Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Lin Fu's face turned red with anger. Just thinking of the outrageous things Cheng Jiu, that lunatic, had done made him want to draw his sword and fight him until he begged for mercy on his knees!

If only he could defeat him!

Fuming, he returned to the banquet hall and, noticing the curious stares of many strangers, he gradually regained his composure and restrained his expression.

These people were obviously curious about the earlier incident with Simon Constantine.

Yan Yan quickly noticed his return and approached him, asking in a low voice with concern, "What's going on between you and the Crown Prince?"

Lin Fu replied softly, "I don't know him."

Yan Yan immediately understood what he meant.

It was a setup.

Unfortunately, the Crown Prince was too reckless and too contemptuous of Lin Fu, thus he ended up shooting himself in the foot.

But this act of his wasn't without its impact on Lin Fu.

Yan Yan warned, "Be prepared, there's a high tide of sympathy for the Crown Prince on the star network."

Lin Fu was not surprised, "I know. A prince's heartfelt confession being rejected is bound to garner sympathy. He is not without brains."

As the emperor's most favored prince, how could he act rashly, without leaving a path for himself?

The Crown Prince's choice to confess during a live broadcast was not only a slight against him, but also a way to pressure him into agreement by leveraging public sentiment.

Unfortunately, such tactics have never concerned Lin Fu, nor have they ever swayed him.

Glancing at the camera in the banquet hall, he warned Yan Yan not to get too close in front of the lens, "The netizens are highly emotional; it's all too easy for them to direct their anger at those around me. The next thing you know, they might speculate that I rejected the Crown Prince because of you."

Yan Yan smiled helplessly and, heeding his advice, left with his wine glass in hand, as if merely curious about the recent scene.

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The Lin family did not attend the banquet.

They were in an awkward position; not quite at the top echelon of aristocracy. Though qualified to attend, no one had extended an invitation, and to attend uninvited would be a loss of face.

Besides, their relationship with Lin Fu was indeed special.

Though it was a celebration for their own young master, one of the protagonists had already severed ties with them, leaving not only no relationship but some enmity.

After much debate, the family decided not to attend the banquet.

But they couldn't let go, and were glued to the live broadcast, eager to discern Lin Fu's circumstances and actions.

Seeing him walking and talking with the Crown Prince, a bad premonition arose in the hearts of the Lin family.

If the top-tier nobility didn't dare to disregard the royal family, how could they, a second-tier aristocracy, dare to?

Lin Fu was already friendly with the young master of the Harvey family. If the royal family were to back him as well, the Lin family's status in the imperial capital star would become uncertain.

Who could have predicted that the Crown Prince would publicly court Lin Fu?!

And no one expected Lin Fu to refuse!

Father Lin felt a suffocating tightness in his chest, so uncomfortable that he clutched at it, nearly doubling over the next second!

Lin Sixing watched Lin Fu with a complex and flickering gaze, one moment furious, the next regretful, resenting Lin Fu for not accepting the Crown Prince's courtship, yet also fearing and relieved that he did not.

Had it not been for those incidents, he, as a son, could have wished the Lin family to soar even higher!

He couldn't help but call out to Father Lin, "Dad..."

Father Lin waved his hand, "I know what you want to say."

"Since he has survived and doesn't seem easy to get rid of, find a way to bring him back home."

He banged the table, "He is, after all, a seed of the Lin family!"