Chapter 114: Family Conflicts
Lin Qingshuang sat bored in the living room and watched everything around her, Father Lin and Sui Lin both went upstairs, and she was the only one left in the living room.
She looked around, and the golden chandelier was covered with a thick layer of dust, which looked particularly dull and gloomy.
Lin Qingshuang couldn't help but sigh, remembering that in the past, Father Lin attached great importance to these, Lin's face outside, not to mention that there was dust on the chandelier, if there was any dust in the house, he would coldly reprimand the housekeeper, and then fire the person in charge of cleaning.
Thanks to the strictness of Lin's father, Lin Qingshuang and her brother learned all kinds of etiquette when they were young, so that when they attended formal occasions, these two children would not lose Lin's face.
The dusty chandelier seems to be a great irony of the past, and the idea that the family's prestige is greater than the sky is also deeply ingrained in the heart of Father Lin.
And he, after all, is also dying, and he has more than enough heart but not enough strength!
Lin Qingshuang couldn't help sighing, a chill rose in her heart, and the more she looked, the more she found that she had no feelings left for this family.
Maybe it's a bad memory of the past, and maybe it's because of Father Lin's influence, and she also subtly became cold.
Lin Qingshuang sat for a long time, but no one came down upstairs, she picked up her bag and stood up, and gently hooked her lips upstairs.
Really, this group of people didn't even want to make a show, and since that was the case, there was no need for her to stay any longer.
Lin Qingshuang was just about to leave when he heard a small quarrel from upstairs.
Lin Qingshuang paused, looked up upstairs suspiciously, and there was a crackling sound, as if something had been thrown to the ground.
Is this a quarrel upstairs? Seems to be raging?
Lin Qingshuang was puzzled, and subconsciously walked towards the stairs, her high heels made a deep sound on the wooden stairs, and she helped the handrail to go upstairs.
She didn't want to join in the fun, but curiosity drove her, and by the time Lin Qingshuang came to her senses, she had already slowly walked up the stairs and followed the source of the sound to the front of the study.
Now Lin Qingshuang heard it more clearly, it was indeed Sui Lin and Father Lin who were arguing in the study, and the movement was indeed not small.
Sui Lin seemed to be arguing with Father Lin, the two spoke fiercely, Lin Qingshuang's eyebrows jumped, and she wondered why the two of them were arguing so much.
Before she could think about it, there was a burst of angry shouts from Father Lin, as well as Sui Lin's reply not to be outdone.
Lin Qingshuang's heart was even more puzzled, Sui Lin had never disobeyed Father Lin's will, let alone made Father Lin angry like this.
At that moment, she had a hunch feeling that there was something strange in her heart, this matter may be very important, Lin Qingshuang approached the door, and listened to the corner of the wall against the crack in her ear.
The face that was originally driven by pure curiosity, the more he listened, the more his brows frowned, until he was cold.
The two argued, and Father Lin was so angry that he pulled the vase on the side and waved his hand, and dropped it to the ground, making a piercing sound.
Sui Lin looked at the mess all over the ground, and smiled angrily at Father Lin, "Old man, every time you encounter something, you either smash things or blow your beard and stare at your eyes, I hope that others can follow your ideas, but have you ever thought that it was okay in the past but now it is not the same as in the past, and no one will be afraid of your trick anymore!"
Father Lin was tired and panting, holding a cane in one hand, and panting with the other behind him, he stretched out his hand and said tremblingly, "You ......"
He was so angry that he couldn't say anything, so he had to take his crutches and slam them on the ground to express his inner indignation.
Seeing Father Lin like this, Sui Lin vented her depressed emotions during this time, she stared at Father Lin, and complained dissatisfiedly, "If it weren't for the my son did back then, I would have listened to you all the time? Do you know that in my eyes, many of your words and decisions seem very funny and naΓ―ve." β
After that, Sui Lin seemed to feel still angry, changed her posture and continued to look at Father Lin mockingly, "How did you deal with Ye Xuan's death when she left back then? I'm afraid that this matter will lose the face of your Lin family, and it will be solved quickly, what's the matter? Now I think that her pair of children have given you a long face, and they have begun to make Lin Jin's brother and sister attitude better? I wonder if these two brothers and sisters would blame you if they knew the truth back then, don't you feel ashamed?"
Ye Xuan?
Lin Qingshuang's eyebrows jumped, her face condensed, isn't this her mother's name?
She immediately took out her mobile phone from her bag, turned on the recording function, and brought the phone close to the door so that the recording could be clearer.
Lin Qingshuang intuitively felt that the next words might be helpful to her mother's case back then, and she might be able to extract something from the mouths of these two people.
Father Lin stared at Sui Lin's arrogant appearance, and suddenly angrily said angrily to the woman, "Back then, did you dare to mention it to me? You came and tell me what happened back then? If it weren't for your jealousy, would Ye Xuan have died? I'm ashamed? I've been holding back this matter for so many years without asking you, how did Ye Xuan die?"
The room was silent for a moment, only to hear Sui Lin laugh gloomily, she only felt that Father Lin's words were extremely ridiculous, and replied in a cold voice, "Old man, you are really going to shirk your responsibility, isn't it because of your antique concept, that their brothers and sisters have lost your Lin face, this can also be placed on me, you are ridiculous? Besides, you didn't want to ask the truth back then, but now you want to ask what? Do you want to confess to your children? Old man, I might as well tell you, it's too late!"
Sui Lin has always been gentle and considerate, and she is also all kinds of tricky and mean, Father Lin has never seen her face, and he was suddenly a little overwhelmed.
The more the two of them talked, the more information it contained, what happened back then, Lin Qingshuang's heart was always hovering, she immediately couldn't hold back, her face was like frost, opened the door of the study and walked in.
Looking at Sui Lin with extremely cold eyes, she murmured, "I don't have anything to say to him, so just tell me! How did my mother die back then? are you or him?"
Lin Qingshuang's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his slender white index finger pointed at Sui Lin, and then transferred to Father Lin's body, his voice was extremely cold with an inaudible trembling.
Lin Qingshuang suddenly broke in, Father Lin and Sui Lin were both startled, they looked at each other with a smile, looking at the woman in front of them, I don't know what Lin Qingshuang heard.
Seeing that the two of them had no voice, Lin Qingshuang spoke coldly again, this time she pointed the finger directly at Sui Lin, and ridiculed her to the extreme, "What? Didn't Fang Cai say it very happily? Now he has become dumb?
Sui Lin was already angry to a certain extent, and she couldn't care about Lin Qingshuang's anger, she broke the jar and snorted at Lin Qingshuang, "Look at you like this, you are a virtue with your mother! You can always challenge the limits of others, when Yan Xiu went to find that woman, if she could say it well, my son would not be angry and stabbed her a few times, and our mother and daughter have been subject to the Lin family for many years, and they have been reduced to such a field now." β
Lin Qingshuang never thought that the truth of the year was like this, when Lin Yanxiu reached that her mother wanted her to leave the Lin family, her mother didn't know what to say, and when she was angry, she was stabbed several times in a fit of anger and died.
Father Lin also only knew the truth of the matter, when he heard the movement and entered the room, he saw Sui Lin holding Lin Yanxiu, and Ye Xuan had already fallen to the ground and died.
At that time, his first reaction was not to pursue the truth, but to confine Sui Lin and Lin Yanxiu for a period of time, deal with the matter in a low-key and quick manner, and disguise suicide.
The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, so he hastily ended this matter.
Lin Qingshuang looked at the two people in front of her in disbelief, not without guessing the truth of the matter in her head, but she didn't expect that the murderer turned out to be the younger brother they felt was the least threatening, and even the father she respected before turned into an accomplice because of the old concept, which was extremely ridiculous.
Lin Qingshuang trembled, she only felt that now the whole house had become a bloody mouth, sucking people in, and she didn't see the light of day.
I don't know how long it has passed, Lin Qingshuang's extremely cold voice came out of her chest, her scarlet eyes fell on Sui Lin and Father Lin, and she said as if in a low curse, "I will never let you go!"
When Sui Lin saw Lin Qingshuang like this, she was shocked for no reason, and she felt that she had lost her words, and she was afraid at first.
Father Lin hadn't recovered from the panic yet, thinking back to everything in the past, he only felt uneasy.
Lin Qingshuang condensed for a long time, then turned around and left the Lin Mansion.
It was a rainy day outside, as if reflecting Lin Qingshuang's heart, and she walked step by step on the road full of small puddles, feeling in a trance.
Lin Qingshuang looked up at the sky, tears flowed down his face, and he muttered to himself, "Mother, do you also feel extremely wronged?"
She never thought that the truth was like this, her mother died tragically in her own home, no one felt regret, no one felt remorse for their mistakes, and they even intensified their efforts and pretended to commit suicide.
It's outrageous!
Lin Qingshuang stumbled home, met her brother's gaze, and she told her brother everything.
Lin Jin Rang's gaze could no longer be described as gloomy, his whole person was full of violence, and he stood up suddenly, wanting to rush to the Lin Mansion and beat up the pair of beasts who were not as good as the mother and son.
Lin Qingshuang was overly sad, her throat was dry and weak, and she wanted to stop her brother, but a signal appeared in her body, and her eyes went black and she fainted.
Before fainting, Lin Qingshuang had only one thought in her heart, she must make Lin Yanxiu and Sui Lin pay for their actions!
Lin Jin let his sister faint, and he didn't care about anything at the moment, so he picked up his sister from the ground and called the doctor.
Tired and sad, Lin Qingshuang woke up later, she was lying on her bed, with an injection in her hand.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she suddenly felt that it was a dream, thinking that if she woke up from the dream, would it not hurt so much!
Lin Jin asked to deal with an urgent foreign cooperation, and after explaining to the housekeeper, he left.
After Lin Qingshuang woke up, she also called as soon as possible, telling her brother not to worry about it, she would make a break with the Lin family's old house.
Lin Qingshuang lifted the futon, ripped off the injection needle in her hand, and the blood vessels gushed out, she took the toilet paper and wiped it, then pressed it lightly, and threw it towards the trash can.
If the murderer is not brought to justice, she will not be able to rest at all!
Lin Qingshuang took the mobile phone and clicked the recording button on it, and the voices of Sui Lin and Lin's father came out clearly, recording the process of all the events of the year.
Chen Baichuan rushed over after receiving a call from Lin Qingshuang, he listened to the recording on the phone, his brows raised slightly, and his face was cold.
Noticing the tape on the woman's hand and her pale face without a trace of blood, she sighed slightly and asked, "Are you okay?"
Lin Qingshuang pulled her lips and shook her head, her voice was weak and hoarse, "It's okay, Lawyer Chen, do you think this can be useful?" I want them to pay the price they deserve for their actions!"
After saying that, the woman's gaze instantly became sharp, and the hands on her knees were clenched tightly, resolute and firm.
Chen Baichuan put down the phone, lifted his eyelids, nodded at Lin Qingshuang, his words were cold without a trace of emotion, and slowly spoke, "Enough!
With such a firm attitude, Lin Yanxiu has already been sentenced to death.
Lin Qingshuang trusted Chen Baichuan very much, and since he said enough, there must not be any big problems, and her whole tense heart gradually relaxed.
Chen Baichuan's eyes fell on her, and after thinking about it, he reminded, "Give me this recording file, and the results will be available within these two days at the earliest! However, you have to pay more attention to your body, otherwise what if you fall down again?"
Lin Qingshuang nodded at the man, her lips were chapped, and she responded lightly, "Thank you, I know!"
Her eyes revealed resolute clarity, if she didn't see Lin Yanxiu in prison, how could she be worthy of her deceased mother.
Seeing her like this, Chen Baichuan knew that she had listened to it, so he didn't say much at the moment, and left first after explaining a few words.
Chen Baichuan's efficiency was very fast, with little effort, and in the early morning of a day later, he was taken away from the forest house by the patrol police with his hands handcuffed.
Sui Lin was in a mess at the moment, and Father Lin also turned gray overnight, and the next day the trial was held, Sui Lin arrived at the court early.
Seeing Lin Qingshuang and Chen Baichuan walking down from the car together, he rushed forward immediately, didn't care about his face, and knelt in front of Lin Qingshuang with a plop.
She clasped her hands together and kept apologizing to Lin Qingshuang, her eyes were deeply sunken and her face was haggard, and she was all kinds of anxious in the past two days.
"Qingshuang, I'm sorry, I was wrong, you can beat me and scold me! Yan Xiu is also your younger brother, if you send him in, his life will be ruined!" Sui Lin pleaded, a handful of snot and tears, she was really scared at the moment!
Her son is all her hopes, and if her son goes to prison, she will have no head in her life!
Lin Qingshuang's face was expressionless, staring at the woman at her feet from top to bottom, cold and detached, she didn't pay attention to Sui Lin, but walked away from her.
Seeing that he was being neglected, Sui Lin immediately knelt down and moved his direction, hugging Lin Qingshuang's thigh, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! We know it's wrong, if there are any emotions, let's solve them privately, I'll kowtow to you!"
Sui Lin put aside all her dignity and kowtowed a few times to Lin Qingshuang, begging for her forgiveness, this is all she can do now.
Lin Qingshuang frowned, slowly bent down, stared at Sui Lin, a touch of sarcasm lifted on her lips, she said lightly, extremely indifferent, "I knew today, why bother in the first place!"
Lin Qingshuang's words fell, Sui Lin was like a deflated ball, instantly suffocated, as if he was powerless!
Lin Qingshuang didn't look at her again, turned around and walked forward.
Chen Baichuan followed behind, and only glanced at Sui Lin lightly, unable to see his expression clearly.
In the courtroom, the dock.
Lin Yanxiu confessed to the facts of the crime, he was wearing the clothes he had worn a few days ago, his hair was messy, and he was haggard.
Since Lin Qingshuang had made an appointment with him before, Lin Yanxiu's heart began to feel uneasy, he knew that he would have such a day, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.
The verdict came down quickly, because Lin Yanxiu was still a minor at the time of the crime, so the judge announced in court that Lin Yanxiu was sentenced to three years in prison for killing Ye Xuan that year, and he thought about it in prison.
The moment the verdict came down, everyone's faces changed, Lin Yanxiu lost his life and became gray, while Sui Lin sat on the audience and looked at his son blankly, his eyes blank.
Lin Qingshuang didn't expect that the sentence would be so short, one life, her mother's life was only exchanged for three years of repentance, she was unwilling!
Lin Qingshuang was not convinced, and wanted to continue to complain, she felt that for people like Lin Yanxiu, life imprisonment was not enough to relieve her hatred of killing her mother in her heart.
She stood up from the auditorium and wanted to complain, but Chen Baichuan on the side grabbed her arm.
Lin Qingshuang was puzzled, turned his head sideways to meet the man's gaze, only to see him shaking his head slightly towards himself, Rao is heart was full of anger, Lin Qingshuang endured it, she took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart and sat down.
After the trial, Lin Qingshuang and Chen Baichuan walked out of the courthouse, she looked at him with anger on her face, "Why did you stop me? Don't you think it's too cheap for them? Three years? Only three years? How can you offset your mother's unjust death?"
Seeing Lin Qingshuang's excited appearance, Chen Baichuan sighed slightly, and explained, "I know the anger in your heart, but the case itself is based on the facts, and three years is already the biggest punishment for him. You and I can't turn anything around anymore, everything else is in vain!"
Lin Qingshuang didn't know this, but she was really unwilling, she had never hated a person so much as she did now, and hated him to death to thank her for the anger in her heart.
"You must know that this world is not fair, and there are many things we can't do!" Chen Baichuan stared at her and sighed.
Lin Qingshuang stood beside the man, although she never said a word, but when she heard this, her hand next to her was still tightly clenched.
Chen Baichuan's face was as usual, unfazed, his eyes were dark, and his words meant something, "But everyone will pay the price for what he committed at the beginning and get sanctions." In these three years, I believe that he will have a very meaningful life, because many eyes are on him, and there are many things that can be done with money in prison! Do you think your brother will let him go?"
Lin Qingshuang tilted his head and looked at the man on the side, Chen Baichuan's eyes were sharp, and the corners of his lips were evil Lin Qingshuang looked at the eyes on the side like a black hole without temperature, which made people tremble and chill inexplicably.
Lin Qingshuang suddenly felt that she was in Chen Baichuan's body, as if she saw the shadow of Sheng Yixing, and she couldn't help but think back to her time in the mental hospital, whether she also received special care from men?
Seeing the woman staring at him like this, and with such a demeanor, Chen Baichuan suddenly thought of another thing, and then said to Lin Qingshuang, "The previous witnesses are said to have new clues. β
This news was undoubtedly the best news for Lin Qingshuang at this time, she raised her face and looked at him slightly excitedly, "Really?"
Seeing her like this, Chen Baichuan nodded with a chuckle, and then said meaningfully, "Sheng Yixing discovered this matter, and I have to say that he has put a lot of effort into this. I think you can give him a proper thanks. β
At the mention of this, Lin Qingshuang's face instantly darkened, she lowered her eyelids, and bit her lower lip tightly.
She knew what Chen Baichuan meant, not the right person, but when she thought of that man, she still had inexplicable resistance in her heart.
Lin Qingshuang's reaction Chen Baichuan was not surprised, he sighed and reminded kindly, "But I hope you don't continue to fall into it, I think you should know that if you don't tidy up your heart, you can't let go so easily." β
Lin Qingshuang nodded and didn't speak, her mind was complicated and she trapped herself.
Seeing her appearance, Chen Baichuan gently proposed, "I hope you can consider new people, people who are more suitable for you, and go through your own life, instead of being in the shadow of others and being unhappy all the time." β
When he said this, his eyes stared at Lin Qingshuang for a moment, Chen Baichuan thought that he was a weak and indifferent person, and everything about him had nothing to do with him, but at this moment, he really wanted to say these words to Lin Qingshuang.
Lin Qingshuang was a little in a trance, raised his head to meet the man's gaze, nodded lightly, did not speak, Chen Baichuan did not continue to speak, until the point was reached, he believed that Lin Qingshuang had his own judgment.
Lin Qingshuang was immersed in her own thoughts all the way, she understood what Chen Baichuan meant, but she wasn't sure if she could still be happy now?
Lin Qingshuang was sad in her heart, she didn't want to let go of everything and start over, but she didn't know if she still had extra energy to support herself.