Chapter 454: Edited: Chapter 464 Leng Yixiu Side Story (3)
I rarely go back to our new house, and even if I do, it’s either a cold war or a fight. From marriage to divorce, I never touched her.
Despite this, Lin Yixun never told her parents about what happened after marriage. In front of them, she still tried her best to protect me. No matter how considerate and attentive she was, it was nothing but irony to me.
I hated Lin Yixun’s father, and I hated her, the main culprit, even more.
"Thanks" to Lin Yixun, Leng’s crisis was completely resolved. "Thanks" to Lin Yixun having a father who was the mayor, Leng’s crisis quickly came to an end. Not only was the crisis resolved, but Leng’s development also took a huge leap within just half a year.
The enmity from my father’s murder is irreconcilable, so I began to implement my revenge plan. I had someone secretly investigate everything about Lin Yixun’s father. Since her father is the mayor, if we investigate carefully, there will definitely be something to catch him on.
I originally thought that with just a slight investigation, Lin Yixun’s father could easily be sent to jail. However, I unexpectedly discovered that in his more than twenty years in politics, he had almost never done anything illegal.
Unwilling to give up, I had people continue to investigate. After immense effort, we finally found evidence significant enough to send him to jail. Who would have thought that a mayor, after so many years in office, would be cleaner than water, not accepting a single bribe from others, but would compromise his principles and abuse his power for the sake of his daughter?
Compared to other politicians, Lin Yixun’s father was indeed a dedicated and upright official. But in my eyes, he was the irreconcilable enemy who had murdered my father.
Since I had the leverage against him, I would show no mercy, even if he was my "father-in-law."
Father-in-law?
Such a term, truly ironic.
With the evidence in hand, Lin Yixun’s father was soon put under double regulations. When Father Lin was under investigation, I did not hide anything and directly tore off the last facade between us.
"Was it you who investigated my father? Was it you who handed the evidence to the prosecution?"
Facing Lin Yixun’s questioning, I nodded without hesitation, "Yes, it was me."
I still remember Lin Yixun’s shocked and desperate gaze. She looked at me in disbelief, her face pale with no trace of blood, her frail body trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind.
"Why did you do this? Why did you do this? He is our father!"
"He is your father, but not mine."
I turned coldly and got into my car, then rolled up the window. The car sped down the wide asphalt road, but for some reason, Lin Yixun’s shocked and desperate gaze lingered in my mind.
I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, trying to drive her out of my thoughts, continually telling myself this was the retribution they deserved, and I should not soften my heart.
With sufficient evidence, the prosecution worked efficiently. After investigation and trial, Father Lin’s abuse of power was confirmed. My hate for Father Lin knew no bounds. I originally had enough capacity to crush him further, delivering a fatal blow, leaving him to rot in prison for life.
But when it came to the final moment, the image of Lin Yixun’s tear-stained face involuntarily came to mind. Against better judgment, I softened at the most critical juncture.
In the end, I did not destroy Father Lin completely.
When I realized what I had done, the verdict had already been announced. Father Lin was sentenced to several years, which was trivial compared to his crime of plotting my father’s death.
The irony is, despite having the chance to drive him to a dead end, I willingly gave up the opportunity because of...a soft heart.
I actually felt a soft spot for my enemy! For the woman who overturned my life!
I’m not a soft person. Even in business, I don’t leave room for my opponents, let alone an enemy who killed my father. But strangely, I softened for a woman.
Why? Why would I do this?
This realization unsettled me to the core. I was uneasy and tried to do something to ease the turmoil within me.
After sending Lin Yixun’s father to jail, I turned my attention to her. I ruthlessly threw the divorce papers in her face.
"Sign it and get out!"
I thought she would break down like many divorced women, but to my surprise, she did not cry or make a scene. She simply picked up the pen, signed her name on the divorce agreement without hesitation, then turned and left resolutely.
I picked up the divorce agreement and my gaze fell on her signature. Her handwriting was not exactly delicate, even a bit bold like a man’s, and it pressed so hard into the A4 paper, leaving deep imprints.
For some reason, seeing those deep imprints, a faint pain tugged at my heart.
Instinctively, I reached out to cover my heart, dazed and shocked. Why, why would it ache because of that hateful woman?
Why?
An answer seemed to be emerging, but I stubbornly refused to admit it. She was the culprit who caused my father’s death. How could I have feelings for her!
To convince myself that I had no feelings for an enemy, I publicly issued a stern warning: any company that hired Lin Yixun would be an enemy of Leng’s.
Leng’s was no longer on the brink of collapse but had become a leading listed company in the country. My words were very effective. As expected, Lin Yixun faced obstacles everywhere in A City. Not only did big and small companies refuse to hire her, even regular malls and supermarkets avoided her.
Very soon, Lin Yixun had nowhere to stand in A City. After hitting numerous walls, she finally decided to leave A City, the land where she was born and raised.
But when I heard from my assistant that Lin Yixun had bought a train ticket to T City, I seemed possessed and left the company’s anniversary celebration midway.
I drove madly to her train station, barging around like a headless chicken within the vast terminal. Eventually, I spotted her in the waiting room.
Even from afar, across the bustling crowd, I immediately recognized her. She had lost so much weight in more than half a month, looking as thin as paper, easily blown away by a gust of wind.
Watching her thin back, my heart felt as if it had been struck hard. In that moment, I finally realized that somewhere along the line, Lin Yixun had entered my heart.
For a fleeting instant, a crazy thought rose in my mind—damn the grievances, I just wanted to have her stay by my side.
But soon rationality suppressed all the madness. I cooled down again, turned away, shutting her out of my life.
I thought maybe I was just temporarily fixated on her, maybe it was just a habit. Once I expelled her from my sight, it wouldn’t take long for me to forget her completely.