Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 188 - 186 I’ll only give you one chance.

Chapter 188: 186 I’ll only give you one chance.

He opened his eyes, and the depths of his pupils were filled with piercing coldness and indifference.

"Feiqi Entertainment, Zhisheng Culture, Cao Yuan Studio... are all properties of the Lin Family, and you are the legal representative. The backbone elites are all people you brought from City C, so there is no chance that the Lin Family slipped in any spies! Inside, there is tax evasion, and there even involve some shady smuggling transactions... Can you claim that you were completely unaware?"

"I was aware," Lin Qiming nodded.

A wave of enormous disappointment swept over him, almost completely engulfing Qian Yezhou...

As expected...

"But I only became aware of it recently," Lin Qiming didn’t want him to continue with his conjectures, so he laid everything out. "As you know, my family has always been developing in City C. Although we’re not as powerful as the Yue Bao Family, we’re at least not starving and are much better off than the average family."

"Later, people from the capital suddenly came to us, saying they wanted to bring our branch back to integrate with the legitimate line, to develop into a greater Lin Family. I always felt they were scheming something, but they didn’t claim a share of our family’s assets, and they even put many big projects under my name."

"To prevent them from plotting against us, I staffed all the important departments with my own people... I always thought what they wanted were the assets of my branch... Until recently, I realized that what they wanted was not only that."

Qian Yezhou’s pale face gradually warmed up as he listened to the explanation, "Go on."

"They wanted me," Lin Qiming said with a mix of sadness and exasperation as he shook his head. "A member of the Lin Family who could take the fall for all their misdeeds."

"What?!" Even though he had some suspicions, Qian Yezhou was still astonished for a couple of seconds. "Concerning the legal representative issue?"

"Not just the legal representative. In fact, they had already planned a long time ago to keep a way out for themselves. Those people I brought from City C, many of them were placed by them in advance? I thought they were my confidantes, and I’ve been nurturing them for so many years, only for all of them to turn out to be traitors."

"No... no, they’re not betrayers; they’ve been loyal to the Lin Family from the very start, and have nothing to do with me, Lin Qiming!" He laughed at himself mockingly, "I admit that my reputation in City C wasn’t good. Before I met you, I was nothing but a playboy... However, when you said you wanted to be a lawyer, I complied with the law, fearing that you would have trouble because of me in the future. Yet, Lin Chengxiang still used you to plot against me..."

As he said this, Lin Qiming leaned towards him looking tired and saddened, his eyes brimming with tears, appearing pitifully vulnerable.

"Don’t be angry with me anymore... With the Lin Family’s situation, I have my hands full, and I didn’t know you had such a serious misunderstanding about me... When Lin Chengxiang tried to use tactics to imprison you in the Lin Family, I felt terrified, and I could only push you away..."

"After that, Lin Chengxiang sent people to harass you. Although I knew about it, I didn’t dare to protect you... He was always testing my feelings for you. If I protected you even once, he would have retaliated immediately. I kept my distance, so you could stay safe and sound..."

Lin Qiming felt extremely downhearted, "I’m sorry, I’m just a good-for-nothing in the Lin Family... I’m not as powerful as the outside world claims, I’m constantly constrained... I can’t fully protect you."

Qian Yezhou wasn’t angry.

On the contrary, his heart felt completely at ease.

None of those pieces of evidence mattered when compared to the explanation of the man before him.

Lin Qiming perhaps didn’t know that no matter what he said, Qian Yezhou would have believed him.

He reached out his hand and patted the other’s shoulder. A simple gesture, but it conveyed endless strength, "I’ve thought before, could it be that they were framing you?"

"Really? Did you really think that?"

Lin Qiming suddenly felt that the years they spent apart weren’t so painful after all!

His Lawyer Qian, in between the evidence and his own narrative, actually hesitated, wanting to believe in him?

Qian Yezhou pursed his lips, "What do you plan to do about the Lin Family’s situation?"

"I’ve uncovered something fishy, but digging deeper isn’t that simple. Just the issue of being a legal representative, I can’t rid myself of involvement..." Lin Qiming spoke wearily, "Their move is too ruthless. They hold all the initiative in their hands; it’s just a matter of time before the higher-ups start investigating."

Qian Yezhou frowned and suddenly asked, "What did you call me?"

"Ah?" Lin Qiming was taken aback and, after a moment, replied honestly, "Lawyer Qian, of course."

"You finally realize that I’m a lawyer?" Qian Yezhou had a bitter smile of helplessness.

"So what?" Lin Qiming realized what he was planning to do, "You better not wade into the Lin Family’s muddy waters! I finally got you away from the capital, and if you come back because of me, then Lin Chengxiang—"

"You think I can just watch you fall into a pit of fire?" Qian Yezhou was angry, "Lin Qiming, what do you take me for? A delicate little white flower?!"

Lin Qiming felt incredibly wronged by the shout: "You don’t want me to get into trouble, and by the same token, I don’t want you to get into trouble either..."

In that moment, Qian Yezhou suddenly remembered the dandy young master who had stood up for him and took a bottle to the head on his behalf.

Blood streaming down his forehead, he still acted tough: "Tell me, am I handsome? Does this look like a hero saving his damsel in distress?"

The next second, the ’hero’ stumbled and tumbled, fainting into his heart.

Qian Yezhou lost his temper, shaking his head: "At the end of the day, we both want to protect each other within the palm of our hands, never considering what the other person thinks or intends..."

Lin Qiming opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.

Qian Yezhou knew he had to be harsh with him, gritting his teeth: "I’ll give you one chance, either let me stay by your side this time to weather the storm with the Lin Family together. Or... I’ll ask Miss Yan to arrange a blind date for me tomorrow!"

Lin Qiming: !!!!!!

No way?!

Are you playing it that big?!!!

His beautiful eyes were suddenly shrouded by a complex web of thoughts...

Qian Yezhou sighed, "Little ancestor, is it alright if I beg you?"

How could Lin Qiming withstand this?!

His heart was too soft.

He gave in: "Then... big brother, come to my side, help me out."

Qian Yezhou snorted coldly: "Hmm."

Meanwhile.

Yan Yueqing had just put Yan Bao to sleep when the system suddenly awoke: "Congratulations to the Host for completing the supporting character Lin Qiming and Qian Yezhou’s storyline repair, reward enhancement points +100, current enhancement points: 330."

Oh? Their storyline has been repaired?

As the system’s voice faded, a passage of text appeared.

It turns out, after Lin Qiming forced Qian Yezhou to leave the capital, their misunderstandings deepened. Lin Chengxiang constantly stirred trouble in between and even pinned many of the Lin Family’s dirty deeds onto Lin Qiming.

Qian Yezhou intended to turn a blind eye, but the Lin Family’s affair of turning orphanage children into playthings for the wealthy completely enraged him...

With irrefutable evidence, Lin Qiming had no chance to fight back. The two ended up in court, and Qian Yezhou, using all his knowledge, had him sent to prison.

One could say everything happened too suddenly, too swiftly!

And now, her presence had given Lin Qiming time to collect evidence in advance, and with Qian Yezhou’s help, he would probably escape this disaster...

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