Lin Hui's beautiful eyes opened wide, her heart filled with shame and anger. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms, leaving four marks on them without her noticing.
There were several small pieces of underwear hidden in the secret compartment, including some that she had worn several times and then disappeared.
"Huihui?"
"Dad, stop looking." Lin Hui's cheeks flushed red as she put the compartment back in its place and locked it, clutching the key in her palm.
"We must have misunderstood Gu An before. He didn't steal our three sisters' things."
"How could Master Zizhen hide the young ladies' underwear?" Qin Ma was shocked. She stood close enough to catch a glimpse of a pink color in the secret compartment.
Lin Quan's eyes were weary. Lin Zizhen's hiding his daughters' underwear only showed that there was something wrong with his character. It wasn't really a big deal.
It is inevitable that adolescent children will make mistakes, and I can tolerate it.
Because of his false accusations, Gu An was often punished and eventually ran away from home. Now he keeps saying that he has severed ties with the Lin family.
I even slapped him twice.
Lin Quan was very upset at this moment.
"Mother Qin, don't tell anyone about what happened today."
"Sir, I understand." Qin Ma put her hands in front of her, lowered her eyebrows and eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice.
"Dad, what do you want to do?"
"Right now, only the three of us know the truth. Your mother dotes on Zizhen so much that she might not believe it easily. Let's not tell her for now."
Lin Hui remained silent. She reached out and clicked the button on Ultraman's chest to restore the transformation effect, but did not put the key in.
"My younger sister is pretty much the same as my mom. I'll talk to my second sister first when she comes back."
"Okay, I'll go find Gu An right now." Lin Quan was about to leave when he was stopped by Lin Hui.
"Dad, Gu An won't listen to anything we say now. It's useless for you to look for him now. He won't come back."
Lin Hui shook her head. This brother of hers was no longer the same as before. He would listen to whatever they said and endure everything they did silently.
Lin Quan was silent.
"I'd still like to give it a try."
Seeing her father's firm attitude, Lin Hui no longer stopped him and told him the time.
"Gu An usually finishes school between 5:30 and 6:00. Dad can just wait for him outside the school."
Lin Quan nodded and left Lin Zizhen's room.
"Auntie Qin, do you remember Gu An's birthday? I remember it's in two days, but I'm not sure." Lin Hui looked at Auntie Qin and asked softly.
"Miss, you remembered it wrongly." Qin Ma shook her head.
"Master Gu An's birthday is October 8th, and tomorrow is his birthday."
Lin Hui was stunned. "Are you remembering correctly?"
"I have a good memory, Miss. I was the one who spent the past two years celebrating Master Gu An's birthday. You were all away traveling and I was heartbroken to see him with no one to accompany him."
Qin Ma thought of Gu An's lonely and desolate eyes, and her heart was upset and her eyes were red. This child is really too pitiful!
"Go and get busy." Lin Hui got the answer and stood with her eyes lowered.
It's a good thing I asked, otherwise I would have missed it.
After Qin Ma left, Lin Hui returned to her room, threw her cell phone on the bed, and gently turned the secret compartment key in her left hand.
This little key ruthlessly shattered the beautiful memory bubble she once had.
There are so many things hidden behind Zizhen's well-behaved face that they don't know about.
Lin Hui really wanted to ask him in person why he did this?
He is obviously the darling of the whole family and can get whatever he wants whenever he asks.
The dream reappeared in Lin Hui's mind. Except for the ending, the scene at the beginning of the dream was exactly the same as her past memories.
So true!
Fortunately, in reality, Gu An is fine and not dead, so everything can still be salvaged.
But will he be willing to forgive himself and his father and return to this home?
Lin Hui picked up her cell phone and called her second sister, not caring that it was still 3:30 in the morning in the United States.
"Sister, what do you want from me before dawn?" Lin Jingyi was sleeping soundly and was a little dissatisfied with being woken up.
"I heard from mom that you want to go back to China to celebrate Zizhen's birthday?" Lin Hui said lightly.
Lin Jingyi turned on the light and leaned against two pillows. "Yes, I can walk slowly and freely now. The wound is very shallow and the recovery is going well."
"When do you want to return home?"
"Any day before Brother Zizhen's birthday is fine."
"Okay, then I'll ask my American assistant to book you a flight for tomorrow, and you can come back tomorrow."
Lin Jingyi's spirits lifted. "Tomorrow?"
"Yes, tomorrow."
"Big sister, you can arrange it."
Lin Jingyi had no objection. No matter how good the United States was, she still preferred to breathe the air of Jiangcheng.
Lin Hui hung up the phone and was lost in thought. She recalled the first time Gu An called her "big sister." Back then, he was so young and shy, and his smile was so sweet.
Only two years have passed, but it seems like a long time ago.
It's really ironic that he calls himself Miss Lin now.
Lin Quan went downstairs and walked into the nanny room belonging to Gu An.
Pushing the door open, he frowned and looked around the small room. He hardly ever entered this room in his memory.
The ordinary single bed, the simple table and chairs, and the wardrobe all tell how miserable Gu An's situation is in this family.
He had no complaints and endured the beatings, scoldings and cold stares in silence for two years.
Lin Quan sat in the chair in a daze and stayed there until five o'clock before leaving.
The Rolls-Royce was parked outside the gate of Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School. Lin Quan stood beside the car and looked at his watch. The time was exactly half past five.
A few students came out, and he stared at the gate nervously looking for his son.
"Gu An!"
Lin Quan shouted and walked quickly towards the school gate.
Gu An suddenly looked up and saw that the person coming was his dog father. He immediately turned around and walked away, treating him as air.
"Stop, Gu An, I have something to ask you."
Lin Quan stopped his son in front of the bus stop.
Gu An looked at him coldly, not knowing why he suddenly appeared and what was wrong with him.
"Mr. Lin, what else do you want? I've visited Grandpa, and you've got the equity transfer agreement. What else do you want? I will never transplant my kidney to Lin Zizhen. I'm not afraid even if you dare to do anything."
Gu An took two steps back to keep a distance from him and took the starting position of Si family's 36-style free fighting.
Lin Quan's face darkened for a moment before brightening again. He tried to control his voice and make it as gentle as possible. "Zizhen had a transplant and doesn't need it anymore. You can rest assured. This kind of thing won't happen again."
"I came to you mainly to tell you that Zizhen was lying when he said you stole things from our house. This afternoon, Huihui and I found the secret compartment in his room where he hid his sisters' clothes."
"You were the one who was wronged before."
Gu An suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Lin Zizhen never let him visit his room. So that's why.
I didn't expect the fake young master to have such a habit. What's even more hateful is that he put the blame on himself, ruining his own reputation and being hated by the whole family.
"Why are you saying this, Mr. Lin? I will never go back to the Lin family." Gu An walked past Lin Quan.
Not every sorry can make the hurt person turn around.
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