With a final effort, Lin's father finally managed to put their hands together, and his smile deepened.

Lin Zhibai glanced at Gu Fanyan, a little worried that she might be unhappy.

She didn't, but smiled at Lin's father as well.

He held her hand tightly, and held it there without letting go.

Mr. Lin was in a good mood today, but his emotions fluctuated a bit, and he got tired after a short while.

Lin's mother and the nanny took him back to his room to rest. Lin Zhibai silently took Gu Fanyan's hand and placed it beside him.

They still don't intend to let go.

Gu Fanyan sensed his joy and his cautiousness.

I felt quite touched, and also a little sweet.

Even the dignified Young Master Lin only shows his insecure and childish side in front of Gu Fanyan.

"It seems Dr. Hua's medical skills are indeed quite good." She intended to talk about something else.

“Yes,” Lin Zhibai nodded, “Her greatest contribution was making my dad recognize you and remember that we were a couple.”

Gu Fanyan was speechless. She was trying to avoid the topic of their relationship, but he kept trying to steer the conversation toward it.

“Sister Fanyan,” he continued, “if we get married now, will my dad suddenly be completely cured of everything once he finds out?”

It's never going to end.

"Who wants to marry you? You're talking nonsense." Gu Fanyan glanced at him, but couldn't help smiling, and turned to walk forward.

Lin Zhibai followed and shrugged, "Just because you're unwilling now doesn't mean you'll be unwilling later. I can wait."

"Stop talking big, you should deal with Liang Mufan first," Gu Fanyan replied.

Lin Zhibai was slightly taken aback, then a surge of joy welled up inside him: "Sister Fanyan, you keep your word, you won't go back on your word?"

"Let's deal with Liang Mufan first," she repeated, trying to dispel any misunderstanding.

Lin Zhibai was full of confidence; he didn't think there would be any difficulty with just one child.

At this moment, the nanny came over: "Young master, Miss Gu, the old lady invites Miss Gu to the study for tea."

Lin Zhibai frowned: "What does Mom want to tell me behind my back again? I'm not going."

The nanny smiled and said, "Young master, the master is in high spirits when he sees Miss Gu, so why is the old lady unhappy at all?"

"She just wanted to whisper a few words to Miss Gu."

"Take me there." Gu Fanyan nodded.

Lin Zhibai was still worried, so he took her to the bottom of the stairs on the first floor. She refused to let him go any further.

Gu Fanyan has matured a lot in the past few years, and there are some things that Lin Zhibai really doesn't need to do.

She walked into the study on the second floor, where the aroma of tea filled the air.

"Please sit down, Fanyan." Lin's mother poured her some tea.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"You're too kind," Lin's mother said. "You and Dai Lili have a good relationship, right?"

Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback, not expecting her to bring this up so readily.

At that time, she and Dai Lili had a falling out, and Dai Lili did indeed curse her viciously, saying that she and Lin Zhibai would not have a good outcome.

Could it be that Dai Lili is up to no good with Lin's mother?

“We used to have a good relationship, and she helped me before,” Gu Fanyan answered truthfully, “but we had a bit of an unpleasantness last time, and now we can say we’re at odds.”

Lin's mother took a sip of tea. "The reason I had the accident at the dock that day was because someone was stirring up trouble between the Lin and Liang families, trying to impersonate the Liang family and eliminate Lin Zhibai."

Gu Fanyan lowered her eyes.

I still feel lingering fear when I think about what happened that day.

However, the other party did not expect that the person in the car was not Lin Zhibai, but Lin's mother.

"Do you know who this person is?" Lin's mother asked.

Gu Fanyan nodded, "I guess it's Chen Qiao, but I haven't found any evidence yet."

Lin's mother sneered: "Are you a police officer? Shouldn't you be acting based on evidence?"

Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback; Lin's mother's words were clearly not that simple.

“I found out it was Chen Qiao a long time ago, and Dai Lili knew it too,” Lin’s mother continued.

Gu Fanyan stared wide-eyed in surprise.

Suddenly she understood.

Dai Lili already knew, so she told Lin's mother.

Chen Qiao is her person, so Dai Lili is certain that Lin's mother will stop her from being with Lin Zhibai because of this.

"Auntie, you..."

"You mean why I didn't stop you and Zhibai from being together, but instead told you about this?" Lin's mother asked.

Gu Fanyan nodded.

Lin's mother sighed softly, "At my age, what more could I ask for?"

"As long as my son is well, I'm content."

Gu Fanyan had never noticed Lin's mother's aging so clearly as she did at this moment.

Her aunt, who seemed glamorous and wealthy to her when she was a child, is now growing old day by day.

“Auntie…” Gu Fanyan’s eyes welled up with tears.

Lin's mother smiled slightly: "Do you want to know why I believe you?"

"Actually, I've always remembered what you looked like when you were little. You were prettier and cuter than a doll."

“Dai Lili told me that you were wholeheartedly devoted to the Liang family, so you instructed Chen Qiao to do all this.”

"I don't believe that even if you dislike Zhibai, you would never want him dead."

"As for your idea that you want to expand your business and take the opportunity to swallow up the Lin family's company, I don't believe it at all."

“Our little angel Xiaoyan’er grew up surrounded by jewels, how could she be obsessed with money and power?”

"Impossible, it will never be possible..."

"On the contrary, you've been working so hard these past few years that you're exhausted. Yan'er, not every woman has to be a 'cloud-like old woman'."

"You are meant to be a flower, the most dazzling one at that, and happy all your life."

"Auntie!" Gu Fanyan could no longer hold back and choked up as she rushed into Lin's mother's arms.

Dai Lili thought she had the victory in her grasp, but she never imagined that Gu Fanyan was considered almost the same as her own daughter in the eyes of these ladies.

"Don't cry," Lin's mother gently stroked her hair. "If your makeup gets ruined, Zhibai will think I scolded you and made you cry."

“Auntie,” Gu Fanyan looked up, “I’m sorry, I’ve always misunderstood you.”

Lin's mother shook her head: "That's not a misunderstanding. I will definitely protect Lin Zhibai because he is my son."

"But now I understand, as long as it's about you, he doesn't need anyone to protect him."

"He lets you torment him willingly."

Gu Fanyan felt quite embarrassed.

"As a woman myself, I'm quite envious of you. I haven't been able to find a man like you."

Gu Fanyan smiled through her tears, but after the smile faded, she felt a pang of sadness: "Auntie, after all... I can't have children anymore..."

Lin's mother exclaimed in surprise, "My God, don't tell me you've been holding a grudge about this all this time!"

“No,” Gu Fanyan shook her head, “it’s just that I feel regretful.”

“Don’t you have a son now?” Lin’s mother said with a smile. “Bring him here. As long as he calls you ‘Mom,’ I will treat him as my grandson.”

"Thank you, Auntie." Gu Fanyan finally couldn't hold back her tears.

"Mom, that's enough," Lin Zhibai's anxious voice came from outside the door. "I heard it all. You made Fanyan cry."

The two women in the room exchanged a glance and couldn't help but burst out laughing.