Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 160 The Lin Family Comes Calling

Chapter 160: Chapter 160 The Lin Family Comes Calling

"Where are you now? I’ll come to you. Don’t hang up. What’s happening on your end?" Xu Ke looked at the green light ahead, ignoring the blaring horns behind him. Once Lin Mengyao gave him an address, Xu Ke’s car shot out like an arrow, racing towards the address Mengyao provided.

"The Lin Family came looking for me today. They want me to beg Xu Jie to help them through this difficult time." Lin Mengyao stood in her rented office, looking through the window at Li Lihua, who sat on the floor refusing to get up, and the tear-streaked old lady of the Lin Family, feeling a headache coming on.

"Stay where you are, don’t move, and keep yourself safe. I’ll be there in ten minutes." Xu Ke’s expression turned cold instantly. He pushed the speeding car up another gear, making it almost like a small plane, with the tires nearly leaving the ground.

Even though he promised ten minutes, Xu Ke arrived in less than that, pulling Lin Mengyao, who stood outside, into his arms. Only then did he feel the stone in his heart settle, and the tension in his muscles relaxed.

"Let go a bit, or you’ll break my waist." Lin Mengyao pounded Xu Ke a few times, and he obediently loosened his arms.

"Are you hurt anywhere? They didn’t lay hands on you, did they?" Xu Ke held Lin Mengyao’s face, glancing over her body for any visible injuries. Noticing none, he still asked uneasily.

"They didn’t touch me. They need something from me, so how would they dare?" Lin Mengyao felt a soft sensation in her heart from Xu Ke’s actions, and the headache she’d felt earlier vanished.

"As long as you’re okay." Xu Ke breathed a sigh of relief. "Don’t waste time here with them anymore. I’ll take you out for a meal, and then we can go home." Xu Ke didn’t even glance inside the house, grabbing Lin Mengyao’s hand to leave.

Although Xu Ke did not pay attention to the Lin Family, the Lin Family paid close attention to the two of them. Seeing Xu Ke about to leave with Mengyao, they couldn’t sit still. They rushed toward the door, with Li Lihua dusting off her clothes and quickly running to block their path.

"You can’t leave. You must help your mom with this today. I’ve been with your dad for over twenty years, and now, at this age, if I were to divorce your dad, what would that look like? I would be laughed at to death." Li Lihua started crying.

"And even if you resigned and went independent, you’re still a part of the Lin Family. Can you really watch the Lin Family go bankrupt? The Lin Group being this large is your grandfather’s lifetime of effort. Even if you don’t care about us, do you not care about your grandfather? Can you really watch the Lin Family go bankrupt? Are you that heartless? Aren’t you afraid your grandfather will visit you in your dreams and ask you to answer for this?" Li Lihua bombarded Mengyao with questions until she hung her head.

"Mengyao, please go to Xu Jie. You have such a good relationship with her. You live in a villa on the hilltop; as long as you ask, if she’s willing to help, the Lin Family could be saved! Even grandma is begging you!" The old lady of the Lin Family hurried over while Li Lihua spoke, looking much older during this period. Her temple’s white hair had increased, and her wrinkles had grown, with the signs of age clearly etched on her face.

Lin Mengyao clutched Xu Ke’s hand tightly. "My relationship with President Xu isn’t as good as you say. Even if I’m staying in a hilltop villa now, it doesn’t mean she’ll agree to take out a billion to fill Lin Family’s gap. I’m not confident enough to think my face is worth a billion. I can’t help you." Lin Mengyao said coldly.

"How do you know she won’t agree if you don’t try? If she doesn’t agree, just keep pleading with her. You kneel and beg, kowtow to her, give her anything she asks for." Li Lihua said loudly, staring into Lin Mengyao’s eyes.

"I don’t think anything on my body is worth a billion." Lin Mengyao looked into Li Lihua’s eyes, cold and distant, less familiar than a stranger.

"How could there not be? I gave birth to you so beautiful; your face is your greatest weapon. Men and women would like it, right? If the face doesn’t work, don’t you still have your body? I gave birth to you and gave you life; can’t you repay me? Even if Xu Jie doesn’t like you, don’t you have Xu Ke? She’ll surely like his face. Just hand him over to Xu Jie." Li Lihua said, as if it were only natural.

"Repeat what you just said." Xu Ke squinted, pulling Lin Mengyao behind him and using his tall frame to shield her completely.

The intimidating aura from Xu Ke left Li Lihua speechless, her face turning red from suppression.

"If you want to talk to Xu Jie, do it yourself. If I catch any of you troubling Mengyao, I won’t spare any of you. Today, I’ll forgive you once for grandpa’s sake. Now get out of the way!" Xu Ke looked around at each member of the Lin Family with a harsh gaze.

"You’re just living off a woman; what right do you have to speak here? Get lost! Don’t think just because you’ve attached yourself to that woman, Xu Jie, you can do whatever you want. Don’t forget who you are! You’re just a live-in son-in-law of our Lin Family. We raised you all these years and gave you the life you have now. Without the Lin Family, you’re nothing! Stop putting on airs here; you have no place to speak!" Lin Shixian emerged from the crowd, confronting Xu Ke and angrily poking Xu Ke’s chest hard.

As Lin Shixian was about to push Xu Ke aside, Xu Ke grabbed his index finger and snapped it backwards with a crisp crack, breaking it into a grotesque shape.

The unexpected incident left the Lin Family members rooted in place. Those who intended to speak up were now silent, casting ghostly stares at Xu Ke.

At the center of attention, Xu Ke casually took out a white handkerchief from his pocket, carefully wiping each finger that had touched Lin Shixian’s hand, then dusted off his clothes where he had been poked before tossing the handkerchief to the ground.