Defrosting The Cold Young Master-Chapter 2090 - 2094: Overbearing Aura

"That’s true in normal circumstances," Gu Junzhu tilted his lips, "but Lin the Second and his wife have always been weak. Because Lin the Third demanded that their whole family must attend, they felt it was just a matter of leaving for one night, and the old man might not have anything happen. So they went..."

Ye Xingbei opened her eyes wide: "And then, Mengmeng’s grandfather passed away?"

"Yes," Gu Junzhu nodded: "While their family was attending Lin the Third’s son’s full moon banquet, Ho Yumeng’s grandfather passed away. Before he died, the old man, who had been in a coma for several days, briefly regained consciousness. He woke up and looked for his daughter but couldn’t find her, and passed away with his eyes open, staring at the hospital room door..."

Ye Xingbei: "..."

She felt goosebumps all over her body and couldn’t help rubbing her arms: "Mengmeng’s mom was really too much!"

The son-in-law not being there is one thing, but for a father to pass away without his daughter by his side to send him off on his last journey is truly excessive!

"Indeed," Gu Junzhu nodded and said: "I had someone investigate, and both Lin the Second and his wife have particularly weak temperaments. They are both very smart, and their company’s operations are impressive, earning a lot of money for the Lin Family. Yet, as a couple, they are very timid, always bowing to Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin, and have no status in the Lin Family."

Ye Xingbei frowned and asked: "So, after Mengmeng’s grandfather passed away, Mengmeng ran away from home?"

"Yes," Gu Junzhu nodded and said: "Ho Yumeng was raised entirely by her grandfather and had a deep emotional bond with him. Her grandfather’s death with regrets left a significant impact on her. Moreover, in the Lin Family, their second branch was always looked down upon by the main and third branches. Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin had always favored boys over girls and showed no kindness to their second branch, which made her detest the Lin Family deeply. After her grandfather’s funeral, she ran away from home."

"It’s somewhat similar to me," Ye Xingbei murmured: "I also ran away from home, but while Mengmeng was escaping home, I escaped an arranged marriage."

"Indeed, it’s very similar to you," Gu Junzhu said: "She was also fifteen, just like you, when she ran away. She’s very smart and knew it wasn’t safe for a girl to wander outside, so she found a welfare home to settle in, claiming falsely that her parents had passed away and that she was an orphan. She almost encountered human traffickers, but fortunately, the welfare home’s director was a kind-hearted lady, who helped her get registered. She took the opportunity to change her name to Ho Yumeng."

"She changed her surname, why didn’t she change her given name too?" Qiao Zui asked: "Isn’t it easy for the Lin Family to find her if she’s still called Yumeng?"

"It’s because her grandfather gave her that name, and she probably couldn’t bear to change it," Gu Junzhu said: "After she ran away from home, her parents wanted to find her, but Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin said that since she dared to run away, she should be taught a lesson, forbidding anyone from looking for her. They thought after suffering outside, she would naturally return on her own."

Qiao Zui: "...So harsh? Are they step-grandparents?"

Gu Junzhu smiled: "Lin the Second was not favored, and Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin favored boys over girls, liking grandsons, not granddaughters. Plus, Ho Yumeng was raised by her grandfather and had no emotional connection with Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin..."

He paused, gathering his thoughts: "Oh, yes, also, Lin the Third’s son’s full moon banquet that Lin the Second and his wife were required to attend was at the behest of Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin. Before running away from home, Ho Yumeng left her parents a letter, harshly criticizing Senior Master Lin and Senior Madame Lin’s bias and insensitivity, which was like a slap in their faces."