“Mo… Master Mo! You… you must be joking, right? Our Lin family hasn’t offended you,” Lin Hua panicked.
If it really was Lin Qingqiu whispering into Mo Cinian’s ear, convincing him to act against them, they would be utterly doomed. With the power this man wielded, crushing a small company worth barely two to three hundred million yuan was effortless.
But Mo Cinian completely ignored him, or rather… he didn’t even spare him a glance.
“I’m full. Have you made up your mind?” he asked.
Lin Qingqiu tightly clutched the hem of her clothes, naturally understanding the meaning behind Mo Cinian’s words.
“Yes!”
“Then hurry up and change out of that mourning outfit. It’s an eyesore.”
“…”
After Lin Qingqiu left, Lin Hua no longer cared about the guests around them. He dropped to his knees before Mo Cinian with a loud thud.
He wasn’t stupid. From the conversation between Mo Cinian and Lin Qingqiu just now, he had guessed a few things. It had to be Lin Qingqiu, that wretched woman, whispering into his ear! He should have finished her off along with her parents back then!
A trace of viciousness flashed in Lin Hua’s eyes.
“Master Mo, please… please don’t touch Lin Corporation! Qingqiu is still young… she doesn’t understand how brutal family feuds can be. I was only trying to protect her from harm!”
Not just Lin Hua, but several other members of the Lin family also humbled themselves.
“Master Mo, we really don’t know how we offended you! If we’ve committed any wrong, please just tell us!”
“For Qingqiu’s sake… please show us mercy!”
Besides Lin Hua, the others thought they must have unknowingly offended this devilish man.
Only Lin Hua knew the root of the problem was Lin Qingqiu.
Soon after, Lin Qingqiu returned in simple, plain clothes. Her face was bare, and her eyes carried a faint sorrow, like a caged golden canary about to lose its freedom.
When Lin Hua saw Lin Qingqiu, he threw his dignity aside and lunged to her feet.
“Qingqiu, please speak to Master Mo! He’s going to destroy the Lin family!”
“Yes, yes! Lin Corporation was the old patriarch’s lifelong effort. It can’t be ruined! Please plead with Master Mo!”
Looking at the Lin family members groveling at her feet, Lin Qingqiu felt an indescribable pleasure. Yet she remained as calm as still water.
Plead for them?
Heh… there was no way she would plead for them.
The whole reason she boarded Mo Cinian’s ship was to destroy them. She wanted them to suffer as much as possible!
Ignoring their begging, Lin Qingqiu silently walked over to Mo Cinian’s side, took his hand, and said, “Let’s go.”
“Alright~” Mo Cinian replied casually.
The two turned and left, leaving Lin Hua and the others awkwardly frozen in place.
After Mo Cinian left, the guests felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off their chests and began chatting in low voices, as if watching a good show.
“Heh~ I thought the Lin family had latched onto Master Mo, but it turns out… it’s just Lin Qingqiu herself clinging to him.”
“Still, credit where it’s due—Lin Hua’s skin is thick!”
The guests at Lin Zhentian’s funeral were no ordinary people. Seeing Lin Hua humiliated, they wasted no time kicking him while he was down.
Especially those who had business dealings with Lin Corporation—they grew increasingly restless.
“Patriarch Lin, when did you offend Master Mo? If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you! I think we should cancel our contract today.”
“Lin Hua, the Su family’s past cooperation with the Lin family was all because of the old patriarch. Now that he’s gone… I think it’s time to end it.”
“Heh… Lin Hua, you actually dared to offend that man? Don’t you know what happened to the Wang family? Are you clueless about the immense power behind him? Crushing a Lin family like yours is effortless!”
When the wall falls, everyone gives it a push!
Just a few words from Mo Cinian had thrown the Lin family into complete isolation.
“You… you all…” Lin Hua was now completely panicked. If Mo Cinian truly decided to move against them… it would be all too easy.
With just one sentence, by tomorrow, ninety percent of Lin Corporation’s business partners would withdraw.
There’s a phrase—chilled to the bone—that fit him perfectly now.
“It’s definitely that wretched Lin Qingqiu whispering in his ear!” Lin Hua’s wife, for once, had a flash of insight.
The Lin family’s crisis wasn’t just Lin Hua’s problem. Even Lin Yun, Lin Lin, and the others felt the fear. Though they hadn’t inherited company shares, if the Lin family fell, everything they enjoyed would vanish instantly. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
They were nothing but grasshoppers tied to the same rope.
“What should we do now? Could Mo Cinian really be planning to destroy us?”
“It’s all your fault, you shrew! You were always mocking Lin Qingqiu. Now look—she hates us!”
“You’re blaming me? Don’t you know better than anyone how Lin Qingqiu’s parents died?”
What should have been a solemn funeral turned into complete chaos.
…
Inside the car.
Lin Qingqiu sat in the passenger seat, her expression slightly uneasy.
“Tha… thank you.”
“Hmm? Why are you thanking me?”
“Thank you for teaching them a lesson just now.”
“No problem.”
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, especially for Lin Qingqiu. Ever since she got into Mo Cinian’s car, she didn’t know what to say.
“Are… are the things you said before true?”
After a long silence, Lin Qingqiu finally asked timidly.
“Of course. Don’t be fooled by how flashy Lin Hua seems these days. If I wanted to destroy him… it would only take one sentence.”
As he said this, Mo Cinian glanced sideways at the girl, who seemed weighed down by heavy thoughts.
“How do you want to deal with him? Make him bankrupt and send him to prison? Or… just finish them off? Or make them wish they were dead?”
Mo Cinian’s tone was casual, but his words sent a chill down Lin Qingqiu’s spine.
“F-finish them off?” Lin Qingqiu widened her eyes, unable to believe what she had just heard.
“Alright then, we’ll finish them off!” Mo Cinian said lightly.
“…”