Chapter 72.2: “Boyfriend? Hey? Lawyer Bai? When did you get a boyfriend?”

Actually, Bai Duanduan’s question was a bit sour, but Rong Sheng was also immersed in memories of Ji Lin and didn’t notice it. He just laughed out loud and said, “No, even if Ji Lin likes me, he won’t like her.”

Bai DuanDuan frowned, “Why?”

“Because that girl looks like a living fossil! Ji Lin only became poor, not blind!”

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Ba Duanduan felt the dull pain in her chest again. Rong Sheng was really merciless and accurate with his cuts. Just when she was feeling a little better, he made another cut with his words.

Although she felt heartbroken and sad, Bai DuanDuan still wanted to listen, even if it was just a little bit. She wanted to understand more about Ji Lin, and she still felt the lingering regret in her heart. If there was a magical medicine that could travel through time and space, she would go back to Ji Lin’s youth herself and let him never have to suffer again.

However, without knowing what Bai DuanDuan was thinking, Rong Sheng continued, “Many of you may think that Ji Lin is stingy or something behind his back, but you are not him. You have not experienced his suppressed life and have no idea what kind of life he has had. Before his father’s accident, his family was very wealthy, and he was very generous at that time because he had no concept of money and only saw it as a symbol. When a classmate in our school was suddenly hospitalized with acute leukemia, the teacher called on us to donate money, and Ji Lin alone donated fifty thousand yuan. The teacher repeatedly asked him to confirm that he did not secretly take his parents’ savings to make his own decisions. Do you know what Ji Lin said? He said very naively that it was just his lucky money from last year’s New Year, which he used to buy things on a daily basis, and he decided to save it and donate it to the classmate in need.”

Although Bai DuanDuan had never seen Ji Lin in his childhood, just imagining it, she could see Ji Lin’s serious and calm innocence as a ten or eleven-year-old boy. In fact, even now, this man often made people unable to follow him naturally. Outsiders thought he was stingy, but only those who truly understood him knew that Ji Lin’s view of money was very healthy. He was very generous when it came to supporting the child who collected garbage, his own mother, and even himself now. When it came to the things and people he cared about and deemed worthy, he never hesitated to give.

“He became like this because he had a hard time during that period, he was so poor that you wouldn’t know how it feels unless you’ve been through it yourself. When you’re that poor, you don’t have any sense of security without money. You’re afraid of getting sick, having an accident, or having any other unexpected expenses beyond your tight budget. You have to be careful with every penny and can’t afford to spend it on anything unnecessary. But even so, when I offered to help him at the time, Ji Lin refused. He felt that he had hands and feet and was better off than those disabled children, so he couldn’t accept my money.”

It was only now that Bai DuanDuan finally understood the meaning behind Xie Miao’s words to Ji Lin back then. Tian Mu had been poor, so he was afraid of being poor, and Xie Miao could understand that because he had also grown up in a very poor community. Ji Lin, who had fallen from a high place, had truly experienced poverty, and because of the vast difference in circumstances, his fear of being poor would be even stronger. That’s why Xie Miao felt that he understood Ji Lin.

“You have also worked as a housekeeper for Aunt Meng, so you know that Aunt Meng is not easy to deal with and spends money like water. But in fact, Aunt Meng also suffered with Ji Lin in the beginning. She used to live a luxurious life with Uncle Ji, but since Uncle Ji’s suicide and her own serious illness, when she came back and saw Ji Lin’s situation, she cried bitterly. Then she sold all her most cherished luxury goods and jewelry, paid off some debts, and went to find odd jobs. However, Aunt Meng had never done anything before and was clumsy and had no special skills. In order to earn a little money, she also suffered countless insults and curses… I’m not trying to defend her, her temper is indeed bad now, but she did suffer in the beginning. When Uncle Ji was still alive, besides being a bit spoiled, her temper wasn’t so bad. I think it’s because of the huge change in her family that she has suffered a lot. Now that she has started living a good life again, she has a compensation mentality and her temper has become more picky…”

Bai DuanDuan smiled and said, “Aunt Meng is actually not a bad person, I know.”

A woman who can give birth to a son like Ji Lin cannot be too bad. Although Meng Xin is a bit childish and has a slightly spoiled temperament, and although her mouth can be quite bad, once you get used to her temper, she is not a particularly difficult person to deal with.

Because of Rong Sheng’s words, Bai DuanDuan felt that she might know why Meng Xin is now consuming so pathologically: “Is she compensating psychologically by buying so many bags? Back then, she sold all her beloved bags and jewelry to pay off her debts, and then had to live through some tough years. So now that Ji Lin’s cash flow is better, she wants to compensate herself, as if buying more things can dilute the pain of her past struggles?”

After all, a woman who really loves bags, selling off her entire collection is heart-wrenching. Bai DuanDuan was now somewhat impressed and admiring of Meng Xin. She turned out to be a person who could endure hardships, which was somewhat unexpected, but more of a heartfelt gratitude. If at that time Ji Lin had lost his mother, or if Meng Xin had not been able to stay strong and support Ji Lin, but had cried and wept, Ji Lin’s life would have been even more difficult.

Regarding this, Rong Sheng obviously understood the same thing: “Actually, I was quite worried about Aunt Meng at the time. I used to go to Ji Lin’s house to play, and I also knew what kind of woman his mother was. I always felt that after Ji Lin’s father passed away, his mother might also be unable to bear it and do something like suicide… She used to be that kind of person, always weeping and relying on her husband for everything without her own opinion.”

“She really suffered a lot at that time, so after the days got better, Ji Lin almost catered to her every need. Whatever she wanted, he would buy for her. He never hesitated to spend money on her… Ji Lin is really good, I don’t think he’s stingy. You don’t have to explain these things to me.” There was some indescribable bitterness and reluctance in Bai DuanDuan’s heart. “Ji Lin is very good. I think he’s very good. He’s good everywhere.”

Rong Sheng was stunned for a moment, but since they had come this far in the conversation, he changed the subject and fanned the flames: “So now that I’ve told you so much, do you have a different understanding of Lin Hui? I know you have had good memories with him before, but he’s just a two-faced person. He’s really not as good as you think he is. You can’t imagine how despicable he can be…”

Bai DuanDuan looked at Rong Sheng and corrected his misunderstanding: “I am not Lin Hui’s ex-girlfriend.”

“Ah?” Rong Sheng was surprised. “Have you two gotten back together?”

“No, I was never his girlfriend,” Bai DuanDuan clarified. “He’s not my type.”

This statement left Rong Sheng stunned. He had probably misunderstood for too long and couldn’t digest this fact so quickly, and subconsciously asked, “Why?”

Unconsciously, Bai DuanDuan may have been brainwashed by Ji Lin. At this moment, she couldn’t help but spit out Ji Lin’s well-known rhetoric: “Maybe it’s because he’s a bit old.”

“…”

Besides this, Bai DuanDuan also had another question she was concerned about: “What about those five executives now?”

“As for those five people, Ji Lin is a very persistent person. He never gave up collecting evidence and couldn’t afford to hire a lawyer, so he represented himself in court. Before he went to the United States, he sent each of those five people to jail one by one. Although he couldn’t clear his father’s name because the other party had destroyed the written labor contract, evidence of bribery from the other party was still available, and these people have tasted the benefits of breaking the rules in the past few years. They have also engaged in many illegal operations in their new entrepreneurial projects, which Ji Lin has uncovered and reported to the prosecutor’s office.”

“Those who harmed his father were not let off by Ji Lin, and the only one who is still out there doing well is Lin Hui. He is a legal practitioner and is more difficult to deal with. Ji Lin can only find ways to make him unhappy by snatching his business or attacking his opponents.”

Bai DuanDuan steadied her emotions and stood up, “Thank you for telling me all this today.”

“You’re welcome.” Rong Sheng was pleased with achieving his goal. Since Lin Hui was not Bai Duan Duan’s ex-boyfriend, things couldn’t have gone better. With this new pile of dirt, Bai DuanDuan was unlikely to jump ship back to ZhaoHui. As long as she stayed in Sheng Lin, Rong Sheng had endless opportunities to freeload. He looked up hopefully, “So, is tonight the first thank-you dinner for me?”

“Not tonight.”

Rong Sheng was disappointed. “Oh, are you working overtime?”

“I’m having dinner with my boyfriend.” Bai DuanDuan paused and added in a low voice, “I really, really want to see him today.”

“Boyfriend? Hey? Lawyer Bai? No, you said you had nothing to do with Lin Hui, right? When did you get a boyfriend? Who is he? When did you start dating?”

Bai DuanDuan smiled subtly. “You know him.”

Rong Sheng looked even more suspicious.

“There’s nothing to be curious about. I’ll invite you to dinner with him in the future, and you’ll know then.”

“Oh…”