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Hearing his son say this, Old Wei was completely bewildered.

"Have you lost your mind?"

"Dad, hit me, see if I'm dreaming. I just feel like this is so unreal. Good things like this only happen in dreams, right?"

"Hit me, see if I feel pain. Hurry…"

*Slap—*

Right after Wei Nan's shout, Old Wei instinctively raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

Immediately, the burning pain made tears stream uncontrollably down Wei Nan's face.

His mother, standing nearby, saw this and shoved Old Wei aside.

"What are you doing? Why did you hit him so hard?"

"Son, are you okay? Don't scare Mom. Does it hurt? Let Mom rub it for you…"

Wei Nan shook his head repeatedly: "Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine, hahaha… It's not a dream, it's all real, it's all real. I have to call Lin Yi…"

After saying this, Wei Nan acted like a madman, running towards a room while crying and laughing.

The moment the door closed, the couple looked at each other.

Then, as if infected by Wei Nan's emotions, their eyes gradually turned red, and tears slowly blurred their vision.

At this moment, they seemed to understand Wei Nan's feelings just now. They had finally come through the hardships and reached the end of their struggle.

His mother leaned into Old Wei's embrace, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

...

He was in the middle of a meal when Lin Yi's phone rang. He picked it up and took a look. It was a call from Wei Nan.

"Hello? What's up?"

Lin Yi answered the phone and said in a low voice.

As a result, a burst of laughter came from the phone…

"What is wrong with you? Say something!"

There was only laughter on the phone, no one speaking. Lin Yi's heart sank, and he began to feel a bit worried.

After a long while, when the laughter gradually subsided, Wei Nan said: "Lin Yi, you've arrived, right? Did they send you directly to the hotel? Damn, Xingwu University is too rich, right? They actually arranged a hotel for us and even said it's for unlimited stay, we can stay as long as we want!"

"I heard before that Martial Arts University had good benefits, but I didn't expect it to be this good. It was worth it. I've spent eighteen years, day and night, Cultivating and practicing martial arts, and now I've finally seen a return!"

"It was so worth it, all the hard work I put in…"

Wei Nan's voice choked up on the phone. Finally, only intermittent crying remained.

Lin Yi didn't speak, just held the phone and listened quietly. He understood Wei Nan and understood why he was so emotionally out of control.

In fact, the pressure he carried and the hopes he bore were far greater than Lin Yi's.

Lin Yi wanted to get into Martial Arts University just to escape his original family and choose a different path for himself.

But Wei Nan carried his brother's trust and bore his parents' hopes. Ever since his brother passed away unexpectedly, he had been constantly pushing himself every day.

He just hoped to pass the Martial Arts Exam and fulfill the expectations of himself, his brother, and his parents. Once this goal was achieved, he relaxed completely, which led to his emotional breakdown…

Now, the only thing Lin Yi could do was accompany him, letting him vent the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart for all these years over the phone. Once he had cried enough and finished venting, he would be able to move past it.

Tang Qinru and Qin Zhaoxue were all looking at Lin Yi with strange expressions.

Lin Yi, however, listened silently to Wei Nan's crying.

After a long while, when Wei Nan had gradually finished venting, he said with a choked voice: "Which hotel are you at? Let's meet up and grab something to eat, shall we? I'm hungry!"

"Hmm… I'm actually eating right now, with Sister Qinru and Sister Xue. Why don't you come over?"

Wei Nan: "…"

Chapter 199: You Have a Grandfather in the New District

When Wei Nan heard that Tang Qinru was also there, he refused without even thinking.

Ever since he admitted that Tang Qinru was not his cousin, he seemed to be deliberately avoiding her.

Hanging up the phone, Lin Yi smiled.

Tang Qinru, sitting opposite him, asked: "Who was that?"

"Your cousin, Wei Nan!"

Tang Qinru: "…"

"That's enough. If I hadn't found him back then, I wouldn't have been able to contact you. However, that friend of yours named Wei Nan is actually quite interesting, a bit of a blockhead…"

Tang Qinru said with a light laugh.

Lin Yi nodded: "Right, Sister Qinru, shouldn't you tell me why you were looking for me? And why you deliberately made Wei Nan lie to me, saying you were his cousin?"

"Are we related?"

Lin Yi had always been brooding over this matter. Especially on the day he returned to school, when he met Lin Dazhi. When he said he still had a grandfather in the New District, it made him fall into deep thought.

He still remembered the first time he met Blood Drop with Chu Zhengxiong and the others at the container warehouse. When he used the [Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique] for the first time, Chu Zhengxiong had asked him what his relationship with General Yi Nanshan was.

At that time, Lin Yi didn't know who General Yi Nanshan was. Later, finding out that Tang Qinru was not Wei Nan's cousin had left Lin Yi bewildered for quite a while.

It wasn't until he met Lin Dazhi that he gave Lin Yi an address in the New District. It was the address of General Yi Nanshan in Taigu City…

Putting these things together, Lin Yi always felt like too many things were being kept from him. It felt like they were about to be revealed. Therefore, he looked forward to coming to the New District early to find Tang Qinru and get some answers.

After Lin Yi asked the question that had been on his mind for so long, Tang Qinru looked up at him.

At this moment, she realized that some things could no longer be hidden. She smiled and nodded.

Just as she was about to speak, Qin Zhaoxue hurriedly stood up.

"Um, I'm going to the restroom, you guys keep eating…"

She was deliberately avoiding suspicion; after all, what Tang Qinru was about to say might be their family business. Tang Qinru didn't stop her, just smiled and nodded.

After Qin Zhaoxue left the private room, only she and Lin Yi were left.

Tang Qinru gathered her thoughts for a moment and reorganized her words.

"Some things can't be hidden from you, and they shouldn't be hidden from you!"

"Actually, your mother, Yi Xiao Qing, is my aunt!"

"Aunt?"

Although Lin Yi had long prepared himself mentally, when Tang Qinru actually said it…