"Grandpa," Lin Qingyan called out, "You didn't know I existed before, it's all fate's fault."
"Qing, Qingyan." The old man looked at Lin Qingyan again, "You, you don't resent your grandfather?"
"I have no reason to resent you."
"Qingyan, my granddaughter." He opened his arms, wanting to hug his granddaughter. "Grandpa, Grandpa wants to hug you, is that alright?"
The old man's tears flowed again like a broken string of pearls, afraid that his granddaughter wouldn't let him hold her.
"Grandpa." Lin Qingyan stepped forward and hugged Grandpa Dong.
This hug actually made the old man burst into tears.
Outside, Lu Zhengting, Dong Yue, and Xu Xinning were all sitting in the living room.
Xu Xinning had just felt a strong sense of crisis, fearing that Old Master Dong would take Lin Qingyan as his goddaughter and then treat her as his own granddaughter.
She really wanted to go in and interrupt them, or eavesdrop outside, but Dong Yue and Lu Zhengting were also there, and if she went in rashly, Old Master Dong would be unhappy.
Moreover, no one can stop the old man from doing whatever he wants.
She is loved and pampered by everyone in this family, but she must never influence their decisions.
It was probably because Old Master Dong was crying so loudly in his study that they, sitting outside, could hear him.
"Why is Grandpa crying so loudly?" Dong Yue asked in confusion. "I've never seen Grandpa cry before. What's wrong with him?"
He stood up as he spoke, wanting to take a look.
Xu Xinning had a sudden thought: Could it be that Lin Qingyan did something to Old Master Dong?
So she blurted out, "Could it be that Comrade Lin did something to my grandfather? She, she hit my grandfather."
His words immediately drew an angry rebuke from Lu Zhengting: "Comrade Xu, please watch your words. My wife would never bully an elderly person."
"Let's go take a look."
Dong Yue was the first to act, walking quickly towards the study, followed closely by Xu Xinning, and then Lu Zhengting also went over.
The study door was closed. Dong Yue knocked first: "Grandpa, what's wrong?"
After a while, the crying inside subsided. Then, the door opened, revealing Lin Qingyan standing behind it, while Old Master Dong was wiping away tears with a handkerchief.
Seeing that Lin Qingyan's eyes were also red and her face was still wet with tears, Dong Yue asked, "Comrade Lin, what happened just now? Why are you and my grandfather both crying?"
Grandpa Dong suddenly smiled and said to him, "Xiao Yue, I've found your cousin, Qing Yan. Qing Yan is my granddaughter."
"Huh? Huh?" Dong Yue was immediately shocked and stood there. Although he had felt a natural closeness to Lin Qingyan before and wanted Lin Qingyan to be his family, he knew at that time that he could not have a cousin because her aunt had long since passed away.
He was both incredibly excited and somewhat puzzled, glancing at Lin Qingyan and then at Old Master Dong.
Grandpa Dong said, "She is your cousin. There were some things that happened before that we don't know about. I'll tell you about them later. Let's acknowledge her as your cousin first."
"Cousin, my cousin."
"Yes, Qingyan is your cousin."
At this moment, Dong Yue grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth, and smiled a bit like a fool.
"Qing, Qingyan, you are my cousin, you really are my cousin."
"Yes." Lin Qingyan nodded: "Third cousin."
"Yes," Dong Yue replied, feeling as if he were dreaming.
He actually does have a cousin, and such a wonderful one at that.
Compared to Dong Yue's excessive excitement, Xu Xinning felt as if she were in a frozen abyss.
They recognized each other; they really recognized each other.
Even without the Phoenix Jade Pendant, Lin Qingyan could still become the Dong family's granddaughter.
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