"Meiying, you..."
"Let's go right now!"
Qin Meiying roared, but didn't even turn her head.
Lan Shanyang knew that the mother and son were finding it too difficult to bear the reality before them, and if he said anything more, it would probably backfire.
With a long sigh, Lan Shanyang walked up to Lan Linxue and said coldly and gloomily, "Come out with me!"
With that, Lan Shanyang walked past her son and headed out.
After taking only a few steps, he realized that Lan Linxue had not followed.
Lan Shanyang frowned angrily as he looked at Lan Linxue.
Lan Linxue stood there with her head down and her fists clenched, coldly like a frozen statue.
Why aren't you leaving yet?
Lan Linxue slowly raised her head, looking at the figure struggling to stay upright, and said coldly, "Why should I leave? What right do I have to leave? This is my mother's palace, what right do I have to leave?"
Lan Shanyang was furious that Lan Linxue would say such a thing, her eyes widening in anger: "Because this is my order! Get out of here right now!"
"Why won't she leave?" Lan Linxue pointed at Qin Meiying, but lashed out at Lan Shanyang: "Why is there a woman I don't know living in my mother's palace!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue rushed over and smashed all the teacups on the low table to the ground, shattering them into pieces.
Qin Meiying's face turned deathly pale.
Upon seeing this, Lan Shanyang was so angry that he rushed over and slapped Lan Linxue across the face.
Five red lines instantly appeared on Lan Linxue's face.
The world suddenly fell silent.
Qin Meiying frantically tried to turn around and look at her son, but finally managed to control herself with her last bit of strength.
Lan Linxue never expected Lan Shanyang to hit him. He stared in disbelief at the father in front of him who had been his only family for so many years.
The grievances and pain in his heart tore his face apart and distorted his features.
Lan Shanyang never hit his son, no matter how much trouble he caused.
Seeing Lan Linxue's aggrieved expression, Lan Shanyang felt a pang of heartache, but at this moment he absolutely could not act according to his own nature.
With a softened tone, Lan Shanyang said helplessly in a low voice, "Linxue, listen to your father! Some things aren't what you think, don't be so impulsive. If there's anything you don't understand, your father will go out and talk to you! Be a good girl now and go out with your father!"
Lan Linxue looked at Lan Shanyang, and slowly her face became completely expressionless.
"I want to take Qin Kou'er with me!"
"No!" Qin Meiying still didn't turn around, but her voice became even colder and harder.
You have no right to tell me no!
Lan Linxue grabbed Qin Kou'er and pulled her outside.
Qin Kou'er felt a little dizzy and confused. So many things were flooding her mind, making it impossible for her to think.
Lan Linxue pulled her along, and she reflexively followed him outside.
"Qin Kou'er, think about it, you've gone through so much hardship to get to me, what was it all for!"
After speaking, Qin Meiying slowly stepped back into the gauze curtain, shutting out everything outside.
Qin Kou'er suddenly stopped.
Lan Linxue pulled hard, but couldn't budge it.
Lan Linxue turned around abruptly, only to find that Qin Kou'er's face was already covered in tear stains.
"Lin Xue! You go. I'm staying!"
As she spoke, Qin Kou'er gently broke free from Lan Linxue's hand and took a step back.
"Kou'er, don't be silly! Everything in front of you is fake, this isn't real!"
Lan Linxue shouted hysterically.
Qin Kou'er looked at him, her face filled with helpless sorrow, and smiled faintly: "It may be fake to you! But to me, it is real! Thirteen years, a full thirteen years! I have suffered countless hardships and endless humiliations to get here. I cannot give up so easily! Whether she is real or a ghost, she is still the grudge of my Qin family. You may think she is not your mother, but I cannot ignore the injustice suffered by hundreds of lives in my Qin family! Go, wait for me outside! There are some things we need to talk about privately!"
Without waiting for Lan Linxue's consent, Qin Kou'er pushed him out and gently closed the door.
Lan Linxue was so angry that she kicked the door hard.
But the door could no longer be opened.
Seeing her son on the verge of going crazy, Lan Shanyang sighed, walked over, grabbed his arm, and forcibly pulled him out.
The surroundings finally quieted down.
Qin Kou'er slowly turned around and walked towards Qin Meiying step by step.
At this moment, Qin Meiying finally removed the last layer of armor from her face, and her grief was truly impossible to conceal.
"Come in! Sit down next to me!"
Qin Meiying's voice carried an indescribable weariness, yet it sounded all the more tender and poignant.
Qin Kou'er walked slowly over, her whole dejected and silent, and gently sat down next to Qin Meiying.
"Aren't you blaming me too? Blaming me for disappearing for so many years, blaming me for ignoring the Qin family's affairs for so many years, blaming me for being so heartless to my own son!"
Qin Kou'er looked down at the hem of her skirt, her face expressionless, and she didn't want to say a word.
Qin Meiying slowly turned her head to look at Qin Kou'er, and suddenly sighed deeply: "Kou'er, do you think it would be better for me to die now than to live?"
"no!"
Without a second thought, Qin Kou'er raised her head and spoke. But when her gaze met Qin Meiying's, she abruptly lowered her head and whispered, "At least Lin Xue wouldn't want it to be like this!"
"And what about you? Do you hope for it?" Qin Meiying's voice was ethereal, warm yet unreal.
Qin Kou'er thought for a moment, then raised her head and looked sincerely at Qin Meiying, saying, "I don't know! Because I've never thought about this question! But I do know that it's always better than death!"
Hearing Qin Kou'er say this, Qin Meiying smiled gently, then took Qin Kou'er's hand and gently pulled her up, "Let's go! I'll tell you why I haven't died all these years!"
As he spoke, he led Qin Kou'er to the back and slowly disappeared.
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