Lin Huan's eyes lifted slightly, "Return to Spring Wind Town?"
"This time coming to the Lin Family, I was deceived by Lin Qianshan to come here, it wasn't the true intention of either party."
I stared at the oppressive aura of Lin Huan as the Sect Master and spoke seriously.
"Those are all excuses. You're avoiding the Lin Family and cutting ties because of Yu Longting!" Lin Huan sharply pierced through my facade.
My mind had already made up, unwaveringly nodding, "I am not cutting ties with the Lin Family, but some things are pointless to explain further and need time to prove."
"Just so, I feel the same way, let's allow time to prove it. Your mother was even more stubborn than you back in the day, yet in the end, it still proved that not listening to the wisdom of the elders leads to immediate loss," Lin Huan acknowledged my words with a heavy tone.
I hung my head low and murmured, "Grandfather, I will prove that Yu Longting is not a person like my dad."
On the way back to the Lin Family, Lin Huan did not speak to me again.
My heart felt as if it had been filled with lead, heavy and sinking.
Having a fallout with close kin still weighs heavily on one's mood.
"Wanwan, why don't you stay another two or three days?" After getting off the carriage, Lin Huan suddenly spoke to me.
I was finally acknowledged, my eyes brimming with a layer of mist, "Grandfather..."
"It would be good to accompany your mother too. It's because of your achievement this time that everyone has shown her more respect. She had always been quite ostracized before."
Seeing my tears suddenly fall, Lin Huan reached out with his rough fingers to wipe them away, "You're already a mother and yet you still cry so easily. During your stay at the Lin Family, you have free access to the Lin Family Library."
"Thank you, Grandfather," I bowed deeply to Lin Huan.
As soon as Lin Hang returned to the Lin Family, he hurriedly searched for Lin Xintang.
He really doted on her as if she was the treasure in his palm.
Lin Huan gave a certain Lin Family Disciple a meaningful glance with his deep-set eyes.
Lin Xintang was then carried over to us.
Lin Hang could hardly wait to embrace Xintang, "I've missed Brother Hang so much, my darling Xintang."
However, Xiao Xin Tang reached out her little chubby hands towards me.
The excitement on Lin Hang's face instantly froze.
I smiled brightly as I hugged Xintang, "Say bye-bye to Grandpa."
"Bye-bye... Grand... Grandpa..." Xintang's gaze flickered as she looked at Lin Huan.
Lin Huan hardened his expression, squeezing out a hint of a smile, "Mhmm."
Xiao Xin Tang's eyes lit up completely, as if they were filled with the joy that Grandpa was finally paying attention to her.
After Lin Huan left, I returned to the Waterside Pavilion with the child.
Halfway there, it suddenly started to drizzle.
"Why would it start raining all of a sudden?" Holding Xintang, I quickly sought shelter under a tree.
Tangtang seemed to really like the rain, stretching out her hands to catch the raindrops, "Sister, the rain threads feel ice-cold."
Her adorable snake-body wriggled unconsciously with delight.
"Seeking shelter under a tree can get you struck by lightning," Lin Hang wrung out his sleeve and glanced at the silver lightning in the sky.
I responded, "Don't jinx it, that's just a low probability event."
At that moment, a shadow fell over my head, "Wanwan."
"Yu Longting, you've come to pick us up!" I looked up to see a pure white oil-paper umbrella and Yu Longting's charming and handsome face.
Tangtang shyly called out, "Brother-in-law~"
"Good girl," Yu Longting absentmindedly responded, handing Tangtang a purple talisman and his fingertips brushed over the rainwater on my face, "Who did Lin Huan take you to see? So secretive."
"To meet Lin Wanyan. I was supposed to persuade her to help me with a marrow-cleansing procedure, but it seems Lin Wanyan was instigated by Yan Hua, not only refusing but also ridiculing me coldly," I wasn't tattling, merely telling Yu Longting the truth.
Yu Longting's nose twisted with disdain, coldly and mockingly said, "Daring to bully my wife, where does she live? Tonight I'm going to slaughter her and avenge you."