Chapter 262: Jiang Lai Is Better Than Your Beloved Whose Red Lips Have Been Kissed by Thousands

Lin Shutong: "Uncle! I'm also a member of the Ji Family! Grandpa said so — I'm a Ji Family member. How could you throw my things out!"

"Or did you expect me to sell all those things for you, or pay out of pocket to buy them so you could pay off your debts?" The Ji Family uncle could no longer tolerate Lin Shutong even a little.

Lin Shutong's eyes were red as she pleaded: "Uncle, please let me go in and see Grandpa, can you?"

"Impossible. Your grandpa said he doesn't want to see you."

"How is that possible?" Lin Shutong was in a panic — right now, aside from Grandpa, no one could help her!

"If Grandpa won't see me, I'll wait right here until Grandpa is willing to see me."

She refused to believe Grandpa's heart was made of iron.

Grandpa had always doted on her so.

The Ji Family uncle left only one remark: "Suit yourself, but no shouting in the hospital. If you truly worry about your grandpa, then stay quietly."

Lin Shutong's face went deathly pale — even after she had said all that, they were still keeping her out?

The Ji Family uncle continued: "Sister, brother-in-law, the same goes for you. But I suggest you stop trying to make your presence felt here — it's pointless."

Lin Fu and Lin Mu were similarly choked into silence. The two could only look through the glass window at the situation inside — at least he had already woken up.

Lin Shutong was still kneeling on the ground, unable to get up, yet unable to stay down.

"Get up." Lin Fu glanced at his daughter's knees and frowned. "How long did the court give you to repay the money?"

Lin Shutong took the opportunity to stand up and said: "Within fifteen days of the judgment taking effect."

Lin Fu said in a low voice: "That's half a month left."

Lin Mu said anxiously: "Only half a month."

Lin Shutong caught her parents' implied meaning — in the end, they wouldn't abandon her. She didn't even dare to meet her parents' eyes again, only feeling a burning pain across her face, so intense it brought tears welling up.

Her parents' means were limited; there wasn't much they could help with. Her uncle and aunt certainly wouldn't agree to lend money. Only Grandpa could come up with it.

And it might not even be enough, so she still had to find a way.

Lin Shutong planned to ask her "friends" abroad for some — no matter how much or how little, she'd take it all. Every little bit adds up!

There was also Shen Xun…

Shen Xun, likewise in the hospital, suddenly received a concerned message from Lin Shutong, telling him she was sorry and asking if he was okay.

How could he be okay?

Shen Xun still hadn't been able to emerge from that dense thicket of evidence in the courtroom. Every time he recalled it, it was to the point of being unable to breathe.

The former white moonlight had ultimately rotted away.

Rotted thoroughly.

Rotted sickeningly.

Shen Xun's lips were pale, his whole body uncomfortable, as if covered in lice.

He didn't reply to the message.

Nearby, Father Shen reminded him: "Your mother's surgery is in two days. Don't tell them about what happened in court today for now — their emotions are unstable."

Shen Xun nodded.

He couldn't speak.

Father Shen looked at him in this state and thought about how Lin Shutong turned out to be such a shameless woman, spending his son's money while cozying up to other men!

Utterly filthy!

Heartbroken and full of regret, he said: "What a sin!"

The father and son arrived at the hospital room. Xie Yongsi, who had come to visit, immediately stood up and asked with concern: "How did it go?"

Mother Shen and Shen Xi also looked over.

The pale-faced Mother Shen propped herself up and asked: "Lin Shutong lost, right? How did the court rule on the money? How do you and Jiang Lai split it? Even at worst, you should be able to get a few million!"

Shen Xi also pressed: "Yeah, yeah, Brother, what's the result?"

Shen Xun looked at his mother and sister and nodded: "Mm, Lin Shutong lost. Lost completely."

So did he.

Defeated completely.

Shen Xi pressed on: "How is the money split? What did the court say about the split?"

Shen Xun wasn't afraid of upsetting his sister, but feared upsetting his mother, which would be bad for her surgery, so he coaxed: "Not much, just a few million."

Shen Xi: "Exactly how many millions?"

Nine million and one million were worlds apart!

Xie Yongsi suddenly sensed something was wrong. He went over, draped his arm around Shen Xun's shoulder, and led him outside: "Xun-ge, I have something urgent to discuss with you, about work."

The two went out.

Shen Xi was frantic and wanted to chase after them, but her father called her back: "That's your brother's business. Mind your own affairs first. Our family's situation is already what it is — no one is to drag the family down anymore. While you're here at the hospital keeping your mother company, use the time to write up a resume, then have your brother help you optimize it. I'll find a way to get you into a decent large company."

Shen Xi's sky had collapsed.

She really had to go to work?

"Wu wu wu wu wu…" Shen Xi burst into tears in the hospital room. Mother Shen wanted to say something, but Father Shen held her hand and patted it, signaling her to let it be.

If they didn't seek change, the whole family would end up sleeping on the streets!

Outside the hospital room.

Xie Yongsi released Shen Xun's shoulder: "The court awarded all the money to Jiang Lai, right?"

Shen Xun: "It belongs to her."

When he had given those things to Lin Shutong, he should have anticipated this day.

"Then what about you? Auntie's situation right now needs money so badly!" Xie Yongsi said as he pulled out his phone the next second and transferred two hundred thousand to him for emergencies.

"My company has a mid-level management position. If you don't mind, once Auntie's surgery is over, you can go and start. The salary is just average."

Shen Xun did not refuse: "Thank you."

Xie Yongsi: "You're welcome."

……

Clear Heart Pavilion.

Ke Zhongyu and Gu Zhiyan sat facing each other, with Gu Yinxue sitting beside Gu Zhiyan, and the seat of honor at the tea table was taken by the elder Gu Sen.

Gu Sen had just sat down when he sensed the invisible tension between the two children.

The Gu and Nian families have always been on good terms, and their relationship with the Ke family was also fine, but for some reason, in the younger generation, relations have turned sour.

"Zhongyu, when did you start liking White Hair Silver Needle?" Gu Sen spoke gently, his amiable smile and tone as if he were talking to his own child.

Ke Zhongyu set down his teacup and replied, "The past month."

"Oh?" Gu Sen became interested, "That's so sudden."

Ke Zhongyu: "Someone gave me White Hair Silver Needle."

It also came with an old man's thermos.

Gu Sen glanced at his daughter, then at Ke Zhongyu: "Male or female?"

Ke Zhongyu: "The person I like."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Zhiyan's face grew even darker, speaking up for his sister: "What's so good about her?"

Ke Zhongyu's gaze turned cold: "If you can't see it, the problem is with your eyesight."

Gu Zhiyan: "You!"

"Brother." Gu Yinxue spoke up to mediate: "All right, brother, Zhongyu, Dad is still here."

The invisible aura surrounding the two of them weakened slightly.

Gu Sen blamed neither side, calmly asking, "It seems you all know each other; Yinxue, do you know them too?"

Gu Yinxue's expression stiffened slightly as she nodded, "Yes, I know them."

No further words were needed.

Ke Zhongyu: "At my home, the old residence."

Those five short words showed how important the person who gave him the White Hair Silver Needle was in his heart.

Gu Sen chuckled, curious: "Which family's young lady? Able to catch the eye of our little Ke family head."

Gu Zhiyan sneered: "Not a young lady from any family, but an orphan raised at the Fuli Yuan."

Ke Zhongyu heard the two words 'orphan' and found them grating, responding in kind with sarcasm: "Jiang Lai isn't a young lady from any family either, and she's a thousand times better than the sweetheart whose lips everyone has tasted."