Pan Qingbai is neither a man of few words nor a coward, but he always has some ulterior motives when facing Lu Qingyan, and worries about her in various ways.
“Qingbai,” Grandpa Pan sighed, “I’ve always thought highly of you and that girl, but your parents… Before, I just felt they didn’t care about you enough, but now I wish they could be like before and not interfere in your affairs. You’re not the same as before, not the child who still needed her parents’ company. Now they’re interfering in your life without really caring about you; they just want you to listen to them and do what they think is right.”
Grandpa Pan was very disappointed in his son and daughter-in-law, but Pan Qingbai was his grandson and also the son of his son.
If he had to choose between his son and grandson, Old Master Pan would naturally choose his grandson. Ever since his son got married, he was no longer the obedient and filial son he used to be.
Grandpa Pan talked with Pan Qingbai for a while and even told him something: "Tell Xiaoran to be careful lately, pay attention to safety, and don't let certain people succeed."
"Is it them?" Pan Qingbai was stunned.
He didn't care that his parents didn't get along with him; he was long past the age of needing his parents' company. In today's world, people's lives are worthless, and the law is practically useless. But this has always been his standard; from the moment he put on his uniform, he had ingrained certain principles into his very being.
But now, he suddenly learns that his parents are planning to kill the woman he loves!
I find this answer somewhat absurd, yet it also seems to be expected.
"Why did they do this?" Did they even consider him a son? Pan Qingbai asked himself honestly. He had always treated his parents well and was a dutiful son. Apart from being a bit insistent on Xiao Ran's matter, in every other matter had he not followed their instructions?
“I heard they want to introduce you to the daughter of the He family,” said Old Master Pan. “They’ve been quite lucky. They weren’t very prominent before, but in the last few months, almost every member of their family has been found to have supernatural abilities.”
"Just because of this?"
"Qingbai, Grandpa doesn't know what's gotten into them that they've become like this. They're already in the highest positions, what else could they possibly want? Why are they forcing you to do things you don't like, forcing you to marry people you don't like? Grandpa's old now, I can't help you much anymore. Even if I talk to them, they won't listen. I don't know what they'll become in the future, or what kind of heinous things they'll do. I hope you can promise Grandpa one thing."
"Grandpa, please tell me."
"If they ever do something truly outrageous, don't worry about Grandpa, just deal with them..."
Grandpa Pan didn't finish his sentence, but Pan Qingbai understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.
In that instant, Grandpa Pan seemed to have aged more than ten years. He waved his hand with difficulty: "Qingbai, you can go out now. Grandpa needs some peace and quiet."
Pan Qingbai came out, closed the door, and lingered on the doorknob for a while before letting go.
Compared to Grandpa Pan, he wasn't really moved, as if the people he was dealing with weren't his parents at all.
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