Chapter 327: Changing Clothes, Changing Rooms
Among these, she realized how much she wasn’t aware of.
He’s her own younger brother!
Lin Qingyan continued reading.
[Second sister had a high fever, it hasn’t gone down for two days. I’m so worried, but there’s nothing I can do. All I could do was secretly go to second sister’s room at night and repeatedly wipe her forehead and hands with cold water.]
[Later, I was too tired, I fell asleep on second sister’s bed. Somehow, I ended up lying on second sister’s bed, what should I do? Second sister’s impression of me is getting worse and worse.]
Lin Qingyan froze.
This matter has always been weighing heavily on her mind, thinking Lin Xuan was disgusting.
She never expected that he was actually trying to help her reduce the fever.
Lin Qingwan’s hands were trembling.
Just how much did she misunderstand about Lin Xuan?
But if she had just asked, everything would have been clear. What did she do back then?
She slapped him twice, cursed him as disgusting, forced him to kneel and apologize, and ordered him never to step into her room again.
“Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xuan.” Lin Qingyan placed the diary on her chest, tears rolling down her face one by one.
“I’m sorry, second sister shouldn’t have treated you like this, second sister misunderstood you.”
She thought that night it was Xiaoli who wiped her sweat.
Turns out, everything was wrong.
How many things are still unknown to her?
Thinking about this, Lin Qingyan hurriedly flipped through the diary.
[Second sister was cyberbullied by the whole internet, being told to leave the entertainment industry. It must be some people jealous of second sister’s talent, sending bots to attack her. Second sister looks so painful, can I do anything to help second sister?]
[I registered a Weibo account, every day I send private messages encouraging second sister, not knowing if second sister can see them…]
When she saw this, Lin Qingyan’s eyes widened in shock.
That time she faced full-scale online bullying, with very few fans, the backend private messages were all filled with those trolls cursing her.
She was about to break down when someone called “Xuan wanting family affection,” his daily encouragement, made her get back up.
Could this person be Lin Xuan…
The whole family was having Western cuisine, Xiao Xuan didn’t know how to use knives and forks, everyone looked at him with disdain, thinking he was a country bumpkin.
“Because he was too nervous, Xiao Xuan accidentally threw a small piece of cut beef onto mom’s body, mom got angry, she ordered Xiao Xuan not to eat at the dining table anymore.”
Lin Qingyan fell silent.
She remembered this, after this incident, she even mocked Lin Xuan thoroughly in the group chat with elder sister and third younger sister.
Lin Qingwan’s eyes were a bit moist, “After that, Xiao Xuan would only eat leftovers after we finished, I heard this from the servants.”
“But, no matter how pitiful he is, isn’t his character still bad?” Lin Qingyan was still stubborn.
Lin Qingwan sighed, “Yan Yan, you should still read that diary carefully.”
Lin Qingyan clenched her fists tightly.
She suddenly felt reluctant to face that diary.
Back at the Lin family home.
Lin Qingyan looked at the diary on the bed, pursing her lips, hesitating for a long time before finding the courage to open it.
Lin Qingyan suddenly received a message from Lin Li studying abroad in America.
[Lin Li]: Second sister, do you like this dress? If you like it, I’ll buy it for you.
He also sent photos of those dresses.
Lin Qingyan smiled faintly.
Li’er is indeed considerate.
Her mind once again recalled Lin Xuan’s hostile appearance towards her after leaving the Lin family.
Lin Qingyan frowned.
What if Lin Xuan is pitiful? Isn’t it because he’s unlikeable that everyone ignored him!
And does he not have a mouth?
If he asks mom and dad for money, how would he end up like this?
Finally, Lin Qingyan picked up the diary and started flipping through it, directly turning to where she left off last time.
[The day after coming home, I met second sister. She’s really beautiful, but it seems like she thinks I’m dirty and doesn’t like me.]
[On second sister’s birthday, I didn’t have money to buy her a present. Just then, the school held a sports meet, so I ran and won a pair of women’s shoes. But second sister didn’t seem to like them. I really envy my younger brother, it seems like whatever he casually gives second sister, she likes it.]
Lin Qingyan remembered what Lin Xuan’s high school homeroom teacher said – he collapsed from exhaustion while running for a pair of athletic women’s shoes.
So, he worked so hard just to prepare a gift for her.
But, but, what did she do when she received those shoes?
She said these shoes were bought from a roadside stall by Lin Xuan, and disdainfully threw them into the trash can in front of Lin Xuan…
At that time, Lin Xuan looked so disheartened, and she secretly took a photo of Lin Xuan, mocking him in the group chat…
What exactly did she do back then?
Lin Qingyan’s heart was filled with pain.
Flipping to the next page.
[Second sister went to an audition, second sister is so amazing! I bought a lot of second sister’s merchandise, and also bought her album, it even has second sister’s autograph.]
Just looking at the words, one could see Lin Xuan’s joy.
[The album I bought from second sister was burned by her with fire, second sister said I don’t deserve to collect her stuff… well, as long as second sister is happy, not collecting is fine.]
Lin Qingyan’s eyes brimmed with tears.
Back then, she didn’t think much of treating Lin Xuan like that, but now…
“Spending extravagantly?” The homeroom teacher’s face was full of confusion, “Isn’t he a financially disadvantaged student? Where did he get the money to spend extravagantly?”
“Financially disadvantaged student?” Lin Qingyan’s eyes widened.
How could this be?
No matter how you look at it, Lin Xuan couldn’t possibly be considered a financially disadvantaged student.
Teacher Wang said, “In our school, Lin Xuan is famous for being frugal. The clothes he wears regularly are just a few sets, his food is simple, often without meat. He usually just gets plain rice and vegetables at the cafeteria. A few of us teachers often secretly top up his meal card.”
“Speaking of which, during his first year in high school, he participated in the sports meet, came in first place, maybe because he pushed himself too hard, he fainted after reaching the finish line.”
“The prize was a pair of sports shoes worth several thousand yuan. His shoes were already broken, but he didn’t want men’s shoes, he insisted on getting a size 36 women’s shoe. He must have wanted to give the shoes to someone important…”
The homeroom teacher shook his head, “Fortunately, our school provided scholarships, otherwise I wouldn’t know how he could have kept going.”
“Scholarship? With his grades, how could he get a scholarship?” Lin Qingyan frowned.
“Lin Xuan’s grades are actually very good, he always gets first place.” The homeroom teacher couldn’t help but show his fondness when mentioning Lin Xuan.
Who wouldn’t like students who excel academically and listen attentively?
“How could his grades be good? His college entrance exam results were so poor?” Lin Qingyan didn’t believe it.
“Lin Xuan is quite unfortunate, those two days he was sick, he couldn’t even open his eyes properly. During the science test, he fainted and was hospitalized. I suggested he repeat the year, but he said his family didn’t allow it.”
Talking about this, the homeroom teacher couldn’t help but start criticizing, “Later, I found out that Lin Xuan’s family spent money to let him attend Shangqing University, and only then did I realize Lin Xuan wasn’t an orphan after all, his family had money.”
“This family is truly despicable, they don’t provide Lin Xuan with living expenses or tuition fees.”
“Fortunately, Lin Xuan worked hard and became the champion of the national computer competition team, and founded the Sky Canopy Group.”
Wait.
The homeroom teacher suddenly looked suspiciously at Lin Qingwan and Lin Qingyan.
“You both are surnamed Lin, could it be that you are Lin Xuan’s…” family members?
Before the homeroom teacher could finish, Lin Qingyan anxiously interrupted him, “Teacher Wang, we have something else to do, we’ll go first.”
Lin Qingyan pulled Lin Qingwan away.
That look from Teacher Wang earlier made her cheeks flush red.
Seeing her expression, Teacher Wang became even more convinced of his guess.
Teacher Wang shook his head.
“Good thing Lin Xuan severed ties with his family.”
Such a family, better not to have.
Sitting in the car, Lin Qingyan kept muttering, “How could this be? How could this be?”
Lin Xuan lived such a life in the Lin family.
And it lasted for nine whole years!
Scenes of everyone mocking Lin Xuan flashed through Lin Qingyan’s mind, and she never saw Lin Xuan at the dining table afterwards.
“Big sister, if Lin Xuan was so hungry, why didn’t he eat with us?” Lin Qingyan couldn’t help but ask.
“Second sister, do you remember the second day Xiao Xuan came back?” Lin Qingwan gripped the steering wheel tightly, “That day…”
