Inheriting a Farm Made Me an Internet Sensation - Chapter 41

Lin Muhan’s eyes widened. She unconsciously swallowed the mouthful of soybean paste noodles she was eating, stood up, and walked to the window. Sure enough, she saw a car parked outside the stainless-steel gate.

She looked back at Tan Xiao, who signaled with her eyes for her to go quickly.

After arriving downstairs, she walked extremely slowly.

In all the time she had lived at the farm, her father and mother had never visited. Their sudden arrival this time made it hard for her not to overthink things.

Were they going to arrange her life again, or what? Her heart was filled with uncertainty.

After lingering for a long while, she finally reached the car. Reluctantly, she pulled open the door and sat in the passenger seat.

“You are dating that, Tan Xiao.” It was phrased as a question, but Lin Kun’s tone was already certain.

Lin Muhan gave a soft “mm” and waited for what would come next.

“She isn’t suitable for you, and I will not agree to you being together.”

Lin Muhan let out a light laugh, staring straight ahead. At this time, the sky had gradually darkened. There were no longer any pedestrians on the road; only an occasional bird could be seen gliding across the sky.

“Your mother has found a suitable person for you. Prepare yourself; you’re going to meet them the day after tomorrow.” Lin Kun turned his head to look at the small courtyard, his brow furrowing slightly. “As for that Tan Xiao, break it off with her immediately.”

Lin Muhan couldn’t help but tighten her hands at her sides. She turned to look at Lin Kun with resentment and questioned, “Lawyer Lin, I am an adult now. I can make decisions for myself regarding any of my affairs. You don’t need to trouble yourself.” She added, “Also, I will not break up with Tan Xiao.”

“Lin Muhan.” Lin Kun’s voice was low and heavy. “The fact that you hid your withdrawal from the legal profession and your partnership in starting a company from your mother and me—I can choose not to pursue those matters. But that Tan Xiao, you must break it off with her. Someone who uses any means necessary just to get famous has a flawed character. How is such a person worthy of your sincere devotion?”

“Lawyer Lin, you are a lawyer. Before there is conclusive evidence, why do you take the lead in reaching a verdict of guilt against her?” Lin Muhan argued her point.

“Precisely because I am a lawyer and have seen too many people who refuse to change their wicked ways, I don’t want to watch my own daughter jump into a fire pit.” Lin Kun’s hand on the steering wheel tightened into a fist.

He had heard about his daughter and Tan Xiao before. He had been busy those few days, and his daughter hadn’t come home, so there had been no time to communicate. Today, he was handling business nearby and, remembering this matter, he specifically drove to this place. He wanted to persuade this daughter of his, who refused to turn back until she hit a dead end.

Rather than seeing her with someone as unscrupulous as Tan Xiao, he would rather support his daughter for the rest of her life.

And he could afford to.

Lin Muhan’s chest was filled with rage and speechlessness. She knew it would be like this. Whenever Lawyer Lin felt something was wrong, she and her mother had to listen. If they didn’t, Lawyer Lin would use this kind of tone.

Under the banner of “doing it for her own good,” he arranged her life without ever asking for her consent.

She repeatedly warned herself not to get angry; even if her lungs were about to explode from rage, it wouldn’t change the fact that he was her father.

After taking several deep breaths, her voice still carried a slight tremble: “Do you know why I didn’t like coming back after I started working?” She gave a bitter laugh. “You always think you are right. You always want me and my mother to follow your arrangements. Mom is willing to cooperate with you; I’m sorry, but I’ve had enough.” She pointed at herself. “I am a human being, not a marionette. I have my own thoughts, and I have my own judgment.”

“Your judgment? Your judgment is to refuse advice and go into business after failing to make it in the legal world?” Lin Kun mocked, regardless of whether these words would pierce Lin Muhan’s heart.

Lin Muhan’s eyes turned red. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Yes. This is the path I chose myself. Even if I have to crawl on my knees, I will finish walking it.” With that, she opened the car door and got out.

If she stayed any longer, she didn’t know what she might do.

“The address will be sent to your phone. If I find out you didn’t go, then don’t bother coming home ever again,” Lin Kun threatened.

Lin Muhan’s hands at her sides were clenched tightly, and tears swirled in her eyes. She tilted her head back slightly, her heart feeling completely cold. After a long moment, she squeezed out a few words: “Then just act as if there is no—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Kun started the car and slowly drove away.

Watching the car disappear into the distance, the tears in Lin Muhan’s eyes could no longer be contained and came rolling down.

It was like this every time. Every time it reached a critical point, her father would use this kind of preemptive strike to force her to compromise.

She was tired, and she no longer dared to hold any expectations for so-called paternal love.

Let it be like this; this was fine too.

She turned to look at the light in the living room on the second floor of the small courtyard. Ultimately, she didn’t move her legs toward it. Instead, she changed direction and walked down along the road.

She didn’t want Tan Xiao to see her looking so miserable, nor did she want Tan Xiao to worry about her. She wanted to maintain what little dignity she had left in front of Tan Xiao. She would lick the wounds that had been torn open again herself; they would eventually heal.

In any case, she was used to it.

But her heart still ached intensely, and even breathing became difficult.

She stopped her pace and crouched down, burying her head between her legs, wanting to submerge herself in this endless darkness.

Everyone envied her birth. Her father was a famous lawyer in the legal world, and her mother ran a beauty salon, befriending mostly wealthy wives in the business circle. Indeed, from a material level, her birth had indeed placed her ahead of many people. But few knew that she was not happy.

Sometimes, she even felt that the home brought her nothing but endless oppression—so heavy that even her breathing had to become cautious.

Whether it was her father or her mother, they never asked what she wanted. They only blindly forced what they thought was good onto her. If she didn’t listen, they would criticize her faults or, like just now, use their familial bond to threaten her.

Heh. If she didn’t go to the blind date, she wouldn’t be allowed home.

Are those words a father says to his daughter?

In the living room of the small courtyard, Tan Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up again and went to the window.

She didn’t know when Muhan’s father’s car had driven away. She glanced left and right but couldn’t see Muhan’s figure. Finally realizing something was wrong, she hurried downstairs. Eventually, on the road not far from the courtyard, she spotted a figure crouching on the ground.

She moved the flashlight beam away and ran quickly toward that figure.

Intuition told her that was her Muhan.

As she got closer, she immediately identified from the back that it was indeed the Muhan she was looking for.

She walked over carefully without speaking and crouched down to pull Lin Muhan into her embrace.

She never imagined that the relationship between Muhan and Lin Kun would be this poor.

In her original world, no matter how busy he was, her father would come home on time every day to cook for her and her mother, who didn’t know how to cook. After dinner, he would unfailingly drag her mother, who hated exercise, out for a walk. If anything happened usually, her mother would look for her father. Later, when she grew up and her father was too busy, her mother would look for her.

In the hearts of her and her father, her mother was just a child who had never grown up—lazy and worrying.

And her own habit of never standing if she could lie down was also taught by her mother’s example.

She remembered one time when she got caught in the rain and had a persistent high fever that night. Her father couldn’t make it home in time because he was on a business trip. Her mother carried her downstairs on her back alone. Because it was so late and they couldn’t call a car, her mother carried her to the hospital step by step.

During that time, she wanted to get down and walk more than once, but her mother refused. Consequently, after her mother carried her to the hospital, she herself collapsed from exhaustion. Thus, they were both hospitalized.

So, even though her mother had many small faults and her father was sometimes annoyingly talkative, she was still proud to have them as parents.

She didn’t quite understand the pain brought by a dysfunctional original family, but she had heard that there are many people in this world who need a lifetime to heal their childhood.

She didn’t know how to comfort Muhan. She could only guess that at this moment, perhaps what Muhan needed most wasn’t her comfort. But she couldn’t bring herself to pretend she hadn’t seen her. So, she would silently accompany Muhan, telling her that she was always there.

Even if abandoned by the whole world, she would not leave.

Feeling the warm embrace, Lin Muhan snapped out of it and raised her hands to hit Tan Xiao. “Why? Why? What on earth did I do wrong? Why treat me like this?”

After getting tired from hitting, she gave a bitter laugh again. “No, everything I do is wrong. It’s all wrong.”

She raised her head. The flashlight in Tan Xiao’s hand had been knocked to the ground and broken by her. Now that there was no light, she couldn’t see anything clearly.

“He told me you are a person who uses any means necessary and told me to break up with you.” She pointed to the side. “He knows nothing, yet he takes the lead in judging you and has even pronounced you guilty. What right does he have? He isn’t a judge.”

“So what if he is a judge? Do judges not make wrongful convictions?”

Under the cover of darkness, she did not hide her emotions, wanting to vent all the displeasure in her heart.

But why did her heart still feel so stifled?

Tears unhelpfully flowed down again, and her voice became choked. She raised her hands and began to hit Tan Xiao again. “Say something! Do you also think I’m ridiculous? What right do you have to despise me? I did it for you; it’s all for you.”

Tan Xiao endured the discomfort in her chest, moved her steps, and tried to hug Lin Muhan, but she was pushed away heavily by Lin Muhan. Unprepared, she fell halfway onto the ground.

Lin Muhan couldn’t see her. She just stood up on her own, steadied her steps, and turned her back to Tan Xiao. “I want to be alone and quiet for a while.” With that, she quickened her pace and ran toward the small courtyard with all her strength.

She knew her current state was terrible. She also knew that the words she just said were out of line. But she just couldn’t control herself.

She hated herself like this.