anger completely dissipated.
Why was she angry?
She was angry because the developnt of events had deviate significantly from the plot described in the book, and her shortcut to gain the male lead’s favor and return to her flat was almost cut off.
She was angry that despite her efforts so far, she hadn’t completely ward the male lead’s heart and hadn’t gained enough affection to support her return!
If Lin Yun really went to the army, it would be hard for them even to et in the future; how could she earn affection then?
Lin Xiang clenched her teeth quietly; if she couldn’t warm the male lead’s heart, she would have to be selfish and consider more for herself!
As long as she treated the male lead as a paper character from the book, her guilt would lessen greatly.
"Brother, are you interested in doing business?"
"Uh?" Lin Yun’s mind didn’t turn around for a mont.
Clearly, they were just discussing why Lin Xiang was angry, so how did it suddenly switch to his interest in doing business?
Though he didn’t grasp the rationale, being the good brother who doted on his sister, he honestly replied imdiately, "Not very interested."
"When entertaining foreign businessn in town, and when Mom and I were selling sweet potato vermicelli, I couldn’t even shout slogans like you did. In the end, Mom couldn’t stand it and ended up shouting instead."
"Apart from making sweet potato vermicelli and doing so physical work, I have no talent for business and even find it a bit embarrassing."
If it weren’t for seeing that selling spicy vermicelli could indeed earn money, Lin Yun really didn’t want to "show his face."
Lin Xiang exclaid, "Oh, you don’t like doing business?"
Lin Yun hurriedly changed his tone, "Although I don’t quite like it, I’m willing to do business!"
"Then what’s your view on making money?"
"Making money, of course, the more, the better. I want to make more money to buy new clothes and watches for you and Mom and also want to renovate our house; you’re getting older and should have your own room. Plus, the kitchen..."
"Wait a minute!" Lin Xiang raised a hand, interrupting Lin Yun, "Not considering and Mom, are you personally interested in making money?"
Lin Yun scratched the back of his head, a bit embarrassed, "If I say I’m not very interested, would you think I’m not ambitious?"
Lin Xiang wouldn’t think he’s not ambitious, but she’d have questions.
Why, in the original text, would soone uninterested in doing business and making money beco a business tycoon?
Though Lin Yun’s father’s business was also successful, it hadn’t reached tycoon levels, and the help he could provide Lin Yun was limited; most of it depended on Lin Yun’s own hard work.
Moreover, in the latter part of the book, apart from describing the married life of the male and female leads, a large portion was about the male lead’s business success.
If he didn’t like it, how could he be so successful?
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