Jasmine's gloating expression annoyed He Lin.
But because she was his wife's best friend, he held back and didn't lash out.
Jasmine is good at everything, except that she can get carried away sometimes.
For example, right now, she is ruthlessly exposing He Lin's past, showing him no mercy, relying on Yu Lian's support behind her.
He Lin said nothing, but silently noted down this debt.
The group talked inside for nearly two hours before deciding to end the meeting.
As they got up to see him off, the group of leaders who had been following Gu Ran were the first to come out.
In an instant, only Yu Lian and Gu Ran remained in the lounge.
Of course, He Lin wouldn't give them any space to be alone together.
The moment everyone left, he walked straight in.
I'm hungry.
Yu Lian looked towards the door in surprise, the words she was about to say stuck in her throat.
"Oh, okay. Director Gu, let's talk again next time."
Gu Ran looked at the man standing at the door. Although she had never met He Lin before, she had already guessed his identity.
"Okay, see you next time."
As Gu Ran walked toward the door, He Lin, who was blocking the doorway, deliberately slowed down for a few seconds before making way.
He Lin didn't say anything, but Gu Ran could feel the intense malice emanating from him.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, glanced at the man beside him, and then quickly left.
He had originally planned to say something more to Yu Lian, but the man's interruption made him lose interest.
"He Lin, you're really hungry."
"Yeah, I didn't eat enough this morning."
Yu Lian never doubted He Lin, and turned to Yu Xin, saying, "You two go to the nearby breakfast shop and buy him two baskets of steamed buns, five flatbreads, and a bowl of rice porridge. Watch him finish them."
Yu Lian can tolerate He Lin's temper, but she will never indulge him—that's her bottom line.
Jasmine's laughter echoed throughout the construction site.
"Okay, let's go right now!"
That morning, Yu Lian was very busy and didn't have time to pay attention to whether He Lin had finished eating or not.
However, He Lin was overwhelmed with calls after 10 o'clock.
It's unclear who leaked the information or who was secretly investigating his whereabouts.
In short, after news broke that he was going to invest in Yuncheng, a bunch of local businesses came knocking on his door.
Among them were business owners who had done business with He Lin's father, He Jianguo, back in the day.
Without exception, all of them were coldly rejected by He Lin.
His trip to Yuncheng was purely private; he did not bring any assistants or helpers.
Normally, these people would only be stopped outside the He family's gate, not personally driven away by him.
In the office, Yu Lian learned about He Lin's predicament from Xiao Xu, and then asked someone to call him in.
Once he was granted access to the office, He Lin couldn't wait to leave that cramped little stool.
The door closed, and Yu Lian spoke: "Don't you trust me, or don't you trust yourself?"
He Lin thought about it carefully—both reasons were valid.
Do you think I would betray you?
"No, I think I'm too... boring. At first, it might be novel, but after a while, you might not like me as much anymore."
Jasmine hid under another desk, chuckling to herself. She was doing something naughty, and she dragged Yu Xin along with her.
Yu Lian knew that the two were hiding in the corner of the table, and she hadn't said a word.
What do you know about Gu Ran?
He Lin recounted everything his father-in-law had told him at the train station.
Yu Lian didn't know how to describe her "girlish feelings" back then.
It might be something I like, but only in the most superficial way.
More than romantic love, it stemmed from her then-weak self's admiration for a strong and positive figure.
"I did like Senior Gu Ran back then..."
Before Yu Lian could finish speaking, the man sitting opposite her plopped down with a look of despair on his face.
"Can you let me finish what I have to say? I do like him, but only because I idolize him, because I see him as someone to strive for. It's not any of the nonsense you're thinking—wanting to marry him, have his children, or date him. No."
In the blink of an eye, the man's lips had changed noticeably.
He moved step by step from the opposite side to Yu Lian's side.
I knew you only loved me.
"Ahem... How do you know she only loves you?"
A voice suddenly appeared in the office.
He Lin looked behind him unexpectedly.
Jasmine crawled out from under the desk, along with Yu Xin, who looked guilty.
However, Yu Xin reacted quickly, immediately extending her hand tremblingly to declare, "Sister, brother-in-law, you two can continue your conversation. I was asleep just now and didn't hear anything. I'm leaving now."
Compared to Yu Xin's timidity, Jasmine is much bolder.
She had no idea that she was being resented by this petty man in front of her who was so narrow-minded about his wife.
"Jasmine, stop teasing him, let's go out."
"Fine, fine, you two really do sleep in the same bed and talk to each other like a tether."
Before leaving, she reminded He Lin, "Take good care of Yu Lian from our family. She has had a miserable and pitiful life since she was a child."
This sentence reminded He Lin of the letter of recommendation that was placed alongside the analysis report.
He never knew that the woman he longed for day and night, the woman he shared a bed with, the woman he cherished like his own life, had such a heartbreaking past.
After seeing the letter and the analysis report, He Lin slapped himself hard.
He hated his own ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness.
She only viewed the whole thing from her own perspective, feeling sensitively that she didn't love or care about her, and magnified her grievances infinitely.
They never bothered to delve into the underlying reasons for this matter.
"Honey, I'm sorry. I childishly tried to test your feelings for me, and it backfired, causing unpleasantness between us. I realize my mistake and won't do it again. No matter what happens in the future, I will always believe that you love me."
"Starting tomorrow—no, starting now, I will learn to get used to your trust and honesty, to your personality… to get used to you treating me like an ordinary couple…"
A powerless apology, long and profound.
Jasmine, perched atop her head, whispered smugly to Yu Xin, who was eavesdropping beside her, "Your brother-in-law is completely finished this time."
"Sister Jasmine, what did you do?" Yu Xin had a bad feeling.
Jasmine waved her hand: "It's nothing, I'm just helping your sister, her very, very, very best friend, to handle that disobedient man."
Jasmine smiled slightly and left with Yu Xin.
It's just that the suffering Yu Lian experienced as a child was magnified a hundredfold.
It's just a matter of adding a little embellishment to the original analysis report.
It was simply to make He Lin understand that his sisters were not to be trifled with and had no trouble getting married.
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