When Lin Yao was in junior high school, her mother died in a car accident. Not long after, her father married his stepmother and had a six-year-old brother.
Only then did Lin Yao realize that her father had cheated on her mother a long time ago.
Little Lin Yao had no choice but to live her life depending on her stepmother's face.
At first, her stepmother was indeed nice to her on the surface, but over time she stopped hiding it. She would beat and scold Lin Yao, and sometimes she would not be able to eat.
The saying that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather, this does not exist in Lin Yao’s family.
Her father was very kind to her, but he was very busy and never had time to go home. Her stepmother was very kind to her in front of her father.
After her father left, she became even more aggressive towards her. Little Lin Yao had no way to resist, let alone tell her father. Even if she told her, he would most likely not believe her.
Until she graduated from college, Lin Yao knew that her stepmother would never let her take over the company.
So she opened a dessert shop with money from her father. Although the income was not very high, it was something she liked.
As soon as Lin Yao arrived home, she saw her stepmother sitting in the living room, apparently waiting for her. However, the living room that originally contained many collections was now empty, with only a few pieces of furniture left.
When the stepmother saw Lin Yao coming back, it was like seeing a life-saving straw. She ran over and grabbed Lin Yao's hand and said excitedly:
"Yao Yao, you can save your dad and the company now! You must save your dad!"
Lin Yao opened her stepmother's hand and didn't dare to agree to her immediately, "What's going on?"
The stepmother burst into tears.
"Your dad was deceived and used the company's money to invest. If he doesn't get it back now, he will go bankrupt!"
"Your dad's company is his life's work, he can't just watch the company go bankrupt!
"So we borrowed money from others, and we sold everything we could in the house. We still owe 10 million. Now only you can save him!"
Lin Yao didn't expect that just because she hadn't been home for a year, such a big thing happened at home. With so much money, she couldn't help even if she wanted to. "But I don't have that much money on me at all."
"I don't want any money from you!"
Seeing that Lin Yao wanted to help, the stepmother excitedly grabbed her hand again, as if she was afraid that she would run away.
"You don't want me to pay? What do you mean?" Lin Yao didn't understand why she said that. If she didn't want to pay, how could she help?
"Do you remember your Uncle Qian? He is willing to pay back your father's money. As long as the money is paid back, the company will not go bankrupt! But he has a condition."
The stepmother's voice became softer and softer, her head lowered and she didn't dare to look at her.
Of course Lin Yao remembered who Uncle Qian she was talking about. He came to her house when she was in college. Lin Yao still remembered the way he looked at her, which made her extremely sick.
A bad thought appeared in Lin Yao's mind. She looked at her stepmother and asked loudly: "His condition is not to let me marry him, right?!"
The stepmother lowered her head and said nothing, feeling too guilty to look at her.
"He is already over sixty years old now!"
"And his son is several years older than me! You actually want me to marry him?! You want to sell me to him!"
Lin Yao collapsed a little and stared at her in disbelief.
Seeing that Lin Yao was unwilling, the stepmother knelt down and hugged her thigh, and said loudly,
"I know, but this is the only way!"
"I know I've been bad to you since childhood. You hate me, and I admit it!"
"But think about your father and your brother. Your brother treats you as his biological sister!"
"And your father, yesterday he wanted to jump off the building behind my back. Fortunately, I found him, otherwise what you would see now would be his body!"
"Your father is so good to you! Do you want to watch him die?! Please, this is the only way!"
Lin Yao never thought that her always cheerful father would actually commit suicide. Her whole body started to tremble, and she asked desperately with tears in her eyes: "Does Dad know about this?"
Of course the stepmother knew what Lin Yao was asking, so she quickly shook her head and said:
"No, he doesn't know about this at all. It was me who made the decision. He doesn't know at all. If he knew, he would definitely not agree to what I did."
"But I can't just watch your father die! If you want to hate me, then hate me. I..."
"Okay, don't say any more, I promise you!"
Lin Yao interrupted her, not wanting to hear anything more from her. At least it was not something her father agreed to, which made her feel less uncomfortable. At least this was the last thing she could do to help her father.
In the evening, the stepmother took out an evening dress for Lin Yao to wear and said that she would take her to a banquet. Uncle Qian was also waiting at the banquet.
Lin Yao realized at this moment that her stepmother would definitely agree if she found out.
At this time, she actually thought that it was lucky that Chen Dong broke up with her, otherwise how could she be worthy of him.
The banquet was decorated extremely luxuriously, and the people who could come were all well-known figures in Beijing circles. I heard that today's banquet was ostensibly a birthday party for the richest man, the Huo family.
But everyone knows that it is actually a reception banquet for his grandson who has returned from abroad. The purpose is to let people in the circle get to know each other.
There is no way a family like Lin Yao would have the chance to attend this banquet, all because of the invitation given by the so-called Uncle Qian.
When Lin Yao arrived with her stepmother, the banquet had already begun.
Huo Boyan recognized Lin Yao the moment she came in. She was wearing a light blue tube top dress. The thin diamonds under the skirt sparkled, which made her figure better.
For some reason, Huo Boyan suddenly thought of the night when she was under him. She was so afraid of pain but kept silent and bit her lip.
Is she here too today? Which family is the daughter of?
The stepmother brought Lin Yao to Uncle Qian and asked Lin Yao to say hello to him. His eyes scanned up and down her body, and Lin Yao suppressed her nausea and smiled as she greeted him.
Stepmother and Uncle Qian looked at each other and smiled. Only they understood the meaning in their eyes.
Lin Yao couldn't stay any longer, so she excused herself to go to the toilet and left. When she came to the garden, she was relieved to see that no one was following her.
"Why are you here?"
Suddenly a man's voice sounded behind him. Lin Yao was startled. She turned around and saw that it was a tall and handsome man.
Fortunately, it's not that disgusting uncle Qian.
But why does the person in front of me seem more and more familiar the more I look at him?
"It's you!"
Lin Yao remembered that the man in front of her was the man who was in the bar that day!
"Recognize me?"
Huo Boyan asked again,
Lin Yao nodded, "What do you want to do? I gave you money that day! Isn't it because the money is not enough? Do you want to continue asking for it from me?"
Huo Boyan didn't know why he followed her, but he didn't expect that she didn't recognize him! Is my face so easy to forget? !
"Am I the one who is short of that little money?" Huo Boyan sneered,
Also, the people who can come to the banquet today are either rich or noble, so how can they be short of money?
Either rich or noble?
For a moment, an incredible thought came to Lin Yao's mind. Maybe the person in front of her could save her?
"Can you lend me ten million?!"
Lin Yao spoke directly to the man, even though she knew that the man might refuse but this was her only hope.
"Can."
Huo Boyan looked at Lin Yao's pleading eyes and agreed by mistake.
Lin Yao was stunned. She already knew the result. After all, who would lend 10 million to someone she didn't know and only slept with?
But the man in front of me actually said yes!
"But there is one condition, marry me."
