Chapter 42 The main text ends. Then Wei Ran, can you...

Inside the ward, Lin Luochen was half leaning on the computer in his hospital gown. The moment the door of the ward opened, he casually threw the device on his knees to the side, and looked up to see Wei Ran appear at the door with her tall and graceful figure.

Lin Luochen quickly smiled at Wei Ran.

Wei Ran was wearing a hat and a mask. Even if he went through the VIP channel of a private hospital, he would be easily recognized. Only by covering his face tightly with the brim of the hat could he be safer.

Wei Ran's eyes swept over Lin Luochen's posture, and she lowered her eyelids without saying anything and walked into the room. She first put down the thermos set in her hand, then walked to the clothes rack and took off her coat.

The weather was getting colder, but he was still wearing that simple thin cotton coat. Since he didn't usually do outdoor activities, he didn't feel cold.

But Lin Luochen couldn't bear it anymore.

"Your fans are all saying that you should ask a brand to sponsor you for two sets of clothes... How about this, I'll be your brand..."

"Well, Brother Ji is already discussing cooperation." Wei Ran interrupted the other party politely.

Lin Luochen: “…”

After taking off his coat, Wei Ran turned around, picked up the thermos cup and walked to the bedside.

Ji Yangyun was actually discussing business cooperation with an established international clothing brand, and it was the other party who took the initiative to invite him.

The company was drawn to Wei Ran's slender yet powerful appearance, believing she would perfectly fit their brand image. Negotiations are currently going smoothly. If all goes well, they'll sign the contract and shoot promotional posters this month, practically in time for the official announcement before Singles' Day.

Lin Luochen said: "...You can sign with more than one clothing brand, so I won't make a difference."

Wei Ran knew that Lin Luochen was capable of establishing a brand and becoming his own brand owner, so she quickly waved her hand to tell him to give up the idea.

He stood by the bed and continued to look down: "Why are you still sitting like this? Is your back okay?"

Wei Ran said unhappily.

Yesterday, Lin Luochen suddenly appeared downstairs of Wei Ran's house early in the morning. When he came upstairs, he looked quite normal and even said to Wei Ran in high spirits, "It's all resolved."

At that time, Dudu was going to kindergarten. Wei Ran was slightly stunned after hearing this, and nodded without saying anything. After that, she helped Aunt Wang to send Dudu to school, answered a video call from Ji Yangyun, and was busy with other work matters before she had time to take care of Lin Luochen.

Lin Luochen was still working calmly on his computer, but Wei Ran noticed that his expression was not right. When she touched his forehead, she found it was burning hot.

Wei Ran quickly looked for her cell phone to contact the driver for a ride.

Lin Luochen rushed over and hugged him, saying, "Wei Ran, I'm fine."

The man's complexion didn't look like he had a simple cold or fever. Wei Ran had some experience with the manifestations of various injuries. He quickly noticed that Lin Luochen was moving slowly, and then naturally discovered the injury on his back.

“…They beat you?” Wei Ran reacted immediately, but was still in disbelief.

Lin Luochen was still holding him, his face extremely pale, but the look he gave Wei Ran became more tender and affectionate, with a smile in his eyes. He said, "I'm really fine."

But Wei Ran couldn't accept it.

"What do you mean it's all solved? Is that how it's solved?!"

Lin Luochen left for several days, saying that he was going back to the Lin family's main residence to deal with some matters, but in fact everyone understood that he was going back to the Lin family to explain and "resolve" the matter of Wei Ran and Dudu.

Wei Ran had witnessed the arrogance and overbearing attitude of the Lin family and knew that Lin Luochen would have to face a fierce battle upon his return. However, everyone had their own battlegrounds and tasks to fulfill. For the past nine days, he had not proactively contacted Lin Luochen, nor had he inquired about him. Many things didn't always yield results simply through effort, and Wei Ran had long since learned to wait.

He also believed in Lin Luochen.

"That's the result?"

In Wei Ran's worldview, hitting others is not allowed under any circumstances, as it constitutes domestic violence.

However, the Lin family has its own family rules and ancestral teachings, and the laws are different in different countries.

"It's just a few whips, it's okay." Lin Luochen smiled and touched Wei Ran's face.

Wei Ran's eyes turned red and tears flowed uncontrollably. She was angry, scared, and heartbroken.

He looked at the blood-soaked gauze on Lin Luochen's back.

"You call that just a few whips?!"

Lin Luochen hugged Wei Ran in return and said, "They raised me, so now I'm giving it back to them... It's not bad."

Since he knew that he and Wei Ran were in the same book and that the cause of his future misfortune was his family's internal affairs, Lin Luochen's attitude after returning home was very resolute.

He just wanted everyone to stop getting involved in what was happening between him, Wei Ran, and Dudu.

But although this is the only requirement, what does it mean to completely not participate? There are too many rules and regulations. For example, someone asked Lin Luochen: If he is with Wei Ran and takes Dudu back to the Lin family, then his grandfather has to look after his grandson. Does this count as participation?

Lin Luochen answered without thinking: "Of course it counts, so I have to ask Dudu and Wei Ran for their opinions first."

…

As soon as he answered like that, people who wanted to step on him or curry favor with the old man to get to the top would stand up and criticize his attitude and intentions. Lin Luochen responded to them one by one and argued with reason. The war of words and the round-the-clock tactics lasted for three days.

This is because Lin Luochen has strong logical thinking ability, clear organization and good eloquence, and he does not let himself be consumed by internal energy when quarreling, so he can fight against the group of people in the family one by one for such a long time.

He really held on, with better patience than anyone else and a more resolute attitude than anyone else. He only insisted on his own requirements and was not shaken by any external things or words. He kept on doing this until everyone was fed up. The old man of the Lin family personally talked to Lin Luochen, and finally came to this conclusion -

Lin Luochen left the Lin family, but was whipped twenty times and was no longer a member of the Lin family from then on.

"When the old man proposed this condition, he probably didn't expect me to agree. But this is good."

Lin Luochen hugged Wei Ran tightly and said with satisfaction.

He originally felt that he had almost recovered, so he hurried back to see Wei Ran. After recuperating for a few days, he could no longer lie down.

But perhaps due to the bumpy ride over the long distance, the wound opened up again, causing a slight fever.

Wei Ran couldn't move in the other's hot embrace, nor did she dare to move, for fear of pulling the other's wound again.

He also encountered incompetent or perverted directors while filming, and was beaten twice when he was acting in torture scenes.

It was just a whip used as a prop, and the pain was unbearable even though the skin was not yet broken. He couldn't imagine how Lin Luochen had been living these days.

The tears on his face were like beads that had broken off the string. Wei Ran didn't know where to hug the other person, so Lin Luochen still hugged him.

The other person gently kissed away the tears on Wei Ran's face and said with a smile: "But if we want to truly break up, we still have a long way to go. Don't worry, I will be fine."

Lin Luochen has taken over the Lin family's business in the domestic market, and before that, he had the final say in the entire North American market.

If there was someone in the family who could take on the same responsibilities as him, these two areas would not have fallen into his hands. Even if Lin Luochen didn't want anything now, the old man would not agree.

"The old man couldn't choose anyone to take over from me. He didn't trust me either."

With such a huge business empire, it would be too easy for Lin Luochen to use some means to dig a hole for the company before leaving. No one in the Lin family believed that he would honestly return everything and really leave with nothing.

What was that all about? The eldest grandson had made a scene just to get home alone—no matter how bad the row was within the family, it couldn't be spread outside the family; it would be a laughing stock.

So in the end, they can only wait like this, and everyone has to pretend that nothing happened. Maybe, in the end, Lin Luochen will still become the heir designated by the old man.

"Then I beat you in vain?" Wei Ran's sheep-like voice became no longer gentle.

But after asking, he stopped talking. He already understood.

Lin Luochen went back to ask for this beating, and all he asked for was to do his utmost to ensure peace of mind in the future.

——He did this so that one day, if his family members wanted to morally blackmail Wei Ran and Du Du out of filial piety, he could refuse with a clear conscience.

There is no solution to the conspiracy.

Only if he stood firm this time could he completely grasp the right to speak, abide by the agreement and protect Dudu, and pursue Wei Ran again with dignity.

He was able to do what he promised Wei Ran.

So Lin Luochen smiled.

"Then Wei Ran, can you be with me?" Lin Luochen said finally before he fainted yesterday.

…

Now.

Wei Ran opened the thermos and poured out the soup.

He made the soup himself. He consulted the doctor and looked up a lot of information. It is very nutritious and will be good for Lin Luochen's health.

Wei Ran handed the bowl to the person on the hospital bed.

"Try it."

Lin Luochen looked at the steaming soup and deliberately didn't take it. He just raised his eyes and smiled at Wei Ran.

"Hot," he said.

Wei Ran looked at the steam coming out of the bowl and remembered that she had served the soup right after it was cooked. It was still hot, so she took the bowl back and stirred it with a spoon herself, trying to cool the soup down as quickly as possible.

Lin Luochen: “…”

"Is it possible that I want you to feed me?"

Wei Ran: “…”

Wei Ran lowered her head slightly, and her ears hidden among her black hair were a little red.

In the end, he sat down on the edge of the bed, scooped a spoonful of white soup, and handed it to Lin Luochen's mouth.

Lin Luochen looked at him without blinking, then slowly lowered his head and drank the soup.

Wei Ran's eyes widened slightly.

When the soup came out of the pot, he and Aunt Wang both tasted it. It didn't taste very good, but it was a medicinal food, so it was normal that it didn't taste good. It had nothing to do with Wei Ran's cooking skills, so he still served the soup.

Wei Ran felt that it was better to drink something as hard to drink as this in one gulp. The sooner it was finished, the less pain it would cause.

Unexpectedly, Lin Luochen was not picky about food at all. He was fed spoonful by spoonful of the unpalatable medicinal food and drank it with relish.

The bowl of soup was quickly finished.

Wei Ran was surprised: Does this person have no sense of taste?

With this suspicion in her heart, Wei Ran soon discovered the clue - this person really seemed to have no sense of taste, otherwise how could he even enjoy the food he cooked so much?

Before, they always went out to eat or ate the delicious food made by their aunt at home, and Wei Ran had never noticed this problem.

But now, he felt that this problem seemed a bit serious... because Lin Luochen praised the food he cooked for being delicious, and he really praised it, not like Dudu who frowned while praising him!

"It's just the aftermath of the car accident." Lin Luochen said.

He didn't intend to use this matter to gain sympathy, but he didn't want to hide it on purpose. When Wei Ran found out, he admitted it generously.

Unexpectedly, Wei Ran was quite concerned about his situation, so while the other party was standing there in a daze with a pale face, Lin Luochen suddenly reached out and pulled him over.

Wei Ran fell into the man's arms, too scared to move, because Lin Luochen's back injury might hurt if he leaned on a soft pillow, let alone bear his own weight.

He didn't know what the other person was doing. He was angry and worried about hurting him, so he could only look up and glare at the other person.

Then a kiss fell on his lips.

No longer aggressive, but gently, pecking and kissing little by little, as if treating a treasure that he couldn't let go.

After a while, Lin Luochen raised his hand and touched Wei Ran's red earlobe and said, "Smell is not important to me. It's enough for me to smell the scent of sunshine on you."

“…What the smell of sunshine is.”

His ears felt a little itchy from being touched. Wei Ran wanted to hide, but failed again. He could only say, "Who would have that smell..."

Lin Luochen said: "It's there when you smile."

“…”

"Wei Ran, I want you to be happy."

"Hmm..." Wei Ran thought of what he saw online recently. It seemed that many fans who had dug up his diary thought that he was unhappy. The term "Feeling sorry for Wei Ran" even made it to the top of the hot searches.

But Wei Ran really didn't feel that he had anything to feel bad about, nor was he unhappy, so he still emphasized: "I'm not unhappy."

"Really?"

"Um."

"Brother Ran, do you agree to marry me?"

"Hmm... hm?" Wait, what are these two things related to each other?

Wei Ran suspected that she had blacked out again.

Or maybe I'm confused again.

Otherwise, why would I think about it for so long and still not be able to come up with a reason to refuse...

I really can't do anything about myself.

"Okay then." Wei Ran said finally.

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The author has something to say: The long-running love story of our fathers has ended. I personally think it's the most appropriate place to end it, because life has no end, and life is getting better day by day. So there are some follow-up contents, which will be explained in the extra chapter. They are mainly about parent-child activities, Ranran's career development, etc. I may take a break for two days before updating. This chapter will randomly drop a wave of small red envelopes [cat claws] Thank you for reading this far, bow! [folded hands]