"I really don't know! I was just taking a chance! I don't even know who from the Qin family survived, how could I know who's behind Kou'er! Maybe it's all fate!"

As she spoke, Qin Meiying let out a long sigh.

Lan Shanyang stared at Qin Meiying with a puzzled look on her face. After a long while, she slowly walked over and said in a low voice, seemingly casually, "I remember you used to have a close friend by your side? What was her name again? I forgot, was it Cheng something?"

Qin Meiying glanced up slightly at Lan Shanyang's feigned ignorance, but didn't say anything.

Lan Shanyang was still muttering to himself, "It's strange! Ever since the Qin family's incident, this person seems to have disappeared! Where have he been all these years? Honestly, even I couldn't find him!"

Qin Meiying sighed softly and placed the rather heavy teacup on the table.

Upon hearing the voice, Lan Shanyang immediately fell silent, which proved that his wife was probably about to get angry.

Seeing that Lan Shanyang remained silent, Qin Meiying continued, "You just said that Lin Xue and Kou'er are getting very close? What do you mean by that? Does that mean they have feelings for each other?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Shanyang immediately snorted and said irritably, "I think Lan Linxue has fallen for someone. He even asked me if that girl was nice today! I gave him a cold look. This is a major life event, and he doesn't even ask me before wanting to commit to a lifelong relationship! Tell me, does this son of his still have any regard for me?"

At this point, Lan Shanyang got angry again, walked over and sat down, ready to complain to her son.

Qin Meiying raised an eyebrow: "Aren't the girls from the Qin family good enough?"

Lan Shanyang was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at his wife and immediately smiled, "Of course it's good! The Qin family's daughter is definitely the best!"

"Then why are you giving me the cold shoulder?" Qin Meiying wasn't angry at all, still smiling beautifully: "Don't you want Lin Xue to get married, or don't you want him to marry Kou'er?"

Looking at Qin Meiying's expression, Lan Shanyang thought for a moment and said, "I just don't want him to decide his own life's most important matter without even asking! Humph! Although I'm satisfied with that Kou'er's background, I still need to test her! I can't just hand my son over like this! What if she's unfilial in the future? Wouldn't that be ruining my son? No way! If she wants to marry Lin Xue, she has to be more capable! Humph, how did I raise my son? How can I just give him away to someone else like that!"

Qin Meiying looked at Lan Shanyang, then suddenly sighed and stood up: "You raised your son with so much difficulty! I have no right to say anything about this! Say whatever you want! But you know Xue'er's temper, don't go too far, otherwise, I'm afraid your son will run away first!"

After saying that, Qin Meiying lifted her veil again and floated past Lan Shanyang leisurely, leaving behind a detached remark: "I wonder who it was that got married back then without even asking their own father before entering the bridal chamber! Now that it's their son's turn, they're acting all high and mighty! Really!"

Lan Shanyang stared at Qin Meiying's disappearing figure without uttering a word.

After a long pause, he slammed his fist on the table: "I don't care! My son is mine! Nobody can take him away so easily!"

With that, he stood up and walked out angrily with his hands behind his back.

---Aside---

Am I being particularly dramatic? I think I'm being incredibly dramatic too!

Hehe, I love having you guys flip through my hair like this, I'm so capricious! So what! Haha, my darlings, I miss you all!

Read the story carefully, I won't let you down!

The best is yet to come!

Roar! Drunken Cat Meow Fist, here I come!