Lin ngchen stood in front of the two, scrutinizing Xu Ke beside Lin ngyao. After a mont, she exhaled with relief and revealed a mocking expression; she recognized Xu Ke standing beside Lin ngyao.
Monts ago, she almost mistook Xu Ke for that man from the other night, but a closer look revealed the difference between the two. Although they looked similar, that man possessed an aura as sharp as a cold blade, sothing that soone like Xu Ke could never compare to.
"Did you secretly take my invitation? Don’t you think it’s too much? That was given to by Grandma." The most painful wound in the world is the lethal blow from a family mber. Although she harbored suspicions when she was at the door, there was still a sliver of hope until she saw Lin ngchen, ticulously dressed, at this mont. Lin ngyao’s heart turned cold.
"How am I overstepping? It’s just relying on one’s abilities. Who told you not to keep an eye on your things? Besides, I think I am more suited to be here than you. My value is greater than yours." Lin ngchen didn’t care about Lin ngyao’s sadness and pain. Yes, they were sisters, but they were also rivals. As the saying goes, rcy to an enemy is cruelty to oneself. Lin ngchen had no intention of sacrificing herself for others.
"Look at you. You clearly know how important this Yun family gathering is, yet you dared to bring this useless man in. Aren’t you afraid he’ll cause trouble for our Lin family?" Lin ngchen looked at Lin ngyao with a face full of sarcasm.
She then shifted her lofty gaze onto Xu Ke, "Do you really have no sense of your status? Is this a place where soone married into the family can co? Did you beg my sister to bring you here, and with such an outfit, do you think our Lin family can’t afford to keep you, this great Buddha, and that’s why you aim for a higher branch here?"
"Indeed, anyone here is pretty much on par with our Lin family. I understand your desire to climb higher here. Is there any rich woman here that you’ve set your eyes on? Oh, how narrow-minded of ." Lin ngchen watched Lin ngyao suppress her anger and Xu Ke’s expression growing colder, giggling incessantly and slowly adding, "There are more tycoons than there are rich won here. Since you’re soone who relies on won, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a man or a woman, right?"
"Haven’t you said enough? He’s your brother-in-law." Lin ngyao fiercely yanked Lin ngchen’s wrist, her eyes blazing with fury, but Lin ngchen acted as if she saw nothing, instead looking at Lin ngyao with pleasure.
"What nonsense are you spouting? How could I have such a brother-in-law who has caused countless embarrassnts? Your willingness to degrade yourself by being with him doesn’t an I have to acknowledge this useless man as my brother-in-law too. Wouldn’t it be better if you just stayed at ho quietly? Why bring him here? Is this a place he can stay? Or is it that you can’t stand the sight of and had to bring soone to humiliate ?" Lin ngchen couldn’t help but raise her voice, but fortunately, soone in the hall was playing the piano, masking her sudden outburst.
Lin ngyao knew that Lin ngchen was never happy about her marrying Xu Ke and understood how Xu Ke’s joining the Lin family had beco a topic of conversation for others. Lin ngchen was young, and it was normal for her to feel resentnt. There was little she could do but yield to her a bit more, but she never realized just how much hatred Lin ngchen harbored for them—so much that it practically emanated from her eyes.
"Yes, I admit Xu Ke and I have caused you many troubles, but haven’t we been good to you? When you said you liked the Lamborghini Xu Ke just bought, did we ever refuse you the keys? For three years, Xu Ke has diligently looked after this family like a caretaker. Can’t you feel it? Do you think it’s right to hurt him by saying such things?" Lin ngyao stubbornly looked at Lin ngchen, questioning her word by word.
Xu Ke quietly squeezed Lin ngyao’s cold fingertips, his heart feeling like it was soaked in a warm, comfortable spring. He felt secretly delighted at Lin ngyao’s defending and pitying him. In truth, he didn’t care as much about the Lin family as Lin ngyao thought. To him, everyone in the Lin family combined couldn’t compare to a strand of her hair.
"ngyao, I’m alright." Xu Ke gently said to Lin ngyao, resolving in his heart to forgive Lin ngchen’s offense out of respect for Lin ngyao.
Xu Ke wanted to let Lin ngchen off the hook, but the other person didn’t appreciate it and insisted on charging into Xu Ke’s line of fire.
"Aren’t you two disgusting? Is it fun to put on an act in front of ? Do you think I don’t know what you’re up to with all this? Do you need to spell it out for you to finally face your own hearts honestly?" Lin ngchen crossed her arms and sneered disdainfully.
"How did you get your invitation? Don’t tell you just picked it up on the street. You probably found so sponsor to get it, just like how you inexplicably got that developnt zone project. Are you curious about how I know? It’s all over the company. You still think you’re hiding it well? And you, Xu Ke, recently feeling all grown? You co ho late every night, aren’t you accompanying your patron? Neither of you is clean yet you put on a show in front of , acting morally superior, as if I’m so heinous villain. It’s simply laughable."
"You said Xu Ke treats well? That’s utterly laughable. That’s rely what he owes . The two of you had better avoid tonight; don’t ruin my prospects. If you destroy my future, I won’t be bound by any so-called sibling affection." Lin ngchen said, delivering her harsh words.
After disparaging Lin ngyao and Xu Ke to the extre, Lin ngchen felt as if wings had been attached to her, lightening her mood considerably. A strange pleasure filled her heart. She knew that everything she just said was made up, after all, anyone who wasn’t blind could see Xu Ke’s unwavering devotion to Lin ngyao. But she didn’t regret it. She had never felt so pleased in her entire life.
Why should Lin ngyao always be a head above her in everything? She wanted to trample them into dust, to tell everyone that the standout woman in the Lin family was not Lin ngyao but her, Lin ngxi.
Xu Ke supported Lin ngyao, who was trembling in anger, and looked at Lin ngchen with a nacing gaze.
"What are you staring at? Keep looking and I’ll have my mom deal with you." Lin ngchen, shaken by Xu Ke’s increasingly cold stare, shouted defiantly.
"If you apologize to ngyao right now, I’ll let it go."
"Hah, what a joke. Do you think you’re soone important? Just a man married into the family pretending to be so big shot in front of ."
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