He was the one who abandoned the woman he loved and chose to marry and have children with someone else, yet he portrayed himself as so pitiful and wronged. It's truly beyond words.
Perhaps in other people's eyes this is just a synonym for deep affection.
Lin Xiaoxiao: "...I'm disgusted by you. You call that being affectionate? This kind of affection is just too cheap."
[But that's how some people think.] 099 found a few comments, [Look at this.]
099 read it aloud with deep emotion: "After all these years, Lin Baichuan's love for the girl he loves remains unwavering. It's truly touching. I'm so envious, and I so hope I can also have such a steadfast love."
"...Alright, stop disgusting me." Lin Xiaoxiao was genuinely disgusted. What unwavering love? She'd seen disgusting people before, but never one this disgusting.
If he was truly so devoted, why did he abandon his partner to marry another woman? In the end, he saved his company, but then blamed the person who helped him save the company for hindering his love.
Isn't this just being hypocritical after getting a good deal? If you really value your love so much, then don't abandon the woman you love just to be a kept man.
[Okay, I'm not saying anything more.] 099 was also disgusted. Although it was a system, it also thought the male protagonist's father was a scumbag, and of course, the male protagonist was a scumbag too.
No longer discussing the male lead and his father, Lin Xiaoxiao finished washing up, calmly made herself breakfast, and leisurely ate it.
Lin Xiaoxiao stayed home until 10 o'clock before going out. When she arrived at her destination, Lin Chuze was already there.
Lin Xiaoxiao had seen photos of Lin Chuze, even though she had never met him in person. When she was investigating Lin Yu, she also took the opportunity to investigate Lin Chuze's family.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry I'm late." Lin Xiaoxiao said apologetically as she walked up to Lin Chuze.
"Mr. Lin, you're too kind. I'm the one who arrived early." Lin Chuze was very gentlemanly. When he saw Lin Xiaoxiao coming over, he immediately stood up, pulled out a chair for her, and returned to his own seat after she sat down.
"If Mr. Lin doesn't mind, you can just call me Xiaoxiao." Lin Xiaoxiao had a pretty good first impression of Lin Chuze.
He appeared very composed and polite. Although Lin Yu had served as a cautionary tale, Lin Xiaoxiao, who held the script, naturally knew that Lin Chuze was not faking it.
Lin Chuze paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Then I won't stand on ceremony, Xiao Xiao."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded slightly, accepting Lin Chuze's address to her. Since they both had the surname Lin, it was a bit inconvenient to address each other, so this way it would be easier to distinguish them.
"I wonder what Xiaoxiao wanted to ask me out this time?" After asking about Lin Xiaoxiao's preferences, Lin Chuze ordered coffee and a few desserts for her and then got straight to the point.
Lin Chuze was very surprised when he received a call from Lin Xiaoxiao's secretary, because he had no contact with Lin Xiaoxiao at all.
Furthermore, the fields they are involved in are different, and at least before this, they had never cooperated. Most importantly, although their company has some reputation in real estate.
But compared to the Lin Group, it was like comparing an ant to an elephant; he didn't believe the other party was interested in their company's future prospects.
After all, any company that has cooperated with the Lin Group has a higher level of experience than theirs. Therefore, Lin Chuze thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out why Lin Xiaoxiao was looking for him.
It's impossible that Lin Xiaoxiao has any intention of cooperating with their company, right?!
"I wonder how much Mr. Lin knows about his father?" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't intend to beat around the bush and got straight to the point.
"I wonder what Miss Lin means by that?" Lin Chuze frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure in his eyes. This was the first time he had met Lin Xiaoxiao.
As soon as they met, the other party asked him about his personal affairs, which immediately lowered Lin Chuze's opinion of Lin Xiaoxiao.
For Lin Chuze, if he could take this opportunity to connect with Lin Xiaoxiao, it would naturally be of great benefit to his company.
But judging from Lin Xiaoxiao's expression, she really had no intention of cooperating with their company.
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said slowly, "Then does President Lin know that you have an older brother? Your biological brother!"
Lin Chuze's face immediately darkened, and his voice turned cold. "Miss Lin, this joke is not funny at all."
What a joke! He's his parents' only son, how could he possibly have a so-called older brother? In Lin Chuze's eyes, his parents have a very good relationship and are very family-oriented. He has never doubted his father's loyalty to the family.
"President Lin, don't be angry." Lin Xiaoxiao picked up her coffee and took a sip, as if she hadn't seen Lin Chuze's cold face, and said unhurriedly, "There are some things that President Lin may not know, but that doesn't mean they don't exist."
I know this is hard for Mr. Lin to accept, but Mr. Lin, aren't you really even a little bit curious about where your brother is?"
“Miss Lin,” Lin Chuze’s tone became more serious, “if you’ve asked me out just to tell me such baseless things, then please forgive me for not keeping you company.”
Lin Chuze truly didn't expect to hear such words when he came here today. Brother? What a joke, he knew perfectly well whether he had a brother or not.
"Is Mr. Lin simply unable to believe it, or afraid to believe it?" Seeing Lin Chuze stand up to leave, Lin Xiaoxiao calmly posed her question.
A faint smile played on her lips as she rested her chin on one hand and toyed with her coffee cup in the other, displaying a relaxed and casual demeanor.
Lin Chuze was stunned and saw the mockery in the other party's attitude, as if she was mocking his cowardice, even though Lin Xiaoxiao didn't say it.
But Lin Xiaoxiao exuded an aura from head to toe that said, "Since you don't believe it yourself, why don't you stay and listen? Why be so angry? Unless you're guilty and afraid to listen."
Lin Chuze gritted his teeth, looked at the composed woman opposite him, his expression changing several times, and finally obediently sat down. "Miss Lin, you should have evidence before you speak."
Lin Xiaoxiao stopped stirring her coffee, leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs, and looked at Lin Chuze. "Does Mr. Lin think I'm just an idiot, making up baseless stories to joke with you?"
Lin Chuze was taken aback. Just as Lin Xiaoxiao said, if there was no evidence, the other party wouldn't be so bored as to make such a joke to him.
Lin Chuze picked up his cup and took a sip of coffee, his expression becoming somewhat solemn, even though he didn't think his father would do anything to betray his mother.
He didn't believe his father had betrayed them, but Lin Chuze had to admit that Lin Xiaoxiao's words still made him somewhat uneasy.
Suppressing his complex and incomprehensible feelings, Lin Chuze looked at Lin Xiaoxiao solemnly, "I wonder what evidence Miss Lin has?"
Seeing Lin Chuze's hands suddenly clench, Lin Xiaoxiao felt sorry for him for a second, opened her bag, and took out Lin Yu's photo.
"This person is called Lin Yu. He is your older brother and the child of your father and another woman."
Looking at the photo pushed in front of him, Lin Chuze's gaze involuntarily fell on it, unsure if it was Lin Xiaoxiao's words that had an effect.
Lin Chuze discovered that he saw the shadow of his father in the photo. He shook his head and picked up the photo to examine it carefully.
After a long pause, he placed the photo on the table and said expressionlessly, "It's just a photo; it doesn't prove anything. After all, there are many people in this world who look alike."
“That’s true.” Lin Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement. “So, I didn’t intend to make you believe what I said with just one photo.”
Lin Xiaoxiao then took out a transparent bag from her bag. Inside the bag were a few strands of hair. Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "These are Lin Yu's hairs. You can use them for a paternity test. I believe you will make an unexpected discovery."
Lin Chuze's gaze shifted from the bag on the table to Lin Xiaoxiao, and then back to the bag, his expression gradually becoming somewhat strange.
Lin Xiaoxiao picked up her coffee and took a sip, pretending not to notice Lin Chuze's increasingly strange gaze.
As for why she has Lin Yu's hair, the reason is actually very simple: the original owner of this body has a bit of a collecting habit, and of course, this habit is directed at Lin Yu.
She likes to collect all sorts of things related to Lin Yu, from small items like hair to large items like clothes and shoes he has worn. She will try her best to collect anything related to Lin Yu.
To be honest, when Lin Xiaoxiao first saw those things, she felt really uncomfortable. Just thinking about Lin Yu's things being in her living space made her feel disgusted.
So afterwards, she dealt with everything except her hair. As for her hair, it was all for today, since it was the tool she had found to deal with the male lead.
"Why did Miss Lin tell me all this?" Lin Chuze didn't touch the hair, but regained his composure. To be honest, Lin Chuze was very surprised when he saw Lin Xiaoxiao take out the hair and ask him to do a paternity test.
He knew that Lin Xiaoxiao must have come prepared to say these things, but her behavior still made him feel somewhat unable to understand.
Normally, if someone could get Lin Yu's hair, it would mean that the two knew each other, or even were very familiar with each other.
If the two are friends, what is Lin Xiaoxiao's purpose in doing this? If the two are enemies, how did Lin Xiaoxiao get the other's hair?
Lin Chuze had considered the possibility that Lin Xiaoxiao might have bribed someone close to the other party to do such a thing, but if the other party didn't have a good relationship with Lin Xiaoxiao, they would definitely be wary of her. The most important question was, what exactly did Lin Xiaoxiao want to do?
Chapter 52
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"Is this important?" Lin Xiaoxiao stirred her coffee and asked casually, "Doesn't President Lin seem interested in this?"
Lin Chuze paused for a moment, "I have no relation to Miss Lin, so I don't quite understand why Miss Lin would tell me such a thing?"
If Lin Xiaoxiao hadn't come to him today and hadn't told him about his father's infidelity to his wife and his betrayal of their family, would it mean that their family would have continued to live peacefully?
"Mr. Lin, you don't think this peace can last forever, do you?" Lin Xiaoxiao smiled mockingly. "Mr. Lin, we're all adults, so don't be so naive."
I admit that I came to see you for my own reasons, but I have no ill intentions towards President Lin. I do not get along with Lin Yu.
But for some reason, I can't deal with him personally, which is why I came to see General Manager Lin. I believe General Manager Lin also doesn't want the company he's worked so hard to build to be taken away by someone else.
"What do you mean by that?" Lin Chuze's expression changed. He wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what Lin Xiaoxiao meant by those words, but he didn't want to believe it.
He couldn't believe that his father had absolutely no feelings for him and his mother, and he couldn't believe that his father would hand over the company he had worked so hard to build to someone else.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think of your abilities?" Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Chuze with a smile, and before he could answer, she continued, "Mr. Lin's business acumen is obvious to all."
I think I don't need to elaborate on what Tianyu Real Estate was like when your father was in charge, and what it's like now that you're in charge.
If it were anyone else with such a capable son, they would have handed the company over to him long ago. But your father didn't do that.
Lin Xiaoxiao gently tapped the rim of her coffee cup with a spoon. "Mr. Lin, why do you think this is?"
Lin Chuze frowned but didn't speak. To be honest, Lin Chuze had the same doubts about the question Lin Xiaoxiao raised before.
His abilities are undeniable. He has brought Tianyu Real Estate to its current state, and no one in the company would question his capabilities.
However, his father never said he would hand the company over to him and let him do whatever he wanted, as if he was afraid that if he handed the company over to him, he would never be able to take it back.
But Lin Chuze didn't think too much about it. He felt that his father didn't want to hand over the company to him right now, perhaps because he didn't want him to become too arrogant.
Anyway, he's the only child in his family. Even if his father doesn't give him the company now, it will eventually be his.
However, Lin Chuze never considered that there was another reason why Lin Baichuan was unwilling to hand over the company to him.
Lin Chuze's gaze once again fell on the few strands of hair in the transparent bag on the table.
So, his father was unwilling to relinquish control because he never intended to hand the company over to him, but rather wanted to leave it to someone else?
Lin Chuze clenched his fists, his face turning somewhat grim. He refused to believe what Lin Xiaoxiao had said, refused to believe that he had a so-called older brother.
He was even more unwilling to believe that the company he had worked so hard to build would eventually be handed over to someone else, but he also knew that Lin Xiaoxiao had no reason to joke about such a thing with him.
Because it's easy to tell whether something is true or false, but since Lin Xiaoxiao dared to let him do a paternity test, it means that this matter is true.
"President Lin, I know very well that this is a difficult thing for anyone to accept, no matter who it is."
But I believe Mr. Lin is a smart man, so he should also know very well that I would never joke about something like this with you.
Seeing that Lin Chuze remained silent with a sullen face, Lin Xiaoxiao knew that his feelings were very complicated.
They thought the father, who had always deeply loved them, was actually someone who pretended to be affectionate in front of them and treated them as mere tools.
No one could accept something like this in a short period of time.
If Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't mind the trouble, then she will find a way to get rid of Lin Yu herself.
But Lin Xiaoxiao was also afraid of trouble. She had her own concerns. Besides, Lin Yu's existence threatened more than just her.
Lin Chuze is also like cannon fodder in this matter. Since everyone is cannon fodder, it's only natural for Lin Chuze to contribute some effort.
Although she did have some intention of using Lin Chuze, frankly speaking, this matter only benefited Lin Chuze and did not cause him any harm.