186: The young lady's ambition

Lin Yu calmly nodded, watching the dramatic scene unfold before him.

He now... didn't know what kind of mindset to use when interacting with people who had witnessed his power.

Honestly, he didn't want these events to become an obstacle; he wanted to maintain a normal state of mind, but... it truly wasn't something he could control.

"It's nothing."

He turned to look at Wang Han, who was completely dumbfounded.

"Uncle Wang, it seems your Qingxuan sister also agrees to you joining my company."

Wang Qingxuan suddenly looked up, staring at her father with an expression as if he were a deity, then at Lin Yu with an expression as if he were a madman.

Go... go to his company?

What did she just hear?

Mr. Li swayed, feeling like he needed to hold onto something to steady himself.

He didn't understand.

He didn't understand a single word anymore.

This world, to him, had become a completely incomprehensible fantasy novel.

And Wang Qingxuan's next sentence became the final straw that broke his sanity.

After a brief moment of shock and struggle, the young lady's face actually showed a cautious, almost fawning smile.

"Um... Brother Lin Yu, does your company... still need people?"

Mr. Li's brain completely crashed.

His proud, elite brain, which had dominated the business world and could instantly analyze gains and losses, was now a muddled mess.

Need people?

A group director with a net worth of tens of billions, going to work for a young man in his early twenties.

Then, this director's notoriously spoiled and arrogant daughter actually came forward, asking in an almost fawning manner, "Does your company still need people?"

Is this reasonable?

This is not reasonable!

Illegitimate child?

What illegitimate child gets this kind of treatment! This is acknowledging ancestry, this is usurping power!

No, that's not right, even if it's a coup, it shouldn't be this script!

The Receptionist Miss beside him had completely given up thinking.

She just stood there, mouth agape, staring blankly at the three people, as if watching a sci-fi blockbuster completely beyond her comprehension.

"Qingxuan! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Wang Han finally snapped out of his shock, grabbing his daughter's wrist, his voice changing pitch due to his urgency.

"Quickly apologize to Xiao Yu! Don't cause more trouble here!"

"I'm not causing trouble!" Wang Qingxuan forcefully shook off her father's hand, the fawning smile on her face instantly vanishing, replaced by an undeniable firmness.

She took a step forward, directly standing in front of Lin Yu, separating herself from her father.

This action was full of strong signals.

She was taking a side.

"Dad! Ask yourself, how many meetings do you have to attend all day? How many social engagements? How many things in the group are waiting for you to handle?"

Wang Qingxuan spoke rapidly, her logic clear.

"Are Brother Lin Yu's matters something that can be delayed? Do you dare say you can fully commit to them? What if something goes wrong due to your negligence, can you bear that responsibility?"

A series of questions left Wang Han speechless.

He truly couldn't bear it.

Let alone bearing the responsibility, he didn't even have the courage to imagine the consequences.

Seeing her father swayed, Wang Qingxuan immediately turned to Lin Yu, her demeanor once again becoming humble, even with a hint of eagerness.

"Brother Lin Yu, I'm different! I just graduated, I have plenty of time! Moreover, if my dad can't handle something, I can bother him every day, wear him down, and make sure he gets it done!"

"I'm more useful than him!"

"..."

Wang Han listened to his daughter's "selling father for glory" speech, trembling with anger, his old face turning a liver-red color.

Well, well.

I haven't even taken office yet, and I'm already being backstabbed by my own daughter?

And she says I'm not as useful as her?

What kind of situation is this!

Wang Qingxuan's ambition was almost undisguised on her face.

She wasn't afraid.

Or rather, she had transformed the fear originating from the black market into a stronger desire to climb upwards.

She had seen the tip of the iceberg of that world, and she no longer wanted to be an ordinary person who could only be protected, trembling in the face of a shockwave.

She wanted to be the one who made the rules.

And Lin Yu was the biggest, strongest rope she could grasp right now, leading to that world.

This was a smart woman who knew how to seize opportunities.

"Qingxuan! Come back here!" Wang Han was still making his final struggle, "You know he..."

He stopped mid-sentence, swallowing his words back down.

He didn't dare to speak.

He didn't dare to say the word "dangerous" in front of Lin Yu.

Wang Qingxuan, however, said it for him.

"I know! Isn't it just danger?" She straightened her back, looking directly at her father, "Dad, have you forgotten at the entrance of Old Ghost Hall? When true danger comes, what's the difference between us so-called upper-class people and ants on the side of the road?"

"Only power! Only standing beside someone like Brother Lin Yu is true safety!"

Her words were heartbreaking.

Wang Han fell completely silent.

His daughter... had grown up.

And she no longer belonged to the world that he, as a father, could protect.

His heart was full of bitterness, and he could only finally turn his pleading gaze towards Lin Yu.

Lin Yu met his gaze and spoke calmly.

"Uncle Wang, let her try."

"She's right, you are indeed very busy. For many things, it's more convenient for her to handle them."

"I will take good care of her."

A simple promise.

Yet it made Wang Han's hanging heart instantly settle back into his chest.

That's right.

What was he still worried about?

This young man before him was someone who could even bring the dead back to life.

Was there any place safer in this world than by his side?

But truthfully, he would rather his daughter never touch those things outside the rules, and live a peaceful life as an ordinary person; that was what he hoped to see.

However... he couldn't control his daughter anyway.

The matter was thus settled.

Wang Han opened his mouth, but it ultimately turned into a long sigh, his whole being seemingly drained of spirit, as he leaned weakly to the side.

He looked at his spirited daughter, who seemed to have already planned out a grand blueprint for her future, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

And Mr. Li, beside him, had completely given up thinking.

He was standing, but also seemed unstable.

He was looking, but also seemed to see nothing clearly.

His mind was blank, with only a few words echoing repeatedly.

Why?

Why?

Why?!

That young man named Lin Yu was like a black hole that appeared out of nowhere, mercilessly devouring all the knowledge, rules, and logic he had built up over the past twenty years, leaving not even a speck behind.

He felt like a clown.

A complete clown who thought he had seen through the feuds of the wealthy, ready to enjoy a good show, only to find that he couldn't even touch the edge of the stage.

The Receptionist Miss wasn't in much better shape.

She still maintained her wide-mouthed posture, her entire body frozen in place, the information processing module of her brain having burned out from overload.

Illegitimate child?

What illegitimate child could make the chairman frown and the young lady rush to pledge allegiance?

This gossip was too big.

Too big for her to even comprehend.