When Dai Jiaozhi brought Xin Hailan to the ward, Lin Leyao and Xin Ying were both very surprised.
This was the first time Dai Jiaozhi had appeared at the hospital since Lin Leyao and Xin Ying were injured and hospitalized.
Dai Jiaozhi's appearance made the atmosphere in the ward much more polite. Dai Jiaozhi sat by Xin Ying's bedside and talked about some things that had happened at home recently. After talking about many trivial matters, Lin Leyao left the ward, leaving them alone.
Lin Leyao didn't go far; she stayed on the bench outside the ward. Time passed slowly, but the solemn expression on Lin Leyao's face never disappeared.
If it were just Dai Jiaozhi who appeared, she would definitely greet her politely and courteously, but Xin Hailan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, was also brought along by her.
Now, when facing Xin Hailan, Lin Leyao no longer has the indifferent attitude she had at the beginning.
Previously, she thought that Xin Hailan hadn't done anything wrong, so her attitude towards her parents wouldn't affect her. However, after Xin Ying revealed what she had said after falling off the cliff, Lin Leyao could no longer treat Xin Hailan with a normal attitude. Her hatred for her parents was irresistibly transferred to Xin Hailan.
It is often said that children should not have to bear the sins of their parents. Those who say this have never considered the feelings of the victims and their families.
Could she not hate Xin Hailan? Sorry, she really couldn't.
After a while, Dai Jiaozhi and Xin Hailan still hadn't come out of the room, so Lin Leyao finally couldn't resist and went to the door of the ward.
Lin Leyao opened the door, and the people inside seemed not to notice her, continuing their conversation.
The moment Lin Leyao opened the door, she heard Dai Jiaozhi say, "As long as you ask your father once, your third brother can return to the country immediately, if you're willing..."
"Sorry, I don't want to!"
The resolute words rang out in the ward, leaving Dai Jiaozhi unable to finish her sentence. The three people inside simultaneously turned to look at Lin Leyao standing in the doorway, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Lin Leyao stared coldly at the old lady inside the house with a stern face.
Xin Ying, who was leaning against the headboard, saw that Lin Leyao's expressionless face finally broke into a smile. She smiled and turned to Dai Jiaozhi, saying, "My wife is unwilling, and I am unwilling too. Aunt Dai, you don't need to talk to me about this kind of thing anymore."
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Author's Note:
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Chapter 118
After Xin Ying finished speaking, Dai Jiaozhi's expression changed instantly. After that, Dai Jiaozhi did not mention Xin Pengchi's return to China again. After chatting for a few more minutes, they had nothing more to say, so Dai Jiaozhi got up to say goodbye.
Lin Leyao stood at the door of the ward. When she saw Dai Jiaozhi preparing to leave, Lin Leyao stepped aside to make way for her.
Dai Jiaozhi brushed past Lin Leyao and walked out of the ward. Watching the old lady's retreating figure, Lin Leyao decisively said goodbye: "Goodbye, Aunt Dai!"
Although Dai Jiaozhi and Lin Leyao were not very close in the past, they always maintained a polite relationship on the surface. In the past, Dai Jiaozhi was always very kind to Lin Leyao and Xin Ying whenever they returned to the Xin residence.
This time, however, when Lin Leyao stood at the door of the ward to say goodbye to the old lady, Dai Jiaozhi seemed not to hear her and walked forward without turning her head.
Xin Hailan stood quietly beside Dai Jiaozhi, remaining silent from the moment she arrived at the hospital until now.
The old lady had made ample preparations for bringing Xin Hailan to visit Xin Ying. She had long been determined to have her third son return to China. She thought that her personal visit would persuade Xin Ying, but she did not expect that Lin Leyao would disrupt her plans.
She never expected that Lin Leyao, who usually seemed quiet and unassuming, would be so decisive and resolute in rejecting her this time.
As soon as Lin Leyao spoke, Xin Ying easily found a reason to refuse Dai Jiaozhi.
Having failed to achieve her goal, Dai Jiaozhi angrily led Xin Hailan out of the hospital. Halfway there, Xin Hailan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Grandma, I want to say a few words to Aunt Leyao."
Having said that, before Dai Jiaozhi could even agree, Xin Hailan had already turned and run back.
Lin Leyao stood at the door of the ward watching Dai Jiaozhi and Xin Hailan's departing figures, but she didn't expect that Xin Hailan, who had originally left, would suddenly turn back.
Xin Hailan ran up to Lin Leyao and asked, "Can I talk to you?"
Seeing that she had returned to talk to her, Lin Leyao raised her eyebrows in surprise.
Inside the ward, Xin Ying, leaning against the bed, slowly put down the magazine in her hand upon hearing Xin Hailan's words outside.
Lin Leyao did not refuse and nodded.
The two went to the balcony at the end of the corridor.
Looking at the bright and beautiful woman in front of her, Xin Hailan couldn't help but recall her memory of seeing Lin Leyao when she first returned to the Xin family.
She didn't have a good feeling about Lin Leyao from the very beginning.
Before she returned home, her father had not informed her that her aunt was already married, so she felt more at a loss and repulsed by this suddenly added aunt as a wife.
Lin Leyao wasn't a member of the Xin family, but she was the freest person in the entire family. She didn't need to deliberately please her elders, Xin Guangjin and Dai Jiaozhi. Xin Boliang and Xin Sinan were very friendly to Lin Leyao without her having to do anything. All of this was simply because she married her aunt.
An outsider was actually living the happiest life in the Xin family. Sometimes, when Xin Hailan saw Lin Leyao and Xin Ying whispering and making small gestures at the dinner table, she was very jealous. She was jealous that an outsider was more free and more favored by her grandfather than she, a member of the Xin family.
She looked up at Lin Leyao in front of her. Even though she had experienced a mudslide, fell off a cliff, and was seriously injured and hospitalized, this woman was still calm and composed as if she had never experienced anything.
This person seems to have a sense of certainty. Because of this feeling, when Grandma and Aunt were talking today, she refuted Grandma's words with a single sentence, and Aunt also followed her lead and refused Grandma's request.
Xin Hailan stared at Lin Leyao for a long time without blinking, and Lin Leyao noticed her gaze but didn't speak. After coming to the balcony, Xin Hailan remained silent, and Lin Leyao wasn't in a hurry, letting her continue to look at her.
After a long silence, Xin Hailan spoke up: "My aunt and I are both members of the Xin family. We share the same blood. Even if we haven't seen each other for decades, we are still family. You, on the other hand, are surnamed Lin. You only became a member of the Xin family after marrying my aunt. But your relationship is determined by the law, while ours is determined by our genes."
Lin Leyao glanced at her indifferently and said noncommittally, "So?"
Seeing that Lin Leyao had no reaction, Xin Hailan felt her blood rush to her head. She took a deep breath and continued, "You are just an outsider in our family. I know that your marriage with my aunt is an arranged one. If you want to stay with my aunt for a long time, you should mind your own business. Your meddling will only make your relationship with our whole family worse and worse."
After hearing Xin Hailan's words, Lin Leyao smiled.
Lin Leyao retorted, "Outsider? So your grandmother, Dai Jiaozhi, is an outsider too?"
Xin Hailan's expression changed upon hearing this, and she was about to retort when Lin Leyao interrupted her.
"However, I've never considered the rest of you Xin family members as family either, so it suits me perfectly that you treat me like an outsider, because that's how I see you all." With that, Lin Leyao looked at Xin Hailan and her voice turned cold. "Before, I kept some things from you because you were young, but since you've brought it up today, I'll tell you my thoughts. The one I'm marrying is Xin Ying, and the only one by my side in the future will be Xin Ying, not any of your Xin family members. Therefore, the only person I care about in this family is Xin Ying. You want to use the Xin family to threaten me? Sorry, you've used the wrong method. And, perhaps to your surprise, Xin Ying's relationship with me is much better than her relationship with any of your Xin family members. The reason Xin Ying chose to listen to me and refuse your father's return to the country today is because she and I are of one mind. We two are family, and your father isn't her family, and you certainly aren't!"
When Lin Leyao returned to the ward, Xin Ying immediately put down the magazine she was holding.
Seeing that Lin Leyao was in a low mood, Xin Ying asked, "What did she say to you?"
Lin Leyao didn't hide anything and said, "She said I'm an outsider and shouldn't interfere in the Xin family's affairs."
Xin Ying patted her head and comforted her, "We are the real family, they are all outsiders."
Hearing Xin Ying say that, Lin Leyao's gloomy mood lifted, and she smiled and said, "That's what I just said to her."
Hearing Lin Leyao's words, Xin Ying couldn't help but laugh. She knew that her Leyao wouldn't let anyone bully her.
Knowing that Lin Leyao hadn't been wronged, Xin Ying felt much better and started peeling an apple with a knife.
Lin Leyao nestled beside her and asked, "What did Aunt Dai say to you?"
Xin Ying remained expressionless and said calmly, "She said Xin Pengchi has uremia."
Lin Leyao's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected Xin Pengchi to be sick. No wonder Dai Jiaozhi suddenly appeared at the hospital today, and no wonder Xin Hailan, who usually didn't talk much, suddenly said those things to her today.
Xin Ying fed Lin Leyao a piece of apple and said, "Whether he has uremia or some other disease, it has nothing to do with me. He can go back to China if he wants, without my permission. It was my father, not me, who sent him abroad back then."
Xin Ying fed Lin Leyao another piece of apple, which she chewed while quietly listening to Xin Ying speak.
Xin Ying slowly said, "Xin Pengchi is too cowardly and timid. If he really wanted to come back to China, he could just take a plane. Even if Father has great power, he can't make a plane refuse to take him. But he's afraid to come back. He's afraid Father won't want to see him, and he's also afraid to face me. So he keeps hesitating, wanting a definite answer from me or Father. But with me here, Father can't bypass me to let him come back. So Aunt Dai and the others have been trying to get me and Father to ask Xin Pengchi to come back to China." As she spoke, Xin Ying laughed to herself, "Human nature is greedy. He went to Australia without any punishment back then. Over the years, Aunt Dai has given him so much money to start his business, and now he's a successful small business owner, but he's still not satisfied. He just wants to come back. If I really agree to let him come back, won't he continue to push his luck and want to hear me say that I forgive him and don't hate him?"
The atmosphere in the ward was very somber, and Lin Leyao's expression gradually became serious. Before Lin Leyao could comfort her, Xin Ying's tone changed instantly, and she kissed Lin Leyao on the cheek with a smile.
"Go back or not, it's fine if they die, as long as they don't bother me."
After saying that, Xin Ying tried to kiss Lin Leyao again, but seeing that Xin Ying was really alright, Lin Leyao put away her worries and immediately pushed Xin Ying's face away: "What are you doing in broad daylight!"
After several unsuccessful attempts to kiss her, Xin Ying felt wronged and clung tightly to Lin Leyao, refusing to let go.
Unable to resist her pestering, Lin Leyao kissed Xin Ying's forehead and said, "We'll talk about everything after you've recovered from your injuries."
Xin Ying whimpered twice, looking aggrieved, and finally resigned herself to her fate.
The next morning, Xin Guangjin appeared in the ward. He had already heard the news that Dai Jiaozhi had come to him without his knowledge the day before. Now that he saw that Xin Ying was fine, Xin Guangjin was relieved.
Lin Leyao was still doing leg rehabilitation exercises outside, leaving only the father and daughter in the ward.
At this point, Xin Guangjin finally realized the benefits of having Lin Leyao around. With Lin Leyao there, his interactions with Xin Ying wouldn't be as awkward as they were now.
After a moment of silence, Xin Guangjin spoke up: "You saw Hailan yesterday?"
Xin Ying hummed in agreement.
Xin Guangjin snorted coldly: "This child is too bold. He actually dared to run away from home for a month and thought he could make a fool of us adults!"
Xin Ying smiled but didn't say anything. Xin Guangjin said, "I didn't expect this child to be so cunning at such a young age. She has feelings for you. If you don't want to see her in the future, just refuse. I'll send her back to Australia in a while."
Xin Ying nodded and said, "Didn't Aunt Dai tell you?"
A hint of doubt appeared on Xin Guangjin's face, and Xin Ying said directly, "Xin Hailan's father has uremia."
Xin Guangjin's expression changed abruptly, but he quickly regained his composure and his face returned to normal.
Xin Guangjin didn't continue the topic: "Let's not talk about that. What did the doctor say during your physical exam today?"
The matter of Xin Pengchi's illness was thus glossed over. Afterwards, Xin Guangjin and Xin Ying continued their conversation, one sentence after another. After a long time, Xin Ying finally spoke up and revealed the decision she had been considering for a long time.
Xin Guangjin's face suddenly darkened in the ward, and he remained stunned for a long time after hearing Xin Ying's words.
After Lin Leyao returned, Xin Guangjin left after only a short while.
Seeing the serious expression on Xin Guangjin's face, Lin Leyao asked in confusion, "What's wrong with Dad?"
Xin Ying said, "I just resigned from my position as president of the group."
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 16:02:44 on June 5, 2022 and 19:22:48 on June 6, 2022!
Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: CM靇, 55157345 (1 each);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 119