Chapter 458
Chapter 458: If Xuanji Had Been Willing to Abide by My Arrangement, How Could I Bear to Destroy Her?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Yan’s broad, muscular body cast a dark and oppressive shadow before her. He narrowed his brown eyes and peered down at her.
Lu Qi’er’s heart thumped. She recollected the kidnapping incident at the warehouse, during which she had nearly murdered An’an and him.
“Big… Big Brother…” She gave two short laughs.
Bam!
The bodyguard had forcefully slapped her across her face.
Lu Qi’er was caught off guard. This slap caused her to fall directly onto the ground. Her mouth tasted something metallic and she felt her tooth becoming shaky.
No one had even been so audacious to slap her, let alone a lowly bodyguard.
“Grandfather!” Lu Qi’er gave a shrill cry. She was sent to the Lin family shortly after she was born. Old Master Lin had doted upon her and cared for her tenderly. She would never have imagined that Old Master Lin would turn his back on her now.
“Grandfather, you don’t love me anymore? You did love me. When I was younger, you let me pretend to be Lin Shiyu in the matter regarding Fu Qinglun, I…”
“And so, Qi’er, I have done what I can for you. Fu Qinglun has always thought you are the girl from his childhood. I will never reveal this secret. You can still continue to rely on Fu Qinglun.”
Old Master Lin abruptly hung up the phone.
“Hello, hello?!” Lu Qi’er was so incensed that she nearly threw her phone to the ground. This grandfather had turned his back on her so quickly.
…
The Lin residence.
In the study room.
The butler served Old Master Lin a cup of tea and said in a hushed voice, “Old Master, isn’t it too early to kick away Lu Qi’er? Lu Jinwen…”
Old Master Lin drank a mouthful of tea and his turbid eyes sparked with anticipation. “Don’t worry, Xuanyin is going to wake soon.”
“First Young Madam?” The butler was overjoyed. “That’s wonderful! First Young Madam is finally going to wake up. In the past, First Young Madam was able to dominate over Lu Jinwen, allowing us to use Lu Jinwen’s wealth in Capital. With Lu Jinwen as our backer, the Lin family will never collapse.”
“Hmph,” Old Master Lin responded in a relaxed tone. But it was uncertain what struck his mind again, as he suddenly smashed the cup of tea viciously onto the floor. “That wretched Lin Xuanji is to be blamed. My daughters have to gain the biggest profits for the Lin family, but she was brazen enough to disobey my words and reject the betrothal. She even caused Xuanyin to be unconscious for so many years and I had no choice but to nurture Lu Qi’er, that imposter!”
“Among my daughters, Lin Xuanji is the most beautiful and talented. If she had been willing to abide by my arrangement, why would I bear to destroy her and place my hopes on Xuanyin instead? Xuanyin is incomparable to Xuanji.”
“Old Master, please don’t concern yourself over this. Second Young Madam has disappeared and will never return.”
Old Master Lin’s eyes darkened. “But no one can take advantage of what the Lin family offers and disobey my wishes. Both Lin Xuanji and Lin Shiyu must be punished!”
…
In the cab.
Lu Qi’er was still fuming. Suddenly, a melodious sound of the cell phone ring tone was heard.
She glanced down. It was her manager.
In the entertainment industry, Fu Qinglun had handled everything for her and even her manager was an A-list manager. However, her popularity had declined due to the pregnancy incident previously and she had not been performing for a very long time.
She could still sing and make a name for herself again.
Lion had already written songs for her. She might be popular once again. She would rise up again!
“Hello, Sister Moon, Lion’s songs have already been written, right? When can I start recording singles?”
“What recording singles? Lu Qi’er, you are in big trouble!”
“What do you mean?”
“When Lion signed the contract with us, it was stipulated that she would write you songs under one condition. That condition is you need to have more than sixty million followers on your Weibo account, failing which the contract will be deemed as breached. Now, Lion has written ten songs, but there are not even eight followers on your Weibo, let alone eighty million followers. Everyone wants you to back out of the entertainment industry. Lion did come out with songs but you will not be able to sing them anymore. Based on the contract, you are required to compensate a sum of money, which is a hundred times the worth of the ten songs for the breach of contract!”