In the hall on the first floor of the Lin family's mansion, the air seemed to be filled with an oppressive atmosphere, causing the expressions of the four people present to be a little gloomy.
Yang Cheng and Lin Ruoxi sat on the sofa, facing Mother Wang and Guo Xuehua. The tea on the table had already turned cold, but no one thought of drinking it or changing the hot water, because no one was in the mood to do so.
As Mother Wang slowly narrated, Yang Cheng and Lin Ruoxi gradually solved some of the mysteries.
Back then, as Lin Zhiguo's lover, the Old CEO gave birth to Lin Kun. In order to protect herself and not be oppressed by Abbess Yun Miao's wife, the Old CEO brought her son Lin Kun and spent a lot of effort to establish Yu Lei International.
Of course, Lin Zhiguo was also there was a reason why Lin Zhiguo would not leave a son like Lin Kun alone.
However, the Old CEO did not tell Lin Zhiguo that Lin Kun was defective. He had a "congenital absence of seminal vesicles". Although this kind of illness would not affect a normal married life, it would definitely not allow him to have a child.
The Old CEO was not stupid. She knew that if she wanted her son Lin Kun to be able to live a peaceful and carefree life, she must not let Yu Lei fall. She must not let Lin Zhiguo know that he had a "useless" son.
The thing that wealthy families feared the most was having no descendants.
The Lin family did not have many children, so Lin Zhiguo especially valued Lin Kun, who was born to his lover. If he knew that Lin Kun was a "chicken that could not lay eggs", then the care he gave to Lin Kun would be greatly reduced.
It had to be said that after the old CEO experienced Lin Zhiguo's selective betrayal of his feelings and career, his feelings for Lin Zhiguo were more about using the Lin family to stabilize and develop Yu Lei International.
It was also because of the Old CEO's decisiveness and ruthlessness that she maintained a cold heart towards Lin Zhiguo, coaxing him and hating him at the same time, which made Lin Zhiguo take great pity on her and her son. It was also because of this that the Old CEO was able to build Yu Lei so well in such a short period of time, and was not killed by Abbess Yun Miao, who had just married Lin Zhiguo.
As time went by, Lin Kun gradually grew up. He also gradually discovered that he was different from other men. He knew that he wasn't a "real man", but the old CEO strictly told him that this matter must be kept secret.
In fact, even if the old CEO didn't mention it, Lin Kun would never admit that he was infertile in front of the public.
For a man like him who indulged in sensual pleasures, not being able to have children was a shameful matter. He would never allow anyone to know about this!
Therefore, it was exactly what the Old CEO wanted. When Lin Kun reached marriageable age, the Old CEO brought Xue Zijing, the orphan daughter of the Xue family in Hua Xia, to Zhonghai to become the Lin family's daughter-in-law …
At this point, Mother Wang sighed softly and said, "At that time, I had only been in this family for a few years. I only found out about a lot of things before the Old CEO passed away. However, the Old CEO didn't say why he chose Miss' mother, Madam Xue, to marry Young Master Kun. I only know that at that time, Madam Xue didn't seem to be living a good life. She was ostracized by many people in Beijing, and it was only with the Old CEO's help that she agreed to marry Young Master Kun.
However, both of them knew about each other's situation before they got married, and they didn't have any feelings for each other. The marriage was just a formality. Although Young Master Kun and Madam Xue slept together occasionally, they didn't usually talk.
Until one day … Madam Xue suddenly got pregnant … "
…
To outsiders, the Lin family's young madam getting pregnant was a joyous event. Even if Lin Kun had always been a prodigal son, as long as the Lin family had a descendant, in the eyes of Yu Lei International's employees and the outside world, it meant that Yu Lei International had a successor.
Only the people in the family knew what it meant — — Xue Zijing had a secret meeting with another man!
…
"Speaking of young madam, she's also a … somewhat strange woman," Mother Wang frowned and thought for a long time before she came up with this description, "She seemed to be very indifferent to everything. Even when she was pregnant with someone else's child, she still calmly stayed at home and did her usual things. Reading books, watering the plants, tasting tea, sitting on the balcony and basking in the sun, as if everything was so normal.
At that time, I remember that the Old Madam wasn't in a good mood. However, I don't know why, but one day, young madam and the Old Madam had a long talk in the room. After that, the Old Madam didn't seem to mind young madam's pregnancy anymore. After that, she even warned young master Kun in front of me not to do anything to young madam and the child … It seemed like she was very protective of young madam and the child in her womb.
I think that night, young madam and the Old Madam must have talked about something very important, but … until now, I still don't know what they talked about. However, it must be the reason why the Old Madam didn't object to young madam giving birth to the child. "
Speaking up to this point, Mother Wang looked at Lin Ruoxi affectionately and lamented, "At that time … the child that was still in young madam's womb has become another young madam in the blink of an eye. Miss … Can you understand how gratified and happy I feel every time I see you …"
Lin Ruoxi didn't say anything, but the frozen expression on her face showed signs of melting.
"Later on, Young Madam was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to Miss," Wang Ma continued, "I remember that the old madam was very happy at that time. That was the happiest I have ever seen the old madam. She carried the swaddled miss and without thinking, she said, 'From now on, you'll be called Ruoxi'. It was as if she had said that name countless times and was very familiar with it.
However, after that, young master Kun almost didn't go home. He knew that miss wasn't his biological daughter, but the Old Madam asked him not to say or do anything, so he could only hide outside. I was in pain at that time. I knew that the Old Madam was actually trying to protect young master Kun, but their relationship became more and more strained. "
As Yang Cheng listened, he didn't feel good in his heart. He seemed to finally understand why his late 'father-in-law', Lin Kun, was like that.
Since he was young, he knew that he was half a 'eunuch'. Moreover, he was born in a wealthy family, surrounded by beautiful women, but he could only do superficial work.
Therefore, Lin Kun had been suppressing the secret in his heart, afraid that others would find out. Even a normal person would get sick from holding it in like that.
After that, his wife in name was pregnant with someone else's child, and his own mother still wanted to protect that woman and the child in her womb. She didn't even give a reason, and directly told Lin Kun to shut up and not do anything rash. This made Lin Kun's last bit of dignity was trampled all over!
What Lin Kun couldn't accept was that in the end, the old CEO handed Yu Lei International over to a young girl who wasn't related to him by blood …
A series of blows from a young age to a big one was enough to make Lin Kun become like what he had seen in the past. He was neither human nor ghost, and he could do anything.
…
Lin Ruoxi, who had been listening to Mother Wang's narration, suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "Mother Wang … Since grandma did so much to let that person live a carefree life, why did she still hand Yu Lei International over to me … Didn't she know how much he would hate me that way …"
Mother Wang smiled bitterly, "Miss, do you think, Young Master Kun … has the ability to manage Yu Lei International well, or even … has the ability to protect this family business?"
Lin Ruoxi was silent. That was indeed … very difficult. Not to mention that Lin Kun's personality was already twisted, his ability was indeed too far away from hers. For so many years, Lin Kun had only been running away, he didn't have any real ability.
"Miss, actually, I only found out about the old madam's good intentions later on," Mother Wang said emotionally, "When you were still young, the old madam had been grooming you as the heir. The old madam treated you like her own granddaughter, and hoped that you would love your own family, and accept a father like Young Master Kun. The old madam searched everywhere and found Miss Mo Qianni. She was still a girl from Chuan Province at that time. The old madam saw her potential and supported her, letting her enter the company earlier than you, and become your right-hand woman … These were all arranged by the old madam.
The old madam even used Lin Zhiguo's relationship to introduce you to the Cai family. These were all connections that could be used to protect you, to protect Yu Lei … "
"Wang Ma … are you saying that everything Grandma did was to use me … to protect her son …?" Lin Ruoxi's lips curled into a bitter smile as she asked.
Mother Wang shook her head and said earnestly, "Miss, this blood relationship can be faked, but this love, can it be faked? Miss, you've lived with the old madam for more than twenty years. Can't you tell whether the old madam's love for you is real or fake? "
Lin Ruoxi's delicate body trembled slightly. She raised her head and looked at the wall opposite her, at the oil painting of a kind woman. She murmured a few times, but she was in a daze.
At this moment, Guo Xuehua, who had been silent and listening to Mother Wang's story, suddenly said, "Maybe … what Zijing said to the old CEO that night … I can guess …"
Not only Mother Wang, but Yang Cheng and the absent-minded Lin Ruoxi also looked over. Obviously, from the tone of Guo Xuehua, it seemed like she really knew something.
Guo Xuehua seemed to be struggling, but in the end, she shook her head and sighed. "I didn't think it was appropriate to say it, but Ruoxi is already my daughter-in-law. I think it's a bit too much to hide it from her."
Guo Xuehua looked at Lin Ruoxi and sighed. "Ruoxi, I think the reason why your grandma tried so hard to give birth to you and make you the CEO of Yu Lei International was not only to confuse General Lin Zhiguo and make him think that he had a granddaughter and take care of you. There was another reason … It was because your biological father was more capable of protecting Yu Lei International, you and Lin Kun …"
Listening to Guo Xuehua's words, Lin Ruoxi's mind suddenly flashed with those photos. The man in the photos, his other identity, almost instantly came to a conclusion!
Lin Ruoxi's face turned pale, and her eyes revealed some fear and hesitation. She didn't know what to do.
When Guo Xuehua realized this, she hurriedly asked, "This … Ruoxi, what's wrong?"
Yang Cheng, who was standing at the side, put his arm around Lin Ruoxi's shoulder, letting her trembling body lean on him. He turned to Guo Xuehua and smiled helplessly. "Mom, you said that Ruoxi's biological father, don't tell me it's Premier Ning …"
This time, Guo Xuehua's expression was very interesting. Her mouth was half open, and her eyes were full of shock. She looked back and forth between Yang Cheng and Lin Ruoxi. The answer was self-evident.
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