Xyrin Empire-Chapter 145 - : The Open-Minded Old Man
Chapter 145 -145: The Open-Minded Old Man
I felt like my head was huge, exceptionally huge…
Mr. Lin was now sitting in front of me, staring at me with the scrutinizing gaze of someone inspecting a criminal, absolutely certain that this scumbag who flirts with every flower has successfully seduced his precious daughter. Mrs. Lin was sitting beside him, her eyes equally filled with hostility, as if I had already been sentenced to death, but the truth was, Miss Lin and I had absolutely no such relationship.
I shot Lin Xue a pleading look, and Mr. Lin immediately barked, “What are you looking at?”
“Uncle, I’ve already explained, haven’t I? There’s really nothing between me and Lin Xue!”
“Do you think I would believe that?” Mr. Lin said with a dark face. “Young man, I can understand being a bit impetuous, but to treat matters of the heart so frivolously, especially deceiving my daughter!”
“Absolutely not!” Lin Xue and I exclaimed in unison.
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“The Ding kid has grown up under my watch; he never lies in front of me. Compared to you, I’m more inclined to trust him. Little Xue, stop pleading for him, come to your senses, this frivolous boy is absolutely not worthy of you. Lingling, you also persuade Little Xue, you’ve grown up together since you were kids…”
Before Mr. Lin could finish speaking, Lin Xue immediately said with a conflicted face, “Who would want to be with this guy! He’s stupid, dull, and just a nouveau riche. I wouldn’t fall for him if you killed me!”
Meanwhile, Ding Ling, who had been pretending to be a flower pot by the side, turned her face away and continued pretending to be a flower pot.
“Dad, I know you’re deliberately saying the opposite to protect this kid, but…”
“Dad, stop it. I don’t like this block of wood at all!”
“Little Xue, stop being willful, listen to Dad’s advice…”
“Dad, don’t persuade me, I really don’t like him!”
“But you’ll have to marry someone when you grow up… You’re making my head spin!”
We were all trying so hard not to laugh that it almost caused us internal injuries… Lin Xue’s mouth was truly a divine artifact…
“Don’t laugh!” Seeing all of us, including Mrs. Lin, trying to hold back our chuckles, Mr. Lin couldn’t help but flush with embarrassment and hastily whispered to maintain the authority of a family head.
At that moment, Sandora suddenly snorted coldly, speaking somewhat displeased, “Mr. Lin, perhaps you think this is a private matter of your family, but I still feel it necessary to remind you, you’ve been slandering my lover in front of me—my patience is limited!”
Mr. Lin seemed to suddenly realize that there was a princess present and an awkward expression appeared on his face, then with a peculiar look he said to Sandora, “Princess, I am very sorry, but I really don’t understand how such a person could gain your… I don’t mean any slander, it’s just…”
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“In our Liska Kingdom it’s very normal—we practice polygamy,” Sandora shrugged, fully assuming the role of Princess Liska—although for her, this identity was equivalent to nothing more than an unlimited bank overdraft.
Meanwhile, her voice also echoed in my mind, “I’m annoyed.”
I felt a cold sweat breaking out on my back; Sandora was annoyed, which meant that if Mr. Lin refused to give up within thirty minutes, a nuclear explosion of unprecedented scale would flatten this city—though I could stop Sandora in a rampage, I certainly wasn’t about to risk an accidental discharge.
I immediately conveyed this dangerous signal to Lin Xue through a spiritual connection. She immediately looked troubled and whined to Mr. Lin, “Dad, I mean, it’s obviously Liu Zicai making trouble, why do you insist on believing that I’m dating this guy?”
“Sigh, your dad is just looking out for your best interests.” Mrs. Lin, who had remained silent until then, sighed, looked at her darling daughter with indulgence, glanced at me, and said, “Even if this kid were truly outstanding enough to have a princess willing to share him with other women, I still wouldn’t agree to you being with him!”
“That’s right,” Mr. Lin raised his voice, “you must promise, from now on, no more seeing him!”
Great idea!
“But obviously, that was extremely difficult… Although Lin Xue often caused me trouble, we were, after all, pretty good friends. More importantly, she had wrecked equipment enough to arm a platoon of soldiers—an account so large, how could it be written off just because of a sentence from this stern-faced uncle!”
“Alright, alright, it’s a bit messy,” I said with a headache, waving my hand, “Now let’s reorganize—clearly, the focus isn’t on whether I’m scum, but on whether Lin Xue is dating me. So, Uncle Lin, how about you provide evidence to prove I am indeed in a relationship with Lin Xue?”
Mr. Lin obviously had no evidence, so he was quite embarrassed.
Sandora said impatiently, “So you’re just drawing conclusions based on someone else’s word?”
“Well then, for the sake of argument, I’ll assume that what’s between you and Little Xue is a misunderstanding, but there’s no smoke without fire. Liu Zicai and Ding Bai…”
“They’re retaliating.” Qianqian said casually, “Liu Zicai once tried to take advantage of us and was rebuffed, and as for that Ding…”
Just then, a gentle knock at the door and a respectful voice came through, “Master, Madam, the Old Master is here, along with Young Master Ding and Young Master Liu.”
Sandora stretched lazily and gave me a secretive gesture, which meant: I’m really annoyed.
“Good girl, just hang in there a bit longer, I’ll buy you fried chicken on the way home.”
“I want sixteen large ones!”
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The visitor was none other than the previous head of the Lin Family, Lin Xue’s grandfather, Lin Yangtian, a spirited old man in training clothes who looked imposing, followed by the culprits of this incident, Liu Zicai and Ding Bai.
The old man’s entrance temporarily interrupted my trial by fire, as everyone stood up and respectfully greeted the crane-haired, youthful-looking gentleman in training clothes. Lin Xue, as if she had seen a savior, cheerfully ran to her grandfather’s side and coquettishly complained, holding his arm, “Grandpa, you finally came! You have no idea how annoying dad is. He insists on pairing me with that lump of wood…”
I thought the birth of such a crazy girl who took causing trouble as her life’s highest goal was God’s biggest mistake. When He created humans, He must have been drinking tainted milk.
Lin Yangtian affectionately patted Lin Xue’s head and smiled kindly, “Grandpa already knows what happened. Don’t worry, Grandpa will take care of everything.”
At this time, Liu Zicai and Ding Bai had also greeted Lin Zhengfeng, and I saw Liu Zicai whispering something to Lin Zhengfeng while sneakily pointing at us. Ding Bai obviously didn’t expect his sister to be here too; as soon as he showed up, Ding Ling pulled him aside. I didn’t think Ding Ling was trying to help because I could tell this eternally young loli had the same heart as Lin Xue, yearning for chaos in the world. This much was clear from her knowing everything was a misunderstanding and that none of us were simple characters, yet she did nothing to explain.
“So you’re Chen Jun?” Lin Yangtian asked his son and daughter-in-law a few questions before coming over to me and said in a serious tone.
“Hello, Grandpa Lin.” I replied respectfully, as respect for the elderly is essential.
“Hmm, you’re not as bad as I had imagined. Just now, Zhengfeng told me that this girl, Xu Qianqian, and the princess are both involved with you? And that you have a vague relationship with Little Xue?”
“I admit to the first part; the last is pure fiction.”
“Ha ha,” the old man chuckled, “Very interesting. I’ve seen many so-called successful men with lots of women but never one so young who admits it so openly. And it seems you’re just an ordinary student, right? And I heard it was Little Xue who arranged for you to go to that school?”
It seemed that although the old man had stepped down as Family Head, he still knew everything that went on in the family like the back of his hand. At the time, Lin Xue swore to me that the arrangements for us to attend college were very confidential. It just goes to show, old ginger is still spicy!
Just when I thought I was about to face another round of questioning, Lin Yangtian changed the subject and said, “In this world, some people stand at a different level than ordinary people, either because of power, wealth, or their own abilities that allow them to live a life beyond the imagination of the average person. I think you know what I mean. If you really have such qualities, then I have no prejudice against you. But since this matter involves Little Xue, I have to be cautious. Frankly, I absolutely do not want my granddaughter to suffer any injustice. However, if this is your own intention—as long as you can pass my test, you can do whatever you want, and I will not stop you!”
Huh? What kind of development is this? Hey, whoever was discussing the plot, this wasn’t part of it, right?
