Su Lin nodded: "They're all envious and jealous, saying how I managed to get you. Quite a few girls are swooning over you, tsk tsk..."
"Your hearing is amazing; you can hear it from this far away."
Su Lin said with a dark expression, "Xiao Wan, can't you get the point right?"
"I'm just stating the point, Su Lin. I wish my ears were as good as yours."
"Okay, you win."
Su Lin realized that this girl was pretending to be stupid and drunk. He still had a smug smile on his face and walked with an annoying gait.
Looking at their expressions, Su Lin thought smugly, "If you knew that Xia Shiyu was also my wife, I wonder what kind of expressions you would have. Tsk tsk."
Even after the two left, they were still whispering and gossiping about Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan.
Su Lin didn't care about these people's opinions at all. Although it was not legally recognized for men to have multiple wives and concubines in this world, there were plenty of wealthy and powerful families.
He only had two, that's not many at all!!!
131 Father and daughter have a heart-to-heart talk: Yan Yan, do you like that Su Lin? [Please subscribe]
Just as Su Lin took Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu out for dinner, a simple family meeting was taking place at Zhao Yanyan's home in Donghai City.
Zhao Tiande looked at his daughter and sighed. He hadn't even noticed that his daughter was almost as tall as him in flat shoes.
"Yan Yan, how's work at the supermarket lately?"
When Zhao Tiande asked about work, Zhao Yanyan was a little surprised. She put down her chopsticks and said, "It's fine. What's wrong, Dad?"
"Do you know that your boss almost got into a fight with Luo Sihai?" Zhao Tiande said casually.
"A bloody battle? How is this possible?" Zhao Yanyan stood up in shock.
Seeing this, Zhao Tiande's dissatisfaction subsided considerably. He was both shocked and furious when he first received the news that Luo Sihai dared to send people to target his daughter's shop. Upon closer investigation, he discovered that the matter was extremely complicated.
His own good nephew, Lin Tian, also got involved. Luo Sihai, Lin Tian, Su Lin, Su Zhenguo—anyone with a little common sense would know that this was no simple matter.
Especially with the railway line about to open, the entire East China Sea has been caught in a strange vortex.
And his own daughter is very likely to be on the edge of this vortex.
His first thought upon learning of this was to have Zhao Yanyan quit her job and focus on learning dance, but considering the satisfied look on her face recently, he could only bring it up indirectly.
"Dad, what exactly did you mean by 'fight to the death'?"
"That Su Lin led a group of migrant workers to demand their unpaid wages. Guess who owns the supermarket across the street that's under renovation?"
"Could it be Lin Tian?" Zhao Yanyan asked uncertainly.
Zhao Tiande nodded: "It was him. He's convinced that his father's death was related to Su Zhenguo, so he plans to take revenge on Su Lin."
"Hiss... There's such a thing?" Zhao Yanyan was completely stunned.
She never imagined that so much was hidden beneath the calm surface.
"Will Su Lin be in danger, Dad? Please help him," Zhao Yanyan pleaded.
Zhao Tiande cursed inwardly, thinking that Su Lin had not only stolen his daughter away, but also his heart.
"Aren't you worried that Su Lin might actually have a problem?"
"What problem could he have? I've been with him almost every day lately, I know everything about him, how could there be a problem?
"What about the shootout?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yanyan said, "I already know what you're talking about. It's about Su Lin helping those migrant workers get their wages back. I think those migrant workers are earning their money through hard work, and he should be praised for helping them get their wages back."
"But his methods were wrong. He beat people up like that, and Xiao Tian, I heard he's been bedridden for the past few days," Zhao Tiande said angrily.
"That's what he deserves. If you can't be a boss, then don't be one. You had to try to run a supermarket. In the end, you couldn't beat Su Lin. All you can do is resort to crooked tricks. All those thugs I had taken to the station before were recruited by Lin Tian," Zhao Yanyan said angrily.
"Sigh, Xiaotian is good in every way, but he's too extreme. This kind of extremeness will ruin him."
Zhao Tiande did some research on the feud between Su Lin and Lin Tian. It could be said that Lin Tian was eager to cause trouble for Su Lin, but in the end, he couldn't beat Su Lin in any way, whether it was legitimate or illegitimate. He didn't know what to say.
As the head of a police station, he had his bottom line. If it were up to him, he would definitely bring Lin Tian to justice.
But when he thought that Lin Yourong had only been dead for a short time, he felt a pang of pity for the first time.
Zhao Tiande looked at Zhao Yanyan and said, "Yanyan, this Su Lin isn't as simple as he seems. Dad thinks you should quit your job and continue learning to dance, wouldn't that be better?"
Zhao Yanyan shook her head violently: "No, not at all. I know Su Lin is not simple. If he were, could he have built such a big business? Dad! Lin Tian was just looking for trouble. Why are you protecting him like this? His father is dead. Does our whole family have to pay for his mistakes?"
"You… Dad is doing this for your own good. That Su Lin is dangerous, Yan Yan. You haven't been around enough boys. I'm worried you'll be deceived by him. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhao Yanyan felt bitter; she would rather Su Lin had lied to her.
She knew very well that if Su Lin said something nice, she would definitely be won over by him.
But Su Lin's words to her were simple: dating was fine, but marriage was not.
Even so, she was already close to giving in.
What a nemesis!
"Dad! You don't know Su Lin. He wouldn't lie to me. To be precise, he wouldn't stoop to lying to me," Zhao Yanyan said with a bitter expression.
Zhao Tiande was taken aback. He understood his daughter's expression; it was clear she was heartbroken and couldn't have the one she wanted. He then asked, "Do you like him?"
Zhao Yanyan hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
"But as far as I know, this Su Lin has a girlfriend." Zhao Tiande's eyes were unreadable.
"I know."
"You know you still like him? Are there no other men in the world?" Zhao Tiande asked angrily.
"But matters of the heart are beyond my control."
"Sigh! If that's the case, you should leave Su Lin sooner rather than later. You should make a clean break. If you ask me, you should just quit your job."
"No... I don't want to. Liking something is liking something, and work is work. They are two different things," Zhao Yanyan said firmly.
Zhao Tiande scoffed at his daughter's words, saying they were completely unrelated.
He knew Zhao Yanyan's personality better than anyone else. If she didn't really like her and couldn't bear to part with her, she would have resigned long ago.
Zhao Tiande pondered whether he should forcibly sever the relationship between Zhao Yanyan and Su Lin, but if he did, his relationship with Zhao Yanyan was destined to be ruined.
Looking at Zhao Yanyan in front of him, Zhao Tiande suddenly felt a headache coming on. No matter how complicated the case was, it was not as troublesome as dealing with family matters.
Zhao Yanyan noticed Zhao Tiande's hesitation and quickly said, "Dad, I'm an adult now, I'm all grown up, so don't worry, I can handle it."
Zhao Tiande rubbed his temples: "Hey~! If you can handle it, then so be it. But let's make it clear, if you get a cold shoulder, don't cry in front of me."
"How could that be? Do I look like someone who cries easily?" Zhao Yanyan said with a haughty expression!
...
Meanwhile, Su Lin had no idea that Zhao Yanyan and Zhao Tiande were having a family meeting.
He's driving Lin Xiaowan home right now.
Lin Xiaowan covered her delicate face with some trepidation and said, "Su Lin, do you think my parents will find out something? My face just won't go down, it's too red."
Su Lin glanced at Lin Xiaowan during a brief moment of silence, then said, "She's not that popular. You'll say she's hot later, won't you?"
"Uh... is this really okay?" Lin Xiaowan asked with a doubtful look.
Su Lin nodded: "Trust me, you won't go wrong. Just look at how hot it is after every run, you (Zhao Qian) see it's always like this."
Zhao Yanyan glared at Su Lin hatefully. If Su Lin hadn't been driving, she would have definitely rushed up and bitten him to death.
"Su Lin, I'll have someone tear down your office door tomorrow."
"It's not that serious, Xiao Wan. What kind of image would it have if you took down the office door? At worst, I just won't take you to the lounge anymore," Su Lin said with a smile.
He knew Lin Xiaowan was just saying it in anger; if she actually demolished it, it would be like trying to hide something obvious.
The company is now rife with jokes and anecdotes.
Su Lin didn't care, but Lin Xiaowan and Xia Shiyu were shy.
"You still say that you think I wouldn't dare hit you because you're driving?"
"Ahem, we've arrived."
Zhao Yanyan found Su Lin's expression somewhat amusing: "You were so fierce when you were bullying people, but now you know how to back down, Chun?"
"Men should be able to take things in stride," Su Lin said with a smile.
"Forget it, I can't be bothered arguing with you. If I do, I'll just get so frustrated!!!"
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132 Zhao Yanyan's Advance [Please Subscribe]
These past few days back in Zhongjiang have been the most comfortable for Su Lin. After much persuasion from Su Lin, Xia Shiyu finally agreed to move into his villa. With Xia Shiyu taking care of things, Su Lin could say he was living the life of an emperor. During the day, he and Lin Xiaowan would be all lovey-dovey at the company, and at night, Xia Shiyu would be there to keep him company.
These days were incredibly comfortable, but unfortunately, happy times are always fleeting.
The birthday of Qin Jiuyue, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, has finally arrived.
After greeting the two women, Su Lin drove from Zhongjiang to Donghai. This time, he came alone, without anyone else with him.
Upon arriving in Donghai, he immediately went to the Quanlegou branch supermarket.
Zhao Yanyan was both surprised and delighted to see Su Lin arrive. After having a heart-to-heart talk with Zhao Tiande, Zhao Yanyan faced her own heart and couldn't stop thinking about Su Lin every day.