After hanging up the phone with Madam Ling's assistant, Ou Honghong.
Lin Cuiping immediately called Lin Muxi.
Lin Muxi was just finishing her scenes and preparing to wrap up for the day, planning to visit Ling Qianhe. When she received the call from Madam Lin Cuiping, she felt unusually guilty.
"Hello?"
"Mommy?"
"You're looking for me?"
On the other end of the phone, Madam Lin Cuiping spoke in a sweet, affected tone.
"Yes, Xiaoxi, you won't believe it. This really strange woman called me just now, asking me to bring you along to have dinner with her."
"I thought, who does she think she is? I have to go out shopping for bags this afternoon. Hermès released a new style – of course, I'd want to splurge! But then she actually offered to cover my expenses just to have dinner with me."
"Naturally, I wouldn't refuse. She also asked me to bring you along, Xiaoxi."
"But you're so popular now, practically a superstar!"
"I quoted her a million yuan for a meal. I think that's not unreasonable, is it?"
Madam Lin Cuiping was extremely excited.
As she recounted her gouging tactics, Lin Muxi coughed, and Madam Lin Cuiping frowned.
"Mommy – what you're doing isn't quite right, is it?"
"If you do this, who will want to do business with you? Besides, you're already so rich, why do you need to squeeze every last drop? But who asked you to go for the meal? Are they your usual mahjong friends?"
Madam Lin Cuiping was still exhilarated.
"Of course not!"
"How could they be mahjong friends? They all know you're busy filming and contributing to the country, so they wouldn't make unreasonable requests."
"It's Madam Ling. She's the Chamber of Commerce chairperson, isn't she? She said she had business to discuss. But I have a very bad impression of her. Didn't the rumors online say she might have abused your, your little coin box?"
"I wanted to see what tricks she was up to."
"So I just played dumb and tried to extort a hefty sum from her!"
Lin Cuiping was quite pleased with herself.
She felt she was exceptionally clever!
Lin Muxi was stunned.
"Huh?"
"It's Madam Ling?"
Lin Muxi hesitated for a moment.
Then she said softly,
"Don't you dislike Ling Qianhe?"
Lin Cuiping became proud again.
"My disliking him is an internal conflict. If Madam Ling really abused him, that's an external conflict. How can they be the same?"
"How can I allow someone Xiaoxi likes to be bullied?"
"So, are you coming tonight? Can your studio give you leave? Or if it's inconvenient, should I ask her to reschedule?"
Lin Muxi heard her mother's proud words.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
"Me? I can come."
"It's fine. My scenes for today are already finished at the studio. Ask Uncle Zhang to pick me up."
...
Then, when Uncle Zhang's car arrived.
Madam Lin Cuiping was already sitting comfortably in the car.
Madam Lin Cuiping had even specifically dressed up, with exquisite makeup, looking cute and charming. She naturally looked younger than her age.
With her eyebrows drawn and eyes lined, she appeared even more refined, truly a beautiful and noble lady.
She proudly lifted her chin.
"To meet that old witch, shouldn't I dress up carefully and outshine her?"
"Isn't this the popular saying in your entertainment industry? 'Visuals crush it.'"
"I want to crush her and drive her mad!"
"You don't even need our Xiaoxi to compete with her; if I go, her old face will be completely disgraced!"
Lin Muxi chuckled.
"Mommy, you're already beautiful enough. Even without dressing up, you're prettier than her."
"Madam Ling isn't as good-looking as you."
Lin Cuiping became even more proud.
"It's fortunate that Madam Ling isn't Ling Qianhe's biological mother. Ling Qianhe, if nothing else, is truly handsome. His biological mother must have been an unparalleled beauty. I'm not confident I can compare. If you two really get married – at the wedding... I won't be able to stand out!"
Lin Muxi sighed.
"His mother has already passed away. His mother died when he was very young."
She thought for a moment, then added,
"He saw it with his own eyes."
"Watching his mother die."
Lin Cuiping was a little shocked.
"Really?"
"He's that miserable? I couldn't tell... I just felt he looked very proud and aloof, so I was just upset!"
"How can it be that our Xiaoxi likes him so much, and he acts all proud?"
"So, is he really that tragic?"
Lin Muxi nodded vigorously.
If not now, when to help Ling Qianhe improve his image?
So Lin Muxi directly exaggerated his misfortune.
"Isn't it? He watched his mother die with his own eyes. Wealthy families, Mommy, you know how it is – all sorts of struggles. You've seen the recent news; he was abandoned in an orphanage since he was little, and they raised him like they were cultivating poisonous insects."
"It hasn't been easy for him to grow up."
Lin Cuiping became worried.
"Ah, hearing that, he's quite pitiful, but a child who grew up like that, might he have psychological issues?"
"It feels like there are big hidden dangers..."
"It feels like he probably lived a very difficult life. Boys like that must have a black hole in their hearts that can never be filled, no matter what."
"Xiaoxi, you need to think carefully!"
"A boy like that isn't someone who can live a normal life."
In other words.
Madam Lin Cuiping had completely understood.
Lin Muxi had originally intended to earn points for Ling Qianhe.
She never expected that she would instead deduct points from him. Lin Muxi stuck out her tongue, then coughed and cleared her throat.
"No."
"He's not that kind of person."
The little system was screaming in Lin Muxi's mind.
[Host, you're lying through your teeth!]
[How is he not a psychologically dark person?]
[He is exactly that kind of person. Have you forgotten how he played with various restraints and bindings?]
[Yandere won't get better!]
[Your mommy is completely right!]
Lin Muxi sighed.
Who could she blame for attracting this yandere?
Blame the system?
The system immediately became a turtle pulling its head back into its shell.
[Don't say that, this destined love was made in heaven...]
It was cowardly beyond belief.
But Madam Lin Cuiping suddenly became spirited.
"Speaking of which, that woman did too much. Hmph – who does she think she is, bullying someone? Bullying the coin box?"
"Never mind whether this kid is good or bad, it's not her place, someone who isn't even a stepmother, to bully him!"
"What? Did she hear that Xiaoxi, you're dating the coin box and wants to force you to leave him?"
"She wishes!"
"If she dares, I'll finish her!"
Does she, Lin Cuiping, not know how to make threats?
They are all mothers.
Who would let their child be bullied?