Chen Yu and Lin Lele, each with their own thoughts, tensed up and stared intently at the screen, waiting for Lin Hong to say something next.

Lin Hong stared at Lin Lele on the other end of the screen, seemingly assessing something, before saying seriously, "Xiao Hao told me that you've been living in a campervan with Chen Yu all this time?"

"Yes." Lin Lele nodded with a suspicious look.

Lin Hong frowned upon hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Did Chen Yu bully you? You must tell me the truth!"

Lin Lele breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It turned out that the reason her grandfather asked whether Chen Yu was with her was because he wanted to ask her about this matter.

However, she immediately thought of the grievances she had suffered during this period, such as giving Chen Yu massages and cleaning, and being scolded by Chen Yu. She had never suffered such grievances since she was a child.

Her nose suddenly stung, and her eyes reddened. Forgetting that Chen Yu was beside her, she poured out her heart to Lin Hong on the screen: "Chen Yu... he's a bastard! Grandpa, you have to stand up for me!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "That little brat, I knew he didn't have good intentions for keeping you by his side!"

He suddenly stood up, clenching his fists tightly, looking as if he wanted to devour Chen Yu alive.

Seeing this, Lin Lele realized that she seemed to have made a big fuss, so she quickly said, "Grandpa, don't be impulsive. Chen Yu is not as bad as you say. In fact, he is very good to me."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hong froze in mid-air, his expression shifting before he finally sighed heavily: "Ah~! Well, you've grown up, and you'll eventually have to choose your own life. I just hope you can be happy. In this apocalyptic era, Chen Yu is actually quite good; he's capable, idealistic, ambitious, and responsible. You, you must also be sensible from now on, live an honest and good life, and stop being willful and reckless."

"Mmm-hmm!" Seeing that Lin Hong's tone had softened and his emotions seemed to have calmed down, Lin Lele quickly nodded in agreement, "I understand."

"You're just spoiled by me." Lin Hong's words carried a hint of helplessness and indulgence. He shook his head and continued, "But no matter what, your happiness is what I care about most. As for Chen Yu, if he's really good to you, then I'll be at ease. But Lele, you must remember, love..."

Chen Yu, listening from the side, felt increasingly uneasy. He had wanted to hear if Lin Hong was dissatisfied with him and wanted to cause trouble, but judging from the other party's tone and words, it was clearly a misunderstanding, and the more he listened, the more outrageous it became.

He quickly coughed, interrupting Lin Hong.

"Hehe, Mr. Lin, how have you been lately?" Chen Yu walked in front of the camera and said with a smile.

"Chen Yu!" Lin Hong exclaimed in surprise, "When did you come in?"

"I just came in," Chen Yu said with a smile. "Did I disturb you and your grandson?"

"No, no, you've come at the perfect time." Lin Hong waved his hands repeatedly, his face immediately beaming with smiles. "Xiao Chen, I believe you're a responsible person. Once you've done something, you have to take responsibility for it, don't you think?"

"I..." Chen Yu was stunned. What was going on?

Upon seeing this, Lin Hong's face immediately darkened: "What? You bullied my granddaughter, do you think you can escape responsibility?"

"Exactly!" Lin Lele chimed in from the side, "You dare to do it but not admit it? Don't you have any sense of responsibility?"

She held her head high, looking like she had powerful backers, her nostrils practically pointing to the sky.

"I didn't, I didn't, Mr. Lin, please let me explain." Chen Yu smiled bitterly. This was no laughing matter. He couldn't let his lifelong reputation be ruined like this. He had to explain things clearly to Lin Hong.

"Hmm?" Lin Hong immediately raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Chen Yu, do you really think my Lin family grandfather and grandson are easy to bully? Let me tell you frankly, before you came back, someone had already spoken with me and the people from the Academy of Science and Technology."

At this point, Lin Hong stared intently at Chen Yu and said, "Their backing is very powerful, even more so than you imagine. However, if I wanted to, I could persuade the Academy of Sciences to stand on your side. But why should I help you? Officially, they'd correct the error; personally… well…"

Upon hearing Lin Hong's words, Chen Yu immediately understood what he meant.

"Ahem! Well, Mr. Lin, I did bully...bully Lele without your permission, and that was wrong of me. But don't worry, I, Chen Yu, have always been responsible for my actions. I swear! I will never let Lele down again!" Chen Yu said solemnly.

"Excellent!" Lin Hong nodded in satisfaction.

Then he said to Lin Lele, "Lele, you go out first. I want to talk to Chen Yu alone."

Lin Lele was secretly pleased to see Chen Yu get the short end of the stick, but when Lin Hong told her to leave, she immediately became unhappy.

However, just as she was about to retort, she saw Chen Yu's stern gaze. She really wanted to complain to Lin Hong in person, but for some reason, she didn't say it in the end and left the operations room dejectedly.

Seeing all this, Lin Hong smiled with relief: "This little rascal has finally been put to the test."

Then he looked at Chen Yu: "Haha~! Little Chen, don't be nervous, sit down."

"Hehe." Chen Yu chuckled awkwardly but politely, then slowly sat down. "Old Lin, what were you talking about earlier...?"

"Still calling me Old Lin?" Lin Hong feigned displeasure.

"Uh..." Chen Yu was speechless, then tentatively asked, "Grandpa?"

"Alright then." Lin Hong reluctantly accepted the title.

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