CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 136: THE HOUSE

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When people listen with their ears, they only express sympathy verbally.

When they listen and watch with their eyes and ears, their inner emotions get stirred, and they also feel empathetic.

However, these still don’t compare to the intense feelings of those who have personally experienced the harm.

Recently, Lin Xiaoyan has been watching videos online and often comes across videos about bullying. Some people talk about their experiences, some discuss the incidents involving Li Jing and others, and some show movies related to bullying...

In short, the topic of the protection of minors and bullying cases has surged back into public discourse.

Some have suggested the country re-evaluate the age and related regulations for crimes committed by minors...

Lin Xiaoyan hasn’t paid much attention to what happened afterward, but those who bullied Kong Xi’s sister and Li Jing are still being detained.

Their parents have been exposed by attentive netizens.

They indeed have powerful backgrounds, but amidst the public opinion, those who should be dealt with were dealt with, those who should be expelled were expelled...

Some radical people found the bullies’ homes and threw trash at their houses every day, sent terrifying letters, and cursed them...

In the end, all the families involved in the bullying moved away.

However, no matter where they moved, they couldn’t escape the tracking of netizens.

Although the final result of the case is not out yet, the families of these bullies are now tasting the flavor of being "bullied" themselves.

Someone tearfully apologized, saying they failed to educate their children properly, and it was their fault.

Netizens replied: Exactly! It’s your fault! Who told you to spoil your children, not instill the right values in them, and fail to educate them properly when they made mistakes...

So, those parents thought a light apology would suffice, but the netizens weren’t foolish and scolded and criticized them even more fiercely.

...

That day, Lin Xiaoyan had just woken up and was about to get out of bed when Xuan Shiyi called.

Seeing Xuan Shiyi’s call, Lin Xiaoyan instinctively wanted to hang up.

The reason is that this person is too unreliable!

Lin Xiaoyan pursed her lips and helplessly answered the call.

"Hello..."

"Yo, just woke up!"

Hearing Xuan Shiyi’s voice, Lin Xiaoyan replied speechlessly with a "hmm".

Just yesterday, Xuan Shiyi learned from others that Lin Feng hadn’t completed his task!

So, suspecting Lin Feng’s bad luck, Xuan Shiyi immediately thought of Lin Xiaoyan.

Back then, he thought since Lin Feng himself had bad luck with money, it shouldn’t affect Lin Xiaoyan. But now...

"Ahem, so... By the way, didn’t I give you a house and a car before, and you never checked it out. What’s wrong? You don’t want them?"

Lin Xiaoyan: !!!

"Ah! I forgot!!!" Lin Xiaoyan quickly sat up; she had really forgotten!

Hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s excited voice, Xuan Shiyi smiled, feeling smug. Indeed, only this news could make Lin Xiaoyan so thrilled!

"The house won’t run away, and as for the car, just go to the car dealership to pick it up."

After hanging up, Lin Xiaoyan got excitedly out of bed to get dressed. She had been back for such a long time and actually forgot about the house and car!

After getting ready, Lin Xiaoyan decided to check out the house first!

She opened the folder Jiang Rong had given her back then, saw the house address, grabbed the keys, and went out.

The house wasn’t far from where she lived; it was just a two-street walk away.

Lin Xiaoyan walked down the street because the electric bike she bought was being used by her brother for work.

When she arrived at the residential area, Lin Xiaoyan looked at the distribution of houses and decided to ask the property management to guide her to the house.

The property staff, seeing Lin Xiaoyan’s property certificate and confirming she was indeed the owner, enthusiastically escorted her to the house.

Opening the door, Lin Xiaoyan was stunned by the inside layout.

"It’s a duplex!"

Lin Xiaoyan saw that the house was already renovated, and the furniture was all very complete.

The entire design was grey and white, with the sofa, carpet, and cabinets being grey-toned.

"This house is a total of 266 square meters, with seven bedrooms..." The property staff took Lin Xiaoyan on a tour of each room.

After the tour, Lin Xiaoyan’s heart was racing.

She stood dumbfounded in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, looking outside, "This house... approximately how much does it cost?"

"The houses in our residential area are about two hundred thousand per square meter, relatively cheap."

Lin Xiaoyan: !!! Cheap??? You call this cheap!!!

In her hometown, the house she bought was four thousand per square meter, and even then, she thought it was expensive!

Lin Xiaoyan quickly did some calculations in her head and then decisively took out her phone, opened the calculator, and calculated it.

After calculating, Lin Xiaoyan stared at the number on her phone, her eyes widening.

Five million!!!

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan staring at her phone, the property staff felt a bit awkward and continued, "Oh, right, the previous owner of this house also bought a parking space, which is in..."

Lin Xiaoyan looked up at the property staff, "How much is the parking space?"

"The parking space is very cheap, twenty thousand each."

Lin Xiaoyan: ......

"Okay, I understand, thank you for showing me around."

The property staff heard Lin Xiaoyan say this, immediately understanding her intention.

"You’re welcome, miss. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us."

"Okay."

After the property staff left, Lin Xiaoyan immediately took out her phone to call Xuan Shiyi!

"Hello, Mr. Eleven, about this house of yours..."

Xuan Shiyi had just arrived at the director’s office, ready for a meeting, but since people hadn’t gathered yet, he answered Lin Xiaoyan’s call.

Hearing about the house, he asked, "Is there a problem with the house?"

Lin Xiaoyan: "... There’s no problem with the house, it’s the price that’s a problem, it’s too expensive! Why don’t you take it back? I can’t afford such an expensive house!"

Xuan Shiyi: ...

Hearing Lin Xiaoyan saying to take back the house, Xuan Shiyi laughed; he hadn’t seen anyone pushing away something like this before.

But he understood Lin Xiaoyan’s mindset; he proudly said, "Just keep it, I have plenty of houses to spare!"

Standing next to Xuan Shiyi, Xuan Shisan, with a cold face, said over the phone, "Are you stupid? It’s already your house; what’s not to afford?

And do you think that guy, Xuan Shiyi, would give you an expensive house? This house is definitely the cheapest of all his houses!!!"

Xuan Shiyi: ...

Hearing Xuan Shisan’s words, Lin Xiaoyan asked uncertainly, "Really?"

"Really!" Xuan Shiwu said with a laugh.

Xuan Shiyi rolled his eyes at the two girls, Xuan Shisan and Xuan Shiwu, and said to Lin Xiaoyan, "It’s indeed true. I have houses all over the country!

I’ve given it to you, so just keep it!"

Lin Xiaoyan covered her pounding heart, "Okay, thank you..."