Outside the Yin Family's gate, Lin Han finally couldn't hold on and fainted.
Mother Lin and the servants hurriedly helped him sit up, then gently lifted him onto the carriage and rushed home.
On the way, Mother Lin was in tears, telling two servants to go and fetch doctors, two doctors in fact, because she was too anxious.
What if one doctor encountered something on the way, or perhaps didn't come because they were busy?
So, having two doctors would be more reassuring.
After all, she knew that a heart ailment required heart medicine; as the saying goes, 'anxiety attacks the heart,' and 'heartbreak' was the most fitting description.
Father Lin was already waiting at the door, his heart already guessing several bad possibilities.
After all, he believed that since the Su Family had made their decision, Lin Han would certainly not receive good news at the Yin Family.
By then, Han-er...
When the carriage returned, the moment Mother Lin stepped down with tears in her eyes, he understood...
Everyone hurriedly carried Lin Han into the house and placed him on the bed.
Mother Lin tearfully recounted to Father Lin what had happened at the Yin Family's gate...
After the doctors arrived, they only gave some traditional Chinese medicine like ginseng.
These were powerful tonics, only able to assist, treating the Qi deficiency and physical weakness caused by the heart ailment.
A heart ailment still required heart medicine; the main medicinal ingredient, the 'heart medicine,' was missing, and it still depended on whether Lin Han himself could overcome this hurdle in his heart.
Father Lin and Mother Lin were in a frantic state for several days.
After Lin Han woke up, they cried and offered him many words of comfort, but Lin Han didn't say a single word.
The servants watching also began to cry.
Father Lin and Mother Lin treated their servants well, and such masters were rare.
Everyone had deep affection for the Lin Family.
Even Lin Han often brought the servants' children to play in the orchard, and the servants' children loved playing with Lin Han.
Lin Han never treated them as servants; he treated them as good friends.
Father Lin and Mother Lin cried, and the servants cried along with them...
Suddenly, a servant came to report that Yin Cui had arrived.
Upon hearing this, Father Lin quickly told the servant to let Yin Cui in.
Father Lin and Mother Lin knew without asking that Yin Cui had insisted on coming herself.
The Yin Family hadn't even allowed Lin Han into the house, so how would they let Yin Cui know that Lin Han was ill?
Of course, Mother Lin went out first and spoke with Yin Cui about Lin Han's condition before letting Yin Cui enter.
Inside the room, there were only Yin Cui and Lin Han.
In this extraordinary time, they couldn't worry so much about the distinction between men and women.
Furthermore, Father Lin and Mother Lin were guarding outside the room, and the servants had already left.
Aside from Father Lin and Mother Lin, no one knew that Yin Cui and Lin Han were in the room.
Yin Cui held back her tears and, upon entering the room, only asked with concern, "Han-ge, what happened to you?"
Upon seeing Yin Cui, Lin Han was so agitated that he wanted to get up, but his body was weak these past few days, making it very difficult.
Yin Cui quickly went to help him, saying, "Han-ge, your body is weak, it's better not to get up yet."
"Yin Cui, I thought I would never see you again.
Don't marry Su Yibo..."
Lin Han said excitedly.
"Han-ge, you should take care of your body first.
Seeing you like this makes me even more upset.
There's really nothing between me and Su Yibo.
He took a liking to me and preemptively arranged the engagement with my parents.
Our marriage had not even been announced when this unexpected event occurred, which no one anticipated.
I truly haven't betrayed you."
As she spoke, Yin Cui couldn't help but start crying.
"Yin Cui, can't we just break off the engagement?"
Lin Han's mood improved significantly after hearing this.
"Break off the engagement?
Will the Su Family allow you to break off the engagement?
Once their family has spoken, there's simply no such thing as 'breaking off'.
I said I would go and beg Su Yibo, but my parents wouldn't let me go, saying that the Su Family wouldn't go back on their word."
Yin Cui cried as she spoke, crying even louder.
Lin Han listened, gritting his teeth in anger, his fists clenching with strength.
After a long pause, Lin Han suddenly decided, "Should we elope?
Go live somewhere else?"
Yin Cui shook her head and said, "That's impossible.
If I leave, what will happen to our Yin Family?
What will happen to your Lin Family?
You haven't heard how ruthless the Su Family is in their dealings."
Lin Han heard her words, and couldn't make sense of it, so angry he wished he could kill Su Yibo.
"That's right, how could I not have thought of it?
As long as something happens to Su Yibo, then this matter will have no conclusion!"
Lin Han began to understand something.
Thinking this, he still asked, "Is there really no other way?
I can't lose you, Yin Cui."
Yin Cui lowered her head and thought for a while, then slowly said, "The only way is for me to talk to him about our relationship myself, to see if he is a reasonable person.
This hope is very slim.
Last time I spoke to him, who knew he would go directly to my parents and arrange the engagement?
But this is the only method; if it doesn't work, I still have to try again."
Lin Han cried in pain again, still saying, "Then go and talk to him early.
If he is reasonable, tell him that we two will be grateful for his great kindness, and if there's a chance in the future, I will work like an ox or a horse to repay him."
Yin Cui comforted him, saying, "Okay, I'll go and talk to him as soon as possible, but you must take good care of your body.
Please don't be sad for me, okay?
If your body isn't well, I'll be very upset.
Do you want to see me upset?"
Yin Cui knew Lin Han's personality well; without her, he would surely not want to live.
Yin Cui said, "Lin Han, we are both adults now.
If Su Yibo truly refuses, for the sake of my Yin Family, I will marry him.
Sometimes, when we act, we need to consider the bigger picture, not be selfish."
Lin Han looked at Yin Cui, who for the first time spoke such realistic words, even saying she would marry Su Yibo.
He first returned from his sorrow to a mixed reality, yet because he didn't want to lose Yin Cui, his sadness intensified with anxiety, and his expression was one of "absolutely not"...
Yin Cui then continued with a serious tone, "Even if not for me, for your parents, you must live well.
Don't be like this again.
If you die, what will happen to your parents?
Your parents will be as sad and heartbroken as you and die.
Your family will be ruined."
Yin Cui said directly, "You take care of your body first.
If I can't come, it means Su Yibo doesn't agree.
I will do my best to talk to him when I go back this time.
You just need to know that I am sincere to you.
If I can't come to see you, then you don't need to come looking for me anymore."
"Yin Cui..." Lin Han got up to keep her.
But Yin Cui walked straight out.
Lin Han cheered up considerably, his attitude hardened, and his body also improved a lot.
Two days later, Father Lin told him, "I think Yin Cui will also be constantly brainwashed by her family and begged to marry Su Yibo.
During this time, I estimate she's being taught how to act like this every day.
For the sake of the bigger picture, Yin Cui will definitely marry Su Yibo.
You can tell by her direct attitude when she left.
She truly worries about you and loves you.
If she hadn't made a big fuss, there's no way she would have had the chance to see you.
If she can't persuade Su Yibo, you must be strong and look at things more openly, be as mature as she is.
Your mother and I cannot be without you..."
Lin Han waited anxiously, but in the end, only received a letter from Yin Cui, knowing that since she hadn't come, things weren't good.
After opening it, he also saw the expected result: Su Yibo refused, and with a strong attitude, said, "We have an engagement; don't speak such words again in the future.
Fortunately, no one knew about this time, otherwise I would punish you severely.
Hmph..."
Lin Han was heartbroken this time, but he didn't faint again, because this time he had to rely on reason.
Lin Han hadn't been idle these past few days either, having thought of many methods that didn't work.
He thought the only way was to assassinate Su Yibo; his family was too powerful to fight against, so this was the only move.
However, this move had to be done by himself, without implicating his family.
Lin Han secretly bought a lot of explosives and poisons.
These were purchased from different channels, using different identities while riding horses, in different places.
He also wrapped himself in black cloth, wearing different clothes each time.
After that, it was just a matter of waiting for Su Yibo to return from his business.
On a road Su Yibo had to take on his way back, the mountain was piled high with rocks; a single explosion would send them rolling down.
To increase the success rate, he even spent a large sum of money to buy several large explosives, planning to throw a few large explosives at Su Yibo.
He kept one for himself.
If he were caught by Su Yibo's subordinates, he would use it to blow himself to smithereens, so no one would recognize who he was.
Inside his clothes, there were also some marks of the Ma Family, who were not on good terms with the Su Family.
If his body was shattered, the only identifiable fragments would be those with the Ma Family's marks, so naturally, no one would think of the Lin Family.
"Without Yin Cui, this world means nothing to me..."
Lin Han was a bit impulsive now, but he had matured a lot; it was just that a man's heart had become more ruthless.
The happy and innocent Lin Han of yesteryear no longer existed: "Assassinate Su Yibo."