Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 638 - 637: Going Down One Road to the End

Chapter 638: Chapter 637: Going Down One Road to the End

Song Yinran didn’t make a sound. He rubbed his forehead and took out a cigarette from the box on the coffee table to light.

Not until the smoke had curled up did he speak in a deep voice, "About what happened yesterday, you went to Lin Xia’s house this morning, but I saw no particular emotions from you at all!"

"Tell me, what happened?" He knew there must be more to it.

Song Zhiya shifted her position, "I... I don’t know what got into me..."

Song Zhiya recounted how she took advantage of Yu Hongli to get Lin Aiguo to come to the store, and how Lin Xia and the others found out she was behind it, then changed their mind about transferring the store.

As Song Zhiya spoke, Song Yinran listened with a face that kept changing expressions.

When Song Zhiya had finished, he fell silent for a moment before letting out a slight sigh, "My daughter, do you realize where you went wrong?"

Song Zhiya pursed her lips in aggrievement, "I shouldn’t have deliberately used Hongli!"

She paused and then added impatiently, yet unwillingly, "But do Lin Xia and Jiang Mingyuan bear no fault at all?

Lin Xia is already married, and Jiang Mingyuan is my boyfriend, yet they hugged each other!

Dad! My heart really hurt too much yesterday! So I ended up..." making an ill-considered move in the heat of the moment.

Song Yinran cut off her words with a wave of his hand, his eyes could not hide the disappointment.

He truly had never imagined that his usually cheerful and lively daughter could one day do such a thing.

"You were wrong because you were the justified party in the whole matter!

Yet, because of the little tricks you played with Yu Hongli, the situation changed in an instant... My daughter, when did you become like this?"

Song Zhiya covered her face in sadness, and tears streamed down through her fingers.

"Dad! I know I was wrong! All your reprimands are right! But at that moment, I really lost my mind..."

In the cosmetics shop, Lin Xia, Lin Qiu, and Lin Dong were tidying up the goods while waiting for Lin Chun to return.

When Lin Chun and the others left, the weather was merely stifling, and it had not rained.

Now it had been raining heavily for quite some time with no sign of stopping.

Lin Dong looked at the ceaseless rain outside the window and couldn’t help feeling worried, "Big sister! Where do you think big brother has taken him?"

What Lin Dong didn’t say was, knowing Lin Aiguo’s temper, what if he couldn’t be persuaded and ended up hitting and scolding his big brother?

Lin Qiu was arranging the goods on the shelves and turned to ask Lin Xia, "Sis! Why hasn’t big brother come back yet?"

Lin Xia looked out of the window, a flicker of concern passing through her eyes, but it vanished in a flash.

"Let’s just wait! With the rain so heavy, maybe they’re taking shelter somewhere. They’ll surely come back when the rain eases up!"

The calmness of Lin Xia’s demeanor instantly assuaged Lin Qiu and Lin Dong, and they felt much more at ease, continuing with the task at hand.

Lin Xia lowered her head to sort through the assorted hair accessories in front of her, yet her thoughts drifted far away.

When Lin Chun had dragged Lin Aiguo away, she couldn’t guess where they might have gone.

With the rain so heavy outside, it was unrealistic for them to even think about going out to search for them.

She also didn’t know whether Lin Aiguo, playing the card of warmth, could persuade her big brother.

About that, she wasn’t really sure herself.

Her brothers were, after all, not like her as they had only experienced this lifetime; perhaps what Lin Aiguo had done could still be forgiven.

But she had lived through a past life and this one, witnessing too much of Lin Aiguo’s ugliness.

So, no matter how genuinely repentant he became after so many confrontations in this life,

Her heart, firm as rock, could not forgive!

Because she could not forget those past scenes, those events were etched into her very bones.

She could not forget how Lin Aiguo had insisted on Lin Qiang taking over, and how her big brother had died so young from an accident at the man-made board factory.

She couldn’t forget how Lin Aiguo forced Lin Qiu to marry a scumbag from the soy sauce factory simply because his family offered two hundred more yuan in bride price. Later, Lin Qiu was abused and tormented by the scumbag and his mother to the point of inhumanity.

She couldn’t forget how Lin Aiguo made Lin Dong, who was good at studies, drop out of middle school to work and contribute money to the family, yet he allowed Qian Chunli’s daughter, Lin Yu, to continue her schooling!

And because of his resistance, the once delicate-looking Lin Dong was whipped by Lin Aiguo with a willow branch until his eyebrows were a gory, scarred mess!

Not to mention herself...

Lin Xia quickly shifted her thoughts, not allowing herself to sink into those unwilling memories.

She pulled at the corners of her mouth, the very fact that those events hadn’t played out in this life was solely because she and her siblings had learned to resist;

They had managed to stand up and fight back violently, refusing to recognize any ties and resolutely not indulging them!

Otherwise, it would really be hard to say!

Outside, there came the sound of running footsteps, rapid and urgent. Lin Xia and the others quickly looked towards the door.

They saw Lin Chun drenched like a drowned rat, yet sporting a huge smile on his face!

Lin Dong rushed over excitedly, "Big brother!"

He also carefully looked Lin Chun up and down, noticing there were no signs of being beaten, and his complexion was quite cheerful, finally he was at ease.

Lin Xia, quick on her feet, grabbed a towel from the counter and passed it to Lin Chun, unable to resist complaining, "Big brother! With such heavy rain, are you silly? Why rush back without finding shelter first?"

Lin Qiu also came over, "Big brother! There are no dry clothes here, don’t catch a cold again!"

Lin Chun, while drying his face and hair, laughed carelessly, "No worries! Being soaked just feels cooler!"

Lin Chun looked into the concerned eyes of his younger brothers and sisters, feeling a warmth flood his heart; he knew they were eager to know something.

So, he didn’t keep them in suspense and directly told them, "Dad has been persuaded by me!"

"Really?" they asked in unison, their voices tinged with uncertainty.

Lin Aiguo was not easily swayed, stubborn and quick to anger; could he really have been easily persuaded?

Lin Chun nodded vigorously, "Yeah! Whatever he said, I was just going to stick to my guns and leave, no matter what!

In the end, he ran out of options and, with a face ashen with anger, said he didn’t care anymore and left..."

Having left with Lin Aiguo, he had intended to find a quiet place to talk properly, but then he noticed the darkening sky and the gathering storm.

Instead, he took Lin Aiguo to a small restaurant nearby where they could eat while talking.

To persuade Lin Chun, Lin Aiguo used every tactic, soft and hard, but to no avail!

Lin Chun’s mind was set like iron; no matter what Lin Aiguo said, he was determined to leave;

however, he also made it clear multiple times that he would still come back to visit Lin Aiguo and would not abandon him in times of sickness or trouble.

Lin Aiguo felt sad and powerless!

He knew Lin Chun had changed, and that even if he now hit or scolded him, he couldn’t alter his decision!

Lin Aiguo had no choice but to leave disheartened!

Lin Chun, braving the heavy rain, escorted Lin Aiguo to the station to catch the bus.

Lin Xia felt heartened. If big brother had finally been persuaded by Lin Aiguo, she wouldn’t find it disappointing!

After all, the education everyone received from ancient times was that filial piety is the most important virtue and parents are never wrong...

Some things are deeply rooted in the mind, not easily changed overnight!

But, her big brother had truly done it!

The siblings chatted excitedly.

After a while, Lin Chun, noticing only his younger siblings were left in the shop, couldn’t help asking, "Where are Song Zhiya and the other two?"