Chapter 492: It’s Time to Break the Stalemate
Nevertheless, Lu Qianqian still intended to tell Lin Mu’an about his grandfather. She did not want him to regret his life if anything bad happened.
As for how Mu’an’s made his choice, she would not have any objection. She would stay by Lin Mu’an’s side, just like an indomitable warrior. She was determined to stay by Lin Mu’an’s side just like how he chose to stay by her side.
Hence, after the meeting with the vice CEO in the morning, Lu Qianqian sent a message to Lu Qianqian. She called him, but he did not answer.
In fact, the cars of the Lin family were already at the gate of the police academy. The butler of the Lin family had met with the principal of the police academy even, to tell the principal about the situation, and to request for a leave for Lin Mu’an.
The principal approved Lin Mu’an’s leave. And then, Lin Mu’an was informed by the tutors that the Lin family came.
After six months had passed, seeing the Lin family appearing before him, he wanted very much to avoid them.
“Whose black luxurious cars are those? And who are they coming for?” Lin Mu’an’s roommate asked. “I wonder if there is a young master from a big family hiding in the academy.”
Lin Mu’an saw the butler and wanted to avoid him. However, the butler caught a sight of him and shouted, “Young Master, Master is sick. He sent me here to fetch you.”
“I thought I am no one in the Lin family anymore,” said Lin Mu’an sharply to the butler.
The butler looked at Lin Mu’an awkwardly. He seemed to have a lot to say.
But seeing Lin Mu’an’s disgusted face, he sighed helplessly. “It is for real this time.”
“I don’t care if it is real or fake. I just don’t know how to face him now. I think you should just think of me as nothing. The Lin family has never had such an unfilial grandson like me. It might be better that way,” said Lin Mu’an.
“Young Master, please go back, just for once.”
“Can you guarantee that I will be able to get out once I get in?” Lin Mu’an asked the butler.
“He is your grandfather no matter what.”
“No, he isn’t. Because there never is a grandfather who will break the arms of his own grandson. How could I have such a grandfather?”
The butler had no choice but to stand at the gate of the police academy.
Lin Mu’an walked past the butler and went to the classroom for lessons with his surprised roommate.
But now, issues arose, everyone started gossiping.
“What’s your real identity, Brother Lin?”
“The situation just now is not something any normal person can handle.”
“It has nothing to do with you. Just focus on the lesson.” Lin Mu’an did not explain. At the same time, he read the message from Lu Qianqian. Apparently, Little Pepper knew about it already.
He had already planned to propose to Qianqian, and Qianqian was about to announce her inauguration. His grandfather was allied with the uncles of the Lu family, how could he not know anything?
In the past six months, he had almost freed himself from the identity of being the young master of the Lin family. He did not get any advantage using the name of the Lin family. And from now on, he had decided not to have any ties with the Lin family anymore. Hence, if the Lin family thought that he was unfilial, he would accept that. He could just be an unfilial grandson to them.
Compared to being a blindly obedient and filial grandson, he would rather die. It was plain torture anyway.
In the evening, Lu Qianqian went to the police academy. Seeing the situation outside the gate, she felt very awkward.
But Lin Mu’an ignored them. He was checking whether she was bitten last night.
“It’s time to break the stalemate. You should meet with your grandfather,” said Lu Qianqian seriously.
Lin Mu’an was startled and flicked his finger on her forehead. “Are you aware of what you are saying?”
“Of course, I do. If you are stuck there, I can just get help from the Crown Prince to fish you out.”
“I’m not going to the jail. You are silly to say that you want to fish me out.” Lin Mu’an glared at Lu Qianqian. “Even if I were to meet him, it should happen after you take office officially. Or else, I find it hard to believe that it is not a trap.”
Lu Qianqian nodded. “I will be with you when you are struggling.”
“Silly you, I am not struggling at all. I’m determined.”
“Are you really ignoring these people?”
“They can stay here as long as they like.” Lin Mu’an was indifferent.
The butler of the Lin family was very helpless. But there was nothing he could do to Lin Mu’an. Now, his old master was lying in the hospital and all the other Lins were taking care of him. But Old Lin insisted on seeing Lin Mu’an.
But Lin Mu’an…
After half a year of hardship, Lin Mu’an had grown more mature. It was more difficult to trick him anymore. Besides, his decision to leave the Lin family was firm.
The butler accepted defeat and left the police academy in the evening.
But Lin Mu’an knew he might have gone to see Lu Qianqian, so he reminded his girl. “I will resolve the grievances between me and the Lin family. You don’t need to feel guilty. If you promise the Lin family to persuade me to go home, or you risk going to the Lin family yourself, Qianqian, I will be very disappointed.”
“I have declined all the guests in the company. And I am still investigating the case of the venomous snakes. I am staying in a hotel with my mother at the time being. No one will come and bother us,” replied Lu Qianqian.
“That would be the best.”
Soon, Lin Mu’an asked Xu Che to help him to check on Old Lin’s condition. After knowing that he was suffering a minor brain atrophy, he decided to remain being an unfilial grandson.
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In the hospital, Old Lin still did not get to see Lin Mu’an coming to visit him. He reckoned that the child must have decided to cut ties with him. So, even when he was hospitalized, Lin Mu’an was still unwilling to appear in front of him.
“Master, I think it is not that Young Master does not want to come back to see you. He is just afraid that you will control him and force him to stay in the Lin family.”
“Just forget it if he does not want to come. I am a man who has lived long enough. Will I not be reconciled to such things?” Old Lin said, sitting on the bed. “Anyway, he would rather beg Sheng Xiao for help than coming back to the Lin family and he has no intention to inherit the legacy of the family. Since it is the case, why should I, an old frail man, go and make trouble for myself?”
“Young Master seemed to be still holding a grudge against you for getting people to beat him up.”
“It’s true I beat him,” Old Lin said to himself. And then, he said no more.
Perhaps the grievances between the grandfather and the grandson were not easy to resolve.
“Master, the man from the Lu family has come to see you. Do you want to meet with them?”
Old Lin closed his eyes and nodded. “Yes.”
“Then I shall invite him in…”
The butler invited the man from the Lu family into the ward. He sighed in secret. ‘No wonder Young Master is not willing to come back. This Lu family member still came when it is already late. Who will believe it if you say they are not colluding with each other?’
In the meantime, the other Lins had gone home to get some rest. Only the butler was still guarding at the door.
And very much out of his expectation, Lin Mu’an appeared in front of him in a black coat. He made a gesture to keep him quiet.
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