C2 I Believe You

Seated around the table where Lin Yin was sitting were the sons-in-law of the Zhang Family.

Compared to Lin Yin, however, the other sons-in-law were all wealthy and powerful figures — their statuses in the Zhang Family like day and night.

While chatting merrily and toasting excitedly with one another, they did not even bother greeting Lin Yin. Handing each other their business cards, they completely ignored him as if he never existed in their eyes.

"Has everyone already arrived? Come, here's a toast to the rest of the day!"

"Brother Hai, that will not do as we should be offering you a toast instead."

As Zhang Tianhai walked over leisurely with a glass of wine in his hand, the other sons-in-law of the Zhang Family stood up in a humble manner to curry favor. One after another, they revealed fawning expressions as they lifted their wine glasses for a toast.

Zhang Tianhai was the son of Zhang Hongxuan, the third son of the Zhang Family. As such, he was also the successor of the third branch of the family.

While Zhang Hongxuan may be the third eldest in the family, his status in Zhang's Jewelry Corporation was equal to that of his eldest brother, Zhang Hongjun.

As such, Zhang Tianhai's wealth, influence, social circle, and status were all at an entire level higher than the other sons-in-law.

"What's wrong, Lin Yin? Are you looking down on me? Why aren't you toasting with us?" Zhang Tianhai asked coldly as he stared menacingly at Lin Yin.

In the entire scene, Lin Yin was the only one who chose not to stand up and propose a toast as he hesitated for a second.

*Splash!*

In that split second, Zhang Tianhai splashed his glass of white wine onto Lin Yin's face without hesitation.

"What is wrong with you? I'm willing to give you face, yet you still act so shamelessly? I'm giving you face by allowing you to drink. Do you still dare to refuse?" Zhang Tianhai said with disdain in a domineering manner.

As the white wine splashing all over Lin Yin, he felt a burning sensation spreading through his face as the pungent smell of alcohol lingered from his body.

No one present dared to speak up for Lin Yin. Instead, all of their faces were filled with ridicule.

At that moment, Lin Yin's patience snapped as his eyes shot towards Zhang Tianhai like a rapier. However, when he recalled Zhang Qimo working extremely hard for her father, he held back his emotions to prevent himself from causing any trouble for her.

"Alright, I'll show you some respect." Lin Yin wiped the wine off his face and slowly propped himself up.

Zhang Tianhai did not expect Lin Yin to be able to endure his ridicules. In that instant, his mouth slowly waned into a cold smile as he thought to himself, "Do you think you'll be fine just because you endured this?"

Just as Lin Yin stood back up on his two feet, Zhang Tianhai suddenly took a step backward and flopped onto the ground. During that flop, he purposefully came into contact with the banquet table at the side — filled with expensive red wine and other VIP gifts — and completely flipped it over.

*Crash! Crack!*

In the next second, dozens of bottles of expensive red wine and other exquisite jade accessories shattered into pieces on the floor, causing a huge commotion and attracting the gazes of everyone in the banquet hall.

"Lin Yin, you piece of trash, how dare you hit me!" Zhang Tianhai shouted loudly to make the matters worse for Lin Yin.

"What's going on here?"

Zhang Zining walked over with Zhang Qimo beside her. Even the groom, Sunn Heng, came over with a serious expression.

At that moment, all the guests in the hall began surrounding them to see what happened.

"Sister Ning, Brother-in-law, although it is your wedding day, this piece of trash, Lin Yin, actually dared to cause a ruckus and fight me at your banquet. Is he trying to rebel?" Zhang Tianhai said with a face full of anger before staring fiercely at Lin Yin as if he had suffered great humiliation.

"Lin Yin, what is going on?" Sunn Heng asked coldly with an unpleasnat expression as he tried his best to suppress his anger.

"Zhang Tianhai fell on his own. I didn't lay a single finger on him." Lin Yin answered honestly.

"He fell on his own? If so, why did Tianhai claim that you hit him?" Sunn Heng asked in a deep voice.

Lin Yin replied, "Everyone here saw what happened. You can ask them if you don't believe me."

"Brother-in-law, Lin Yin is still making excuses. When I walked over to propose a toast to everyone, he came up and hit me out of nowhere. Everyone here saw it clearly," Zhang Tianhai said angrily. "To be honest, Brother-in-law, if it wasn't for you, I would have already crippled him."

"Everyone, what exactly did you see just now?" Sunn Heng looked at the sons-in-law of Zhang Family and asked.

"Everything took place just as Brother Hai said. I wonder if Lin Yin drank too much wine."

"That's right. Seeing how Lin Yin reeks of alcohol, he must have drunk too much and spilled some over his body. When Brother Hai came over to drink with us, Lin Yin suddenly walked towards us and hit him in the face."

"Yeah, that's exactly what we saw."

Some of the sons-in-law of Zhang Family said in a serious tone.

Lin Yin gawked at them in utter disbelief.

He then revealed a bitter smile on his face. Since Zhang Tianhai was the heir to the third branch of the family — one of the most powerful figures in the Zhang Family — who would dare to offend Zhang Tianhai for the sake of a mere son-in-law like himself?

As such, they all chose to lie through their teeth.

At this point, Lin Yin did not see a need to further explain himself. After all, the weak did not have the power to reason against the strong.

As the person with the lowest status in the Zhang Family, he did not have the power to speak up and defend himself, even if he did not do anything wrong.

"What a disgrace! To have forgotten his own surname after drinking a few glasses of wine!"

"Has the head of the Zhang Family gone senile? How did he allow such trash to be his son-in-law?"

The surrounding guests discussed animatedly and mocked him without any mercy.

"Lin Yin, why are you such a useless person?! You are unable to accomplish anything, yet you still look for things to spoil?" Zhang Qimo exclaimed as she stomped towards Lin Yin's side. Her face burned with fury as she felt extremely embarrassed of Lin Yin.

Having just been talking with Sister Ning and her husband about her father's factory, how could she continue the conversation after Lin Yin caused such a huge mess at their banquet?

"You! Apologize to Sister Ning and Brother-in-law at once!" Zhang Qimo looked at him with utmost disappointment as his actions caused her to feel ashamed.

Looking at Qimo's teary eyes, Lin Yin gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Ning, Brother-in-law, I apologize for my unreasonable actions in a day as important as your wedding."

At the side, Zhang Tianhai was on the verge of bursting into gales of laughter. That proud and carefree expression of his seemed as if he stated, "Even if I framed you and caused you to lose all face, who would even speak up for someone like you?"

"Lin Yin, as a man, it's okay to make mistakes. However, not only did you refuse to take responsibility, but you even dared to frame my younger brother? I despise people like you the most!" Zhang Zining said with a cold expression.

Compared to Zhang Zining, Sunn Heng's face was even more livid after such a ridiculous thing had just taken place during his wedding day. Furthermore, most of the guests were respectable people with great influence in the city, which made things even worse for him.

"Lin Yin, I will not accept your apology! On such an important day, it also would not be good for me to hit you. As for the gifts that you broke, I don't even want you to pay for them. Just get out of my sights immediately! I never want you to appear before me ever again in the future!" Sunn Heng said coldly.

Letting out a long sigh, Lin Yin ignored the gazes of the surrounding guests and simply turned around to walk out of the hall.

Just as he turned around, Zhang Zining suddenly exclaimed...

"Qimo, didn't you want me to help your father get through his difficulties? Alright, I don't want to see Lin Yin again. As long as you get a divorce with that useless scumbag and kick him out of the Zhang Family, I will be willing to help your dad settle the matters regarding his factory right away!"

Although Lin Yin halted in his steps for a moment, he chose not to turn around as he proceeded to walk out of the banquet hall.

After leaving Linlang Hotel, the location of the banquet hall, Lin Yin lit a cigarette and wondered what Qimo would end up choosing.

"Let's go home."

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded from behind. Lin Yin felt extremely touched after turning his head and seeing his wife, Zhang Qimo — her makeup clearly ruined by the tears trickling down her face.

Lin Yin then said, "Alright, let's go. As for Dad's matters, what do you plan on doing?"

Zhang Qimo said angrily, "I told you we would get a divorce sooner or later. However, I will not allow my decision to be influenced by anyone else as I will ultimately decide if I want to do so myself."

"Let's think of another way to deal with Dad's matter. No matter what happens, we're a family after all. Them bullying you is the same as them insulting me. What else do I even need to talk to them about?"

Lin Yin murmured to herself, "A family..."

After that, the two of them walked for a while in silence.

"Lin Yin, I'm sorry for saying the things I said back at the banquet. I take back everything I said about you," Zhang Qimo said as she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I was not in the right state of mind by then. After thinking about it calmly, I don't see any reason why you would hit Zhang Tianhai. Furthermore, you never drink."

Lin Yin said, "You believe me?"

Zhang Qimo replied instantly, "I believe you."

"Thank you..."

As Lin Yin stared at Qimo, he made the resolve to never let anyone who puts this much trust in him down ever again.