"Boss, you're finally here! Quickly help me heal, I think I'm going to die." Long Yihun exaggeratedly recounted Yi Guoguo's crimes, then got up from the ground. He was too embarrassed to stay on the ground any longer. He had been lying there to prevent Yi Guoguo from attacking again, and of course, the severe pain in his stomach was also a factor.
That woman is really fierce! She doesn't hold back when she hits people. She looks pretty, but I never expected her to be so ruthless. She's a real tigress. Long Yihun got up and glanced at Yi Guoguo, who was still standing straight out of the corner of his eye.
"Ah Long, when did you get back? Why didn't you call so I could have picked you up?" Lin Yao quickened his pace, rushed up and hugged Long Yihun. He hadn't seen his best brother for a long time, and he really missed him. A genuine smile of joy appeared on his face.
Back in school, the two brothers often addressed each other as "elder brother" and "second brother." When Long Yihun needed protection, Lin Yao was the second brother, but during exams and experiments, Lin Yao was the eldest. This ambiguous relationship of being the eldest and second eldest allowed the two brothers to go through four years of university together, and this warmth still flows in their hearts.
"Lin Yao, you need to make this guy apologize to A Yi and fire her." Xiao Lian's arrogant voice interrupted Lin Yao's pleasant reminiscence. "What kind of person is he? He came up and started hitting her without any reason. He has absolutely no manners. This kind of person must be fired!"
"Boss, I warned them not to come any closer, but they wouldn't listen, so I had to take action myself." Yi Guoguo suppressed her anger and respectfully explained to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao had given his approval to keep outsiders out of the restricted area; she was simply following orders. Even if the man and woman were brought there by security guards, they couldn't be allowed in unless an elder or a family representative gave their consent. This was the Yi family's way of doing things. She didn't think she was wrong, but she was worried that elders who didn't know the Yi family well enough might have objections, so she made a point of explaining. Otherwise, given her style, she would have simply ignored it.
Lin Yao smiled gently at Yi Guoguo without saying a word, his expression showing no trace of reproach. He nodded, meaning, "You did a good job. Keep it up."
"Don't the security guards told you that people aren't allowed to get close here?" Lin Yao turned to Long Yihun, who was being held by his shoulder, and said, ignoring Xiao Lian's chatter. He was becoming increasingly disgusted with this girl, which completely shattered his previous good impression of her.
"Let's go to the office and sit down." Lin Yao felt that even though he had grown taller, he was still five centimeters shorter than Long Yihun, and it felt a bit awkward for him to put his arm around the other's shoulder.
“But…” Xiaolian thought to herself, how could her husband’s brother be so rude? He was just like that violent woman. She thought he was shy and timid when she saw him in Ya’an last time. How could he have changed so much?
Just as she was about to say something more, Xiaolian caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man following Lin Yao out of the corner of her eye. His sharp gaze was unsettling even without direct eye contact. Not daring to scrutinize the man who had followed her, Xiaolian snorted through her nose and followed Lin Yao and Long Yihun angrily toward the garment factory's office building.
Yi Fei, who was always there to protect Lin Yao, appeared beside Yi Guoguo and patted her on the shoulder. Yi Fei didn't say anything; the Yi family members could feel this support without him having to speak.
"Brother Fei," Yi Guoguo nodded in greeting, "I'll go over there and take a look."
Yi Fei smiled gently, nodded to let Yi Guoguo leave, and followed Lin Yao toward the office building. When he saw Yao Ting walking at the back of the girl's back, a sense of resentment rose in Yi Fei's heart.
Who does she think she is? If it weren't for her husband's influence, that one "uncivilized" remark would have landed her in the hospital. How could the Yi family be so easily slandered?
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Chapter 196 Xiaolian's Changes
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"When are you going back to school to get your graduation certificate?" Lin Yao asked affectionately, clinging to Long Yihun. This long-lost feeling made him very comfortable.
Lin Yao had just used his medical qi to soothe Long Yihun's body. It was clear that Yi Guoguo had controlled her strength very well; there was no injury at all, only a slight pain for Long Yihun. It was estimated that the conflict between the two sides was quite serious. Perhaps Xiao Lian's foul mouth had annoyed Yi Guoguo, so although Long Yihun wasn't injured, he would experience severe pain, because Lin Yao sensed that Yi Guoguo had controlled her strength to the point of being injure.
"The graduation certificate is useless to us now, it doesn't matter whether we get it or not. But I know you definitely want to go back to school to visit Professor Li, so I'll reluctantly go with you." Long Yihun replied with a smile, thinking that it was so good to see his brother, and even his stomachache immediately disappeared.
"I won't compete with you for the boss position anymore." Long Yihun suddenly lowered his voice, making sure Xiao Lian, who was following closely behind, couldn't hear. "You're the boss now, and I'm working for you, so you're the boss now, sigh..."
“Now I don’t even have a chance to be your boss in terms of fighting. Just look at that girl’s skills, she’s many times stronger than me. You probably have a lot of people like that now. I’d better just stick to being your number two.” Long Yihun deliberately spoke in a disappointed tone, but there was no hint of resentment in his voice. There’s no need to worry about status and position between brothers.
"Haha." Lin Yao clearly knew his brother very well, and quickly continued to attack him, "You're wrong. You don't need to rely on others. In terms of strength, you're no match for me. I could handle a hundred of your type with one hand."
"You're just bragging. A hundred? And with only one hand? Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?" Long Yihun clearly didn't believe Lin Yao's honesty and took it as a joke. Although Lin Yao's physique had improved considerably and he was no longer the pitiful figure who would be blown away by a gust of wind, Long Yihun was confident that he would win if they fought, as he was taller, heavier, and had more muscle mass than Lin Yao.
Lin Yao opened the office door and brewed tea for his guests himself.
Yi Fei sat in the outer room of the office, not joining in the commotion. He was happy to pour tea for Lin Yao, but he couldn't accept serving tea to outsiders. After all, he was already a top-tier Earth-level expert, and no matter how much he lowered his stance, he couldn't be expected to serve outsiders. Besides, that girl was so annoying; Yi Fei, with his keen senses, had already sensed Lin Yao's dislike for her.
The two brothers chatted about everything under the sun, from international flights that Lin Yao had never taken before, to the customs and culture of Canada, and their school days.
Lin Yao didn't say much about himself, brushing it off with just a few words. Long Yihun didn't press him further, because with Xiao Lian present, he couldn't say much about Lin Yao. After chatting enthusiastically for almost half an hour, they were interrupted by Xiao Lian.
"Ayi, this place isn't fun, let's go back to the hotel," Xiaolian said impatiently, her tone rather arrogant.
Lin Yao glanced at the girl beside him strangely, wondering what was wrong with her? How could she have changed so much? Didn't she know that the person sitting opposite her was her savior? How could she speak to him with such an attitude and tone, putting on airs even before they had met? How could the world change so quickly?
Xiao Lian noticed Lin Yao's gaze fixed on her, but turned away indifferently to look at Long Yihun, awaiting his reply. She thought to herself, "You did save me, that's true, but my husband has already given your family over ten million yuan, more than enough to cover the medical expenses." She also knew about Lin Yao's family's Minhong Pharmaceutical Company; she had searched for it online. She had initially thought the rumors about Minhong Pharmaceutical's financial difficulties were false, but seeing that the car that brought her there was only a cheap Bora worth a few hundred thousand yuan, she began to believe the rumors.
This family is completely out of their minds. They're throwing away billions in profits and insisting on making themselves so miserable that they don't even have the capital to produce anything. While she agrees with disaster relief, she believes it's unacceptable to neglect one's own livelihood for it. Development is the only way forward, and businesses should act within their means when it comes to disaster relief, using surplus funds to support charitable causes.
That country bumpkin is a country bumpkin; he has absolutely no modern business acumen. I reckon the money from the hundreds of thousands of bottles of beverages they claim to have left will soon be squandered by Minhong Pharmaceutical. His future is bleak. My husband even mentioned wanting to collaborate with Minhong Pharmaceutical when he returned to his office in China. I need to keep a close eye on them to prevent our company from doing something foolish like Minhong.
"Ah Yi, are we coming or not?" Not hearing Long Yihun's reply, Xiao Lian became even more impatient, and her brows furrowed.
"I'll talk to Xiao Linzi for a bit. Why don't you go back first and have the driver take you?" Long Yihun's brows furrowed, then relaxed instantly, as he spoke gently to Xiao Lian.
"Alright, I'll head back to Shangri-La first. I'll go out and buy some clothes later. I don't think that Dior Ladies dress I bought last time fits me. I'll see if they have that brand in Chengdu." After saying that, Xiaolian picked up her LV bag and walked out of the inner office first, without even saying goodbye to Lin Yao this time.
"Ah Long, what happened to Xiao Lian?" Lin Yao accompanied Long Yihun to put Xiao Lian in the car, and then watched Bao Lai leave the clothing factory. Only then did he finally voice the question in his mind, as he really couldn't understand the reason.
"Hehe, maybe that's how it was originally." Long Yihun's face showed some melancholy. His former youthful arrogance was gone, and he seemed to have matured a lot in just a few months.
"Have you gotten your marriage certificate?" Lin Yao asked the question he was most concerned about, as he wanted to know how to get along with this woman in the future.
"We did it. We got married as soon as the immigration was settled in Canada. We're going to have a proper wedding ceremony in Aba Prefecture when we come back to China this time. You know, if my mom doesn't have a wedding ceremony when she takes in a daughter-in-law, it will cause trouble." Long Yihun forced a smile, but Lin Yao could tell he wasn't very happy. "That's how ethnic minorities are; they treat weddings very sacredly. My parents didn't have their wedding ceremony in time, and they only had it after I was born, which made my maternal grandfather very unhappy. So this time, we had to have one no matter what. Luckily, we didn't say we got married abroad and don't have any children yet, so they'll think we just got married, haha."
"You got married after immigrating?" Lin Yao was somewhat surprised, as he had never asked Long Yihun about such matters in detail before. "Were the investment immigration applications processed separately last time? Who paid for Xiaolian's money?"
"Of course you paid for it! You paid for it yourself, don't you know that? Why are you asking me?!" Long Yihun stared at Lin Yao with his mouth agape, feeling an urge to reach out and touch Lin Yao's forehead to see if he had a fever.
"Oh, I asked a friend to help me with it. I asked him to contact you, and I haven't settled the account with him yet." Lin Yao used an excuse to brush it off, thinking that Yi Yang was really good at handling things. He only told him the result and didn't mention the process at all. He had always thought that the Yi family only spent 3.5 million to process Long Yihun's immigration. If Long Yihun had married Xiaolian in China, the cost of immigration would have been much less.
The two stopped talking and silently walked back to the office.
"Ah Long, you still haven't told me what's going on with Xiao Lian. Why do I feel like I don't recognize her today? She's so aggressive when she talks to me." Lin Yao continued to press. As his best friend, he was very concerned about this issue, lest Xiao Lian's existence affect their relationship in the future.
“Sigh…” Long Yihun sighed, stared at the coffee table in front of him in silence for a long time before looking up and continuing to speak.
"It's hard to understand a person all at once," Long Yihun said with the melancholy of a seasoned old man. "Did you used to think Xiaolian was a naive and simple-minded girl? Or perhaps you thought she was innocent and romantic, with a good temper?"