Chapter 152
“Yo, when I first heard this news, I thought it was fake. I didn’t expect you to really start a company. Without the Lin Family’s protection, do you really think getting close to that woman Xu Jie will take you to the skies?”
The newly renovated glass door had been violently opened. Lin Zike stood in Lin Mengyao’s newly renovated company, obliviously, holding an axe, sweeping it back and forth across the office’s furniture and walls, occasionally knocking on the desk with it.
“Get out! You are not welcome here.” Xu Ke instinctively pulled Lin Mengyao behind him, his eyes as sharp as the sharpest swords shooting directly at Lin Zike.
“Haha, that’s so funny. You actually pulled Lin Mengyao behind you. Did I see that right?” Lin Zike let out a piercing laugh, as if he had seen the most amusing scene, laughing so hard that tears welled up in his eyes.
“You’re nothing but a coward. Now you’ve learnt to play the hero saving the damsel in distress? Tsk tsk tsk. You two really are a perfect match, an old piece of trash with a piece of trash, a perfect pair. I just don’t understand, disgusting people like you live well in the country, even starting a company for a fresh start, while my sister has to live abroad like a rat in a gutter? Why? Shouldn’t you accompany her, so it’s fair?”
Lin Zike swung the axe directly smashing the computer desk in front of him. The splinters and glass shards cut his face, but it seemed he felt nothing as he continued to smash everything his eyes could reach, like an unwearied perpetual motion machine. He only stopped when half of the computer desk was destroyed.
Xu Ke held Lin Mengyao in his arms, constantly patting her back to soothe her, but there wasn’t a trace of human warmth in his eyes as he looked at Lin Zike, more like a refrigerator. Lin Mengyao sensed something was wrong with Xu Ke and tried to raise her head to look, but Xu Ke pressed her heavily into his embrace, giving no chance to resist.
“There’s no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. Your sister brought it upon herself, justice reveals, retribution is inevitable. You can’t blame anyone. If you’re really looking for someone to blame, you should only blame herself for being inferior.” Xu Ke showed no concern faced with Lin Zike’s increasingly murderous gaze, and continued speaking to himself.
“You want to start a company? Let me tell you, dream on! As long as my sister is abroad, as long as I’m alive, as long as the Lin Corporation stands, I’ll never let you two wretches succeed. Every time your company is set up, I’ll smash it. We can see who’s more persistent. And you’d better not hire anyone, otherwise, I’ll beat everyone I see until no one dares to set foot in this lousy company.”
Lin Zike grinned maliciously, raising the axe in his hand and giving Xu Ke a taunting smile, before swinging the axe at an untouched computer desk, sending splinters flying.
Although Lin Mengyao couldn’t see what was happening, she could hear it. She desperately tried to break free from Xu Ke’s embrace to see what was happening but her head was pressed tightly against his chest, with no way to look.
“I advise you to stop, or everything you’re doing now, I will return to the Lin Corporation tenfold or a hundredfold. If you don’t want to become the eternal sinner of the Lin Family, throw your axe aside, fix everything you’ve just destroyed, and apologize to us.” Xu Ke kept one hand pressing Lin Mengyao’s head, while gently patting her back with the other, soothing her.
Lin Mengyao indeed quieted down.
On the other side, Lin Zike, facing Xu Ke, laughed and couldn’t stop. His breathing became somewhat erratic from this wild laughter, but he showed no sign of adjusting, instead laughing even more wantonly. It wasn’t until he choked on his own saliva and started coughing that he reluctantly reined in his laughter.
“Retaliation on the Lin Corporation? Tenfold, a hundredfold, that’s hilarious. I find you two really redefine shamelessness every time. Who gives you the courage to say such things? Is it Xu Jie? How well are you two serving her for her to take Jiahe Group to play with you, to follow your every command? Is she your trained dog, listening to you like that?”
“Do you believe that if I find someone more appealing to Xu Jie than you, you’d instantly fall out of favor? Your words would just become a fart, dispersed without even leaving a trace.” Lin Zike made a bursting gesture toward Xu Ke, a malicious curve on his lips.
“If you don’t believe it, we can try and see. Let’s see if my words turn into a fart or if Lin Family kneels and begs me to spare them.” Xu Ke gave Lin Zike a smile devoid of any warmth, and half-carrying, half-dragging Lin Mengyao away, he coldly said, “I look forward to meeting you again.”
Only after retreating into the elevator and closing the elevator doors did Xu Ke release his hold on Lin Mengyao, allowing her to see the sunlight again.
The long period of darkness made Lin Mengyao close her eyes as soon as she saw the elevator’s light. After a moment, she slowly opened them and asked, “Why did you stop me from speaking earlier? Did he smash my company entirely?” Lin Mengyao sniffed, looking at Xu Ke with grievance.
“That’s because I didn’t want you to be heartbroken after seeing that scene. But it won’t be long before he gives you something bigger and better. Then I’ll build you another Lin Corporation, alright?”