Chapter 442 Playing Dumb
When it came to some things, Qin Sheng neither cared about them nor did he take pains to deal with them. However, on the contrary, both Qin Ran and Qin Changan paid more attention to these things, especially Qin Changan, who was far more concerned.
Back when Qin Sheng had gone back to Xi’an, the Qin Family had known everything about him. However, they had not interfered in his life on purpose in the early days. It was not until Qin Sheng had met with a mishap on Mount Jiuhua that Qin Changan had turned around his life’s journey, as he was unwilling to let Qin Sheng go on with his old life path. That was because Qin Changan knew that only one or two out of the tens of millions of people who took that life path might be successful, let alone the fact that they had to suffer many setbacks and hardships. Most importantly, the Qin Family could not afford to wait a long time for Qin Sheng.
Since the Qin Family knew everything that had happened to Qin Sheng in the past two years, could it allow outsiders to bully the sole inheritor of the Qin Family freely? Of course, the answer was NO, which could be seen from the fact that the Qin Family had targeted both the Yan Family and the Lin Family in secret after Qin Sheng had met with a mishap on Mount Jiuhua.
Consequently, instead of launching a series of stratagems all of a sudden, the Qin Family had prearranged them long ago, waiting to destroy all the foundations of the Lin Family with hundreds of years of history directly in an overwhelming manner on the day that Qin Sheng went back to the Qin Family.
As usual, Qin Changan tended to map out a long-term strategy and get things done after careful consideration, who thought that even if none of the strategies would be in use at that time, it would be better than cramping up at the last moment. When it came to how the relationship between Qin Sheng and the Lin Family would end up, Qin Changan had antic.i.p.ated two endings early on; one was that they would break up with each other completely, and the other was that the conflict between them would be alleviated and they would reconcile with each other in the end. Of course, the latter would be best. However, if it turned out that the former was how it ended, Qin Changan would not like to see Qin Sheng being tripped and bullied by those sn.o.bs when he went back to the Lin Family once again. In that case, Qin Changan would like to slap the members of the Lin Family hard in the face using practical actions.
Today, Qin Sheng accomplished what Qin Changan had expected of him.
The Lin Family, which had been bossing people around in Ningbo for hundreds of years, lowered their haughty heads once again finally, intending to apologize and admit their mistake to a young man whom they could not afford to offend.
“Dad, don’t do that. You did nothing wrong. As the saying goes, whoever understands the current trends is a great man. Since we can’t beat him, it is no big deal at all if we apologize to him and admit our mistake. Indeed, he was useless previously. It was understandable that we chose Yan Chaozong over him. Any grand family like ours would make the same decision. However, it did not occur to us that he would hide his family background so well. If we had known his family background before, of course we would have been glad to see him be with Susu. In that case, a lot of things would not have taken place. Think about it, if you choose not to break the deadlock for the sake of your dignity, our family will be doomed sooner or later and you will surely choose to lower your head in the end. In this case, it would be better for you to lower your head as soon as possible, which might make Qin Sheng forgive us. Then those crises of our family would be automatically solved. In the long run, if the conflict between us and Qin Sheng is gone, we probably can take advantage of this connection to make our family go further. What do you think?” Admittedly, Lin Ze was f**king quick-thinking. After he made a choice, he immediately figured out the relative pros and cons. His swiftness in bending with the wind was admirable. Based on how quickly he had admitted his weakness a moment ago, he was somewhat a pivotal figure.
However, the kind of pivotal figure like Lin Ze would not have great accomplishments. None of the influential figures would act like Lin Ze. It was a mystery how Lin Changting had educated him, the sole male inheritor of the Lin Family. Without Lin Su, who had been supporting the Lin Family all the time, even if the Lin Family did not perish in Qin Sheng’s hands, it would die at others’ hands sooner or later.
Although Lin Changting chose to lower his head, he still cared about his dignity very much. After all, he had been hanging on for such a long time, insisting what he had done was right. However, he was beaten by reality today. Moreover, he had lost to an inferior. As an aged man in his 60s, it was understandable that Lin Changting did not feel comfortable inwardly.
Consequently, Lin Changting said indignantly, “Shut up.”
Lin Ze, who was speechless, had no choice but to be silent, fearing that the old man would vent his anger on him later. Anyway, in his opinion, if he met Qin Sheng at that time, he surely would apologize to him and admit his mistake obediently.
Lin Changhe, who felt somewhat apprehensive, said, “Brother, in my opinion, it’s better if I turn to him in person. It will be best for us to make some things clear face to face. However, brother, I hope that you can think it through before you feel regretful. That’s because after I get the issues solved, I will invite Qin Sheng to our family house to meet with us in person. At that time, I hope you won’t do anything excessive. Otherwise, the deadlock won’t ever be broken.” After all, Lin Changhe knew the character of his brother well, who meant what he said in the Lin Family. However, Qin Sheng had broken his social status in the Lin Family completely to pieces. Lin Changhe thought that his brother might not be confident and aspiring in the future.
Lin Changting shook his head and sighed bitterly as he said, “Changhe, I am not that kind of person. You go ahead and meet him.”
Lin Changhe nodded quietly. After that, he stood up and intended to walk outside. As he got to the entrance, he turned around, glimpsed at Lin Changting, who seemed to have aged 10 more years in an instant, and let out a helpless sigh once again.
Lin Ze, who dared not stay there any longer, followed behind Lin Changhe in a hurry and ran outside, fearing that his father might be angry later. Lin Ze, who was simple-minded, did not have any feeling in his heart at all. To him, it seemed that nothing had happened, nor would he think of how he had gone against Qin Sheng previously and consider that he should apologize to Lin Sheng and admit his mistake obediently tomorrow. For Lin Ze, as long as the Lin Family did not collapse, as long as his wealthy and honorable life could go on, whatever he was asked to do, he would gladly accept it.
Admittedly, sometimes, family education matters the most. No wonder various kinds of family education are worshipped in current society. Family education is related to the spirit and energy of a family. Moreover, there were many grand families like the Lin Family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
After Lin Changhe walked out of the Lin Family house, he glimpsed at Lin Ze and asked casually, “Lin Ze, how about you go there with me?”
Lin Ze was startled by what his uncle had said. He thought, “What the h.e.l.l? Qin Sheng is in a fit of anger now. What if he beats me in person if we can’t talk things out? Qin Sheng did beat me before.” Upon thinking of the swift and fierce tricks that Qin Sheng had adopted, Lin Ze shook his head in a hurry and said, “Second Uncle, forget it. I have other issues to attend to. Let’s talk about it next time, next time.”
Lin Changhe forced a smile helplessly and did not say anything at all. For the first time, he regretted not having another son. If he had done so, the Lin Family would not have been in such an awkward situation.
After Lin Changhe went back to the building where he lived, Lin Yue ran over quickly and asked, “Dad, how was your talk with Eldest Uncle? Did he insist on breaking sister and brother-in-law apart?”
Lin Changhe patted Lin Yue on her shoulders and said, “Lin Yue, the times have changed. The issue lies in whether your brother-in-law is willing to let go of our family rather than whether our family is willing to admit him as Susu’s husband. Admittedly, your sister has sharp insight. None of us in the Lin Family can beat her when it comes to vision. Consequently, as your father, never will I interfere in your marriage. Even if you fall in love with a homeless guy, as long as you like him, I will surely support you.”
Lin Yue said somewhat surprisedly, “Dad, why did you say so?” It did not occur to Lin Yue that her father would seem to be wholly changed today, who surely would not have said so previously.
Lin Changhe smiled self-mockingly and said, “All right. If you have nothing to do, you should accompany me to visit your sister and brother-in-law. I hope everything goes smoothly today.”
Lin Yue, who thought about nothing but visiting her sister and brother-in-law, said excitedly, “All right. I will get changed now.”
Half an hour later, Lin Changhe took Lin Yue with him and headed directly for the Marriott Hotel without giving Qin Sheng a call in advance. That was because he was afraid that Qin Sheng would be unwilling to pick up his call. Consequently, he planned to visit Qin Sheng directly.
By the time Lin Changhe and Lin Yue arrived at the hotel, Qin Sheng and Lin Su had just come back from Mount Xiang. Qin Sheng was talking with Xia Ding on the phone in the living room, who said that he would like to visit Qin Sheng in Ningbo for fun. Of course, Qin Sheng said no to his request subtly, saying that he would go back to Shanghai in two days and Xia Ding should wait for him patiently.
Nan Gong walked into the living room and said to Qin Sheng in a low voice, “Young Master, Lin Changhe and Lin Yue from the Lin Family are here to meet you.” As long as outsiders were present, Nan Gong would always be polite and respectful to Qin Sheng. After all, Qin Sheng represented the Qin Family. However, if there were no outsides on the scene, Nan Gong would not take Qin Sheng seriously. After all, Qin Sheng had bullied her frequently.
Qin Sheng replied playfully, “They got here so quickly.”
Lin Su, who was sitting at a short distance from Qin Sheng, was video chatting with her two besties on the phone. Song Chu and Tan Jing were asking Lin Su about Qin Sheng. They had been overwhelmingly startled by what had happened in the past two days, especially what had happened to Lin Songhao. Though others did not know the ins and outs, they had happened to witness the whole process that day. Of course, they knew who was behind the scene. After the Lin Family experienced a series of setbacks all of a sudden this morning, they were more certain that it was Qin Sheng who was doing mischief.
Ever since the day, they had felt that they did not know the Qin Sheng in front of them, who was so powerful and capable. The old Qin Sheng surely could not accomplish what the current Qin Sheng had done. They wondered what on earth had happened to Qin Sheng to make him so powerful. Consequently, they had no choice but to ask for an answer from Lin Su.
It seemed that Lin Su did not hear what Qin Sheng had said. For whatever reason it might be, Qin Sheng would surely see Lin Changhe. Moreover, Lin Yue was also here. It just so happened that she could chat with Lin Su. Lin Su must have been bored over the past two days while accompanying Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng ordered Nan Gong to let them in.
Soon, Nan Gong led Lin Changhe and Lin Yue into the presidential suite. After Lin Yue saw Qin Sheng, she was so happy that she questioned him smilingly, “Brother-in-law, where is my sister who you abducted?”
Qin Sheng found what Lin Su had said funny and did not know whether he should laugh or cry. He pointed at Lin Su not far away from him and said, “Isn’t your sister right there?”
Lin Yue pouted her lips and threatened him. “Hmph! If anything happens to my sister, I will hold you accountable.” After that, she trotted over to her sister, knowing that her father had something important to discuss with her brother-in-law.
At this moment, Lin Su greeted Lin Changhe gently. “Second Uncle.” Lin Changhe nodded smilingly as a signal. After that, Lin Su and Lin Yue went into the bedroom of the presidential suite.
As Qin Sheng faced Lin Changhe, instead of acting discreetly, which he had done previously, he said confidently, “Second Uncle, here we meet again.”
Lin Changhe eyed Qin Sheng up and down carefully and discovered that Qin Sheng seemed to indeed have been greatly transformed. That day, he had not had time to observe Qin Sheng since he had been completely caught off guard by Qin Sheng’s tricks.
Lin Changhe stopped observing him and said with a smile, “Qin Sheng, based on the current situation, everybody is wrong about you. Susu made the right choice to choose you at that time. n.o.body’s vision is as sharp as Susu’s.”
Qin Sheng smiled gently and said, “Second Uncle, never have I doubted Susu’s vision and insight, whether in the past or the present.” After that, he invited Lin Changhe to sit on the couch and signaled Nan Gong to pour a cup of tea for Lin Changhe.
Following that, Qin Sheng said, “I wonder why Second Uncle has visited me here today.”
Lin Changhe smiled self-mockingly as he said, “Qin Sheng, based on our relationship, it’s not necessary for us to make fun of each other. Could it be that you have no idea why I am here today?”
Qin Sheng replied confusedly, “Second Uncle, what do you mean? I don’t quite get your point.”
Lin Changhe, who did not care about whether Qin Sheng was playing dumb on purpose or not, said straightforwardly, “Qin Sheng, the Lin Family admits being defeated.” After he finished his words, he let out a long sigh and thought, “It’s time for the Lin Family to suffer defeat now in order to succeed in the future.”
Qin Sheng, whose att.i.tude was still the same, found what Lin Changhe had said funny and did not know whether he should laugh or cry. He responded, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Lin Changhe squinted. The look on his face changed slightly. He thought, “Could it be that Qin Sheng intends to put the Lin Family to death instead of trying to solve the contradiction between us?”