Song Xinyu felt that Lin Ting’s brain must have been caught in a door, otherwise how could he come up with such a terrible idea?
He actually said that he could pretend to fall in love with her.
Lin Ting looked at Song Xinyu’s expression of disbelief.
He explained: “The Song Family’s business has been declining. Once we get married, the two families will become in-laws. Then the Song Family will be able to openly ask the Lin Family for money. At that time, will you say yes or no?”
Song Xinyu blurted out: “Hell no!”
Lin Ting raised a brow. “Exactly.”
Song Xinyu quickly reacted. “You mean you’ll pretend to love me, and let me be the villain who completely breaks off with the Song Family.”
“Haven’t you already broken things off with them?” Lin Ting pointed at her switched-off phone.
Lin Ting did not want to investigate why Song Xinyu seemed like a completely different person.
In any case, based on his understanding of the original Song Xinyu, she had been so weak and foolish that she would never dare to hang up calls from the Song Family.
The current Song Xinyu, however, seemed to be someone he could cooperate with.
Meanwhile, Song Xinyu was also weighing things in her mind. The Lin Ting she knew was a cold and indifferent man. Even if he knew Song Xinyan’s true nature, even if he understood the Song Family’s intentions, there was no need for him to pretend to fall in love with her.
“Are you sure? Someone like me, whose reputation is already ruined—if you fall in love with me, aren’t you afraid it will stain your name?”
Lin Ting replied: “I’m not afraid.”
What was there to fear? He already knew he did not have much time left anyway.
It was a sudden decision.
Although Song Xinyu was also cannon fodder, she had been reborn and could foresee the ending. If he cooperated with her, would it mean that the predetermined ending could be changed?
“What, are you scared?” He even provoked her deliberately.
“What a joke, I… what would I even be afraid of…” Song Xinyu fell for it willingly.
Then it was settled.
At that moment, Lin Ting lifted his phone and showed her that it was Song Xinyan calling.
Song Xinyu raised a brow and waited to watch the show.
Lin Ting answered the call on speaker. “Are you waiting downstairs?”
Haoting’s property management was extremely strict. Without the owner’s permission, no one could even enter the gate.
“I want to bring my sister home.” Song Xinyan’s voice came through. It sounded as if she truly cared deeply about her sister.
“I know she was wronged at Mom’s place, but we’re still family. Family doesn’t hold grudges overnight. I’m really sorry to disturb you.”
Lin Ting frowned as he listened and directly cut her off. “But she’s already asleep here.”
Lin Ting glanced at Song Xinyu and lied without blinking.
“What?” Song Xinyan thought she had misheard.
“I said, she’s already asleep here. And she’s sleeping very soundly. We won’t wake her. If she wants to go back someday, I’ll send her back myself.”
“That… that’s not appropriate, is it? A man and a woman alone together…”
“We’re already engaged. Are you worried I’ll break off the engagement?”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“Then you should head back. It’s very late. You’ve also worked hard caring about your sister. Please tell your parents to rest assured and sleep well. I’ll take care of Xiao Yu here.”
“Xiao Yu?” Song Xinyan was startled. Since when had Lin Ting become so intimate with Song Xinyu?
But by the time she reacted, the call had already been hung up.
In the car, Father Song and Mother Song were also present. Father Song’s face darkened like a pot bottom. “How could I possibly sleep?”
“My daughter was taken away in the middle of the night. How am I supposed to feel at ease?”
Mother Song corrected him beside her: “That’s your future son-in-law.”
“You still have the nerve to say that? How could you hit Song Xinyu in front of Lin Ting? Hurry and throw away that acupoint massage stick.”
“I… I’m doing this for the Song Family. That younger daughter is lawless and lacks discipline. You’re busy with work, and I’m the only one in the house worrying about everything. And yet no one appreciates it.”
“Mom, I know you’re doing it for the family.” Song Xinyan quickly tried to mediate.
Father Song let out a cold snort. “If you’re really doing it for the family, then tomorrow go and bring Song Xinyu back immediately and clear up this misunderstanding. If Lin Ting truly thinks we’ve been mistreating her and it spreads, do we still want our reputation?”
More importantly, what if Lin Ting refused to help the Song Family in the future?
The next morning, Lin Ting got up early. After finishing his morning run, he discovered that Song Xinyu was still asleep in the room.
She really was something—sleeping so peacefully while the Song Family probably hadn’t slept at all.
He left a note and then went off to work.
Thinking of what Song Xinyu had said, that someone might take away everything he had painstakingly built, he could not help but feel anger.
“Assistant Xi, send me the company’s personnel records.”
“Yes, President Lin.”
After sleeping in, Song Xinyu felt extremely comfortable. In fact, she had woken up promptly at around six, then told herself that she was no longer a genius musician who needed to practice piano from dawn till night. Now she could do whatever she wanted.
Lin Ting was not bad either; he had even left a restaurant contact number, likely worried she might starve at home.
When she turned on her phone, she saw countless missed calls—all from the Song Family.
They had probably never expected her to turn off her phone and refuse to answer.
After all, the original Song Xinyu had never resisted them before.
If the fact that she had stayed overnight at Lin Ting’s place could have been tightly concealed, the Song Family would not have been so panicked.
However, someone had spread the rumor that Song Xinyu had been taken away by Lin Ting during a rainstorm, and that the two of them were now living together in a love nest in the city center.
For adults, it might not have been a big deal.
But this was a wealthy family.
Large families cared deeply about their reputation.
Especially the traditionally strict Lin Family. Shu Jing said coldly: “Ridiculous!”
The previous incident of Song Xinyu climbing into bed with Lin Ting had already damaged the Lin Family’s reputation. Now she had even run away from home and was dragging her son into it.
What was worse was that Lin Ting was also acting foolishly—why would he allow this to happen?
At that moment, Mother Song was sitting across from Shu Jing. She had come to complain, embellishing the story so that it sounded as if the younger daughter had not only refused to apologize to her sister, but had also smashed valuable family antiques.
In the end, she had thrown a tantrum and run away from home.
And then shamelessly moved into Lin Ting’s place.
She had dragged Lin Ting into the matter.
The more Shu Jing listened, the angrier she became. Song Xinyu had truly become uncontrollable.
Soon after, the doorbell rang, and Shu Jing came looking for Song Xinyu.
When Song Xinyu opened the door, Shu Jing immediately put on the posture of a hostess.
“Song Xinyu, this is not a place for you to stay. Go back to the Song Family immediately.”
“But Lin Ting told me to stay here peacefully.” Song Xinyu replied.
“He told you to stay? I, as his mother, do not allow it. Although you’re engaged, you are not yet married. Are you already so unable to restrain yourself? You are shameless, and our Lin Family still cares about its reputation.”
Shu Jing’s face was full of mockery, and her eyes looked at Song Xinyu as if she were someone promiscuous.
Shu Jing had never liked her, and now that it was a private encounter, she did not bother to pretend at all.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
“Don’t forget, this marriage was something you stole from your sister. With such disgraceful methods, even if you marry into the Lin Family, do you think we will think highly of you?”
“I don’t need you to think highly of me.” Song Xinyu said calmly in response. “We’re about the same height anyway. You can just look at me straight on.”
Aunt Jing: “……”
“Anyway, go back immediately. I am your elder and your future mother-in-law.” Aunt Jing said, forcing her authority.
“Alright, alright, I’ll go back.” Song Xinyu agreed, knowing that this woman, though soft-looking, was extremely stubborn. If she refused, she might even call bodyguards to drag her away.
It was better to comply.
Seeing her agree, Aunt Jing finally relaxed. “I’ll send you back.”
“No need to trouble you. I’ll call a car myself.”
Aunt Jing: That’s even better. I didn’t want to send her anyway.
“Yes, Haoting 888, that’s the location. Come pick me up here.”
Aunt Jing watched as she really made the call, then saw her get into a vehicle called “Huolala” and leave.
She did not understand why the car she called was a truck.
But she did not care anymore—as long as she left.
Lin Ting received the news that his mother had personally gone to Haoting to drive Song Xinyu away.
When he arrived, he saw a huge Huolala truck.
There were even several movers helping to load items.
“Song Xinyu, what are you doing?”
“Oh, I asked Huolala to move everything from the house over.”