CH 30.2

Unable to Divorce After Signing the Marriage Contract Chapter 30.2

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In the end, he replied to Fang Zishu and Lu Nan both.

He said he had no time during the weekend.

After finishing his morning classes, Lin Yu He called his father at noon.

The other picked up very quickly: “Little He?”

Father Lin’s voice was scratchy and sounded very tired, but he still had a relaxed tone, asking with a smile, “Are you at school? I just arrived in Yancheng, and I brought the chicken we were raising at home. I’ll cook it for you tomorrow, does soup sound okay?”

Lin Yu He pinched the bridge of his nose, and said: “Are you going to Longjing Homestead?”

Longjing Homestead was where Wu Xin lived.

Father Lin paused, as if remembering what happened last time. His voice was a little cautious as he replied, “Is it alright? There is nobody else, just us father and son.”

“Okay,” Lin Yu He quickly agreed. “I’ll go after class tomorrow.”

There was only one class on Sunday afternoon, and it was only around five o’clock when Lin Yu He arrived at Longjing Gardens. He went up to the corresponding floor, and as soon as he left the elevator, he bumped into two strangers coming out of Wu Xin’s house.

It was Father Lin who was standing at the door, about to close it. He saw Lin Yu He, and hurriedly greeted him: “Come here, Little He. Come in quickly.”

Lin Yu He glanced at the two strangers and walked into the room. He asked, “Dad, are there any guests?”

“No.” Father Lin waved his hand. “It’s okay, they just came to see the house. Come wash your hands and eat.”

It turned out that this house was about to be sold.

Lin Yu He had known that the Wu family’s situation had been very bad recently, but he didn’t expect it to reach this point.

The Wu family had opened an investment company, and had been operating in the financial industry. They had rushed to court the Lu family, who was a huge player in the industry.

Although the Wu family was rich in assets, working hard for many years, they had no stable industrial foundation and quickly overturned.

Recently, the three companies that the Wu’s had invested in had suffered a series of misfortunes. One of the companies had even passed the B round of financing, but still collapsed. The situation was extremely bleak. The Wu’s were dragged down by the three misfortunes, and the funds could not be returned. Now, it seemed like declaring bankruptcy was the best opinion for them.

Economic news was broadcast daily, and these things were not secrets. Even though Lin Yu He didn’t care for it much, he still heard the news.

The Wu family was having a very difficult life during this time.

Lin Yu He walked in. The room was much more empty than the last time he had come. Some antique decoration vases were gone, probably sold, as well as some small ceramic ornaments and glasses. The coffee table was broken in the corner.

The auntie was also gone, the house uncleaned, with glass shards scattered on the ground in the corner, as if something had been smashed hard.

Lin Yu He didn’t take a closer look. He followed Father Lin into the kitchen, which smelled fragrant. Father Lin stepped forward and brought out the chicken soup.

In addition to the bowl full of chicken soup, there were also two large bowls of ginger duck noodles, which were placed on the dining table. The heat lingered, giving the empty room a little bit of life.

“It’s been stewing all afternoon,” Father Lin rubbed his hands together, “Come on, let’s eat.”

He smiled and said, “I’ve also made the ginger duck noodles that you liked when you were a child. It’s a comforting food for the winter.”

Lin Yu He didn’t speak, sitting down opposite the other.

Father Lin had excellent cooking skills, with a good temper and a handsome face. When he was young, he and Lin Yu He’s mother both had many admirers. When the two got together, many people lost the object of their admiration.

After so many years, Father Lin had a successful career and children and yet still held the same demeanour. In the eyes of many, he was the epitome of a winner in life, making many jealous.

Lin Yu He took the soup bowl and the spoon.

On the opposite side of the room, the phone suddenly rang. Father Lin looked at the phone, explaining, “It’s company business, I need to pick it up.”

Lin Yu He said, “Go ahead.”

The phone conversation was purely about business issues. Father Lin responded repeatedly and hung up after a bit of a chat.

Apologetically, he said to Lin Yu He, “The company is a bit busy.”

Lin Yu He said, “It’s good to be busy.”

As a pharmaceutical agent, Father Lin was often busy with business.

He said, “Remember to take care.”

Father Lin didn’t seem to expect that he would be instructed himself. He was flattered, and nodded repeatedly. “Okay, okay.”

Lin Yu He said, “Let’s eat.”

Father Lin picked up the chopsticks, lowering his head to eat the noodles. As he was eating, he choked, turning to the side to cough, his eyes red.

Lin Yu He called out, “Dad.”

“It’s fine, I’m fine.” Father Lin waved his hands, turning back and smiling. “It’s just a little spicy, and I choked.”

He looked down at the ginger duck noodles in front of him and smiled, with brightness in his eyes.

“I remember you always liked these noodles when you were young. One has to put chilli peppers in ginger duck noodle, but you couldn’t eat anything spicy, so Mum would not let you eat it. I would secretly make a small bowl for you…”

“Dad.” Lin Yu He called out again.

He took a deep breath and suddenly asked, “What happened to those injuries on your hand?”

He was talking about the red marks on the arm that Father Lin had accidentally exposed just now.

“Did auntie do it?”

Father Lin didn’t expect Lin Yu He to suddenly bring that up, so he hurriedly pulled at his sleeves, trying to hide it.

He wiped his face embarrassedly: “Ah, your auntie has been in a bad mood lately.”

Father Lin recently had a lot of business and was able to make money, so he was, accordingly, very busy. Even though the business made a lot of money, it would break if not done well, and so it must be treated with care. Father Lin dared not to refuse a call, even when eating on the weekends.

In the past, Wu Xin was always the one busy with work. Father Lin had had more free time, but now Father Lin was more busy and Wu Xin was empty-handed due to the misfortunes. The gap was quite obvious.