Supreme Heir Son-in-law
Chapter 81: Expelled from the Yun Family

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Expelled from the Yun Family

"You’ve lost your last chance." Xu Ke stated coldly without much expression, then wrapped his arm around Lin Mengyao as they walked toward Yun Lan’s direction.

"Afraid of you? All you do is boast and show off." Lin Mengchen sneered coldly, turned her back on the two of them, and walked in the opposite direction.

"Xu Ke, what are you going to do?" Lin Mengyao steadied her emotions and asked uneasily as she saw the direction Xu Ke was taking her.

"Kick Lin Mengchen out of the Yun Family. Do you still want to protect her?" Xu Ke slowed down his pace and asked softly.

If Lin Mengyao said to let her off, he would stop and let the other side go.

Lin Mengyao lowered her eyes, recalling Lin Mengchen’s recent look, tone, and every word she said. She replayed it all in her mind and then shook her head under Xu Ke’s gaze. Since the other party didn’t regard her as a sister, she wouldn’t consider Lin Mengchen her sister in the future. Their relationship was as she described it, enemies.

Seeing that Lin Mengyao had made her choice, Xu Ke’s lips quietly curled into a smile. The further the Lin Family pushed Lin Mengyao away, the happier he was. Once Lin Mengyao completely lost hope in the Lin Family, he could fully possess her and take her to Shangjing. They would be the closest people in the world, trusting only each other. In a few years, they would have adorable children to raise together, spending the rest of their lives like that.

Xu Ke slightly squinted his eyes, repeatedly drawing the future in his mind with satisfaction, while Lin Mengyao was completely unaware of everything Xu Ke was thinking.

The distance between Xu Ke and Yun Lan wasn’t very far. Not long after, Xu Ke led Lin Mengyao to Yun Lan’s presence.

"Is there something I can help with, Mr. Xu?" Yun Lan asked with a smile.

All the things that happened just now were seen by him. Seeing Xu Ke come over at this moment, he naturally had a guess about the purpose of Xu Ke’s visit, along with a secret anticipation. After all, the scene of Xu Ke asking him to leave had just happened earlier, a scene still fresh in his mind.

"I don’t want to see Lin Mengchen at this banquet, send her away." Xu Ke’s rightful attitude made Yun Lan’s smile freeze on his face once again.

"If Lin Mengchen could get in, it means she had a Yun Family invitation. That makes her our guest, doesn’t it seem improper to send a guest away so casually?" Yun Lan quickly adjusted his facial expression, showing just the right amount of difficulty.

"Moreover, if I remember correctly, the lady beside you seems to be Lin Mengchen’s sister, right? This should count as a family matter, something the Yun Family should not interfere with, correct?" Yun Lan’s tone lifted slightly, though he said it wasn’t proper, his eyes conveyed a different meaning. It was a probe and a transaction.

Using the Yun Family as a tool always requires giving some benefit, for it’s not pleasant to get something for nothing. Yun Lan gently swirled the wine glass in his hand. The cost of using the Yun Family is not low, and he could use the benefits the other side brings to verify his earlier guesses. If incorrect, Xu Ke, who had been disrespectful earlier, wouldn’t have a good outcome.

"I know what your Yun Family needs the most right now. I’ll give you what you lack the most if you drive her away."

"Oh? You can give it to us?" Yun Lan’s hand holding the wine glass paused, his pupils briefly widened, and his heart raced. Looking at Xu Ke’s calm, all-seeing eyes, excitement surged in his heart. If he had merely been guessing before, he now was ninety percent certain.

Yun Lan restrained his original gaze and demeanor. This time he looked at Xu Ke with added respect he hadn’t shown before, while his gaze toward Lin Mengyao was filled with more curiosity. "It seems you really like Miss Mengyao, to make such a lavish gesture."

Xu Ke frowned and shielded Lin Mengyao behind him. "You should get to work."

Xu Ke’s possessive move toward Lin Mengyao left Yun Lan stunned, causing him to raise Lin Mengyao’s importance in his mind, while he felt a bit sympathetic toward the rumored timid husband of Lin Mengyao. It was his misfortune that his wife caught the interest of a Xu Family member, though he was lucky to be supported by the Lin Family for three years. Yun Lan remarked without much sincerity.

Meanwhile, after circling around without seeing the person she wanted to meet, Lin Mengchen felt somewhat deflated, wondering if the person wasn’t coming since they were not there now, and whether she should meet others. Just as Lin Mengchen hovered on the edge of indecision, the Yun Family’s steward approached, blocking her path.

Lin Mengchen looked surprised at the steward blocking her way, then noticed the young Yun Family master, Yun Lan, observing everything quietly from behind the steward. Lin Mengchen’s heart suddenly raced, and two rosy streaks appeared on her fair cheeks. Is it possible that Yun Lan has taken a liking to me? Lin Mengchen thought uncontrollably.

"Is there something you need from me?" Lin Mengchen asked in her sweetest voice, giving Yun Lan, who was approaching to watch the commotion not far away, a shy and timid glance.

Yun Lan paused, holding his wine glass, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Such a foolish woman," Yun Lan murmured, losing interest in watching further.

The steward in front of Lin Mengchen was nearly fifty, his sharp eyes immediately seeing through Lin Mengchen’s intentions, his gaze towards her turned a few shades colder and more disdainful. "Please leave the Yun Family’s banquet. You are not welcome here."

Still waiting for Yun Lan’s invitation, Lin Mengchen first saw Yun Lan leave without mercy and then heard the steward’s words, causing her previously rosy face to instantly turn pale. She stared with wide, disbelieving eyes and asked, "What did you say? Did I hear wrong? You’re asking me to leave."

"That’s right, you are not welcome here. Please leave." The steward mercilessly shattered Lin Mengchen’s hope.

"Why? I have a Yun Family invitation, I am a Yun Family guest. Why is the Yun Family driving me away? Did someone say something to you, was it them?" In her panic, Lin Mengchen noticed Xu Ke and Lin Mengyao standing closely together, coldly watching her. Without thinking, she instinctively pointed in their direction and said.

"What did they say to you? Their words can’t be trusted, they’re just jealous of me, and surely their invitations are illegitimate. So, the ones who should be kicked out are them, not me." Lin Mengchen no longer cared about decorum or image, clutching the steward’s arm with urgency and panic.

Lin Mengchen’s actions caused people at the banquet to turn their attention to her. Being the center of attention had always been something Lin Mengchen greatly enjoyed, but in this situation, it felt like enduring a brutal torture, rendering her helplessly standing there, clutching desperately onto the only straw she had.

"Removing you is the Yun Family’s decision and has nothing to do with others. Your status doesn’t match our Yun Family." The steward pulled his arm from Lin Mengchen’s grip, his cold gaze piercing through the lens reflecting into Lin Mengchen’s eyes, making her shiver uncontrollably.

Lin Mengchen was carried out in front of all the guests by Yun Family members. It wasn’t until she was thrown out that Lin Mengchen snapped back to reality, her mind filled only with the steward’s words and the gazes of the people watching her as she was led out.

Lin Mengchen knew her chance to marry into a wealthy family was gone. Once this matter spread, no respectable family in Luo City would marry her, and she’d become the laughingstock of Luo City. Her life was essentially ruined.