Lin Fan took a deep breath. His current mood was very complex. Initially, he had traded his body for money, betrayed himself, and now her ending could be said to be a case of getting her just deserts. But at this moment, Lin Fan couldn’t manage a smile. His complex feelings made him walk back to the sofa.
"To tell the truth, I just feel that my sister is very pitiable. After all that maneuvering, she’s nothing more than a pawn."
Li Huifang curled up her legs, holding onto Lin Fan’s arm and resting her head on his shoulder, saying, "I used to be so envious of her for having a man who loved her. Even though my mom said you would definitely be poor for a lifetime, I really thought it didn’t matter. As long as two people are happy together, that’s enough. Isn’t there a saying about being content with love even if you can only drink water?"
"So you don’t think that way now?"
Lin Fan turned his head, curious. At this moment, he suddenly realized that Li Huifang, at twenty years old, seemed to possess a maturity incongruent with her age, especially now, as she seemed to be standing on his side, yet her words seemed to be pleading for her sister.
"Indeed, I don’t think that way now."
Li Huifang lifted her head, her innocent face revealing a layer of maturity, "Last night, at the moment I sat on the throne, I felt as if all the spotlights in the world were shining on me. The people below me were all my background, and I really became like a high and mighty queen. And all this, wasn’t it all bought with money?"
"Yes, indeed, the life of the wealthy is an irresistible temptation."
Lin Fan had to admit, the girl wasn’t wrong. Even his own life now was such a lavish one, something he had never dared to imagine before.
"So, my sister did make a mistake, but her wrong is understandable. After all, under such temptation, there really are few who can resist, including myself."
Li Huifang looked up at Lin Fan and asked, "Then you... can you stop hating her?"
"I’ll try," Lin Fan said, gently stroking her cheek tinged with the glow of health. At this moment, he too was unsure of his own feelings.
When Lin Fan’s luxury car pulled up to the university entrance, it immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
The wandering university students were all too familiar with luxury cars, and especially that Mercedes-Benz logo, which was a show of status. Naturally, many speculated about which person had hooked up with such a big boss.
"Your internship has been arranged. Once you’re there, you’ll naturally have a mentor to guide you. Remember to study hard and not just play all the time."
Lin Fan looked at the message from Dean Liu’s wife on his phone. Despite her seductive demeanor when kneeling before Guo Baoming, at work she was a hospital executive and arranging an intern was as easy as pie for her.
"Brother-in-law, don’t worry. I will definitely study hard and won’t lose face for you. And will you still come to see me for fun?"
Li Huifang clung to Lin Fan’s arm, asking with a coquettish tone.
Lin Fan knew full well what her idea of ’fun’ entailed, so he smiled and pinched her nose, saying, "Don’t worry, when I come back to the city over the weekend, I’ll come to have fun with you, okay?"
"Great, I will definitely show my best."
Li Huifang unbuckled her seat belt, kissed his face, then pushed the car door open. Under everyone’s gaze, she hopped and skipped into the school, completely indifferent to the envious or suspicious eyes cast her way.
"This little girl is a bit crazy."
Lin Fan shook his head with a smile, never having imagined that one day he would bring his sister-in-law under his wing as well. But thinking about her breathless gasps, if it weren’t for the swelling being too severe, he would have surely kept her for another day. After all, the shyness of a new wife couldn’t be faked, and with her pale, slender, and young figure, she definitely was a good target for training.
After arranging everything, Lin Fan finally stepped on the gas. The car headed in the direction of Lotus Town. Today was the completion day of the old house, and he was very much looking forward to what this brand new home would look like. He also wanted to arrange things beforehand so that once everything was finished, he could let his parents move back in.
Three hours later, the car entered Victory Village Team 2, and from afar, as the car returned, the construction team immediately lit a string of firecrackers. Accompanied by the crackle and pop of the fireworks, the car drove through the vermilion gate and parked in the newly built garage.
"Mr. Lin... everything has been completed for the overall construction. The only thing that’s left is to discuss the placement of the greenery with you. If we can finalize it, it can be transported here from the city by tomorrow morning at the latest," said two engineers eagerly to Lin Fan.
"No need. Leave those plots for my parents to grow vegetables. After all, they have worked the land their whole lives, and fields of cabbage are closer to their heart than rose gardens."
Looking at the two reserved flowerbeds in the yard, Lin Fan knew well that his parents would definitely prefer using such good land for growing vegetation, because for farmers, grain was always the most treasured.