Chapter 191: In a Predicament
Because she saw a young woman arm in arm with Lin Yifan, looking very intimate; what she couldn't accept the most was that Lin Yifan seemed not to mind.
Staring at the bewildered Su Qingqing, Yilian decided to tease her. So she leaned her head on Lin Yifan's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Yifan, who is this? Did we enter the wrong room?"
"Cough cough! Be serious, stop messing around," Lin Yifan said sternly. He knew his mischievous sister was up to no good again.
"Yifan! Who is this..." Su Qingqing asked curiously.
Watching the affected manner of the girl beside Lin Yifan, she really couldn't stand it.
"I am Yifan's current girlfriend!" Yilian quickly answered, eager to see Su Qingqing's reaction.
"Yifan! Is it true?" Su Qingqing frowned, feeling somewhat sad.
Although she was willing to share a husband with another woman, she was reluctant to share him with two others, and most importantly, she did not want Lin Yifan to be so fickle.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, she is my sister, Lin Yilian," Lin Yifan explained.
Only then did Su Qingqing let out a sigh of relief; she then politely said, "Yilian, nice to meet you!"
"Hmph! Not nice!" Yilian pouted.
"Yilian, you can't be so impolite," Lin Yifan scolded.
"Hmph! Who asked you to find a girlfriend who is younger and more delicate than me," Yilian continued to pout, ignoring him.
"Who is younger? Aren't I taller than you? Moreover, Qingqing was born into poverty and has worked on a farm; now she is struggling alone in the city, relying on no one. How is she delicate?" Lin Yifan challenged.
"Really? I don't think her clothes look like it," Yilian said with a puzzled look, somewhat disbelieving. Because Su Qingqing's current attire and demeanor were more like a strong businesswoman or female executive.
"If you don't believe it, ask her!" Lin Yifan responded.
"Future sister-in-law, were you really born into poverty?" Yilian asked.
Hearing this address, Su Qingqing's heart leapt with joy, so she smiled brightly as she replied, "Mhm, I even have the certificate of a student from a poor family."
"But where did you get the money for such expensive clothes?" Yilian challenged.
Having been around society for many years and having worked with many clothing brands, she recognized the brand of clothes Su Qingqing was wearing at a glance. It was Irele, a high-end clothing brand.
"To be honest, I am now the general manager of a company, so I have the money," Su Qingqing answered.
"General manager of a company? How can you hold that position at such a young age?" Yilian questioned.
"Because the company is your brother's," Lin Yifan interjected.
"Bro! Did you use the 50 million you blackmailed from that fat pig to start the company?" Yilian asked in surprise.
At the last gathering at the Imperial City KTV, her brother had extorted 50 million from that fat pig who had bullied her; so she wondered if her brother used that 50 million to start the company.
"Would your brother be that soft-hearted? I blackmailed this company from the owner of that live-streaming company where you had that interview mishap," Lin Yifan replied.
"Bro! You really got guts; I thought you were going to let that bastard company off the hook," Yilian praised, raising her thumb.
"How could I easily let them off after they offended my sister Yilian?" Lin Yifan tried hard to please.
However, he did have to admit that his sister Yilian deserved half the credit for acquiring that company.
"Hehe! Big brother always treats me the best!" Yilian was very happy and then said, "Future sister-in-law, let's eat together."
After sitting down and ordering food, Yilian suddenly asked curiously, "Bro! You graze on tender grass here every day, aren't you afraid that the old grass will find out? And, does the tender grass know about the existence of the old grass?"
"What's this about old grass and tender grass?" Lin Yifan inquired.
"That older sister is the old grass, and this younger sister is the tender grass. And you, you're the old bull," Yilian said unabashedly. She knew her brother wouldn't get angry with her.
Su Qingqing felt a bit awkward sitting next to them, feeling like she was being portrayed as a homewrecker. But in fact, she seemed to really be the 'other woman.'
The awkwardness wasn't just felt by Su Qingqing; Lin Yifan too felt uncomfortable. To him, the real bad person wasn't Su Qingqing, but himself.
"Yilian! Don't meddle in my affairs, just focus on eating," he said.
"I just wanted to remind you not to forget about one while eating another," Yilian commented.
"Big brother knows what he's doing."
Afterward, the three of them ate, albeit not very cheerfully.
After dinner, Lin Yifan first dropped Su Qingqing off; then he dropped off Yilian.
On the way, Lin Yifan asked, "Yilian, the urban village is quite chaotic. Do you want to move out?"
"Oh yes! I want to move into big brother's place!" Yilian joyfully agreed.
"No way!" Lin Yifan immediately refused.
Why did he refuse his sister's request? Because the landlady had made it clear when signing the contract that tenants could not suddenly add more occupants, or they would have to move out immediately; and his rental place was full of cultivators, and not safe; combining these two reasons, he didn't want his sister to live there.
"Why not?" Yilian's expression dimmed instantly, unable to comprehend.
"No means no, there's no 'why' about it," Lin Yifan answered firmly.
"Does that mean you don't want to acknowledge me as your sister anymore?" Yilian questioned angrily, her eyes beginning to fill with tears.
"Yilian! It's truly difficult for me, I hope you can understand," Lin Yifan pleaded.
"What's the difficulty? Could it be that there's another person in your home?" Yilian suddenly grew suspicious.
"What are you thinking? It is a matter of life and death for your brother. I hope you can understand," Lin Yifan implored once more.
Looking at his serious and earnest demeanor, Yilian felt that her brother wasn't joking and that he genuinely had his reasons. So she acquiesced, "Fine then! So where should I move to?"
"Go live with Qingqing! It'll be nice for the two of you to have each other's company," Lin Yifan suggested.
"Alright, that's settled," Yilian agreed without objection as she realized she got along well with her future sister-in-law. At least they had common interests, and Su Qingqing had always been considerate towards her.
After moving her things overnight, Lin Yifan said goodbye to his sister and Qingqing, and returned to his rented place alone.
He practiced cultivation all night, and only then, still rather reluctantly, went to work.
Today, he didn't go to his own company; because Su Qingqing took the company's executives on a plane to the Capital City Stock Exchange for the bell-ringing ceremony to go public.
At noon, upon learning his former company was ringing the bell at the Capital City Stock Exchange, Zhao Ritian was furious. He couldn't believe that despite his relentless efforts, not only did he fail to bring down the company but they managed to raise funds and go public successfully. It was infuriating.