"Don't worry, the Ling's Family home is usually too quiet. My grandfather seldom lives here, so he'll be delighted to see that I have friends coming over to liven things up. Besides, this is the safest place. Nobody dares to monitor it, not even Third Young Master Jun. Not in his wildest dreams would he think that I dared bring you here."
"Grandfather?"
Ling Yan looked somewhat melancholy: "Truthfully, I'm not, by definition, a bona fide member of the Ling family. My mother is my grandfather's eldest daughter. I had an uncle, but he and my aunt lost their lives during a mission, leaving behind only one cousin. With so few family members around, my grandfather adopted me into the Ling family."
Ye Lu knew that they were from a prestigious family of military officers. She hadn't realized that the life of a soldier could be so dangerous, her uncle and aunt were both dead.