Standing Next To You-Chapter 386: Are you looking for me?

Fei Jian was taken aback.

For a moment, the conversation reached a stalemate.

This sly old man did not want to take responsibility for yesterday’s events, nor did he want to hand over his granddaughter. He was also unwilling to cooperate.

It took a moment for Fei Jian to compose himself.

"Either way, the Lin family must take responsibility for what your granddaughter has done. Please cooperate with us while we look for your granddaughter. Otherwise, we won’t have a choice but to use force."

Old Master Lin tapped on the armrest with a cold face. "Are you threatening me?"

The surrounding temperature dropped as Old Master Lin’s overbearing aura pressured Fei Jian.

"Excuse me, Headmaster."

Butler Yang interrupted. He lowered his head and whispered in Old Master Lin’s ear, "The other masters heard about the Fei family’s visit. They are outside the room and asking to join the meeting."

Old Master Lin’s face darkened. "Those fools!"

There was only one reason why they were rushing here.

"Don’t let them come in--"

However, as soon as his words fell, the door burst open.

"Father! There is a rumor spreading that Lin Sangyun made a mess at the Fei family’s banquet last night!"

"That brat has been causing trouble left and right and ruining our family’s reputation!"

"Her audacity knows no bounds!"

Lin Xiao barged in, followed by Lin Fang and Lin Baozhi. As soon as they entered, they incessantly complained about Bei Sangyun’s actions.

"When her relationship with that boy from the Fei family was discovered, you should have grounded her, Father. Look what happened. If we don’t discipline her, she will continue ruining our family’s name."

"I agree, Father. Lin Ginxian couldn’t discipline his own daughter. Then the responsibility falls on us. That brat should be kept under wraps so she won’t cause trouble again."

Old Master Lin’s face grew darker as his sons continued to complain in front of a member of the Fei family.

Their intentions were obvious. They were forcing him to take action against Bei Sangyun. But doing so would only give an advantage to the Fei family. Why couldn’t they keep internal affairs separate from external conflicts?

"Who told you to come in? Can’t you see I have a visitor?" Old Master Lin’s heavy tone made the three pause.

Their gazes then turned to Fei Jian. The three showed a ’surprised’ look, as if they had only just become aware of Fei Jian’s presence.

"We apologize, Father. The situation is too urgent," Lin Baozhi, the eldest, said apologetically. He then bowed in greeting to Fei Jian, "Pardon us for disrupting your meeting."

Fei Jian nodded his head amiably. He had been briefed about the situation in the Lin family before coming here. He also knew that the Lin family was messy inside, with the branches fighting for inheritance. He could take advantage of this.

"It’s alright. As a proud member of an esteemed family, I understand where you are all coming from. When a member is tainting the family’s name, we all can’t help but be involved."

Lin Baozhi’s eyes flashed. Fei Jian seemed like someone he could easily cooperate with. fгeewebnovёl.com

"I am glad Master Fei Jian is considerate. I just heard the rumors this morning; you must have come here for that matter."

"That’s right. I am here to ask for an explanation from the Headmaster. My son has been taken by a member of your family. I only want to ask for that person so I can find my son."

Fei Jian glanced at Old Master Lin, whose face had now turned cold. "But Headmaster Lin is covering up for his granddaughter and seems to want the two families to fight over this matter."

"Father! This is too unreasonable! This is Bei Sangyun’s fault. Why are you still covering up for her?"

Old Master Lin threw a warning glare at his son to shut up, but his three sons ignored it and continued their act. As long as they could kick out Bei Sangyun and defeat the Third Branch with this scandal, they could endure their father’s wrath for a while.

"Father, Bei Sangyun has been causing us trouble since she came here. I understand you feel guilty about what happened to her with the Simon family, but you have already compensated her enough. Because you kept forgiving her, she kept doing nasty things and causing us trouble!"

"Think about our family, Father. Do you want the entire family to be brought down because of a troublesome kid? Our children worked hard to bring glory to our family’s name, but all that brat does is pull us down!"

Old Master Lin closed his eyes and took deep breaths to avoid erupting in anger. Things had started to work in his favor, but his foolish sons had to show up and ruin everything.

With them around, it would be hard to cover up for that child anymore.

And what they said wasn’t entirely wrong. That rude brat had been causing trouble for him. He had already compensated her enough, yet she continued to be stubborn and disrespectful. Perhaps this would be a good lesson for her.

But...

Why did he have a bad feeling?

It was as if something inside him was stopping him from handing Bei Sangyun over to the Fei family. Because if he did, something bad might happen—not to her, but to the Lin family.

Old Master Lin went quiet for a while. Even he, himself, was startled by his own thoughts.

"Father, do you really want us to fight it out with the Fei family? We might be able to win if you want, but it will cause us huge damage."

Lin Baozhi’s voice snapped Old Master Lin out of his reverie.

As his son said, he wasn’t afraid of the Fei family. However, the family right now wasn’t stable. His sons kept fighting each other. There was too much internal conflict for them to handle outside forces. And it seemed like the Fei family also didn’t want a battle of attrition.

Old Master Lin kneaded his temple. It seemed that he had no choice but to buy some time for now. Good thing that brat was not here.

"As I told you, she is not here. Even if you want to drag her out, you won’t be able to question her today—"

"Are you looking for me?"

Old Master Lin was suddenly interrupted by the person at the door.

Everyone’s eyes turned up.

Bei Sangyun waved at them with a smile. "I’m not interrupting something, am I?"