"Grandpa.. I'm sorry.." the girl's soft voice rang in his ears and he got choked with various emotions building inside him.
Old Master Bi lifted his trembling hand and stroked her fluffy brown hair.
"Why are you saying sorry? You're the one who suffered under my roof.. I should be the one saying sor…." Halfway through Mo Ling interrupted him.
"Don't say that. I should thank you too.."
Old Master Bi wanted to say something and opened his lips.. but closed them again after thinking that there were others in the living room.
Yes, he excluded even his only grandson as other people.
"Let's go to my study and talk." With that he stood up to go to his study.
Mo Ling nodded lightly and followed him.
Bi Yuhan, whose existence was forgotten, was left behind in the living room.
He went into deep thought while sipping his tea. After witnessing the scene that happened before him he realized the special bond between his grandfather and Mo Ling.
Both of them have serious personalities, yet they soften them in each other's presence.
'And they both have common secrets.. especially Mo Ling.. this boy..'
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In the study..
Old Master Bi and Mo Ling sat facing each other.
They both stared at each other for some time. Mo Ling has a smile in her eyes when looking at the old man before her.
Old Master looked at her thoughtfully and said.. "you remembered."
"Yes." She nodded and said.. "Thank you for saving me."
"Sigh.. you don't have to thank me. At that time I just fulfilled my promise."
"A promise?"
She knew that there's some reason behind her rescue and that's connected to Old Master Bi. But she didn't know what exactly that was.
"Yes.. your mother Li Yue. She's my savior."
Mo Ling's heart skipped a beat when she heard her mother's name.
The gentle yet heroic figure of her mother flashed in her mind.
"Your mother reached out to me when you were being hunted down. She provided me with the coordinates and asked me to save you. But I couldn't reach you in time and you were in a very critical situation. After your treatment, the doctor said that you lost your memories." After saying that he paused..
"I can only hide your identity by being strict with you since you lost your memories. I erased your tracks and disguised you as a boy."
"My mother.. what happened to her?"
Old Master Bi fell silent at her question. After some internal struggle he said..
"The news that I received is that she died."
Mo Ling closed her eyes to hide the pain. She expected this answer.
"How?" Her hoarse voice sounded with the suppressed pain.
He couldn't see the girl before him suffering like this. But she deserves the truth.
"Fire. The wing that your mother resides in caught fire and the news is that her body didn't remain." He said the last words with much difficulty.
Mo Ling opened her eyes and a huge murderous aura descended in the room..
'Good.. they dared to lay their dirty hands on my mother? I'll send each one of them to the king of hell as presents.'