Financial freedom starts with cracked apps.

At Lin Ping's home.

When his daughter asked him if he had become prettier recently, Lin Xiangyang's first reaction was that she must have lost her mind.

You're thirty-two or thirty-three years old, and you have a daughter!

She actually asked herself if she was pretty?

Is this something you should be asking at your age?
Lin Xiangyang always felt that his daughter was getting older and older, like a girl in her twenties.

Of course, praise is still necessary.

"You've really gotten prettier lately."

Lin Xiangyang clicked his tongue in amazement and analyzed it like a veteran cadre.

"This must be a company requirement, after all, as the general manager of the customer service department, you need to have a good image."

"The company didn't require it; I'm just being kinder to myself."

Lin Ping crossed her legs and sighed softly.

“Before I got married, and even during my marriage, I never knew what I wanted. I could only play the role of a good wife and mother.”

"But after the divorce, I realized that what I wanted was a more positive and healthy life!"

"So I'm now working hard to improve myself, including learning knowledge and how to dress myself, in order to enhance my personal image."

"Therefore, Dad, your daughter is now countless times happier than before."

Lin Ping's face was beaming with a bright smile, which softened Lin Xiangyang's mood considerably.

Actually, he was quite worried about Lin Ping's situation when he first heard about her divorce.

After all, she was essentially deceived by Shen Mingchuan, resulting in her leaving with nothing but her child.

How can a mother and daughter with no one to rely on live in Shanghai?
Therefore, Lin Xiangyang initially considered whether to bring Lin Ping back to his hometown to live.

But now it seems I was overthinking it.

This was also something that puzzled Lin Xiangyang.

He knew his daughter's capabilities well. Would a boss who had made so much money in business hire her as the customer service manager?
"Ah Ping, are you sure you're not lying to your dad?"

Lin Xiangyang crossed his arms and leaned back on the sofa, looking puzzled.

"Your promotion is too fast! Could there be some pitfalls you haven't discovered? Or is this company a bit suspicious..."

"Don't worry, Dad, our boss is a very nice person."

When Lin Shen was mentioned, Lin Ping couldn't help but feel a little shy.

Lin Xiangyang also keenly noticed this, and after a moment of surprise, he suddenly realized.

and many more!

Could it be that her daughter is having an affair with that big boss she's talking about?

Once this idea took hold, all the doubts were resolved in Lin Xiangyang's mind.

No wonder someone was willing to buy his daughter's cat cafe; it turns out they like her!

No wonder he was able to become a store manager in other offline stores and eventually be promoted to general manager of the company's customer service department...

That makes sense!

Seeing his daughter's youthful and beautiful face, Lin Xiangyang deeply understood the truth of how love nourishes women.

Of course, he was also puzzled. His daughter had just gotten divorced, so how could she have found a successful entrepreneur so quickly?

Could it be that……

Lin Xiangyang is an upright person. Even when his own daughter makes a mistake, he will criticize her harshly.

So he put on a stern face and asked in a serious tone.

"Ping, tell your father the truth, have you found someone again?"

"Well..."

Lin Ping nervously tucked her hair back, and after some stammering, finally nodded with a blush on her face.

This made Lin Xiangyang's expression even more serious.

"When did you find her? It couldn't have been before you divorced Shen Mingchuan..."

"How could that be!"

Lin Ping pouted slightly, a little angry at her father for thinking of her that way.

"I only found a boyfriend after my divorce, Dad, why do you think I cheated on my wife?"

"Because it was just too coincidental."

Of course, Lin Xiangyang trusted his daughter a lot, but the chances of her being like this were very slim.

She just got divorced, and then she met a rich tycoon?

It's hard not to overthink this!
Lin Xiangyang said helplessly.

"You said you just got divorced and then found a rich boss as your boyfriend? Is your relationship with him not quite proper? Or is he much older than you?"

Lin Xiangyang suddenly became very serious.

"Let me make this clear first: even if he's very rich, if his character isn't up to par, I won't agree to you two being together."

"Don't worry, Dad, he's not that old."

When Lin Ping said this, she even lowered her face slightly in embarrassment, and her voice became softer than usual.

"Even younger than me..."

ha?
Younger than his own daughter?

Lin Ping's words left Lin Xiangyang speechless.

My daughter is thirty-two or thirty-three, and she's smiling even more than I am, which means she's around thirty-something?

How could someone of this age start a business and become the CEO of a group?
They've got some skill!
Lin Xiangyang couldn't help but ask.

"What's his name? What's the name of his company?"

"His name is Lin Shen."

Lin Ping tucked her hair back, her pretty face slightly flushed, and whispered.

"He is the current chairman of Shennan."

Shennan?

Lin Xiangyang went online to check, and the result shocked him.

"This company has already opened dozens of offline stores in Shanghai in just over a month since it was founded? Is that true?"

That's right.

Lin Ping explained with immense pride.

"Because our boss had been operating on Douyin for a long time, and many people watched his live streams. In addition, he offered very good benefits, which attracted many customers, so the business grew bigger and bigger."

"Currently, we have twelve offline stores in Shanghai, and our first flagship store in Nanjing is under preparation. The number of employees has exceeded fifty, and we are moving towards the mark of one hundred."

"Advantages and disadvantages".

Hearing that Lin Ping's company, though just starting out, was developing steadily, reassured Lin Xiangyang, who then inquired about its progress.

"Working at a startup like this must be exhausting, right?"

"Not too tiring."

Lin Ping smiled gently.

"Our company offers excellent benefits. The salary is 1.5 times that of other competing companies on the market. We also have holidays and holiday gifts, and even overtime pay is two to three times the normal rate. We also provide all six types of insurance and two types of housing funds."

"so good?"

Based on Lin Ping's description, Lin Xiangyang thought Shennan was a department within the government system.

The benefits are even better than those within the system, and far superior to those of state-owned enterprises.

And now you're telling me it's just a private company?

Although Lin Xiangyang was pleased with Lin Ping's good treatment, he also pondered how the company should actually make money.

With top-notch benefits, top-notch salary, and low workload, how am I supposed to make money?

Lin Xiangyang couldn't help but ask Lin Ping.

Is your company still profitable?

"I'm not quite sure about that."

Lin Ping answered honestly.

"Our company has only been established for a month, and the first quarter financial report has not yet been released."

"So what do you think of your company?"

Lin Xiangyang was quite concerned about Lin Ping's future development, and she gave a very confident answer.

“Great! And I believe that it won’t be long before our company becomes one of the top 500 companies in the country!”

"You seem very confident in your company."

Lin Xiangyang clicked his tongue in amazement.

"This Lin Shen seems quite capable, and he's so young. What does his family do?"

"I'm not really sure about that either." When Lin Shen was mentioned, Lin Ping hesitated several times before finally speaking.

This caught the attention of Lin Xiangyang, who was very good at reading people, and he immediately brought it up.

"Just tell me, is there anything else you need to hide from your father?"

"It's Dad, Lin Shen might be younger than you think..."

Lin Ping finally raised her eyes, observed Lin Xiangyang's expression for a moment, and then whispered.

He was twenty-five years old.

Pfft—!
Lin Xiangyang, who was sipping his tea, spat it out when he heard that Lin Shen was only twenty-five years old. He then coughed violently several times before looking at Lin Ping with disbelief.

"What did you say? How old is he?"

"I think I'm twenty-five this year..."

Lin Ping said somewhat awkwardly.

"Dad, do you think he's too young?"

"Isn't that obvious?!"

Lin Xiangyang frowned slightly.

"You're seven or eight years older than him! What are you doing...?"

"In today's society, who cares about age differences anymore?"

Zhao Ya, who had been silent all along, suddenly tugged at Lin Xiangyang's sleeve, gesturing for him to sit down.

"Let A-Ping finish speaking first."

"This is not a matter of age difference."

Lin Xiangyang looked puzzled.

"Ah Ping, you just said Lin Shen is younger than you. I thought he was around thirty, but you said he's twenty-five?"

"How did he manage to start such a successful business at his age? Did his family support him?"

"I don't know either."

Lin Ping tucked her hair back and explained.

"As far as I know, it seems that Mr. Lin's family did not provide any support; everything was arranged by him on his own."

"Don't brag about it."

Judging from Lin Xiangyang's values, how could a 25-year-old boy with no family support and no resources possibly succeed in starting a business?

Where did he get the initial capital?
Where did you get your connections?

These things all take time to accumulate!
It's not something you can do just by talking about it.

Therefore, Lin Xiangyang strongly suspected that Lin Shen was deceiving Lin Ping!
It might even be a shell company!

“Ah Ping, this person is not trustworthy.”

Lin Xiangyang analyzed.

"If he's still successful at 25, what kind of girl can't he find? Why would he choose to be with a woman seven or eight years older than him, or even divorced? Is that even possible?"

"Put yourself in their shoes. If you were a high-level executive in your twenties, and then you were asked to date a divorced man in his thirties with a child, could you handle it?"

"But he was really good to me."

Lin Ping retorted.

"He gave me that car."

Ok?
These words made Lin Xiangyang pause in surprise.

Was the car a gift from Lin Shen?

"And the gold necklace I'm wearing was also a gift from him."

Lin Ping fiddled with the gold necklace around her neck for a moment, her expression unusually calm.

"So Lin Shen and I are truly in love."

"No, no, no, please don't say that."

Lin Xiangyang still felt it was unreliable.

"He gave you so many things, I feel like he has ulterior motives, like he's using money to support you. Have you discovered that he has other women outside?"

Lin Xiangyang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"For example, female college students, or something like that."

"..."

Upon hearing her father mention this matter, Lin Ping immediately fell silent.

It was clear that although she didn't speak, she conveyed her meaning.

Seeing her silence, Lin Xiangyang instantly understood her thoughts and said in a serious tone.

"See, I told you so. I knew that a rich second-generation heir in his twenties must have some complicated relationships with a lot of girls."

"If you stay with this kind of person, you'll break up sooner or later because of relationship problems. You might as well end it sooner rather than later."

"I don't want to end it all."

Lin Ping said stubbornly.

"The comfortable life that An'an and I have now is all thanks to President Lin. He has spent so much money on me and treated me so well. How can you suddenly ask me to leave him? Isn't that betrayal?"

"Then he's betraying you by dating other girls too!"

Lin Xiangyang suddenly felt that his gentle and virtuous daughter had changed.

She used to value her partner's fidelity in relationships; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so angry about Shen Mingchuan's infidelity that she divorced him.

But now?

After her divorce, she not only found a boyfriend who was seven or eight years younger than her, but she also didn't mind him getting entangled with other girls.
Why did it turn out like this?

Lin Xiangyang criticized it sternly.

"You mean you condone your boyfriend's affairs? That won't do! Absolutely not! If word gets out, where will your father, your mother, and I put our faces?"

"It won't get out."

Lin Ping said softly.

"Because Mr. Lin will never come to our house."

what?
They won't come to our house?

Lin Xiangyang frowned slightly.

"What do you mean? Doesn't he intend to marry you?"

"Ah."

Lin Ping said calmly.

"It's not that Mr. Lin doesn't want to marry me, it's that I don't want to get married anymore. I will never get married again in this life."

"What about An'an?"

Lin Xiangyang said in a deep voice.

"Do you want her to live her whole life without a father?"

"Actually, An'an really likes President Lin."

Lin Ping said softly.

"She has always wanted me to marry President Lin, but after thinking about it, I felt that it was not a good idea."

"First of all, there's the issue of Mr. Lin's reputation. Marrying me would only lead to gossip about him behind his back."

"Secondly, I don't think he would marry a woman who is seven or eight years older than him and has a child."

"So what are you and him planning to do?"

Lin Xiangyang seemed to have no other options.

"Are you just going to live your whole life like this, in a daze?"

“I can be a concubine.”

When Lin Ping uttered those words in a low voice, Lin Xiangyang thought he had misheard. He stood up again, his eyes wide, seemingly very angry, and his tone even became somewhat aggressive.

"What did you say? What do you mean by 'being a mistress'? A concubine?"

"Correct."

Since the conversation had already progressed to this point, Lin Ping decided not to hide anything and directly told her father the truth.

“Before I got together with Mr. Lin, he already had a girlfriend…”

Snapped--!
Before Lin Ping could finish speaking, Lin Xiangyang slapped her across the face.

However, he couldn't bear to hit his daughter, so he slapped himself hard across the face and angrily rebuked her.

"Lin Ping! Are you crazy or am I crazy? You actually became someone's mistress? Do you have no shame in the Lin family? Where do you think I, your father, will put my face? People will point fingers at me and say I didn't raise you well!"

"No! You need to explain things clearly to Lin Shen right now, and then break up with him!" (End of Chapter)