Chapter 56: Bullying Others with Power? Just Suffer It in Silence

In the underground parking garage.

Lin Wan hugged her knees, trembling as she hid in a corner.

Her entire body was covered in bruises, and she felt as though her arm was broken.

Those people showed no mercy whatsoever, even though she was pretty.

They inflicted intense pain upon her without causing permanent or severe injury, marking them as seasoned professionals.

Hearing footsteps approach, Lin Wan was so frightened she almost burst into tears.

Once the footsteps drew near, and she saw her brother's face filled with deep concern, she finally wailed aloud.

"Brother! Sob, sob..."

Lin Juan felt as though his heart was being torn apart. He lunged forward and pulled Lin Wan into his arms. "Wanwan, your brother is useless. I couldn't protect you."

Had the Lin family still been at the absolute peak of its power in the capital, who would ever dare to bully a young lady of the Lin family like this?

Would they have been pushed to such humiliating depths by a corporation like Yaoming Group?

A fierce wave of hatred surged within Lin Juan, fueling an even stronger desperation to regain their power.

"Brother, it hurts so much. They were genuinely trying to kill me with those blows."

Lin Wan sobbed intermittently, her exquisite makeup completely ruined by her tears.

"I feel like my bones are shattered. That woman... that woman is simply venomous..."

"She looks just like Momo, but Momo was so kind-hearted. Sob, sob..."

"It's alright, it's alright." Lin Juan patted Lin Wan's back soothingly and helped her up. "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."

"Once we return to the capital in the future, we will definitely take revenge for this."

Lin Wan nodded hurriedly. "Yes."

Lin Tiancheng walked over and drove the car around.

Sitting in the driver's seat, he listened to the weeping coming from the back row, feeling utterly agitated and distressed.

How could he not suffer from the torment of his own powerlessness?

"Stop crying!" Lin Tiancheng barked in a low voice, turning his head to glare at Lin Wan. "Everything that happened today is your own fault."

"Normally, I praise you for being the most sensible, generous, and poised, capable of handling any social setting. Have you lost your mind today?"

"When Mubai brought you into a circle like that, how could you actually dare to go? How could you dare to open your mouth and speak?"

It was the first time Lin Wan had ever been reprimarded harshly by her father, and she stared at him blankly, too stunned to even cry anymore.

"Dad..."

"The group of people there today were heavyweights like Liu Chengfeng and Hua Wu. How on earth did you dare?" Lin Tiancheng gnashed his teeth. "Even I wouldn't dare to speak casually in front of people like that."

"Do you really think those ruthless monsters who eat people without spitting out the bones would care about reason with you? Would they play nice with you?"

Feeling even more aggrieved, Lin Wan's long eyelashes fluttered, and large, heavy tears rolled down her cheeks.

She choked back her sobs, terrified to make another sound.

"Different fates await people of the same kind; don't get it twisted. Someone like Einan is held in the palm of young Master Sheng's hand."

"If there is a next time, it won't just end with a simple beating."

When Lin Tiancheng finished speaking, he looked as though he had aged two years instantly, his head throbbing with agonizing pain.

Lin Juan wanted to make excuses for Lin Wan, but before he could speak, Lin Tiancheng cut him off.

"Third, you'll find out tomorrow."

"Business matters are never secrets. When a wall is about to collapse, everyone gives it a push. Tomorrow..."

Lin Tiancheng exhaled deeply, anticipating that the Lin family's business was about to suffer a catastrophic blow.

Lin Juan knew the gravity of the situation, as well as the family's unwavering determination to return to the capital.

If the family enterprise were to collapse because of this, not only Lin Wan, but he himself would become a sinner against the family.

Lin Tiancheng mused, "Do not let the rest of the family know about what happened today."

"Especially not the fact that the CEO of Yaoming Group looks identical to Momo."

"Your mother, second brother, and fifth brother are still obsessed with Momo. If they found out and rushed over to offend her, it would only be a tragedy repeating itself."

As Lin Tiancheng said this, he couldn't help but find the irony bitter and pathetic.

Lin Wan touched her aching arm. "I understand, Dad..."

At the Chamber of Commerce.

The lights were dazzling, and crystal glasses clinked in a flurry of celebration.

Countless businessmen smiled as they raised their glasses and engaged in casual chatter.

Lin Mo sat in a seat near the window.

With Sheng Cang by her side, many talented young elites didn't dare to approach her even by half a step, no matter how much their hearts yearned to.

This older brother of hers was practically a malevolent deity.

If anyone dared to approach, Sheng Cang wouldn't simply destroy the flower with harsh hands—he'd uproot the entire garden.

Regardless of gender, people stayed far away, terrified of him.

Sheng Cang asked with a casual tone, "Well? Seeing the Lin family members looking this miserable today, does it feel satisfying?"

"Satisfying?" Lin Mo retorted, resting her chin on her hand. "No, this is merely a tiny beginning."

Compared to everything the Lin family had done to her, this minor lesson was not even worth mentioning.

A cold indifference washed over Lin Mo's expression. "I faked my death, deliberately using an accident to make them regret."

"The ridiculous part is that Lin Qinglang genuinely thought I died trying to save them out of the goodness of my heart, and he sends me messages every day trying to repent."

Lin Mo's tone dripped with mockery and sarcasm. "Things have only just begun. I want to watch them sink into despair and regret."

"Just like I did back then."

Lin Mo recalled the days when she had been hunted like a stray dog.

That profound despair, that unwillingness, the burning desire to demand why they treated her that way—they would experience far more of that themselves.

"You've got quite a lot of scheming in you," Sheng Cang said, gently patting the top of her head. "Faking your death, tsk."

"It breaks my heart, Momo."

Sheng Cang found it all absurd.

Faking one's death to make the Lin family feel regret?

Some people had already lost their humanity and possessed no conscience whatsoever; how could they possibly experience an epiphany?

Instead, he felt it was entirely unworthy for her to put herself in harm's way through her elaborate plots.

Crushing those little ants directly was always the best course of action.

If it were up to him at the reservoir, letting all of them drown would have been the most flawless outcome.

After all, they were a bunch of creatures who deserved to die.

"By the way," Lin Mo raised an eyebrow. "Don't call me 'Little Treasure' in public anymore. It's sickening."

"Then what should I call you? Calling you 'Momo' in public will get you recognized."

"You can still call me Momo in private, but absolutely not in public..."

Sheng Cang paused. "Aren't I just listening to you? You're cutting ties with the Lin family and don't want to be recognized, right?"

"That is the situation, but..."

"Call me..." Lin Mo paused, feeling a bit awkward. "Anyway, you can't call me Little Treasure."

"I am no longer that little child from the orphanage."

Sheng Cang ignored her entirely.

His mouth belonged to him, and he would call her whatever he pleased.

"In my heart, you will always be that three-year-old mute from the orphanage who couldn't even speak."

"Someone who needed protection, or else she'd be bullied."

Lin Mo lowered her gaze.

Sheng Cang hurriedly changed the subject. "What about your university matters?"

"I've already taken care of it long ago," Lin Mo said, lifting her chin slightly, revealing her exquisitely beautiful jawline. "I'm not a fool. Why would I hand my admission spot over to someone else on a silver platter?"

She wouldn't make the same mistake twice, that was for sure.

"It's just that I don't want to shatter their hopes immediately."

"Doesn't Lin Wan love stealing things that belong to me? Then I'll let her witness on the very first day of school just how utterly redundant and unwanted she is as a thief."

Quite a few people were walking over.

Sheng Cang stopped talking. "The flatterers are back. A female CEO is always so popular."

There was no masking the pride and praise in his tone.

After all, she was his younger sister, naturally the most outstanding person in the world.

However, the moment he noticed Mu Bai approaching, his gaze instantly turned chillingly cold.

"It seems some people really do feel they've lived too long."