Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

Lin Ruhai was consumed by melancholy, while Wang Xifeng, having returned, was in high spirits, having resolved a significant portion of the issues she had been struggling with since her rebirth. In the blink of an eye, darkness fell, and Xifeng returned to the Lin residence's study. She lifted the tiles and saw Lin Ruhai talking to a woman who, judging by her attire, looked like a concubine or a young mistress. While Lin Ruhai was outwardly speaking to her, he was internally contemplating the fact that he had developed feelings for a young maid he had only met once, and had even dreamed about her. He felt that he truly needed a chance to vent his anger, so he stood up and walked into the inner chamber with the woman.

Since practicing, Xifeng's hearing and vision have become exceptionally sharp. She clearly heard the rustling sounds of people stripping from inside the room. Hearing these sounds, Xifeng couldn't help but feel a sense of loss, thinking that all men are like this, as long as they are women, it's all right. Just then, Lin Ruhai's magnetic voice once again reached Xifeng's ears: "Auntie Mei, what's that smell on you? Go wash up." Lin Ruhai spoke calmly, but in reality, his heart was no longer calm. He discovered that he had no feelings for this woman, but instead had a strong reaction to the little girl he had only met once. This left him deeply surprised and confused.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she felt a little secretly happy.

Aunt Mei in the room blushed, quickly tidied her clothes and left.

After she left, Lin Ruhai felt uneasy.

He kept telling himself that she was just a little girl, how could he be obsessed with her?

However, the more this happened, the more that lively little face lingered in his mind.

Finally, he decided to go to his staff to discuss the matter of the victims and to check on Lin Daiyu's situation.

Lin Ruhai and his staff finally worked out a resettlement plan for the disaster victims, and they immediately went to their daughter Lin Daiyu's boudoir. When Lin Daiyu saw her father coming, she neither bowed nor looked up, but turned around, picked up her handkerchief and wiped her tears silently. Looking at this scene, Lin Ruhai felt the blood vessels in his head throbbing, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked as calmly as possible: "Yu'er, do you still remember what I said to you a few days ago? Do you understand the deep meaning of it?" After hearing this, Lin Daiyu cried even harder, crying and saying: "Father, don't you want mother and Yu'er? Mother just gave some money to my grandparents, and she was worried that Yu'er would have no one to rely on in the future! Besides, my grandparents are the Duke's Mansion. We only need to spend some money to get the support of my grandparents!" After hearing these words, Lin Ruhai felt more disappointed with Daiyu, but still He forced himself to control his temper and continued, "Yu'er, do you know what your mother did for your father?" Lin Daiyu lowered her head and answered awkwardly, "I guess mother is confused because she is sick. Father and mother have been supporting each other for decades, so he naturally knows mother best. She has always respected father very much." After Lin Daiyu finished speaking, she looked up at Lin Ruhai and said boldly, "Mother did all this because she loves father and doesn't want other women to give birth to children for him. Can't father have only Yu'er as a child? Besides, mother is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion and she has suffered a lot of grievances by marrying down to father. What's wrong with father giving in to mother?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruhai's face darkened. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Yu'er, do you know that your father married your mother not just out of love? Our two families are well-matched, and marriage is in the best interests of the family. But your mother, out of her own selfishness, ruined everything. Not only did she drive away those concubines, she also prevented me from taking a concubine and having children, causing the Lin family's lineage to cease. This is a violation of the Seven Reasons for Divorce!"

Lin Daiyu's eyes widened, tears welling in her eyes. She couldn't accept this. She had always believed her parents had a deep love, but she had never imagined such an outcome. She choked back tears, "Father, why are you telling me this? This isn't what I wanted to hear." Lin Ruhai sighed, his tone softening a little. "Yu'er, I'm telling you this because I want you to understand that in life, sometimes you have to face reality. Your mother's actions, while motivated by love, violated morality and ethics. Now that you've grown up, you should learn to think independently and not be swayed by emotion." Lin Ruhai's heart was filled with mixed emotions, as if a pot of mixed feelings had been overturned. Since marrying Jia Min, he hadn't always obeyed her, but he always put her first. Out of pity for her, he had left the capital and followed him to Jiangnan for his post. After years of marriage, Lin Ruhai still had no children. Seeing this, his mother wanted to take him a concubine. Lin Ruhai, concerned about Jia Min's frail health and the potential for depression, declined his mother's proposal. In a rage, her mother returned to her hometown in Gusu. Seeing her mother-in-law back in Gusu, Jia Min not only did not try to keep her, but was very happy to take the key to the storehouse and drove all her mother-in-law's confidants to the farm.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai was completely disappointed with Jia Min and Daiyu. He felt that he had taken good care of Jia Min, but in return, this was the result. He said solemnly, "I, your father, believe I have done nothing wrong to you. I pity you because you are weak, so I always put you first. How dare you treat your father like this!" With that, he turned back to his study and immediately began writing a letter of divorce. He, Lin Ruhai, had decided to divorce his wife.