Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 851 - 327: [Heartbroken Fairy Tale] Fleeting Shadows (Part 2)

Hearing his daughter’s words, Lin Zongjun paused in his action of drinking tea.

His eyes, hidden behind his glasses, lowered, hiding the slight ripple of emotion.

He smiled gently and spoke in a warm voice, "Every company will have its troubles. People who fight in the business world can’t expect everything to go smoothly from start to finish."

Lin Chu’s heart skipped a beat.

So it’s true, after all.

Even Chi Su was able to find out about it, so quite a few people in An City must know as well.

Lin Chu understood that her father hid it from her to prevent her from worrying. When they had dinner at the Lin Family a few days ago, Lu Huai’an suggested that she go intern at the Lu Family, and her father agreed promptly.

Clearly, before Lu Huai’an visited the Lin Family, her father was on her side. What they talked about after sending her away that evening, she had no idea...

Back then, she didn’t think much of it, but now that she reflects on it, it seems like the two of them had coordinated beforehand.

Lin Chu knew very well she wasn’t in a position to blame her father for not telling her about the company issues, after all, she hadn’t paid much attention over the years.

"Is it a very tricky situation?"

Lin Zongjun set down his teacup, patted his daughter’s hand, and smiled reassuringly, "It’s alright, we can resolve it. Once you gain some experience in the workplace, you can start to help your father with it."

Even though it’s been more than a year since her marriage, she still feels like a blank slate.

"So, Xiao Chu, your dad wanted you to live a normal life for a few more years, that’s why he hasn’t mentioned it to you, but now you’re grown up. You should understand that the Lin Family business will eventually be in your hands. Although you married into the Lu Family and are one with Huai’an, the Lin Family is independent and you have a responsibility."

No brothers or sisters, the love is all hers, and at the same time, so is the inescapable responsibility.

Lin Chu stared blankly at her father and murmured, "Can I do it?"

Business is something that requires talent.

She chose to study economics and management partly because of Lu Huai’an, but more importantly, because she knows the path she must take in the future.

Like Lin Zongjun, Lin Chu’s greatest talent lies in fashion design, but life is full of compromises. You can choose to do what you love, but at the same time, you can’t escape from what you don’t love.

The wedding dress she wore at her wedding was Lin Zongjun’s most satisfying creation.

To Lin Chu, the necklace she wore around her neck was her simplest yet most cherished design.

Lin Zongjun smiled, looking at Lin Chu with loving and gentle eyes, "My daughter is so smart. I’m sure you can do it. Dad’s not old yet, my health hasn’t deteriorated to where I can’t work. I can wait until you grow up."

For some reason, Lin Chu felt a bit sour in her heart.

It’s like eating a lemon and then drinking a whole glass of honey water. After the sweetness overcomes the sourness, it’s the taste left on her tongue.

She leaned into her father’s arms and said softly, "Dad, you have to be with me forever. Don’t grow old too fast; I’ll be scared alone."

Lin Zongjun gently patted his daughter’s shoulder, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepening with a mix of helplessness and indulgent smile, "...Alright."

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On Monday, Lin Chu formally started her internship at the Lu Family.

Lu Huai’an called her three times, yet the person sprawled on the bed showed no intention of getting up.

His tall, slender figure stood by the window, looking at the person burrowed under the covers, his brows furrowed into a character for ’river’.

Sitting by the bedside, he reached over to pull her out from under the blankets, temper restrained as he called her for the fourth time, "If you don’t get up now, I’ll have you clean the bathrooms from the first floor to the thirty-seventh, no meal until you’re done."

Lin Chu was truly very sleepy.

Even when pulled up, she seemed boneless, leaning soft and heavy against the man’s chest, unable to even open her eyes.

"Lu Huai’an, have you no shame?"

Her voice, usually soft and clear, was husky from sleep.

"Won’t your conscience hurt when you exploit me like this?"

Knowing she had to get up early today, he still took the opportunity of getting drunk last night to behave mischievously—making her whole body ache, unable to gather the strength to get out of bed...

Lu Huai’an glanced at the time; there were still fifteen minutes to spare.

So he simply hauled her up from the bed and tossed her into the bathroom, "Keep dawdling and you’ll have to go to the company by yourself. Someone will tell you the consequence of being late, it’s the first day at work and you’re already talking bad about your boss. Are you trying not to let stupidity kill you fast enough?"

He should normally be underway by now.

Lin Chu, with her head full of messy long hair, leaned lazily against the sink. Her nightgown’s neckline was askew, revealing large patches of fair skin, faint traces of the night’s intimacy lingering in the air.