Chapter 653

Come on, slap me hard; if I die, the Lin Family will have no heirs.

Lin Dongfan, sitting on the edge of the bed, straightened his waist and closed his eyes! This spirit of facing death as if returning home is somewhat shameless, making Lin Yuzhi feel even more vexed.

At that moment, Lin Yuzhi really wanted to slap him.

She raised her right palm, yet hesitated a bit.

This kid is already in his thirties or forties, and he's a bureau-level official; if I really slapped him hard and somehow made him stupid, how would he ever get by in the world?

No!

I can't be as barbaric and rough as the old man!

I am a cultivated celestial maiden!

I must endure!

In that moment, Lin Yuzhi forced herself to swallow a bowl of motivational soup, changed her gesture, curled her middle finger and flicked Lin Dongfan's forehead: 'Let you off this once.'

"I knew you wouldn't bear to strike a killing blow; thank you, Aunt, for sparing my dog's life."

While chuckling, Lin Dongfan raised his hand to wipe his forehead, which still ached faintly from the flick. One must admit, Aunt's hand really packs a punch—no wonder she comes from a military background.

Either way, it counts as showing mercy.

Flicking the forehead is better than slapping the face.

Lin Dongfan seized the moment to ask: "What about Lingxi becoming chairman? You'll take on this task too, right? Hurry up and go work on the old man's thinking..."

"No!"

Lin Yuzhi decisively cut off Lin Dongfan's words.

Her attitude was extremely firm.

Lin Dongfan flicked the long ash from his fingers, slowly inhaled a puff of smoke, and said: "Aunt, you are the undefeated female general in my heart, invincible in battle, unstoppable in attack! On matters of right and wrong, how can you retreat at the front? How can you say you can't? That doesn't match your character."

"Your bowl of confusing soup—better leave it for your sweet simpleton to drink; I won't have it." Lin Yuzhi took out a fashionable dress from the wardrobe, waved her hand toward the door: "Get lost, I need to change clothes."

"I can't roll away, not at all."

Lin Dongfan, cigarette dangling from his lips, sat motionless on the edge of the bed.

The aura of a scoundrel emanating from his whole body made Lin Yuzhi feel another wave of gloom.

Helplessly,

Lin Yuzhi patiently explained: "Your uncle hasn't stepped down yet, and you yourself are a bureau-level official. Our family members are not allowed to engage in business—don't you know that? Don't be so naive."

"Zhengtong Capital is a state-owned enterprise," Lin Dongfan said.

Lin Yuzhi laughed in anger: "The Lin Family holds 90% of the shares, and you call that a state-owned enterprise? I know what trick you're trying to pull—let me tell you plainly, it won't work."

Lin Dongfan argued: "Others can drape a state-owned enterprise facade over private assets, so why can't I? Besides, Zhengtong Capital is originally my own hard-won territory. Now it's the Baiyue Province SASAC that wants to swallow my assets, not me trying to swallow theirs. I merely want to protect my own interests."

"If someone really is using a state-owned enterprise façade to run private assets, you, as the head of the anti-corruption bureau, should strictly investigate the matter! Instead of turning around and testing the law with your own person." Lin Yuzhi admonished.

Lin Dongfan still unwilling: "The business empire I painstakingly planned is like my child, with a bright future ahead! Are you asking me to hand it over willingly, letting it die in the hands of bureaucrats?"

"Don't feed me these useless excuses; this is a matter of principle—no means no." Lin Yuzhi's attitude was extremely firm, growing more serious as she spoke: "This matter, let alone the old man not nodding in agreement, I also disagree! You're playing with your own future and smearing the Lin Family's reputation."

Lin Dongfan truly hadn't expected Aunt's reaction to this matter to be so intense.

But upon reflection, it makes sense.

In the eyes of the older generation of the Lin Family, the family's reputation stands above all.

Before, they tolerated the matter of 'illegitimate children' solely because the deed was done and they were left with no choice. Now asking them to further compromise on 'engaging in business' is tantamount to provoking their bottom line.

Lin Dongfan fell into a sullen silence, silently taking two puffs of his cigarette.

Lin Yuzhi softened her tone: "Our Lin Family lacks nothing; you don't need to dip a toe into the business sea. As long as you keep to the red line and don't cause trouble, the next generation can still advance steadily in officialdom."

"Actually, I don't even want to be this bureau chief; every day I'm either offending people or on my way to offend them." Lin Dongfan candidly admitted: "I'd rather be a tech tycoon, I'd rather be the world's richest person."

"Then go tell the old man yourself to abandon politics for business." Lin Yuzhi seemed to understand Lin Dongfan's aspiration, putting on a helpless, unable-to-help expression.

Lin Dongfan rolled his eyes back at her: "Are you sure you're not telling me to go to my death?"

"Since you don't dare to tell the old man, you'd better give up this idea early." Lin Yuzhi said: "Don't count on me to stir up that hornet's nest for you—I'm not an indestructible cockroach."

She paused for a moment.

Lin Yuzhi continued: "Also, you need to abandon the idea of letting your sweet simpleton wife engage in business. However..."

"However what?" Lin Dongfan raised his head to look at Lin Yuzhi.

Lin Yuzhi, after a moment's thought, replied with a faint smile: "It's not that there's no solution at all. If you and Chu Lingxi go through divorce procedures, then she can legally engage in business. As long as she doesn't conduct related business activities within her father's jurisdiction, this still has some feasibility..."

"Thank you! Goodbye!"

I thought she had some good idea, but it turns out to be a bad one! Lin Dongfan didn't even think, got up, patted his butt, and left.

Divorce is impossible; I will never divorce the sweet simpleton in this lifetime.

Even a fake divorce won't do.

What reason is there to dump all my grievances onto the sweet simpleton?

This is scummy to an excessive degree!

Lin Dongfan had just grabbed the doorknob to open the door, then turned back to warn Aunt Lin Yuzhi: "Regarding my two illegitimate children, you must not tell Lingxi, and you must not let her feel hurt and sad."

"Yo, now you know she'll feel hurt and sad? What were you doing earlier?" Lin Yuzhi, like a bystander who loves a spectacle and fears no big deal, laughed scornfully on the spot: "A scoundrel who pulls up his pants and pretends to be a saint."

"!!!"

Lin Dongfan, with a black line of gloom on his head, said: "How many times do I have to say it? It was Yin Qiurong and Sun Zhiqing who went against a man's will; I was passive, an innocent caught in the crossfire."

"You're acting as if I've never slept with a man, right? If you don't cooperate, could they pull this off?" Lin Yuzhi bluntly raised a middle finger.

Lin Dongfan, feeling contempt that made his scalp tingle, said: "It really isn't what you think..."

"Haven't you trained? Weren't you said to be able to take on ten alone? At the crucial moment, how can you not even fend off a woman?" Lin Yuzhi laughed enthusiastically: "Please start your performance; I'd love to hear your excuses."

"What's the point of arguing? If you don't believe it, forget it!"

Lin Dongfan, holding a belly full of gloom, turned and walked away.

And as soon as he walked out.

Lin Yuzhi, like a victorious female general returning, stuck an unfriendly middle finger at his back, her face lit with a brilliant smile: "You little brat, I'll argue you to death!"

But her joy came fast and left just as fast.

It wasn't even a few seconds.

I don't know what Lin Dongfan said to the old master, but from the living room outside came the old master's roar: "Lin Yuzhi, get out here!"