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Chapter 73 - 73 Disappointment with the Family Left
Lin Kunhuai was shocked by his own words, then quickly said, "Don't worry about what I'm saying. Let me ask you one thing, will you apologize to Second Young Master Huo or not?"
"No! Over my dead body!" Lin Banxia answered firmly.
"Fine, if you won't apologize, then hand over the pear garden's deed. I'll take it to apologize to Second Young Master Huo myself." Lin Kunhuai finally revealed his main point, his tone slightly softened.
Lin Banxia's face froze as soon as she heard about handing over the pear garden's deed: "Dad, what exactly did Huo Qinglin promise you? How could you just hand over the pear garden left by Grandpa and Grandma? Don't you realize it's their legacy? Do you have the heart to let others tear it down?"
Cheng Rouyin couldn't sit still anymore after hearing this. She stood up immediately, her tone sharp: "Lin Banxia, saying something like that, do you even have a conscience? The food you eat, the clothes you wear, everything in this house - which of it wasn't paid for with your father's hard-earned money? Now the Lin Family Company is in crisis, and you won't even hand over the deed to save it? You're nothing but an ungrateful wretch."
Lin Banxia's expression turned pale. She didn't want to hear Cheng Rouyin's affected tone; she just fixed her gaze on her father.
She hoped he would realize the importance of the pear garden.
Yet Lin Kunhuai avoided her gaze, his face stern as he said, "Your aunt is right. My company is struggling financially, nearly on the verge of bankruptcy. That's why I was so desperate to negotiate with Second Young Master Huo. He promised me that as long as you marry him and hand over the deed, he'll invest a billion into my company. Banxia, a billion! That's money your father wouldn't earn in ten years. How could I not be tempted?"
Lin Banxia looked at his money-obsessed eyes with disappointment, her heart heavy with sorrow.
"The pear garden was left to me by Grandpa and Grandma. I won't hand it to anyone, no matter what you say. I won't give it up." Lin Banxia was resolute in protecting the garden.
"You ungrateful brat, who do you think you are? My parents' possessions—what gives you the right to decide?" Lin Kunhuai immediately burst into anger, pointing at her face, shouting cruel and cold words.
Lin Banxia's whole body trembled slightly, shocked that her father, who had never been kind to her, would accuse her so harshly.
Cheng Rouyin's face turned ashen with rage as she also began pointing at her and shouting: "Lin Banxia, learn to be sensible! Everything Grandpa and Grandma left behind belongs to your father, not you. They raised you—that's already a huge favor to you. If the elders were still alive, they'd surely agree to save the Lin Family Company at all costs."
Being fiercely scolded by them, Lin Banxia felt an even deeper chill in her heart. Yet their main argument remained that the Lin Family Company desperately needed the deed to survive.
"If... I can think of a way to help the Lin Family overcome this disaster, will you leave the pear garden and me alone?" Lin Banxia took a deep breath, trying her best to keep her voice steady. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Lin Kunhuai froze. Cheng Rouxin eyed her with suspicion, and even Lin Shiyi, who had been watching the drama unfold, let out a mocking laugh.
"You? Seriously?" Lin Shiyi found it laughable: "Where does your confidence come from?"
Lin Kunhuai was equally skeptical, letting out a cold snort: "Banxia, if I can't secure the funds for the company's operations within half a month, it's going to face bankruptcy. Do you understand how severe the consequences are?"
"I know this is a critical time, and I understand you're desperate, which is why you want to sacrifice me and the pear garden's deed to save the company." As she said these words, Lin Banxia felt an even deeper sense of bleak sadness in her heart.
