The person Chen Cheng told Chen Yuanyuan about in the Beast Appraisal Association was obviously Gao Jiang.
To him, Gao Jiang was a member of the Gao family, one of Maple City's top three families. He was also an official beast appraiser of the Beast Appraisal Association. Be it experience, ability, or influence, Gao Jiang was more than enough to crush Lin Jin.
However, Chen Cheng didn't expect Gao Jiang's expression to change right after he said that.
Gao Jiang shook his head with a dark expression. "I can't help you with this."
"What's going on? You're not even willing to help me with such a small matter? "Chen Cheng was surprised. In the past, Gao Jiang had never refused his requests.
Seeing Chen Cheng's displeasure, Gao Jiang could only pull him into the house and explain the current situation in detail.
"Chen Cheng, although we're good brothers, Lin Jin's experience and status surpass mine. Why would I want to mess with him? I should count myself lucky that he's not messing with me, "Gao Jiang said with a sullen expression.
He wasn't exaggerating.
Lin Jin was now a Rank 2 beast appraiser. Just this fact alone was enough to suppress him.
Chen Cheng was dumbfounded. He clearly didn't expect the Lin Jin that his cousin said was a good-for-nothing was actually this impressive.
Due to the internal affairs of the Beast Appraisal Association, few outsiders knew about them. Moreover, it happened yesterday so the news hadn't spread yet.
In addition, Chen Cheng only found out about Wang Ji's fall from grace. The Beast Appraisal Association had undergone a huge change. Now, Chen Cheng understood why Gao Jiang refused to help.
"So that's what happened!" Chen Cheng was deep in thought. He was starting to hesitate. A Rank 2 beast appraiser had a much higher status than a Rank 1 beast appraiser. This Lin Jin had turned from a chicken to a phoenix. It was best not to provoke him lest he brought trouble upon himself.
Since they had a good relationship, Gao Jiang complained to Chen Cheng and asked why Chen Cheng wanted to mess with Lin Jin.
It was then that he found out about Lin Jin and Chen Yuanyuan.
"I really didn't know about this. In other words, your cousin used to be engaged to Lin Jin?" Gao Jiang was dumbfounded. Chen Cheng nodded. "But my cousin was infatuated with Yang Jie so she thought of a way to break off the engagement. Who knew that Lin Jin would be able to turn things around."
News of what happened in the Beast Appraisal Association over the past two days slowly spread.
At first, only a few people knew about it. But as time went by, the news spread, and by evening, most people knew about it.
Chen Yuanyuan was no exception.
When she first found out about it, she didn't believe it at all. However, things wouldn't disappear just because she didn't believe it. When it was confirmed, Chen Yuanyuan knew that it was true.
She recalled how that Lu woman mentioned that Lin Jin was already a Rank 2 beast appraiser at the entrance of the Maple Flower Festival yesterday.
At that time, Chen Yuanyuan only thought that the other party was bragging. Who would have thought that it was actually true?
At this moment, Chen Yuanyuan's mind was like an overturned bottle with all kinds of feelings.
Back then, she had taken a liking to Lin Jin as well. Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to marry him. However, after some time, she realized that Lin Jin had no future. Coincidentally, she had met Yang Jie once and was instantly infatuated with him. That was why she insisted on breaking off the engagement.
But now, the Lin Jin she thought would never amount to much in this lifetime had become a Rank 2 beast appraiser so quickly.
Even she was hurting from the slap in the face.
Chen Yuanyuan returned home with complicated feelings, only to see her father, Chen Wenlin, sitting in the yard with a straight face.
The servants were as quiet as cicadas in winter. They tried their best to be as quiet as possible when they were sweeping the floor, afraid that they would disturb their master. After all, anyone could tell that their master was in a terrible mood.
Chen Yuanyuan had been pampered since she was young, but she was still quite afraid of Chen Wenlin. Hence, one look and she could tell that something had happened.
"Father!"
It was a tradition for them to greet each other at home.
Having said that, she was about to slip away.
"Stop right there!" Chen Wenlin bellowed.
Chen Yuanyuan quickly stood still, not daring to move.
Chen Wenlin sighed. "Yuanyuan, back then, you insisted on breaking off the engagement with Lin Jin. No matter how much I tried to persuade you, you wouldn't listen. Fine, as a father, I can't force my daughter so I gave in to you. After all, marriage is a big deal and it won't be sweet if you force it. But let me ask you, when I asked you to visit Lin Jin and sincerely apologize to him and give him three hundred taels of silver, did you go?"
At this, Chen Yuanyuan's heart thumped.
She did go, but it was to mock and ridicule Lin Jin. She didn't give him the money either, keeping it for her own expenses.
Chen Wenlin continued, "I owed Lin Jin a favor and I saw that he was young, promising, and had a good character so I wanted to matchmake the two of you. In the end, our Chen family broke off the engagement because we were in the wrong and we owed Lin Jin a debt. I was embarrassed and too ashamed to face him, so I asked you to do it. Who knew that you would dare to commit such atrocities?"
"I didn't!" Chen Yuanyuan retorted, but she lacked confidence.
"You're still so stubborn!" Chen Wenlin was infuriated. He took a few steps forward and slapped Chen Yuanyuan across the face.
The slap stunned Chen Yuanyuan. Her eyes widened as she cried.
Chen Wenlin's anger hadn't subsided yet. "You still have the cheek to cry?!"
Having said that, he turned to the side and said, "All of you, get your asses out here."
At once, a few of the Chen family's maids walked out, their heads lowered and their faces pale.
These maids were Chen Yuanyuan's' confidants'. Upon seeing them, how could Chen Yuanyuan not know that these confidants had 'confessed'? She was a little scared.
Chen Wenlin pointed at them and said, "They've already confessed. How long are you going to quibble?"
This time, Chen Yuanyuan fell to her knees and sobbed quietly, not daring to argue any further.
She knew Chen Wenlin's temper. If she continued to speak, she would definitely be punished.
Chen Wenlin looked disappointed. "If I hadn't questioned them today and exposed their lies, who knows how much longer you'd be able to hide this from me? Our Chen family may not be a scholarly family, but we're not ungrateful either. Go look for Lin Jin now. If you can't get his forgiveness, don't ever step foot into this house again. Scram!" Chen Wenlin was furious. Chen Wenlin was furious.
Having said that, he kicked the chair away and stormed off in anger.
Chen Yuanyuan was so frightened that she started crying.
All this while, Chen Wenlin had been doting on her. It was also because she had lost her mother that Chen Wenlin doted on her even more. He had never scolded her like this before.
Fear, grievance, and terror surged into her heart, causing Chen Yuanyuan to cry like a pear blossom in the rain.
At this time, a few trusted subordinates came over and whispered, "Miss, Master is really angry this time. You, you'd better listen to him."
Chen Yuanyuan was still crying.
But even after her tears dried up, Chen Wenlin didn't come out.
Chen Yuanyuan now knew that her father was truly angry. Although she felt wronged and indignant, she could only get up and say through gritted teeth, "I'll go apologize to Lin Jin."
Having said that, she rushed out of the house in tears.
When she arrived at Lin Jin's house, he was having a joyous conversation with Lu Yunhe.
Lu Yunhe wasn't the only one here. Zhao Ying, Lu Xiaoyun, and Han Dong were here too. Lin Jin had officially obtained the two-ring beast patterned sleeve band so it was time to celebrate.
However, there were too many things to do during the day. Today alone, Lin Jin had appraised over a hundred beasts and treated over fifty beasts. Not a single person in the entire Beast Appraisal Association could match his efficiency.
It was too fast.
And he didn't do it half-heartedly.
Because it was too much, Tan Lin even went to Lin Jin to understand the situation. It was then that Lin Jin realized he had gone 'overboard'. Sometimes, it wasn't a good thing to stand out too much. Hence, Lin Jin instructed the front hall to reduce the number of tokens to thirty-five starting tomorrow.
Otherwise, the other beast appraisers would be embarrassed.
Just then, someone could be heard crying outside. "Lin Jin, come out. I was wrong."
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