"That's good. Do you know? Your expressions now are a little more expressive than before. Mummy can rest easy now. " Lan Luofeng patted Ling Lan's adorable little face contentedly, and then pulled Ling Lan by the hand into the villa.
Meanwhile, Ling Lan's heart lurched at Lan Luofeng's words. It turned out that Lan Luofeng had been paying close attention to all her changes. The reason she had not said much was because Lan Luofeng had chosen to believe in her own child.
Only a mother who loved you wholeheartedly would pay attention to such minute details. Although Lan Luofeng did not seem to care much about her academic results, and did not seem to care about her child's future, she really did not seem to be a qualified parent. But thinking about it carefully, from birth until now, those minute details in Ling Lan's life, everything and people that had made her uncomfortable would all disappear without her noticing. This was definitely Lan Luofeng's doing — she could not bear to let her child suffer.
The more she felt Lan Luofeng's love, the more guilty Ling Lan felt. She squeezed Lan Luofeng's hand tightly, eliciting a questioning look from Lan Luofeng.
Ling Lan once again sent Lan Luofeng an adorable smile, and then said, "Mummy, did I tell you just now that I love you?"
Lan Luofeng covered her mouth in surprise. Ling Lan had been shouldering heavy responsibilities since she was young, under heavy pressure. Initially, she had liked to laugh or play pranks on others as a baby, but later on, she had gradually become cold, exuding an aura that kept people away. Lan Luofeng's heart ached for her, but she was also filled with regret. Had her choice back then harmed Ling Lan?
Later, when Ling Lan became the head of the Ling family and shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Ling family, Ling Lan didn't like to speak much. Of course, in order to make Ling Lan speak more, Lan Luofeng once pretended to be crazy and pestered Ling Lan, asking her to say things like "I love your mother". In the end, she received a perfunctory response, which made Lan Luofeng a little sad.
Now that she saw Ling Lan take the initiative to speak, Lan Luofeng couldn't help but feel ecstatic. She was most afraid that the matter of pretending to be a boy would cause Ling Lan's heart to become distorted. But now, Ling Lan's happy smile and witty words proved that Ling Lan was all right. This undoubtedly made Lan Luofeng the happiest thing.
"What a pity, Ling Lan. You forgot to say that to your mother." Lan Luofeng responded with a smile, but two drops of sparkling tears fell uncontrollably from her eyes. One of them just happened to fall into Ling Lan's palm.
Ling Lan stared at the tear in her palm that seemed to be able to burn her. She raised her head and said seriously, "Mother, I love you! In the future, I will take over Father's task. I will tell you every day that I love you! "
"Ling Lan, Mother loves you too!" Lan Luofeng hugged Ling Lan tightly again. She looked at the sky with teary eyes, as if she could see Ling Xiao smiling at her and saying that he had found someone to take over his love for her.
"Thank you, Ling Xiao. You have bestowed upon me the most precious treasure, my Ling Lan!"
Ling Lan and Lan Luofeng chatted and laughed as they ate a sumptuous meal in the villa. Ling Lan picked and chose to tell Lan Luofeng some of the interesting things that had happened on planet Demonbeast. Of course, she kept her mouth shut about her injuries. Since she was safely home, why should she talk about these things and make her mother worry?
She also told Lan Luofeng about those little brothers she had taken in. Lan Luofeng was very interested in them. She immediately instructed Ling Lan to bring her little brothers over for her to take a look at and have dinner with her or something after she had no classes tomorrow afternoon.
Ling Lan's forehead was instantly filled with black lines. Take a look? What did her mother take those little brothers of hers for? However, when Ling Lan saw Lan Luofeng's disappointed expression and depressed mood, Ling Lan was a little reluctant to part with her. She could only nod and agree.
Once she got the answer she wanted, Lan Luofeng was instantly rejuvenated. She excitedly called out for housekeeper Ling Nanyi to come over and arrange the dishes for dinner. Seeing her mother so energetic, Ling Lan felt both helpless and happy. Even if there was some trouble because of this, she felt that she could endure it. Ling Lan suddenly thought, would her father also be defeated by this expression?
Thinking about it, it was quite possible, because Lan Luofeng's expression just now was clearly very practiced, and it was definitely not her first time using it. And for Lan Luofeng to be so experienced, besides her father Ling Xiao, there was practically no one else.
When housekeeper Ling Nanyi heard that Young Master Lan wanted to invite her classmates over for dinner, she was also excited. She immediately threw herself into the discussion, because this was the first time Ling Lan had invited her classmates over as guests... although this was only a temporary residence in the school, it was still their temporary home, wasn't it?
Seeing the two nervous women discussing loudly at the dining table, even repeatedly discussing the same dish, Ling Lan knew that she was an extra. She could only helplessly leave the dining room, log onto the virtual network, and make an appointment with Zilong and the others who were already online to come over for dinner. Only then did she quietly sneak into Ling Xiao's legacy space.
At the same time, Little Four created a fake image of Ling Lan wandering around somewhere else, creating the illusion that Ling Lan was not close to the legacy space.
This time, as soon as Ling Lan entered the legacy space, it was not as complicated as before, with no tests or whatnot. She went straight to the Ling family's old mansion. Ling Lan arrived at the study with familiarity. Pushing open the door, she saw Ling Xiao sitting behind the study table, writing something. Hearing the sound, he raised his head and looked over. Seeing Ling Lan, he broke into a warm smile and said, "Ling Lan, you're here?"
Then, he said, "Looks like you should have met the requirements to accept the legacy below. Since that's the case, show me what you've got." That said, he lightly swiped his hand across the table, and six sparkling crystal beads appeared on the table.
Ling Lan did not look at the crystal beads on the table, but instead stared fixedly at Ling Xiao's face. She had not felt anything the last time she saw that warm smile on his face, but this time, seeing it again, Ling Lan felt a surge of anger in her heart. She wanted nothing more than to go up and slap that smiling face off.
In this period of time, Ling Lan had already come to understand what a god-class operator was. She knew very well that this kind of near-god-class existence would definitely not die so easily. Even though the energy explosion at the death tunnel had been too terrifying, that did not mean that Ling Xiao could not have escaped. Just by looking at the terrifying speed of a god-class operator which was close to the speed of light, it was not impossible for him to escape.
What was the reason for Ling Xiao to be willing to give up on her and Lan Luofeng to choose death?
"Why would I die?" Ling Lan asked the question in her heart word by word.
Ling Xiao paused, as if not prepared for Ling Lan to ask this question.
"I'm asking you, why did you choose to die?" Ling Lan shouted in grief and indignation. Lan Luofeng was such a beautiful woman — why could Ling Xiao bear to make her sad? He clearly knew that without him, Lan Luofeng would not have happiness. Even if she had a child, she would lose the brilliance and colour she should have had …
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly, but his aura was still so warm that no one could blame him for it. "I am a soldier. I cannot refuse an order from the military! Besides, I never wanted to die. I hoped that I could live on … "
Ling Xiao was silent for a moment, and then continued, "I don't know if I had died when you entered this legacy space. However, I can tell you clearly that I will not choose to commit suicide. I will not resign myself to fate. As long as there is hope for survival, no matter how difficult it is, I will persevere and fight for it with all my might. "
"If that's the case, then why did you still die?" A god-class operator! Could it be that there was something else unknown about that magnetic field energy explosion, so Ling Xiao was unable to pilot his god-class mecha and leave?
"I don't know. I just sensed danger! Once you reach a certain level of strength, you will have the ability to foresee danger. That's why I prepared a legacy space in advance. This was just my worst-case scenario, but it doesn't mean that I really died … "Ling Xiao's smile gradually faded." Of course, it's also possible that I really died! " Ling Xiao's aura erupted. Only then did Ling Lan feel the terrifying pressure of a god-class operator.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao's aura only lasted for a moment, but in that instant, Ling Lan's entire body was soaked in sweat. In that instant, she even had the misconception that she would die under this pressure.
"Originally, we had wanted to settle this once and for all, to find the greatest pest hiding within the Federation. However, we did not expect that pest to be deeper in the organization than we had imagined, with a higher status. It's very likely that our arrangements were seen through by the other, and so they counterattacked. We were one step behind, so it's not unjust to lose. Still, you must be careful — the other may try to kill us all. " Ling Xiao revealed some information about what had happened then. "Of course, I also made some arrangements. If those people had not betrayed their original oath, perhaps you would have been able to grow up safely, and also receive my legacy."
At this point, Ling Xiao sneered and said, "When people die, whether those people would still be willing to risk their lives for me, no one knows. This is not something I can control. Thus, Ling Lan, you must remember, do not rely on anyone. Only when you are strong yourself is the most reliable. Additionally, intelligence is also indispensable. If I, Ling Xiao, really die, in the end, it will still be because of the opponent's scheme. "
Ling Lan did not expect Ling Xiao to have thought of this long ago, and had also made the corresponding arrangements. However, something unexpected must have happened in the end, causing all of Ling Xiao's calculations to be rendered useless.
Ling Xiao's words caused the gloominess in Ling Lan's heart to gradually dissipate. Just as Ling Xiao had said, this was not something he could control.
She walked forward and waved her hand in the air above the table. The six crystal beads instantly disappeared. Then, four beads appeared between Ling Lan's fingers, while her palm gripped the remaining two.
Ling Xiao nodded slightly. Just from that action, it meant that Ling Lan's speed had indeed reached his minimum requirement.
Ling Lan did not look at Ling Xiao's expression. She clenched her fingers and began to dance quickly. Then, layers of afterimages appeared on Ling Lan's fingers, and countless crisp colliding sounds rang out from her palm. Ding ding dang dang, it was very pleasant to hear. Gradually, these 'ding dang dang dang dang' sounds turned into intense 'ding dang dang dang dang' sounds, like a violent storm, continuous and unending. It was clear that Ling Lan's hand speed had reached a terrifying level.
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