"What's wrong, Ziming? Why are you staring over there like that?"
"It's nothing." Lin Ziming came back to his senses and went inside.
Xia Ran stood there and looked towards the elevator. Finding no one there, she turned around, closed the door, and went into the living room.
But just as he closed the door, something seemed to flash through his mind.
What Ziming was looking at just now, could it be Yu Wu?
Yes, only Yu Wu went out from there just now.
Could it be that Brother Ziming has some thoughts about Yu Wu?
Xia Ran hissed, suddenly feeling as if she had discovered something significant.
However, this is just his guess at the moment. He needs to observe further, or rather, probe Ming-ge's opinion.
Now only Xia Ran, Grandpa Xia, Lin's father, and Lin Ziming are left in the living room.
Grandpa Xia just suggested that Mr. Lin and his family stay here, since there are three rooms and a study. If the study is cleaned up, it would be enough for them, but Mr. Lin refused.
They said they usually have some work to do, and staying here would disturb Grandpa Xia's rest.
They just said that Lin Ziming's house is not far from here, so it will be very convenient for him to come over every day.
Grandpa Xia couldn't argue with them, so he had no choice but to agree.
Just then, Lin Ziming received a message on his phone. He glanced at it and put the phone in his pocket.
"Grandpa, Dad, I have some things to take care of first, so I won't be able to stay with you for now."
Mr. Lin: "Go ahead, just come pick me up tonight."
Grandpa Xia also said, "Alright, alright, go ahead and do your thing. Don't worry about us here. Your father and I will play a few games of chess; it won't keep him bored."
"Okay, then I'll be going now." Lin Ziming glanced at Xia Ran, and after seeing Xia Ran nod, he left.
After Lin Ziming left, Xia Ran brought over a chessboard, which Da Zhuang had bought back then. It has to be said that Da Zhuang was really too thoughtful.
"Xiao Ran, why don't you go take a nap? I'll stay here with Grandpa and we can play chess for a bit."
Mr. Lin said as he took the chessboard.
Grandpa Xia: "Yes, go get some sleep. Your uncle and I will talk some more."
"Okay, then I'll go back to my room first." Since they both said that, Xia Ran could only go back to her room.
After Xia Ran left, Lin's father spoke to Xia's grandfather.
"Grandpa, aren't you very lucky to have such a thoughtful grandson?"
"Yes." Grandpa Xia smiled, his happiness and satisfaction evident on his face. "If it weren't for him, I don't think I would have the life I have now. I would probably still be living a muddled life."
"Oh? What happened to you back then, sir?" Mr. Lin asked. "Was it because your wife, son, and daughter-in-law passed away one after another?"
Grandpa Xia paused for a moment, then looked up at Lin's father.
Mr. Lin immediately understood Grandpa Xia's confusion and explained,
"I heard about this from Ziming. Ziming said that Xiaoran told him. Grandpa, please don't blame Xiaoran. I asked Ziming to ask because I thought we would become family sooner or later, so I asked him out of curiosity."
Grandpa Xia: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I just had some doubts. Indeed, those things aren't things that can't be talked about."
He lowered his head and set up the chessboard, as if avoiding eye contact with Lin's father.
"Actually, I also have a difficult past." Lin's father said while helping Grandpa Xia set up the chess pieces. "Back then, it was only because of someone's help and Ziming's existence that I managed to survive."
"Oh? What is it?" The old man became interested.
Mr. Lin: "Back then, our family was ambushed, and my parents, brothers, and wife all had accidents. In the end, I survived with my children by sheer luck, but we had to hide from each other because of some things. You know how dirty that place is overseas. In short, we were constantly being hunted down."
"Later, I had health problems and my child got sick. Fortunately, I met someone who saved me and my child. Then I was able to go back and get back what belonged to my family. During the days when I was hiding from my enemies, I survived because of my responsibility to my child."
When talking about the past, Mr. Lin was full of emotion.
Grandpa Xia listened with a pang of heartache, "You've been through all this? But thankfully, it's all in the past. You're lucky; otherwise, you wouldn't have met the person who saved you. And then what happened? Where is that person who saved you now?"
Mr. Lin paused for a moment, looked up at Grandpa Xia, and spoke in a serious and earnest tone.
"He passed away many years ago due to an extremely painful illness, leaving behind a legacy of regret."
"Sigh, I'm sorry, I didn't know things would turn out this way." The old man seemed at a loss for words. "Is this what they mean by good people not living long?"
Mr. Lin: "Yes, if he were still alive, he would be living a very happy life. It's a pity that I can't even repay his kindness."
Grandpa Xia: "What about his family? If you are able, please help his family."
“His family…” Mr. Lin looked at Grandpa Xia, and he could hardly contain his feelings.
"What's wrong? Are his family members gone too?" Grandpa Xia asked, puzzled by Lin's father's gaze.
Mr. Lin snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, and said,
"No, his family is doing well and living a very happy life. They don't need my help."
Grandpa Xia breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. Don't overthink it. Life and death are preordained, wealth and status are determined by fate; everything is destiny."
Mr. Lin smiled and said, "Yes, it's all fate. Alright, enough of that. Come on, let's get back to the game. I can't find any opponents abroad."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony and will let you experience what it's like to have a worthy opponent," Grandpa Xia said with a smile.
However, what the two did not know was that Xia Ran had been standing at the door of the room the whole time, having overheard and seen their conversation.
Xia Ran glanced at Lin's father with a complicated expression before quietly returning to her room and closing the door.
He had just come out to get a drink of water before going to sleep, but he didn't expect to overhear his father and grandfather's conversation.
On the surface, their conversation seemed normal, but Xia Ran found it somewhat incomprehensible.
From his perspective, when Lin's father was saying those words, the look in his eyes when he looked at his grandfather was particularly complicated, so complicated that Xia Ran couldn't understand what it meant.
But later, when he saw Lin's father say that his family was very happy, he understood the emotion in the look in his grandfather's eyes.
It was a mixture of relief and guilt, but beneath that guilt lay a hint of regret.
If Lin's father was just talking to an outsider, then why did he look at him like that? It really made him feel that something was wrong.
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"Tsk..." Xia Ran turned over in annoyance, feeling that something was wrong.
Now, as he carefully recalled Ming-ge and Lin's father's reactions, he realized that the two were being far too kind to them, to an extent that something felt off.
But he remembered Ziming saying that it was only because his grandfather looked like Ziming's deceased grandfather.
Is that really the reason?
But if it's not because of this, then what could it be?
Xia Ran was completely baffled, but he couldn't think of anything else.
"Sigh..." Xia Ran couldn't help but sigh.
Actually, he really dislikes sighing because his grandfather said that sighing too much will cause him to sigh away his wealth and good fortune.
But lately he has sighed more than he has in the past twenty years.
Let nature take its course; perhaps everything will eventually come to a conclusion.
Although he didn't know why Brother Ziming and Uncle Lin were so kind to them, he was certain that the two of them had no ill intentions towards him.
Xia Ran pulled the covers up and tried to sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep no matter what he did; he missed his child.
I wonder if my child will cry when he goes to the hospital to look for him after school and can't find him.
I think so.
Xia Ran felt a pang of discomfort in her chest, but she forced herself to fall asleep.
However, even in this dream, I felt very uneasy, having all sorts of strange dreams, and I couldn't wake up or sleep soundly.
With school about to let out and still no word from Gu En, Qin Hao had no choice but to go pick up the child first.
The thought of being able to take the child to see Xia Ran made him feel a little better.
Gu Zheng arrived relatively early; there weren't many people there to pick up their children yet, but coincidentally, Feng Ming was also there.
It should be said that Feng Ming came to pick up Da Pang'er Feng Nianhao first, but Da Pang'er Feng Nianhao insisted on staying with Gu Chen, which resulted in Gu Zheng seeing Feng Ming standing next to the two children when he arrived.
When he saw him coming over, Gu Chen's eyes immediately lit up.
"Big Daddy".
Gu Chen walked over and gave a soft "hmm," then took the child's hand.
"Mr. Gu," Feng Ming glanced behind Gu Zheng, "Didn't Mrs. Gu come along?"
Upon hearing Feng Ming's words, Gu Zheng gave him a faint glance.
"President Feng seems to be very interested in my wife."
Feng Ming smiled and did not deny it.
"Indeed, I have said that Mrs. Gu really does resemble an old friend of mine, so it's understandable that I'm a little curious, but there's nothing else in it, Mr. Gu can rest assured."
Gu Zheng had no doubt about Feng Ming's answer.
Even he, who doesn't gossip about the entertainment industry, had heard the rumors about Feng Ming and his partner.
It is said that Feng Ming's friend was a poor student who lived on school scholarships, but Feng Ming did not care at all, and Feng Ming's parents did not mind either.
However, Feng Ming's girlfriend knew that she and Feng Ming were not suitable for each other, so she ran away. As a result, Feng Ming went with her and did not return to the Feng family for two years.
Two years later, Feng Ming returned, bringing with him that person and a child, the big fat boy in front of him.
This is considered a beautiful story in the industry, and it's said that the two have been living a blissful life since their marriage.
"Gu Chen, Gu Chen, what color clothes are you going to wear for the school event tomorrow? My dads and I are wearing blue and white, and they look so nice!"
Instead of discouraging the two adults, Feng Nianhao looked at Gu Chen expectantly.
Gu Chen was still a little confused when he heard this, and subconsciously looked up at Gu Zheng, who was holding his hand.
When Gu Zheng met his gaze, he was momentarily stunned and didn't realize what the clothes were.