Chapter 25: Way Too Suffocating
Lin Qingwan still stood there in a daze.
Living in such a small room, she had never noticed… He was the young master of the Lin family.
Lin Qingwan checked Brother Lin Xuan’s stuff. She found that the things Lin Xuan left at the Lin residence were pitifully few—only two pairs of sports shoes, both with holes and clearly old, showing they had been worn for several years.
There were only two sets of summer clothes, and the clothes for other seasons were also scarce; all could be seen as having been worn for a long time.
Apart from necessary living items, there was nothing else in the room.
As for Lin Li, his room was filled with various carvings he liked. His shoes were bought by the dozens every year, an entire wardrobe full of clothes, and a wall cabinet of famous wines.
She remembered that Lin Xuan left without anything.
“Aunt Wang, have Lin Xuan’s clothes and shoes always been like this?” Lin Qingwan’s voice was slightly choked with sobs.
“Yes, Miss, they’ve always been like this. The elder master’s allowance was only four hundred yuan per month. You all had drivers, but Elder Master had to take the bus to school every day because he didn’t have money to buy shoes or clothes. Neither the Master nor the Mistress bought him any.”
“Back then, Elder Master only had a few uniforms to change into repeatedly until he graduated from high school. After he started working, he earned some money and bought a few more sets of clothes.”
Aunt Wang truly felt sorry for Lin Xuan.
“You said, Lin Xuan went out to work and earn money on his own? And his monthly allowance was only four hundred yuan.” Lin Qingwan was stunned.
Four hundred yuan… weren’t their children in the Lin family supposed to get tens of thousands of yuan per month?
After going to university, the allowance increased to twenty thousand yuan per month.
“That’s right, Elder Master went to university, studying while working two jobs.” Aunt Wang said.
Learning all this from Aunt Wang, Lin Qingwan couldn’t help but wonder what Lin Xuan had gained from their Lin family? What exactly did he gain?
Care? Love? A wealthy life?
Nothing!
It was suffocating, way too suffocating.
Before, she hadn’t felt anything unusual, but today, after seeing Lin Xuan’s living place with her own eyes and hearing about Lin Xuan from Aunt Wang, she realized how much the Lin family owed Lin Xuan.
Lin Qingwan walked downstairs.
“Big Sister, what happened? Why are your eyes so red, like you’ve been crying?” Lin Qingyan asked curiously.
“Have you ever been inside Xiao Xuan’s room?” Lin Qingwan asked, her voice choked with emotion.
“Why would we go into Lin Xuan’s room?” Lin Qingyan wrinkled her nose disdainfully. She wouldn’t go into that dirty person’s room.
“Parents, Little Sister, I went there today. I saw Xiao Xuan’s living environment. Do you know what his room is like?” Lin Qingwan said through tears, thinking of what Aunt Wang had said made her want to cry.
The Lin family furrowed their brows together.
“Xiao Xuan’s room is very small, only a few square meters, just enough for a desk, a bed, and a tiny wardrobe. The clothes and shoes he wears are all tattered. Dad, Mom, he’s your biological son! As the elder master of the Lin family, this is the kind of life he leads.”
“Compare him to the other younger siblings, who don’t live in rooms smaller than one hundred square meters each? Each room connects to a study and a walk-in closet, countless clothes and shoes. None of these does Xiao Xuan have. With an allowance of only four hundred yuan a month, which isn’t enough, he has to work part-time jobs to make money.” Lin Qingwan finally shed tears.
Lin Chang frowned at Jiang Shuqin, “You’re in charge of the household. How could you arrange such a room for Lin Xuan? Don’t you even buy him clothes sometimes? And why give him only four hundred yuan as an allowance?”
Jiang Shuqin hated Lin Xuan even more now.
He had already severed ties with the Lin family, yet he was still causing her trouble!
“I’m just cultivating his spirit of hardship and perseverance, right? He stayed in the orphanage for so long, how come, after coming back to the Lin family, he can’t adapt to the tough life he used to lead? Not to mention, the Lin family’s lifestyle is incomparably better than the orphanage!”
Jiang Shuqin said firmly, “Even if it’s like this, he has already developed thievery habits. If we gave him money, what would happen!”
“Look, Lin Xuan runs around chasing Qin Ruoyao every day. Even if you give him more money, won’t it all end up spent on Qin Ruoyao? Even without giving him a wealthy life, isn’t he still living fine?”
Lin Chang frowned deeply, indeed.
“Alright, he no longer has any relation to our Lin family. Wan’er, let’s eat. In the future, we don’t need to discuss Lin Xuan’s matters anymore. For Qin Ruoyao, he has already cut off relations with us. We don’t need to care about him.” Lin Chang ordered.
Lin Qingwan hesitated to speak.
Isn’t Xiao Xuan marrying into the Qin family because his heart was broken by the Lin family?
But seeing Lin Chang’s unpleasant expression, Lin Qingwan ultimately said nothing.
Now, her parents and a few sisters have deep prejudices against Xiao Xuan.
She didn’t want to see her own younger brother wandering outside. She would find time to properly persuade Xiao Xuan.
“Dad, Mom, actually, I’ve kept something from you,” Lin Li said nervously.
“What is it?” Lin Chang frowned.
“In fact, Big Brother didn’t marry Qin Ruoyao,” Lin Li replied.
“What? How could they not get married?” Lin Chang was stunned.
“One of my friends attended their wedding. He said a very wealthy woman brought over a dozen bodyguards and took Big Brother away from the wedding banquet. I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you’d overthink it.”
