Chapter 279: Uninvited

What kind of person is An Tian Sheng? He is none other than the chief of the police bureau.

In the whole southwest, there are hardly any people who can sit above him.

Moreover, everyone knows that An Tian Sheng does not easily attend private banquets.

What's more, he attended in such a high-profile manner.

At this moment, Lin Yang stepped forward and said to An Tian Sheng.

"Uncle An, your uninvited arrival leaves me feeling utterly embarrassed."

An Tian Sheng laughed heartily, put his arm around Lin Yang's shoulder, and said.

"I love hearing you call me Uncle An; I hope you'll change your title next time!"

An Ni Shang, standing nearby, blushed and pulled An Tian Sheng to take a seat.

Just as they had sat down, they heard a voice.

"Lu Yong'an came uninvited, prepared a generous gift for Mr. Lin, wishing Mr. Lin an early Little New Year."

"And wishing Mr. Lin smooth sailing in the coming year!"

"Wei Changsheng came uninvited..."

The appearance of Lu Yong'an and Wei Changsheng was both expected and unexpected.

Both are advanced in age, and everyone thought they would not attend such an occasion.

Those who had originally planned to come and watch a joke immediately restrained their contempt.

They immediately called their subordinates, telling them to prepare generous gifts.

Anyone can see that the Lin family is about to soar!

Zhao Shicheng looked at all this and let out a cold snort.

"What is this? Just a bunch of merchants."

"No matter how powerful the merchants are, do they dare offend my Zhao family?"

Someone wanted to remind this young master that An Tian Sheng is not merely a merchant.

Compared to your father, he is only higher, never lower.

But everyone thought better of it and decided not to provoke this young master.

"Haha, such a lively day—I'll come join the fun."

"Sun Wenhai came uninvited, brought a modest gift; Mr. Lin, please don't be angry."

As soon as Sun Wenhai appeared, everyone rose to their feet and looked at him.

Who is Sun Wenhai? He is the regional governor of the southwest.

One could say he is the foremost person in the southwest.

Those beneath him, no matter how they contend, a single word from him can sway the situation.

Even a magnate like him would not be easily invited by the Wei and Lu families.

Now, he has actually come uninvited.

Lin Yang also laughed heartily and stepped forward to greet him.

"Thank you, Mr. Sun."

"Mr. Sun?"

In the southwest, nobody dares to call Sun Wenhai "Mr. Sun."

No matter what, he is indeed a bona fide regional governor.

Just as everyone was waiting for Sun Wenhai to lose his temper,

Unexpectedly, Sun Wenhai burst out laughing and said.

"Good, calling me Mr. Sun like that—no excessive flattery, I like it!"

"Besides, my father asked me to tell you that he's temporarily tied up and can't get away, so he sent me to apologize to Brother Lin on his behalf."

Upon hearing this, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

Who is Sun Wenhai's father?!

That Old Master Sun actually intends to apologize to Lin Yang.

Now, most people are no longer calm.

They again called their subordinates.

"Hey, the gifts I told you to prepare had better make it onto the table!"

"They must be worth at least a hundred thousand!"

"More is fine, less is not—did you hear that?"

Everyone knows that Lin Yang is absolutely the dragon of the southwest.

Even the regional governor must address Lin Yang as a sworn brother.

If they don't curry favor now, when will they?

After Sun Wenhai took his seat, many people went to greet Lin Yang.

They don't expect Lin Yang to remember them; at the very least, they just want to become familiar faces.

And in the farthest corner sat Lin Tianzheng and the others.

At this moment, they looked utterly desolate.

They looked at Lin Yang with regret and envy.

If they hadn't been bewitched back then, their status in the southwest would now be rising as well.

Rather than now, when everyone avoids them.

Because, at Lin Tianzheng's birthday banquet, everyone found out.

Lin Yang and Lin Tianzheng do not get along.

Originally, there were still people sitting together with them.

But after Sun Wenhai came in, everyone avoided them as if avoiding a plague god.

"Disciple Sun Jiacheng, wishing Master a happy Little New Year!"

Sun Jiacheng? Master?

Everyone listened, their hearts tightened, and they all looked toward the door.

Then they saw that familiar, aged face.

As the divine doctor of the southwest, Sun Jiacheng is not unfamiliar to them.

They have all sought his treatment for illness, so they are naturally very familiar with him.

And he actually calls Lin Yang Master!

Just then, a deep, resonant voice sounded.

"Heavenly Martial Hall Yanjing headquarters elder, Zhang Wei, uninvited, comes to congratulate Mr. Lin on a happy Little New Year."

Zhang Wei brought Cao Yuanwei, laughing heartily as he walked in.

Upon entering, he saw Lin Yang looking at him.

He said, laughing heartily.

"Mr. Lin, why are you looking at me like that? Aren't you welcoming me?"

"The guest is a guest; do as you please."

"Haha, Mr. Lin is indeed broad-minded."

At this moment, Du Juan beside them looked worriedly at Lin Yang.

Lu Linglong also asked whether they should assign someone to monitor them.

"No need. The guest is a guest; we shouldn't be so petty."

Just as he finished speaking, a tall woman in a white shirt and white canvas shoes, head lowered, hands covering her head, ran over with small quick steps.

Seeing the woman, Nannan showed a smile and walked to under the eaves.

"Nannan is here waiting for Mom again; let's go back."

Hearing that familiar voice, Ye Fei was startled and involuntarily turned his head.

"It's raining; I have an umbrella, you can take it back."

Luo Xin originally wanted to refuse, but seeing the rain growing heavier in the sky, she could only turn and accept the umbrella.

"Thanks."

That turn, both Ye Fei and Luo Xin froze.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Luo Xin's pupils contracted, filled with three parts fear and seven parts hatred, she said through gritted teeth.

"It's you!"

In this familiar place, she encountered the person she most feared seeing and also hated the most.

It was him who shattered her life, turning her from a heavenly favored daughter into an ordinary person.

The Luo family felt she had brought shame upon them, the school also expelled her, and her future and dreams were destroyed.

And the culprit behind all this, she thought she would never see him again in this lifetime, never expecting to meet him today.

Looking at Luo Xin's gaze, Ye Fei didn't know how to speak for a moment.

He lowered his head to look at himself hiding behind Luo Xin, looking at his own Nannan, then recalling what she had said before.

Ye Fei said in a low voice: "Sorry, it was I who hurt you back then; please give me a chance to make amends, and give Nannan a home."

Nannan, hiding behind Luo Xin, blinked her eyes, looked at Ye Fei, and asked in a childish voice.

"Mom, is he my dad?"

The usually gentle Luo Xin, for the first time, loudly shouted at Nannan.

"No, he is not your dad; you have no dad."

"But..."

"There's no 'but'; you have no dad."

Each word from Luo Xin felt like a knife stab, piercing Ye Fei's heart.

Seeing Nannan pretending to be angry, Ye Fei smiled faintly.

"Then can you tell Uncle your secret?"

Nannan blinked her bewildered big eyes, looked at Ye Fei, and leaned her small frame close.

"Then I'll tell you alone; don't tell anyone else."