Marrying the Short-Lived, Maniacal Eldest Miss for Good Fortune 11

Chapter 11

Lin Xinyou’s hands trembled violently, her knuckles white from the force. Warm liquid soaked her fingers as bright red blood seeped out, drop by drop.

She froze, her eyes wide, as if suddenly realizing what she had done. She stared in horror at the bag in her hands, then reflexively threw it away.

The man across from her slowly raised a hand to his bleeding nose. His brow furrowed slightly, but there was no panic in his eyes.

He stared at Lin Xinyou expressionlessly for a moment, then the corners of his mouth actually turned up in a cold, sinister smile.

He called out in a gentle voice, “A’You! I just wanted to see our daughter. Why are you so agitated?”

He sighed lightly, his tone laced with a subtle threat, like a soft rope binding her tightly.

With just that one light sentence, he had completely shifted the blame onto Lin Xinyou.

He spread his hands to show he was harmless. The sudden cooling of the scene made the trembling Lin Xinyou look exceptionally pathetic.

“You’re so emotionally unstable. What will the children think of you? What will Lin Lan think of you?”

The man took a step forward, forcing Lin Xinyou to retreat step by step.

He lowered his voice, leaned in close to Lin Xinyou’s ear, and smiled, his voice filled with a twisted sense of satisfaction.

“You’re so foolish. Did you think I wouldn’t be able to find their school just because you didn’t tell me? Let me tell you, I followed you here.”

“Why don’t you tell Lin Shuxing that she’s your child? I heard she’s not well-liked in the Lin family, even got returned by the Li family she was engaged to. Why don’t we just take her back?”

“Enough! Don’t say any more!!!”

Lin Xinyou froze on the spot, as if she had been turned to ice. Her heart pounded violently, fear washing over her like a tide. Finally, she couldn’t help but scream and shove him away.

The man staggered but casually brushed off the dust, showing no intention of retaliating. He simply closed in again, placing a hand on her shoulder in a way that brooked no resistance. “You think you’re a disgrace too, not presentable? Then be a good girl and come home. Listen to me, my dear… wife—”

The man’s name was He Zhuang, a civil engineer at a state-owned enterprise.

When he married the pregnant Lin Xinyou, he already had a son and a plan.

During their blind dates, he had acted suave and sophisticated, saying that blended families were all for the children’s sake. In the future, he would go out to work and earn money to support the children, while Lin Xinyou could stay at home and take care of them.

They were “teammates,” each taking what they needed to get by. He also respected Lin Xinyou’s right to have the child take her surname.

In return, of course, he didn’t have to pay any bride price. Even the wedding was a hasty affair.

Although he specialized in civil engineering, the man was better at calculating than the world’s top accountants.

Marrying Lin Xinyou saved him the cost of a nanny. Forcing her to quit her job meant she could only rely on him.

If her child was a girl, she could be married off for a hefty bride price when she grew up.

If it was a boy, it would be a bit of a loss. He would have to find a way to get it from his salary. But a boy, well, as long as he took him out for a few KFC meals, played a few games with him, and had a few drinks, they could always find common ground. When he got married, he would still have someone to show him filial piety.

In any case, he always held that ultimate weapon, “For so many years, you and your daughter have eaten my food, worn my clothes. It’s not easy raising a child this big!”

But on the day Lin Xinyou gave birth, he was surprised to find that the wife of the wealthy Lin family was in the same maternity ward.

In order to boast at the dinner table, He Zhuang paid close attention to finance and the stock market. He had once seen an interview with Lin Lan and Wen Qianxue on TV.

Even more coincidentally, both of them had given birth to daughters!

It was at that moment that he felt as if God had opened a door for him.

A door to wealth.

Swapping the babies was not an easy task, but thanks to the loving-husband persona he had cultivated, the nurses were not too wary of him.

This way, they would raise the wealthy Lin Lan’s child, Lin Qingwan. When she returned to the prestigious family in the future, she couldn’t possibly forget her adoptive parents!

As for Lin Shuxing, well, as a daughter, of course she had to show filial piety to her long-suffering mother and her well-intentioned adoptive father. Was there anything wrong with that?

This was simply… a genius idea! Even the stock market god Warren Buffett couldn’t have thought of such a profitable investment method!

…

The man saw Lin Xinyou’s timid retreat, and the triumphant glint in his eyes grew stronger. He emphasized again:

“As long as you listen to me, I guarantee they will be fine. But if you continue to act crazy, I don’t know what will happen, hehe.”

His low laugh was full of malice, like a basin of cold water poured over her head, completely extinguishing the flames of resistance Lin Xinyou had been trying to muster.

The woman’s frail figure trembled. She turned her head and stole a tearful glance at Lin Shuxing, then at Lin Qingwan. Finally, she swallowed her countless grievances and pain, and bowed her head to the man, choking out, “I beg you, don’t say anything to them, I beg you… They’re still young, they don’t understand anything…”

“That will depend on your performance.”

He Zhuang placed a hand on Lin Xinyou’s shoulder in satisfaction, his eyes scanning Lin Shuxing up and down as if appraising merchandise. “There was a misunderstanding just now. I’m sorry, we were all too agitated. Let me introduce myself, I—”

“Hello, sir,” a well-defined hand cut in front of them, interrupting the man.

Fang Yi, wearing a mask and hat, stood firm, took a deep breath, pulled out a small pack of tissues, took one out, and reached for the man.

“You have blood on your face. Let me wipe it for you.”

Her breathing was still a little ragged from running all the way. She spoke as if to herself, and while the man was stunned, she grabbed his shoulder, swept her hand, and pried his hand off Lin Xinyou’s shoulder.

A sharp pain shot from his shoulder blade. He Zhuang’s face contorted in pain. Just as he raised his hand to fight back, Fang Yi swiftly kicked upwards, and as he opened his mouth to howl, she stuffed the tissue in.

The man, spasming in pain, was powerless in Fang Yi’s hands. He seemed not to have expected to be treated this way, his eyes wide with terror, his legs weak, his hands still grasping wildly in front of him.

Fang Yi gave him a taste of his own medicine. Imitating the way he had just threatened the woman, she grabbed him by the neck, lifted him up, and walked toward the outside of the crowd, not forgetting to smile and explain to the people around:

“This is my patient. Late-stage syphilis. He has hallucinations and randomly recognizes people. He accidentally ran out—”

At the mention of syphilis, everyone around instinctively recoiled, clearing a path for them.

Fang Yi looked back and noticed that Lin Shuxing’s driver had arrived. She shot the man a sidelong glance and quickened her pace.

Her movements were swift and decisive, as if she were filming some action movie. She left only a mysterious back view, and the people around hadn’t even realized she had just been hitting someone.

“Wow, wow!”

Wang Quan, who was watching Fang Yi’s bike, jumped up from a distance and gave her an enthusiastic thumbs-up. “That was amazing! How did you do that? So smooth! I thought it was going to be a tough fight!”

“Teach me, teach me! I studied Sanda for two years, and I never had this effect. Please, teach me?!”

“There’s a little male switch,” Fang Yi said. “It just depends on how ruthless you are.”

Wang Quan’s eyes widened in surprise. “Is that so?”

Fang Yi nodded. “Yes. Want to give it a try? Come on, just don’t kick him to death.”

Eye pokes and groin kicks. In her past life, Fang Yi had mastered these underhanded moves very early on.

Simple, efficient, and unexpected.

Wang Quan rubbed her hands excitedly and asked, “If we just take him away like this, will someone call the police?”

“No. With all that commotion just now, did anyone call the police?”

Fang Yi squeezed the man’s neck, slowly tightening her grip, and asked politely, “Will you?”

Crazy!! The man looked at Fang Yi’s cold eyes and had no doubt that she would actually strangle him. He could only shake his head in panic.

“Good. I’m just having a friendly chat with you. After all, we are all law-abiding citizens.”

Fang Yi took out her phone and took a selfie with the man. In the photo, the man forced a smile. Fang Yi, wearing a hat and mask, only showed her eyes, her wrist wrapped around the back of his neck.

She lowered her voice, as if discussing the inconsequential weather:

“Does your creditor know that your biological son is in university?”

“Does your superior know that you embezzled public funds to gamble?”

“Don’t even think about coming to the school to cause trouble again. After all, it wouldn’t be good if Sister Long found out about such a good method.”

Sister Long was He Zhuang’s biggest creditor. She had started as a small-time gangster, spent a few years in prison, and then came out. She was all alone and never had any scruples about what she did.

How does she know? Who is she?!

He Zhuang had always hidden it well. This was the first time he had been threatened like this. He shook his head frantically, muffled sounds coming from where the tissue was stuffed in his mouth.

Fang Yi gave a humorless smile and raised her hand to pat the man’s face. “I’ll let you go this time. If there’s a next time, it won’t be this simple.”

As soon as she let go, the man immediately collapsed to the ground. He then clutched his groin and scrambled forward on his hands and knees, looking back in terror from time to time.

Fang Yi stood there quietly with one hand in her pocket. Her calm eyes, to the man, looked more like the dark muzzle of a gun, always able to lock onto him accurately in a crowd, waiting for an opportunity for a fatal shot.

Fang Yi noticed the man’s peeking and her long, narrow eyes curved into an arc.

Her smiling eyes seemed to say: Run.

But I will always be watching you.

Crazy, pervert!!!

The man’s fragile psychological defenses could no longer bear it. He let out a miserable scream and almost fell to his knees.

Wang Quan was so excited she almost shouted. It felt as if the intersection was equipped not with surveillance cameras but with film cameras, and the bustling intersection was covered with a layer of a Hong Kong movie filter.

She abandoned the bicycle, waved her arms and legs, and pretended to chase him for a few steps. The man, as limp as an eel, was so scared that he scrambled into the crowd, ran a red light, and was almost hit by a car. The sound of screeching brakes rose and fell, triggering a chorus of horns and curses.

“Aiya, that was fun, that was fun!”

Wang Quan ran back to Fang Yi’s side, her eyes sparkling. She was almost swooning from her calm, cool womanly aura. She swallowed and clutched her heart. “Boss, you should be in a cop movie! I’ll definitely invest! When you become a big star, you can promote our game as a spokesperson! Fame and fortune!”

Fang Yi nodded slightly and said, “It’s been many years since I was a bandit.”

Wang Quan: !

“Of course you’d play the righteous people’s police!!”

Fortunately, He Zhuang had made a big enough scene just now. Wang Quan was stuck in traffic watching the commotion and heard someone shouting Lin Shuxing and Lin Qingwan’s names from a distance.

Fang Yi, holding the script of the original world line, naturally knew that Lin Qingwan’s adoptive father was a complete beast who would do anything for money.

He had always put on an act in front of outsiders, using the child as a threat to prevent Lin Xinyou from divorcing him, and had even managed to deceive Lin Lan.

However, she hadn’t expected Lin Shuxing to come to Lin Qingwan’s school.

She had left in too much of a hurry and hadn’t had a chance to talk to her.

Fang Yi was secretly annoyed.

**

Outside APU school gate.

The farce came quickly and went quickly.

When everything returned to its original order, Lin Xinyou’s situation became awkward.

Lin Qingwan softly called out “Mom” and went forward to hug her.

The woman was even more at a loss. She hugged Lin Qingwan back, her eyes secretly looking up, but she didn’t dare to look Lin Shuxing in the eye. It seemed as if all her strength had been used up in the confrontation with He Zhuang just now. She stammered, “I’m sorry, I embarrassed you…”

“I am, I am Xiao Wan’s… adoptive mother.”

Her hair had become messy during the argument just now. Among the glamorous crowd, her embarrassment and helplessness were completely exposed.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? That trash is the one who should be embarrassed.”

“Don’t punish yourself for someone else’s mistake.”

Lin Shuxing reached out and slowly straightened Lin Xinyou’s collar.

“You protected us. When you acted just now, you were amazing, very brave. Thank you.”

When she said this, her tone was very calm, but to the woman’s ears, it was like a violent storm.

Brave? She covered her face and sobbed, “Really? I’m the one who should be saying thank you. Thank you, thank you for existing. You are the motivation for me to live on…”

She finally mustered up the courage to look up and ask like countless ordinary mothers, “Um, did you have a good day today? Was everything okay at school?”

Lin Qingwan blinked, nonchalantly took Lin Xinyou’s hand, pulled her closer, and said sweetly, “I’m fine, Mom.”

Lin Shuxing also replied, “Yes.”

She didn’t know that her simple words were like a confetti cannon exploding for the woman, countless colorful ribbons fluttering down, like a gift from a dream.

Lin Xinyou was so happy she was in tears, constantly wiping the endless tears with the back of her hand. “Good, good, that’s good. You are all good children.”

“It’s time to go home, young ladies.” The driver, Sister Wang, who was waiting by the side, timely bowed and reminded them.

“Alright.”

Lin Qingwan had taken advantage of the chaos to wrap her arm around Lin Shuxing’s, and she hadn’t let go. Lin Shuxing didn’t shake her off.

**

In the car. Fang Yi lowered her head and saw the little cat avatar bouncing.

She didn’t click on it right away, looking around, pretending to be busy.

Although she was wearing a hat and mask, she had a gut feeling that Lin Shuxing would recognize her.

She hadn’t replied to her messages all day. On the way, she had racked her brains but couldn’t think of an explanation that would convince Lin Shuxing that she really hadn’t done it on purpose.

However, the fact that Lin Shuxing was still willing to take the initiative to send a message was already good progress.

Did I scare her just now? Was I a little too fierce?

Fang Yi unlocked her phone screen, feeling that she had been a little impulsive just now. How could she get violent in front of a child?

At the very least, she should have taken the person away first.

On the screen, the black-faced little cat stared straight at Fang Yi.

[AAA Fiancée]: What were you doing at APU?

Oh ho! The System, never one to miss a good show, helpfully strung the words together:

[Fang Yi, you cold-blooded, heartless woman! You didn’t even reply to my messages, and you still came to someone else’s school. What on earth are you trying to do?]

Fang Yi rubbed her nose, clutching her phone for a long time. The confident, ruthless cop-movie aura she had just now was completely gone.

How should I put it?

She typed a few lines, then deleted them.

The words didn’t convey her meaning. It was inexplicable, a problem more difficult to solve than an algorithm.

After much thought, the long “typing…” finally condensed into a few small words in the June snow.

[Fang Yi]: I wanted to see you.