CHAPTER 567: CHAPTER 567: IT CAN ALSO BE CONSIDERED A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

"And besides, those companies that rejected us, the Jiang Family then turned around and introduced them to other projects, so they didn’t lose out at all," Lin Jingcong said, then glanced at Lin Jingshen again.

Wasn’t this all thanks to Lin Jingshen?

The marriage alliance with the Jiang Family was originally intended to be a union of two strong parties, making Lin’s even stronger.

Instead, Lin’s not only failed to become stronger but also gained an enemy in the Jiang Family, adding insult to injury for the already struggling business tainted by Zhou Shuyan.

"I can guess what they were thinking; they probably felt that if they could get on good terms with Lu Youxi, they would have the chance to improve relations with Zhou Shuyan. Offending Lin’s was nothing to them, especially since the Jiang Family had introduced other projects to them, so they suffered no losses," Lin Jingming said. "If Lin Jingshen had behaved himself and not angered the Jiang Family and Zhou Shuyan by breaking off his engagement with Jiang Zilin, Lin’s wouldn’t be in this predicament."

"That’s right. He even said he was going to confess his love to Lu Youxi before, didn’t that anger Zhou Shuyan? Even if he didn’t know at the beginning that Lu Youxi was Zhou Shuyan’s wife, since Lu Youxi was already married, why did he have to mess with a married woman?" Lin Jingcong added.

"Now you’re blaming me? When I mentioned confessing to Lu Youxi, you all supported me," Lin Jingshen said unhappily.

Lin Zhenghao was also a bit displeased upon hearing this, as he had been a strong supporter of Lin Jingshen’s confession to Lu Youxi.

Lin Jingcong and Lin Jingming were essentially blaming him too.

Lin Zhenghao said with a stern face, "Let’s not talk about that for now. What shall we do about the situation with the Jiang Family?"

"We already went to apologize, with sincere attitudes, and even offered compensation," Lin Zhenghao said. "But the Jiang Family refused to accept it. It’s clear they still hold a grudge, so they’re teaming up with Lu Youxi to target us."

"Regardless, we have to talk to the Jiang Family again," Lin Jingcong said with a frown, "even if it means Lin Jingshen has to kneel before them."

Lin Zhenghao nodded, "That seems to be the only way."

Otherwise, I truly don’t know what other options there might be.

"If all else fails, we can let the Jiang Family have some benefits from our projects. The loss is only temporary. Let’s resolve the current issues first, and we can make back the money later," Lin Zhenghao said.

Lin Jingcong and Lin Jingming nodded, "We have no other choice."

The two brothers then looked at Lin Jingshen with the same resentful gaze.

It was all because of Lin Jingshen’s troublemaking!

Even Lin Zhenghao couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied with Lin Jingshen.

It all started because of his indiscriminate behavior.

Otherwise, with the marriage and business partnership with the Jiang Family, their business would only have grown and prospered, rather than finding themselves in such a tight spot.

Little did the Lin Family know, Lu Youxi was currently visiting the Jiang Family at that time.

Thanks to the close cooperation between Youshu Real Estate and the Jhiang Family, Lu Youxi often discussed with Jiang Zilin’s father, Jiang Wangchao, how to deal with the Lin Family.

Zhou Shuyan, to show his sincerity, even had private meals with the two families.

Jiang Zilin had initially thought she would resent Lu Youxi.

Although she knew Lin Jingshen’s affair had nothing to do with Lu Youxi, and she shouldn’t feel this way, Lu Youzhen was still Lu Youxi’s cousin. As family, it was hard for Jiang Zilin to keep them completely separate in her mind without feeling resentment.

However, when she actually met Lu Youxi, got to know her, and talked with her, Jiang Zilin found herself unable to blame Lu Youxi.

She even became friends with Lu Youxi.

Today, Lu Youxi’s visit to the Jiang Family wasn’t for official business.

It was simply at Jiang Zilin’s invitation.

Normally, Lu Youxi wouldn’t have come.

But she could tell that Jiang Zilin had been deeply hurt by Lin Jingshen.

Jiang Zilin’s engagement to Lin Jingshen wasn’t solely for the sake of marriage.

She actually liked Lin Jingshen quite a bit.

At least the image Lin Jingshen presented publicly was quite exceptional.

A talented graduate from Jing University, polite and courteous, handsome and tall.

Jiang Zilin truly had feelings for Lin Jingshen.

She had once marveled at her good fortune.

She, too, was part of a marriage alliance, but she was lucky enough to be matched with someone she liked, a talented catch.

They were a perfect match, both in beauty and intelligence.

Even her close friends had complimented her choice as being far better than some others.

But just when she had earnestly invested in this relationship, Lin Jingshen disappointed her profoundly.

He was not at all the person he had seemed to be.

He was able to get Lu Youzhen pregnant, and that was just the scandal that had become public.

Who knows what else he might have been up to in secret.

But Jiang Zilin genuinely liked him.

That was why she was hurt.

But she also knew that such a man was not worth keeping, so she decisively broke off the engagement.

The resolve of the breakup did not mean she wasn’t heartbroken.

Lu Youxi could see this, so she was willing to accept Jiang Zilin’s invitation to come keep her company, to talk and offer comfort.

Lu Youxi also knew that although Jiang Zilin had close friends, there were some things you just couldn’t discuss with friends during such times.

Furthermore, as Lin Jingshen’s classmate, she was seen by Jiang Zilin as someone who would understand another side of Lin Jingshen.

Lu Youxi didn’t mind sharing some things she knew about Lin Jingshen with Jiang Zilin.

Of course, what Lu Youxi mentioned were all negative things about Lin Jingshen.

And honestly, she didn’t know of anything good about Lin Jingshen to share.

After speaking with Lu Youxi for a while, Jiang Zilin was filled with sighs and even a sense of relief that she had broken off the engagement with Lin Jingshen in time.

Listening to Lu Youxi made her feel that Lin Jingshen was anything but decent.

She was fortunate to have discovered Lin Jingshen’s flaws early.

Otherwise, had she actually married him, she could have still gotten a divorce, but at a much greater loss.

And the thought of having been married to Lin Jingshen would likely disgust her unbearably, making her more miserable than she was at present, struggling to recover.

"From what you’ve told me, it seems I am indeed lucky to have avoided disaster," Jiang Zilin said reflectively.

"That’s for sure," Lu Youxi said. "Otherwise, wouldn’t you have suffered even more with him?"

"If you had married Lin Jingshen and it had only been him who was at fault, with his parents and brothers being reasonable, it wouldn’t have been so bad. At least during conflicts between you two, when Lin Jingshen was in the wrong, there would have been someone who could mediate fairly," Lu Youxi said. "But the entire Lin Family is no better than Lin Jingshen."

Lu Youxi didn’t say anything else, just mentioned how the Lin Family had slandered her and caused her trouble.

"At first, it was only Lin Jingshen that caused me trouble. Our village was originally very poor, but we grew very tasty rice, so I wanted to promote our village’s Hexing Rice, sell it to improve the village’s economy."