After heading to Dragon Group, Ling Feng discovered that Long Guangyi wasn't there, so he had no choice but to return for the time being.

"I should think of a way to deal with the people from the Johnson Family first!" Ling Feng grumbled, feeling frustrated.

"Hmph, still want to teach me a lesson?" On the other side of the Earth, at Divine Gate Base, Catherine crossed her legs and listened to Aiven's report with a smile that she could not contain.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect Ling Feng to be such a jealous guy!" Catherine said with a giggle: "I knew it, how could Ling Feng resist my charm, Catherine?"

The corner of Aiven's mouth twitched as he watched the triumphant Catherine, and he recalled the scene of Catherine throwing things around in her room while cursing, "Damn Ling Feng, he doesn't even ask about me after such a long time, has he forgotten about me already…"

Aiven shivered, thinking it was better to forget about such matters as soon as possible.

"Big sister, are you really going to follow Joe Johnson to Huaxia tomorrow?" Aiven hesitated to ask: "What if this causes a misunderstanding with big brother..."

Catherine snorted coldly: "He left me hanging for so long, I have to give him some trouble! Besides, I'm quite curious to see how he's going to deal with me tomorrow!"

Seeing the spring-like Catherine, Aiven wisely kept his mouth shut! What is called adding trouble, it's obviously missing the boss! Women oh women, truly a bunch of creatures who say one thing and mean another!

...

At the Chen Family Courtyard, Chen Ningxue dragged her tired body back home, and once she arrived, she flopped onto the sofa: "Ah, there's no place like home. I almost died from exhaustion today!"

Mother Chen, seeing Chen Ningxue's listless appearance, couldn't help feeling distressed and said, "Girl, why don't we quit the entertainment industry? I saw that news today, and it scared me to death!"

As she spoke, Mother Chen wiped away tears and said, "If something really had happened to you, what would I do then!"

Chen Ningxue quickly sat up and took Mother Chen's hand, saying, "Mom, it's okay, you see I'm still fine, right? Besides, your daughter isn't a weak girl! Even my big brother was no match for me back then!"

Mother Chen gave Chen Ningxue a glance: "You're out of breath just from being called fat. Your brother was letting you win, aren't you clear about that? But out in society, who's going to let you win?"

Chen Ningxue stuck out her tongue, feeling lucky that her mom didn't know about those things she had encountered while traveling abroad; otherwise, she would never be allowed to continue her career outside.

"By the way, Mom, why did Grandpa ask me to come back this time?" Chen Ningxue immediately changed the subject.

Mother Chen said unhappily: "Do I need a reason to call you back? Now that you are also in Yanjing, you should visit us more often. If we hadn't seen it on the news, we wouldn't have known you encountered such a situation!"

Chen Ningxue smiled bitterly, her mom had brought the topic back around.

"I just felt like Grandpa urgently calling me back must be for a reason!" Chen Ningxue, hugging Mother Chen's arm, cooed: "Come on, Mom, tell me quickly. I need to be psychologically prepared, right?"

"As cunning as ever!" Mother Chen tapped Chen Ningxue's nose and said: "This time your grandpa mainly wants to ask about things between you and Ling Feng. It's been half a year; you two should have some kind of firm answer by now, right?"

Chen Ningxue suddenly jumped up from the sofa: "That... I just remembered I have some urgent matters to attend to, I'll be back first, I'll come back tomorrow..."

"How come you leave without seeing Grandpa when you come back?" At that time, Chen Biao came in from outside and said to Chen Ningxue, "Is there something urgent? Tell Grandpa about it."

Chen Ningxue sat back down somewhat awkwardly, "Oh, I remembered wrong, there's nothing urgent anyway. It can be dealt with tomorrow just the same..."

Because of work, Father Chen was inspecting the military district, and once Elder Master Chen returned, Mother Chen began preparing dinner.

Even though the Chen Family was distinguished, Elder Master Chen had always insisted on simplicity and modesty, so the Chen household did not have any maids. Mother Chen went to make dinner, Elder Master Chen looked at Chen Ningxue and then said, "Xiaoxue, come with me, I have things to ask you!"

Chen Ningxue followed behind her grandfather with a grimace. Even though Elder Master Chen doted on her the most in the family, she feared him the most as well! Because while Elder Master Chen was affectionate, he never spoiled the children. In fact, the more he liked a child, the stricter he was with them!

This was probably a tradition of military families as well.

"Grandpa, be careful!" Chen Ningxue's eyes darted around, and then she quickly scurried to Elder Master Chen's side, helping him to sit down on the sofa in the inner room.

"Ah, I'm old and useless now!" Elder Master Chen slowly sat on the sofa, his face showing some fatigue, his expression a little desolate.

"Grandpa's just joking!" Chen Ningxue chuckled, "In my heart, Grandpa, you are still the strong man who could lift me up with one hand!"

Elder Master Chen leaned back, "Man, when he gets old, he has to accept it! Today, I went to see your Grandpa Zhang. That guy who used to dare to argue and fight with me when we were young, now lies in bed half-paralyzed... Xiaoxue, what's the point of living to that extent?"

Chen Ningxue was somewhat stunned. She knew about Grandpa Zhang's situation. He was a tough man who had clawed his way through the chaos of war, but he had had a stroke a year ago and was bedridden every day now, relying on others for care.

The hero's twilight years, the beauty's white hair—it's the eternal tragedy!

Elder Master Chen was a very tough and proud man. He had said more than once that if one day he became paralyzed and unable to move, he would rather die than live like that!

Chen Ningxue fell silent. She looked at her grandfather's head full of white hair and the increasing age spots on his face, feeling a twinge of sorrow in her heart. Her grandfather, who had seemed capable of anything in the past, was truly old now!

Cough cough! Elder Master Chen coughed a few times and sighed, "Old Zhang is suffering inside. He's a man who cares about his dignity, but now he can only lie in bed, unable to do anything. If it weren't for the Zhang family getting weaker by the day, he might have passed on by now. Us old fellows are getting fewer and fewer!"

Chen Ningxue crouched beside Elder Master Chen, hugging his arm, her eyes becoming red.

"Xiaoxue, if one day your grandpa passes away..."

Chen Ningxue covered her grandfather's mouth, discontentedly saying, "Grandpa, why say such things? You're in good health."

"You silly girl!" Elder Master Chen said, patting Chen Ningxue's head, "Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all part of life. What's wrong with talking about it?"

"It's not okay!" Chen Ningxue said with teary eyes, "You've said before that you wanted to see your great-grandson, to tell him your stories from the old days! You can't go back on your word!"

A sly glint passed through Elder Master Chen's eyes, "Indeed, I've said that before, but Xiaoxue, your grandpa is getting older, and who knows what might happen tomorrow. My greatest wish right now is to see you get married and have children... By the way, when are you and Ling Feng planning to register your marriage? When will you give me a great-grandson?"

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