The crisis at the Lin Group was resolved the next day. They successfully secured a hundred million loan from the bank, and when the money was deposited, Grandma Lin could hardly believe it. It was only when the funds truly reached the account that she believed the crisis was over. She let out a deep sigh of relief and sat in her chair for a long ti before she began to smile, planning to host a celebratory dinner for Lin ngyao at ho that evening.
Even though she didn’t usually like Lin ngyao, Lin ngyao handled this matter brilliantly, resolving a month-long headache for them. She brought a turning point for the Lin Group, allowing the sunlight to shine again after nearly a month of dark clouds over their heads. Especially since Lin ngyao took the initiative to tackle this issue, Grandma Lin’s resentnt towards her lessened quite a bit.
Grandma Lin announced the celebratory dinner. By eight o’clock in the evening, the people at the Lin Family Mansion were all assembled.
Li Lihua watched with a sullen face as Xu Ke and Lin ngyao walked hand in hand through the door. The hatred in her eyes was almost palpable. As Xu Ke and Lin ngyao were talking, Li Lihua walked over abruptly, forcibly pulled their hands apart, and slapped Lin ngyao across the face, leaving her stunned.
This series of actions by Li Lihua was remarkably fluid, striking with such speed that it gave no one ti to react. Before she could even speak, Xu Ke retaliated with a slap, turning her face away and even drawing a trace of blood from her mouth.
"You shouldn’t have hit her. Since you’re Yaoyao’s mother, I only gave you one slap. If you dare to hit her again, I’ll give you ten slaps in return. Try it if you don’t believe ." Xu Ke, with a sullen face and ignoring the Lin family’s expressions of schadenfreude, directly threatened her.
This feeling of powerlessness where Lin ngyao is bullied but he can do nothing about it made Xu Ke tremble uncontrollably, a destructive impulse and possessiveness rising from within him. He tightened his grip on Lin ngyao’s hand until she couldn’t bear it and patted his arm, "Xu Ke, you’re going to break my fingers. Let go."
Lin ngyao’s voice snapped Xu Ke out of his emotions. "I didn’t an to. Let see."
"It’s okay, it just hurt a little." Lin ngyao was not used to being so intimate with Xu Ke in front of the Lin family, but Xu Ke stubbornly held on to her hand, carefully inspecting where he had held her. Upon finding no more than redness, he finally exhaled a breath, releasing his tension.
Li Lihua was intimidated by Xu Ke’s gaze and stood frozen. When Xu Ke looked away, the palpable murderous intent disappeared. Although she was afraid to confront Xu Ke, it didn’t an she couldn’t find trouble with Lin ngyao.
"You damn girl, do you know that the card you gave yesterday ruined ? I clearly asked you for two million, so why did you give two hundred thousand? I was humiliated when I tried to settle the bill yesterday. You did it on purpose, didn’t you, just to see embarrassed." Li Lihua glared at Lin ngyao with a ferocious expression. Recalling her ridicule at the sales office yesterday, she wanted to hit Lin ngyao again, but with Xu Ke present, she didn’t dare to approach. Instead, she pointed at Lin ngya’s nose from a not too distant range, cursing her.
"Shut up!" Xu Ke’s voice overlapped with Grandma Lin’s, making Li Lihua shiver and obediently close her mouth.
"What does it look like to create a scene here? Have you forgotten the Lin family’s upbringing? If I see you causing trouble and swearing outside again, with no manners at all, you won’t be allowed to participate in any Lin family events, nor use the Lin family na for anything outside. If I catch you, I’ll make sure you’re expelled with nothing," Grandma Lin said disdainfully. She never liked Li Lihua’s common deanor, working to change it for years, yet it seed to have increased instead of diminished.
"Mom." Li Lihua, who was so domineering in front of Lin ngyao, behaved like a ek lamb in front of Grandma Lin, not daring to breathe heavily, which further disdained Grandma Lin.
"Don’t call mom. If it happens again, you’ll never appear before in your life."
With Grandma Lin’s arrival, the celebratory dinner officially began. In truth, it was more of a family dinner, just with better dishes than usual.
The seating arrangent at the Lin family dinner was particular. Even though Lin ngyao had just been slapped by Li Lihua, she had to obediently sit below her. Aside from being given a hard glare while sitting down, Li Lihua ignored Lin ngyao afterwards, which allowed Lin ngyao to breathe a sigh of relief internally.
Lin ngyao and Xu Ke intended to quietly finish the celebratory dinner, but so people didn’t agree with their wishes. Previously, to overco the Lin Group’s crisis, everyone was unusually united, but with the most dangerous tis over, the once united group began to divide and fend for themselves.
"Cousin, how did you persuade Huaxia Bank to lend us money? They used to be so arrogant, none willing to show up. How did you manage such a difficult task in a day? Do you have any secrets to share?" Lin ngxi asked, resting her chin on her hands and smiling at Lin ngyao with ill intentions.
"There’s no secret. I don’t know why it succeeded, maybe I was just lucky." Lin ngyao said, glancing lightly at Lin ngxi.
"I think not just luck; with cousin’s looks, it would be easy to get things done, huh." Lin ngxi’s obviously sarcastic remark instantly darkened the expressions of Lin ngyao and Xu Ke. Anyone but a fool could guess the insinuations in Lin ngxi’s words. How could they not be angry?
"You’d best watch your mouth. If you keep speaking irresponsibly and indecently, don’t bla for helping you wash it out." Xu Ke placed a large shrimp in Lin ngyao’s bowl and shot a hostile, aggressive look at Lin ngxi.
"I didn’t know when soone marrying in had the right to speak at the Lin family table." Lin ngxi slamd her utensils on the table and retorted angrily without hesitation.
"Enough, eat your food properly. What are you all getting so worked up about?" Grandma Lin smacked the table firmly, and the sound around the dining table instantly vanished without a trace, returning to silence in the room. "If anyone dares to nitpick during als again, don’t bla this old lady’s cane for not recognizing people."
Though Grandma Lin didn’t say it explicitly, her gaze toward Lin ngyao began to change.
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