Chapter 229: The Identity As the Future Madam of the Wei Family
He had some understanding of the Lin family in Feng City. The Lin family was able to become a wealthy family because of Lin Zhiqiang. When he was young, he was a gangster that had many people working under him, so he definitely had a say in Feng City. It was through this method that he gradually made a lot of money. Later, as he grew older, he changed careers and became a businessman. However, in the first ten years of his business career, he specialized in some shady businesses. Later on, when he formed a company, he began to turn to legitimate businesses. He could be considered a successful example of someone washing their hands clean.
Although the Wei family and the Lin family were very far apart, the two families had done some business together seven to eight years ago. Therefore, they were very aware of the Lin family's way of doing things With Su Yan's soft on the outside but tough on the inside character, if she were to face the Lin family, it would be very easy to completely offend them. It wasn't that they were afraid of the Lin family, but that it wasn't worth the trouble to make an enemy. The corridor of the hotel was dimly lit, but Su Yan just happened to be standing in the light. She was wearing a white down jacket today. She had her hair in a bun and she was wearing a pair of white long boots. Although it wasn't snowing here, Su Yan felt very cold.
She was peerlessly gorgeous and independent. This was what Wei Zhou thought when he saw Su Yan today. Su Yan's beauty mesmerized him more and more, and her every expression made his heart flutter.
Su Yan frowned. "It's fine, I'll leave first."
Wei Zhou also frowned. "Su Yan, the Lin family is dangerous. You'd better not offend them."
When she heard that he was concerned about her, the corners of Su Yan's lips curled up. "I didn't offend them. They came to find trouble with me on their own."
No matter what purpose Wei Zhou had come for, she didn't want to say too much to Wei Zhou because every time she met this man, it would make her mood worse.
Seeing that Su Yan wanted to leave, Wei Zhou said again, "The Lin family doesn't dare to do anything to me, Su Yan."
Su Yan shrugged. "So?"
She didn't understand why Wei Zhou would say these things. Could it be that he wanted to show that his status was higher? If that was the case, that would be too funny.
Wei Zhou said seriously, "I'll bring you over to say hello to them."
Su Yan's expression darkened. "Oh, then what identity should I greet them with? Your ex-wife? Friend?"
Wei Zhou shook his head. "Neither."
Su Yan was puzzled. "Then what identity should I use?"
Wei Zhou said seriously, "As the future madam of the Wei family!"
Su Yan's expression froze, and the remaining smile on her face completely disappeared. She stared at Wei Zhou with cold and disgusted eyes. "Is it too trifling for you to remember, or are you suffering from dementia? Haven't I made myself clear that day?" Wei Zhou said with a serious expression, "Su Yan, listen to me. Come over and say hello to them with me. No matter what happens, the Lin family won't lay a hand on you." Hearing that he still wanted to pull her over, Su Yan felt that she was about to go crazy. Why couldn't she explain things clearly to this man?
Taking a deep breath and forcefully suppressing her anger, Su Yan said, "Don't bother. I have hands and feet, so I don't need anyone's protection."
After saying that, she turned around and walked toward the other private elevator. Unlike the elevator that the Lin family members were waiting for, this elevator was specially provided for the hotel's internal employees.
Seeing her leave, Wei Zhou followed her. However, he stopped after a few steps because Su Yan turned around and gave him a look full of warning and disgust.
Wei Zhou didn't follow her anymore. He knew that Su Yan was really going to lose her temper. He turned around and saw that the Lin family members had also entered the elevator. Even if he wanted to forcefully drag Su Yan over now, it was too late.
When he left the hotel, it was snowing outside. He stood at the door and looked around. After thinking for a long time, he didn't know where to go.
Su Yan's guess was right. He came to Feng City for Su Yan. Although he had already met Su Yan twice, she didn't want to talk to him at all. She didn't even want to talk to him anymore.
He sighed and lit up a cigarette. His slender fingers held the cigarette as he stood against the wind and snow. He gave off a very lonely vibe.
The first time Su Yan asked him if he could hug her, it was the same weather. Thinking of the harsh words he said that day, he felt like he was an idiot.
"I brought this on myself!" Wei Zhou thought.
Although he didn't formally greet the Lin family with Su Yan, the Lin family weren't stupid. Many people had seen through the situation, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it wasn't simple as it seemed.
After the change of ownership of Huaxin Grand Hotel, the behind-the-scenes boss hadn't appeared. However, the Lin family didn't take the boss of a hotel seriously, so they didn't care. They didn't expect to suffer because of this.
Chapter 230: Punishment
Old Master Lin held his anger in and asked in a muffled voice as soon as he got out of the car, "Who exactly is Su Yan?"
Xia Jing, who had also just gotten out of the car, couldn't help but freeze when she heard this. Initially, she had joined forces with Lin Qiong to plot against Su Yan because Su Yan was abandoned by a wealthy family. Even though she had some entertainment company under her name, how could that small business be compared to the Lin family's business? That was why she dared to target Su Yan so brazenly. However, when she saw Wei Zhou take the initiative to look for Su Yan at the hotel just now, she realized how foolish her thoughts were.
All of these labels, such as the abandoned wife of a wealthy family, leaving home with nothing, money-worshipping woman, and so on, had only been put on her in the past three years. Their group of high school female students often treated Su Yan as a laughing stock. After all, Su Yan was publicly acknowledged as the most beautiful school belle in high school and had captured the hearts of countless young men. But just now, she saw a situation that was completely different from what they had imagined.
Rumors were misleading! Wei Zhou clearly had feelings for Su Yan, but people said that he despised Su Yan. Xia Jing cursed herself. She should have thought of it long ago. After all, Su Yan's gorgeous face had captivated too many men.
Although the Lin family was very powerful in Feng City, in front of Jiangdu's Wei family, the Lin family was far inferior. Even Old Master Lin had to be polite to them. Today, the Lin family went to find trouble with Su Yan, and Wei Zhou liked Su Yan, so once Wei Zhou found out about what happened today, the Wei family would definitely make things difficult for the Lin family in the business world.
"Xia Jing!" Old Master Lin said in a deep voice, "You and that Su Yan were high school classmates?"
Old Master Lin had been an influential figure all his life. Whether it was his temperament or his aura, he was far superior to ordinary people. He had been well-established in the Lin family for a long time. Xia Jing felt a chill when he glanced at her.
"Dad, although we were high school classmates, we haven't seen each other since we graduated. In the past ten years, I only read some news about Su Yan on the Internet. I only know that she married Wei Zhou three years ago and divorced Wei Zhou at the beginning of last year," Xia Jing said with an aggrieved expression.
Towards this old man, she only dared to say so much. Otherwise, she would be seen through at a glance.
Hearing her say this, Old Master Lin said, "Oh really? They were married before? No wonder Wei Zhou knows her."
After saying that, he paced back and forth. "Tell me, why did they get divorced?"
Without waiting for Xia Jing to speak, Lin Qiong, who was at the side, giggled and said, "Dad, let me tell you about this. Three years ago, Su Yan accidentally saved the Wei family's Old Master. Wei Zhou asked her what she wanted, and in the end, Su Yan proposed to let Wei Zhou marry her. Although Wei Zhou was very helpless, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and marry Su Yan. Unfortunately, their marriage was in name only. Because from the day of their marriage, Wei Zhou never returned home even once. Su Yan also stayed alone in the empty room for three years because in Wei Zhou's eyes, she was a scheming woman who worshipped money."
Even though Lin Qiong was usually carefree and ignorant, she was eloquent. With just a few words, she explained everything between Wei Zhou and Su Yan.
Hearing this, Old Master Lin raised his eyebrows. "Money worshiping? Scheming girl?"
Xia Jing chimed in, "That's right. Su Yan looks young and beautiful, but she's a sl*t deep down. Back then, she..."
She stopped abruptly. She couldn't say too much. At least, she couldn't let Old Master Lin know too much about the relationship between Wei Zhou and Su Yan before she got the compensation for her divorce from Lin Yang. She didn't want him to know too much about the grudges between her and Su Yan.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lin Qiong went on to tell Old Master Lin what he knew and combined it with the content on the internet.
After a moment, Old Master Lin nodded. "Oh, I see."
After that, he turned to look at Xia Jing, but he quickly shifted his gaze to Lin Qiong. "You unfilial thing, the Lin family doesn't need trash like you. Hurry up and get out of Feng City. Go wherever you want!"
Lin Qiong put a bitter look on his face. "Dad, why are you chasing me away? No one wants something like this to happen, and I didn't do it on purpose."
Old Master Lin snorted coldly. "Shut up! You useless piece of trash! Other than spending your days out partying and having fun, what other crap have you done? What happened last night was already embarrassing enough. How can you still have the nerve to stay in Feng City? This matter isn't negotiable, and you don't have the right to challenge me."
Chapter 231: Spending the Holiday Alone
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong immediately said unhappily, "Dad, I know you've wanted me to go to Dharma City for a long time, but that place is really too backward. You can't exile me to that kind of godforsaken place for such a small matter."
Without waiting for him to finish, Old Master Lin interrupted, "If you don't go, I'll completely cut off all of your finances and then drive you out of the Lin family. From now on, you'll be left to fend for yourself outside."
Lin Qiong didn't dare to gamble. He knew that Old Master Lin was a man of his word, so he didn't dare to say anything else. He could only say reluctantly, "Okay, okay, okay, I got it."
Seeing that he agreed, Old Master Lin took a deep breath and raised his hand to rub his temples. His old face was full of fatigue. "Okay, if there's nothing else, get out. Xia Jing and Lin Yang, stay for a while." Xia Jing's heart tightened. She knew that it was her turn next. Just now, he had chased Lin Qiong away as a formality to put on a show of justice. This way, when he dealt with her, she wouldn't even have the chance to refute. After all, he had even exiled his own son, let alone an unworthy daughter-in-law like her?
Fortunately, their conversation was very smooth. After successfully obtaining a cash compensation worth three million from Old Master Lin and three sets of stores located downtown, she became a true "abandoned wife of a wealthy family".
Although Su Yan predicted her fate, she was too lazy to think about it. Xia Jing had always been a proud and arrogant person since she was young. Later on, when she married into a wealthy family, she became even more high and mighty. Arrogance and despotism became synonymous with her. Because of this, she had made a lot of enemies. When the daughters of the wealthy family that she had befriended learned that she had been kicked out by the Lin family, they immediately blacklisted her. Many of her good friends even gloated over her misfortune.
As for Su Yan, she found out all of this because of Tang Yitong because Tang Yitong had a wide network of friends all over the world. When she saw that someone had posted this on her WeChat moments, she immediately took a screenshot and forwarded it to Su Yan.
Tang Yitong praised, "As expected of Yan Yan. How impressive. Initially, I thought that you would only be able to teach her a small lesson. In the end, you KO-ed her."
Su Yan ate dumplings as she replied, "It seems that Lin Zhiqiang is also a ruthless person. He didn't even let Xia Jing spend Spring Festival in the Lin family."
Hearing the name Lin Zhiqiang, Tang Yitong said worriedly, "I heard from Xingyu that the Lin family is very powerful in Feng City. Lin Zhiqiang is a big shot that we can't afford to offend. You have to be careful!"
Su Yan's lips twitched. "What are you panicking about? I'm not afraid. Brings it on."
Tang Yitong said, "Yan Yan, don't tell me you've given up on yourself?"
Su Yan asked back, "Given up on myself? Are you sure I'm not scheming?"
Tang Yitong shrugged. She felt that she couldn't continue this topic. It seemed that her comprehension ability needed to be improved. Tang Yitong changed the topic and asked, "Oh right, Xingyu and I are going to make dumplings in a while. Are you sure you don't want to come and celebrate the new year with us?"
Su Yan smiled and said, "Forget it. I don't want to be a third wheel and disturb the two of you."
Tang Yitong replied, "Then won't you feel lonely on New Year's Eve?"
Hearing this, Su Yan couldn't help but tease, "You're really something. You're able to snub me now."
Tang Yitong defended herself, "Hey, what are you talking about? I'm a top student who graduated from a prestigious university with a bachelor's degree, alright?".
Su Yan said with a playful look, "Tsk, even bachelor's degree graduates are so snarky. How impressive."
Tang Yitong was speechless. Why did she feel as if her IQ was being mocked every time she spoke to Su Yan? She felt the disdain of a straight-A student! After the two of them chatted for a while, Su Yan hung up the phone. Then, she clicked on the latest movie and watched it as she ate dumplings.
Today was a traditional holiday that had been passed down for 4,000 years — Spring Festival. It was also the first time Su Yan spent the biggest festival of the year alone.
Sunshine City was a relatively old residential area in Feng City. However, it was this relatively old environment that seemed especially lively during the new year. Children's laughter could be heard from time to time, and there would be the sound of firecrackers exploding.
Chapter 232: Lost Her Home Again
She had originally planned to cook a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. Although she wanted to celebrate the holiday by herself, she gave up in less than three minutes. It wasn't that she was too lazy to cook, but it was that her culinary skills weren't good at all. At most, she could cook some easy home-cooked dishes. Fortunately, she knew how to bake bread and dumplings. It wasn't to the extent that she wouldn't be able to eat dumplings during Spring Festival.
Watching the Spring Festival Gala and eating New Year's Eve dinner were two things that every family in the country did together during the Spring Festival. While watching the live broadcast of the gala on her mobile phone, she saw many new faces. She hadn't watched a gala for many years. The last time she watched a gala was when she was with her parents. At that time, the family was sitting around the table and eating a sumptuous meal while watching the gala program.
She was from a working-class family. Her parents had worked hard all their lives to finally buy a small house. They thought about how they would never have to rent a house again, but in the end, in just two to three years, the couple passed away together.
Looking at the table full of unedible dishes, Su Yan couldn't help but smirk. She cursed Tang Yitong inside. She actually felt a little lonely. Amidst this national festive atmosphere, she was alone. It really looked a little pitiful.
The sky had already darkened. The light snow that had been falling for a whole day had also stopped. Outside, there were children setting off firecrackers and laughter was everywhere.
Su Yan braced herself and ate all the dumplings. She stayed up past midnight. After the bell rang at the end of the gala, she lay on the bed and fell asleep. With her regular sleep schedule, it was already impressive that she stayed up till this time.
On the first day of the Spring Festival, she slept at home for the whole day. Other than eating and drinking, she spent the whole day in bed. There was no heating in winter here, so she was freezing
On the second day, it snowed the whole day. It was unknown whether global warming had caused a change in the climate, but it had already snowed four to five times since she came back to Feng City, which usually didn't have much snow.
Su Yan got out of bed and dressed up. Then, she called a taxi and went straight to the cemetery in Feng City. Back then, her parents died together, so naturally, they were buried together.
Nanshan Fuyuan Cemetery.
The natural marble tombstone was very dirty from the snow. Su Yan took out a packet of tissue paper and wiped it gently. Then, she placed the dumplings in the lunch box in front of the tombstone.
Looking at the two familiar black and white photos on the tombstone, Su Yan said, "Dad, Mom, today is the second day of the Spring Festival. I came to see the two of you. Let me tell you a secret. I can make dumplings now. Although the taste and appearance aren't that good, they're still edible."
Speaking of this, she squatted down, picked up a dumpling with her chopsticks, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Gee, next time, I have to use an insulated lunchbox. The dumplings are a little cold, but you guys can only look at them anyway. You guys can't eat them at all. This box of dumplings is filled with pork, shrimp, eggs, while the other box is filled with pork, fennel, and dad's favorite pickled cabbage."
As Su Yan spoke, she ate the dumplings in front of the tombstone. Without saying a word, she simply squatted on the ground and finished all three boxes of dumplings.
A moment later, she stood up. She had eaten too quickly just now and couldn't help but burp a few times. Looking at the two black and white photos on the tombstone, she said softly, "Mom, Dad, your daughter has lost her home again."
Although her voice was very soft, it reached Wei Zhou's ears. He looked at the cold marble tombstone and listened to Su Yan's words. He didn't know why, but his heart ached, and his body felt like it was pierced by an icicle. It felt cold and painful.
The snow had cleared, but the cold wind had become stronger. Su Yan didn't know how long she stood in the cemetery. She didn't leave until her feet were numb from the cold.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the streets were very quiet. Occasionally, people could be seen in groups of two or three. The traffic lights on the non-main roads all changed to flashing yellow lights. When she walked back, she didn't call for a ride. Instead, she rented a shared motorbike at the foot of the cemetery mountain. However, the horsepower of this motorbike was really low, and it didn't seem to be much faster than a bicycle.
Two hours later, she finally drove the car back to a motorbike station near Sunshine City. After scanning the code and returning the motorbike, she headed in the direction of her home.