Chapter 496: Her Light, Shattered

But inside the door, there was no response.

Sun Weiwei continued to pound on the door.

"Bang bang bang!" Her jade hand ached and turned red from the forceful striking.

Finally, as she slammed her palm down once more... the lock clicked and turned.

Lin Yuan wore a set of gray loungewear, his hair slightly damp, standing at the doorway.

Obviously, he had just taken a shower.

Lin Yuan furrowed his brow, turned sideways to let her in, and said, "If you have something to say, come in and say it."

Sun Weiwei at the doorway was making too much of a disturbance.

Lin Yuan feared the neighbors would be disturbed by this commotion, so he let her come in first to speak.

Sun Weiwei, wearing high heels, walked coldly into the living room.

Lin Yuan closed the door.

Just as the door closed, Sun Weiwei suddenly turned around.

Her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on Lin Yuan.

She had pent up all day's emotions, which erupted completely; she coldly angrily questioned, "Lin Yuan, what on earth is going on? Why did you move against Ning Shen? You clearly know he is the core of our faction, the person my father trusts most!"

Her voice was urgent and trembling, her beautiful eyes filled with bloodshot veins; obviously she had been completely enraged.

Lin Yuan walked over to the living room sofa, sat down, and raised his hand to rub his forehead.

His tone was calm to the point of near indifference: "For the company. He embezzled public funds, participated in money laundering, the evidence is solid; I have no reason not to investigate."

"For the company?" Sun Weiwei seemed to have heard a huge joke.

She quickly stepped forward to Lin Yuan's face, raised her hand and swung at his cheek.

Lin Yuan had been prepared; he reached out and precisely gripped her wrist.

His force was so great... it made Sun Weiwei wince in pain.

"So, you have completely betrayed me, right?" Sun Weiwei stared into his eyes, tears finally spilling over.

"Last night... you were still holding me, saying you would be loyal to me, but then you turned around and today at the senior meeting you had my people taken down, Lin Yuan, is your heart made of stone?" Sun Weiwei wept bitterly.

At this moment, she looked somewhat pitiful.

Lin Yuan slowly released her wrist, without looking at the tears on her face.

Lin Yuan merely shifted his gaze to the dark night sky outside the window.

Lin Yuan said softly: "Sorry, we stand on different sides; I am Su Monong's person, destined to stand with her."

Boom~

Hearing those words, Sun Weiwei finally collapsed; the heel of her high shoe gave way, and she stumbled backward several steps.

"You really... still chose Su Monong??" Sun Weiwei completely broke down; she raised a hand to cover her mouth, and her stifled sobs seeped out between her fingers.

"I gave you everything! I laid my heart bare for you, even daring to secretly tell you my father's trump card; when you ran into trouble I gave you my all, and all you give me is a single 'sorry'?!"

She shoved Lin Yuan hard, "You bastard! Liar!!"

The emotional impact made Sun Weiwei's body tremble slightly as she looked at Lin Yuan's indifferent profile...

Suddenly, a terrible idea formed in her mind.

Sun Weiwei's voice trembled with despair: "So, from the very beginning you approached me, it was never sincere allegiance; it was all a scheme, right?"

She fixed her gaze on Lin Yuan's eyes, waiting for his denial, even if it were just a lie.

But Lin Yuan remained silent for a few seconds... then he slowly nodded.

At that moment, Sun Weiwei felt as if struck by lightning.

"Was it Su Monong who had you get close to me? To act as her spy, gathering evidence on me and my father?" Sun Weiwei's voice broke.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate, nodding again.

"Haha, hahahaha..." Sun Weiwei suddenly burst out laughing, her beautiful eyes turning red, crystal tears spilling from her eye sockets.

"So, you've been playing the double agent all along? From start to finish, I was merely a pawn you used to climb up?" Her laughter echoed in the empty living room, carrying an indescribable sorrow and madness.

Lin Yuan was helpless, saying nothing.

Lin Yuan's silence was like a dull knife, cutting into Sun Weiwei's chest, causing pain.

She clutched the corner of her garment and stepped back half a step.

Sun Weiwei's voice... was full of broken accusations.

"Is what I gave you not enough? I gave you so many things, and it's still not enough?! I flew overnight to Xianggang to get you that limited-edition Patek Philippe; I gave you so much money, and even, I even gave you my most precious first time..."

"The luxury goods and money you sent me, I have kept them all." Lin Yuan finally spoke, his voice kept low.

He avoided Sun Weiwei's reddened eye sockets.

Lin Yuan said, "The watches you gave me are all in the safe, their boxes unopened; the money you gave me, I haven't spent a cent, it's all in the vault. These are all evidence of your bribery, which I have kept. If you want them, I'll go get them now and return everything to you."

Hearing this, Sun Weiwei collapsed even further.

"Return them to me?" Sun Weiwei seemed to have heard a huge joke, suddenly letting out a sharp laugh.

Her tears spilled unexpectedly, "What use are those cold things to me? I want what you said—'loyalty to me'! The reassurance you gave me late at night while handling project crises! The sincerity you showed when you said I wasn't a bad woman!"

"You returned those things to me, but can you return my first time to me?! You bastard!" Sun Weiwei cursed miserably.

At this moment, she was utterly pitiful.

Sun Weiwei wept heart-wrenchingly, she with hysterical despair: "You bastard! Trash! I've never cared for anyone this much in my life; the only person I've ever loved is you! Yet you treated me as a pawn to play with!"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan froze?

Sun Weiwei crouched down, clasping her head tightly with both hands; her sobbing shifted from suppressed whimpers to heart-wrenching howls.

She knew that, following her father in the marketplace, playing tricks and forming factions, her hands were not clean.

The people around her... either were after her family background or feared her background.

Only when Lin Yuan appeared did she feel that she was being treated sincerely……

He would jump into the river to save her without regard for his life, would squat down to massage her ankle when she sprained it, would help and accompany her when she was most lonely and helpless……

That was the only light in her dim world……

But now, this light with its own hands pushed her into deeper darkness.

Lin Yuan stood in place, watching her curl up into a ball, his Adam's apple rolling several times.

He eventually still walked forward, reaching out to steady her trembling shoulders.

"Don't touch me!" Sun Weiwei suddenly lifted her head, her eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

She, like a wounded little beast…… shook off his hand.

"Get out! I despise you as dirty!" She struggled to stand up, but because her legs were weak she fell back down again, the heel of her newly bought high heels snapping in two with a "crack".

Lin Yuan furrowed his brows, bent over intending to help her ankle: "Your ankle is sprained; I'll massage it for you—three minutes will ease the pain, this is my specialty."

"Get lost! I don't need your fake kindness!" Sun Weiwei gritted her teeth, pulling her foot back, forcing herself to stand leaning against the wall.

She hopped on one foot toward the doorway.

But with every movement, the sharp pain in her ankle turned her face pale, cold sweat sliding down her temples, yet she clenched her teeth tightly, refusing to look at Lin Yuan again.

Lin Yuan followed helplessly behind her, promptly supporting her waist when she was about to fall.

"I'll see you downstairs; otherwise you won't even make it out of the unit building."

Sun Weiwei offered no rebuttal, yet also felt no gratitude, her body stiff as a stone.

Lin Yuan could only carefully support her arm, slowing his steps to accompany her as they took the elevator down floor by floor.

The sound-activated lights in the hallway flickered on and off with their steps, just like their brief, absurd entanglement.

Just as they stepped out of the unit building's main door, the night's cool breeze made Sun Weiwei shiver.

She shoved Lin Yuan away, staggered back two steps, her bloodshot eyes fixed on him,

Sun Weiwei said each word clearly: "Lin Yuan, from now on we cannot coexist. If I, Sun Weiwei, do not die, I will surely make you pay the price."

Lin Yuan sighed and said nothing.

He supported her, helping Sun Weiwei to the front of the Ferrari.

Sun Weiwei was about to get into the car.

Then she heard a chaotic footsteps coming from afar……

Accompanied by the clanging of steel pipes.

Lin Yuan instantly became alert, he turned his head to look far away??

Only see in the distance, a crowd of dark silhouettes slowly advancing.

At the forefront of the crowd was a familiar figure!

Exactly the dismissed Human Resources Director, Ning Shen!

Ning Shen now wore a black vest, gripping a baseball bat in his hand.

Behind him followed a mass of henchmen!

The henchmen surged like a tide, in an instant sealing off the residential complex entrance completely.

"Ning Shen?" Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed.

"Lin Yuan! You dare to scheme against me? I said I'd make you pay! Now I've finally found you." Ning Shen's eyes were bloodshot, he pointed at Lin Yuan and approached step by step, "Today if I don't tear you into eight pieces, I'm not a Ning!"

Sun Weiwei's pretty face changed abruptly; she suddenly stepped forward, instinctively shielding Lin Yuan behind her.

Sun Weiwei endured the pain of her high heels, stepped forward, and shouted angrily at Ning Shen: "Ning Shen! Stop! What are you doing?"

"Miss Sun? How are you with him?" Ning Shen stared for a moment, then sneered, "At this point you still protect him? Are you stupid or foolish?! Lin Yuan sold you out, and you're still counting his money for him!"

"My affairs are none of your business!" Sun Weiwei gritted her teeth, the ankle pain making her sway, "You take your men and leave first; I'll handle Lin Yuan's matter and guarantee you an explanation. Ning Shen, don't act rashly!"

"An explanation?" Ning Shen sounded as if he'd heard a joke.

Ning Shen suddenly stepped forward, coldly furious: "Sun Weiwei, you and your father are being suppressed by Su Monong to the point you can barely protect yourselves, yet you still want to give me an explanation? Sun Weiwei, don't think I won't dare move you just because you're Sun Licheng's daughter! Either step aside, or I'll take you down too!"

Sun Weiwei's pretty face flushed with anger: "Ning Shen, are you crazy? Don't forget it was my father who promoted you with his own hands!"

"Crazy? I've long been driven mad by you father and daughter!" Ning Shen's eyes turned vicious, he waved at his subordinates, "Go! Chop this Lin Yuan to pieces! Hack him to death! If someone dies, I'll take the responsibility!"

At Ning Shen's command, instantly behind him a sea of henchmen surged forward!

Machetes, iron rods, drawn out, came crashing toward Lin Yuan!!

"Who dares to move Lin Yuan?" Sun Weiwei spread her arms, standing like a thin yet resolute barrier before Lin Yuan.

Her bloodshot beautiful eyes fixed on the approaching henchmen.

At this moment, she actually willing to stand up for Lin Yuan?

This woman truly has deeply fallen in love with Lin Yuan.

Even though the sharp pain in her ankle made her tremble all over, her voice still carried an unquestionable severity: "Ning Shen, your recklessness tonight will bring consequences you cannot bear!"

"Sun Weiwei, you want to protect him, right? Fine! Then I'll abolish you too! All of you, attack!" Ning Shen immediately roared at his subordinates.

Those henchmen, relying on their numbers, completely ignored Sun Weiwei's warning, shouting as they lunged at Lin Yuan, swinging steel pipes with fierce vigor, about to smash his head.

"Be careful!" Lin Yuan shouted.

At that critical moment, Lin Yuan grabbed Sun Weiwei and pulled her behind him!

His broad palm…… lightly pressed on her shoulder, pushing her into a relatively safe corner.

"Stay behind me, don't come out." Lin Yuan's voice was a bit lower than usual, carrying a reassuring strength.

Before his words even finished, Lin Yuan's whole body had already surged forward to meet the henchmen.

Lin Yuan's movements were astonishingly fast.

The first henchman's steel pipe had just reached his eyes……

Lin Yuan sidestepped to avoid it, simultaneously lifting his right leg sharply, kicking with a howling wind into the opponent's abdomen.

Bang! a muffled thud, the thug like an inflated sack flew backward three or four meters, heavily smashing onto the ground and passing out.

Immediately after, several more thugs were consecutively kicked away by Lin Yuan.

Damn it! This kid's got some skill! All together, attack! The thugs nearby were stunned for a moment!

Immediately thereafter, they swarmed him even more fiercely, seven or eight steel pipes from different directions greeting Lin Yuan, a mass of black figures almost engulfing him.