out of print lover

After returning from Xu's house, Xu Xiwan was busy with work, Lin Xing concentrated on his studies, and the time they spend together suddenly decreased.

Xu Xiwan never told Lin Xing about work matters. In her heart, Lin Xing was too young and would grow up in no time. Childhood innocence is very rare. Xu Xiwan didn't want Lin Xing's innocence to be stained with any clutter. How could Lin Xing know about the unscrupulous activities of the Xu family.

After all, Lin Xing was ten years old, even if Xu Xiwan concealed it, how could Lin Xing not know about it?What's more, for a giant like the Xu family, if there is a slight disturbance, the entire Jinling will be shaken three times in less than half a day. Lin Xing doesn't need to go online to find news about the Xu family. He just needs to look through the daily financial newspapers, I can get a glimpse of the recent turmoil in the Xu family.

Lin Xing's studies and Xu Xiwan's work are two parallel lines that do not intersect at all. Lin Xing is very sensible, since Xu Xiwan doesn't want to worry herself, she doesn't ask too much like Xu Xiwan, and only carefully writes in newspapers. Collect reports about Xu's family from the Internet and save them to confirm whether Xu Xiwan is safe.

When Xu Xiwan was busy with work, Lin Xing grew up very fast.

"It's been a long time since I saw Sister Xu." That day, when she went to have a cold drink with Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui, Zhou Xiaohui suddenly bit a spoon and said with emotion.

Feng Yu also echoed, "Yeah, the last time I saw Sister Xu seemed to be last year."

In order not to distract Xu Xiwan, Lin Xing has been taking care of his diet very carefully. He only ordered a dessert in the cold drink shop and ate it slowly.She picked up a bit of cream with a fork and rolled it into the tip of her tongue, then smiled, "She's busy."

But Xu Xiwan is extremely busy, but Xu Yiqing is very free. She is already a senior this year, and she basically has nothing else to do except writing her graduation thesis. She met Lin Xing again in Xu's house, and learned that Xu Xiwan is too busy now. After taking Lin Xing to and from school, he volunteered to take on this responsibility.

"You? Do you have a driver's license?" Xu Xiwan squinted at her.

Xu Yiqing took a picture of her newly acquired driver's license on Xu Xiwan's desk, "Who do you look down on, Xu Xiwan?"

Xu Xiwan glanced at her with his forehead propped up, and asked lightly, "What did you call me?"

The back of Xu Yiqing's neck felt cold, she shrank her head and called out honestly: "Sister..."

At this time, Xu Xingyan opened the door and came in to discuss business matters with Xu Xiwan. Seeing Xu Yiqing was a little surprised, "Fourth sister? Rare customer, don't you hate things in the company the most?"

"Can't I come and play with my sister? Cut, I want you to take care of it!" Xu Yiqing didn't like her third brother who had a shady personality, so she said to Xu Xiwan: "Then this matter is settled like this, Xiao Xing I'll take care of it." After speaking, he bumped Xu Xingyan's shoulder and left.

Xu Xingyan was weak, and was knocked back half a step by her, shaking his head and laughing, "Fourth younger sister has such a temperament, I don't know what will happen if she finds a husband's family in the future."

Xu Xi said in the evening: "Let's talk about business."

"Okay, let's take a look at this plan first..."

"..."

So when Xu Xi was busy in the evening, Xu Yiqing showed up frequently. Xu Yiqing was still a big boy at heart, and knew Lin Xing and the others' minds very well, and soon became one with Lin Xing's small circle. Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui followed Lin Xing One called her "Sister Xiaoqing".

Sister Xiaoqing took them to the movies, concerts, and delicious food. Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui said "Sister Xiaoqing is so nice" and "We like Sister Xiaoqing the most" until...

During the final exam, Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui looked at the ranking of No. 30 in one grade and No. [-] in the other grade, wanting to cry without tears.

"Conspiracy! It's all a conspiracy between you and Sister Xiaoqing!" Zhou Xiaohui said angrily, biting an ice cream scoop from the cold drink shop.

Due to the poor grades of the two of them, Lin Xing was lucky enough to get No.1 in the grade again this time.

"Ah, I'm sorry..." Lin Xing was also quite ashamed, feeling that he was even more disgraceful than last time being the first in his grade, so he apologized to Feng Yu and Zhou Xiaohui and gave them a treat.

"Forget it, it's not your fault, it's our own lack of concentration." Feng Yu depressedly scooped up a large spoonful of mango smoothie and put it into her mouth, which made her brain ache from the ice.

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The fuse of the power change in the Xu family was a very inconspicuous piece of news. A consumer in a certain place purchased a product from a certain product line of Xu’s, and it exploded suddenly during use, causing eye injuries to the consumer. Those who made a fuss on social media asked Xu for an explanation.

To Xu, this was an insignificant accident. At worst, it can be solved by paying the victim a little more compensation. Who knows that the consumer would not buy it, and made this incident a big one, which caused quite a stir on the Internet. , Then, as if it was planned, cases of explosions of related products of the same product line occurred one after another all over the country, causing casualties.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, calls for a thorough investigation of Xu's family became more and more intense on the Internet, and Xu's stock plummeted. Xu Xing'an, who is actually in power now, was also involved!Dozens of crimes including Xu Xingan's embezzlement|bribery, embezzlement of public funds, and illegal embezzlement of other people's property were found out!Relevant departments have detained more than ten criminal suspects headed by Xu Xing'an in accordance with the law, and set a date for the trial.

After this scandal, Xu's vitality has been severely damaged. Not only the product involved in the accident, but also other product lines under its umbrella have been implicated. The sales volume of the current quarter has plummeted, and it has also led to a continued slump in sales in the next few quarters. Xu's stock has fallen below the lowest level in history. The credit rating has also been repeatedly lowered by relevant agencies.

The entire Xu family was panicked, and a century-old family began to crumble.

People think that this incident is the end, but who knows that this is not the end. In the same year, Xu Xingyan, the second son of the Xu family, was arrested by the court for multiple crimes such as intentional homicide and bribery. However, Xu Xingyan acted quickly and fled overseas in advance. , was not arrested and brought to justice.

So far, the century-old Xu family, which was still very prosperous not long ago, has become a street mouse that everyone shouts and beats. The Xu family's family either immigrated abroad with some money, or hurriedly defected to other families with the little Xu family secrets left in their hands, and fled in all directions. Looking for a way out, the huge Xu family's house turned into an empty shell in an instant, and even the servants who cleaned the house every day were dismissed. There were only a few Xu family members who had nowhere to go in Xu's house, and one took away the three generations of the head of the Xu family. old housekeeper.

"The Xu family is finished."

Everyone sighs like this, the rise and fall of a century is just a matter of a moment.

Even Xu Yiqing's grandfather Zheng's family sent people to Jinling several times to take their granddaughter back.

"I'm not leaving." Xu Yiqing drove back all the successive waves of the Zheng family, "My surname is Xu, and I'm from the Xu family in Jinling. I was born in Xu's family. Who said the Xu family is over? Isn't there my sister? Is there me? You people, when the Xu family was prosperous, used our Xu family to suck blood. Now that the trees are falling and the monkeys are scattered, you are going to make trouble, right? Just wait for the Xu family to fall, and you will rush up to divide it up, right? Do you really think that I am young and don’t know what you have in mind?"

Xu Yiqing sneered, "Go back and tell my grandpa and uncle that if the Xu family is really doomed, I will die with this family! Anyway, he hasn't cared about me for more than ten years, so there's no need to come here to pity me at this time!"

The centipede is dead but not stiff. As long as the Xu family is still breathing, it will not be so easy to completely collapse. It's just that the Xu family has no leader, so everyone wants to take a share.

Xu Yiqing is the only direct heir of the Xu family, and what the Zheng family only valued was the property of the Xu family that she was about to inherit. It was just that the Zheng family did not expect that the youngest daughter of the Xu family who was spoiled by Xu Taihong in the legend was more beautiful than they imagined. The ones in the book are much more assertive.

Everyone thought the Xu family was doomed, but who knew that the most inconspicuous eldest daughter of the Xu family took over the burden of the entire Xu family by herself, and took over the mess when the Xu family was at its lowest point. Proactively extended the warranty period, recalled all products with quality problems, and issued an apology letter to consumers on behalf of Xu, expressing that Xu will resolutely bear the losses of consumers and restore the century-old brand of Xu family; A series of rectification|wind|purge campaigns were launched to abolish all the corpse and vegetarian food departments within the group that had existed for many years from top to bottom, greatly improving the group's operating efficiency.

In less than half a year, the results began to show, and the financial reports of multiple product lines in the last quarter began to show a trend of reversing losses. Even Xu's stock began to rise sharply, and investors' confidence returned.

The financial media in Jinling are all reporting, vying to interview the youngest leader of the Xu family. The headlines given are extremely exaggerated and eye-catching. This young woman who is only 25 years old has begun to enter the public eye.

At the end of that year, the originally bustling Xu family house was deserted, and the hustle and bustle of the past had long since disappeared. Even such a major event as the opening of the ancestral hall to worship ancestors, only Xu Xiwan took Lin Xing and Xu Yiqing to participate, and the old housekeeper served on the side.

The Xu family has been thriving for a hundred years. In the past, when worshiping ancestors, a large incense burner with a diameter of one meter was used to enshrine the incense burners of the ancestors of the Xu family. This year, there is only a small incense burner less than ten centimeters in front of the memorial tablet of the ancestors of the Xu family. , with three sticks of incense inserted in it.

Cold and shabby.

Xu Xiwan finally became the head of the Xu family, but there were only her and Xu Yiqing left in the Xu family.

After Xu Yiqing offered incense and kowtowed to the ancestors of the Xu family, Xu Xiwan's lips were pale, and she stood behind her with his hands behind his back, looking up coldly.

What Xu Xi wanted to do in the evening was never impossible. She wanted to be the head of the Xu family. Since the Xu family had no precedent for a woman to head the house for a hundred years, she would ruin the Xu family and become the head of the family. The family is gone, who cares about the precedent?

Lin Xing followed Xu Xiwan, held Xu Xiwan's hand, and looked up at Xu Xiwan.

Xu Xiwan was very happy.

Although she didn't say anything, her face was cold, but Lin Xing could feel that she was very happy. Lin Xing had been with her for nearly five years, and she had never seen her so happy. Even the temperature of her palms was higher than usual.

Lin Xing often reads newspapers in the past two years, and also often pays attention to Xu's family activities on the Internet. She knows that Xu Xi's goal for many years has finally been realized today.

Lin Xing was also very happy, she squeezed Xu Xiwan's palm, Xu Xiwan looked down at her, and she smiled at Xu Xiwan, her eyebrows were curved, and her eyes were sparkling.

The ancestral hall is the most solemn and sacred place of the Xu family. In the past, whoever laughed in the ancestral hall, the head of the Xu family had the right to have him beaten out with sticks. But now, only Xu Xiwan and Xu Yiqing are left in the main house of the Xu family. With an old butler of the Xu family, those strict rules in the past are not so important anymore, the sparkle in Lin Xing's eyes touched the softest part of Xu Xiwan's heart, itching, Xu Xiwan also smiled back at Lin Xing.

Xu Xiwan's facial features are gorgeous and sharp, and his eyes are always cold, which makes people unconsciously awed. Even Xu Yiqing is afraid of her sister, but Xu Xiwan smiled at Lin Xing, melting the ice and melting the snow, as if With the warm wind blowing towards his face in March in Yangchun, Lin Xing seemed to have a small seed in his heart, because of this smile, a little green sprout sprouted.

"Is it cold?" Xu Xiwan knelt down, wrapped Lin Xing's little hand in his palm and rubbed it.

Lin Xing was not cold, but Xu Xiwan had already put her hands into his coat, so Lin Xing followed Xu Xiwan's movements and snuggled up to her, leaning against her neck and softly said, "It's a bit cold."

"It's still cold like this?"

"Hmm..." Ruannuo coquettishly slipped into Xu Xiwan's heart by sticking to the back of Xu Xiwan's ear, Xu Xiwan smiled helplessly, unbuttoned his coat, and wrapped Lin Xing in his arms Go, "Is this still cold?"

"Not cold." Lin Xing giggled wrapped in Xu Xiwan's coat, "Wanwan, you are so warm."

Xu Xiwan laughed softly, and coughed lowly under his throat.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xing turned pale with shock, "Wanwan, is your wound starting to hurt again?"

Xu Xiwan's process of gaining control of the Xu family was very dangerous. Last month, Xu Xingyan, who was on the run, bribed a Xu family member who hadn't left at the time, and stabbed her when Xu Xiwan was unprepared. That person was timid and stabbed her Shi Shi's hands trembled for a while, and he happened to avoid the vital point. Otherwise, whether Xu Xiwan can still stand here properly is another matter.

At that time, Lin Xing knew that Xu Xiwan had been stabbed with a knife and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Her legs went limp and she collapsed on the ground. She thought Xu Xiwan was going to die, her face turned as white as paper, and her whole body was so cold that she seemed to have fallen into the hospital. I walked into the ice hole and shivered all the way, until I arrived at the hospital, my teeth were still chattering.

"Okay, okay, Xiaoxing is not afraid, am I okay?" Xu Xiwan lost a lot of blood, lying on the hospital bed, his lips were as white as his face, and he could still comfort Lin Xing with a calm smile.

Poor Lin Xing was young, with a heart hanging on his face, until he saw Xu Xiwan smiling at him, that heart fell to the ground with a thud, and he couldn't help it at that time, lying on Xu Xiwan's bedside crying No, Xu Xiwan felt distressed and wanted to hug her, which touched some equipment. The doctors who were on standby thought that Xu Xiwan's condition had suddenly deteriorated, so they rushed in with their fellows. For a while, the sounds of various instruments in the ward were mixed with Lin Xing's crying, and Xu Xiwan's comforting words, one after another, it was very lively.

How long did Xu Xiwan lie in the hospital, and how long did Lin Xing accompany her in the hospital? Xu Xiwan knew how much she wanted to take the No. [-] middle school exam. Xu Xiwan was afraid of delaying her class, so she asked her several times, "Xiao Xing Don't you have to go to class? Is the final exam coming soon?"

Lin Xing didn't speak, and stubbornly stayed by Xu Xiwan's side, not going anywhere.

Xu Xiwan acted so omnipotent in front of Lin Xing that Lin Xing even forgot that she is also an ordinary person made of flesh and blood, who can be hurt and hurt.

After asking several times, Lin Xing didn't answer directly, so Xu Xiwan had no choice but to stop asking.

This semester, Lin Xing missed the final exam and became the bottom No.1 in the whole year without hesitation.

The final exam results of each school year in elementary school will be used as a reference for whether to enter No. [-] Middle School. It is really very important, but Lin Xing doesn't care anymore.

If Xu Xiwan is gone, then what's the point of Lin Xing being admitted to No. [-] Middle School.

Xu Xiwan's condition didn't improve until the end of the new year. On the day the doctor said she could be discharged from the hospital, Lin Xing's little face, which had been strained for a month, finally showed a smile.

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After the three sticks of incense were burned out, Xu Yiqing stood up from the futon. The old housekeeper blew out the candles, bowed to Xu Xiwan, and said, "Sir, the ancestor worship ceremony is complete."

The previous heads of the Xu family were all called "Mr." Now that Xu Xiwan has become the head of the family, he is naturally "Mr."

"En." Xu Xiwan responded lightly, "Let's go."

The family is gone, and the old butler is still adhering to the decadent family rules passed down from his ancestors.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner, there were only four people left in the Xu family to eat. After the New Year's Eve dinner, the housekeeper bid farewell to Xu Xiwan.

"Sir, I am old, and I have served three patriarchs. This old bone is worthy of the ancestors of the Xu family. Now that I am old and dim-sighted, I am afraid I can no longer serve you. Please let me go fishing in the countryside." Let's grow flowers."

Xu Xiwan didn't persuade him to stay, but signed him a handsome pension and let him go.

Before leaving, the housekeeper only bid farewell to Xu Yiqing, told Xu Yiqing to take care, and reminded her to beware of Xu Xiwan, an "outsider".

Xu Yiqing retorted him flatly: "Grandpa Xu, she is my sister who is related by blood. What is an outsider and what is a family member? When the Xu family was in trouble, who of those family members ran away with a piece of oil? Don't forget Now, it is my sister, an 'outsider', who kept the Xu family."

"Miss, you are confused, why don't you think that the troubles of the Xu family were planned by the master alone."

"Hmph, how many years has Xu Xing'an been bullying others? How many years has Xu Xingyan used his power to bully others? How many years has Xu Xingyan used his power to harm the Xu family? Without my sister, the Xu family will only fall faster."

"Miss……"

"Grandpa Xu, you don't need to persuade me. I know better than you what kind of person my sister is. Take care of your body when you get old. I will visit you again when I have a chance."

The housekeeper knew that Xu Yiqing couldn't listen to his earnest words, so he said nothing, took a deep look at the gate of Xu's house, and left without looking back.

The butler is an orphan, who was picked up by the old lady of the Xu family, brought up as a adopted son, and given the surname Xu. He has served in the Xu family until now, and his heart is only for the Xu family. When he was old, he witnessed the change of ownership of the Xu family. How could he not Pity?It's a pity that at this point, it's too late to say anything, he only has a deep and long sigh, paying homage to the Xu family's prosperity in the past hundred years.

The current Xu family is still surnamed Xu, but unfortunately it is no longer the Xu family.

When the housekeeper left, Xu Xiwan stood in the study room of the main house, watching from a distance, Lin Xing asked her: "Wanwan, what are you looking at again?"

Xu Xiwan didn't speak.

She is looking at scenery that ordinary people cannot see.

This study only belongs to the Xu family's previous generations. When she left the Xu family, Xu Taihong also stood in this seat and watched her leave coldly. Being qualified to stand here already represents the absolute authority of the Xu family. , Xu Xiwan waited for a full ten years and planned for a full five years.

"Wan Wan, are you happy?" Lin Xing asked.

"Yes." Xu Xiwan sat on the rocking chair in the study room and hugged Lin Xing to his lap. The two of them looked at the ceiling unsteadily. Xu Xiwan said, "Before I was 15 years old, I was arrogant and arrogant. Li, I feel that those things are not brought into life but not taken away in death. If a person is dragged down by them all his life, his life in this world is really useless.

Later, when I was 15 years old, my mother died, and I was poured two cups of tea by the Xu family, and I finally knew the benefits of fame and fortune.I think that no matter how much a person has made in this world, no matter how much he has made and how much he is remembered by future generations, he will die in the end and not take it with him. In my hand, even if it's a waste of time, I will be the one that makes life the most comfortable. "

Xu Xiwan said: "I hate everything about the Xu family, the cumbersome and meaningless rules, the pretentiously deep way of speaking, the intrigues, but there is one thing I like about the Xu family."

"that power."

Xu Xiwan shouldn't have said these words to Lin Xing. She built a completely sunny world for Lin Xing, just to make Lin Xing happy and worry-free for the rest of his life, without having to be exposed to such nasty battles for fame and fortune.

But Xu Xiwan held these words in his heart for too long, and besides Lin Xing, there was no one else to confide in.

Except for Lin Xing, there would be no one else to share the joy of this moment with her, neither Xue Qushuang nor Xu Yiqing.

Lin Xing's back was pressed against Xu Xiwan's chest. When Xu Xiwan spoke, the shock spread from her chest to Lin Xing's back, and Lin Xing's back also vibrated. —" the strange sound, the frequency was exactly the same as the vibration, making Xu Xiwan narrow his eyes and chuckle.

Lin Xing leaned against Xu Xiwan, followed the rocking chair for a while, and then said: "I used to live at my uncle's house, and once my younger brother was mischievous and poured freshly boiled water in the cup on me, and my left hand sprang up several times. Big blisters, pain for a long time, and then pus, blisters sticking to clothes, a large piece of skin came off when I took off clothes at night, I covered my mouth in pain and rolled on the bed, my aunt scolded me, saying I was not good at night Go to sleep and mess around."

Lin Xing said, "Wanwan, those two cups of tea you were splashed on must have hurt too."

Xu Xiwan was cold-hearted, there was only one Lin Xing in the world, and a word could speak to her heart.

There will be no one else in the world like Lin Xing. Xu Xiwan told her about her private thoughts in her heart, but her focus was that the cup of tea must have scalded her very painfully.

Of course it hurts, but except for Lin Xing, no one would have thought that Xu Xiwan would also be in pain.

In a way, they are the same person.

Xu Xiwan hugged Lin Xing tightly, resting his chin on the top of her head, "Don't worry, Xiao Xing, no one will bully you in the future."

In the past, it was for the promise to Lin Ling, but in the future, it was just to raise her well.

"I know." Lin Xing grabbed Xu Xiwan's arm across her chest, "I know Wanwan will protect me."

This is the first time that Xu Xiwan has had a heart-to-heart relationship with Lin Xing. The two of them have been in the position of protector and protected for a long time, but this night they are surprisingly equal. There is no difference between adults or children. People who have been through pain, snuggle together, and take a little comfort from each other.