After a while, Xin Si Nan's expression suddenly changed, and he asked with a smile, "Where's Wen Wen?"
Dai Jiaozhi's tense expression eased as she replied, "This girl was going to some film studio with her friends last night. She's always making shady friends in the entertainment industry. What has she been led astray by them!"
Xin Sinan interrupted Dai Jiaozhi: "I also work in the entertainment industry. I'm thick-skinned and don't care what you're saying, but Xiaoying's wife also works in the entertainment industry. Don't say things like that again."
Dai Jiaozhi's face immediately darkened, and although her lips moved, she ultimately said nothing.
Xin Si Nan turned around and said, "I'm going back to the company first."
As Xin Si Nan stepped out of the room, Dai Jiaozhi suddenly smashed a vase on the shelf next to her to the ground.
A loud noise came from behind him, and Xin Sinan stopped in his tracks as he was leaving. He turned around and closed the door again.
Dai Jiaozhi, her face contorted with rage, snapped, "How can you be so heartless? You won't help your own brother, who came from the same womb as you! You'll help an outsider!"
"Xin Ying is my father's child, and she is my sister."
"You treat her like a younger sister, but what about your brother? Your brother has suffered so much outside all these years, unable to come home. Have you, as his younger brother, ever felt sorry for him?"
Xin Sinan's smile vanished. He looked at the old lady in front of him expressionlessly and said, "Mom, you know how much money you've given him over the years. The money you've given him is enough for the three of them to live a life of comfort and ease, not to mention that he owns more than a dozen large chain supermarkets abroad. You say he's suffering abroad? I'm afraid it's not suffering, but rather enjoying life."
Hearing Xin Sinan's rebuttal, Dai Jiaozhi raised her cane and struck Xin Sinan's shoulder heavily: "You bastard! What benefits did Xin Ying give you that you insist on siding with her?"
Xin Sinan looked calmly at Dai Jiaozhi: "Mom, do you really want me to explain myself clearly?"
Dai Jiaozhi's expression changed several times. After a long while, she pointed at Xin Sinan and said angrily, "Isn't it enough that the second brother has already paid for her life? Does the third brother have to never be able to come home for the rest of his life?!"
Xin Si Nan scoffed: "Is the second brother paying with his life? He died of illness, at most it's just karmic retribution. Even if it's considered paying with his life as you say, it only means paying for the fifth brother's life. Shouldn't the third brother pay for the suffering Xiao Ying endured?"
Dai Jiaozhi trembled with anger: "More than ten years! The third brother hasn't been home for fourteen years. I haven't even seen my granddaughter since she was born. Hasn't Xin Ying paid back enough for all that she's suffered over the years?"
Xin Si Nan stared intently at Dai Jiao Zhi without saying a word.
Dai Jiaozhi kept saying, "If Lao San isn't coming back, Hai Lan has to come back too. We must go home for the New Year this year!"
Xin Sinan didn't want to discuss these things anymore. He put his hand on the doorknob and said before leaving, "If you make Hailan take medication for half a year, keep her paralyzed in bed, and then let her get cancer and almost die, my dad will probably soften and let her come home."
After saying that, Xin Si Nan opened the door and left without looking back.
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Author's Note:
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Chapter 51
After arguing with Dai Jiaozhi, Xin Sinan drove away from the Xin residence.
Thinking back on the past, Xin Sinan had no desire to go to the company anymore, and he drove quickly to the suburbs.
At a crossroads, Xin Si Nan waited for the traffic light to change.
Suddenly his gaze sharpened as he looked at the young woman walking towards the intersection from the right side of the road.
The woman was wearing a white dress, and her slender figure and long, straight, soft black hair made her appear very quiet and delicate.
Xin Sinan recognized the person as Lin Zhipei, the younger sister of Lin Leyao who had left home not long ago.
Her appearance here now means that she came directly here without going anywhere else after leaving the Xin residence.
Where is she going? To the shopping mall, the traditional Chinese medicine hospital, or the sanatorium?
The green light turned on, and the cars behind honked their horns incessantly, interrupting Xin Sinan's thoughts.
Xin Sinan put Lin Zhipei's matter aside and drove off into the suburbs without lingering.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Christmas was just around the corner.
For film crews, traditional Chinese festivals like Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival might be given half a day or a full day off to allow everyone to rest. However, Christmas is a Western holiday, and the crew won't specifically give everyone a day off to celebrate.
On Christmas Day, the filming schedule was delayed because a guest actor did not perform well and had to do many takes.
Therefore, when Xin Ying arrived at the film set from City S, Lin Leyao had not yet finished filming her scenes for the day.
Instead of leaving Xin Ying waiting on set, Lin Leyao told her to wait for her at the restaurant.
Although it's Christmas Day, the film crews in the film studio are filming according to the normal schedule, but the commercial street outside the film studio is still packed with people.
Xin Ying sat in the quiet private room. A waiter knocked on the door and came in to ask if she needed any dishes. Xin Ying glanced at her watch and asked the waiter to wait a little longer.
In stark contrast to the quiet private room here, in the private room downstairs from Xin Ying's, several young, fashionable men and women were eating, drinking, laughing, and making a lot of noise, filling the room with smoke.
A girl wearing a fleece jacket and a plaid skirt, with reddish-brown curly hair and exquisite makeup, pushed open the door to the private room.
She jogged up to a woman with a high ponytail, delicate features, and wearing a light gray trench coat, and whispered, "I think I saw your aunt outside just now."
Xin Wenwen immediately put down her chopsticks: "Are you sure?"
The girl who was being questioned stomped her foot: "How could I be wrong! Although your aunt doesn't often interact with us younger generation, I've at least seen her a few times in person!"
Xin Wenwen asked, "Where is she now?"
"I think she went upstairs, probably to one of the private rooms. Why don't you have Er Shun come with you to see which one it is?"
Xin Wenwen shook her head: "She must have something on her mind, let's not bother her."
"Oh dear! We younger ones should definitely go and say hello, otherwise it would be so rude! Go on, go on!" The girl nudged the boy next to her, "Er Shun, am I right?"
Er Shun hadn't quite caught what the two were discussing, but he still nodded vigorously in agreement with the girl, saying, "Yes, yes."
After being persuaded by the girl, Xin Wenwen wavered and finally agreed.
"Then let a few of us go. My aunt doesn't know the others."
The girl's face immediately lit up with joy, and she clapped her hands: "Great!"
The three of them said something to the others in the private room and then went out to find Xin Ying's private room.
Xin Ying waited quietly indoors, her face showing no sign of impatience.
Suddenly, a noisy sound came from the doorway. The sound grew closer and closer, but it stopped as soon as the door was reached.
The sound of rustling voices kept drifting into the room.
Just as Xin Ying was wondering if Lin Leyao had arrived, there was a sudden knock on the door of the private room.
Then the door opened, and Xin Ying looked towards the doorway, where she saw three heads emerging from the ever-widening gap in the door.
Seeing Xin Ying looking at them, the three young people immediately stood up straight and greeted her respectfully, "Hello, Aunt!"
Xin Ying narrowed her eyes and looked the three children over.
Besides Xin Wenwen, who was leading the group, the other two seemed to be children from the Chen and Wu families.
The two children are the same age as Xin Wenwen, and she had taken them to play together a few times when they were little.
Xin Ying asked, "Why are you here?"
Chen Lu was the girl who suggested coming over. She said, "We came here with our friends to celebrate Christmas. We saw my aunt in this shop and came over to say hello."
Xin Ying nodded and hummed in agreement.
Wu Shun, who was standing nearby, was very perceptive and immediately said, "Auntie, we just came to say hello. We'll head back now after we're done."
Xin Ying slightly raised her head: "Okay."
Wu Shun pulled Chen Lu to leave, but Chen Lu had no intention of leaving immediately and said, "Auntie, are you eating here alone? Why don't you come with us!"
Come on, come on!
Xin Wenwen's brow twitched upon hearing Chen Lu's words.
Although she didn't know why Lin Leyao wasn't here, she knew that Xin Ying's presence here meant she was definitely having dinner with Lin Leyao.
She tugged at Chen Lu, who was in a very agitated state, but he didn't notice her actions at all.
Chen Lu kept saying, "Auntie, there are so many people in our area who want to meet you. Why don't you go and meet them? Or I can ask them to come and meet you."
Xin Ying raised her hand, and Chen Lu immediately fell silent.
Xin Wenwen and Wu Shun's expressions changed, and they exchanged a glance, sensing that Xin Ying was about to get angry.
However, Xin Ying put down her hand and said calmly, "I have an appointment with someone, but she won't be here until later. I'll go with you first and I'll be back in a few minutes."
Chen Lu's face immediately lit up with surprise and delight, and she happily said, "Thank you, Auntie!"
When Xin Wenwen brought Xin Ying to the private room, there were two boys who were not there.
She introduced the remaining men and women: "This is my aunt."
These people were all second- or third-generation members of wealthy families in S and N cities. Although most of them had never met Xin Ying, they all knew of her reputation from their elders and friends. Therefore, when they heard Xin Wenwen introduce this person as their aunt, they all stood up instantly and respectfully greeted Xin Ying according to Xin Wenwen's seniority.
Xin Ying smiled faintly: "Everyone, please don't be shy. I'll be leaving in a little while."
A little over a minute later, the two boys who had gone out returned.
Both boys were dressed in exquisite designer clothes, covered in luxury goods, making it clear at a glance that they came from wealthy families.
From the small detail of the two boys entering, it can be seen that the boy walking in front is the dominant one among the two.
As soon as the boy in front of him came in, the people inside introduced him: "Young Master Chu, this is Wenwen's aunt."
Chu Jun paused, looked at Xin Ying sitting in the main seat, and greeted her with a smile: "Hello, President Xin, I am Chu Jun, Chu Changmin's son."
Xin Ying nodded and replied, "I remember you. I went to your twentieth birthday party."
Upon hearing this, Chu Jun's eyes showed surprise, and then his smile became even more sincere.
Chu Jun plopped down next to Xin Ying and laughed, "I didn't expect you to still remember, President Xin."
Chen Lu said with dissatisfaction, "Chu Jun, why are you calling him 'President Xin'? Can't you call him 'Auntie'?"
Chu Jun ignored her: "President Chu is so young, only three years older than me. How could I call him 'aunt'?"
"That won't work either; it has to be based on seniority."
Chu Jun ignored him.