"Don't worry, Xiao Ran has her father. He won't succeed. Don't worry." Gu Xiao Ran said, then rubbed against Ye Shi's sleeve. "Don't be angry with Master."

Ms. Ye: "So, who exactly is that strange uncle?"

Gu Xiaoran: "It seems to be Father's friend."

"Gu Qian's friend?" Ye wondered to herself. Could it be that Gu Xiaoran's biological father was someone else?

He's not Gu Qian's son?

Two men fighting over one son... Her husband treats Gu Qian better than a biological son, even though they aren't. It's understandable that he would do this for him.

"Okay, Brother Li, I'll listen to you."

Brother Li looked very sad, which made Mrs. Ye feel sorry for him.

Just as Ye finished speaking and was about to enter the house, she heard He Lin speak from outside the courtyard:

"Mother-in-law, Mother-in-law, I am He Lin, I am He Lin, Shu'er's husband. I have come to see you both."

"He Lin?" Ye's heart trembled, but her face lit up with joy.

"It's Shu'er, Shu'er and the others are here." She was surprised, flustered, but even more so, overjoyed.

Her lips trembled; for a moment, she was somewhat nervous.

“Brother Li, I know you resent His Majesty, but he is still Shu'er’s husband. Shu'er’s future depends on him. How can he be a stranger? You shouldn’t turn him away.”

Li Zheng: "..."

They are no longer husband and wife.

"I'll go open the door." Ignoring Li Zheng's objections, she stepped forward and opened the courtyard gate.

"You've arrived." At the courtyard gate, upon seeing He Lin, Madam Ye instinctively bowed slightly, but He Lin quickly helped her up.

"Mother-in-law, there's no need for such formalities."

After He Lin finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zheng, and then turned his gaze to Gu Xiaoran.

"Where is my daughter?" Ye ignored He Lin's bruised face, her mind focused solely on her daughter.

She turned her head and looked around, searching for her daughter.

She had been waiting for this moment for five years.

“Shu’er, she…she…” He Lin paused slightly when he saw the look in Li Zheng’s eyes, “she…”

Li Zheng held Gu Xiaoran tightly in his arms, his palms covered in sweat.

"Autumn Clouds!"

"Don't speak!"

Ye looked at Li Zheng with displeasure and shut him up.

For so many years, Brother Li has always preferred to be alone, secretly grieving.

He always liked to go to the mountains and forests alone and sit there for a whole day.

She knew that Brother Li missed his daughter terribly.

She had a gut feeling that Brother Li was hiding something from her.

He Lin turned his gaze to Gu Xiaoran again and changed the subject, "Jin'er, the last time I saw you, you were dressed as a man. Why are you still dressed like this now?"

"I am Yu'er, you have mistaken me for someone else." Gu Xiaoran hugged Li Zheng's neck tightly, even tighter. "Grandmaster, Yu'er is very good, please don't give Yu'er away."

Li Zheng patted Gu Xiaohou on the shoulder: "Don't worry."

Ye shook her head and asked He Lin again:

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened to Shu'er?" she changed the subject.

Because He Lin hesitated and couldn't answer, her voice sounded a little anxious.

She hadn't seen her daughter for several years.

Who knows the heartache of being a mother?

At this moment, all she wanted to do was see her Shu'er.

Even if Shu'er resents herself,

Even if Shu'er doesn't want to talk to me,

She just wanted to see her Shu'er, the Shu'er she longed for.

He Lin looked apologetic: "Shu'er is in Shangjin. My mother-in-law and I had a fight earlier, which angered her, so she is unwilling to travel with me."

Li Zheng breathed a long sigh of relief.

"A conflict?" A conflict? What conflict? Madam Ye was very anxious. "Shu'er is stubborn. Please bear with her."