C142 My Boyfriend Is Very Powerful!

Lin Yin ascended to the third floor of the villa, only to find the corridor he had meticulously designed transformed. The valuable calligraphy and paintings were replaced with inexpensive Western oil paintings, and even the decorative style had been altered.

Scattered garbage bags emitted an unpleasant odor that hit him as soon as he arrived. It didn't take much to guess that Lu Yahui was behind this mess.

"Young Master, you've returned. All these changes were orchestrated by your mother-in-law. I tried to stop her, but she wouldn't listen to a word I said," Lee Pu explained, his face flushed with anxiety, sweat beading on his forehead.

I was truly powerless; that woman was too fierce. Out of respect for you, Young Master, I couldn't lay a hand on her, and she ignored everything I said.

"I understand. This isn't your fault. Go ahead and have your meal," Lin Yin responded calmly. He had lost any desire to return to his own room.

He wasn't about to lose his temper over such trivialities. After all, it was just a villa worth a few hundred million. Purchasing an even better one was a minor issue for him. If they wanted to create chaos, he would let them be.

Upon reaching the second-floor living room, he saw that Zhang Xiufeng had already prepared dinner, and the whole family was seated around the table.

"Ah, Qimo, is this Lin Yin?" a middle-aged man scrutinized Lin Yin with a look of contempt.

Lin Yin observed the dinner guests impassively. Besides his wife, Zhang Qimo, and her family, there were an additional five or six people he didn't recognize, likely relatives from Lu Yahui's side.

"Oh, Qimo, I just heard from my boyfriend that you were let go by Zhang's Group? You're no longer the Vice Chairman?" Lu Wei, Zhang Qimo's cousin, interjected with a mischievous tone.

"What? Lu Wei, where did you hear that? Don't spread rumors," Lu Yahui exclaimed, startled, setting down her utensils and looking around in confusion.

Lu Wei smirked, "Auntie, are you still pretending you don't know? The news is all over Qingyun City. My boyfriend is well-connected, and he heard about it early. Soon enough, it seems everyone will be aware."

"How could I not know?" Lu Yahui, puzzled, turned to Zhang Qimo and pressed, "Daughter, what's this all about? Why haven't you mentioned anything to me?"

"This situation..." Zhang Qimo sighed, "Yes, it's true."

"You were really let go? Daughter, why? After all you've done for the company, they just fire you like that?" Lu Yahui couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Exactly, daughter. Did you upset someone? Chairman Wu Yang seemed to think very highly of you," Zhang Xiufeng added, equally astonished.

Zhang Qimo was at a loss for words. The truth was, without any apparent reason, Wang Ziwen and his cohort had entered the management and pressured the company into terminating her.

"Oh, sister, what's there to question? It's clear as day. Qimo was let go because she wasn't up to the task, a clear sign of incompetence," Lu Xiyuan remarked with a sly grin.

Lu Yahui's face fell. She glanced at Lu Xiyuan's family of four, all reveling in her misfortune. She knew it was true and felt humiliated. She had spent so much time boasting about her daughter's accomplishments to them.

"Exactly, Yahui. Why do we, the Old Lu family, need to get involved in all this fanciness? Why did we have to move into your villa? Now, Qimo's been fired, and since the villa belongs to the company, it's going to be reclaimed," Lu Xiyuan said mockingly. "Really, what was the point? To make us a spectacle?"

Inside, Lu Xiyuan was gleeful. Lu Yahui had brought them to Qingyun City, always parading her daughter's success and their lavish lifestyle in front of him. Now that her daughter had been fired and they were about to lose the villa, wasn't it the perfect opportunity to ridicule her?

"It's not like that. The company might be going through some changes. With Qimo's talent, I'm confident she'll be back in a Vice Chairman role before long," Lu Yahui asserted with conviction. "Remember, Qimo is now a renowned jeweler in East Sea Province."

"Oh please, Aunt, do you think we're naive? A renowned jeweler? She's been fired. What capability does she have left?" Lu Wei said with a smug look, clearly enjoying the downfall of Lu Yahui's family.

Lu Xiyuan chuckled and remarked, "That's exactly what I've been saying, Yahui. The most crucial thing for a daughter is to find a good husband. Everything else is inconsequential! Now that Qimo has been fired, your whole family depends on her. Without her CEO position, you can't stay in the villa and will have to move back to that dreadful Jiangchi Residence!"

"Therefore, I suggest you refrain from showing off unless you have the financial means to back it up," Lu Xiyuan said with a sneer. "Take my daughter, for instance. She's recently started dating a very capable young man. She's set for life."

With that, Lu Xiyuan gave Lin Yin another smug glance before turning his gaze back to Lu Yahui and her husband.

"Absolutely, Auntie! My boyfriend is amazing!" Luwei boasted with a triumphant smile, radiating confidence. She had snagged a catch in Qingyun City—a man with wealth, power, and connections, who's also known for his generosity.

Lu Yahui's face contorted with displeasure as she glared resentfully at Lin Yin. She couldn't help but think that if Lin Yin had been more useful, their daughter, with all her talents, would never have been subjected to such ridicule from relatives.

Zhang Qimo looked even more distressed. Her mother's vanity had reached the point where she would invite relatives over for no reason, only to end up creating a toxic atmosphere at home with her constant bragging.

"Qimo, let's go out for dinner and take a stroll," Lin Yin suggested calmly, clearly uninterested in engaging with the pettiness.

"Okay," Zhang Qimo agreed, rising to her feet, eager to leave the tension-filled dining room behind.

As Lin Yin and Zhang Qimo made their way out of the villa, Luwei suddenly piped up, "Hey, wait for me, Qimo. I'll come along." She rose with a mischievous look and added, "Sis, it just so happens my boyfriend invited me to go shopping. I'll introduce you. He's quite influential and knows many people. Since you're currently unemployed, I'll have a word with him. Finding you a great job will be no trouble at all."

"Yes, Luwei, make sure to mention it to your boyfriend. It would be wonderful if you could secure a good job for Qimo," Lu Xiyuan said, beaming with pride.

After finishing his remarks, he turned his attention to Lu Yahui and her husband, saying, “Yahui, our family is humble. Now that we have some influence, you can see that we would be there to lend a hand if you ever faced difficulties. Not like you, always showing off. I really need to call you out on that.”

Confronted with Lu Xiyuan's condescending lecture, Lu Yahui and her husband's faces turned ashen.

“Don't worry, Dad. With my boyfriend's capabilities, he could easily secure a job for Sister Qimo,” Lu Wei said with a triumphant smile.