Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Admitting Mistakes

"I was just out of my mind for a moment, please don’t take it to heart. What I said was all a joke. So you’re here today to buy a car, right? Whatever car you’re interested in, I’ll buy it for you as an apology. How does that sound?" Zhao Tianrui said ingratiatingly to Xu Jie after slapping himself several times.

"Why are you apologizing to me? You’re not the one who offended me." Xu Jie replied coldly.

Hearing this, Zhao Tianrui realized he couldn’t escape today. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he bit his lip and bent down to Xu Ke, saying, "I’m just a foul-mouthed person. Please don’t take what I said to heart. You’re magnanimous, please forgive me."

Zhao Tianrui didn’t dare to straighten up without Xu Jie’s permission, so he remained bent, waiting for Xu Ke’s words. In his view, his apology was very respectful, and Xu Ke should forgive him immediately. But after waiting for a long time, his waist started to hurt before he heard Xu Ke speak. If he hadn’t seen those men’s sneakers in his peripheral vision, he would have thought the other person had already left.

Just as he was about to give up, Xu Ke finally spoke, "Move aside, don’t get in the way of me looking at cars." Xu Ke neither said he forgave him nor that he didn’t, and Zhao Tianrui couldn’t decipher his meaning, so he could only look up for help from Xu Jie.

"Can’t you understand human language? I’m telling you to get lost?" Xu Ke frowned, looking at the eyesore blocking the way, his impatience reaching its peak.

Xu Jie didn’t say anything but her meaning was clear, so Zhao Tianrui could only reluctantly leave with the injury on his wrist. Although he didn’t dare blame Xu Jie, he held a grudge against Xu Ke, swearing to make Xu Ke pay the next time they met.

With the annoying people dealt with, Xu Ke approached the car he had liked previously and turned to ask Xu Jie, "What do you think of this car’s color?"

"This color is suitable for a girl, but it doesn’t quite match Madam’s personality. I think black would be better." Xu Jie suggested from the side.

Xu Ke compared the two cars and felt that Xu Jie made a good point. "Then this one. I want to take the car today, hurry up." Xu Ke ordered coolly, one hand in his pocket.

The small store clerk was quick, and it was just four o’clock when all the paperwork was completed. He refused the handover ceremony, considering it pointless, and after parting with Xu Jie at the company entrance, Xu Ke drove straight to the office building of Lin Group to wait for someone.

In the past, he would quietly watch Lin Mengyao like a shadow from a distance. But from now on, he could finally stand here openly to wait for his wife. Thinking of this, Xu Ke squinted his eyes happily.

The people in Lin Group didn’t know what Lin Mengyao had said to Grandma Lin, but before the end of the working day, it was announced unexpectedly that Lin Mengyao had become the project manager for the development zone, catching everyone off guard.

"Niece, you really have some tricks up your sleeve. As your uncle, I feel quite ashamed." Lin Shixian said through gritted teeth with a dark face as he looked at Lin Mengyao. After saying this, he shot Lin Mengyao a vicious look before striding away.

Lin Shixian’s son, Lin Zihua, chased after him from behind, with an apologetic smile on his handsome face, "My dad has this kind of temper. Please don’t take it to heart, cousin. I’ll apologize to you another day." After nodding to Lin Mengyao, he went to chase Lin Shixian.

From the meeting room to the hall, Lin Mengyao received numerous congratulations. No matter what people thought, at least their faces were all smiling, unlike Lin Shixian’s gloomy expression except for Lin Mengxi. noveldrama

Just as the group was about to exit the hall, someone noticed the flamboyant Ferrari parked at the entrance. "Who is that, waiting here for a while? Who are they waiting for?" an employee on the ground floor whispered, discussing with a nearby person.

"Sis, isn’t that one of your suitors again?" Lin Zike whispered to his sister upon hearing the staff’s murmurs around.

Lin Mengxi smirked and glanced at Lin Mengyao with feigned annoyance, "Oh dear, it’s so annoying. I told them not to come pick me up, it’s such a bad influence. I didn’t expect them to turn up as soon as they agreed not to. Cousin, how do you think I should tell them?"

"Ah, sorry, I forgot. How could you have this kind of experience? After all, that loser Xu Ke couldn’t possibly drive such a luxury car to pick you up. How would you know the answer?" Lin Mengxi exaggeratedly covered her mouth, her eyes filled with blatant smugness as she awaited Lin Mengyao’s reaction. Despite wanting to see Lin Mengyao jumping angry, she completely ignored this and continued forward. Ever since marrying Xu Ke, she had heard this kind of talk too many times, and it no longer affected her.

Just as Lin Mengxi was about to hurl a few more barbs at Lin Mengyao, someone unexpected emerged from the car.

"Xu Ke, why is it you!" Lin Mengxi exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock as his appearance slapped her words back in her face, burning hot. She could almost hear others mocking her. But the next moment, she calmed down because she didn’t believe that the Lin family’s notorious good-for-nothing could afford a Ferrari.

"Renting a Ferrari must not be cheap for you, right? But it’s understandable. After all, you’re the Lin family’s son-in-law, famous for being a parasite. Where would you get the money to buy a Ferrari? You must have saved up for a long time just to rent it this one time. It’s really pitiful. Cousin, I’m not saying you should be more generous to him, but he’s your husband in name at least." Lin Mengxi looked at Xu Ke with a face full of apparent sympathy and mockery and then turned to Lin Mengyao with a face full of blame, as if she had committed an enormous wrong.

"Why are you here?" Lin Mengyao asked in surprise, completely ignoring Lin Mengxi, as she quickly descended the steps to Xu Ke’s side.

"I thought you were about to get off work, so I came to pick you up and go home together." Xu Ke said with a gentle smile, trying to take Lin Mengyao’s bag but she subtly avoided it. Xu Ke’s eyes darkened momentarily but quickly returned to normal, as if nothing had happened, as he opened the passenger door for Lin Mengyao.

The feeling of being ignored and humiliated excited the overly sensitive nerve in Lin Mengxi, making her carefully composed expression gradually twisted. "Why aren’t you talking? Did I hit the nail on the head, and that’s why you’re deliberately ignoring me? Otherwise, why aren’t you saying anything? A loser pretending to be rich driving a Ferrari to the company, thinking it makes you look so impressive, when in fact, you’re like a peacock with its feathers spread — looking flashy from the front but already showing your bare rear." Lin Mengxi crossed her arms and mocked even more fiercely.