Lin Youqiang finally realized that this wild girl wasn’t foolish—she was a lion opening its mouth wide! At the last moment, she wanted to extort a sum from them, and it was a whopping two million!
Yet, they had no way to deal with that stubborn girl. No matter what they said, she wouldn’t budge and insisted on exactly two million.
The Jun Family was pressing urgently, and Lin Youqiang had no choice. For the sake of his precious daughter, he finally had to cough up two million.
As for Zhang Xuemei, that tight-fisted woman, she was so heartbroken over the two million that she couldn’t sleep at night.
Early on the third morning, the Jun Family came to pick her up as scheduled.
There was no grand wedding, no exquisite wedding dress, and no hall full of guests. Lin Xingyao, carrying her Rural Credit Cooperative savings card and a bag of cheap clothes, boarded the luxury car bound for the capital.
The one sent to fetch her, Zhou Guan Jia, was a woman in her forties, adept at currying favor with the powerful and trampling on the weak. Seeing how rustic Lin Xingyao looked, she didn’t even bother to glance at her properly, maintaining a cold expression throughout the journey.
The drive from Rongcheng to the capital took about two hours. Lin Xingyao closed her eyes to rest while mentally reviewing Jun Xuanye’s background information.
Jun Xuanye, the most outstanding scion of the Jun Family.
At fifteen, he graduated with top honors from an internationally renowned university and officially became the head of the Jun Family. Over the next ten years, he expanded the family’s business globally, even establishing dealings with royal families of various countries. He himself became the youngest billionaire in Country Z, ranking among the top ten wealthiest individuals in the world.
Three years ago, an accident left Jun Xuanye severely injured and comatose. After waking up, he suffered a mental breakdown and was reduced to a complete invalid.
Of course, this was the information available on the surface. The truth of the matter would have to be seen with one’s own eyes.
A little over two hours later, the car drove into the Jun Family’s castle-like villa. The Jun Family estate was truly vast—it took another five minutes by car from the main gate to reach the residence.
In the luxurious living room on the first floor, a well-dressed noblewoman was sitting on the sofa reading a magazine.
Lin Xingyao had long since reviewed detailed information on all members of the Jun Family. She knew this noblewoman was named Zhao Meijuan, the wife of Jun Zheyuan and also Jun Xuanye’s stepmother. She had given birth to a son and a daughter and held a stable position within the Jun Family.
Not long ago, Jun Zheyuan, for some inexplicable reason, suddenly decided to arrange a marriage for his mad son. Coincidentally, the Lin Family came seeking connections, and so the marriage was arranged.
Zhao Meijuan thought that having her marry in would be no different from adding another servant, so she didn’t object much.
Never did she expect the Lin Family to be even more pitiful than she imagined. The daughter they raised was like a wild country girl, dressed in rustic and outdated clothing. Her hair was messily draped over her shoulders, with thick bangs covering most of her face. From the moment she entered, she kept her head down, appearing weak and easily bullied.
Zhao Meijuan, who had originally intended to put the new bride in her place, immediately lost interest. Instead, she thought, “With this little lamb, she’ll probably be scared to death by that madman in just two or three days, won’t she?”
“What’s your name?”
“Lin Xingyao.”
“How old are you?”
“Twenty.”
After asking a few simple questions, Zhao Meijuan instructed the housekeeper, “Have someone buy her a few sets of clothes. From now on, she is the Second Young Madam of the Jun Family. We can’t let her lose face.”
She then took out two marriage certificates and tossed them over. “Keep these marriage certificates safe. Considering Xuanye’s poor health, we’ll skip the wedding ceremony. The lawyer has already notarized everything, so legally, you two are husband and wife. Remember, as long as you stay obedient and know your place in this family, I, as your mother-in-law, won’t treat you unfairly. Don’t meddle in things you shouldn’t!”
Lin Xingyao kept her head bowed the entire time, speaking little.
Zhao Meijuan had no interest in chatting with her either. After all, it wasn’t her own son getting married, so she didn’t care much. After going through the motions perfunctorily, she had the housekeeper take the girl up to the fifth floor.
The Jun Family’s villa had five floors in total, and the entire top floor was occupied by only one person: Jun Xuanye.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, a chilling scream echoed through the hallway.
“That’s the Second Young Master screaming. When he’s not having an episode, he’s either dull-witted or asleep. But when he does, he starts yelling and shouting.”
Zhou Guan Jia spoke while glancing back at Lin Xingyao, only to see her expression calm and composed, not showing the slightest hint of fear. This surprised him a little.
This girl really is bold. After all, many servants in the house have been frightened by the mad young master. I hope she doesn’t run away in terror when she sees him. Of course, even if she tries to run, she won’t get far—she’ll just end up locked behind another door.
Jun Xuanye’s room was enormous, larger than an ordinary family’s entire apartment, and lavishly decorated. But at the moment, chairs and tables were overturned, making the place look chaotic, and the air was filled with a strange, foul odor.
Jun Xuanye, the legendary youngest billionaire in Z Country, now had iron chains shackling his hands and feet. He seemed desperate to break free, his eyes bloodshot as he struggled and roared incessantly, looking less like a human and more like a trapped beast.
Two male servants in the room stood helplessly, and upon seeing Zhou Guan Jia, they exclaimed as if spotting a savior, “Housekeeper, you’ve come just in time! The Second Young Master has gone mad again.”
Zhou Guan Jia scolded them harshly, “Useless! Why haven’t you given the young master his medicine yet?”
Taking care of the mad young master was exhausting work, and servants assigned to him had been replaced countless times. These two were new hires from just yesterday, still inexperienced. When the Second Young Master suddenly went mad, they were too terrified to act.
Yet Lin Xingyao, a young girl, showed no fear at all. She even casually righted a chair that had been kicked over by the madman and sat down.
Seeing this, Zhou Guan Jia muttered to himself, “This… is way too calm, isn’t it?”
“Aren’t… you afraid?” Zhou Guan Jia couldn’t help but ask.
Lin Xingyao countered, “He’s my husband. Why should I be afraid?”
Zhou Guan Jia: “…” Has she already settled into her role this quickly? And calling him “husband” so casually? Marrying a mad husband like this is worse than being a widow.
The medicine was quickly brought over, but the new servants were too scared to take it to the madman, let alone feed it to him while he was raging.
They were afraid they’d be beaten to death before they could even get the medicine down.
It was said that servants had indeed been beaten to death before, but the Jun Family was powerful enough to offer generous compensation. Besides, the law didn’t hold a madman accountable for murder, so such incidents were always covered up.
Zhou Guan Jia didn’t dare either, resorting only to berating his subordinates as useless.
“Give it to me,” Lin Xingyao suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, the servant immediately handed over the medicine, relieved to have passed off the hot potato.
Lin Xingyao held the medicine bowl and said, “All of you, leave. I’ll take care of him.”
Zhou Guan Jia: “…” Why does that sound like an order? Does she really think she’s the mistress already?
“Young Madam, you’ve only just arrived and are not yet familiar with the Second Young Master. It would be best if we stayed by your side to watch you feed him the medicine before…”
Before she could finish, Lin Xingyao bluntly interrupted her, “Zhou Guan Jia, since he is my husband, I can naturally take good care of him.”
“But…”
“Please close the door on your way out. Thank you.”