After returning home, Lin Qingwan locked herself in her room.
"Mom, I'll go check on big sister," Lin Li said with concern.
"Wait, Li'er."
Jiang Shuqin stopped Lin Li.
She sighed, "Let your big sister be alone and calm down for now. You can keep her company later."
"Alright."
Lin Li nodded.
He glanced with a complicated expression at Lin Qingwan's room.
To be honest.
Seeing Lin Qingwan's company reduced to its current state, he felt both distressed and a sense of schadenfreude.
What distressed him was that if Lin Qingwan's company went bankrupt, it meant she wouldn't be able to earn so much money anymore. The funds she could provide for his startup would be minimal.
However, she should still have a fair amount of savings. In the next day or two, he needed to find an opportunity to be there for Lin Qingwan during her most painful time. That way, it would be easier for him to get money from her later for his business.
What he felt schadenfreude about was that ever since Lin Xuan left the Lin family, Lin Qingwan had been extremely good to Lin Xuan, even better than to him. She had also been trying to change Jiang Shuqin and Lin Chang's impression of Lin Xuan.
Well, look at that now. Her company has been bankrupted by the very brother she valued so highly.
"Ding-dong"
Lin Chang received a message from one of his mistresses kept outside.
[Uncle Lin, where are you now? I'm all alone in this apartment, so lonely, I really want to see you.]
Lin Chang: [You little minx, wait for me a bit, I'll come find you right away.]
He put his phone away.
"Li'er." Lin Chang looked at Lin Li and said, "I'm going out for a while. If anything happens at home, remember to call me."
"Okay." Lin Li nodded again.
Just as Lin Chang was about to leave, Jiang Shuqin shouted loudly, "Lin Chang! Such a big thing has happened at home, and you still want to go out to be with your mistress!"
The moment Lin Chang received that WeChat message, he said he was going out.
He didn't have a job now, so it definitely wasn't for work reasons.
Apart from going to see his mistress, she really couldn't think of any other reason for him to be in such a hurry to leave.
Lin Chang said expressionlessly, "None of your business."
With that, he strode out of the house.
"Get out! Get out! Once you leave, you'd better not come back!" Jiang Shuqin screamed hysterically.
She sat down on the sofa, covered her face, and began to sob brokenly, crying "woo woo woo."
Lin Qingyan's brows furrowed in irritation.
At first, seeing her mother cry like this, she used to feel heartbroken.
But her mother would have these crying fits from time to time. Over time, she became numb to it. Now, seeing her mother shed tears didn't make her feel sad at all, it just made her feel annoyed.
Every time she saw a situation like this, she didn't want to stay in this house.
"Mom, my agent called me to handle some endorsement matters. I'm going to the endorsement company."
Lin Qingyan found a random excuse and left.
"Mom, I'm out of a job now too. I'm going out to look for work as well," Lin Qingxiu chimed in.
The two remaining maids in the villa, afraid the Lin family might take their anger out on them, seeing the situation turning sour, had already hidden themselves away in advance.
The vast living room was left with only Lin Li accompanying Jiang Shuqin.
"Go, all of you go, you're all a bunch of ungrateful wretches."
Every time, they all just leave her alone at home.
Saying they have things to do—they're her daughters, what's on their minds, how could she not know?
They don't actually have things to do; they just don't want to stay by her side, so they all run off.
Lin Li put an arm around Jiang Shuqin's shoulder and comforted her, saying, "Mom, I'm here. I'll stay with you."
"Li'er, Mom regrets it so much."
After crying for a while, Jiang Shuqin said with red-rimmed eyes, "I deeply regret marrying your father, and I also regret not having Lin Xuan killed back then."
If she hadn't married Lin Chang, she would still be the princess doted on by her father and brother, the only daughter of the Jiang family, fawned over by countless people.
If she had had Lin Xuan killed back then, instead of having a momentary soft heart and just abandoning him at the orphanage gate, the Lin family wouldn't be suffering all this now.
"Li'er, the best thing Mom ever did in her life was bringing you back."
If she hadn't brought Li'er back to the Lin family and raised him like her own son, she was afraid that during her most painful and difficult times, there wouldn't even be a single person by her side.
"Mom." Lin Li smiled, "The luckiest thing in my life was also meeting you, Mom."
"Mhm."
Jiang Shuqin nodded with red-rimmed eyes.
Scenes of how Lin Chang had treated her flashed through Jiang Shuqin's mind again, and a wave of sorrow rose from her heart. "Woo woo woo," she covered her face and started crying again.
An impatient look flashed across Lin Li's face.
Cry, cry, cry, all you know how to do all day is cry.
If it weren't for the future startup funds, he couldn't be bothered dealing with this old woman at all!
In this family, the one he hated the most was Jiang Shuqin.
It was Jiang Shuqin who stole his father away; otherwise, he wouldn't be the illegitimate son kept in the shadows!
Meanwhile, Lin Qingwan had locked herself in her room. She sat on the floor, her whole person in a daze.
She tortured herself, looking at her phone over and over again.
The phone screen was filled with insults directed at her.
— This Lin Qingwan is seriously disgusting. Plagiarism, ruining people's faces... now her company is in trouble, it's her karma.
— Thank goodness my idol didn't acknowledge Lin Qingwan, otherwise I'd start to suspect he's in the same rotten boat as the Lin family. I suspect the reason he left the Lin family, besides the Lin family treating him poorly, is that he saw through their disgusting side and didn't want to be associated with them.
— Lin Qingwan, pay up! You ruined my face. Don't be a coward, you have to compensate me for emotional damages and medical expenses!
— That's right! Lin Qingwan, you must pay compensation!
Lin Qingwan's hand tightened around her phone.
"Xiao Xuan."
"Why did you team up with outsiders to set me up?"
Lin Qingwan murmured to herself, her face pale.
Yes, she had neglected Xiao Xuan in the past.
But, right after Xiao Xuan left the Lin family, she had already realized her mistake and started being good to him.
Couldn't these two years have softened his attitude towards her even a little?
Was it necessary to drive her to bankruptcy?
"Xiao Xuan, is your heart really that cruel?"
This company was something she had painstakingly built from her university days to its current scale.
Now, it was all destroyed by Xiao Xuan. It was impossible not to blame him.
The feeling of being betrayed by family was truly unbearable.
Lin Qingwan's phone rang.
Lin Qingwan took a big gulp of wine and didn't answer.
The phone rang repeatedly.
Finally, Lin Qingwan swayed as she got up and went to answer the call.
Yanxi reminds you: Due to Tomato's request for over three million daily visits causing excessive server pressure, it is now recommended that you use sources from other big platforms:

or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?

ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."