85: Goodbye

Lin Yao’s lips trembled slightly.

That resolve, crushed by reality, that cold clarity, returned to her in this moment.

She finally turned around, facing Feng Rui directly.

Facing this man who offered her a “perfect” choice, yet also filled her with endless disgust.

Feng Rui adjusted his glasses; he believed no normal person could refuse the conditions he offered.

Especially after her older brother’s insane actions, a rational sister would surely make the “correct” choice.

He even had comforting words ready.

However.

Lin Yao spoke.

What she said was the exact opposite of what he expected.

“No.”

One word.

Decisive.

The muscles in Feng Rui’s face twitched imperceptibly.

Lin Yao didn't pause; she looked at Feng Rui, repeating her brother’s words clearly, one by one.

“We refuse.”

Boom!

If Lin Yu’s refusal was a nuclear bomb.

Then Lin Yao’s confirmation was the button that detonated it.

The entire world exploded.

“It’s over…”

Aunt’s legs gave out, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

“They’re crazy! They’re all crazy! This whole family is crazy!” Second Uncle beat his chest and stomped his feet, his face filled with despair.

Su Mother’s face instantly lost all color, turning ashen white.

She looked at Lin Yao, then at Lin Yu, her venomous gaze as if it wanted to devour the siblings alive.

She wasn't just “pitying” Lin Yao.

She was even more heartbroken for her daughter Su Qingxue’s “easily obtainable” official job at Fengxing Technology!

When one person rises, their family and friends benefit.

Now, not only did the family and friends not rise, but they also fell into a cesspit together!

The reporters went completely wild!

Flashbulbs flashed like they were free, almost turning the corridor into daylight!

“Oh my god! Breaking news of the century! A Mythical-level professional rejects a sky-high contract!”

“Siblings unite! Is it the arrogance of genius or the madness of a lunatic?”

Brother Wang stared intently at Lin Yu and Lin Yao; he knew the biggest explosive point of his career had arrived!

Meanwhile, Lin’s parents just stood there, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They watched their son and daughter surrounded by the crowd, watching their son calmly standing in front of his sister.

Their minds were blank.

They didn’t understand contracts, nor did they understand Mythical-level professionals.

But they could understand one thing.

Their son, the son they thought had been crazy for five years, utterly ruined.

Today, in front of all the important figures in Linzhou.

He had shattered the heavens.

The corridor was in an uproar, various exclamations, curses, and discussions mixed together, making everyone’s scalp tingle.

And in the center of this chaos.

Feng Rui finally stopped hiding.

He adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light.

He looked at Lin Yu, and also at Lin Yao, his gentle face completely sinking.

He spoke slowly, each word seemingly squeezed through his teeth.

“Are you sure?”

Lin Yu nodded.

He didn’t even have the interest to look at Feng Rui again, merely calmly supporting his sister, and lightly uttered two words.

“See yourself out.”

The two light words, however, were like two invisible slaps, fiercely striking Feng Rui’s face.

Sure?

What else was there to be sure about?

From the beginning, he hadn't put these so-called contracts, these self-important big figures, in his eyes.

The muscles on Feng Rui’s face finally twitched uncontrollably.

The face beneath the gold-rimmed glasses was so gloomy it almost dripped water.

Rage, like an erupting volcano, violently surged in his chest.

He, the Vice President of Fengxing Technology, a prominent figure in Linzhou, had calculated everything, planned everything, even deigned to lower himself and promised countless benefits.

In the end, he was trampled underfoot by a lunatic, a good-for-nothing, in the most contemptuous way, in front of all the media in Linzhou.

He wanted to lash out.

He wanted to let this ignorant young man know the power of capital, the cruelty of society.

But he couldn't.

Countless cameras were pointed at him, countless flashbulbs were frantically flashing, recording his every subtle movement at this moment.

If he lost his composure here, combined with recent circumstances, Fengxing Technology’s stock price tomorrow would fall even more dramatically than the other three companies.

Feng Rui stared intently at Lin Yu, his gaze almost materializing, piercing through him.

After a long while.

He slowly exhaled a turbid breath.

All his rage was forcibly suppressed, turning into a chilling remark.

“You will regret this.”

After speaking, he didn’t spare anyone another glance, abruptly turned, and left with a flick of his sleeve.

His back view was resolute yet disheveled.

President Qian of Baisheng and President Li of Tianqing looked in the direction Feng Rui departed, their expressions extremely complex.

There was schadenfreude, a sense of shared misfortune, but even more, a feeling of relief after surviving a disaster.

Fortunately, they hadn’t followed suit.

Fortunately, it was Feng Rui who jumped into this fire pit.

They exchanged glances, and both, by unspoken agreement, wanted to step forward and say something to Lin Yu or Lin Yao, even if it was just a few diplomatic words.

But when their gazes met the calmly standing young man, their steps seemed to be nailed to the spot.

Lin Yu merely glanced at them indifferently.

That glance was devoid of emotion.

Yet it made the two tycoons, who had stirred up storms in the business world, shiver simultaneously.

A lunatic.

This was a true lunatic.

A lunatic who dared to publicly reject a sky-high Mythical-level professional contract, who dared to rub Fengxing Technology’s face in the dirt.

Talk to him?

What if he resorted to violence?

President Qian and President Li made their decision almost instantly, retreating in unison with great understanding, turning around, and, with their people, scurrying out of the crowd.

Go.

Leave quickly.

As the representatives of the three major companies successively departed, the representatives of the other smaller companies scattered like birds and beasts, running faster than anyone else.

The corridor, which had just been packed, emptied out a large section in the blink of an eye.

Only the Lin family, those few dumbfounded relatives, and a group of completely hyped-up media reporters remained.

“Ah—!”

A shrill, distorted scream pierced the brief silence.

It was Su Mother.

She seemed to have had all her bones removed, or perhaps struck by an invisible lightning bolt, her entire body trembling violently, extending her finger, pointing at Lin Yu, then at Lin Yao.

Her face, once twisted by jealousy and wild joy, now held only despair and venom.

“Crazy! You’re all crazy!”

“S-rank contract! Fengxing Technology! Do you know what you’ve rejected?!”

“It’s over… It’s all over…”

Aunt’s legs gave out, and she directly collapsed to the ground, slapping her thighs and beginning to wail loudly.

“Oh my heavens! What sin has the Lin family committed! To have produced two jinxes like this!”

“All that glory and wealth, just gone like that! Gone!”