"Father, that fool is chasing after us again."

"Foolish child?" Gu Qian's gaze locked onto He Lin, his expression turning grave.

He's quite free.

"Xiao Ran, you must not speak recklessly."

"Xiao Ran didn't speak recklessly." Gu Xiao Ran said, while explaining, "Just now, that strange uncle mistook my mother for someone else."

Gu Qian's body stiffened slightly.

What you fear will come to pass.

"He is usually quite shrewd."

With a whoosh, He Lin arrived gracefully and landed on the small boat where Qiu Yan was.

His actions drew gasps of surprise from the surrounding tourists.

Qiu Yumei and the others watched the scene on the small boat without blinking.

He Lin's sudden arrival startled Gu Xiaoran, and she tightened her grip on Gu Qian.

Qiu Yan's expression tightened, her eyes fixed on He Lin's movements.

“Shu…”

"Shut up!" Qiu Yan interrupted He Lin sharply as soon as he finished speaking.

Qiu Yan now finds He Lin utterly unpleasant.

In her heart, this man was not as good as Tang Yi.

Although He Lin was stopped by Qiu Yan's stern voice, his eyes remained fixed on Qiu Yan, not moving an inch.

He came to Baiyang to find her.

No, it should be said that it is Xun Shu'er.

Gu Qian's face was ashen. "Wake up, she's gone."

This person was beyond Gu Qian's ability to describe.

He was ruthless, yet deeply devoted.

The beauties in He Lin's harem all bore a resemblance to his junior sister in appearance.

Although Qiu Yan doesn't look the same, her overall temperament is the most similar.

However, in Gu Qian's eyes, his Yan Yan was one of a kind.

She was more rational than her junior sister, but not as stubborn.

Junior sister, she is like an ethereal beauty, untouched by worldly concerns.

If it weren't for the misfortunes that befell her family, she wouldn't have known the dangers of the world.

But his Yan Yan is quite different.

Yan Yan is both kind and gentle, cautious, and never lets herself suffer a loss.

He Lin lowered his eyes.

"Gu Qian, I know that you lied before, saying that you had a fiancée. That was not your true intention."

Shuer is Jin'er's mother, and I am Jin'er's biological father.

"I want her." He Lin said, pointing to Qiu Yan.

Gu Qian's expression turned icy. "Don't even think about it!"

Qiu Yan stood up, rubbing her hands together in anticipation.

Ignoring Gu Qian's rebuttal, He Lin smiled as he looked at Qiu Yan's angry eyes, "Shu'er, tomorrow, I will personally go to your house to propose marriage..."

...plop,

Before he could finish speaking, he fell into the water in a panic.

"What do you take me for, Qiu Yan? A stand-in?"

"You've come to the wrong person if you want a body double!"

Gu Qian stared intently at Qiu Yan's movements, then quickly pulled her down to sit. "Yan Yan, don't be angry. With me here, he won't be able to touch you."

Even though He Lin's identity was extraordinary, Gu Qian would never allow him to harm Qiu Yan in the slightest.

Qiu Yan's actions made her family members on the cruise ship not far away uneasy.

Qiu Xu looked worriedly in the direction of the small boat, "Why is my sister so angry?"

Qiu Dayu patted Qiu Xu on the shoulder: "Xu, with Gu Qian here, what are you afraid of?"

Qiu Xu nodded, feeling reassured with his senior brother there.

Just as Zhan Yue was about to rush forward to help from the small boat beside her, He Lin waved her off.

He climbed onto the edge of the boat, soaking wet, his disheveled hair glistening with water droplets that rolled down his cheeks.

"Shu'er, after all this time, you still can't change your irritable temper."

"My name is Qiu Yan, not Shu'er!" Qiu Yan corrected coldly.

Gu Xiaoran was startled by the splashing sound. He turned his head, took a serious look at He Lin, and was amused by his disheveled appearance.

“Father, Xiaoran is right, isn’t she? This strange uncle is a fool.”