JR Chapter 30

Chen Jianyang saw the video online of Zhang Yuhua visiting Mo Lin. He saw Zhang Yuhua sitting on the ground crying, and Mo Lin coldly not even helping her up.

Chen Jianyang was furious. He yelled at Zhang Yuhua, asking why she didn’t say anything when she was wronged and who told her to go find Mo Lin.

Zhang Yuhua just sat on the sofa wiping her tears. Finally, feeling extremely wronged, she complained, “It’s because you insisted on getting a diamond ring. I don’t have that much money to buy you a diamond ring. I saw your sister’s business doing so well…”

“I don’t have a sister!”

After storming out, Chen Jianyang didn’t immediately go to Mo Lin to seek justice for his mother. He followed the online discussions for a few days, and the overwhelming public opinion gave him great confidence.

He took two bricks and went to Mo Lin’s store.

He felt like a hero, a filial son avenging his mother.

One brick smashed the glass of Mo Lin’s store, and the other hit Mo Lin on the head.

Amid the women’s screams and the onlookers’ gazes, his heart pounded like thunder. He was scared but also felt exhilarated. He had always felt repressed and frustrated, and at that moment, he felt a release.

But soon, the thrill faded, leaving only regret and fear.

He feared he had killed someone, feared being caught and going to jail, feared punishment.

He hid in fear for two days, not daring to go home, not answering calls from his girlfriend and family. Before the police caught him, he was cornered by some thugs at an abandoned construction site.

Chen Jianyang picked up two more bricks, but looking at the tall, burly thugs, he didn’t dare throw them.

He was slapped hard several times and had a lot of his hair pulled out. They grabbed his hair in bunches of five and yanked it out, causing excruciating pain but leaving no visible injuries.

A figure hiding behind a support pillar checked the time and said, “It’s about time.”

“Got it, Brother Yuan.”

The thugs threatened him for a while and then took him to the police station.

He didn’t dare say anything.

Zhang Yuhua received a call from the police. When she arrived and saw her temporarily detained son, she cried and screamed, both worried and blaming him, asking why he did such a thing.

“Mom, go talk to Mo Lin. The police said she only has minor injuries, and minor injuries don’t require criminal responsibility. I only have administrative responsibility. If Mo Lin agrees to mediation, I won’t be detained. Mom, go talk to her. She hasn’t shown up, she just sent a lawyer. She won’t come here.”

With red eyes from crying, Zhang Yuhua went to Mo Lin’s studio again.

“I can pay compensation, and he can apologize. Just agree to mediation…”

“No.”

Mo Lin’s tone was almost flat. Her hand in a cast was hanging in front of her, while the other hand swiped the screen of her phone, checking the sales of the store’s products.

Cheng Lulu and the temporary worker helping with packing and shipping also glanced over.

Cheng Lulu looked at the store’s surveillance and then started recording with her phone. She couldn’t say much to help Mo Lin, but her expression was very unpleasant.

Zhang Yuhua knew Cheng Lulu was recording, but she didn’t care anymore and pleaded humbly:

“…Just consider it a plea.”

“You have nothing to plead for. He intentionally caused minor injuries and is subject to administrative punishment, fifteen days of detention, as per the law.”

“Fifteen days, half a month…” Zhang Yuhua was heartbroken, “He… he’s your brother. You share blood…”

Mo Lin coldly glanced at Zhang Yuhua, “We’re working. Please don’t waste my time.”

“How can you be so heartless!” Zhang Yuhua, both sad and angry, grabbed Mo Lin’s casted hand.

Cheng Lulu immediately scolded, “What are you doing!”

Mo Lin quickly grabbed Zhang Yuhua’s hand with her other hand. She stood up, towering over Zhang Yuhua, and pushed her hand away forcefully:

“Ms. Zhang, from the moment you abandoned your child for a better life, you made your choice. I’ve never caused you trouble for your negligence, but you seem to have never learned what responsibility is, so you can’t teach your son what it means to take responsibility.

“He is being detained for fifteen days not because I’m heartless and won’t mediate, but because he committed a crime. He should be grateful I wasn’t more seriously injured. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be detained; he’d be in prison. If you continue to disrupt my business, I have the right to hold you accountable.”

Zhang Yuhua was frightened by Mo Lin. She looked at Mo Lin as if she were a cold statue.

She took two steps back, took several deep breaths, and finally, trembling, said:

“Do you hate me? Do you want revenge? Take it out on me. Do you want me to die in front of you? I’ll atone! I’ll atone for my sins!”

Zhang Yuhua’s outburst shocked Cheng Lulu and the two women packing orders. They hurried to pull her away.

Cheng Lulu, still recording, shouted, “Don’t talk about dying! I’m recording this, you hear? Don’t try to blame us!”

The two women held Zhang Yuhua and tried to calm her down, “Oh my, what’s going on? Calm down.”

“Let her go,” Mo Lin said coldly, “Everyone chooses their own fate.”

Upon hearing Mo Lin’s words, Zhang Yuhua stopped trying to crash into the glass and slumped to the ground, completely drained.

The two women released her, and Zhang Yuhua sat there sobbing for a while. When no one paid her any attention, she wiped her tears and left.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The two women went back to packing, while Cheng Lulu sat beside Mo Lin, “Oh my, you scared me to death! When you said that, you have no idea, my heart was in my throat. I was really afraid she would get too emotional…”

“Don’t worry.” Mo Lin picked up her phone and continued to look at it, “Someone who chose an easier life won’t easily throw it away.”

Hearing this, Cheng Lulu looked at Mo Lin, her lips trembling a few times before she finally moved to the other side of Mo Lin and hugged her affectionately, “Our Linlin has had a tough journey growing up.”

Mo Lin silently patted Cheng Lulu’s arm around her. She didn’t dwell on the incident, but shook her phone lightly.

“Lulu, our products are almost sold out.”

“Let’s take advantage of this wave and make a big profit! Once we’ve made enough, we’ll close the store and take a break. We’ll go see the mountains, the sea, and the stars!”

“Okay.”

The “abandoning her mother” incident was completely reversed. Supported by her companions, Mo Lin made a beautiful comeback.

In the end, the marketing accounts that had directed the insults at Mo Lin deleted their previous articles and reposted the news of the reversal.

Ji Ming also identified the person who had deliberately guided the previous wave of public opinion. Unsurprisingly, it was their college peer—the one who had asked Cheng Lulu to help him get rich. He had been embarrassed by Cheng Lulu in the group chat and couldn’t save face, so when they were in trouble, he contributed to the negative comments.

He was also punished and fined according to national regulations.

Everything seemed to be perfectly resolved. After half a month of explosive popularity, the traffic to Mo Lin’s studio gradually returned to normal.

Chen Jianyang was released after his detention period, but this time, he had to face the online rumors and gossip.

Mo Lin didn’t pay much attention to his situation, only hearing Ji Ming mention it briefly.

For Mo Lin, work-related matters were all settled.

Now, it was time to address the issues with Jiang Yuanmu and the child.

During this half-month period, Mo Lin had clarified her thoughts. With her and Jiang Yuanmu’s three-month renewal period approaching, Mo Lin felt it was time to act. She couldn’t delay any longer and had to start implementing her next plan.

“So…” At ten o’clock at night, as they were closing the store, Mo Lin suddenly asked Cheng Lulu, “Do you have any ways to force a man to sleep with you?”

Cheng Lulu had just closed the door and almost fell to her knees in shock when she turned around.

“What did you say?” She grabbed Mo Lin’s good arm, “I think I misheard. I thought I heard something outrageous.”

“You might not have misheard,” Mo Lin said frankly, “I want to… take control.”

“Huh? I don’t understand, please explain.”

“Forcefully.”

“……”

 

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pff, Mo Lin, you are savage