Jin Lan chose a restaurant with a pleasant ambiance. After they finished dinner, he drove Ning Xin back to her school. Ning Xin watched Jin Lan’s car drive away, then excitedly took out her phone to call Ye Wan. The call didn’t go through, and she regretfully returned to school, feeling it was a shame not to have someone to share her excitement with.
She felt that Jin Lan had feelings for her too, as he had been very attentive to her during dinner.
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The Lin Family Residence.
Lin Feiwei returned home after having dinner with her best friend. She put down her bag and asked, "Brother, Mom, my birthday is coming up soon. I want a car, can you give me one as a birthday gift?"
"Didn't you just buy a car last year? Why do you want a new one this year?" Lin Zehan looked up and asked her.
"That car was in an accident once, and I don't like it anymore. Maserati has a new model that's particularly suitable for girls, and I heard there's a new car in stock domestically." Lin Feiwei’s intention was clear: the car was already decided, and she expected it as her birthday gift.
Upon hearing this, Lin Zehan's expression darkened. He thought of Ye Wan, who had to earn every single penny herself, and then looked at Lin Feiwei, who only knew how to ask her family for things, acting as if it were her right. "My car has been driven for ten years, and I never thought about changing it. You want to change yours after only a year? Even if the Lin family is rich, it's not for you to squander like this."
"Brother, what do you mean? How am I squandering? I just want to buy a car! Our family can afford it!" Lin Feiwei was also displeased. "I know you only recognize Ye Wan as your sister now and don't want to acknowledge me! You're being biased!"
"Ye Wan has never asked me for a single cent. She earns the money she wants. Why don't you learn from her in this regard?" Lin Zehan was getting very frustrated by her words. If not for her, would he and their mother have been unable to bring Ye Wan back all these years?
"See, I knew it! You're always comparing me with Ye Wan! I knew that once you found your biological daughter, I, the adopted one, would have no status!" Lin Feiwei said, then angrily picked up her bag and stormed upstairs in her high heels.
Lin's mother wanted to follow, but Lin Zehan stopped her. "Mom, don't mind her. We can't spoil her anymore."
Lin's mother sat down and asked, "Perhaps we should just buy her that car?"
"We can't buy it. She wants a ten-million-yuan car and drives it for only a year. Our family will be ruined by her eventually," Lin Zehan's attitude was resolute.
Lin's mother sighed and said nothing more. She then asked, "I've prepared a set of jewelry for Ye Wan. I wonder if she'll like it."
"She will like it," Lin Zehan's phone rang, and he got up to answer it.
Lin Feiwei changed her clothes and came downstairs. She poured a glass of water and sat on the sofa, watching her brother design a party venue. The entire place was adorned in pink and blue, looking noble and romantic. She scrolled through the images with her finger. Wasn't this a birthday party setup?
Who was her brother designing this for?
Lin Zehan returned and saw Lin Feiwei looking at his computer. He immediately took it back. "Why are you looking at my things?"
"Who are you designing this birthday party venue for?" Lin Feiwei's anger flared up instantly. She angrily slammed the cup onto the coffee table.
"Ye Wan. She has suffered a lot over the years, I..." Lin Zehan wanted to explain, but before he could finish, Lin Feiwei exploded. She yelled furiously, "You're not my brother! You've gone too far! I hate you!"