Chapter 42: The Abandoned Young Master Long Aotian

"You, you guys are..."

The woman, wearing the clothes she was most familiar with in her life, looked at the two of them in horror, not understanding why she was there. Her memories only stayed on the days when she worked for the Pei family. Was she, was she kidnapped by a bad guy?

Thinking of the care her master had shown her, she closed her eyes in fear, but insisted, "I'm telling you evil people, don't even think about hearing anything about the Pei family from me."

In front of ghosts, you cannot talk about life and death.

Xiang Gucheng walked up to the woman casually. He smiled soothingly, "Don't be afraid. We're not good people."

Xiang Gucheng, what are you talking about?

Wu Lingnan pulled Xiang Gucheng behind her and told him to shut up and stop making matters worse. She took a deep breath, looked the young woman in the eye, and said solemnly, "We don't intend to do anything bad. We just asked you to come here to ask you something."

Only after hearing the clear female voice did the young woman dare to quietly open her eyes. Her terrified gaze fell on Wu Lingnan's face, but she was stunned for a long moment before she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "I know. You must be the future daughter of the Madam."

Her expression instantly relaxed, and she smiled gently, "I see. Miss, you want to ask me about the past between Madam and the head of the family. Miss, you may not know that your parents' love story was famous throughout the capital."

Wu Lingnan slowly typed a question mark. There were so many flaws in these two short sentences that she didn't know where to begin.

First of all, she doesn't look very similar to her mother. It's impossible to recognize her at first sight. If she looks like her biological father whom she has never met, it's possible, but looking like the lady is a bit unbelievable.

Could it be that...

She and Xiang Gucheng looked at each other, revealing the same look of disbelief and a bit of confusion.

No way, her mother who likes to be a glamorous beauty the most, is the one who used her pure and innocent face to fall in love and get married.

This matter was so outrageous that Wu Lingnan couldn't help but believe that her parents were truly in love, but her deep understanding of her mother told her that this was absolutely impossible.

By the way, what is the principle of this rejuvenating Gu that can make her mother's disguised face look so similar to her future daughter?

Wu Lingnan couldn't help but tilt her head. She shook her head, retracted her inappropriate associations, looked at the young woman's trusting and gentle eyes, and sighed softly in her heart. Never mind, it was better this way. At least they didn't have to think of other excuses to fool her.

So, she frankly admitted: "Yes, I am indeed their future daughter. My name is Wu... Pei Lingnan." Wu Lingnan changed her surname in tears.

The young woman was very convinced. If they were not mother and daughter, how could there be two faces so similar in the world?

"Um, what should I call you?" Wu Lingnan asked tentatively.

Hearing this, the young woman lifted her skirt and acted humble and respectful: "Miss, just call me Xiaolin."

But how could Wu Lingnan address her like that? She smiled sweetly and said, "Then I'll call you Aunt Lin, Aunt Lin." She blinked her big eyes and tried hard to recall how she had acted coquettishly in front of the elders. She pretended to be obedient and said, "I want to know if anything happened when I was born."

Aunt Lin's heart was moved by the call. What a sweet and well-behaved girl, worthy of being the child of the young master and his wife. She gently wrapped Wu Lingnan in her arms with a kind and loving look, trying hard to recall the scene at that time.

To this day, she still doesn't understand how a couple who were so deeply in love back then, a model couple that made all the servants sigh that there could be true love among wealthy families, could change after having a child.

Aunt Lin slowly sorted out her thoughts and shared her most profound memories with the daughter of the young master and lady whom she respected most:

"I have served Young Master Heng since my youth. Actually, my talent for cultivating immortals isn't very good, or even quite poor. I'm also always taciturn and unpopular. But Young Master Heng dislikes those who gossip behind people's backs the most. So, somehow, I caught his eye."

Wu Lingnan and Xiang Gucheng listened quietly and did not interrupt because Aunt Lin was not talking about what they cared about most. Aunt Lin's time stayed in the past. They stood in a corner of the present, looking at the past buried in time as Aunt Lin slowly narrated.

"Master Heng is a good servant. I always remember that when I was being bullied and secretly wiping away tears, the ten-year-old Master Heng said to me with a stern face, 'The people around me must not be bullied by others.' He chased the bullies out in front of them, and then had the butler help me a lot in private. If it weren't for Master Heng's kindness, I, a mere servant, probably wouldn't even be able to take the first step towards enlightenment."

"Oh, I'm sorry, miss. I accidentally talked too much." Aunt Lin wiped the corner of her eyes quietly. She didn't notice that ghosts could only shed tears of blood, not clear tears.

"...It's okay." Wu Lingnan shook her head slowly, her eyes complicated. She really couldn't believe that a man who cruelly put his own son in such a situation could be so compassionate when he was young. It would be a lie for her to say that she was not curious about this father, but she vaguely felt that it would not be a good story.

Aunt Lin was immersed in her own memories again, her eyes looking far away, as if she had returned to those carefree days:

"When the young master met Madam, he had already taken over the old master's position as the head of the family. After becoming the head of the family, the young master's majesty became even more powerful. Even old people like us didn't dare to speak to the young master easily. No, at that time, we had to respectfully address him as the head of the family."

"I don't know when the Patriarch first met Madam. I only know that when I met Madam, the Young Master had already regretted his engagement with the Shi family, causing a huge uproar in the city. The Master, Madam, and the other elders were all very dissatisfied with the Young Master's actions, but the Young Master, despite the enormous pressure, still insisted on marrying Madam."

"The old lady secretly approached us elders and asked us to persuade the young master. At first, I actually felt resentful towards the lady because the young master was under a lot of pressure because of her. But when I saw the young master carefully holding the lady's hand and getting out of the car, I changed my mind. I had never seen the young master look at someone with such a light in his eyes."

What kind of clichéd plot is this where the young master finally laughs? Wu Lingnan really couldn't help but think of the butler joke in her previous life, but she politely held it back. Famous sayings have never deceived me, and reality is always more exciting than fiction.

If Aunt Lin knew what Wu Lingnan was thinking at this moment, she would definitely turn into a demon and go crazy, but fortunately, she didn't know, so she could continue to be trapped in the past with all her heart:

"Despite everyone being pessimistic about it, the young master insisted on having a grand wedding with his lady of unknown origin. On the day before the wedding, the young master earnestly asked me to help him take good care of his lady, because I was the person he trusted the most. So I was transferred to be with his lady. I have never seen a woman like her before." She seemed infatuated.

"She never cared about the opinions of others, nor the rumors of the ups and downs outside. She just sat in the courtyard with a smile and asked if we wanted to eat some freshly picked grapes. As time passed, everyone gradually forgot about the previous discussions and only remembered the loving relationship between the young master and his wife. I originally thought that life would continue like this."

"It was like this for many, many years until the Madam finally became pregnant. The Master and the Madam were ecstatic about the arrival of the child. Everyone, including us, was looking forward to the day when the Madam would give birth. However, when that day finally arrived, when the Madam walked out holding the child, I had never seen her smile like that before. She was like a fairy from the mountains."

"She asked me with a smile, 'Do you want to go with her?' But I have to stay with the young master."

"The Madam injured the Young Master, fought off everyone present, and disappeared with the child in her arms... So, that's what happened back then."

Aunt Lin muttered to herself, her body flickering, "No, Madam left behind a child. No one expected Madam to be pregnant with twins... No, she's not Madam!"

She screamed in agony, chaotic memories swirling in her mind like a paste. Who, who was she? She was Aunt Lin, she, she... Turns out, she was already dead!

Oh no, the ghost is going crazy!

Xiang Gucheng's eyes fixed, and while the ghost was still not fully awake, he moved in front of Aunt Lin, placed another yellow talisman on the ghost's forehead, pointed his finger and shouted:

"The justice of heaven is clear, and retribution is inevitable. I have invited the little boy on my left, and the Yin Mother on my right. How dare the wronged spirits and evil ghosts cause trouble? Why don't you return home immediately!"

He forced out a mouthful of blood and spat it on the yellow talisman. Aunt Lin screamed, and her three souls and seven spirits all left her body. Dust returned to dust, and peace returned to the Xiangyuan community.

Xiang Gucheng rubbed his lips with his fingertips, tilted his head and smiled, "Junior sister, now you owe me a big favor."

"Stop talking!" Wu Lingnan looked anxious and quickly put her hand on Xiang Gucheng's wrist. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that his foundation was not hurt. Just in case, she took out the silkworm Gu and was about to feed it to Xiang Gucheng.

Xiang Gucheng quickly leaned back to avoid the silkworm poison, and said with a sympathetic heart, "Junior sister, you won't let me owe you tens of millions, right? I can't come up with that much right now."

Come on!

Wu Lingnan rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "I don't want your money. Eat it if you want, don't eat it if you want, haha."

Xiang Gucheng then swallowed the silkworm Gu with a smile. He asked seriously, "But Junior Sister, what are you going to do next?"

Wu Lingnan shook her head: "No... I want to go back to Miaojiang." Her expression was complicated and indescribable. There were some things that she probably had to ask her mother for.

"...You are worthy of being my junior sister, so brave." Xiang Gucheng gave a thumbs up. If it were him, he would never dare to rush to the master and ask.

"But Junior Sister, do you know that the three-year agreement between Pei Yichen and Lin Wanqing of the Lin family is about to end?"

【Author’s words】

Mother and Father is a story about a bad girl hooking up with a pure and loving man.

Okay, I'll start by cursing, I'm a local dog!

Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!