Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 74 - 0 Mysterious Lin Family Meetup In Progress【2 More】
Chapter 74: 074 Mysterious Lin Family, Meetup In Progress【2 More】
Chapter 74: 074 Mysterious Lin Family, Meetup In Progress【2 More】
Professor Yuwen usually didn’t like to use online chat software; he was busy with countless affairs and didn’t have the time to pay attention to other things.
The reason he had kept it all these years was in anticipation that one day, a certain avatar in his contacts would turn back to color.
Finally, that day had come.
Although last time YN had said she wouldn’t disappear again, Professor Yuwen was still apprehensive. He immediately wrapped up his meeting at the Global Center as quickly as possible and hurried back to Shenzhou without stopping.
[YN]: “Wouldn’t tomorrow be a bit too soon? If you come to Jiangcheng, as the host, I should treat you to a meal. Meeting at the school seems too simple.”
[Professor Yuwen]: “That’s fine too, whatever you suggest.”
Looking at this reply, Ye Wanlan also began to think about what gift to give Professor Yuwen.
“Ah Lan, what in the world happened today?” Lin Huaijin was still puzzled, “Was that Curative Herb found by you?”
“Mhm, my desk mate just happens to be in this line of work.” Ye Wanlan shifted her gaze from her phone, “Uncle, please don’t be angry, but to ensure today’s deal would maximize benefits, only grandma and I knew.”
Lin Huaijin fell silent for a moment, then with a hoarse voice said, “How could I be angry? I’m happy, very happy.”
Through the car mirror, he could see the girl’s serene blue eyes as deep as the ocean.
Those eyes were inherited from Lin Jiayan; the father and daughter almost seemed to have been cast in the same mold.
Crazy but lucid, also audaciously reckless.
But twenty years had passed, how come Lin Jiayan still hadn’t shown up?
Alive or dead, there was no information.
“Ah Lan, aren’t you busy managing a company and attending school?” Lin Huaijin frowned and asked, “I heard from your grandma that you’ve recently been preparing products related to Su embroidery?”
“Mhm, I’ve brought in a batch of machines and have programmed them with the Su embroidery skills from Jiang Xulin.” Ye Wanlan nodded, “We’re mass-producing simple accessories like sachets, fans, and decorative items, expecting to launch them in the market in half a year.”
Of course, machine-made products still couldn’t compare to handmade ones.
The focus of Pulling the Sky Company was on continually cultivating heritage craftsmen and making high-end custom clothing.
Shenzhou wasn’t lacking in craftsmanship or luxury goods; when it comes to luxury goods, Shenzhou held the top place.
But what Shenzhou lacked was a luxury brand that could compete with Catika, Freya Yinnide, and Seres on the international market.
She had to make up for this shortfall.
Ye Wanlan laughed again, “My general manager is very responsible. With her there, I don’t have to worry about the small stuff.”
“That’s good. Don’t keep everything to yourself, if you need help, just tell your uncle.” Lin Huaijin said, “We’ve always been one family after all.”
Ye Wanlan’s heart trembled, and she gently touched the area over her heart, where a bittersweet pain spread and consumed her.
How could she not understand this?
The Transcendent Woman had stolen four years of her time, blatantly hurting all who loved her.
But when she returned, Lin Huaijin had still accepted her.
She was not without a home to return to.
“Uncle, do you understand the current situation of the Lin Family Main House?” Ye Wanlan asked.
Three hundred years ago, she was friends with the last Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sound Sect, Lin Fanyin, and the eldest apprentice sister, Lin Wanci.
After all the disciples of the Heavenly Sound Sect died in battle, to commemorate them, the surviving family members all changed their surname to Lin, and that was the origin of the Lin Family.
Jiangcheng was far from Yunjing, and despite having 999 extra years, her knowledge about the Lin Family was still scarce.
“No.” Lin Huaijin shook his head, muttering, “But I always feel like it’s a very dangerous place. Otherwise, your grandmother wouldn’t have avoided it so earnestly.”
Ye Wanlan said indifferently, “That’s quite alright.”
Lin Huaijin was startled, “All right?”
“To clean up for an old friend.” Ye Wanlan smiled slightly, “If my path ahead is full of obstacles, I’ll simply open fire.”
“You always talk in such a mysterious way, I don’t understand it, uncle.” Lin Huaijin sighed, “But we’re destined to return to the Main House one day, there are some things that must be confronted.”
That day was just a matter of sooner or later.
**
At this moment, in the garage, in another car.
“Hello, ah-ah, it’s me, Little Luo.” Mr. Luo spoke carefully into the phone, “I’m really sorry, I truly didn’t know where they got that quality Curative Herb; I was fooled by a blonde girl!”
He had never expected that despite his extreme caution, he had still fallen for Ye Wanlan’s ruse.
It wasn’t just about the loss of money, but the fact that he had not completed the task given to him by the people of the Yunjing Lin Family!
“Did they really produce the Curative Herb?” The person on the other end of the phone was a youth, skeptical as well, “Where did it come from? You’re not lying, are you?”
“I swear it’s true, sir!” Mr. Luo couldn’t hide his panic, “How could I dare lie to you? You could easily take my life with the flick of a finger, that granddaughter of Lin Weilan nearly sent me to the police station.”
“Lin Qin?”
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“No, no, no, her surname is Ye, Ye Wanlan.”
“Lin Weilan’s granddaughter doesn’t have the surname Lin?” The youth lost interest, “I see. You can’t be completely blamed for this, we will cover your losses.”
Mr. Luo was overjoyed, “Thank you, sir, but about the situation at the Global Center…”
“We will take care of that as well. We won’t let Lin Weilan get connected there so easily.” The youth spoke coldly, “You can leave now.”
After the call ended, the youth put away his phone, stood up, walked through the garden and corridor, and arrived at a pavilion.
Ahead was a screen, and behind the screen stood a zither.
A pair of slender and fair hands rested on the zither strings, but the owner’s face was not visible.
“Lin Weilan brought out the Curative Herb and got involved with Global Center, so she likely won’t be able to return to the Lin Family anytime soon,” the young man said respectfully. “What should we do next?”
“Oh?” The person behind the screen gave a slight smile, not surprised. “It’s as expected. She’s been gone for over forty years, is stubborn by nature, and how could she survive for so long without any means at her disposal?”
“But there’s an eighty percent chance the Secluded Zither was taken by her!” the young man said angrily. “It belongs to the main house; why should she take it?”
“Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense,” the person said indifferently. “The Secluded Zither is indeed important, but compared to that matter, it’s insignificant.”
The young man didn’t dare to speak; he had been confused for many years.
What exactly was that matter?
However, the person didn’t speak anymore and began to play the zither.
“Clang clang——”
“Whoosh!”
As the zither strings were gently stroked and the notes sounded, the air vibrated, and columns of air shot out like hidden weapons, attacking straight ahead.
“Crack!”
A stone as tall as a person shattered on impact, scattering pieces all around.
The young man, looking at the fragments on the ground, couldn’t help but feel astonished, taking a step back and secretly wiping the cold sweat from his brow.
Was this the legendary Heavenly Sound Music Method that had once shaken Jianghu?
Only direct lineage descendants of the Lin Family knew of events not recorded in history books, such as when the former Sect Leader of the Heavenly Sound Sect, Lin Fanyin, had eradicated countless enemies in the blink of an eye with the “Battle-Breaking Music.”
“Clean up the pieces,” the person spoke again. “I want to see an identical one by tomorrow.”
“Yes,” the young man responded respectfully and stepped forward. He knelt down, his hands trembling as he picked up the fragments.
**
The next day, Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School.
With only one week left until the end of the term, all the students were fiercely competing with one another.
Ye Wanlan was tutoring her classmates in history.
“Student Ye explains so well, with such vividness, it’s rare for me to find history this interesting.”
“I’ve read too many novels; I even suspect Student Ye came from ancient times, she tells it as if she witnessed it firsthand.”
“We absolutely can’t let the physics class steal our Wanlan away!”
In the past two days, they had turned away students from class 2 and several others from the physics class who had come running with their notebooks.
“Yes, Princess Yongning once followed Imperial Tutor Han Yunsheng to Jiangcheng to manage water affairs. Back then, Jiangcheng wasn’t called Jiangcheng—it was known as ‘Jianghuai’…” Ye Wanlan recounted while recalling the past.
After everyone listened, someone suddenly asked with great enthusiasm, “By the way, are you curious if the Imperial Tutor was handsome?”
“Just hearing the name sounds handsome, but what’s important is his ability!”
“Isn’t it recorded in history books that the Imperial Tutor came from Mount Penglai? I heard the people there all have the appearance of immortals; he wouldn’t have been able to teach Princess Yongning if he weren’t powerful.”
“Wanlan, what do you think?”
Ye Wanlan paused, then said tactfully, “He should be… handsome, I guess.”
As long as he didn’t scold her or say her drawings were trash, Han Yunsheng was handsome.
Otherwise, even if he had an extraordinary temperament and striking good looks, she still wouldn’t be too keen on seeing him.
After another historical story was heard, the class bell rang. The students reluctantly returned to their seats to continue their Chemistry lesson.
At this time, the office of the No.7 Middle School Principal received an unexpected visitor.
Professor Yuwen still couldn’t suppress his excitement and curiosity and rushed to Jiangcheng No.7 Middle School immediately after getting off the plane.
When the principal’s assistant ushered him into the office, the No.7 Middle School Principal was working.
He was caught off guard when he looked up and recognized a face he saw every year at the opening ceremony of Yunjing University, nearly breaking his chair in surprise.
“You, you, you…” the No.7 Middle School Principal stammered, “You’re that, that…”
He wished he could slap himself at that moment.
Why couldn’t he speak when it mattered most? His darned mouth!
“Yuwen Ming Bo, pleased to meet you,” Professor Yuwen said as they shook hands.
The No.7 Middle School Principal was flattered and finally managed to utter, “You’re that Professor Yuwen who teaches Physics!”
Having said that, the No.7 Middle School Principal was silent…
What foolish words he had spoken.
Professor Yuwen waved his hand, unconcerned, “No need for long speeches. Bring over your school’s best student in Physics; I have something to say to her.”
He was confident; the YN he knew was the best in Physics wherever she was.
“The best in Physics?” The No.7 Middle School Principal was startled for a moment, then immediately called the principal’s assistant. “Go to class 1 and check if Student Ye is there. Please ask her to come here.”
Professor Yuwen sat down, pulled out his thermos, and took a pleasant sip of tea.
He was going to give her a big surprise!
