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Cai Wenchuan already knew what the Lin father and son wanted to ask, and his palms began to sweat.
He pursed his lips tightly, his face as pale as paper.
Old Master Lin suddenly turned around, his previously dim eyes suddenly becoming piercing. He asked sternly, "Xiao Cai, answer me again, did A Zi betray me back then?" After asking, he stared intently at Cai Wenchuan.
Faced with such stern questioning, Cai Wenchuan felt his back sweating profusely, his heart pounding, and his chest churning with anxiety. He knew that some things were better left unsaid; knowing was more painful than not knowing. The old man didn't have much time left, so why cause him further suffering?
Therefore, he said calmly, "She didn't."
"She didn't," "She didn't," the words seemed to echo repeatedly in their ears, reverberating between them.
Grandpa Lin smiled and said softly, "Very good, Xiao Cai, call them in. I have no regrets."
Cai Wenchuan went outside to greet the waiting lawyers and doctors, and they all walked in in a large group.
Grandpa Lin smiled and said, "Xiao Cai, you'll stay at the old house for the next few days, your old home. Don't go anywhere else. Stay with me for a few days until your father comes back. I have something important to announce."
Cai Wenchuan wasn't interested in the will, but thinking the old man wouldn't live much longer, he nodded in agreement.
Grandpa Lin was very happy. He looked at his other children, then at Cai Wenchuan, and said to him, "Then you young people chat some more. I'm tired and need to rest. Azi, you stay with me." Lin Tingyue's face shone with an unusual radiance. What had just happened proved to her that her mother was right. Xiao Wenzi held a special place in her father's heart. It was a pity that she had been blind to this all these years, and it was only after her mother reminded her that she noticed Xiao Wenzi's importance.
Zhang Yingzi immediately replied, "Yes." She pushed Mr. Lin into the house, and the living room quieted down. Xu Xiaohong had already gone back to her room in tears, and the lawyer and doctor had also left. Only a few young people remained in the house.
Lin Tingyue walked up to Cai Wenchuan, her big eyes sparkling like stars, and smiled gently at him, saying, "Little Wenzi, I have something to tell you." Cai Wenchuan was very embarrassed.
Ye Wenyu thought she might as well be generous and see what kind of trouble this Miss Lin was up to. So she smiled and said, "Wenchuan, I'm going for a walk in the garden." Before Cai Wenchuan could reply, she had already gone to the garden.
Lin Tingyue glanced at the living room, and the Lin family's servants tactfully withdrew. Lin Tingxuan looked at the two of them and also left quietly.
Only the two of them remained in the living room. It was as quiet as a silent valley.
Cai Wenchuan looked at Lin Tingyue, whose beautiful face was like a delicate rose. He thought of Ye Wenyu's hurried departure and felt a pang of guilt. He wanted to chase after her to find Xiaoyu, but he was also curious about what Lin Tingyue had to say to him. His feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, and he did not move.
Lin Tingyue looked around, her big, watery eyes finally settling on Cai Wenchuan. She tilted her head and smiled at him, "Little Wenzi, this doesn't seem like the place to talk. How about we go to your house?" Her voice was very cheerful, as melodious as music.
For Cai Wenchuan, Lin Tingyue was like a giant magnet, and he was just a small piece of iron filings that couldn't help but be attracted to her.
Cai Wenchuan nodded, and like Lin Tingyue's puppet, he followed her footsteps absentmindedly out of the living room of the Lin family's old house.
As he walked through the Lin family garden, he was very worried about seeing Ye Wenyu, but after walking through the entire garden, he was relieved that he did not run into Ye Wenyu. He breathed a long sigh of relief, but at the same time, guilt burned like a raging fire.
A voice seemed to pierce his soul, demanding, "What are you doing? Are you going to destroy your current happiness with your own hands?"
Lin Tingyue walked ahead of him, like a fawn in the forest. Her large, clear eyes, black and white, were like a pool of autumn fire. She turned around gracefully and gave him a silvery laugh. Everything was as beautiful as a painting.
Looking at Lin Tingyue like this, Cai Wenchuan felt as if everything that had passed away was returning to his eyes, and everything was surging towards him like a tide, making him both happy and painful.
My heart felt sweet, as if I had eaten honey, but at the same time, it was also bitter, as if bitter melon was overflowing in my mouth.
Lin Tingyue gently asked him, "Xiao Wenzi, is that tree still there?" Her voice was like a small hand tickling his heart.
Cai Wenchuan froze, a wave of sorrow washing over him. He said hoarsely, "It's gone." In truth, what's lost can never be regained.
Ah, Lin Tingyue was quite surprised.
Cai Wenchuan was heartbroken. He remembered the day his father angrily felled the big camphor tree with a saw. He had vowed to start a new life for his parents and for himself.
But now, he feels he is incapable of going back to the way things were before. He is still deeply in love with her and cannot forget her.
Now she stands before him, smiling at him. Is this a case of longing finally being reciprocated?
Lin Tingyue quickened her pace and said to Cai Wenchuan, "I don't believe you. You must be lying to me. That tree belongs to the Lin family. Who would dare to cut it down?"
Cai Wenchuan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, "Yes, when my father cut down that tree, did he ever think that he didn't even have the right to cut it down? It was the Lin family's tree!"
He followed silently behind Lin Tingyue, head bowed, like a tail. She insisted on seeing it before she would give up; so let her see it, let her give up, and let himself give up too.
Soon, they parted the flowers and willows, walked along the ribbon-like path, and finally arrived at the Cai family's house, which was that fairytale-like cabin in the woods.
Lin Tingyue stood in the front yard of the Cai family, looking at the yard where only a large tree stump remained. Her large eyes were empty and lifeless. She was first shocked, then angry, and then in pain. Her eyes were red, and her large eyes seemed to sparkle like some kind of precious ruby.
Cai Wenchuan stared into Lin Tingyue's ruby-like eyes, astonished by her pain. As if bewitched, he couldn't help but walk over to her and ask, "I told you this tree was cut down."
Lin Tingyue said softly, "I thought you were joking, that you were lying to me." Cai Wenchuan forced a smile and said sadly to her, "From childhood to adulthood, have I ever lied to you even once?"
Lin Tingyue's tears fell, one by one, like beads from a broken string.
Cai Wenchuan knew that Lin Tingyue had probably encountered something terrible, and his heart clenched.
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