The moon gradually hid behind the clouds, accompanied by streaks of lightning, as if it was about to rain.
In a little-known mountain villa in D City, a sharp pain in his heart jolted the white-haired old man awake from his dreams.
His eyes were wide with rage, and his body curled up like a shrimp.
The black-suited doctor, who was on standby at all times, noticed the abnormality.
He immediately took a syringe from the medical kit and, without a moment’s hesitation, injected it into the old man’s back.
The blue-green liquid was gradually pushed into the skin.
Within seconds, the body that had been trembling in agony suddenly calmed down, and his breathing steadied as well.
Lin Tianyi turned over in bed and opened his eyes.
The doctor, seeing this, immediately understood.
Not daring to be slow, he quickly stepped forward and carefully helped the old man sit up, leaning him against the pillow behind him.
“What time is it? Cough, cough, cough, cough…”
The old man stared blankly ahead, his voice hoarse, revealing undeniable weakness.
After saying only a few words, he started coughing again.
The doctor stepped forward and gently patted the old man’s back.
After thinking for a moment, he answered the question.
“It’s already past the Hour of the Ox, Mr. Lin.”
He paused, then continued.
“Would you like me to administer a sedative to help you sleep?”
“No need.”
The old man shook his head and took a deep breath.
His gaze turned to the window.
Tonight’s moon was very bright and very round—a rare sight that didn’t come every day.
He didn’t want to just lie in bed staring at it, so he turned to the doctor.
“Push me out for a walk, doctor.”
“…”
The doctor was silent for a brief moment, but quickly recovered.
He lowered his head a little.
“As you wish, sir.”
With that, he helped the old man carefully get out of bed and settled him into a wheelchair.
Then he pushed the wheelchair to the balcony, facing the old man toward the night sky.
Tonight’s moonlight was indeed stunningly beautiful.
It was just a pity that he wouldn’t be able to see this scenery many more times.
As Lin Tianyi watched, sorrow welled up in his heart, but he felt helpless.
He remembered how, in the beginning, he too had the vigor of youth, ambitious and eager to grasp the whole world.
But he had wanted too much, his ambitions too great, and it had instead turned him into this half-dead state, leaving only a meager amount of time to repent alone for the countless crimes he had committed.
Perhaps Lin Mo was right.
If it weren’t for his ambition leaving him half-dead, he might never have turned around to begin repenting.
“Heh…”
Truly, fate plays cruel tricks on people.
Lin Tianyi laughed bitterly at himself, then closed his eyes as if feeling the night breeze.
“By the way, how has that boy Lin Mo been recently?”
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall, black-clad masked man emerged from the dark shadows in the room.
He knelt on one knee toward the wheelchair.
The doctor, accustomed to such occurrences, naturally stepped aside.
“Reporting to the Family Head, we have dispatched personnel to investigate the Young Master’s current situation. But the results are not ideal: The Young Master is highly vigilant, and the Base’s security is very tight; we simply cannot get a foothold.”
“However, we did make some progress. We discovered that recently, the Young Master has been getting very close to a girl of similar age. They eat and live together, and after our investigation, we found that the Young Master seems to care deeply for this girl.”
“We have prepared her file and are waiting for you to review it.”
With that, the black-clad man held out a stack of documents with both hands.
The nearby black-suited doctor understood and took the documents from him before turning to open them for the old man’s viewing.
Lin Tianyi’s brow furrowed almost habitually.
“Su Yu… nineteen years old, from City A, dropped out… both parents deceased… no Mage Certification…”
The more he read, the deeper his frown became.
Eventually, he fell into thought.
This file was too clean, suspiciously clean.
Even someone as experienced as he was couldn’t help but doubt its authenticity.
“Could those people have manufactured an ordinary woman to deliberately approach Lin Mo? For what purpose—the Lin Family Estate or that Forbidden Technique?”
These questions sprouted wildly in Lin Tianyi’s mind like bamboo shoots after rain.
For a moment, he couldn’t make up his mind.
“Gan, why would such an ordinary woman enter that boy Lin Mo’s field of vision? And what makes her worthy of his attention?”
This was his greatest doubt.
Logically, someone as accomplished as Lin Mo should have no time to waste on an unknown woman.
Unless she truly possessed some extremely attractive qualities.
Upon hearing this, the black-clad man lowered his head even further, but his voice remained unusually calm.
“This subordinate has been remiss in his duties. We are still investigating these matters and have no leads for now.”
Hearing this, even the doctor, an outsider, couldn’t help but shudder.
But the result was unexpectedly calm.
“Then speed up, Gan. I cannot wait much longer.”
Lin Tianyi’s voice remained calm, as still as an ancient well.
He did not fly into a rage over his subordinate’s inefficiency.
Even he himself was surprised at this reaction, even feeling a sense of unfamiliarity.
“If it were the past, I would surely have scolded them and then exploded in anger… Heh heh…”
Lin Tianyi felt he had truly grown old.
Although he was just over forty now, his heart seemed to have aged more than fifty years in these past few months.
“As for that girl…”
He turned his gaze back to the documents.
He stared at the girl’s photo for a long time before coming to a simple conclusion.
“She is indeed very beautiful.”
Lin Tianyi was silent for a moment, already forming some ideas in his mind.
“Aren’t they getting along well? In that case, let’s give them a little push behind the scenes. Perhaps after a while, Lin Mo will understand the benefits of having a family.”
To start a family, one must first establish a career.
If something really happens between Lin Mo and that girl, it might bring a turning point for Lin Mo’s return to the family.
This was the thing Lin Tianyi had been most longing for.
Now that he had little time left, and all of his more than a dozen legitimate children had died suddenly, the family’s legacy could not end with him.
Lin Mo was now his only and best legal heir.
If it was truly possible to bring about some change in Lin Mo through that girl, that would naturally be best.
He wouldn’t mind letting an ordinary woman enter the Lin family and become the Matriarch of their generation, provided she was truly as clean as the file recorded.
“Double-check the authenticity of that girl’s file. Additionally, send someone to approach her under the name of the family business. Treat this seriously, understand?”
“I understand, Family Head.”
Gan’s heart trembled slightly.
He could vaguely discern something major from the old man’s words.
“Aside from this, there is one more matter to report, Family Head.”
“Speak.”
Lin Tianyi’s tone remained calm, but his voice no longer had the same energy as before.
“While investigating the Young Master’s whereabouts, the Eldest Miss was also present, and it seems she has already learned of his location. She has now set out for City A with her people. Should we urgently intercept…”
The old man was silent for a moment, then finally let out a light sigh and spoke somewhat helplessly.
“Let her go.”
“As long as she doesn’t cause any trouble…”
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