Her father was actually the tech mogul she admired the most?!
Lin Xi sat on the bed and giggled.
At this moment, an awkward gurgling sound interrupted Lin Xi's thoughts. Lin Xi realized that she had not eaten for more than a day.
Because she had not eaten for a long time, Lin Xi's stomach felt nauseous.
Her fever seemed to have subsided, but she still felt very dizzy. She did not know if it was the aftereffects of the fever or simply hunger.
Enduring the dizziness, Lin Xi climbed out of bed with difficulty.
Because her limbs were weak, her legs went soft when she landed and she almost fell.
Lin Xi steadied herself and walked out of the room. She went downstairs to find something to eat.
It was obviously past dinner time, and the villa was very quiet.
She, who had been 'missing' in the room for a day and a night, seemed to have been forgotten.
— —
Halfway downstairs, Lin Xi suddenly stopped.
She heard people talking downstairs.
One of them was Song Kexin.
The other voice should be Zhang Cui, Song Kexin's mother, her grandmother.
Zhang Cui was a typical rural woman. When she was young, she married her lazy gambler husband. The first half of her life was not good. Later, with the support of the female lead, she divorced her gambler husband and moved to the house arranged by Song Kexin in B City.
The one who was talking was Zhang Cui.
"Why did Yize go out so late?" Zhang Cui's voice had a trace of nervousness.
"A group of foreign investors came to the company at the last minute, so he had to go and receive them," Song Kexin explained. "It's nothing, Mom, don't worry."
"It's good that there's nothing else," Zhang Cui muttered.
Thinking of something, Zhang Cui said, "Kexin, Yize is unhappy about what happened this time." When they were eating together, her son-in-law's face was frighteningly ugly. Only when he was talking to Lin Anxin did his expression become slightly better.
Song Kexin did not say anything and seemed to sigh.
"In my opinion, you should have aborted the child back then," Zhang Cui complained.
By then, Song Kexin had already chosen to forgive Lin Yize. Because he didn't want Lin Yize to leave a bad impression on his family, Song Kexin chose to hide the truth about the child. He only told Zhang Cui that the child was accidentally conceived by another man before he started dating Lin Yize.
Zhang Cui naturally assumed that the child's biological father was his daughter's scumbag ex-boyfriend. Because of this, Zhang Cui had scolded Song Kexin more than once.
Upon hearing Zhang Cui's words, Song Kexin's face darkened.
She had also thought of aborting the child. However, she only found out that she was pregnant after receiving Lin Yize. At that time, she was already Lin Yize's publicly announced fiancée. However, when she was hesitating to go to the hospital for an abortion, she was photographed by the media at the hospital's gynecology department. Suddenly, the news that the fiancée of the Lin family's young master was pregnant and was about to become the young mistress of the Lin family spread on the internet.
In order to prevent the media from making any negative speculations about Lin Yize, Song Kexin had no choice but to give birth to the child.
In addition, Song Kexin also had a little intention. She wanted to use the child to test how much Lin Yize loved her. If Lin Yize really loved her, then he should accept what happened to her and the child.
Later, Song Kexin regretted it.
Lin Xi was like a rock in her heart, making her feel uncomfortable. Because of Lin Xi's existence, she always felt like there was something between her and her husband.
"Sigh …" Seeing Song Kexin's ugly expression and biting her lips, Zhang Cui also sighed.
"The past is the past. There's no point in talking about it."
"It's just that we can't raise the child with Xinxin. If they're not biological, then our in-laws and Yize won't treat each other equally. How can a child not have comparisons in her heart? When she grows up in the future, she'll think more. "Zhang Cui paused, then said with a worried expression," This time, she pushed Xinxin into the lake. Who knows what she'll do next time? "
"Then what do you think I should do?" Song Kexin frowned. "She's still underage. It's not appropriate to put her anywhere. We can't let her live in a house by herself either. That would be even stranger."
"I came here today to talk to you about this. My intention is to send her to her hometown for a while. It just so happens that there's someone in our village called Zhang Qiang. Do you remember him? That person should be around 47 or 48 years old this year. Because his family's conditions aren't good, he hasn't married a wife. He doesn't have any children either. Lin Xi can go to his house. "
Song Kexin's heart skipped a beat. He obviously hadn't thought of this idea. "You're saying that we should give Lin Xi to Zhang Qiang to raise?"
That wouldn't work. It was fine when she was younger, but now that Lin Xi had grown up and had her own consciousness, it definitely wouldn't work to give her away.
"Not really." Zhang Cui shook his head. "That Zhang Qiang can be considered a distant relative on your grandfather's side. He's somewhat related to us. If Lin Xi goes over, we can say that she's temporarily staying with a relative. That sounds appropriate."
Song Kexin was obviously moved, but he was still a little hesitant. "But — isn't that not very good?"
"What's not good about it? If we send her over, firstly, we can separate the two children and protect our Xinxin. Secondly, the villagers are simple and honest. If she stays in the village, we can also prevent that child from having any bad thoughts and becoming more and more crooked."
Seeing that Song Kexin's expression had softened, Zhang Cui continued to persuade him. "If she continues to be raised here, you'll also feel uncomfortable. That child will also think too much. Sending her to the countryside is good for you, Yize, our Xinxin, and the family.
"It's also good for her. Without a comparison, she won't be able to be jealous of Xinxin.
"As for here, you can just say that she went abroad or went to another province. You can just say that she's not in good health and is sent to her hometown for a while. People won't gossip about it."
— — That seemed to be the case.
Song Kexin nodded subconsciously.
"Mom, have you contacted Zhang Qiang? Did he agree?" Song Kexin asked.
Zhang Cui patted Song Kexin's hand. "Don't worry. Before I came here, I specifically asked someone to ask. He didn't say that he was unwilling. We can just send some living expenses over every month."
Song Kexin nodded again. The expenses in the countryside weren't high, so it wasn't a big deal to fork out some living expenses.
"Then let's do it this way." Song Kexin thought about it and agreed. All these years, she had been dealing with Lin Xi every day. She was already mentally and physically exhausted. At first, she didn't feel it, but the more time passed, the more tired she felt. Sometimes, she even felt that she was being unfaithful to her husband.
"I'm just worried that Lin Xi won't listen …" Song Kexin looked troubled.
"Don't worry, I'll handle this …"
…
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi didn't want to continue listening to this.
Lin Xi quietly turned around and went upstairs. When she returned to her room, she took out a small, flattened bread from her bag and took a few bites before returning to her bed.
— —
In the novel, there was indeed a part where "Lin Xi" was sent to her hometown in the countryside by her grandmother.
When she was sent to the house of a man named Zhang Qiang, he was honest and warm at first. However, when Zhang Cui left, he revealed his true nature.
Zhang Qiang didn't have a job and didn't farm. He relied on the poverty relief funds to survive. He couldn't even support himself, let alone have a daughter. Even if he wanted a son, he would at least have one.
Zhang Qiang agreed to Zhang Cui's request only because he coveted the 500 RMB monthly living expenses that the other party gave him.
"Lin Xi" stayed at Zhang Qiang's place for a few days. Zhang Qiang didn't let her go to school and made her stay at home with him every day.
At first, Zhang Qiang only let "Lin Xi" do the chores. She helped him cook, clean, wash his clothes, and wash his socks and underwear. Later, Zhang Qiang started to touch "Lin Xi" and even peeked at her bathing.
Finally, one day, Zhang Qiang locked "Lin Xi" in the house and tied her to the bed. He planned to molest her.
"Lin Xi" resisted with all her might and set the old electric switch in the house on fire. Only then was she able to escape.
Seeing that Zhang Qiang's house was on fire, the entire village ran over to help. Some people helped, while others watched the commotion.
After Lin Yize and Song Kexin found out about this matter, they were worried that the matter would blow up and the media would find out. Thus, they compensated Zhang Qiang with a sum of money and brought "Lin Xi" back.
Although the novel's' Lin Xi 'was fine in the end and returned to her original home, because of this incident, her personality gradually began to distort.
…
Thinking about the scene in the novel, Lin Xi felt a chill all over her body and nausea rose in her stomach.
— — She couldn't just sit around and wait for death. She had to think of a way to escape.
Lin Xi's mind began to quickly calculate the most feasible plan.
— —
The next morning, the servants at home seemed to have finally remembered that there was still Lin Xi at home. They knocked on the door and asked her to eat.
Lin Xi changed into her school uniform and went downstairs.
At the dining table, Lin Xi ate with a numb expression.
The others didn't seem to notice her abnormality.
Lin Anxin, who was sitting across from her, stole a few glances at Lin Xi and asked softly, "Sister, are you okay?"
Seeing that Lin Xi didn't speak, Lin Anxin said again, "You're not to blame for that incident."
After saying this, Lin Anxin even smiled sweetly at Lin Xi.
— — She smiled because she was happy. When she woke up this morning, she heard her mother and grandmother say in the room that they planned to send Lin Xi to live with a relative for a while. Although she didn't know why, it was definitely a good thing for her.
Once Lin Xi left, the incident of her falling into the lake would be over. Her family wouldn't know why she had a conflict with Yan Xueqi.
…
On the other side, Lin Xi sneered in her heart.
At first, it seemed like she was saying that the incident had nothing to do with Lin Xi. However, with Lin Anxin's tone, it seemed like she was implying that Lin Xi pushed her into the lake, but she was magnanimous and didn't blame Lin Xi.
Sure enough, once Lin Anxin said this, the atmosphere at the dining table immediately became more serious.
Xu Jiaofeng slammed his chopsticks on his bowl and scolded, "What do you mean you don't blame her? If she's wrong, then she's wrong. You're still shielding her!"
When Lin Anxin heard this, she shrunk her neck and said obediently, "I was wrong …"
Xu Jiaofeng's expression immediately softened. Then, he looked coldly at Lin Xi.
"Xinxin forgives you for this incident, so let's forget about it. However, if there's a next time, I won't let you off so easily. The Lin family doesn't have such a filthy person."
Lin Xi lowered her eyes and ate her food without saying a word. It wasn't that Lin Anxin's acting skills were good or that her lies were true. It was just that these people in front of her didn't want to believe Lin Xi. Therefore, no matter what she said, it would be useless.
Perhaps it was because of what was about to happen, but Xu Jiaofeng's attitude towards her was a lot more 'amiable' than before.
At this moment, Zhang Cui also spoke up, "Yes, yes, yes. This kind of thing can't happen again."
Zhang Cui obviously wasn't done speaking.
Zhang Cui was still sitting there, which meant that there was more to come.
Lin Xi looked at Zhang Cui expressionlessly, waiting for him to start her performance.
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