Chapter 414 - 413: Lin Yuan

"Mom, you’re asking so many questions at once, how would I know? Are these photos Xiao Wan’s?"

The mother and son were both confused for a moment.

"Xiao Wan asked me to pick them up from the photo studio the day before yesterday. She kept calling these days to remind me not to open them. Today, she asked me to send them to the team."

Lin Yinghui frowned, remembering how his little sister had been leaving early in the morning and returning late at night recently. Maybe it was related to this.

Lin Yinghui didn’t say anything and walked to the living room to call the team communication room.

Lin Wan had just called Mom a few minutes ago, why was she calling back already? Lin Wan had no choice but to return.

"What’s wrong with Mom?"

"It’s me."

"Brother, what’s wrong?"

"What’s the deal with the photos?"

"Huh, what photos?" Lin Wan quickly played dumb.

"Don’t play dumb with me. We saw the photos you asked Mom to send."

"Brother... didn’t I tell Mom not to open it, how..." Things that make you nervous really tend to go wrong at the worst times.

"Mom didn’t hold it properly, and it just slipped out by itself. That’s when we saw it."

"Then... then... did any outsiders see it?" Lin Wan instantly regretted it, slapping her forehead. Why did she mess around for no reason?

"It’s just us in the house, no outsiders. Tell your brother what’s going on."

Lin Wan responded guiltily, "It’s nothing, just captured by accident. Brother, tell Mom not to worry."

"Accident? You think your brother is an idiot?"

"Brother... I took these so I could have something against that man in the future. You saw that man, right, wearing military attire? That man has some feud with Han Yi and is causing trouble for him in the team. I ran into him on the street with Ye Qing that day, so I followed them. Unexpectedly... Ye Qing is actually with him... Also, brother, those days when I kept getting knocked to the ground, it wasn’t an accident. That man and Ye Qing were trying to harm the child in my belly."

"Knocked to the ground? When? Why would Ye Qing try to hurt you?" Lin Yinghui’s frown deepened. "Mom knows about this, but she didn’t tell you to prevent you from worrying. As for why Ye Qing wants to harm me, I’ll explain when I get back. Brother, send the photos to me first."

Lin Yinghui’s frown never eased. "The team has strict rules, sending the photos will definitely get them checked. If the team finds out, that wouldn’t be good, right?"

Lin Wan’s heart skipped a beat, glad her brother was there. How could she forget this detail? If the team found out about Mei Langchi, not only he but even Han Yi would be held accountable.

"It’s my oversight, Brother, just keep them safe for me. Store them at my place in a secure spot, safe from moisture."

"Got it. When you come back, make sure to explain everything to us clearly, understand?"

"Mm, mm, Brother, remember to tell Mom not to get too close to Ye Qing." Although she felt guilty towards her, she wanted to apologize. Just like Han Yi said, Ye Qing might not accept it. Ye Qing is so obsessed right now, she won’t give up easily.

"I know."

Lin Wan spoke very softly; the sentry outside probably didn’t hear clearly.

Lin Yinghui hung up the phone and asked Liang Hongmei about the incident where Lin Wan was knocked down a while ago.

Liang Hongmei briefly told her son about it. "What? Xiao Wan says it wasn’t an accident, but intentional?"

"Yeah, Mom, pay more attention to Ye Qing from now on, and try to avoid contact with her."

"... Related to Ye Qing?"

Lin Yinghui nodded. "Xiao Wan says so, and that man she’s with also has some feud with Han Yi."

"How... how did the Ye family girl become so despicable now? How could she do such a thing? Just for a man, she wants to harm our Xiao Wan? Xiao Wan played with her since they were little!" Liang Hongmei thought Ye Qing wanted to harm Lin Wan because of that man.

"Ask Xiao Wan where Ye Qing lives now, and I’ll go have a word with her."

"Mom, we don’t know the full story yet. Let’s wait for Xiao Wan to come back and ask her properly."

... Lin Wan didn’t expect Mom and Brother to find out about this. But now they know, they can be cautious of Ye Qing, preventing her schemes. Lin Wan hasn’t mentioned any of this to Han Yi, either.

Another two or three days passed.

Today, I went with Shi Lan to the small market in front, planning to buy some groceries.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, you’re here?"

"Ah, Xiao Wan, I was just thinking of looking for you. I just got back the day before yesterday."

"What a coincidence, are you going to the market? I am too."

"Then let’s go together."

On the way, Lin Wan introduced Shi Lan and Lin Yuan. They were all around the same age and got along well. The small market didn’t have much, just an old lady with a basket of eggs.

Lin Wan bought twenty or thirty, and Shi Lan and Lin Yuan also bought some. The three of them cleaned out the old lady’s eggs. With the New Year approaching, families were saving the chickens and ducks they raised for holiday meals, so no one was selling them.

However, there were people selling tofu and bean sprouts.

Lin Wan thought maybe she and Han Yi could take a break and go catch some fish on the mountain.

From a distance, the snow on the mountain was still thick. She wasn’t sure if the creek was frozen.

In the evening, Lin Yuan brought over some local specialties.

Lin Wan had spent a few months in Z City in her past life and knew that the yellow peaches and braised chicken and duck there were the best. "I didn’t bring much, hope you don’t mind. Though the yellow peaches from our place are the best, it’s not the season now, so I couldn’t bring them. This silk is the best; I brought a few yards for you. And these soft cakes are from a hundred-year-old shop, absolutely delicious. They’re my favorite, but I’m not sure if you’ll like them, so I brought some for you to try."

"Thank you so much, coming all this way and bringing me things."

"It’s nothing. Mainly, I’m by myself, so I couldn’t bring too many things. Otherwise, you should come visit us sometime, and I’ll take you to try the local delicacies."

"Definitely," Lin Wan knew Han Yi would go there in the future.

"Aren’t you doctors supposed to work even during the New Year? Why did you come here so early? And why didn’t you bring your son this time?"

Lin Yuan laughed, "I’m on annual leave. Just these few days Wang Yuan has some free time, so I’m staying here for a few days. After that, we’ll head back together, which is why I didn’t bring the child."

"Ah, you’re not spending the New Year here?" Lin Wan thought she had come all that way to stay through the New Year.

Lin Yuan sighed and said, "My uncle has been in a coma for years. We went back last time because he woke up. This year grandpa wants the whole family to have a reunion New Year together. So this time my husband and I have to go back."

"Being in a coma for so many years and waking up, he’s really lucky."

"What luck? Our family, it’s my uncle who has had the hardest life. Grandpa said when my uncle was seven or eight, something happened to the family, and they lost him. Those years were unstable, so they didn’t openly search much. Later, when they had leads and went to find him, the family that had taken him had had five or six children, and they sent my uncle to the remote countryside for support. It was the sixties, and he was among the first to go to the countryside. That family didn’t care about him at all, didn’t even know where they’d sent him. They only had a rough direction. Later, even after searching through a lot of archives, grandpa couldn’t find him." Lin Yuan couldn’t help but sigh as she spoke.

"And then what happened?" Lin Wan also felt sorry for her uncle and was curious to hear more.

"Many years later, a few years ago, grandpa was tasked with picking up an important person who was severely injured and brought over from abroad at the airport. When grandpa saw him, he was still in a coma, and then he suddenly woke up a few months ago."

"How did your grandpa recognize him?" These things happen more often than in dramas; you should make a TV show out of this.

"My uncle looks a lot like my grandpa and my dad. So when grandpa saw him, he suspected. Eventually, he recognized him because of a birthmark on my uncle."

"...Oh, your uncle’s life is really full of twists and turns. I truly hope he will be free from disaster and difficulty in the future." Lin Wan sincerely wished for that, thinking about Lin Yuan’s uncle’s story always reminded her of her dad.

Her mom said her dad seemed to be an orphan.

"...Sigh...I hope so." Her uncle is at such an age, having dedicated so many years to the country, and yet he’s still single without a family. Though he’s woken up, his memories are vague and unclear.

He said there were many things he couldn’t remember.

That night, Lin Wan thought for a long time and finally decided to use the few yards of silk to make a little blanket for Bao Bao.

Thinking about how her child would be born in July next year, in a couple of months, when it’s a bit cooler, a thin one would be perfect.

When Han Yi came back, he saw Lin Wan dazing while holding fabric. "Why aren’t you asleep yet, it’s so late?"

"I got up late in the morning, it’s only past eight now, how could I sleep?" Here I just eat and sleep every day.

Afraid of getting out of shape, Lin Wan even learned some simple exercises from young moms from her previous life, doing them indoors.

Han Yi seemed to want to hear that, curled his lips and leaned closer, "Can’t sleep is good, be good, lay in bed and wait for me."

Then he quickly took the thermos into the kitchen, leaving Lin Wan a bit puzzled.

She didn’t mind him, just put the silk in the wardrobe, thinking it wasn’t too late to take care of it at home next time.

By the time Han Yi came back to the room, Lin Wan had changed into her pajamas, lying in bed, she was ready to listen to a story or the news, or some music on the radio.

She switched through several stations and settled on a music channel. The beautiful song made Han Yi, who was undressing, quite satisfied. He said, "Let’s stick with this one, it’s nice."

Lin Wan also liked it, so she didn’t change it and lay down beside it.

Then Han Yi climbed into bed and pulled Lin Wan into his arms.

"Xiao Wan...the baby is already more than three months along, right?"