Suppressing the Protagonist at the Start to Seize the Heroine - Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Lin Xiaowan Got into Someone Else’s Car, Lin Guoqiang Explodes!

In the afternoon, around five o’clock, numerous cars were parked outside Jiangning First Senior High School, waiting to pick up students after school. Due to the mid-term exams being held across the school today, dismissal time was earlier than usual.

(TL : In China 7-9th grade is middle school, 10-12 is high school and both usually attend the same school.)

A black Audi A6 slowly came to a stop among the cluster of cars. Lin Guoqiang, gazing at the school’s gate, let out a deep sigh.

Hearing the leader’s sigh, the driver beside him, somewhat puzzled, asked, “Guoqiang, why the sigh?”

Lin Guoqiang glanced at his old comrade and shook his head, “Speaking of which, Xiaowan is in her senior year now. I can count on my fingers the number of times I’ve picked her up from school. Many times, I passed by the school without stopping at the gate.”

Tian Wei, who had been with Lin Guoqiang since their days in the Imperial Capital, had a long-standing relationship with him. He always drove for Lin Guoqiang and knew him inside out, so Lin Guoqiang often shared trivial matters with Tian Wei, trusting him immensely.

Hearing this, Tian Wei commented, “Guoqiang, your work is special, and you’re too busy.”

“Yes, that’s true, but I’m well aware that I could make time if I really wanted to. Most of the time, I just don’t want to spare the moment, preferring to deal with more matters,” Lin Guoqiang said with a hint of discomfort.

“Xiaowan, I’ve watched her grow up. She’s beautiful, intelligent, gentle, and dignified, and she has your traits. She will surely understand you.”

“It’s precisely because she’s so understanding that I feel worse. She’s now getting close to the child of Su Zhenguo. You don’t know how worried I am, but I’ve never had the time to come and check on her at school,” Lin Guoqiang said guiltily.

“Today you came, didn’t you? I’ve heard of this Su Zhenguo, a very impressive entrepreneur, well-known even in the province.”

Lin Guoqiang nodded, “The province has been strongly supporting our local entrepreneurs. In recent years, many have emerged, and this Su Zhenguo is one of them.”

“He’s very capable. This year, he’s been buying land aggressively in Linhai and Donghai. It won’t be long before he expands beyond Jiangnan Province.”

“That impressive? It can’t be easy to expand beyond the province, though.”

Lin Guoqiang nodded again, “That’s not for us to worry about.”

“Speaking of which, Xiaowan admires Su Zhenguo’s child a lot. They’ve been quite close recently. Today, I want to see for myself how impressive this kid is. Xiaowan sings him praises all the time,” Lin Guoqiang said with a hint of jealousy.

“Hehe, Guoqiang, this doesn’t sound like you,” Tian Wei said, almost as if he was watching a drama unfold.

“Hmph! How is it not like me? Different times call for different measures. Now that Xiaowan is eighteen, I can’t just cut it off bluntly.”

“Otherwise, with her temperament, she will surely go to extremes. Then it will be Xiaowan who suffers,” Lin Guoqiang said, slightly annoyed.

He knew Lin Xiaowan best. The eighteen-year-old girl, seemingly sensible and obedient, had inherited his genes deep down. Once she set her heart on someone, nothing could pull her back.

If he took a hard stance against their relationship, it would only backfire, pushing Lin Xiaowan completely towards Su Lin.

He needed to handle it gently, focusing on Lin Xiaowan and Su Lin. Unfortunately, he was too busy to do so, leaving Lin Guoqiang with a myriad of emotions.

“Dinglingling~!!!”

“Guoqiang, that must be the school bell, right? It’s not even six o’clock yet.”

Lin Guoqiang smiled, “Today’s the mid-term exam at First Senior High School, so they’re dismissing early. Perfect, I’ll take Xiaowan to KFC later.”

“Hehe… Just hope she appreciates it,” Tian Wei said with a chuckle.

“I know my daughter. She might not care much about me, but she won’t refuse food,” Lin Guoqiang replied.

As they were talking, students began pouring out of the school. Lin Guoqiang and Tian Wei stopped their conversation, their eyes intently fixed on the gate, waiting for Lin Xiaowan to appear.

Meanwhile, Su Lin, Lin Xiaowan, and Xia Shiyu were walking together on their way home from school.

“Su Lin, did you drive here today?” Lin Xiaowan asked proactively.

Su Lin nodded, “Yeah, today was the exam, so we finished early. I was planning to go to the supermarket afterward.”

“Then I’ll go with you. I don’t have anything else to do when I get home.”

“I don’t have anything at the hospital either, so I’ll join too,” Xia Shiyu added.

Since hiring a nurse, Xia Shiyu had more time to rest at home. The nurse was more meticulous than her, so she often had nothing to do at the hospital.

Su Lin nodded, “Great! The supermarket is opening soon. It’s good for you to get more familiar with the work and check if there are any details we’ve missed.”

“Yeah! Chen Yang’s construction team is indeed amazing. I heard from Chen Yang that our Quan Le Gou sign was finished and installed yesterday. We’re just waiting for the final touches.”

Su Lin smiled, “That’s because I paid well. Normally, workers are paid eighty-one yuan a day, but I paid them a hundred and ten yuan and had them work day and night. If they still didn’t put in the effort, I’d have to replace them.”

“Hehe, that’s your ‘money power’, right?”

Su Lin nodded, “That’s why people who say money can’t buy time are lying. Normally, such a big renovation project would take at least two months, but I finished it in less than a month. Isn’t that buying time?”

“You and your twisted logic.”

The trio walked to the school gate. At this moment, Tian Wei spotted Lin Xiaowan walking beside Su Lin and loudly said, “Guoqiang, I see Xiaowan.”

“Xiaowan’s out? Where, where?” Lin Guoqiang instantly perked up.

Tian Wei pointed at Lin Xiaowan beside Su Lin, “There, but… she didn’t look our way, she just crossed the street.”

“That’s strange, why didn’t Xiaowan ride her bike today? Why did she walk out?”

Hearing Tian Wei’s words, Lin Guoqiang said, “Maybe she wanted to walk with friends.”

Lin Guoqiang knew that Lin Xiaowan hadn’t had real friends during her three years of high school until recently, when she mentioned making two friends at school.

They often talked about them lately.

“Ah Wei, drive over there.”

“Okay~!~!” Tian Wei nodded and started the car, preparing to turn around and intercept Lin Xiaowan. Unfortunately, there were too many cars at the school gate at that moment, making it impossible to catch up immediately.

By the time Tian Wei managed to turn the car around and try to intercept Lin Xiaowan, he saw her getting into a Mercedes with Su Lin.

“This… Guoqiang, they…”

At that moment, Lin Guoqiang was about to explode with anger, watching his daughter happily getting into a Mercedes with Su Lin.

The feeling was indescribably bitter, especially seeing Lin Xiaowan’s smile, which he hadn’t seen in years. He was both furious and self-reproachful.

“They’ve driven off~!!!”

“Follow them,” Lin Guoqiang gritted out three words.

They had seen the entire process of Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan getting into the car, especially Su Lin taking the driver’s seat.

“This Su Zhenguo really has guts, letting his son drive to and from school. This must be a first in our Jiangzhong,” Tian Wei commented somewhat sentimentally.

“Hmph, that kid must be driving without a license. Later, I’ll have the traffic police impound his car,” Lin Guoqiang said viciously.

Tian Wei glanced at the angry Lin Guoqiang beside him, swallowed hard, and chose not to continue the conversation.

As Lin Guoqiang’s driver, he knew this boss all too well. A typical stoic leader, now with his nose out of joint, obviously furious. It was clear how angry he was.

But thinking about it, it seemed normal. His daughter got into another man’s car, and that man was with two other girls, with his daughter being just one of them. If it were him, he’d also want to hit someone.