HPDBC Chapter 404: Uncle Lin: "I’m looking for my wife and daughter"; Qiao Ying: "Lost"
Chapter 404: Uncle Lin: "I’m looking for my wife and daughter"; Qiao Ying: "Lost"
Chapter 404
Qiao Ying was not about to go up and say hello, intending to go straight upstairs to take a shower and sleep, but Lin Guli smiled at her.
His smile was very real, not at all fake, mysteriously able to soothe people's hearts, making people want to get close, and giving people a sense of security, dispelling the gloom that had been shrouding her, leaving only warmth.
There was a kind of gentleness and stability deposited by the years about him.
The Fourth Master had already run over, trusting him to raise his neck to Lin Guli. Lin Guli smiled and scratched the Fourth Master's neck.
He said, "You've grown so big now. I've only seen you on video before."
"Woof,"
Qiao Ying still had no intention of going over. Although this older guy was very handsome and had an infectious smile, and seemed to have a lot of stories, in short he was quite charming, and she felt goodwill towards him by association with Lin Cheng.
But she and Lin Cheng were not real sweethearts after all.
She was cold by nature, and was not very polite.
The Fourth Master called to her, and Lin Guli also looked at her.
Only then did Qiao Ying go over.
The Fourth Master immediately abandoned Lin Guli and threw itself into her arms.
Lin Guli said, "It really likes you."
He looked at Qiao Ying the same way he looked at Lin Cheng.
Qiao Ying responded, "I'm its owner."
Lin Guli was surprised. "Lin Cheng gave you Sack?" This was the first time Lin Cheng had ever given away one of his cats or dogs to someone.
A fine, misty rain was falling outside, and the castle was spacious and quiet.
Qiao Ying sat on the sofa, listening boredly as Lin Guli talked about things concerning Lin Cheng. The stories were very boring, but the storyteller had a nice voice that easily attracted people's attention.
It was also soporific.
That was the only reason Qiao Ying stayed to listen to the stories.
The Fourth Master listened more attentively than she did.
"When Lin Cheng was eight years old, I gave him a cat as a birthday present, a white Maine Coon cat. "
"That was his first pet, and also his first friend and playmate. The butler said he was so happy when he got the gift."
"He really liked it and cherished it. He would carry the cat around with him everywhere, eating and sleeping together, and even secretly put the cat in his schoolbag to sneak it to school." Lin Guli couldn't help smiling at the memory of Lin Cheng's adorable behavior.
"He took very good care of it, but the winters here are just too cold. The cat still got sick, and he cried so hard about it on the phone."
"Because it was him who had taken the cat outside and made it sick, the butler told me, he cried for days while the cat was ill."
Qiao Ying listened with one ear and let it go out the other, as Qin Hanyue had sent her a message asking where she was.
Looking at the message, Qiao Ying deliberately didn't reply, leaving him hanging.
"Don't let his cool manner now fool you. He was not strong when he was little, he was a crybaby, just like a little girl."
Qiao Ying asked, "What matter is so difficult to deal with?"
A prince, a duke, and the Lin family still had considerable power in Huaguo. Yet there was still an unresolved matter that had dragged on for so many years?
Lin Guli looked at her, bitter inside, yet unreservedly told her, "I'm looking for my wife and daughter who disappeared without a trace."
Qiao Ying raised her eyebrows. So he was the sentimental sort. No wonder.
She couldn't help asking, "You lost both of them?"
Recalling the DNA sample Lin Cheng had given her some days ago, it turned out it was to help his uncle find his family.
Lin Guli nodded.
Qiao Ying said, "Are you sure they're lost and didn't just abandon you?"
Lin Guli looked at her, "... "
Blinking his moist eyes, paired with her expressionless face and tone as she asked, Lin Guli, who had just been grieving, inexplicably laughed.
The mixture of sorrow and joy made his heart even more bitter.
If only they had abandoned him, at least there was a high probability they were still alive and well.
"If they blamed me, I could feel a little better, but he never has..." Lin Guli shook his head slightly.
"The last time I returned to C Country was five years ago."
He lifted his head slightly, his moist eyes taking in everything in the castle.
Seeing how distressed he was, Qiao Ying asked again, "Your matter is still not resolved?"
Lin Guli shook his head.
Qiao Ying asked, "What matter is so difficult to deal with?"
A prince, a duke, and the Lin family still had considerable power in Huaguo. Yet there was still an unresolved matter that had dragged on for so many years?
Lin Guli looked at her, bitter inside, yet unreservedly told her: "I'm looking for my wife and daughter who disappeared without a trace."
Qiao Ying raised her eyebrows. So he was the sentimental sort. No wonder.
She couldn't help asking, "You lost both of them?"
Recalling the DNA sample Lin Cheng had given her some days ago, it turned out it was to help his uncle find his family.
Lin Guli nodded.
Qiao Ying said, "Are you sure they're lost and didn't just abandon you?"
Lin Guli looked at her, "... "
Blinking his moist eyes, paired with her expressionless face and tone as she asked, Lin Guli, who had just been grieving, inexplicably laughed.
The mixture of sorrow and joy made his heart even more bitter.
If only they had abandoned him, at least there was a high probability they were still alive and well.