Chapter 91: The Old Master Takes the Field Himself

"Why did you call me all of a sudden, Brother?"

"Did something happen at home again?"

Lin Jiahua was baffled and hurriedly asked.

Ever since Lin Jiahao became the head of the Lin family, no one could tell whether he was truly busy or merely pretending. In all these years, he might not even have called Lin Jiahua in person three times.

"Third Brother, there’s something I need your help with."

"You have to help me with this, no matter what!"

Lin Jiahao’s voice had a faint note of ingratiation, and that only left Lin Jiahua more stunned.

From the day he was born to this very moment, Lin Jiahao had always acted like the eldest brother, never once giving him a pleasant expression.

In the past, perhaps out of consideration for their brotherhood, Lin Jiahao would still at least save him some face. But ever since Lin Shuyu took Hong Yu in as a live-in son-in-law, Lin Jiahao had truly shown him no courtesy at all. In the company, he scolded him at will, treating him worse than an outsider.

Lin Jiarong asked, "Brother, if even you can’t solve it, then coming to me would be pointless."

Lin Jiahao sounded extremely anxious and immediately said, "No, this time only you can help."

"I’ve called Xiaoyu so many times, but she won’t answer. Can you help me persuade her?"

Lin Jiarong froze for a moment, and then he understood why Lin Jiahao had called.

He laughed inwardly, but said, "Brother, I really can’t persuade her about this."

"You know Xiaoyu’s temperament. My wife and I truly have no way with her."

"And last time Xiaoyu was forced to the point of trying to take her own life. I don’t dare scold her."

Lin Jiahao had no choice but to hang up.

...

"Oh? Sister Fei, why are you calling me?"

On the other end, Chen Lan also received a call from the second aunt.

"Xiaolan, could you get Xiaoyu to take the phone?"

Chen Lan sneered. "I’m afraid that won’t work. I just went to her room, and she wouldn’t even let me in, let alone take your call."

The second aunt said anxiously, "You’re her mother. Xiaoyu has to listen to you."

"Please help me this once. If you won’t, our whole family may be in trouble."

Chen Lan was secretly hoping the second aunt would drop dead; how could she possibly care?

After playing polite and evasive for a while, the second aunt realized Chen Lan would not help and promptly hung up.

By the end of the day, Lin Jiahua and Chen Lan had received God knew how many calls from Lin family members.

None of those relatives refrained from mocking them. From the moment they learned these two had gone to seek Lin Shuyu out, they knew it could not be anything good.

Sure enough, they soon found out the loan agreement had fallen through.

At that point, much less helping them, it was already generous enough that they had not kicked them while they were down.

"Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Are the Lin family’s ungrateful wretches mentally ill? How dare they still ask Xiaoyu for help?"

"They’re not mentally ill. I think they’re just unbelievably shameless!"

"How many calls did you answer today?"

"Fifteen. And you?"

"One more than you, sixteen. I didn’t agree to a single one—I just kept playing the same old evasive game."

When they came home in the evening, Lin Jiahua and Chen Lan were laughing happily, full of smug satisfaction.

After being bullied by the Lin family for so many years, today they had finally held their heads high for once.

"Sigh, teasing them is enough. Don’t go too far." After laughing for a while, Lin Jiahua suddenly sighed and said, "If we really anger the old master and my brother, we may not be laughing then."

Chen Lan frowned. "What do you mean, not laughing? I’m going to laugh, and laugh loud!"

"Damn it, do you know how outrageous that Lin Shiqi is? Her whole family actually bullied Xiaoyu like that. Even if I killed them, I still wouldn’t feel satisfied!"

"You stay out of this. I’m telling you, even if I sever ties with the Lin family, I won’t bow my head so easily!"

Chen Lan clenched her teeth in fury, and just then another call came in.

She glanced at the caller ID. Moments ago she had been cursing the Lin family, but now she immediately put on a bright smile. "Father, why are you calling me? Are you feeling all right?"

"What? You’re looking for Xiaoyu?"

"That’s really unfortunate—she just went out. Said she was going traveling."

"How long? Probably a week or two."

"All right, all right, don’t worry. As soon as she’s back, I’ll have her go over right away."

...

Lin family mansion.

The Lin family had gathered in the hall, and the room was filled with gloom, the atmosphere quiet and awkward.

Smack—

Old Master Lin suddenly smashed his phone to the floor. He had never imagined that one day he would be teased like this by his own daughter-in-law.

Going traveling?

Who would believe that nonsense?

"Father, what happened? Is Xiaoyu still refusing to answer the phone?" Lin Jiahao asked hurriedly.

Seeing the old master shake his head, the Lin family immediately started cursing.

"What an ungrateful thing. Is she trying to burn all her bridges?"

"Even when the old master called personally, she still won’t answer? Does she even know who she is?"

"I’m not angry at Xiaoyu anymore—I’m angry at Lin Jiahua and Chen Lan. How did they raise their daughter?"

"Don’t even mention that couple. I called them both today, and the husband and wife were exactly the same—two peas in a pod, ganging up to play me along all the time!"

Everyone else was cursing, and only Lin Shiqi’s family dared not make a sound.

The old master’s eyes widened, and he pointed straight at Lin Shiqi as he scolded her. "What’s the matter? So little to say today—that’s not like you!"

"And you!" The old master suddenly pointed at the second aunt. "Usually you’re the one with the most to say, the most tricks in your sleeve. Why are you too scared to speak now?"

Seeing his wife and daughter being berated, Lin Jiarong could only step forward helplessly. "Father, we really have no choice."

"You said Xiaoyu went traveling? That can’t be right. Wait, I’ll call a friend of mine who works at the airport and ask."

Very soon, Lin Jiarong hung up with a grim face.

"Dad, that girl lied to us. Xiaoyu never went traveling at all."

"Damn it! Such a cheap trick and they still thought they could fool us? Are they idiots?" the Lin family cursed.

"That can’t be Xiaoyu’s idea, can it? She didn’t even answer the phone. I think it was Jiahua and Chen Lan acting on their own."

"Dammit, if the younger ones are unruly, fine—but why are the elders just as rotten?"

"Are Lin Jiahua and Chen Lan trying to threaten us?"

"Looks that way. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they let Xiaoyu take the call? I think Xiaoyu’s heart is still with our Lin family."

"Old master, what do we do now?"

"If Xiaoyu still doesn’t show up, does that mean the loan agreement won’t take effect?"

"Right now, what I fear most is that we’ll have to pay back that hundred million..."

Old Master Lin’s brows tightened.

In the end, he let out a long sigh. "There’s no other way."

"Prepare the car. I’ll go there personally. I refuse to believe Xiaoyu truly won’t see me."