"No need, I’ve been delayed outside long enough, it’s ti to go ho," Xu Ke said, brushing away Brother Long’s hand from his shoulder.
"It’s not safe to go back now. That little bastard is vengeful and petty. You’ve caused him to lose so many boxing rings, he definitely won’t let you go. Stay with for a couple of days until their surveillance relaxes, then I’ll find a chance to get you back. I’ll talk to your wife for you," Brother Long said, looking serious and worried.
"Don’t make excuses for to handle those things for you. You know I can hide, and no one can catch ."
Xu Ke glanced at Brother Long with undisguised contempt in his eyes. Brother Long, being exposed, didn’t feel awkward, just stroked his beard and changed the subject as if nothing had happened. Xu Ke didn’t expose him further. The two chatted a while longer before Xu Ke finally went ho.
The next day, while the Lin Family was having breakfast, Li ngchen ca out of her room.
Since being driven out by the Yun Family last ti, Li ngchen had locked herself in her room for a whole week, seeing no one and not taking a single step out. Now, seeing Lin ngyao again, she had lost a considerable amount of weight, looking like a producer, and her skin was no longer the fair and glowing complexion it used to be, but a pale blue. Huge dark circles and bags under her eyes made her look like a ghost from a movie.
"Oh, my dear, you finally ca out. Look at your little face, are you hungry? Let get you so food," Li Lihua said, shooting up from her seat like a rocket when she saw Lin ngchen finally step out from her room. She hugged Lin ngchen, touching her and patting her like a caring mother.
After having shown-off against Xu Ke a few tis and being put in her place, Li Lihua had beco much more humble, no longer directing household chores at Xu Ke but doing them herself. Conversely, the relationship between Xu Ke and Lin ngyao and the family beca increasingly tense, especially after Li Lihua took away the invite from the Yun family, causing the already fragile bond to crack wide open, ready to shatter at any poke.
Now, Lin ngchen was like a needle. As long as she stayed in her room, the family could barely maintain its balance, but with her appearance, that peace was disrupted, making the already cold atmosphere at the dining table even chillier.
Lin ngyao and Lin ngchen, along with Xu Ke, had their gazes et in the air, crossing each other without anyone speaking.
After a while, Li Lihua placed the food she had served in the usual spot for Lin ngchen, pressing her down and tearfully saying, "You’ve not co out for so many days, you’ve worried your mom sick. Look at how thin your little face has beco, you need to replenish your health."
Lin ngchen didn’t respond to Li Lihua. She shifted her eyes and, in a stiff and slow movent, placed the Lamborghini keys she held between Xu Ke and Lin ngyao.
Lin ngchen’s sudden action was like an invisible hand, choking Li Lihua’s neck and silencing her completely.
"What do you an by this?" Lin ngyao asked, frowning at the car keys placed before her. Xu Ke, though silent, looked at Lin ngchen with a similarly inquisitive gaze.
Xu Ke knew Lin ngchen’s character all too well. She was like a younger version of Li Lihua, a typical type who never relinquished anything she got her hands on. Now, seeing her act as though she intended to return the car was naturally surprising.
If it weren’t for the sa old face, Xu Ke might have suspected she had been swapped by soone else.
"Returning it." After a week of silence, Lin ngchen’s voice was inevitably hoarse and rough, sounding akin to a duck’s call, sowhat torturous to the ears.
"Are you crazy? They owe you this. Returning what? Not demanding they buy another one for you is already a loss on your part, and now you give the car keys back to them? No way," Li Lihua said, snatching the car keys tightly, refusing to let go.
"We owe her?" Xu Ke said with a subtle, unclear tone, his tongue lightly touching the roof of his mouth as he looked at Li Lihua’s stance.
"Am I wrong? If not for you, would ngchen have locked herself up in her room for this long? If not for you, would she have beco this thin? Can you say you bear no responsibility at all? This car is your compensation; under no circumstances will I return it to you. You can just give up," Li Lihua held the car keys tightly, speaking stubbornly.
"Everything that happened that day was her own doing; it had nothing to do with anyone else," Xu Ke said, with no warmth in his voice, looking at Li Lihua with half-slit eyes.
He didn’t lack a Lamborghini, but he disliked Li Lihua’s attitude. Even if he smashed it for fun, he wouldn’t let Li Lihua use this car, not because of the money, but because of his mood; giving it to Li Lihua would make him very unhappy.
"You, as her elder sisters, not only failed to protect your sister but caused her to be thrown out of the Yun family’s banquet, making her a laughingstock in high society. She might never find a good family to marry into in her life now, and you still dare to demand the car, rubbing salt into her wounds. Do you have any heart at all?"
After being ejected from the Yun family banquet, Lin ngchen had shut herself away. Lin Zike knew only the result as he arrived a bit late, unaware of the details in between. The elite ladies in high society scorned Li Lihua’s vulgarity and never bothered to socialize with her, leading to her ignorance of the real reason Lin ngchen was expelled. If she knew that Lin ngchen’s ejection was because of Xu Ke, she would likely be even more excessive than now.
The ntion of the Yun family banquet angered Lin ngchen. Her previous dazed expression turned to sheer rage. She reached out her skeletal hand and clawed at Li Lihua’s hand, catching her off guard and taking the keys, tossing them at Lin ngyao’s side.
"You’re crazy! Why are you giving it back, you wasteful child?" Li Lihua said, reaching for the keys again, only to have her wrist held firmly by Lin ngchen, unable to move an inch.
"Don’t take it. I’m telling you, don’t take it. Do you understand?" Lin ngchen growled in a voice like sandpaper towards Li Lihua, resembling a screaming ghost from a horror movie, making Li Lihua shiver and stop her actions. This was her first ti seeing such a scary Lin ngchen, as if the gaze fell upon her, so cold and sticky thing crawled inside her, causing goosebumps to rise.
"Returning the car to you. I won’t give in to you anymore," Lin ngchen spat out her harsh words, let go of Li Lihua’s hand, and like a ghost floated back to her room.
The atmosphere at the dining table turned excessively quiet. Xu Ke and Lin ngyao exchanged glances, then looked at the car keys returned by Lin ngchen. The couple simultaneously frowned, seemingly deep in thought.
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