The Master Descends the Mountain: My Destined CEO

Xiao Ye continued, "As for what happened at the engagement party, there's a reason for it. As soon as this is resolved, I will marry Lin Chuyue!"

'All I have to do is find Lin Chuxing and make her give up. Then I can be with Lin Chuyue without any repercussions.'

'That would be the best outcome.'

'If Lin Chuxing refuses, well, I don't mind using a few... special methods.'

'No matter what, I'm going to be with Lin Chuyue!'

'My future wife can only be Lin Chuyue!'

"Yes!"

The news spread quickly.

Xiao Ye had personally vouched for Lin Chuyue, which said it all.

The Wen Family also got the news.

The woman had been gloating, eagerly awaiting the news that the Xiao Family had cast Lin Chuyue aside. Instead, her parents arrived.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here? Does this mean my confinement is over?"

Patriarch Wen lifted his leg and kicked her to the ground.

With a murderous look on his face, it was as if he were facing an enemy, not his own daughter!

"You defiant child! You're unbelievably audacious! How dare you do something like this!"

"You... you'll be the death of me! Don't you realize that because of you, the Wen Family is now in deep trouble!"

The woman clutched her stomach, writhing in pain. "Mom!"

Her mother, who normally doted on her, just stood to the side, watching silently.

No matter how much she doted on her daughter, it couldn't compare to the importance of the Wen Family.

Only with the Wen Family intact could they continue their lavish lifestyle. Besides, she wasn't their only child.

They had only held a grand welcome-home party for her because she was well-educated and considered outstanding among her peers. Otherwise, they wouldn't have bothered.

Patriarch Wen said coldly, "Get changed. Now. You're coming with us to the Xiao Family!"

"Today, you will apologize properly to Miss Lin. You will kneel and apologize!"

"If you can't earn her forgiveness, then get the hell out, and don't ever come back. The Wen Family will disown you!"

The woman finally panicked. "Mom, Dad, how could this happen? That Lin Chuyue isn't the real Lady of the House for the Xiao Family."

"She's just a bitch who stole her sister's fiancé! Why should I have to apologize to her?!"

"Shut up!" Patriarch Wen, utterly enraged, stomped his foot on her face. "If you can't learn when to keep your mouth shut, then maybe you don't need it at all!"

"Let me tell you something. The Patriarch of the Xiao Family has personally declared that Miss Lin is the woman he intends to marry!"

Patriarch Wen lifted his foot. "Now go and apologize. If you pull any more stunts today, you can get the hell out of the Wen Family!"

With that, he stormed off to prepare an apology gift.

Only then did her mother help her up. "Remember," she said, "apologize properly."

「One hour later.」

The woman was dragged to the Xiao Family estate by her parents.

The Xiao Family had already been notified and asked Lin Chuyue to come to the front hall.

Upon seeing Lin Chuyue, Patriarch Wen hurried forward. "Miss Lin, I had no idea my insolent daughter would do such a thing."

"Rest assured, I've had all the articles taken down. No one will dare to spread such nonsense again!"

"This is a small gift I prepared as an apology. I hope you'll accept it."

Lin Chuyue didn't accept it. She just looked calmly at the other woman.

"You were the one who spread the rumors?"

THUD.

The woman fell to her knees.

She kowtowed repeatedly as she confessed. "It's all my fault. Please, forgive me. I swear I'll never do it again."

"I did it all myself, it has nothing to do with the Wen Family! Please, let me go!"

'Lin Chuyue hadn't planned on doing anything to her anyway.'

'What she spread wasn't a rumor, but the truth.'

'She had only stated the facts…'

Lin Chuyue took a deep breath and said wearily, "Send her abroad. I think she would be better suited to a life overseas."

"She's too arrogant and domineering. Today she humiliated me; tomorrow it will be someone else."

"I'm fine because I have people protecting me. But if this happened to someone else, they might not have been able to endure the humiliation and could have done something drastic."

This wouldn't be the first time that rumors have killed someone.

Lin Chuyue didn't want something like that to happen again.

In venting her own anger, the woman had crossed a line for Chuyue.

Sending her abroad was Chuyue's final act of mercy.

Patriarch Wen's face immediately lit up. "Miss Lin, you truly have the heart of a saint!"

"Rest assured, I'll send her abroad immediately. I guarantee she will never be an eyesore to you again!"

"From now on, I will also keep the rest of the Wen Family in line. I will absolutely ensure nothing like this ever happens again."

Lin Chuyue rose and left without a backward glance, her figure looking utterly desolate.

Patriarch Wen left the gift behind and dragged the woman away. "Once you're abroad, you'd better lie low!"

"Miss Lin was magnanimous and let you off the hook today. If you dare cause any trouble while you're abroad, don't even think about coming back alive!"

Back in her villa, Lin Chuyue's mood was low.

Seeing her like this, Lin Aoshan's heart ached for her. "Chuyue, you see? Xiao Ye does care about you. He even went out of his way to release that statement."

"Even if Chuxing comes back, she won't take your beloved away from you. You two can still get married."

"No! Grandpa, please stop!" Lin Chuyue shot to her feet, a tearing pain ripping through her heart.

"All of this was supposed to be my sister's. I'm the one who stole it from her. If she comes back and wants it all, I have no right to hold on!"

"From this day forward, I will get used to my new status! When my sister returns, everything will go back to its rightful owner!"

The more Xiao Ye loved her, the more pain she felt.

She couldn't accept it, because the thought that all of this belonged to someone else was unbearable.

But that person was her sister—the sister who was lost because of her!

'It was a debt she could never repay!'

With red-rimmed eyes, Lin Chuyue returned to her room.

Lin Aoshan sank weakly onto the sofa. They were both his granddaughters.

He had to admit he favored Lin Chuyue. After all, she was the granddaughter he had watched grow up, the one he had doted on for more than twenty years.

'But if Lin Chuxing really did come back wanting everything that was hers, what could he do?'

It was impossible to choose between them. Hurting either one was the last thing he wanted.

The Wen Family apologized, and various social media accounts deleted the posts.

But even so, they couldn't stop the wagging tongues of the public.

Even more rumors sprang up online.

They didn't just describe in detail how Lin Chuyue had supposedly seduced Xiao Ye, her own sister's fiancé, but they even invented an inner monologue for her, painting her as a woman who would do anything for power and status.

She was so shameless she'd steal her own sister's fiancé just to climb into the Xiao Family; her skin was thicker than a city wall!

Vicious insults filled every corner of the internet.

Although the members of the Xiao Family understood Xiao Ye's intentions, they saw his statement as nothing more than a move to protect the family's reputation.

To put it bluntly, with a scandal like this attached to her name, Lin Chuyue could never become the Lady of the House for the Xiao Family!

「That night.」

The servants didn't even bring them dinner, merely sending word that they should go to the dining room themselves.