The Lin family.
Lin Zhenxiong was discussing business matters with Lin Tianxin.
"Dad, does our Lin family really have to cooperate with the Black Dragon Society?" Lin Tianxin asked angrily.
Although Lin Zhenxiong didn't understand why his daughter was so resistant to the Black Dragon Society, he still patiently persuaded her, "Tianxin, the Lin family is at a critical juncture of survival. The Black Dragon Society is our only choice for cooperation!"
Fine! Lin Tianxin didn't say anything more. She knew her father wouldn't change his mind, but she was still furious that Yun Fan had toyed with her time and time again.
Just then, Lin Ya returned.
Seeing Lin Ya with a bruised and swollen face, Lin Zhenxiong asked in surprise, "Ya'er, what happened to you?"
"Dad..."
Lin Ya couldn't hold back the emotions she was brewing and started to cry uncontrollably.
"What exactly happened?" Lin Zhenxiong pressed again.
At this moment, Lin Ya embellished the story of being beaten by Black Dragon at Black Dragon Real Estate.
"Damn it, that scoundrel Black Dragon!"
Lin Zhenxiong was furious. Lin Ya represented the Lin family in the cooperation, and Black Dragon hitting Lin Ya was equivalent to slapping him in the face.
"Dad, aren't you going to ask why Black Dragon hit her?"
Lin Tianxin, however, was remarkably calm. She guessed that Lin Ya must have had a reason for being beaten.
Before Lin Zhenxiong could ask, Lin Ya preempted him, "Black Dragon said his boss fancies my sister. Unless my sister personally negotiates the cooperation, he will agree to give the project to the Lin family!"
"As a daughter, I naturally couldn't stand it, especially since my sister already has a fiancé. I argued with him a few words, and I didn't expect this insane Black Dragon to beat me in a fit of rage!"
After speaking, Lin Zhenxiong suddenly understood, "No wonder Black Dragon chose my Lin family for cooperation and gave my Lin family such favorable terms. I didn't expect him to have designs on Tianxin!"
"What?"
Lin Tianxin's eyelids twitched. She had thought Yun Fan had really changed, but she didn't expect him to still be toying with her, just in a different way.
However, the truthfulness of Lin Ya's words was debatable.
"Black Dragon is simply going too far. We don't need this project, Lin family!"
Lin Zhenxiong immediately made a decision to cancel the cooperation. Although this project was a glimmer of hope for the Lin family's turnaround, he couldn't bear to send his daughter into the tiger's den.
After all, he only had one son-in-law in his heart, and that was Yun Fan. Even though the young couple hadn't smoothed out their relationship yet, he wouldn't allow anyone else to have designs on his precious daughter.
Lin Ya hadn't expected her father to be so decisive. After some thought, she formulated a plan.
"Dad! This decision might not be appropriate!"
"What's not appropriate?"
Lin Ya said worriedly, "If we rashly break the contract, won't our Lin family offend the Black Dragon Society again? Our Lin family is already struggling. If we offend the Black Dragon Society again, it will undoubtedly be worse!"
"How can I not understand this logic!"
Lin Zhenxiong said firmly, "But I will absolutely not push Tianxin into a fiery pit. Even if the Black Dragon Society targets my Lin family, I will accept it!"
"But..."
"Stop talking. This matter is settled!" Lin Zhenxiong said decisively.
Lin Tianxin felt a warmth spread through her. Indeed, her father loved her the most. It was precisely because of this that, even though she was reluctant in a thousand ways, she had to share the burden for her father at this moment.
"Dad! I will personally go to the Black Dragon Society to negotiate at the celebration banquet two days later!"
"What?"
Lin Zhenxiong looked at his daughter in disbelief.
"Dad, you said this project is a lifeline for our Lin family, so I won't let this project slip away!" Lin Tianxin said resolutely.
She didn't tell her father that the boss of the Black Dragon Society was Yun Fan, because she was afraid that if she did, her father would force her to marry Yun Fan. After the last incident, she would never give that beast Yun Fan another chance.
Although she didn't want to owe Yun Fan any favors, since Yun Fan had toyed with her so many times, it could be considered settling the score. If Yun Fan dared to act recklessly, she would... rather die than let Yun Fan succeed.
Hearing this, Lin Ya breathed a sigh of relief. Since Lin Tianxin had taken the initiative, she didn't need to add fuel to the fire.
"Foolish girl, don't you know you have a fiancé? How can you do this? Is this fair to Yun Fan?"
Lin Zhenxiong reprimanded her, filled with disappointment.
Lin Tianxin remained unmoved, "Don't worry, Dad. I have my own judgment and nothing will go wrong!"
With that, she got up and left the hall.
"How can nothing go wrong? Why is Tianxin so foolish? Alas..."
Lin Zhenxiong sighed regretfully. He only hated his own powerlessness, unable to even protect his beloved daughter.
At this moment, Lin Ya said, "Dad, if you're worried, you can call your brother-in-law and ask him to protect his fiancée at the celebration banquet. I'm sure he'll give you face!"
"Look at my brain, I was so angry that I was confused. How could I forget about Yun Fan?"
Lin Zhenxiong quickly took out his phone and dialed Yun Fan's number.
"Patriarch Lin, is there something?"
Lin Zhenxiong ignored Yun Fan's indifferent tone and quickly said, "Yun Fan, two days later, your fiancée will attend the Black Dragon Real Estate celebration banquet. Please be there to protect her!"
"Alright!"
Then, the call hung up. Lin Zhenxiong's worried heart finally settled.
Lin Ya sneered inwardly. Everything was ready except for the final push, so she planned to add more fuel to the fire two days later.
...
After hanging up the phone, Yun Fan shivered.
The thought of having to protect Lin Ya made him feel worse than killing him. However, this task was assigned by his master, so even if he didn't marry Lin Ya, he had to give Lin Zhenxiong some face.
"Forget it, forget it, I'm going to sleep!"
Yun Fan was speechless. He was enjoying the pleasure of a foot massage from a masseuse in his dream when he was woken up by this call.
Such beautiful dreams were rare, and he cherished them. But since it was already decided, he could only try his luck again and see if he could continue this beautiful dream.
However, just as he put down his phone, he discovered that someone was beside him. Yun Fan quickly turned on the light.
Bai Zhilan said groggily, "Why are you turning on the light in the middle of the night? You're disturbing my sleep!"
"Holy cow!"
Yun Fan was startled and quickly threw open the covers. Seeing that his clothes were intact, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness my chastity is still intact, otherwise I'd be ruined!"
At this moment, Bai Zhilan was also woken up by Yun Fan and angrily cursed, "Can't a person get a good night's sleep?"
Yun Fan was like a victim, no, he was indeed a victim.
"Why did you come to my room to sleep for no reason?"
Facing Yun Fan's accusation, Bai Zhilan said weakly, "I had a nightmare just now and didn't dare to sleep alone, so..."
"So you came to my room to sleep?"
"Yes! Is that not allowed?"
Yun Fan immediately said irritably, "Allowed? What kind of nonsense is that? I say Miss Bai, your actions have seriously violated my privacy. I genuinely consider you a roommate, but you're thinking of sleeping with me!"
At this moment, Yun Fan felt how treacherous this world was.
"Who wants to sleep with you, you pervert! You're just a toad who wants to eat swan meat!" Bai Zhilan ran back to her room in a rage.
Yun Fan felt that her words were not wrong. Bai Zhilan, that toad, shouldn't even think about getting a taste of his swan meat.
Back in her room, Bai Zhilan regretted it. Because of the nightmare, she now felt like there were ghosts outside the window.
"Maybe... I should go over again?"
...
The next morning, Jiang Xueyan was summoned by her grandfather.
"Grandpa, do you need me for something?"
Jiang Xueyan asked in confusion. Seeing her grandfather's worsening condition on the bed, she was also extremely anxious. Even though she had mobilized all her resources to find the Ghost Valley Celestial Master, there was still no result.
Jiang Wanli asked calmly, "Xiao Yan, I heard you have a boyfriend?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xueyan wished she could go and beat Jiang Pangzi to death right now. She had warned Jiang Pangzi not to speak carelessly, but who knew that her reckless brother would sell her out completely in an instant.
"Grandpa, I..."
Her words were interrupted by Jiang Wanli, "Xiao Yan, Grandpa doesn't object to you dating, but I've already asked your third uncle to investigate that kid. He has no background and frequents clubs and KTVs. Such a loafer can't protect you, and might even bring trouble upon you!"
"Grandpa, he's very outstanding!" Jiang Xueyan defended Yun Fan.
But Jiang Wanli rebuked, "Enough, this matter ends here. If you continue to be entangled with that kid, then I will have to pass the position of Patriarch to your third uncle!"
Jiang Wanli was heartbroken. He had originally intended to pass the position of Patriarch to Jiang Xueyan, his granddaughter who always thought of the Jiang family. But now, Jiang Xueyan's actions had greatly disappointed him.
Thinking of her grandfather passing the Patriarch's position to her third uncle, Jiang Xueyan's expression instantly changed. This third uncle had an unclear relationship with the Chen family. If the position were truly passed to him, the Jiang family would likely be swallowed whole by the Chen family.
Unfortunately, before she could explain, Jiang Wanli said, "Alright, I'm tired. You may go down."
"Yes!"
After leaving Jiang Wanli's room, Jiang Xueyan's mind was a complex mess. It wasn't that she truly desired the position of Patriarch, but she knew that it was better for the family to be passed to anyone else than her third uncle.
As for Yun Fan, she was absolutely unwilling to give up. After all, her first kiss had been taken by this guy. Coupled with Jiang Pangzi's propaganda, everyone in the Jiangnan elite circle knew about it.
If Yun Fan heard her thoughts, he would surely retort, "This woman has great ambition, wanting both love and a comfortable life."
Just then, she bumped into Jiang Pangzi coming out of his room.
"Come here!"
She beckoned Jiang Pangzi, almost scaring him to death. In Jiang Pangzi's eyes, this was the prelude to his elder sister settling scores with him. Sudan Novel Network.
"Sister, I just remembered I have something else to do!"
Jiang Pangzi was about to slip away when Jiang Xueyan grabbed him and then unleashed a torrent of wails.
"Sister, don't hit me anymore, I'm going to die!"
"Who told you you couldn't control your big mouth and put me in a difficult position? Today, I'm going to beat you to death!"
Although Jiang Pangzi was being beaten severely, he still said unyieldingly, "Sister, are you lying to me? Isn't he brother-in-law?"
"I haven't even gotten to the first step with him, and you've already spread it around. What do you expect me to do now?"
Facing Jiang Xueyan's interrogation, Jiang Pangzi, unable to bear the beating, quickly said, "That's simple! Sister, why don't you just confirm your relationship with him!"
"Easy for you to say, how do I confirm it?" Jiang Xueyan didn't stop her beating. She knew very well that to confirm their relationship, she had to defeat Lin Tianxin. But Yun Fan seemed more interested in Lin Tianxin.
Jiang Pangzi quickly shouted, "Stop hitting me, Sister! I have a way!"