"Release my daughter," Luo Ling began to state her demands.
Having successfully obtained the ring, Luo Yan was in a good mood and spoke in his usual easygoing manner.
"It's not easy to see my little niece, so naturally I want to stay a few more days to get closer to her."
Luo Yan smiled and said, "Originally, I, as the uncle, was worried that the child wouldn't be used to living with me, but now that my sister is here, I'm not worried anymore."
"You two stay here and live well. We're all family, so I won't treat you badly."
As expected, Luo Yan broke his promise.
Having successfully obtained the ring, Luo Yan strode away, and his men quickly closed and locked the iron gate.
Luo Ling didn't make a fuss, she just hugged her daughter and said, "Don't be afraid, Mom is here."
Ji Zhinan rested his chin on her shoulder, a bitter smile on his lips: "I'm sorry."
It's all because of her.
Luo Ling was taken aback, then patted her back reassuringly: "Silly child, why are you apologizing to your mother? I am your mother, and it is only right that I do anything for you."
"Good boy, let your mother see you."
Releasing Ji Zhinan, Luo Ling carefully examined her daughter: "You've lost weight. What pregnant woman is this thin? It breaks my heart."
Looking at the similar features to her own, Luo Ling shook her head: "I never doubted your identity before, even though Luo Shi told me before that our eyes are very similar."
"I thought I would be childless and loyal to the Luo family for the rest of my life, but I never expected that I would have a daughter. It's a very strange feeling."
"Mother……"
"Yes." Luo Ling quickly replied, "Nan Nan, be good, Mother will take you out."
…………
After Luo Yan got the ring, he made another video call, and this time Luo Yan answered.
"You've got the ring, now release Lingling and Nannan!"
"Hahahaha..." Luo Yan burst into laughter: "Luo Yan, how come I never realized you were so naive?"
His smile vanished, replaced by a dark cloud over his face: "You caused me to leave the Luo family for twenty years, and Luo Ling also bears some responsibility for how I've become what I am today. You want me to let her go? No way!"
"Luo Yan!"
"I will torture her severely." Luo Yan said, word by word, "You two bastards are not worthy of being members of the Luo family."
Luo Yan hung up the video call.
………
To comfort her daughter, Luo Ling briefly told her about the Luo family.
"Are you saying that you and your uncle are the direct descendants of the Luo family, and Luo Yan was born to a mistress?"
“That’s one way to explain it.” Luo Ling gently stroked her hair: “Back then, the Luo family wasn’t actually considered aristocratic; it was all because they married your maternal grandmother.”
"Like many families today, the man turned bad as soon as he got money. He felt that as a noble patriarch, it would be shameful to have only one wife, so he married many Western women."
"Later, those women had many children, all of whom had Western features, with blonde hair and blue eyes. When it came to your uncle and me, we inherited your maternal grandmother's Eastern appearance and didn't fit in with our other siblings. Gradually, your uncle and I became the targets."
"As you might have guessed, the man eventually fell from grace, and his children seized power. Your uncle and I were among those vying for power."
"..." Ji Zhinan listened in silence.
She remembered hearing someone say when she was a child that they envied rich people because they could wear nice clothes, live in nice houses, buy whatever they wanted, and not have to worry about making a living.
Looking back now, it's kind of funny.
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