Lan Lan watched her family's reactions without stopping them. Only after everyone had quieted down did she recount what she had seen and heard in the Special Department.
After Wei Lanlan finished, the living room fell into a deathly silence. Lan Lan gave a bitter smile. It seemed Master Ranxi had been right—her family was not entirely without blame for Azure Star reaching this point.
The imposing man was Lan Lan's grandfather, Wei Lansong, the current head of the Azure Family. He asked in a deep voice:
"Lanlan, some things began merely by chance. But as they developed, they grew like a snowball rolling downhill, larger and larger. We were swept along with them and simply could not stop."
After hearing this, Wei Lanlan stroked Lili's head beside her and said:
"Grandfather, since you say that, you must know things are already heading in an uncontrollable direction. Why didn't you cut your losses in time?"
"Lanlan, how can you speak to your grandfather like that? Grandfather has his own difficulties. We have to balance more than just one force. Do you know how much panic it would cause if the public learned about this?"
Wei Lanlan merely lowered her head and said nothing.
"A Liang, don't shout at Lanlan. She is still young. There are things she doesn't understand; she has only heard one side of an outsider's story."
The gentle woman immediately stopped her son.
Then she turned to her younger granddaughter.
"Lanlan, your grandfather has already arranged for people to conduct specialized research. I believe they will certainly find a solution."
Wei Lanlan raised her head and said:
"But we do not have much time. We only have a hundred years. I won't be around by then—what about you? Are you still going to preserve the family's glory