Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 218

“What are you talking about?”

In the room, so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard, Mrs. Qin’s gaze, sharp as a spotlight, moved between Qin Mei and Qin Dong. Her recently relaxed eyebrows furrowed again.

Qin Mei and Qin Dong exchanged glances and spoke in unison, “Nothing!”

Unfortunately, Mrs. Qin was never someone who could be easily fooled. Especially when it came to Qin Mei and Qin Dong, the children she had carried for ten months and raised with care!

“Qin Dong, do you still like Lin Mengting?!”

“What?!” Qin Dong looked at Mrs. Qin in horror, clearly not expecting that the usually tactful Mrs. Qin would suddenly bring this up so bluntly!

“After the New Year, Lin Yimin will become the police chief.”

“What?!” Qin Mei and Qin Dong exclaimed simultaneously again. Even though they didn’t look at each other this time, they could feel each other’s shock, disbelief, fear, and anxiety.

On the surface, a police chief of a small town didn’t seem like much.

But think about it!

This was the Public Security Bureau, notoriously difficult for promotions!

Moreover, this so-called small town was not like the re-planned towns of later years, with a meager population and tiny land area.

At this time, a small town had eight townships under it.

The smallest township had eight villages, and the largest had thirteen.

The smallest village had six brigades, and the largest had ten brigades.

…

“Lin Yimin is already 45 years old. After retiring from the army, he has worked in the police station for 15 years.”

Mrs. Qin slowly said, her eyes flashing with an unpredictable light.

In fact, if Lin Yimin weren’t so introverted, only knowing how to work hard and not understanding how to leverage the vast network of connections he had, he wouldn’t just be a small-town police chief. He might have already become the head of the Public Security Bureau in M City!

Regarding qualifications, Lin Yimin was a genuine graduate of the first batch of military academies after the resumption of the college entrance examination.

In terms of military achievements, the squad led by Lin Yimin had completed many high-risk tasks.

Regarding talent, Lin Yimin could write articles and had beautiful handwriting, both in pen and brush.

…

If it weren’t for the fact that the two elder Lin brothers had inexplicably forced Lin Yimin to retire using the old tricks of crying, causing trouble, and threatening suicide, Lin Yimin might have become a respectable officer despite his stiff personality and lack of background!

“Why haven’t we heard any news before?” Qin Mei felt a strong sense of envy, jealousy, and hatred. Her hands clenched into fists, nails digging into her palms, using the pain to keep her mind clear.

Given the current situation, it seems that before Lin Yimin retired, he could at least be promoted to the head of the Public Security Bureau in M City!

And Lin Mengting would then become the daughter of a bureau chief!

From identity, background, status, to power, she would immediately be distinguished from ordinary people like them!

How could anyone accept this?!

What could be more infuriating than someone who was once inferior to you in every way—identity, status, education, and ability—suddenly surpassing you and eventually dominating you?

Over the years, she had been the “model child” in everyone’s eyes! Her family had been admired and respected by all!

But now, the Lin family, where Lin Mengting belonged, had suddenly risen…

“When luck comes, you can’t stop it!” Mrs. Qin didn’t catch the hidden meaning in Qin Mei’s words, and continued to sigh, “Besides, who hasn’t received gifts from the Lin family this past year?”

In any era, the saying “you can’t bite the hand that feeds you” holds true. With Lin Mengting frequently sending gifts, even if Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing didn’t know how to socialize, they wouldn’t keep all the benefits to themselves.

The atmosphere in the room turned strangely silent.

During this time, Mrs. Qin’s gaze stayed on Qin Dong, and even Qin Mei, who was caught up in her own emotions, noticed it and looked up, bewildered and surprised at the two.

“Sigh…” Mrs. Qin suddenly sighed, “Too bad, Lin Mengting already has a boyfriend.”

“What?!” Qin Mei and Qin Dong exclaimed in unison once more, both feeling shocked and incredulous.

“This… impossible, right? Lin Mengting is only 18 years old, always busy, never having time for romance!”

In the past, at the company where Lin Mengting earned her first pot of gold, many excellent colleagues and clients had confessed their love for her, but she had refused them all.

It wasn’t until three years later, when the son of a high-ranking official from G Province came to intern incognito at the company, that Lin Mengting met him and slowly fell in love through their work and life interactions.

From their first meeting to officially becoming a couple, it took them four years!

Could this be the so-called “butterfly effect”?

Compared to the anxious and uncertain Qin Dong, Qin Mei quickly regained her composure and pinpointed the key issue, “When I left S City in October, Lin Mengting didn’t have a boyfriend. How could she suddenly have a boyfriend in just four months and reveal it so openly!”

The customs of the small town were old-fashioned and rigid.

—No matter how successful the children were outside, once they announced they had a partner, the relationship was expected to lead to marriage! It wasn’t about casual dating.

This showed how much Lin Mengting, or rather the entire Lin family, appreciated this so-called “boyfriend”!

“That’s something you should know!” Mrs. Qin’s light remark was like a thunderclap.

“We should know…” Qin Mei’s eyes flickered as she looked at the silent Qin Dong, her gaze complex, “Qin Dong still likes Lin Mengting. After being rejected multiple times, he couldn’t accept it…”