Recently, Old Master Lin’s health had been getting worse and worse, so Old Madam Lin had always been deeply worried about this matter.
“Sisi, I’m only speaking to you like this because your grandfather and our Lin family were old acquaintances! And you and Lin Yi were engaged since childhood! What’s the meaning of bringing up all these things today? Why exactly did you ask me out?”
Old Madam Lin’s face darkened instantly.
But Xia Sisi didn’t care.
The angrier she became, the more it meant she cared.
“Grandma Lin, I don’t want to marry Lin Yi. And Lin Yi probably doesn’t want to marry me either.”
After Xia Sisi said that, Old Madam Lin’s expression turned even darker.
“Don’t talk nonsense! Lin Yi has long been looking forward to getting engaged to you. Our families have already sent out the invitations for the engagement banquet. And now you’re saying you want to cancel the marriage? Where would that leave the Lin family’s reputation?”
Xia Sisi bit her lip and looked at her.
“I have proof. I’ll take you to see it right now!”
Lin Nainai originally wanted to refuse, but before she could speak, Xia Sisi added:
“Grandma Lin, you know my parents died early, and afterward my grandfather raised me all by himself. Before he passed away, his final wish was for me to live happily. He even told me that if anything ever happened, I could come to you.”
“I don’t want to live the kind of life you lived. Otherwise… my grandfather would definitely be heartbroken.”
Old Madam Lin stared at the shrimp dumpling in her hand without speaking for a long time.
After a while, she finally put it into her mouth and said,
“Then show me this proof you’re talking about.”
Half an hour later, Xia Sisi, Lin Xinran, and Old Madam Lin arrived at Zhao Ying’s hotel.
The moment she realized it was a hotel, Lin Xinran immediately pulled out her phone.
During the entire trip, Lin Xinran had repeatedly tried to secretly warn Lin Yi, but each time both Xia Sisi and Old Madam Lin stopped her.
Now she clearly realized something was wrong and immediately tried to run off with her phone.
But Xia Sisi had been training these past few days—how could she possibly give this spoiled rich girl a chance? She grabbed Lin Xinran in one move and smashed her phone directly onto the ground.
“Xia Sisi, what are you doing?!”
Lin Xinran stomped furiously.
Xia Sisi pointed at the shattered phone pieces on the floor.
“I’ll buy you a new one tomorrow. But don’t ruin this. Otherwise… I’ll expose everything else your brother has done and let the entire city laugh at him. If we quietly settle things now, your Lin family can still keep a bit of dignity.”
Beside them, Old Madam Lin’s face also turned cold.
“Xinran, since you came, then follow the rules.”
Lin Xinran said nothing more and could only glare viciously at Xia Sisi.
Zhao Ying, who had already been informed beforehand, sighed and handed Lin Yi’s room keycard to Xia Sisi.
She sighed helplessly.
“You better not tell anyone about this. I’ll be held responsible.”
The room card wasn’t something that could casually be handed over to others. Zhao Ying truly was taking a risk.
This was also the favor Xia Sisi had wanted Zhao Ying’s help with.
Xia Sisi nodded gratefully at her without saying much else, then directly led Old Madam Lin and Lin Xinran upstairs.
The moment they reached the room door, they heard laughter and playful chatter coming from inside.
“Brother Lin, do you think Xia Sisi would look good dressed like this?” Hao Rou’s voice sounded from inside.
“Our Rou Rou looks good no matter what.” Lin Yi’s voice was full of vulgar amusement.
“Compared to your fiancée? Last night… you even left me to go look for her!” Hao Rou’s voice became even more coquettish.
“What’s so good about her? If it weren’t for her dowry, I’d never stay with such a boring woman like Xia Sisi. I only went to see her to coax her a little so things wouldn’t become too awkward between us. After all, she’s been in a bad mood lately.”
Lin Yi’s tone no longer sounded refined and gentlemanly like usual. Instead, it carried a sinister edge.
“Then tell me, Brother Lin, who’s better—me or her?” Hao Rou’s voice became so soft it practically melted.
“Of course it’s you. Come here and let brother kiss you. No, today you should call me Daddy!”
It was too unbearable to keep listening. Xia Sisi noticed that Old Madam Lin’s face had already gone completely black.
But at that moment, the previously quiet Lin Xinran suddenly shouted loudly:
“Brother! Brother, we’re outside the door!”
This stupid woman was about to ruin everything!
Xia Sisi hurriedly reached out and swiped the room card.
Chaos instantly erupted inside the room—things crashing over, rustling clothes, frantic scrambling.
But Xia Sisi opened the door too quickly. Lin Yi and Hao Rou didn’t even have time to get dressed and could only dive together under the blanket.
On the floor lay a black whip.
These two… were really playing pretty wild.
Old Madam Lin walked inside with a dark expression, trembling as she pointed at Lin Yi.
“What exactly are you doing?!”
Lin Yi’s face turned deathly pale. He looked at Xia Sisi, then at his grandmother, before finally stammering,
“We… we were acting. We recently joined some kind of event…”
Xia Sisi burst out laughing.
To think he could come up with such a pathetic excuse—this Lin Yi truly had no brains.
Lin Xinran hurriedly chimed in from the side:
“Grandma, I don’t think it’s that serious. They’re just friends, right? Talking and chatting together in a hotel isn’t a big deal. Let’s not disturb them anymore.”
Xia Sisi shot Lin Xinran a glare, then walked over and directly yanked the blanket off Lin Yi and Hao Rou.
Under the blanket, Lin Yi was completely naked.
As for Hao Rou, hers was even more entertaining—a maid outfit, a fake fox tail, and a pair of fox ears lying nearby. The moment the blanket was pulled away, she immediately threw herself onto Lin Yi.
“Brother Lin!”
Xia Sisi rolled her eyes dramatically.
“Weren’t you calling him Daddy just now?”
At that moment, however, Old Madam Lin also snapped back to her senses and gave Lin Xinran a look.
Lin Xinran immediately turned around and shut the door.
Old Madam Lin smiled as she looked at Xia Sisi.
“Sisi, this matter can be considered either big or small.”
Although Old Madam Lin had verbally agreed to come with Xia Sisi, from the way she was acting now, it was obvious she intended to protect Lin Yi.
Which made sense—after all, he was the Lin family’s grandson.
So all that sympathetic behavior from Old Madam Lin earlier… it turned out she had only wanted to see how much evidence Xia Sisi actually had!
As expected, not a single member of the Lin family was truly good.
Xia Sisi looked at Old Madam Lin.
“Grandma Lin, what do you mean by that? That’s not what we agreed on just now.”
Old Madam Lin sighed.
“After all, Lin Yi still hasn’t married you yet. But once you’re married, our Lin family guarantees you—I, Old Madam Lin, personally guarantee you—that he definitely won’t do such things again!”
At that moment, Xia Sisi finally understood.
The Lin family believed that since they weren’t married yet, there were no legal or moral restraints. In their eyes, both parties were still technically “single,” so casually fooling around wasn’t a big deal.
As long as he settled down after marriage, everything would be fine.
“I never expected the Lin family to hold such values. So loyalty and infidelity before and after marriage can apparently switch back and forth so easily.”
Old Madam Lin smiled awkwardly, still trying to smooth things over.
But Xia Sisi’s heart had already gone cold.