Chapter 645: You’re Not Allowed to Make Me Cry (1/2)

Lin Yixin’s face turned pale in an instant as she stared wide-eyed at someone behind me. When I slowly turned around and looked up, I saw a middle-aged man in a western suit. I knew the guy because we met once in the past. He was Lin Yixin’s father, Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao’s face was as ugly as you might expect as she stared at the pack of condoms on the table. Seemingly thinking that something unthinkable had happened between us, he shot Lin Yixin a painful look before saying, ”It’s true that I failed you in the past, Yiyi, but I never thought that you would decline to this Level. You, you bastard…”

Lin Yixin shook her head hurriedly. ”You misunderstood, it’s not what—”

”I know what I saw!”

Lin Yixin’s expression turned ice cold when he looked at me. ”What did you do to my daughter, Lu Chen?”

I didn’t contradict him immediately because I knew that his misunderstanding was at least partially my fault. Also, he was accompanied by three brawny men that looked like his bodyguards. It would be crazy to act recklessly in a situation like this.

I defended myself. ”Uncle, it’s not what you think. There really isn’t anything between Yiyi and me.”

”Nothing? How do you explain that thing on the table then?” Lin Xiao pointed at the Durex condom pack.

Lin Yixin whined a little and shot me an aggrieved look. She seemed to be blaming me for not discarding it sooner and allowing ourselves to be caught ”red-handed” by Lin Xiao.

Lin Yixin didn’t back down though. She stared at Lin Xiao and said calmly, ”Dad, forget that Lu Chen and I haven’t done anything, it’s none of your business even if there was something between us, is there? I’m 20 years old; an adult with her own personality and dignity. My private life is not yours to control.”

Lin Xiao seemed a little startled. He didn’t think that his daughter would refute him in such a clever but unyielding manner. Clearly tormented by even greater self-blame, he replied, ”Yiyi, I just visited your mother this afternoon. I don’t care if the two of you accept my apology or not, but I cannot accept my daughter dating a dubious man no matter what. How can someone who only knows how to play games possibly be good for anything?”

The comment instantly pricked the softest part of my heart. Eyes turning cold myself, I faced Lin Xiao directly and growled, ”Bullshit! Don’t you dare slander our dreams with your ignorance! Competitive gaming is no different from competitive sports such as soccer or basketball!”

Lin Xiao’s face immediately turned green with anger. ”You!”

Lin Yixin jumped to her feet and ran up to me before anymore outburst could happen. ”Dad, can we please talk about this outside? Can we not humiliate ourselves in front of a crowd?”

Her tone was almost begging. I had never seen her speaking to anyone this way.

Once her father was gone, Lin Yixin looked at me with red eyes and said, ”Why did you contradict him like that, you stupid? Hmph, I’m a fool. You don’t care about me at all…”

I said sincerely, ”You know that isn’t true at all, Yiyi.”

”You just don’t!”

Lin Yixin stomped the ground once before heading outside. I hurriedly chased after her after paying for the meal. Right now, my mind was a jumbled mess of thoughts and emotions. I never dreamed that we would run into Lin Xiao today, much less let him see something as incriminating as a pack of condoms. Maybe this was inevitable, and it was eventually to happen sooner or later.

……

A cold wind was blowing outside. Colorful lights swayed among the night.

Lin Yixin followed Lin Xiao all the way to the edge of a garden outside the restaurant. She was shivering a little from the cold because she wasn’t wearing much.

I walked up to her and put a coat around her. Lin Xiao’s gaze grew even icier because of it.

”Dad, it really isn’t what you think…” Lin Yixin said in a low tone. She sounded like a kitten begging for forgiveness.

Lin Xiao replied icily, ”Yiyi, it’s been a long time since we talked to each other properly. Why don’t we sit down and do just that… without the interference of an outsider?”

Lin Yixin shot me a look before saying, ”Lu Chen is my friend. He’s the one who stayed by my side during the hardest times of my life, not you!”

”Never mind…” Lin Xiao pulled out a cigarette, lit it and took a deep breath. With his back against us and his eyes staring at the moon on the sky, he said, ”Yiyi, everything I did is so that you and your mother could have a better life. It’s true that I might’ve neglected something as a result of it, but I still wish that the two of you could forgive and give me a chance to make up for my mistakes. Now that my businesses at Southeast Asia and South Africa have stabilized, I have sufficient time and energy to keep you both company. Is that okay?”

Lin Xiao’s voice sounded deep and powerful. When he turned around though, he touched his temple and said with a tremor that wasn’t there before, ”I’m growing old. I would like to keep my wife and my daughter company. I would like to take care of my family. Is that okay?”

Lin Yixin pursed her lips and stayed silent. Her hands were clenched into fists around the hems of her shirt.

Seeing that his words was getting through to her, he decided to strike while the iron was hot, ”For the past month, I’ve been travelling back and forth between the USA, Canada, England and so on with Wanru’s medical report. It was at Vancouver I found a famous neurologist who used to be the good friend’s lecturer. It took a lot of effort, but I was ultimately able to persuade him to treat Wanru’s illness. Therefore, I would like to take Wanru to Vancouver. The treatment process could take up to a month, half a year or even longer. By the way, you should be making preparations as well. I’ve already applied for the transfer for you, and you will be finishing your studies at the University of Victoria.”

”What? I have to go to Canada…”

A visible shudder coursed through Lin Yixin’s body. She was as shocked and dazed at the news as she could be. She looked back and forth between me and Lin Xiao before murmuring, ”Why… why should I complete my studies at Canada? I don’t want to! I’m staying!”

LIn Xiao suddenly raised his voice. ”Don’t be selfish, Yiyi! Don’t you want your mother to recover? Dr. Alex said that the chances of your mother waking from her coma is at least 60% or above after his treatment. Are you going to abandon your mother for your selfish desires?”

”But… but…” Lin Yixin still couldn’t come to a decision.