Loud thoughts

Lin Xingmo could not stop him. His brother charged forward like a testosterone-fueled maniac, throwing a left hook and following it with a kick from his right leg.

Lin Xingmo was frantic enough to call for help, but his brother was furiously cursing in his head as he fought, and the racket was driving him mad.

The employees outside noticed the commotion inside and hurried over, scrambling to pull the two apart.

Li Hanwen seethed with rage. Lin Xingye had attacked so suddenly that he had taken a beating without landing a blow. By the time he finally reacted and tried to fight back, someone had already pulled him away.

He swung his fists, still trying to retaliate, when Lin Xingmo suddenly shouted at them, "Stop making so much noise! Everyone, quiet!"

Where were we making noise? We were using our fists, not our mouths!

Lin Xingye was a little bewildered too. He had not gotten his fill of beating the man yet. Had he been hitting him too loudly? Was that why everyone had arrived so quickly?

Across from him, Li Hanwen was even more baffled. He had not said a single word, and now he was being accused of making noise?

Everything Lin Xingye had just said and done had been downright humiliating, without a shred of courtesy or politeness.

This was nothing like what he had heard about him.

He had heard that the youngest son of the Lin Family had been pampered since childhood, yet was exceptionally considerate and well-mannered. Filial devotion and kindness were practically synonymous with his name. Calling him a breath of fresh air in their social circle would not have been an exaggeration.

Plenty of people privately looked down on his behavior, calling him stupid or fake.

But once they realized that he truly was generous and sincere, they were the ones who looked petty, judging a decent man by their own low standards.

Many wealthy, influential families considered him someone they could entrust their beloved daughters to.

After meeting him today, those rumors were clearly bullshit!

They had never crossed paths before. Li Hanwen racked his brains but could not think of any way he might have offended this pampered young master.

Perhaps because he felt humiliated, Li Hanwen could neither stay nor leave. His face alternated between dark and purple, and keeping it all bottled up must have been agonizing.

Lin Xingye had no intention of leaving him even a final scrap of dignity. Instead, he added fuel to the fire, calling outside, "Secretary Chen, young Mr. Li came here for a matchmaking date. He's in the wrong place. Show him out!"

Chen Xiaoyan poked her head in, looking utterly lost. What was going on? He never normally asked her to do anything, and young Mr. Li was clearly furious...

Li Hanwen was so angry that his eyes reddened. He had never expected Lin Xingye to humiliate him so thoroughly. Insulting and hitting him were bad enough, but now he was announcing it openly, with all those employees outside listening!

In a fury, he strode forward and shouted at Lin Xingye, "Lin Xingye! Just because your Lin Corporation is rich and powerful, you think you can throw your weight around?"

"All my hard work preparing, all my hopes of collaborating with your company-clearly, I was blind! I'm telling you!" When he saw that Lin Xingye would not even turn around, he practically stamped his feet with rage.

"Don't look down on a young man just because he's poor!"

Believing he had vented his anger and salvaged his dignity, he looked slightly less upset. Before he could even catch his breath, two security guards suddenly appeared on either side and hoisted him up.

"What are you doing? What is this?" His position was decidedly undignified now. He looked like a trussed-up roast chicken, still flailing around.

The spectators nearby could not help covering their mouths and snickering.

Lin Xingmo raised his eyes and gave him a cold look. "Li Hanwen, do you know whose turf you're on? Since you've already accused us of throwing our weight around, I might as well make it true. Show him out!"

Ignoring his shouts completely, the guards forcibly "dragged" him toward the elevator. The instant its doors closed, loud laughter erupted outside.

Now the only people beside him were Chen Xiaoyan, who had been forced into the elevator to escort him out, and the two utterly unreasonable security guards.

Ever since rising to his current position, Li Hanwen had never been "received" like this, as though he were a stray dog.

With nowhere to vent his fury, he unleashed it all on the unfortunate Chen Xiaoyan beside him.

But Chen Xiaoyan was no pushover either.

Having fought her way through a crowd of relatives and sisters to snag this secretary position, she had some skills of her own. After putting up with a few insults, she started cursing right back.

The two cursed at each other all the way from the top floor to the ground floor. Their voices grew louder and their language filthier, until they stepped out of the elevator and the startled stares around them brought them back to their senses.

Li Hanwen still knew the importance of preserving his image, but Chen Xiaoyan did not give a damn. Everyone in the company knew what she was like. She kept cursing him all the way to the entrance.

The guards had barely set him down when, before he could recover, Chen Xiaoyan kicked him outside. "Get lost! Since when did we let every stinking piece of dog shit into our company?"

She was furious too, and momentarily forgot that he was, at the very least, a company director. After cursing him out, she swaggered away triumphantly.

Li Hanwen gritted his teeth in rage, but unwilling to embarrass himself any further, he quickly covered his face and left.

The top-floor office.

"Xu Chen, find some people to spread the word for me. By tomorrow, I want everyone to know that Li Hanwen threw a tantrum at our company and made a complete fool of himself."

Lin Xingmo was holding Lin Xingye down to apply medicine. Without even raising his head, Lin Xingye began giving instructions to the close friend from his previous life. As he reached this point, the malice in his eyes deepened. "The nastier they make it sound, the better."

Standing nearby, Xu Chen stared in shock. He and Lin Xingye had been university classmates and had stayed together ever since. These days, he not only helped him assist Lin Xingmo in managing the company, but was also his close friend outside work.

Yet he had never seen him act like this, hitting someone over a disagreement and then even... It felt completely at odds with the Lin Xingye he remembered.

Still, he would never doubt his friend. He must have his reasons for doing this.

"Understood. I'll get on it right away." Xu Chen left with the reviewed documents.

Only after Xu Chen's footsteps faded did Lin Xingye slowly lift his head, tears glimmering in his eyes.

Lin Xingmo asked worriedly, "Does it hurt that much?"

He shook his head. How could it be because of pain? He had endured far worse in his previous life.

In his previous life, when he had been isolated and helpless, Xu Chen had still kept finding ways to help him.

But in the end, that useless bastard Li Hanwen had pinned the blame for the company's mistakes on him. A court ruling had sent Xu Chen to prison.

His future should have been so bright...

No one will ever hurt any of you again!

The hatred in his eyes was almost tangible. He burned those people's names into his mind. He would get revenge on every last one of them!

Beside him, Lin Xingmo silently applied medicine to his brother's wounds without saying another word, but his gaze grew colder and colder.

The moment work ended, he hurried home. His mother, Chen Qin, was arranging dishes with Aunt Liu. Seeing him come in, she immediately smiled. "Xingxing's home!"

Yes, yes, yes, I'm home!

Mom: ?

Aunt Chen: ?

The two exchanged a glance, each seeing shock in the other's eyes.

His father, Lin Xingqi, had just come out of the study. He had not noticed anything amiss yet. "So you're home. Why shout so loudly?"

I didn't say anything. What's Dad talking about?

All three: ⊙_⊙

After seeing their expressions, Lin Xingmo guessed that they could probably hear it too.

Lin Xingye stood at the doorway, dazed for a long while. This warm, ordinary family scene before him had haunted his dreams in his previous life. It had also been the dream he longed for most, yet could never have.

Drip.

Within moments, everything before his eyes was blurred with tears. His nose stung painfully, and his voice was hoarse beyond recognition. "Mom..."

As he spoke, he rushed toward his mother.

Failing to save his mother in the end had been his greatest regret.

Everyone panicked and hurried around him, all talking at once. His father was blaming himself, wondering whether work at the company had exhausted his son, when that voice sounded in their heads again.

Mom, I'm sorry, Mom... sob... I never want to lose you again.

Mom: ? Apparently, I'd died?

Only Lin Xingmo's expression grew uglier. At first, he had wondered whether his brother was suffering from hysteria, but after seeing Li Hanwen's behavior, he had reason to believe that all of this might be true.

This time, I'll make that bastard Li Hanwen and that manipulative little snake Qin Ke pay! I won't let any of you get hurt again. I won't be a lazy, useless waste anymore... sob...

They looked at Lin Xingye, who was outwardly sobbing miserably. Although they were utterly confused, none dared ask too much.

Only after he had cried for a long time did they sit down to eat. Belatedly embarrassed, Lin Xingye's fair little face flushed pink.

Everyone smiled as they prepared to dig in, but before a bite had reached their mouths, that voice sounded again.

Mom's always sneaking off to eat junk food. Later, I'll secretly take it away and eat it myself, and make her exercise more.

Mom: ⊙_⊙

Where are your manners? Those are my snacks!

His father covered his mouth and snickered.

Dad too. He sneaks off to smoke. I'll throw all his cigarettes away later.

Dad: ╭( ๐_๐)╮

His mother smiled smugly. How the tables had turned~

And Momo too. If he sneaks out to do extreme sports again, I'll break his legs!

Lin Xingmo: ( ﾉД`)

Lin Xingmo buried his head and coolly shoveled down his food, terrified of catching his parents' death glares.

This time, I'll protect everyone! Just wait to die, you bastards!

Everyone ate with a different expression, while Lin Xingye alone grew more fired up with every bite.

Aunt Liu: enjoying the drama.jpg