Night passed.
Morning arrived!
Old Zhang was washing up, glancing at Lin Fan from time to time. "Something on your mind?"
"Yeah."
"What is it? Just say it. Keeping it bottled up is hard. I'm willing to share your burden."
Old Zhang considered himself Lin Fan's ultimate support.
No one could replace him.
Lin Fan said, "I miss my daughter. We're separated, and I don't know when I'll see her again."
Clang!
The rinsing cup in Old Zhang's hand fell to the ground with a clatter. A hen, ready to lay an egg, stared at Lin Fan in shock, her rear end stuck up in the air. The ginseng, meant to feed the hen, remained suspended in mid-air.
The hen, spotting the food, quickly turned and snatched it in her beak, maintaining her shocked posture.
Daughter?
You wake up and tell us you have a daughter.
Did we sleep too long, or did you have everything in your dreams?
Old Zhang asked, "Is she cute?"
"Cute."
"How old is she?"
"Twenty-something."
"Wow! So I'm an uncle?"
"Yes."
Lin Fan smiled happily. He could see that Old Zhang was delighted and looked forward to meeting Ke Lan.
"What's her name?"
"Ke Lan, Lin Ke Lan. I gave her that name."
"Very nice. Where is she?"
Lin Fan lowered his head, looking a bit lost. "I don't know where she is. That's why I want to find her. As long as I keep searching, I'll definitely find her."
His confident thought was as overbearing as ever.
"I believe you can do it." Old Zhang nodded vigorously.
Anyone could doubt Lin Fan, but not Old Zhang.
This was friendship.
Pure friendship forged in the Qingshan Mental Hospital.
Leaving the dormitory.
One-Eyed Man stopped when he saw Lin Fan, taking a longer look. He noticed a change in Lin Fan, a shift in temperament, very subtle, something ordinary people wouldn't notice. But who was he?
The leader of Yanhai City's special department.
Wouldn't he have this kind of discerning eye?
"Wife, I miss you so much."
Upon seeing Mu Qing, Lin Fan immediately embraced her. To others, this behavior might seem excessive; they hadn't been apart for long. It was as if they hadn't seen each other for ages.
But who could understand that for Lin Fan, it truly had been a long time.
Embraced by Lin Fan, Mu Qing, after a moment of surprise, quickly returned to normal. She was already used to such intimate gestures.
"We haven't been apart for long," Mu Qing said.
Lin Fan replied, "A day without seeing you is agonizing."
Mu Qing smiled. Any woman would appreciate such compliments, especially when they felt genuine.
A smile graced her lips.
"Wife, I have something to tell you," Lin Fan said.
He didn't want to hide anything and wanted to tell his wife important matters. After all, with their level of intimacy, keeping secrets wasn't good.
"Okay, tell me."
Mu Qing was already familiar with Lin Fan's habit of telling her strange and unusual things. She was used to it.
Lin Fan said, "Be prepared."
"Okay, I can accept anything." Mu Qing was truly prepared. Based on her understanding of Lin Fan, whenever he spoke like this, it was never a simple matter.
Of course.
It wasn't as complicated as she imagined.
Lin Fan said, "We have a daughter."
Hearing the word 'daughter', Mu Qing's first thought was that Lin Fan was about to say another woman had fallen for him and wanted to be with him. She even had her response ready, "Oh, you're so popular!"
But…
Mu Qing stared at Lin Fan, dumbfounded.
A daughter?
Just waking up, and he gives her such a shock?
"A daughter?" She made her meaning clear. "Are you sure?"
Lin Fan said, "Yes, her name is Lin Ke Lan. I told her you're her mother, and she was very happy. She hopes we can go back and find her."
"Wait a minute." Mu Qing raised her hand and went to the bathroom. With a slam of the door, she leaned against it, her mind in turmoil. Trembling, she took out her phone.
Opening the search bar.
"Suddenly having a daughter out of nowhere…"
No, that's not right.
Delete, try again.
"Boyfriend released from a mental hospital suddenly says he has a daughter, what does it mean?"
The internet is a magical place.
As long as you want to know something, you can always find the answer.
The phone page loaded.
A clear, simple, and easy-to-understand answer appeared.
"He wants you to take maternity leave."
"Damn it!"
"Crap!"
"Got milk?"
Mu Qing blushed, staring at the ceiling. So, it was inevitable after all?
She had known this day wouldn't be far off.
Since she had accepted it, she should be prepared.
But… she didn't expect Lin Fan to tell her so indirectly. Thinking about it, she felt a bit shy. Was he afraid she would object?
At this point, what was there to object to?
As long as he takes the initiative, there will be a story between them.
Mu Qing returned to the room and asked, "So, where is our daughter?"
"I don't know." Lin Fan shook his head.
Mu Qing knew Lin Fan would say that. Of course, he wouldn't know. They hadn't even… well, you know… Even if they had, it would take ten months.
And there's no guarantee it would be a girl.
As a woman, she couldn't be too forward. She needed to be reserved. In such situations, it's always the man who takes the initiative. Where's the precedent for a woman to bring it up?
"So?" Mu Qing asked, but her mind was filled with thoughts of what might happen tonight. Although they had shared a bed, that hadn't happened yet.
She was a little nervous.
Should she prepare the sheets in advance?
She'd heard there would be blood.
And other fluids.
So dirty, the more she thought about it, the dirtier it got, almost unbearable.
Lin Fan thought for a moment and said, "I want to find her. I have to go out and search. Before, I didn't want to leave, everyone was here, and there was nothing else for me to do outside. Now, I just want to find Ke Lan, so the three of us can be together."
Mu Qing stared at Lin Fan, bewildered. What he said seemed so bizarre.
Mystical, even.
From a normal person's perspective, it was difficult to understand.
However, she was long accustomed to this and could feel a deep love emanating from Lin Fan.
As long as that was there, it was enough.
Nothing else mattered to her.
She was actually quite willing to go along with Lin Fan's craziness.
"Okay, I'll listen to you," Mu Qing said.
She was a woman. Since she had decided to follow Lin Fan in her heart, she wouldn't overthink things. The only thing that bothered Mu Qing was that this guy seemed to be quite popular with women.
She needed to be careful.
Lin Fan said, "Okay, I'll be busy with some things next, and I might not have much time to see you. After everything is done, I'll be with you."
"It's okay, I can take care of myself."
No one would believe that this simple conversation was the beginning of something big. Lin Fan, who used to take things as they came, was preparing to take the initiative.
Lin Fan smiled. He knew Mu Qing was the best, always the same, never changing.
"What are you planning to do tonight?" Mu Qing asked indirectly, too embarrassed to ask him directly, "Are you coming to… you know… me tonight?" Although she didn't mind, she still hoped for some mental preparation.
Tell me in advance.
So she wouldn't be caught off guard.
That would be bad.
Lin Fan said, "Nothing much. Is something up?"
"No." Mu Qing replied calmly, acting normal, absolutely not letting him see her true thoughts. But she didn't know why, seeing Lin Fan's lack of plans, she felt a sense of loss. It was strange. Perhaps she was looking forward to it after all.
At the Alliance High Court.
The High Court, jointly established by the Starry Sky Clan and the Shadow Society, was initially intended to trick slaves into returning to mine, but things hadn't gone as planned. They were constantly thwarted by Lin Fan.
It was giving them headaches.
The only one who taught seriously at the High Court was Mu Hao.
"Lin Fan, what are we doing here?" Old Zhang asked.
He didn't like this place. He always felt that the people here weren't very friendly to them. The last time they came, he saw someone try to sneak attack them. Fortunately, Lin Fan reacted quickly, otherwise, they would have succeeded.
Lin Fan said, "There are some people here I want to send away. I'm not at ease with them being here."
"Do you have a grudge against them?"
"No."
"Then how do you distinguish them?"
"I can feel it."
Old Zhang understood, sort of. He didn't really get it, but it didn't matter. He would always support Lin Fan, always be on his side.
The Evil Chicken looked at Lin Fan with confusion.
What was this guy up to now?
No, he had to observe carefully. As an undercover agent, his survival until now was due to his meticulousness and his willingness to put aside his dignity and grovel, thus lowering the other party's guard.
Ginseng sensed something was happening.
He felt a surge of forward momentum from Lin Fan, as if he had something important to do.
At this moment.
The Starry Sky Clan disciples at the Alliance High Court saw Lin Fan arrive and looked puzzled.
They had a non-interference pact.
You've repeatedly beaten people up at the Alliance High Court, causing many Starry Sky Clan disciples to lose face, but everyone has endured it. After all, they weren't the type to be competitive.
They were here simply to teach.
"Huh!"
Lin Fan noticed that many people were missing from the Alliance High Court. Where had the Starry Sky Clan members gone?
Suddenly.
He remembered something.
Although a long time had passed for him in the dream, only a short time had passed in Yanhai City. They were still out exploring the ancient ruins in the mountains and hadn't returned yet.
"Oh, we came too early." Lin Fan muttered to himself, then pondered what to do.
He couldn't go searching for the Starry Sky Clan members in the mountains, could he?
Then.
He came up with a solution.
In that case, he would find a reliable person to help guard the place.
"Old Zhang, let's go to Changbai Mountain," Lin Fan said.
Old Zhang asked, "Huh? What are we going there for?"
"To find Ming. I want him to help me with something," Lin Fan replied.
After thinking about it, he felt that Ming was the most reliable.