Chapter 249: The Biggest Surprise
Lin Chuyue never expected to actually make such a major discovery.
She suppressed her excitement, staring intently at the woman before her. "Where are they now?!"
All she wanted right now was to find her parents!
And her sister, who had been lost since she was one year old!
'Only then would their family be complete!'
Lin Chuyue had long since accepted the fact that she was an orphan, but she never imagined they were still alive!
'This is the greatest surprise of my life!'
"I... I can't say!"
The woman turned her head, not daring to meet Lin Chuyue's gaze.
She had been overcome with emotion. Thinking about the life her master had endured for the past twenty years, she hadn't been able to hold back and had blurted it out.
She knew how much her master missed her own daughter and how desperately she longed for a family reunion!
But now that she had calmed down a little, she realized she had made a terrible mistake!
"Why can't you tell me?" Lin Chuyue couldn't restrain herself and grabbed the woman's shoulders. "Tell me!"
"Miss, you... please don't be anxious. I really can't say. The master and... they really can't reunite with you, or you'll be in danger!"
Hearing this, the chill in Lin Chuyue's heart suddenly warmed considerably.
She knew it. No parents would be so cruel as to be separated from their own child for so many years. There had to be a special reason.
"I'm not the same person I was before." Lin Chuyue pulled Xiao Ye over. "He's from a prominent family in the Imperial City, and he's also my... best friend!"
'I wanted to say fiancé, but I'm about to meet my parents. What if they get the wrong idea?'
"With the help of a family from the Imperial City, do you think I'll still be in danger?"
"Besides, the Lin Family isn't what it used to be. We are more than capable of protecting ourselves, even against the most powerful enemies!"
"This..." The woman couldn't tell if Lin Chuyue was telling the truth or not.
Xiao Ye gave a light wave of his hand, and three figures appeared silently behind him.
The woman didn't even notice how they had appeared and jumped in fright. "Wh-what's going on?"
"These are just some of the people protecting me. If you don't believe me, I can prove my capabilities."
"Well... how about this? I'll speak with my master now. If it's okay, only then can I take you to see him."
Xiao Ye could have easily forced the woman to talk, but he couldn't do that.
"Fine. Make the call now."
"Okay." The woman took out two cell phones. One was a standard smartphone, and the other was an old-fashioned model.
Xiao Ye's gaze narrowed. 'This couple really is cautious.'
If they hadn't been lucky enough to find the address of this clinic, it would have been impossible to follow the trail here.
And this woman was so ordinary that she would have been very difficult for them to notice.
The woman dialed a number. The call connected quickly, and a gentle female voice came through. "What's wrong? Why are you calling back so suddenly?"
"Young Mistress, it's like this..." The woman glanced at Lin Chuyue.
"I... I think I saw Miss Chuyue."
CLANG!
A sound came from the other end of the line.
After a long moment, a voice finally came through. "That isn't Chuyue. Come back right now. We're moving immediately!"
Hearing this, Lin Chuyue couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out, "I am Lin Chuyue!"
"My grandfather's name is Lin Aoshan, and I'm from Jiangcheng!"
"If you are my mother, I'm begging you, please let me see you!"
"Grandpa isn't well. I came out here not only to find you but also to find my sister, Lin Chuxing!"
The other end of the line fell silent again.
"If you need me to prove my identity, I can do anything. Also, the Lin Family isn't what it used to be. No matter what danger you're in, I have ways to keep you safe!"
'Even if I can't do it, Xiao Ye can.'
"Fine. Prove it, then."
With that, the person on the other end hung up.
Immediately after, a text message arrived on the phone, telling them to give the items prepared for identity verification to the woman. She would know where to take them.
Since it was highly likely that the people on the other end were Lin Chuyue's parents, Xiao Ye didn't plan on using tracking methods this time.
Instead, he worked with Lin Chuyue to figure out how to gather proof of her identity.
First was Lin Aoshan.
He sent a video, which was a recording of the old Lin Family residence.
Even the room that once belonged to Lin Chuyue's parents was exactly as it had been twenty years ago, regularly cleaned and kept spotless.
Normally, aside from the housekeeper, very few people were allowed inside to avoid stirring up painful memories.
There were also various photographs and some old belongings that were mailed over.
Lin Chuyue saved her selfies and the videos she recorded onto a phone.
Two days later, she went to the clinic and handed the proof of identity to the woman who came to get it.
The woman took the items and left in a hurry, paying special attention along the way to see if anyone was following her.
Lin Chuyue watched her receding figure, still a little worried. "Will they really agree to see us?"
"If that's really my parents... what will I do if they won't see me?"
Xiao Ye took the opportunity to pull her into his arms. "Don't worry. Everything will be all right. I'm here."
Although he wouldn't send anyone to follow them, since they were in this city and had this housekeeper with them, there were ways to find them.
'You can run, but you can't hide.'
The reason they hadn't found them before was that there was too little direct evidence, and what they had was misleading.
But now, that was no longer a concern.
The woman carried the items and hurried to a supermarket, where she placed them in a storage locker.
About an hour later, another person used a code to open the locker and retrieve the items inside.
「Inside a very ordinary two-bedroom apartment.」
A man dressed in black rushed in, not even taking the time to change his shoes.
A woman sitting anxiously on the sofa shot to her feet. "Did you get it?"
"I got it!"
The two of them quickly opened the bag. Inside was a cell phone and a few other objects.
The woman covered her mouth, her eyes instantly turning red. "This... I remember this! I made several little outfits back then, and I left this style with Dad!"
"And this stitching... I definitely did this. I remember I even chose the fabric myself. It can't possibly be a fake!"
The man nodded, then turned on the phone.
The phone was new and had no password; it opened right up.
There was only a single phone number inside.
Besides that, there were only photos and videos.
When he saw Lin Aoshan's aged appearance, even the man, who had remained calm until now, couldn't stop tears from streaming down his face.
"It's Dad! It's really Dad!"
The woman hugged him tightly and said, choking back sobs, "Dad has gotten so old!"